Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 14, 2017

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s cash-strapped government today vowed it was making debt payments responsibly, even as two ratings agencies declared partial default on a crippling debt load that has fueled hunger and disease.

(Barbados Nation) Former Teen Talent winner Betty Alicia Griffith-Payne, her sister Marie Alexa Griffith and Guyanese national Kwanza Ezra Canterbury were all remanded to prison after they appeared on drug charges in the District “C” St Matthias Magistrates’ Court today.

A Police Constable is currently receiving medical attention at the GPHC, after being accidentally shot in his upper right arm by one of his colleagues during the pursuit of a robbery suspect at Leopold and Breda Streets, Charlestown, about 15:30h today.

An early morning fire in Port Kaituma, suspected to be arson in origin, today destroyed four buildings including two belonging to a well-known businessman.

(Trinidad Guardian) National Security Minister Edmund Dillon says action will be taken against Immigration officers found in breach of the Immigration Act following the chaos caused by apparent sick-out action at the Piarco International Airport on Sunday.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, media reported, after the veteran politician failed to turn up for several court hearings.

Moments after opening the first ever Sexual Offences Court in the Caribbean, the local judiciary yesterday launched the Model Guidelines for Sexual Offence Cases, which are to be implemented in the Caribbean region.

Investigators are confident that they will soon be able to determine how secondary school teacher Kescia Branche met her demise so that charges can be laid this week and they are trying to track down the owner of a car who fled the country the day after her body was found.

For the year so far, there have been six execution-style murders, five of which remain unsolved.

A pulsating Cross Fit style competition and the highly anticipated ‘Strong Man’ contest brought the curtain down on the successful two-day GTM Health and Fitness Games which concluded Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The inaugural Magnum ‘Tek Charge and Win’, Futsal Christmas Classic will be officially launched today at the Windjammer International Hotel & Cuisine, Queen Street, Kitty at 11:00hrs.

Garbage contractors Puran Brothers Disposal Inc. and Cevons Waste Management Inc. are

Men’s Physique athletes, Emmerson Campbell and Caerus Cipriani did Guyana proud by adding hardware to their collection on Saturday night in their respective classes at the Darcy Beckles Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships which was staged in Barbados.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket’s World governing body, the ICC, will now await recommendations from Cricket West Indies, after an inspection team wrapped up their tour of venues across the region, in preparation for next year’s Women’s Twenty20 World Cup.

In bid to pay municipal staff their October salaries, acting Mayor Lionel Jaikarran and acting Town Clerk Sharon Harry-Munroe of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday accepted a cheque for over $7 million from a delinquent ratepayer, after waiving $19 million in interest.

LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies superstar Chris Gayle was stunningly overlooked in Sunday’s Pakistan Super League draft as brothers Dwayne and Darren Bravo both landed contracts for the third edition of the tournament scheduled for the first quarter of next year.

Authorities in the United States recently busted a Guyana-born baggage handler attempting to smuggle cocaine through the JFK International Airport in New York.

Auditor General Deodat Sharma has raised questions about the manner in which the Ministry of Education utilized $173.3m from its special projects fund.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday unveiled its plan for the upcoming Christmas season, which aims at providing a safe and secure environment for citizens, visitors, businesses and commuters during the holiday.

Having been denied bail by a New Jersey judge, convicted Guyanese pilot Khamraj Lall has now moved to appeal as he seeks his freedom while on trial on new money laundering and drug trafficking charges.

MILAN, (Reuters) – Italian football boss Carlo Tavecchio said recently that failure to qualify for the World Cup would be the apocalypse and his worst fears came true yesterday as they missed out on the finals for the first time in 60 years.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist government gifted chocolates to creditors yesterday, but offered no firm proposals at a brief meeting in Caracas that left investors without a clear understanding of the government’s strategy to renegotiate $60 billion in debt.

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall has appealed the recent dismissal of his $125 million defamation suit against his successor Basil Williams SC, arguing that the decision was erroneous and misdirected in law.

Nine primary school students in Region 9 stole nearly two million dollars from their School’s feeding programme according to the Auditor General’s 2016 Report.

(The Sports Xchange) -The Boston Celtics, playing without Kyrie Irving, hung on for their 12th straight victory on Sunday, beating the Toronto Raptors 95-94.

HARARE, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s top general warned yesterday that the military would not hesitate to step in to end purges against former liberation war fighters in President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party after Emmerson Mnangagwa was stripped of his vice president’s post.

Dear Editor, A news item in the KN of November 12 headlined: ‘Importers need permit for pinewood from January 1,’ attracted my attention as former Minister of Foreign Trade.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers defending three former soccer officials at trial on U.S.

Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Ivelaw Griffith has admitted that the Sophia Exhibition Centre was not an optimal location for the university’s 51st Convocation.

 Dear Editor, It seems as though the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown has decided to discontinue a rather insipid weekly television programme that was titled ‘Georgetown on the move.’

