Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 24, 2017

A three-day training workshop offering train-the-trainer sessions and piloting and implementation of the WHO’s protocol to address sexual violence is being held at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, DPI said.

The Demerara Harbour Bridge will undergo critical maintenance within the next few days and commuters who cross the bridge are asked to take steps to deal with extended bridge closures.

Presidential Advisor Major General (Rtd) Joe Singh has tendered his resignation from all government- related posts.

  (Reuters) – Devendra Bishoo provided an excellent display of leg spin to grab four wickets as West Indies eased to a 117-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first test in Bulawayo on Tuesday.

The Berbice Bar Association has strongly condemned the unilateral appointment by President David Granger of retired Justice James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and says the act is contemptuous of the ruling of Justice Roxane George in the case of Marcel Gaskin v the Attorney General.

Former Town Clerk for the City of Georgetown Carol Sooba receiving her instrument of appointment to the Local Government Commission from President David Granger yesterday at State House.

  RIYADH,  (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia announced today a $500 billion plan to create a business and industrial zone extending across its borders into Jordan and Egypt, the biggest project yet in a series of efforts to free the kingdom of its dependence on oil exports.

Amid an outpouring of opprobrium, Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams yesterday said that President David Granger found the basis for his unilateral declaration of a chairman of GECOM in the ruling of Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George in the case of Marcel Gaskin v AG etal.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Com-mission (GGMC) through the Ministry of Natural Resources has awarded a grant for a total of $100 million to the University of Guyana (UG) for the Faculty of Technology, supporting programmes, research and scholarships.

Seven of the eight members of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Bank for Trade Industry Limited (GBTI) were yesterday charged with failing to comply with a court order that was issued by the High Court for the production of documents for an ongoing criminal investigation.

Guyana now has its first ever Local Government Commission (LGC). The eight members of the constitutionally mandated body corporate were sworn in at a State House ceremony which President David Granger hailed as a demonstration of his government’s commitment to good governance, respect for the constitution and local democracy.

Junior Communities Minister Valerie Patterson-Yearwood yesterday announced that squatters, who have been told to remove from the government reserve in Sophia, would be given an extension until the end of January, 2018 to relocate.

Saying that she was dissatisfied with the performance of the city constabulary, Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green yesterday declared that a reshuffling may be needed and warned Chief Constable Andrew Foo that he needs to do better.

Kerwin Jervis, who allegedly tried to set his wife on fire in their home a week ago, was yesterday charged.

PPP executive Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday filed an application in the High Court asking for the appointment of Justice James Patterson as Gecom Chairman to be overturned and for President David Granger to choose a person from three rejected lists tendered by Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo.

Members of the Major Crimes Unit yesterday afternoon placed Marcus Brian Bisram’s mother under arrest at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court for attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Veteran broadcaster Tommy Rhodes, who became a household name as the anchor of the VCT Evening News, has died.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan has called on the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) to secure more convictions.

With the life of the Public Service Commission having ended, its former Chairman, Carvil Duncan, will no longer continue challenging President David Granger’s decision to suspend him.

A resident of Buxton was yesterday denied bail after he was accused of robbing a man of $3,320,000 in cash and items.

The national selectors yesterday announced the squad for the first round of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) regional four-day tournament which begins Thursday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

United States Ambassador Perry Holloway and the Canadian High Com-missioner Lilian Chatterjee have declined to comment on President David Granger’s recent appointment of retired judge James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom).

A New Amsterdam prisoner who escaped lawful custody in 2011 and was recently recaptured in Suriname was yesterday charged and remanded for murder at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.

With just about five weeks to go before the start of the Rugby America’s North (RAN) 7s Championship in Mexico City, special emphasis has been placed on improving the fitness and speed of the ‘Green Machine’.

A West Demerara farmer, who was charged in July with fraudulently converting his friend’s money to his own use and benefit, was yesterday found guilty of the crime and sentenced in his absence to four years and six months in jail.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe,  CMC – Roston Chase was within touching distance of a fourth Test hundred as West Indies carved out a lead in excess of 400 runs to increase their stranglehold on the opening Test against Zimbabwe, on the third day at Queens Sports Club here yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Mercurial right-hander Deandra Dottin belted an astonishing hundred as West Indies Women trounced Sri Lanka Women by 31 runs to sweep the three-match Twenty20 International series here Sunday night.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Real Madrid’s Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned the best soccer player in the world for the second year running at FIFA’s The Best awards gala yesterday.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Batsman Roston Chase says he is confident of a West Indies victory in the opening Test but does not expect Zimbabwe to simply roll over in their second innings.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Juergen Klopp’s spluttering Liverpool team faced a barrage of criticism in the British media after Sunday’s 4-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur which one observer predicted would be the worst defensive display of the season by any top-tier side.

Dear Editor,   With the brouhaha on the GECOM chairmanship taking centre stage, another serious situation is looming, and that is in the small but volatile community of Django town, Mon Repos North, on the East Coast of Demerara.

