Daily Archive: Monday, July 3, 2017

The police today confirmed that planned searches of the premises of former Attorney General Anil Nandlall were abandoned last week after he became aware of the search warrants.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition plans to organize an unofficial referendum later this month on President Nicolas Maduro’s controversial plan to rewrite the constitution via a special new congress, opposition sources said on Monday.

The Hague, (Reuters) – Costa Rica asked the highest U.N. court today to establish its maritime boundaries with Nicaragua once and for all to end repeated border disputes with its Central American neighbour.

Former Presidents Donald Ramotar and Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday disputed the $348B sum the European Union (EU) said it has pumped into the sugar sector here from 2006-2013.

As government strategises to combat flooding on the coast, a new pump and sluice will soon be built at Herstelling on the East Bank of Demerara, two pumping stations have been promised by the European Union (EU) and aid is being sought for six mobile pumps.

Three days of constant rain at night has left several villages in the Region 9, Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo area flooded,  forcing the evacuation of some residents.

(Barbados Nation) The two men who were discovered dead at Prerogative House, Prerogative, St George, appear to have been chopped.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – West Indies stunned India by 11 runs in a bizarre low-scoring encounter here yesterday to snap their losing streak and haul themselves back into the five-match series.

Vishok Persaud humbled in his Lotus Exige humbled the grid at the second Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) National Race of Champions at the South Dakota Circuit, yesterday.

Private criminal charges have been filed against ministerial advisor Mervyn Williams for alleged damage to property and using insulting language stemming from a dispute over property.

The police have prepared charges against two men who are suspected of beating Kumar ‘Radika’ Persaud to death after he refused to move from a Bartica beach where the suspects were alleged to have been involved in a sexual act with a female.

Taylor Fernandes, Benjamin Mekdeci, Shomari Wiltshire, Daniel Islam and Makeda Harding were the major winners on opening day of the 2017 Junior Caribbean Squash Championship at the Georgetown Club Facility and National Racquet Centre.

Sprinter Compton Caesar’s dream year continued yesterday when he bested a strong field including Emmanuel Archibald and Rupert Perry to win the 100m event at the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) National Senior Championships yesterday at the Leonora Track and Field Centre, West Coast Demerara.

The Biennial General Meeting of the National Community Policing Executive (NCPE) saw problems being highlighted by members, including internal strife involving the ministry-appointed liaison officers, and that the NCPE has not had access to their bank account for the past two years.

Two time defending Region #5 champion Bush Lot Secondary, sealed their berth to the semi-final round, edging Mahaicony Secondary 3-2, when the 7th Annual Digicel Schools Football Championship resumed Saturday.

While questions have been raised about the viability of the plantain chip factory that has been completed at Leguan, plantain farmers are excited about the venture and say they are willing to invest more in order to be able to provide an adequate supply.

Milerock humbled Netrockers 7-0 while Amelia’s Ward Panthers and Eagles battled to a 2-2 draw, when the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) National U17 League continued yesterday.

Bent on receiving severance payments and not taking up jobs at Uitvlugt, cane-cutters and cane transport operators of the Wales estate may lose their jobs if they miss two consecutive crops.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Henry Jeffrey’s contention ‘Lincoln Lewis: reasoning away structures’ (SN June 28).

Dear Editor, I am a pensioner widower living alone. On January 29, 2017 I was lashed by a bandit and my jaw was broken.

The Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA) and the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) have agreed to collaborate with the Private Sector Commission (PSC) through its Energy Sub-Committee, on all matters pertaining to the oil and gas sector.

LEICESTER, England, CMC – West Indies Women were bundled out for their second lowest-ever total in One-Day Internationals as their already troubled World Cup campaign took a turn for the worst with a demoralising 10-wicket defeat to South Africa Women here yesterday.

Dear Editor, GTT, after about six or seven years since they laid the fiber-optic cables, has finally arrived in La Grange, West Bank Demerara to deliver their promised service of land-line telephones, after the atrocious implementation of the now defunct Fixed Wireless Access telephone system.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s players will boycott an “A” team tour of South Africa later this month unless a new pay deal is struck with Cricket Australia beforehand, the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) said yesterday.

