Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 6, 2017

At around 5 pm today, a koker in the vicinity of Tarla Dam, Met-en-Meerzorg, West Coast Demerara broke away causing water from the sea to flow unhindered southwards, the police said.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma left a trail of “absolute devastation” as it tore across the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda today with 185-mile-per-hour (295-kph) winds, destroying houses, snapping trees and killing at least one person Gaston Browne, the prime minister of the two-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, described the island as “barely habitable” after the powerful Category 5 storm struck early today.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – France’s overseas territories minister said today that at least two people were killed on two of its Caribbean territories, St.

  LONDON,  (Reuters) – Test match cricket faces a bleak future with the sport’s administrators failing to control the ‘runaway weed’ of the hugely popular Twenty20 format, former West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding said.

Ewin Trotman, 59 years of New Jersey Street, Blueberry Hill, Linden, a Retired Detective Sergeant and currently a Rural Constable on full-time duty, attached to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Wismar Police Station, appeared before Senior Magistrate.

(Trinidad Guardian) Seventy-six-year-old Ramdevi Singh was stabbed once in the back of the neck, a wound which paralysed her before her killer/s used her pajama pants to strangle the remaining life out of her.

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, (Reuters) – Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Irma clobbered Caribbean islands with pounding winds, rain and surging surf today as officials in Florida called for evacuations ahead of the storm’s expected landfall there this weekend.

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 149-7 (Gayle 54*, King 30, Bravo 4-38) beat Trinbago Knight Riders 111 (Bravo 29, Cottrell 3-17, Hafeez 1-11) by 38 runs (CPL) A good bowling display by St Kitts & Nevis Patriots helped them defend 150 against Trinbago Knight Riders in the first Play Off of the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) last night and book their place in the Final on Saturday.

Almost two weeks since he submitted a third list of nominees for the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is still awaiting word on President David Granger’s decision.

(Cricinfo) Brian Lara has implored the top sides in world cricket “to ensure that the integrity of the game is upheld” and admitted there were times he was “truly embarrassed” by the behaviour of the West Indies side he represented.

Sherwin Roberts, the Sophia man accused of killing his one-year-year-old niece over her earrings, was yesterday read a murder charge.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health announced plans yesterday to have approximately 36,000 girls here between the ages of 9-16 years immunized with the HPV vaccine.

New Amsterdam (NA) United and Paradise Invaders battled to a 1-1 stalemate when the Berbice leg in the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) U17 Football League continued on Sunday.

Boxing promoter Keith Bazilio, his son and two others were yesterday cleared of a ganja trafficking charge after a city magistrate found that there was a lack of evidence.

Kobras routed Sonics while Eagles soared past Plaisance Guardians in the Open and U23 divisions respectively when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League tournament continued on Monday.

LONDON, CMC – Head coach Stuart Law wants to see the resurgent West Indies build on their good work from Headingley and pull off something special in the third Test starting Thursday at Lord’s.

The Ministry of Social Protection’s move to bar security companies from putting single mothers to work night shifts has been described as a “cheap and nasty suggestion” that will create problems, according to Red Thread coordinator Karen de Souza, who pointed out that firms might send the mothers home or refrain from hiring them as a result.

Rose Hall Town Jammers was crowned the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) coordinated ‘Nigel Hinds Financial Service Champions’, crushing New Amsterdam (NA) Warriors 85-55 in the final Sunday at the Vryman’s Erven Court.

Mark Cameron, the taxi driver who collided with a couple along the Cummings Lodge Railway Embankment last Friday morning, was yesterday charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and placed on a total of $700,000 bail.

The decision to have embattled Region Nine Regional Executive Officer (REO) Carl Parker receive his full salary while on administrative leave, pending a sexual assault charge, is “out of order,” according to Red Thread coordinator Karen de Souza.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) will this month review the proposed salary and benefits for its Chief Executive Officer after they were rejected by the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

(Reuters) – David Warner made 88 not out and featured in two significant partnerships to lead Australia’s robust reply to Bangladesh’s first-innings total of 305 in the second and final test yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua said yesterday his mandatory defence against Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev “can’t come soon enough”.

Firefighters who were questioned after money was reported missing following their response to a fire at a South Ruimveldt house have been released into the custody of the Guyana Fire Service.

Eight Chinese nationals, who were deported twice at the end of last month, were yesterday ordered deported once again after they found their way back into the country.

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd yesterday announced that it and operating partner, Tullow Oil plc have completed an approximate 2,500 km2 3D seismic survey of the Orinduik Block, offshore  Guyana.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Security was tightened around the Australian cricket team in Bangladesh yesterday after a bus carrying the team was hit by a rock, which could have been thrown up by another vehicle, Cricket Australia (CA) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Women work.  They work in all spheres of life. 

The Tobacco Control Act 2016 which was recently signed into law by President David Granger has 46 Clauses at least 26 of which detail actions which constitute offences.

Hibernia defeated a select South Essequibo under – 19 by four wickets in the opening round of Golden Fleece Rice Invest South Essequibo 40 overs competition, on Saturday last.