Winners Connection, Milerock and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) sealed their respective berths to the semi-final round when the annual Hamilton Green Football Cup continued on Sunday at the Victoria Community ground.

(The Sports Xchange) -Andrew Wiggins hit 3-pointer as time expired to trump Carmelo Anthony’s late triple and lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 115-113 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.

Dear Editor, There is a frightening report in the Sunday Stabroek of 22 October, 2017 that City Councillor Sherod Duncan is ‘willing to subject himself to legal judgement’ after a ‘misjudgement’ in dealing with a case of child sexual abuse. 

(The Sports Xchange) – Former two-time NBA MVP and Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry has been fined $50,000 by the league for throwing his mouthpiece in the direction of a referee during Saturday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA announced yesterday afternoon.

Dear Editor, Unlike detractors and critics, I applaud President Granger for making the appointment of a chairman for Gecom.

The Petra Organization coordinated ‘Turbo Energy Drink Knockout Football Championship’ continues today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue with an exciting double-header.

Dear Editor, We thank UK High Commissioner, Greg Quinn `Court could be way out of GECOM Chairman imbroglio but decision would have to be given quickly – UK High Commission-er’ SN October 23rd , for speaking out on this most crucial issue of obtaining decent governance in our native land.

The University of Guyana (UG), the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) and the Transport Sports Club (TSC) were all in the winner’s row as action continued in the New Building Society (NBS), Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) second division competition over the weekend.

Dear Editor, Mabaruma residents are very thankful to the Stabroek News and Kaieteur News for exposing in the public domain the problems they are currently enduring at the hands of public officers particularly the lawless and unprofessional police officers at the Mabaruma police station and now at the Mabaruma public hospital.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Opening batsman Murali Vijay returned to India’s squad for the first two tests against Sri Lanka next month after missing the matches against the same opponents earlier this year with a wrist injury.

Dear Editor, The confession by former Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan that ‘it was a misjudgment’ (SN October 22 2017) in not reporting the alleged sexual assault of a minor to the relevant authorities, which act took place on the premises of the council, is indeed troubling.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter published in the October 23 edition of Stabroek News, under the headline, `Main drain still blocked’.

  In a fillip for amateur boxing, a new boxing gym has opened its doors in Lethem.

Dear Editor, Andre Russell is believed by many knowledgeable cricket people to be the best athlete in cricket.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – In another setback for Venezuela’s dispirited opposition, four of its five state governors broke with their coalition’s official stance on Monday to swear themselves in before a pro-government legislative superbody.

(Trinidad Express) Six days after it began, the rains continued to pound parts of south Trinidad yesterday.

Dear Editor, On October 18, 2017 the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha grossly disrespected Sanatan Dharm by hosting a motorcade at the Uitvlugt Ocean View Mandir without putting measures in place to preserve the sanctity of Diwali.

BAGHDAD,  (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi defended the role of an Iranian-backed paramilitary force at a meeting with U.S.

The Guyana Tennis Association (GLTA) has named a strong team to compete at this year’s tri-nation Goodwill competition to be held here later this year.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Businessman Dennis Ramdial was yesterday afternoon shot dead outside his business place on Beechwod Avenue, St Andrew, just three months after his son, Richard, was murdered in a sports utility vehicle along Ruthven Road.

(Trinidad Express) A Moruga man is expected to appear before a Couva Magistrate yesterday, charged with the September 21 murder of hospital attendant Aaron Kim Goorachan.

Ravens and Amelia’s Ward Jets stormed their way to the semi-finals after defeating Plaisance Guardians and Half Mile Bulls respectively when the sixth annual Brusches’ Classic Basketball Championships continued Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Hardcourt, Linden.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice is appealing to readers to please submit names of Guyanese (at home and abroad) social and empowerment activists and advocates who passed away in 2016.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Peace Council (GPC) has noted with grave concern the decision taken by President David Granger to unilaterally appoint a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom).

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh called on Myanmar yesterday to allow nearly 1 million Rohingya Muslim refugees to return home under safe conditions, saying that the burden had become “untenable” on its territory.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – A group including China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) has started building a $165 million port in Panama for cruise ships, the first project announced between China and the Latin American nation since they re-established diplomatic ties this year.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May signalled yesterday that any Brexit transition deal would be put together as part of a wider trade agreement – potentially stripping companies of the time they need to prepare to leave the European Union.

In the aftermath of Venezuela’s fraudulent Oct. 15 regional elections, the conventional wisdom is that President Nicolas Maduro has closed all avenues to an electoral solution to the country’s crisis, and that Venezuela will become a new Cuba.

On weekdays, during the morning peak hours, when the movement of traffic along the East Coast corridor, heading into Georgetown, is at its heaviest, the railway embankment, covering the distance between Mon Repos and Sheriff Street becomes one of the high-risk stretches of coastal roadway.

The Guyana Football Federation will today hold a press conference to update the media on the progress of its National Training Centre.