Police ranks in Region One on Friday night arrested a forty-four-year-old miner/businessman of Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara with two and a half dozen rounds of live 9mm ammunition.

President David Granger said that as Guyana works to develop a more socially cohesive society, it looks forward to sharing experiences with Canada, a country that can serve as a model of diversity and inclusion and which is known for its openness to immigrants.

ST PETERSBURG, (Reuters) – Germany survived a whirlwind assault by Chile and capitalised on an awful mistake by the South Americans to claim a 1-0 victory in a pulsating, bad-tempered Confederations Cup final yesterday.

Dear Editor, In our three years of suicide prevention activism in Guyana there has and continues to be one recurring denominator: the lack of communication.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and three allies accusing Qatar of supporting terrorism have agreed to a request by Kuwait to extend by 48 hours Sunday’s deadline for Doha to comply, according to a joint statement on Saudi state news agency SPA.

Dear Editor, Over the past few months there has been a discernible and justifiable effort by many enquiring into the status of constitutional reform in Guyana.

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump stepped up his feud with the media on Sunday by tweeting a mock video of himself tackling and repeatedly striking a man with a CNN logo super-imposed in place of his head, followed by a logo saying “Fraud News Network.”

Beverly Embrack, a welder of Angoy’s Avenue ‘Nothing ain’t change since I living here for over fifty years.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro raised the country’s minimum wage by half yesterday to just over $12.50 per month at the black market exchange rate.

Four persons are in custody and police are searching for two more as investigations into the fatal shooting of a Sophia guard continues.

LIEGE, Belgium, (Reuters) – Chris Froome got a brutal reminder of the unpredictable nature of the Tour de France when he crashed to the ground in yesterday’s second stage, recovering to finish with torn shorts as German Marcel Kittel powered to victory at the end of a huge sprint.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday he will work to regain public trust after his party suffered an historic defeat in an election in the nation’s capital, signalling trouble for the premier amid tumbling support rates.

By Dhanaiswary Jaganauth Dhanaiswary Jaganauth gained a BA in English and Spanish and a Diploma in Education at the University of Guyana.

CARICOM will pay formal recognition to yet another distinguished daughter of the soil when it confers its Triennial Award for Women on  Shirley Pryce of Jamaica.

Dear Editor, Tulsi Gabbard representing the Second Congressional District of Hawaii (HI-02) paid a visit to Richmond Hill last Saturday evening to meet with Guyanese Americans and others to address current national issues including healthcare, foreign relations, and immigration worrying them.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday advised President Anthony Carmona to revoke the appointment of Marlene McDonald, Minister of Public Utilities with immediate effect.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia’s Jeff Horn stunned Filipino Manny Pacquiao in a bloody Brisbane battle to claim a unanimous 12-round decision and win the WBO world welterweight title in front of 50,000 fans at Lang Park yesterday.

Last week, we discussed the concept of a servant-leader and the ten key characteristics underlying such leadership.

(Trinidad Express) Two weeks ago, Port of Spain was spared by Tropical Storm Bret while much of the rest of Trinidad and Tobago suffered.

Dear Editor, On June 21, NBC’s the ‘Morning Show’, the announcer was very happy to tell her audience that Tropical Storm Bret was no more, however the USA’s attention would now turn to Tropical Storm Cindy.

The police have not made any arrest in the apparent hit and run accident that occurred at Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo around 11 pm on Tuesday that claimed the life of a sailor.

Embedded in the house rental for Minister Simona Broomes are two important questions for the government: the basis on which decisions are made on emoluments for its senior officials and having made these decisions, whether it is prepared to be fully transparent about them.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – An extra-time penalty from Adrien Silva gave Portugal a 2-1 win over Mexico and third place in the 2017 Confederations Cup yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A brain training computer game developed by British neuroscientists has been shown to improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of dementia and could help such patients avert some symptoms of cognitive decline.