Daily Archive: Thursday, August 31, 2017

    (ICC) Sri Lanka has been unable to seal a direct qualification place in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in the ongoing ODI series against India after failing to win two matches.

Nigel Dodson, who is accused of killing an eight-month-old in a fire caused by arson in Kaneville Housing Scheme, was today committed to stand trial for the crime.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – An 117-year-old condemned building collapsed in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai today after torrential rains this week, killing at least 22 people, with about 10 other people feared trapped, police and fire official said.

  (Reuters) – Diaries and a ring tracing the love affair between “Gone with the Wind” star Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier are going up for auction in London next month, providing a glimpse into one of Hollywood’s most notorious relationships.

(Reuters) – Irma has strengthened over the eastern Atlantic to become the fourth hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, the U.S.

The report on the inquiry into the alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger was today handed over at State House.

The remains of the Astor Cinema crumbled just before midday today after weeks of haphazard dismantling of the iconic movie house, the last of its kind in the city.

  COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – International cocaine smugglers are increasingly turning to Sri Lankan as a transit hub in Asia, authorities say, after they made a series of seizures of the drug, some smuggled in containers of sugar from Brazil.

In the wake of three crashes and the deaths of two pilots, all shuttle flights in Guyana’s interior have been suspended with immediate effect until domestic airlines submit policies and procedures on such operations for approval.

President David Granger yesterday said that the public must be kept informed about developments in the oil sector so that civil society does not think that there is “some underhand relationship” with ExxonMobil.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is set to challenge moves to sell what was to be a posh housing estate on the East Bank of Demerara which had been connected to the controversial Chinese logging company, Baishanlin but the appointed receiver says the authority has no locus standi.

A Williamsburg handyman was yesterday remanded to prison on a murder charge when he appeared at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court.

Persons whose visas have been approved by the United States Embassy will no longer utilise the DHL service pickup, as the Embassy has established its own CSRA Document Service Center for this purpose.

Prominent attorney and partner in the law firm Hughes, Fields and Stoby, Richard ‘Dickie’ Berkeley Fields passed away last Saturday.

A woman was yesterday granted bail after she was charged with leaking nude photos of her ex-boyfriend, which has affected him both physically and psychologically.

Two witnesses appearing yesterday before the commission of inquiry (CoI) into land matters, pointed to the lack of action by the relevant agencies when it comes to the removal of squatters.

A family from Aishalton Village, Region Nine is seeking the public’s assistance to raise funds in order to transport the body of a relative who died while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) yesterday said that it will be meeting members of the mining community on Thursday September 7, 2017.

With Guyana capturing only five medals at the recently concluded Pre an Mini-cadet table tennis championship, held in Jamaica, national coach, Linden Johnson, said yesterday that he was  not too elated with his side’s returns.

Today,  the building which housed the Astor Cinema is likely to be completely demolished.

A taxi driver was yesterday granted bail after he denied being in possession of six grammes of the prohibited drug crystal meth.

The Dominican Republic emerged as the most successful country (six gold, five silver, eight bronze) followed by Jamaica (five gold, four silver, eight bronze), Trinidad and Tobago (two gold, three silver, five bronze and Guyana (one silver, three bronze).

It was a night of upsets as Sophia, Dave and Celina’s All-Stars, North East La Penitence, Tucville and Broad Street were sent packing, when the inaugural Guinness ‘Cage’ Football Championship commenced on Tuesday.

A city magistrate yesterday remanded a clothes vendor to prison after he was accused of having in his possession less than a pound of cannabis.

The Feasibility Study and Design for the new Demerara River Bridge has been completed and it confirms that the proposed location of Houston to Versailles was the best option.

Berbice branch secured a hard-fought win over Beer Plant when the Banks DIH Limited Inter-Department football tournament commenced on Tuesday at the Thirst park ground.

The two businessmen who were held for questioning in relation to the discovery of the illegal airstrip and aircraft found earlier this month close to Santa Fe, Region Nine have been released from police custody.

The Georgetown Franchise Team will conduct a practice session at the Everest Cricket Club ground today from 15:00 hours in preparation for their first round match in the Guyana Cricket Board/Jaguars three-day league.

Frederick Flatts, former senior civil engineer in the Agriculture Sector Development Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, on Tuesday testified that he never received payment certificates from Hanniel Madramootoo for works that were done on the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) building.

Get ready distance athletes, the annual Courts (Unicomer Guyana Inc.)10km road race billed for October 1 was launched yesterday at its Main Street head office with lucrative cash prizes on offer.

West Indies Under – 15 captain, Sachin Singh, who recently returned from a tour of the United Kingdom where he led the Caribbean side to five wins out of their eight matches, has suggested that the experience playing in England will further develop his game.

Accused of committing three separate robberies of items totaling $3.5 million, a mason was remanded to prison for the crimes, which also left one complainant injured.

