Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Two elderly women who were murdered in their Alberttown house last week were memorialised at a funeral ceremony today.

Caribbean Airlines says  that due to construction works scheduled at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, from 13 October to 03 November 2017, the flights BW 483 (POS/GEO) and BW 484 (GEO/POS) have been affected on specific days.

Sixteen more hurricane-affected nationals returned to Guyana yesterday on Trans Guyana Airways.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three men who robbed a woodwork shop in Cunupia were all shot and killed by responding police officers last evening.

A 44-year-old cattle farmer, his 19-year-old labourer and a 16-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons were yesterday remanded over the murder of the Bloomfield block maker, whose suspected remains were discovered in two shallow graves in the Number 55 Village, Corentyne on Friday last.

Some former Wales sugar workers and their families yesterday called for government support due to the toll that the closure of the estate has taken on them and the community.

Four men were last week charged with the murder of Industry handyman Hitram Ramchand.

The police have launched an investigation into the leaking of a nude photograph of Bartica massacre convict Mark Royden Williams, which was taken shortly after he was recaptured on Monday night.

The police yesterday received legal advice to charge the suspects held in connection with the murders of two elderly women, who were found bound and gagged in their South Road and Albert Street residence last week.

  An Indian company has submitted the lone bid to supply the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) with nine fixed and five mobile high-capacity drainage pumps.

A year after a wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest, former Roraima Airways baggage handler Kennard De Jonge was yesterday brought before a city court and charged with conspiring to traffic cocaine Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan read the conspiracy charge to De Jonge, 34, of 88 ‘C’ Field, Sophia.

A Moruca youth, charged with assaulting his disabled step-father, damaging his mother’s clothes and escaping from custody, was given a second chance by the Chief Magistrate yesterday after he said that he had been under the influence of alcohol.

A 9mm pistol and 50 matching rounds of ammunition were reported stolen from the home of a senior policeman in Diamond, East Bank Demerara  between Sunday and Monday.

One of three men initially implicated in the 2009 killing of fireman Patrick Daly, who was fatally chopped at Land of Canaan in 2009, has accepted responsibility for the role he played in the man’s death.

  Charging that the economy was deteriorating and that thousands of workers had lost jobs, the parliamentary opposition on Monday submitted a motion to Parliament with proposals for the 2018 budget and key among these is the reversal of VAT on a range of areas and the axing of plans to shutter three sugar estates.

An Edinburgh, East Bank Berbice man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was allegedly caught with 13.5 pounds of cannabis on Monday at around 6:00 pm.

The prosecution in the extradition proceedings brought against Guyanese murder accused Marcus Bisram has asked a New York judge to find that the evidence before her court is sufficient to justify his committal on felony charges if the crime had occurred in the United States.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Seven West Indies players were among those left in the lurch following yesterday’s shock announcement of the postponement of South Africa’s inaugural Twenty20 Global League.

A year after it lodged a protest over the award of the 2016 contract, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has once again bid to supply juice for the Ministry of Education’s nationwide school feeding programme.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica,  CMC – West Indies A will be hoping to make home advantage count when they clash with Sri Lanka A in the opening four-day “Test” of the three-match series at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium here today.

Five eating houses were suspended on Monday from operating by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), after they were found to be in violation of the health and safety codes.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), yesterday morning disposed of just over forty-four kilograms of cocaine, however, the unit was forced to abandon its mission due to health emergencies faced by its crew from the drug particles.

(Reuters) – The International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) Taiwanese president Ching-kuo Wu has been provisionally suspended by a disciplinary commission, the Olympic sport’s governing body said in a statement yesterday.

Following in her mother’s footsteps, 23-year-old Shakisa Olinda Harvey is among the newest admissions to the bar after graduating last Saturday from the Hugh Wooding Law School as an Attorney-at-Law.

Guyana’s fullbore captain Mahendra Persaud ended yesterday’s second day of the 2017 West Indies Fullbore Shooting Council championships with a slim one point lead over England’s David Calvert at the Timehri Rifle Ranges.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Spain’s sports minister has requested that its national soccer federation (RFEF) holds new elections as a result of the corruption investigation into former president Angel Maria Villar, Spanish media reported yesterday.

A Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara man was yesterday remanded on an attempted murder charge.

A Hadfield Street resident was yesterday granted bail after denying charges that he robbed guards at the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission office.

(Reuters) – Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia qualified for next year’s World Cup yesterday after a dramatic last round of South American matches that also saw Peru clinch a spot in a playoff against New Zealand.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – NFL team owners will consider requiring football players to stand for the U.S.

A post-mortem examination on the remains of Indroutie Dass, the domestic worker whose partially decomposed body was found at the Foulis Seawall Access road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) two weeks ago could not determine the cause of death.

Dear Editor, As far as I recall, the Constitution of Guyana expressly provides for the Secretary to the Cabinet to be appointed by the President, who shall be responsible in accordance with such instructions as given him/or her by the President.

  Another court battle is set to taint the already contaminated cricket infrastructure in Guyana.

Dear Editor, I have remained silent since my complaint against the Attorney General, Mr Basil Williams, SC, to the Public Service Commission (PSC) because public servants are prohibited from making comments in the public domain, but now that I have been dismissed this shackle is removed.

Indigenous Guyanese were encouraged to become advocates for social cohesion on Saturday by the Reigning Miss Indigenous Heritage Queen, SherryAnna Balkaran.

Wayne Dover, Golden Jaguars Interim Head-Coach said yesterday that while he was disappointed with the agonizing 1-0 loss to Grenada, several positive signs can be identified from the International Friendly.