Dear Editor, In any society, following the rule of law is always the optimal course of action to take. 

Million–dollar bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of a sluice and pump station at Herstelling under the Ministry of Agriculture.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazilian investigators said yesterday that politicians and the head of the national Olympic committee arranged a $2 million bribe to bring the 2016 games to Rio de Janeiro, despite the city having the worst conditions to host the event.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta smacked 30 winners to down Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-4 6-2 and advance to his first-ever grand slam singles semi-final at the U.S.

Dear Editor,   My grandchildren attend St Margaret’s School and are excited to be going  back to school.

Mark Gupta, the Berbice contractor who came under scrutiny for not completing the rehabilitation works on the Manchester Secondary School in time for the start of the new school term, is claiming that this was due to several changes being made during the project.

Dear Editor, I write regarding an article published in the Guyana Times (Sept 4) about rice milling in Essequibo and request some space to publicly clarify some issues on behalf of Imam Bacchus and Sons Ltd.

The body of seven-year old Jayleena Titus, who went missing after a mishap at the seashore near the Guyana Marriott Hotel at Kingston, Georgetown, has been recovered.

Head Office defeated Brewery by seven wickets when the Banks DIH Limited Inter-Department cricket competition continued Monday at the Banks DIH Limited, Thirst Park ground.

Senior citizens will now be able to conduct their transactions in comfort at the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) Carmichael Street branch.

Mark Griffith, who was shot last week during the attempted robbery along the Liliendaal Railway Embankment that left his alleged accomplice dead, was on Monday remanded to prison after being charged with two counts of armed robbery.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s top prosecutor yesterday charged former Presidents Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff along with fellow Workers Party members with forming a criminal organization, the latest accusations in Brazil’s sprawling corruption scandal.

Dear Editor, I am pleased to notice that government ministers are learning. 

A jaguar which had been frequenting Fair View Village within the Iwokrama Rainforest reserve, has been trapped and relocated.

The Hamilton Green Football Cup will resume today with an exciting doubleheader at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.

The police constable who was involved in an accident along the Stewartville Public Road, West Coast Demerara, where a pedestrian was injured, was yesterday fined $7,500 after he admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol.

Dear Editor, Firstly, I would like to say thank you to the people who had opportunities to leave but remained, and those who returned to live in Guyana.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday scrapped an Obama-era program that protects from deportation immigrants brought illegally into the United States as children, delaying implementation until March and giving a gridlocked Congress six months to decide the fate of almost 800,000 young people.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition is shifting its focus to forthcoming state elections as protests aimed at ousting President Nicolas Maduro have subsided following the installation of an all-powerful, pro-government legislative body.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Sloane Stephens took down 16th-seeded Latvian Anastasija Sevastova with a gritty 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) win   yesterday to lead what could be an American parade into the U.S.

LONDON, England, CMC – West Indies were busy here yesterday preparing for the decisive third Test at Lord’s starting tomorrow but also anxiously keeping an eye on Hurricane Irma back home in the Caribbean.

Dear Editor,   Broadcaster Ian Bishop, I believe, is the only well-known cricket person who has publicly commented on the recurring failure of the West Indies team to win back to back (successive) encounters.

SHAMLAPUR, Bangladesh/ DHAKA, (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi came under more pressure yesterday to halt violence against Rohingya Muslims that has sent nearly 125,000 of them fleeing over the border to Bangladesh in just over 10 days.

(Trinidad Express) Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is advising that a number of flights have been cancelled due to Hurricane Irma.

There has been no significant development in the Good Offices process which is presently addressing the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge.

Dear Editor, In reference to your local news item ‘SVN student tops CAPE’ (SN Aug 23) for 2017, Vamanadev Upendra Hiralall’s stupendous achievement is worthy of the highest commendation and praise.

The decision by the Kenyan Supreme Court to annul the reelection of President Uhuru Kenyatta brought back memories of the October 1998 decision by the British House of Lords that stripped the late Chilean President August Pinochet of his immunities and allowed for his arrest to answer for the over 3,000 tortures and deaths that his regime allegedly orchestrated during the 17 years of his dictatorial rule.

(Reuters) – England will host world number one test side India in a five-match test series for only the second time since 1959, the national cricket board said yesterday as it confirmed the 2018 schedule which also includes series against Pakistan, Australia and Scotland.

GENEVA/SEOUL,  (Reuters) – A top North Korean diplomat yesterday warned that his country is ready to send “more gift packages” to the United States as world powers struggled for a response to Pyongyang’s latest nuclear weapons test.

The Ministry of the Presidency says that the brother of President David Granger, Cesare Francis Granger, passed away at his home at about 3.30 pm yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) A woman was knifed to death at her home shortly after midnight on Tuesday.

Tomorrow morning cricket fans from around the world will tune their radios, whether it be via analogue, digital or over the internet (where broadcast rights will permit, perhaps) to the world renowned British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Test Match Special (TMS).