Daily Archive: Saturday, August 19, 2017

A section of the Kitty Public Road is to be closed from Wednesday as the Ministry of Public Infrastructure steps up road works in the area.

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall today rejected an explanation by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon over the government’s directive to the Police Service Commission to halt promotions.

Prison Staff this morning with the support of the members of the other services, reported for duty at the new holding area lusignan Prison.

CARACAS/LIMA, (Reuters) – A group of 12 regional nations plus the United States rejected Venezuela’s new government-allied legislative superbody, saying they would continue to regard the opposition-controlled congress as the country’s only legitimate law maker.

Eighteen prisoners at the Lusignan penitentiary were being treated for injuries last night following a reported attempt to kill a fellow inmate during which warders fired shots.

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – Rain halted a promising West Indies fightback after opener Alistair Cook struck his third career double hundred, to put England in command of the day/night opening Test at Edgbaston here Friday.

A 12-year-old girl is now dead, while her brother narrowly escaped a similar fate yesterday after their aunt’s La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara house, which they were under, collapsed on them.

Guyana has officially applied for membership in the European Union’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) which will help in tracking revenues from oil and other natural resources.

State Minister Joseph Harmon yesterday reiterated that President David Granger’s directive to the Police Service Commission to halt its consideration of promotions was intended to prevent damage to the image of the Guyana Police Force but he could not say under what authority the head of state acted.

While saying that a strong security presence along the country’s borders is the first line of defence against transnational criminal syndicates, President David Granger yesterday called for cooperation by all actors to see the security of Region Nine as a priority.

A Commission of Inquiry (CoI)  into an alleged plot to killed President David Granger wrapped up yesterday with a scathing attack on the accuser, Andriff Gillard, by counsel for the police, Ian Chang SC Retired Justice Chang concluded during the presentation of his oral submissions before the CoI that all the evidence in the case of the alleged presidential assassination plot points to fabrication and recent concoction.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Darren Sammy has been sacked as captain of St Lucia Stars, paying the price for the franchise’s woeful start to the Caribbean Premier League.

Attorney Selwyn Pieters yesterday charged that the police had “tunnel vision” while investigating the alleged plot to assassinate the president due to the intervention of Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud, while attorneys for him and the alleged plotter argued that there was no evidence to show that the investigation was less than diligent.

Pacesetters crushed Knights 131-59 in their Open Divisional fixture, when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League Championship continued on Thursday, at the Burnham Court at Carmichael and Middle streets.

A recent trip to the headquarters of ExxonMobil by five ministers of government was the second of its kind funded by the petroleum company.

Rising Stars continued their unbeaten run in the Bartica Zone of the NAMILCO under-17 League, trouncing Strikers by a 4-0 scoreline on Thursday, at the Bartica Secondary School ground.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors will take on top of the table Trinbago Knightriders in a must-win encounter today, in front of an anticipated capacity crowd, following their crushing loss to the Jamaica Tallawahs on Thursday night at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

A violent storm yesterday claimed the life of a resident of Jawalla, in Region Seven.

BIRMINGHAM, England,  CMC – Roston Chase says West Indies batsmen were full of confidence as they headed into Saturday’s third day of the day/night opening Test against England, despite seeking to overhaul an imposing total by the hosts.

Gunmen yesterday stormed the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) customer service centre at Parika, East Bank Essequibo and carted off approximately $800,000 in cash after holding up the staff and a customer.

An autopsy conducted on the remains of Chinese businessman Liyan Jiang, who was found bound and gagged in his Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo home last Thursday night, has found that he died as a result of blunt trauma to the head and strangulation.

(Gracenote) – Results from the Cincinnati Open Men’s Singles matches on Friday.

The Cummingsburg Accord Review Committee has found that the lack of a proper dispute resolution mechanism within the agreement is a primary issue, according to Alliance For Change (AFC) executive member David Patterson.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia captain Steve Smith has backed discarded batsman Usman Khawaja for a recall and a “big” home summer against England after he was overlooked for the test series in India.

Negotiations between the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) have stalled the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector, according to Minister of Telecommunications Catherine Hughes.