The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) says  that iron problems are now a thing of the past, as the Sophia Water Treatment Plant for the first time in years is now surpassing World Health Organisation drinking water guidelines.

Dear Editor,   Emile Mervin’s letter on October 5, 2017 in Stabroek News ‘Hope for better seems to be a fleeting illusion’ refers.

Repairs that prevented Cabinet meetings being held at the Ministry of the Presidency have been completed and as such the meetings have moved back to that location.

Following the tragic death of six-year-old Glensean Skeete, the Guyana Football Federation has established new safety protocols for moveable goal posts.

Dear Editor, The recently advertised Expression of Interest (EOI) for the casino located at the government owned but branded Marriott Hotel is mystifying and quite surprising.

(Reuters) – Australia’s Jason Behrendorff took four wickets for 21 in an inspired spell of fast bowling to set up an eight-wicket win over India in the second Twenty20 international yesterday, squaring the three-match series at 1-1.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) should repay the descendants of enslaved and manumitted Africans by offering lands and paying royalties, in compensation for the benefits they reaped    from slave labour, Noah Yahshuarun, leader of the Descendants of Enslaved and Manumitted Africans of Guyana, has stated.

Dear Editor, President Granger did not mention the phrase tax reform once in his 2015 manifesto message, while his prime ministerial candidate stated that his team “proposes to restructure the tax recovery system, not to oppress the wage earner, but to catch the tax dodger”. 

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – North Korean hackers stole a large amount of classified military documents, including South Korea-U.S.

PM for a day: As Guyana joins the world to celebrate International Day of the Girl Child today, Martina Nedd (seated second from left), a student of the Bertram Collins College of the Public Service and an intern in the Office of the Prime Minister was yesterday given the opportunity by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo to be Prime Minister for a day to commemorate the day.

Dear Editor, On October 6th, 2017 the African Cultural & Development Association released its annual statement on the African Holocaust/Maafa.

Members of the executive team of the Innovation Programme of Guyana (IPoG) formerly YIPoG met on Monday in the Ministry of Education’s Boardroom to make arrangements for final disbursements of funds, a press release from the ministry said.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The Australia cricket team suffered a scare following their Twenty20 international win over India in Guwahati yesterday after a rock was thrown at their team bus, shattering one of the windows, governing body Cricket Australia (CA) said.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga withdrew yesterday from a court-ordered re-run of the presidential election due on Oct.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s democracy is missing a vital component, that is argument.

The Mayor of Linden, Carwyn Holland and two representatives from the US Embassy’s Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP) on Tuesday last met with Linden youth groups to discuss the development of youth in the mining town.

Sri Lanka 482 (Karunaratne 196, Yasir 6-184) and 96 (Wahab 4-41, Haris 3-1) beat Pakistan 262 (Azhar 59, Haris 56, Dilruwan 3-72, Herath 3-84) and 248 (Shafiq 112, Dilruwan 5-98) by 68 runs   (Cricinfo) Like waves breaking upon a cliff, Sri Lanka’s bowlers  yesterday kept coming at Pakistan until eventually, the hosts fractured and tumbled into the sea.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) refers to an article titled ‘Sugar sliding to worst performance in years as workers stay away’ appearing in October 5, edition of the Kaieteur News.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – Head coach Graeme West believes the West Indies A-team programme performs the vital dual role of feeding players into the international side and also strengthening regional franchises by helping players enhance their skills.

BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – Catalonia’s leader balked at making a formal declaration of independence from Spain yesterday, calling for talks with Madrid over the region’s future in a gesture that eased fears of immediate unrest in the heart of the euro zone.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) wishes to respond to Mr Seepaul Narine’s letter that was published in the Stabroek News on 7 October, titled ‘GuySuCo should join GAWU to face the challenges of the sugar industry together’.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Cricket officials here were busy putting the finishing touches on preparations in anticipation of West Indies’ arrival for their three-day match against Zimbabwe starting next Sunday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump asked Congress yesterday for a $4.9 billion loan to help the cash-strapped Puerto Rican government pay its bills as the U.S.

Making progress: Major road works are continuing at the junction of the Kitty Public Road and Vlissingen Road.

Dear Editor, Please allow me the opportunity to publicly express my pent up frustration with Guyana’s very own GTT.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The New Yorker reported yesterday that 13 women have claimed that movie producer Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted them, including three who told the magazine they had been raped.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Brazilian activist on Tuesday won a top international honor for her long fight against a giant hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rainforest that has forced tens of thousands of indigenous people from their homes.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica,  CMC – Captain Shamarh Brooks plans to use the West Indies A series against Sri Lanka starting here today, to make a strong statement of intent.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A Brazilian congressional report recommended yesterday that President Michel Temer should not face trial for obstruction of justice and membership in a criminal organization, arguing that the charges against him were unfounded.

As the popularity of international athletics soared in the late 1970s with the increase of television coverage, athletes no longer had to surreptitiously receive under the counter payments or ‘gifts’ for their appearances at meetings, as changes in the amateur rules legitimately allowed the reward of appearance fees and bonuses for setting records.

(Reuters) – Former Australia batsman Dean Jones is to take over the role of Afghanistan head coach on an interim basis and lead the team in their Intercontinental Cup fixture in Hong Kong later this month, the country’s cricket board has announced.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice supports CPIC Monique’s call for civil society to get involved in the campaign against child abuse.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican mogul Carlos Slim’s foundation will donate more than $105 million (1.978 billion pesos) to help the country recover from two large earthquakes in September, Slim announced yesterday.