After denying being in possession of both a firearm and several rounds of ammunition found during the search of a minibus, a miner was yesterday remanded to prison on the charges.

With a delegation of three athletes, Guyana has a presence at the Pan American Track Cycling Championships in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, which is also qualifying for the next Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia in 2018.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Jim Mattis openly differed with his commander in chief over North Korea yesterday, the latest example of a once-rare public display of disagreement by top U.S.

Two Argentine experts in conservation and restoration of art will be visiting Guyana between the 2nd and 9th of September to examine damaged works at the National Gallery and to recommend the way forward.

Dear Editor, I acknowledge receipt of correspondence from Stabroek News dated August 24, 2017 in relation to a letter by Mr Clairmont Lye captioned ‘Lethem Airport fence breached in 18 places’ which was published on the same date.

LEEDS, England, CMC – Two noted legends of English cricket have hailed the West Indies’ stunning second Test win over England at Headingley as one of the finest sporting triumphs in recent memory.

Dear Editor, Please let me be one of the first to congratulate the West Indies on their astonishing win over England in the Test match at Headingley yesterday. 

(CPL) One of the all-time great spells of T20 bowling from Sohail Tanvir propelled the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a huge 99 run victory over Barbados Tridents in Match 25 of the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Tuesday night.

Residents of Mabaruma, Region One will soon have their own power company called the Mabaruma Power and Light (MPL) and a metering system for regularised consumption of electricity by the end of the year.

LAKE CHARLES, La./HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Harvey spun across southeast Texas into Louisiana yesterday, sending more people fleeing for shelter after swamping Houston with record rains and flooding that killed at least 35 people and drove tens of thousands from their homes.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC) said earnest efforts are being made to offload Monymusk Sugar Estate to a new operator.

Dear Editor, I’m very sleepy and tired and it is not necessarily due to the extreme August heat or the work I opted to undertake.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh pulled off a fairytale maiden test victory over Australia yesterday as cricket witnessed a second triumph for the underdog in as many days with the Ashes protagonists both on the receiving end of surprise losses.

(Trinidad Express) Former Attorney General, Anand Ramlogan, was yesterday charged with misbehaviour in public office and obstruction of justice arising from allegations contained in a report made by David West to the Commissioner of Police, on January 28th, 2015.

Eleven successful National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) awardees received bursaries from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB).

NEW DELHI,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Criminalising marital rape could “destabilise” marriages and make men vulnerable to harassment by their wives, said India’s government in response to a plea in the capital’s high court.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Home captain Mushfiqur Rahim warned Australia that an increasingly confident Bangladesh would be going all out for what would be a sensational series triumph after securing a maiden test victory over the tourists yesterday.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – A fraud trial against the brother and son of Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales began yesterday amid a scandal touched off by the president’s attempt to expel the leader of a U.N.-backed

Dear Editor, The fourth day was, in many respects, a tough one for us.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – An investigation by South African police of the alleged use of public funds to pay for a Gupta family wedding is part of a broader investigation of influence-peddling, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.

A $50 million repair of the roof on the Camp Street Headquarters of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has begun. 

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The United Nations yesterday said Venezuela’s security forces had committed extensive and apparently deliberate human rights violations in crushing anti-government protests and that democracy was “barely alive”.

A passenger’s alleged refusal to pay a bus driver his fare, resulted in an altercation between the two, with the bus driver suffering several injuries about his face, after being hit with a beer bottle.

(Reuters) – Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said yesterdeay that Mexico will leave the negotiating table if U.S.

Dear Editor, How much more can we the residents of West Demerara bear in relation to the sickening condition of the West Bank Public Road?

(Reuters) – Batsman Sharjeel Khan has been banned for five years by his country’s cricket board (PCB) for his involvement in a spot-fixing scandal in the Pakistan Super League, local media reported yesterday.

MUMBAI,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Deploying artificial reefs made of concrete to protect and restore a sinking island off India’s southeast coast has proved so successful that national funds will be used to pay for other similar reefs, a state environment director said on Wednesday.

Trials done by farmers on a small scale, mostly in coastal Guyana have determined that growing onions on a large scale is feasible.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England have named an unchanged squad for the series-deciding third Test against West Indies at Lord’s next week.

Dear Editor, I was invited for ceremonies marking India’s 71st Independence in New Delhi and what an experience it was, with a lot of similarities to independence celebrations in Guyana and America (among the Guyanese diaspora in the New York area).

“It has been raining again. I have been indoors, meditating on the shortcomings of life” is the opening line of a lesser-known poem “Reforming Oneself” by American writer and attorney, Max Ehrmann.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge yesterday granted an injunction blocking a decree by President Michel Temer that opens up a vast Amazon area to mining, a decision that the attorney general’s office has said it will appeal.