An eight-year-old with a fractured skull is among four persons who are now hospitalised after the collision along the Number 19 Public Road on Thursday night.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Liverpool have rejected a third bid from Barcelona for playmaker Philippe Coutinho, sources said on Friday.

Dear Editor, I am a member of the Governing Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority, having been nominated by the Leader of the Opposition.

Dismissed New Building Society (NBS) manager Maurice Arjoon has filed a cross-appeal asking that an additional $18 million in damages be added to the $79 million compensation package awarded to him by Justice Brassington Reynolds last month along with general damages.

If you are a five-time winner at a major competition, a national record holder and have countless other accomplishments in a sport discipline, you should have high expectations of a bright future representing your country.

Deputy Crime Chief Rishi Dass has admitted that he could not speak on the diligence of the investigation into the alleged presidential assassination plot outside of what he oversaw and that his input in the matter was limited to following the legal advice received.

WASHINGTON/HAGERSTOWN, Md., (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday fired his chief strategist Steve Bannon in the latest White House shake-up, removing a far-right architect of his 2016 election victory and a driving force behind his nationalist and anti-globalization agenda.

Dear Editor, From the onset, permit us to state that it is not the policy of the Public Utilities Commission to respond to articles or letters published in the media, as some concerns and/or issues are directly within the purview of the utility in question.

Woodpecker Trophies and Sports became the latest company to support the inaugural Guinness ‘Cage Football Championship, donating the second and third place trophies yesterday at a simple presentation ceremony, held at the company’s Alberttown location.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure yesterday announced that it will be soon embarking on the process of pre-qualifying contractors for the construction a new Demerara River Bridge.

Dear Editor, I am writing to ask for your intervention in a matter of great urgency in the town of New Amsterdam and it concerns the application of laws, rules, and regulations (or lack thereof) in the matter of noise abatement at the comer of Trinity and Main Streets.

A four member team from the Guyana Karate Federation (GKF) returned from Suriname last month with a medal haul of five silver and four bronze from the 3rd Caribbean Karate Championships.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The Indian government has threatened Philip Morris International Inc with “punitive action” over the tobacco giant’s alleged violation of the country’s anti-smoking laws, according to a letter sent to the company by the federal health ministry.

                No one was injured: A car, HC 894, attached to the City Taxi Service, after a three-vehicle accident along the Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara, yesterday afternoon.

Dear Editor, Recently in at least two of our daily newspapers the CEO of the Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) voiced several concerns that the commission had with our juvenile justice system.

With the Georgetown city council unable to retain the services of private garbage collectors Cevons Waste Management Inc and Puran Brothers Disposal Inc, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday voiced its concern over the potential impact of the situation on the health and the lives of the citizenry.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s foreign minister is in Havana hoping to persuade Cuba, one of Venezuela’s top allies, to help resolve the tense political situation in the beleaguered South American nation, according to a senior Mexican official briefed about the trip.

Colours Boutique yesterday continued its association with table tennis prodigy Kaysan Ninvalle by presenting him with a set of gear.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – The driver of the van that ploughed into crowds in Barcelona, killing 13 people, may still be alive and at large, Spanish police said yesterday, denying earlier media reports that he had been shot dead in a Catalan seaside resort.

It is a fairly safe bet to say that in the last twenty years consultants have produced enough documents to paper the walls of the ministries that commissioned them.

The very last moment we see the main characters in “Girls Trip” has been playing on a loop in my brain since I saw it.

Dear Editor, Currently, a public notice announcing the convening of National Toshaos Conference 2017 is being given wide circulation in the local media.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa has granted diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, allowing her to return to Harare and avoid prosecution for the alleged assault of a 20-year-old model, a security source said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy plans to play again this year after suggesting last week that he might not compete again in 2017 to aid his recovery from a back muscle injury, according to his management group.

We often ask people, “How are you?” Though, in many cases, we don’t really care about the answer.

Although residents in several city wards continue to complain about the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) not sticking to its new garbage collection schedule, Solid Waste Management Director Walter Narine has said that pick-ups would have been done in every area.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s new legislative superbody yesterday gave itself the power to pass laws, superseding the opposition-led congress and fueling criticism by government adversaries that socialist President Nicolas Maduro is consolidating a dictatorship.