Daily Archive: Thursday, July 13, 2017

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department will require all nations to provide extensive data to help it vet visa applicants and determine whether a traveler poses a terrorist threat, according to a cable obtained by Reuters.

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan today said at a press conference that the number of escapees from Sunday’s Camp Street Prison breakout is six and not eight as had been previously stated by the authorities.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Exiled left-hander Darren Bravo is set to play for West Indies again “with immediate effect” after he and Cricket West Indies president Dave Cameron exchanged apologies to end a nine-month impasse.

NEW DELHI,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bollywood is bucking the trend of its usual lavish landscaped song-and-dance romantic comedies to take on the more serious issue of open defecation in India with the release of “Toilet: A Love Story”, the film’s promoters said on Tuesday.

(Trinidad Express) Her killer used a heavy piece of wood, likely a two-by-four, to beat Kelly Ann Clarke to death.

As of yesterday, about 300 prisoners from the Camp Street Prison who were evacuated to Lusignan following Sunday’s fire and riot at the facility have been released, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said last night.

Prison Officer, Odinga Wickham who was killed in the line of duty during Sunday’s riot and fire at the Camp Street Prison was  shot five times and died as a result of haemorrhagic shock and multiple organ damage, his autopsy yesterday revealed.

The police, in wanted bulletins issued yesterday afternoon, released the identities of two more inmates who had escaped from the Georgetown Prison on Sunday; another two are left to be identified.

Puran Brothers Disposal Inc and Cevons Waste Management resumed garbage collection in Georgetown yesterday after withdrawing their services last week due to the failure of the Mayor and City Council to meet financial commitments to them.

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo is preparing a third list of nominees for the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission and has shortlisted 10 names.

A prisoner housed at the Lusignan Prison had to be treated yesterday for injuries sustained after he was reportedly chopped by another inmate.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says CARICOM could proceed with a legal challenge to Cricket West Indies’ right to manage the sport in the Caribbean, in an unprecedented test of the body’s longstanding authority.

National 400m champion, Daniel Williams qualified for today’s 400m semi-final at the World Youth Games currently underway in Nairobi, Kenya.

In a caution statement (CS) he gave to police, murder accused Aniki Jones said that it was Carl Garnette who attacked and chopped him in the head with a cutlass, resulting in a fight thereafter ensuing between them.

Escaped Bartica massacre convict Mark Royden Williams, called “Smallie,” and his co-accused Dennis Williams, called “Anaconda,” who were both sentenced to death, had appealed their convictions earlier this year.

PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa, CMC – Opener Bhaskar Yadram struck a critical half-century but West Indies Under-19 were forced to overcome a late innings slump before pulling off a two-wicket win over South Africa Under-19s in the second Youth One-Day International here yesterday.

The police were earlier this week granted another  72 hours to detain the suspects in connection with last week Tuesday’s attempted robbery on Republic Bank’s Water Street branch.

Young rugby players are having a ball at this year’s ‘summer camp’ currently underway at the National Park.

At a poorly attended “conversation” on the plans for metered parking in several commercial areas organized by Smart City Solutions (GeoPark) yesterday at the National Library, business owners continued to express concerns on the lack of a feasibility study for  the controversial project.

Head coach of the national U15 football team Bryan Joseph said that the players have progressed much faster than anticipated following the five day camp which ended yesterday.

National junior player Priscilla Greaves is the lone newcomer on the female team named by the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) to participate in the 59th annual senior Caribbean Table Tennis Championships next week in Havana, Cuba.

The Ministry of Communities yesterday signed seven contracts  under the Community Infrastructural Improve-ment Project (CIIP) including $40.8m for the Golden Beach Boulevard at Bartica.

Millions of dollars were recently spent by the Guyana Prison Service to upgrade the sports bar and recreational centre which was set on fire on Sunday night by prisoners.

Telecommunications giant Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) Company on Tuesday presented 20 footballs to Tucville based giant Fruta Conquerors for use in their annual Summer Camp.

An argument during a game of football has resulted in a Guyhoc resident being charged with attempted murder.

Debutants Karaburi overcame a 0-1 deficit to defeat Waramuri 2-1 margin when the Region One zone in the annual Digicel Schools Football Championships commenced yesterday.

A historic signing of an agreement between the Protected Areas Commis-sion (PAC) and the Village Council of Konashen in Region Nine  on 7th July has paved the way for the declaration of Guyana’s first Amerindian Protected Area under the National Protected Areas System.

Former West Indies Under 19 World Cup player Keemo Paul has been selected to replace Shimron Hetmyer for this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Guyana’s national Under – 17 team which lost their first round match to the Windward Island by 19 runs are eager to rebound against to the Leeward Island today.

The six former Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) members charged with failing to record entries for funds amounting to over $250 million in the agency’s general ledger were on Tuesday served statements in relation to the matter.

The Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday that government entities are the most non-compliant when it comes to filing income tax returns, but admitted that only private agencies have been fined for being delinquent.

PAU, France, (Reuters) – German Marcel Kittel was once again a cut above the rest as he claimed his fifth victory in this year’s Tour de France, winning a crash-ridden 11th stage in emphatic style ysterday.

Dear Editor, I am disappointed but not surprised that the Regional Chairman of Region Two omitted to inform your publication of my response to him, less than an hour after he contacted me via email.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Dinesh Chandimal was named skipper of Sri Lanka’s test team yesterday, while fellow batsman Upul Tharanga has been tasked with leading the limited-overs squads after Angelo Mathews relinquished the captaincy across all formats a day earlier.

Following the Camp Street Prison fire and breakout on Sunday, Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo has called on Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan to resign.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has denied media reports that his abrupt departure from English county cricket was prompted by a hate crime against his family.

The Full Court last Friday ruled that it has the jurisdiction to hear the appeal filed by Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield which seeks to have the elections petition brought by opposition PPP/C MP Ganga Persaud, struck out.

Dear Editor, Your article ‘Essequibo residents fume over daily blackouts’ (SN, July 12, 2017) in which Regional Chairman Devanand Ramdatt is quoted as seeking clarity from GPL, is dated.

The Police have hit a hurdle in their investigation of the murder of Sammy Prowell, the security guard who was found dead with his throat slit, last week Monday, in front of the Chinese clothing store that he had been guarding on Robb Street, in Georgetown.

Dear Editor, I think we should all look at the recent disaster with the destruction of the Camp Street prison and subsequent escapes of convicts, in the same way we human beings should always view any problems that we encounter in our lives, with a deep examination of the conditions and events that may have been the real causes of this fiasco.

(Reuters) – Five-time champion Venus Williams is drawing on the emotional support of her absent sister Serena at Wimbledon as the 37-year-old American remains on course to seize one of her sibling’s records should she go on to claim an eighth grand slam title.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday criticised the corruption that has damaged the ruling party under President Jacob Zuma, opening a divide in the African National Congress months ahead of a leadership contest.

LONDON, (Reuters) – When Andy Murray won the first seven points of his Wimbledon quarter-final against Sam Querrey, the giant-serving American was not thinking about causing a stunning upset — he just wanted to stop the rot.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state prosecutor’s office said yesterday it would charge two people linked to a former transportation minister for involvement in bribery schemes associated with the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht SA.

A team of health officials visited the community of Barakara last Friday to assess the situation, due to the heavy flooding, and to also offer some assistance.

Dear Editor, Please be informed that NIS Camp and Bent Streets staff will continue to operate from the Brickdam and Winter Place Office until Friday July 14, 2017.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday, creating an extra hazard for ships around the continent as it breaks up.

This month, Guyana is hosting three Agriculture sophomores from the University of Arkansas as part of the Education Abroad Program of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB).

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – A steep decline in sugar and oil prices over the last six months has diminished the hope of financial recovery for a number of Brazilian mills, and could put new dealmaking in the sector on hold, according to industry experts.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Roger Federer turned his 100th Wimbledon match into an exhibition as he outclassed Milos Raonic 6-4 6-2 7-6(4) yesterday to reach the semi-finals for a record 12th time.

Dear Editor, Although four months late in coming, I applaud UWI Vice Chancellor Sir Hilary Beckles for his missive captioned ‘The Caribbean celebrates centennial of defeat of Indian Indenture’ (SN, Jul 12).

Singing schoolteacher Seadley Joseph so loved books, he became known as the Penguin after the flightless bird symbol of the famous publishing house, winning Trinidad’s coveted Calypso Monarch title with a blistering piece of social commentary, “We Living in Jail.”

DETROIT,  (Reuters) – Motorists in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom spend billions each year in time and fuel searching for parking spots then pay for more time than they need to avoid tickets that would likely cost less, concludes a study released on Wednesday by traffic data aggregator INRIX.

Dear Editor, At the time of dispatching my letter to the media on the night of Sunday, July 9, at 9.23pm  I called on the Joint Services to be more pro-active in their public relations reporting concerning the unfolding events at the scene of the conflagration at the Georgetown Prisons.

Guyana’s season of fear has had an unnecessary, though not totally unexpected extension wrought by Sunday’s well-planned, well-executed prison breakout where fire was used as a diversionary measure.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has analysed the current water supply of the interior regions of Guyana, with a view to bettering it.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Three-times Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic’s painful year continued as he retired with an elbow injury during his quarter-final against Czech Tomas Berdych yesterday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government has seized assets from dozens of foreign corporations in nationalizations by the late President Hugo Chavez and the embattled current government of Nicolas Maduro.