Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Saying that the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) needs to focus on “quality investigations”, the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) today said that it is reviewing for the second time a file sent by SOCU on an ongoing controversy with the Guyana Bank for Trade Industry (GBTI) over the release of banking information.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) today dismissed the constabulary officer who is alleged to have sexually assaulted a minor being detained by the City Constabulary.

  MOGADISHU,  (Reuters) – Medics who rushed to help victims of a huge bomb explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu that killed more than 300 people say the country’s threadbare emergency services have been pushed beyond their limit.

  BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, (Reuters) – Former captain Brendan Taylor and bowler Kyle Jarvis were both included in the Zimbabwe test squad for the first time after lengthy absences when a 16-man party was named on Tuesday for the two-test series at home to the West Indies.

With GuySuCo retrenching 2,500 more workers by the end of the year, the main sugar union GAWU has again appealed for it to rethink the closure of estates.

Effective January 1, 2018 property owners applying to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) for a certificate of compliance will have to pay an increased fee.

Officials from the Number 52- 74 Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) were yesterday scrambling to fill a pothole on the No.

Squatters from ‘A’ Field, Sophia and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday reached a compromise following last week’s tearing down of a number of illegal structures by the CH&PA.

Justice Jo Ann Barlow on Monday imposed a life sentence on Yoganand Ramnarine who raped a three-year-old girl, who had been entrusted, by her mother, into his family’s care.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday found that a prima facie case had been made out against Anand Narine and Darrol Compton, who were both charged with the murder of Babita Sarjou.

Yesterday, the Mayor and City Council was presented with a copy of a report which describes in detail the harrowing experience of a minor who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a member of the city constabulary.

A moneychanger was on Sunday evening robbed at gunpoint of more than $500,000 in cash and valuables in front of his Meadow Bank, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home, shortly after he exited a taxi.

Instructions were given to a prison staffer to take a nude picture of Royden Williams called `Smallie’ with his cellphone owing to the unavailability of the prison’s camera, according to Prison Director (ag) Gladwin Samuels who said yesterday that authorities are still working to ascertain how it was leaked to the public.

Brian Singh was yesterday committed to stand trial for the murder of Adrian Duncan called ‘Timehri Man’.

Longstanding Guyanese businessman and entrepreneur, Yesu Persaud, was honoured by the University of Warwick of the United Kingdom last night, after it renamed one of their research centres after him.

Guyana defeated Barbados 5-4 in the Men’s division, to cap off a mixed day, following losses to Uruguay and Argentina in Women’s section, when the Pan American Indoor Hockey Cup commenced yesterday.

A police rank was yesterday granted self-bail after he denied allowing the escape of Melvor Jeffrey, the Agricola teenager who reportedly had been shot by police in Agricola during an operation It is alleged that Jermaine Joseph, 20, of West Coast Berbice, on July 19, at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GHPC), being employed with the Guyana Police Force which had lawful custody of  Jeffrey, through negligence or carelessness, allowed Jeffrey to escape from lawful custody.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC — West Indies bowlers, led by leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo, got a flattering boost of confidence in their three-day, tour match against Zimbabwe “A” yesterday.

Add an ounce of Guyana’s world famous gold to Jamal John’s collection of awards.

Paddy prices have risen for the second crop of 2017, according to a press release yesterday from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB).

Bharatraj Mulai, one of the brothers who was initially on death row for the 1992 murder of their neighbour, Doodnauth Seeram but had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment in 2013, died in a city hospital on Saturday.

The meeting of Caribbean Boxing Presidents held here last Saturday at the National Resource Centre was a huge success that ended with cemented CARICOM unity.

Dear Editor, Attorney General Basil Williams and his surrogates seem to be staring at the sky, while the pretence that ‘all is well’ continues.

Dear Editor, Thanks to the British High Commissioner for his response to my column on Brexit in which I was critical of Britain’s referendum decision to leave the European Union and foresaw a reduced status and diminished role for Britain as a result (‘The UK is here to stay’ Sunday Stabroek, October 18).

After performing creditably at the recent International Cycling Union (UCI) World Masters Cycling championships in California, United States of America, Guyana’s two-man team of Jolyon Joseph and Aubrey Gordon performed is calling for financial assistance to assist them in their quest to bring honour and glory to the land of their birth.

A police constable was yesterday remanded to prison after he was accused of having a firearm and several rounds of ammunition in his possession.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF), Camptown and Beacons secured contrasting wins, when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA), 2017/2018 Premier League commenced on Sunday.

Dear Editor, The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is very concerned about two publicised high-profile incidents that occurred recently, relating to two persons, one of whom remains in the employ of the government, and the other of whom was dismissed arbitrarily by the Public Service Commission, hours before its term of office expired.

Prison Officer, George Selman was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with assaulting a co-worker.

Dear Editor, The letter by former PPP/C Prime Minister Sam Hinds published on October 8 in Sunday Stabroek  intended to refute ACDA’s claim that a conspiracy exists to hinder the empowerment of Afro-Guyanese, and which was sent to all the print media houses, compels an answer on the grounds of its erroneous opinions derived from ignorance.

Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) upset a depleted Georgetown Football Association (GFA) side 3-1 to seal their berth to the final when the Upper Demerara Football Association/GT Beer Intra-Association Championship continued on Sunday.

