Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 25, 2017

The National Commission for the Elderly, through the Ministry of Social Protection today, held a mini health fair at the West Demerara Secondary School, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

As a result of a pornographic video which went viral on Sunday October 15, 2017, the police say that an Assistant Superintendent of Police from ‘G’ Division is being investigated by the Office of Professional Responsibility after which legal advice will be sought.

  (Reuters) – Fats Domino, who brought rolling New Orleans boogie-woogie piano to early rock ‘n’ roll in chart-topping hits such as “Blueberry Hill” and “Ain’t That a Shame,” has died at the age of 89, officials said today.

A joint operation by ranks of the Guyana Police Force ‘F’ Division and the Guyana Defence Force (Coast Guard) has led to the arrest of eight suspects in connection with the discovery of two rifles along with two magazines and nineteen live rounds, a bullet proof vest and 1.5 kg cannabis sativa yesterday about 2 pm.

  Chartered Accountant and lawyer Christopher Ram today followed the example of Major General (Rtd) Joe Singh and quit government-related posts.

  NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched a probe after a curator in Pune was caught in a TV sting operation allegedly promising to manipulate the pitch ahead of today’s second one-dayer between India and New Zealand.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Tensions among Republicans about President Donald Trump boiled over yesterday as two senators accused Trump of debasing U.S.

Presidential Advisor, Major General (Rtd) Joe Singh yesterday tendered his resignation from all government-related posts and sources say it is because of comments made by President David Granger which Singh feels tarnished his character.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) will soon be moving to demolish new structures now being built on the government reserves in the Cummings Lodge-Sophia area, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lelon Saul said yesterday.

Complaints against two churches were brought before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) for land issues yesterday, with one witness claiming wrongdoing in a land deal by a pastor.

The state yesterday lost its appeal to overturn the acquittal of Odinga Greene, who was cleared by a High Court judge in 2005 for the 1999 murder of Sandra Harvey.

Armed bandits on Monday evening stormed a Westminster, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) variety shop and robbed the owners and several customers of their valuables before escaping with one of their vehicles.

Guyana’s private sector has been urged to act now to secure their place in the local oil and gas industry.

Guyanese pilot Khamraj Lall’s bid to be granted bail pending his trial on new money laundering and drug trafficking charges has been denied by New Jersey District Judge Steven C.

Business support groups, the GCCI and the GMSA on Monday added to the continuing clamour of concern over President David Granger’s unilateral naming of a Chairman of GECOM last Thursday.

As the Ministry of Communities moves ahead with plans to relocate squatters living at Lombard and Broad streets to Plantation Prosperity at Barnwell, in the Mocha/Arcadia constituency, Junior Minister Valerie Patterson-Yearwood has said that all residents would benefit from planned infrastructural and social development.

President David Granger’s action to unilaterally appoint Justice (Retired) James Patterson as the new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) was clearly within his constitutional power and duty, said Amna Ally, the General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR).

Bids were yesterday opened for drainage and irrigation works at Triumph, East Coast Demerara under the Ministry of Agriculture.

The Court of Appeal will soon rule on the state’s appeal against Pertab Hanoman Singh, who was cleared of a rape charge in 2005 after a High Court Judge upheld a no-case submission in his favour.

A vendor, his daughter, son and two grandchildren were left homeless on Monday afternoon, after a fire of unknown origin completely destroyed their two-storey wooden house located at Crawford Street, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne.

In light of a number of irregularities during the election held on October 11 to select a bargaining agent for the non-management workers at Bosai, the People United and General Workers Union (TPU&GWU) has called for it to either be recognised or for a fresh poll to be held.

Napula Baptiste, who allegedly aided her husband’s cutlass attack on her neighbour, was on Monday faced with a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm.

A father of 12 was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with possession of cannabis for trafficking.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde, said that phase one of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Forward Project, is progressing smoothly, and that he is confident of completing first stage by January 2018.

The koker attendant who was responsible for the flash flooding in River View, Ruimveldt and the surrounding environs was suspended for three weeks without pay, according to Town Clerk Royston King, who said the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is exploring plans to strengthen the management of the sluices.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde, said that phase one of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Forward Project, is progressing smoothly, and that he is confident of completing first stage by January 2018.

A suspected teenage bandit is currently a patient in a city hospital after he was shot on Sunday evening by a prominent businessman, whom he attempted to rob at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo sliced through Zimbabwe to end with a nine-wicket match haul as West Indies easily brushed aside the hosts by 117 runs inside four days to take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series here yesterday.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Devendra Bishoo yesterday pointed to strong team chemistry after West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 117 runs in the opening Test, to claim their third Test win in seven matches.

The Caribbean Association of Medical Technologists (CASMET) Biennial General Meeting was declared open by Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence on Monday evening at the Marriott Hotel.

BASEL, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Roger Federer delighted a capacity crowd to ease past American youngster Frances Tiafoe 6-1 6-3 in his first round match at the Swiss Indoors in his home town of Basel yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) –Stephen Curry escaped a suspension from the league on Monday night, then led the Golden State Warriors to a 133-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.

Dear Editor, At the outset allow me to join the number of organisations and persons who condemned President Granger’s unilateral appointment of a GECOM Chairman and apologise to all eighteen nominees who were insulted by Granger’s decision to reject all of the lists and appoint his own person as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission.

