Daily Archive: Thursday, June 22, 2017

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said today  he did not make and does not possess any tapes of his conversations with James Comey, after suggesting last month that he might have recordings that could damage the former FBI director.

(Trinidad Guardian) The third victim of Monday’s triple murder at John John, East Port-of-Spain has been identified as Venezuelan national Miguel Matillo, 24.

CANCUN, Mexico  (Reuters) – The Organization of American States failed yesterday to issue a formal declaration condemning Venezuela’s government for its handling of the political and economic crisis in the South American country, despite a last-minute push by Mexico and the United States.

A Sheet Anchor man yesterday morning beat and chopped his wife to death, according to eyewitnesses, and then jumped into the Canje Creek.

Opposition People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) parliamentarian, Juan Edghill has moved to pursue private criminal charges against APNU members of parliament who  failed to submit Integrity Commission declarations from 2001-2015.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has set the prices for the model houses displayed at the recently held Housing Solutions and Beyond exhibition at $6.5 million per unit,  Minister in the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Patterson revealed yesterday.

Two brothers, inmates at the New Amsterdam Prison, were yesterday afternoon attacked by a gang of three men while returning to their cells at the prison.

Though the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) – a member of the governing coalition –  has expressed dissatisfaction with the APNU+AFC government’s failure to honour its manifesto promise of constitutional reform, President David Granger is insisting that progress is being made.

The Mahaicony man who ingested 72 pellets filled with cocaine and was caught by officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) boarding a LIAT Flight to Barbados on Sunday, was yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of $1.5 million by a city magistrate.

An East Coast Demerara (ECD) hairdresser and an overseas-based Guyanese were the victims of a robbery and hijacking after they stopped briefly in the vicinity of Ogle seawall, ECD on Tuesday night.

A pupil of F.E Pollard Primary School was pulled out of a trench, some distance away from his home, on Tuesday afternoon after he had been missing for a day.

Newly-appointed Chair-man of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Dela Britton said yesterday that the body is being “retooled” in preparation for the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector.

A Guyanese contingent will head to the coral-based island of Nassau, The Bahamas to represent the Golden Arrowhead at the sixth staging of Commonwealth Youth Games from 19 – 23 of July.

PORT OF SPAIN,  CMC – Powerhouses India arrived here Tuesday for their limited overs tour against West Indies under a shadow of controversy after Anil Kumble dramatically stepped aside as head coach over a rift with captain Virat Kohli.

Despite vacancies being advertised for the Uitvlugt Estate Improvement Programme (UEIP), manager, Yudhisthira Mana is still encouraging the cane-harvesters and cane transporter operators from the Wales estate to “come on board.”

A Mon Repos youth was yesterday remanded to prison by the chief magistrate, after he denied  simple larceny and damage to property charges which were brought against him at a city court.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Anil Kumble’s departure as head coach despite a successful year at the helm will be regarded as a triumph for player power in Indian cricket, according to several former captains.

Two fish vendors were yesterday granted $250,000 bail each by the chief magistrate, after they pleaded not guilty to a break and enter charge during which they also allegedly stole $2 million in cash and items.

Guyana’s FIFA referee Sherwin Moore and Assistant Referee Trevor Porter will officiate at the finals of the Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup tournament scheduled for June 22nd-25th in Martinique.

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) will collaborate with the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) to host its annual Olympic Day 10k team run and fun walk-jog-run Sunday from 6:00hrs.

President David Granger yesterday acknowledged that there was no consultation with the National Toshaos Council (NTC) prior to the establishment of a controversial Lands Commission of Inquiry (CoI) and said he will be meeting with a delegation today to further discuss the matter.

An Essequibo woman is in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital, after she was stabbed several times about her body by her reputed husband, on Monday.

LONDON, CMC – Former Test and one-day captain Darren Sammy believes West Indies are still not guaranteed of a World Cup spot, even if they are forced to tackle ICC lightweight sides in a 10-team qualifier scheduled for next year.

The suspects in the murder of Carlos Wong, a miner who was fatally chopped two Fridays ago, at Omai Landing, have turned themselves into the police.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia and the player’s union have both hailed a new deal signed by the country’s professional Australian Rules footballers as backing their cases in a bitter pay dispute.

President David Granger yesterday made a commitment to hold a press conference following his return from a Caricom meeting slated for July 4 to 6 in Grenada.

(Reuters) – The Twenty20 series against England presents South Africa with an opportunity to make up for the disappointment of failing to advance form the group stage of the Champions Trophy, captain AB de Villiers has said.

Dear Editor, The three Neighbourhood Democratic Councils from Profit to Naarstigheid, spanning some forty villages on the West Coast of Berbice, have been without the services of Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths to affidavits for over seven years.

Daniel Lopes and Leyland Leacock captured men’s doubles titles while Afruica Gentle and Christy Campbell claimed the women’s doubles championship when the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Tennis Open (GBTI) continued on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States pressed China to exert more economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to help rein in its nuclear and missile programmes during a round of high-level talks in Washington yesterday.

A new report entitled `Guyana’s Voting Records and Responses on LGBT Human Rights Issues at International Fora’ which was commissioned by the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) has accused the government of an inconsistent record on issues and resolutions related to sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) and called on it to “turn its pro-LGBT rhetoric into action that is viable and meaningful.”