A delegation consisting of President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Deodat Indar, Nicholas Boyer and Major General (rtd) Norman McLean, will this week participate in a one-week fact-finding mission in St John’s Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Russia, China, Egypt and Bolivia boycotted an informal public United Nations Security Council meeting on Venezuela yesterday organized by the United States, saying the 15-member body should not be involved in the situation.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News’ ‘Politikles’ cartoon, on the heels of its report that Petroleum Advisor to the President Dr Jan Mangal, said “I believe that all contracts should be made public,” adequately sums up the current state of affairs– the Minister of Natural Resources is running from transparency and accountability.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun, who has refused to accept Saad Hariri’s resignation as prime minister unless Hariri returns from Saudi Arabia, welcomed comments from Hariri that he plans to come home soon, palace sources and visitors said yesterday.

A West Coast Berbice money changer was robbed on Sunday morning of $1.2M in cash by armed men while he was standing on the Rosignol Public Road conducting business.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The spirit was as strong as ever but Rafael Nadal’s troublesome knee failed him in the end as the Spaniard quit the ATP Finals after a painful defeat by Belgium’s David Goffin yesterday.

The national football team known as the Golden Jaguars will start as underdogs today when they lock horns with arch-rival Trinidad and Tobago’s national team known as the Soca Warriors at the Ato Bolton stadium in an International Friendly.

Dear Editor, The TIGI statement on President David Granger’s unilateral appointment of James Patterson as the Chairman of GECOM includes an objectionable line that must be called out for what it is.

Nineteen employees were recognised for 20 years of service to Banks DIH Limited during the Company’s Annual 20-Year-Club Luncheon held on Friday at the Sports Club at Thirst Park, a release from Banks DIH said yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell led a chorus of establishment Republicans yesterday urging Roy Moore, the party’s Senate candidate in Alabama, to quit the race as a fifth woman came forward with allegations Moore had sexual contact with teenage girls decades ago.

A West Coast Berbice money changer was robbed on Sunday morning of $1.2M in cash by armed men while he was standing on the Rosignol Public Road conducting business.

The quarterfinal round in the inaugural ‘Turbo Energy Drink Football Championship’, will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The Guyana Delegation urged the Republic of Suriname’s delegation at the Indigenous Peoples in Border Regions, ACTO meeting to desist from the breach of international protocols, after a portion of Guyana’s territory appeared on their map.

Dear Editor, I am a Canadian and married into a wonderful Guyanese family nearly 20 years ago. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force are now nipping at the heels of leaders Guyana Jaguars, after their big win in the third round of the Regional Four-Day Championship last weekend.

ANKARA, (Reuters) – Iran said yesterday that rescue operations have ended in areas hit by a powerful weekend earthquake that killed at least 450 people and injured thousands of others, state television reported.

Dear Editor, In his recent address to the 5th Biennial Conference of the PNCR’s North American Region (NAR) in Atlanta, Georgia, President Granger assured the party faithful of his commitment to the ideals of his party’s Founder-Leader, Forbes Burnham.

A post-mortem examination yesterday confirmed that the Zeelugt fisherman who fell overboard in the Waini River last week drowned, but his widow believes there is more to his death, which occurred on his first trip back on open-water after a three-year break.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken on Friday urged one hundred and thirty three new policemen and women to use their leisure time to engage their prospective communities and to stay out of trouble.

A delegation consisting of President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Deodat Indar, Nicholas Boyer and Major General (rtd) Norman McLean, will this week participate in a one-week fact-finding mission in St John’s Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.

Netrockers maintained their undefeated run in the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) 2017/2018 Senior League, edging Botofago 3-2 Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Left-hander Jonathan Carter struck his fourth first class century but Barbados Pride’s late victory surge came to nothing as Jamaica Scorpions held on to force a stalemate in their day/night third round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship here Sunday night.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – An Australian senator announced plans to resign yesterday, the eighth lawmaker to become embroiled in a citizenship crisis that has already cost Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government its majority in parliament.

News late last week that City Hall is seeking a government bailout in excess of $400 million to liquidate its indebtedness to the two companies which, up until recently, had been the capital’s two biggest waste disposal entities, bares the full extent of the travails of the municipality.

There’s a good reason that Venezuela and several other Latin American countries rank very high in world corruption rankings: These nations have so much red tape that people grow up knowing that they have to grease a lot of palms to get almost anything done.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Unicorn was on Sunday shot dead by unknown assailants on Bowens Road in Kingston 13.

Fruta Conquerors were crowned the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ‘Big Four Champions’, edging Elite League winner, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 1-0 Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Several victims of domestic violence along with their relatives, friends and supporters marched through the streets of New Amsterdam on Saturday afternoon to raise awareness about the social ill that has been affecting women countrywide for decades.

(Reuters) – England all-rounder Moeen Ali is ready to play his first Australian tour match in Townsville after recovering from a side strain.

The Guyana Delegation urged the Republic of Suriname’s delegation at the Indigenous Peoples in Border Regions, ACTO meeting to desist from the breach of international protocols, after a portion of Guyana’s territory appeared on their map.

YANGON,  (Reuters) – Myanmar’s army released a report yesterday denying all allegations of rape and killings by security forces, having days earlier replaced the general in charge of the operation that drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh.

Dear Editor, Christopher Ram in a letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News headed `Mr Norton was wrong about the date of the GECOM proviso’  wrote that Act No 2 of 2000 has nothing to do with the Elections Commission, rather it has to do with taxes.