Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 22, 2017

More leaked emails from Alliance for Change (AFC) executives show that several key figures did not agree with President David Granger’s unilateral selection of Justice James Patterson as the Guyana Elections Commission Chairman on October 19.

THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – A U.N. tribunal today convicted former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic of genocide and crimes against humanity for orchestrating massacres and ethnic cleansing during Bosnia’s war and sentenced him to life in prison.

Chinese companies yesterday dominated the submission of tenders to prequalify for the financing, designing and building of the new Demerara River Bridge.

Coen Jackson, the Bishops’ High School teacher accused of sexually grooming and preying on female students, yesterday denied the allegations levelled against him, while charging that the complaint now being investigated by the Education Ministry stemmed from a personal grudge.

In restructuring its sugar industry, Guyana has the advantage of being able to learn from the mistakes and successes of those Caribbean territories that have already completed the process, according to consultant Sharma Lalla.

A city magistrate yesterday cleared former Roraima Airways baggage handler Kennard De Jonge of a conspiracy to traffic narcotics charge.

Trinidadian national Sawak Maraj, who was charged with faking his kidnapping and conspiring with others to secure a ransom, was yesterday granted his release on $1,000,000 bail.

A group of concerned citizens yesterday staged a protest against the principal of the Bishops’ High School, accusing her of victim blaming after she berated female students for their conduct in wake of allegations that a teacher engaged in sexual predation for years.

A sales clerk is currently hospitalized after she was severely chopped on Sunday night for constantly refusing advances made towards her by her attacker.

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has begun preparations for environmental protection ahead of projected oil production in 2020 as it yesterday received tenders for oil containment booms to tackle any spills.

A policeman yesterday testified that Jermaine Savory, who is on trial for the murder of Melissa Payne during a robbery along the Agricola Public Road, East Bank Demerara, claimed although he was part of the attack, it was his accomplice who shot and killed the woman.

“I am being penalized for doing what I know to be right,” this is the lament of Corporal Quacy Baveghems.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday ordered that Dennis Jones, who is on trial for cocaine trafficking, lead a defence.

The action filed against the state over the seizure of 15 computers from the Enmore/ Hope Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) earlier this year was thrown out by a judge last Monday after the claimants failed to adhere to timelines set by the court for filing statements.

A city court is expected to rule on if a prima facie case has been made out against minibus driver Sewkumar Singh, who is charged with causing the death of the 66-year-old cyclist with whom he collided along the Herstelling Public Road in September.

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde said he  is pleased with the current work being conducted for phase one of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Forward Project.

A 31-year-old man identified as the triggerman in the fatal shooting of Sophia resident Jamal Munroe was yesterday charged with murder and remanded to prison.

The 13th Annual Diamond Mineral Water Inter-national Hockey Festival, which was launched yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), will commence today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Jaguars three–day champions Essequibo along with Upper Corentyne, Lower Corentyne and West Demerara earned first round wins in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Jaguars one-day league which began yesterday with games across the country.

A woman was yesterday fined $100,000 by a city magistrate after she was found guilty of forging her dead husband’s will.

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan on Friday told the National Assembly that he was not responsible for accounting for funds spent on the rental of houses for government ministers.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, MC – An upbeat West Indies touched down here yesterday to continue preparation for their two-Test series against the hosts, bowling off next month.

Dear Editor, As former students, Bishops’ High holds a special place in our hearts.

  MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England’s Ashes debutants face a baptism of fire in tomorrow’s opening test at the Gabba, where four years ago the tourists’ batsmen crumbled under an Australian short-pitched bowling assault.

Dear Editor, On October 19, 2017 President David Granger appointed 84-year-old former Guyana High Court Justice, James Patterson, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission.