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Jason Mohammed hopes to mark his first international appearance before his home crowd with something special, and hopes the occasion can produce his maiden One-Day International hundred.

Dear Editor, It is good to know that every variation of Guyanese Creolese is included in UG’s writing class (‘Standardisation is not one of the aims of the UG Creolese course’, SN, June 20).

(Reuters) – The leader of a 2004 coup that toppled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a U.S.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Monday expressed its opposition to the much debated VAT on education and according to executive member Dr David Hinds, the party cannot support the placement of an additional burden on the working class.

Dear Editor, I wish to make two things clear: first, I have never met Haimraj Hamandeo and secondly, I do not know him personally or otherwise.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Norway has warned Brazil that funds to help protect the Amazon rainforest under a billion-dollar programme are in jeopardy because more forests are being destroyed, a Norwegian government letter showed on Wednesday.

With several parts of its original claim now restored, a five-year-old case where Precision Woodworking Limited is challenging its placement into receivership by Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited is finally set for trial in October before Justice Navindra Singh.

LEICESTER, England,  CMC – Without a win in four outings in their build-up to next weekend’s start of the ICC Women’s World Cup, assistant coach Stuart Williams has underscored the importance of West Indies winning their final official warm-up game on Thursday, in order to enter the tournament with momentum.

The coalition government has not failed to establish the Local Government Commission (LGC), according to President David Granger who said yesterday that efforts are being made to get the body up and running in the shortest possible time.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Russian hackers targeted 21 U.S. state election systems in the 2016 presidential race and a small number were breached but there was no evidence any votes were manipulated, a Homeland Security Department official told Congress yesterday.

SOCHI, Russia, (Reuters) – Mexico scored twice in a busy second-half performance to overcome New Zealand 2-1 on Wednesday and destroy the All Whites dreams of securing their first Confederations Cup victory at the 11th attempt.

Dear Editor, Impacted citizens have complained about the major inconveniences caused when parliament is in session. 

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez left her post yesterday to run for a seat in a controversial new congress, drawing praise from her boss as a “tiger” for her feisty defense of the socialist government.

Dear Editor, I became alarmed when I heard Jimmy Adams, the new development officer, say that there had to be a process before the selection policy could be changed, and that would take some time.

A South Ruimveldt resident was yesterday granted $35,000 bail after he denied robbing a woman of a cell phone.

(Trinidad Express) More than 24 hours after the passage of Tropical Storm Bret most of St Helena Village, located minutes away from the Piarco International Airport, remains under flood.

Over 2000 residents in Mabaruma from several communities will benefit from improved water supply, as the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is partnering with the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) to provide potable water from the Hosororo waterfalls, DPI/GINA said on Tuesday.

LEICESTER, England, CMC – Seasoned campaigner Deandra Dottin is intent on using her third ICC Women’s World Cup to make a big statement, by helping West Indies back to the final of the competition.

(Reuters) – Undefeated middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin has dismissed the high-profile crossover bout between American boxer Floyd Mayweather and Irish mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor as a “circus show”.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s Congress dismissed the finance minister yesterday  following revelations that he asked the comptroller to green light a controversial project, a fresh blow to centrist President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and his efforts to jumpstart the faltering economy.

The Kitty woman injured in an accident on Sunday afternoon at the corner of Camp and Robb streets is now a patient at the Female Surgical Ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman made his son next in line to the throne yesterday, handing the 31-year-old sweeping powers as the kingdom seeks a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy and faces mounting tensions with regional rival Iran.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis is retiring from acting, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday, ending a storied movie career that includes performances in “Lincoln” and “Gangs of New York.”

Dear Editor, In 2003 under the PPP/C government it took me six hours before I could complete my passport application process at the Passport Office because of the crowd; now in 2017 under the better life for all government (APNU+AFC) that system changed. 

Dear Editor, I find it interesting that so many speak of change and so many agree that often change has to come from within the individual as well as being influenced by the social circumstances within which we find ourselves.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga joined the exodus of seeds at the Aegon Championships after being outplayed by Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller at a boiling hot Queen’s Club yesterday.

Minister of Public Security and Chairman of the Ministerial Task force on Trafficking in Persons, Khemraj Ramjattan met with Executive members of the Guyana Women Miners Organization (GWMO) on Monday to discuss how collaboration between the task force and GWMO could be improved.

CHISINAU, (Reuters) – A Moldovan court sentenced businessman Ilan Shor to seven and a half years in prison on Wednesday for his role in a $1 billion banking scandal that nearly bankrupted the tiny former Soviet republic two years ago.

Under the stars, in the low scrub and up among the vegetation the occasional firefly flashed by, darting in the sweltering darkness as the warm waves rolled in with rare ferocity, crashing along the curving shore of the beautiful bay dotted with small boats and cool caves.

By Shamya Dasgupta Bangalore (BBC) “Don’t do a horror film unless you’re the monster.

As this newspaper reported on Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, following consultation with the Guyana Police Force Traffic Department, recently installed 33 more speed humps on several minor streets around the city as a means of curbing speeding and reducing the high incidence of vehicular crashes, which often result in serious injury or death.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A New York fashion designer who has called himself the “curator of cool” pleaded guilty yesterday to charges stemming from a bribery case that involves a brother and nephew of former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.