Massy Gas, Steve’s Jewellery and the St Joseph Mercy Hospital were among the top winners when the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) held its inaugural national quality awards ceremony on Friday at the Georgetown Club.

Dear Editor, A research project, currently being executed by Ms Nadia Hunte, a member of the Sacred Heart Church and Masters student in Forest Biology, University of Guyana, has captured the attention of the Church’s environmental group.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Irrepressible skipper Stafanie Taylor produced another telling all-round performance as West Indies pulled off a comfortable 40-run win in the final One-Day International to sweep their three-match series against Sri Lanka Women here Sunday.

Dear Editor, Many local football fans are curious to know what Mr Richard Groden is doing currently at the GFF. 

General Secretary of the PNCR, Amna Ally, on Sunday commissioned a fence at the Region No.3 Party Office at Vreed-en-Hoop, as part of that region’s initiative in boosting the presence of the party.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC — Trinidad & Tobago Women became the first English-speaking Caribbean nation to book a place at an FIVB World Championship.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition cried foul on Monday over the ruling socialists’ win in gubernatorial elections, raising the threat of more foreign sanctions following the vote in what the United States called “an authoritarian dictatorship.”

Dear Editor, I was a student at UG from 1993-97. While I have not been residing in Guyana for the past 14 plus years, and after repeated notices from the University of Guyana Student Loan division, I paid off my student loan liabilities at the end of the 15 year period, in one payment.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC — Trinidad & Tobago’s emotional World Cup qualifying victory over the United States last Tuesday have propelled them to third in the Caribbean Football Union rankings after the release yesterday of the World Rankings by the sport’s world governing body.

The overseas-based non-profit organisation, Florida-Guyana Hope Incorporated has donated US$21,500 for distribution to the needy, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

BAGHDAD/KIRKUK, Iraq,  (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces captured the major Kurdish-held oil city of Kirkuk yesterday, responding to a Kurdish referendum on independence with a bold lightning strike that transforms the balance of power in the country.

Dear Editor, Deepavali, commonly known as Diwali or Divali, is the Hindu Festival of Lights and is observed over a five day period.

The suspect who was arrested in connection with the murder of businessman Godfrey Scipio, who was shot during a robbery last Thursday is expected to be placed before the court today.

(Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors begin the 2017-18 NBA season this week so dominant that a number of teams pulled off blockbuster deals in hopes of denying them a third title in four years.

VALLETTA,  (Reuters) – Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta’s best-known investigative journalist, was killed on Monday when a powerful bomb blew up her car, police said, in a case that stunned the small Mediterranean island.

(Trinidad Express) The State is soon to start legal action against former Government minister  Dr Roodal Moonilal over allegations of bid rigging with respect to some ten contracts through the Estate Management and Business Development Company (EMBD) in 2015.

FLORENCE HALL, Jamaica, CMC — West Indies “A” leg-spinner Damion Jacobs said he was looking forward to the challenging of bowling at the Sri Lanka “A” batsmen again in the second “Test” which starts tomorrow at the Trelawny Multiplex.

The trial of Michael Britton, for the murder of Renford Williams is set to commence this morning before Justice James Bovell-Drakes and a 12-member mixed jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

Dear Editor, It was disheartening to read about the attack in Mogadishu apart from the tragedy of the family that died in the gruesome road accident at No 59 village in Corentyne.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday declared Obamacare “dead” and “gone,” but urged Republicans and Democrats in Congress to craft a short-term fix of healthcare markets under the 7-year-old law that critics say he has effectively sabotaged.

Law student Saeed Abdool Hamid is steadily advancing on his path to becoming an agent of social change, as he pursues a Masters in International Human Rights Law at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, after graduating with high honours from the Hugh Wooding Law School earlier this month.

(Trinidad Express) Three men who died on Sunday when their car plunged into a river near the New Cut Channel in Woodland, have been identified.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has criticised the country’s selection policy and says the constant team changes hampered his attempts to develop his all-round game.

Dear Editor, “One hundred years from now, it’ll not matter what kind of car I drove; what kind of money was in my bank account or what my clothes looked like.

(Trinidad Express) The grandson of the elderly man found dead in a barrel at his home in Freeport on October 6, has been arrested and charged with the murder.

Late Venezuelan populist demagogue Hugo Chavez must have cheered in his grave when President Donald Trump made a veiled threat to pull NBC off the air for spreading news he dislikes.

Sarah Fernandes, a 14-year-old fourth form student of the North West Secondary School, Region One is the winner of the national level Caribbean Organisation for Tax Administrators (COTA) 5th Essay Competition 2017.

Residents of Ruimveldt and lower East Bank Demerara benefitted from medical services at a Community Health Fair hosted by Banks DIH Limited in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) at Thirst Park Sports Club ground last Friday.

GALWAY, Ireland,  (Reuters) – Three people died as Tropical Storm Ophelia battered every corner of Ireland yesterday, knocking down trees and power lines and whipping up 10-metre (30-foot) waves.

It serves no meaningful purpose to restate what, by now, are the well-known facts of the protracted saga of City Hall versus the growing army of pavement vendors who now populate most of the empty spaces in downtown Georgetown.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will play a Twenty20 international in Lahore on Oct.

Dear Editor, So, just as expected, President Nicholas Maduro’s United Socialist Party (PSUV) won 17 of the 23 governorships that were up for grabs in Sunday’s gubernatorial elections in Venezuela.