  Dear Editor, Mr Nowrang Persaud has for some time been advocating, quite correctly, that the Indian Monument to be donated by the Indian Government should be located at the point of arrival of the first Indian Immigrants at Highbury.

Guyana’s Priyanna Ramdhani has been selected by the Pan American Badminton Federation (PABF) Development to participate in the Young Talents Camp in Paramaribo, Suriname from November 9-15.

Dear Editor,   It was just learnt that a most distinguished Guyanese, retired Major General, Joe Singh has resigned as Special Assistant to the President of Guyana and as well as from State Boards.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – More than 200 people turned out at the L.F.

RIYADH,  (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, seeking to free itself from dependence on oil exports, announced on Tuesday a $500 billion plan to build a business and industrial zone extending into Jordan and Egypt.

(CWI) FLORENCE HALL, Jamaica – Patience and persistence, they say, are the providers of progress which Rahkeem Cornwall continues to learn every time he takes the field.

Dear Editor,   Since the APNU+AFC administration took power in May 2015 there have been a number of questionable decisions made which could have been justified as coincidences and maybe, incompetence but now, a sinister plan is clear by the unilateral appointment of this Gecom Chairman by His Excellency, President David Granger.

Colts Basketball Club were officially presented with their U-23, 2nd Division and 1st Division titles yesterday, during the Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘League Championship’ presentation ceremony at the Thirst Park Sports Club.

  Dear Editor, I read with amusement, yesterday’s Guyana Chronicle’s blazing headline, ‘Nandlall caught lying’.

DAR ES SALAAM, (Reuters) – Tanzania’s government yesterday suspended publication of an opposition-leaning newspaper for three months, the fourth newspaper to be shut down since June in what critics say is a crackdown on press freedom.

(Trinidad Express) A Couva mother was killed on Monday during a robbery at her home.

(Reuters) – Two-time Emmy Award-winning actor Robert Guillaume, who became one of the most prominent black actors on U.S.

Dear Editor,   As a shareholder of GBTI, I am appalled by the action of SOCU in charging our Directors as criminals, and by your newspaper parading their photographs as presumptive criminals.

  (Trinidad Express) My mom is my hero! These are the words from 14 year-old, Rodrigo Darius Sanchez, who obtained passes in seven subjects after completing the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations recently.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Michel Temer has made policy and spending concessions in an effort to survive a congressional vote on corruption charges today that has put his reform agenda at risk, analysts and political actors said.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Former test cricket umpire Darrell Hair has been handed an 18-month good behaviour bond by an Australian court after pleading guilty to charges of embezzling and stealing money from a liquor store where he worked, local media reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Summit of BRICS was recently held in Xiamen, China. 

(Trinidad Express) BULLETIN: Weather activity associated with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is forecast to affect Trinidad and Tobago in 12 to 24 hours, from early Wednesday morning.

The seventh annual Guyana Softball Cup tournament which runs from November 3-5 will once again see the Most Valuable Players receiving gold pendants from Steve’s Jewellery establishment.

LISBON, (Reuters) – A women’s rights group has called a rally to protest against a Portuguese court ruling that upheld a light sentence for a woman’s attackers on the grounds they may have been driven to it by her adultery, an offence punishable with death in the Bible.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial titled `October 5’ (SN Oct 8) commenting on the struggle for the restoration of free and fair elections on the occasion of the 25th anniversary since independent Guyana held its first democratic elections.  

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday met with the TUC, FITUG and private sector bodies for consultations on the unilateral appointment of a GECOM Chairman by President David Granger.

MUMBAI/ABUJA,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Two major Bollywood rape-revenge dramas released in 2017 had beefy heroes take on men or gangs who had sexually assaulted their wives or daughters.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The Trump administration will temporarily delay processing of most refugees from 11 countries identified as high-risk, while resuming refugee admissions for other countries, government officials said on Tuesday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court has suspended a decree issued by President Michel Temer’s government changing the definition of slavery that was widely condemned as a reversal in the fight against forced labour.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – Venus Williams produced a vintage display full of guts and determination to grind out a 7-5 6-7(3) 7-5 victory over Jelena Ostapenko at the WTA Finals yesterday to set up a White Group decider for a semi-finals berth against Garbine Muguruza.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa captain Faf du Plessis is expected to be fit for the inaugural four-day test against Zimbabwe in late December, Cricket South Africa said yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – David Letterman, a pioneering entertainer who was the longest-running host of late-night TV in U.S.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuban officials investigating U.S. complaints of attacks on diplomats in Havana said talk of acoustic strikes was “science fiction” and they accused Washington of “slander” while refusing to cooperate fully with Cuba’s enquiry.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, (Reuters) – A new United Nations-backed mission to support Haiti’s justice system has had a mixed reaction from local politicians and civil society groups after long-standing criticism of its predecessor.

Dear Editor, I pen this letter to acknowledge the successes of the members of the Guyana Police Force in relation to the spate of unprecedented crimes in Guyana.

In a lecture at the London School of Economics earlier this month in support of his book ‘Post-Truth: why we have reached peak bullshit and what we can do about it’, Evan Davis, the eminent British journalist,  stated that never has there been more concern about dishonesty in public life and, that, inter alia, people are more susceptible to bullshit that reinforces commitment to their side.

When the new Gecom chairman was announced last week, the subject of age became a hot topic of discussion.