SEVILLE, Spain, (Reuters) – Sevilla’s Guido Pizarro scored a 93rd-minute equaliser to complete an incredible comeback from three goals down to draw 3-3 against Liverpool yesterday in a pulsating Champions  League Group E clash.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Monday labelled the leaking of an email from its chairman Khemraj Ramjattan to executives on the selection of a GECOM chairman as “political mischief”.

Dear Editor, I again make a clarion call for the establishment of a Behavioural Science Unit in the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to focus on promoting acceptable behaviour among its members, among other issues. 

The Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC) has reaffirmed its plans to supply the needs of the entire CARICOM market for both brown and white sugar.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite has broken into the top 20 of the ICC batting rankings, after rising one place in the latest release yesterday.

Asked to explain how the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) was able to purchase over $605 million in emergency pharmaceutical supplies through sole sourcing if its request for a waiver of the Procurement Act was denied, Finance Minister Winston Jordan last Friday told the National Assembly that he could not explain.

Dear Editor, A lot of noise continues to be made about the difficulty in getting property owners to pay their taxes to the city of Georgetown’s tax collectors and to the other various town and village authorities.

(The Sports Xchange) – Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 47 points as the Boston Celtics ran their winning streak to 16 games with a 110-102 overtime win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.

PRAGUE/LONDON, (Reuters) – Czech tennis player Jana Novotna, who won the 1998 Wimbledon championship after falling short in two previous finals, has died at the age of 49 after a long battle with cancer.

Dear Editor, Allegations of more sexual misconduct are making the news. 

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that a Coroner’s Inquest be held into the death of Dinish Ramcharran, the Tabatinga porter who died more than six months ago after he reportedly fell from a moving truck.

HARARE, (Reuters) – Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe’s president yesterday, a week after the army and his former political allies moved to end four decades of rule by a man once feted as an independence hero who became feared as a despot.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldiers, according to internal documents reviewed by Reuters.

Dear Editor, Sometimes I feel I’m wasting my time writing to the editor because nothing changes.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies superstar Chris Gayle notched his second half-century in as many days to fire Rangpur Riders to a narrow three-run victory over Kieron Pollard’s Dhaka Dynamites but Dwayne Smith’s fifty proved in vain as Rajshahi Kings lost again in the Bangladesh Premier League here yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Estate Management and Business Development Company Ltd (EMBD) has filed its TT$200 million cartel claim against former housing minister Dr Roodal Moonilal, two former executives and a group of contractors.

The Hamilton Greene football tournament will continue on Sunday November 26th at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden with an exciting doubleheader.

(Reuters) – CBS News and other networks said yesterday they had fired Charlie Rose, one of the most prominent American interviewers, the day after the Washington Post reported the television host had sexually harassed eight women.

Dear Editor, When in the history of international sport have two players from the same team (country) successfully sued the media or its  agents of another country, for defamation, within a period of one or maybe two years?

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana Jaguars captain Leon Johnson has hailed veteran former West Indies batsman Shiv Chanderpaul for helping him break out of a poor run of recent form in the Regional Four-Day Championship.

CARACAS/HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA is siphoning oil from its cash-paying joint ventures with foreign firms to feed its domestic refineries, two sources close to the matter told Reuters, at a time when late debt payments have triggered defaults.

Last week two events were reported that deserve some comment. The first had to do with the case between DIPCON Engineering Limited and the Attorney General (AG) of Guyana before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which the AG, Mr.

Allegations of misconduct in the local education sector have been around for years.

Dear Editor, On Sunday, November 19, I decided to see what development is taking place in our region.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – David Warner gave the Australian camp a scare ahead of tomorrow’s opening Ashes test by hurting his neck during a fielding drill but the opening batsman is confident he will be fit to face England at the Gabba.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia sent a letter to the Venezuelan foreign ministry yesterday protesting the incursion of a military helicopter and troops from that nation over the border, the latest in a series of similar incidents that have drawn criticism from Colombia.

The borders of Guyana, Venezuela and Brazil collide at the site of Mount Roraima, the tallest of the Pakaraima Mountains.