Daily Archive: Sunday, November 26, 2017

A forty-year-old Venezuelan national and a forty-year-old Guyanese national are in police custody following the discovery of a submersible vessel yesterday in a creek at Annbisi River, Port Kaituma, North West District as a result of information received.

Police are investigating a fatal incident which occurred about 3:10 this morning at Manari Trail, Lethem involving motor pickup #PKK 6060 owned and driven by Anthony Pillew, 32, of Bachelor Adventure, ECD and occupant Brandis Kennedy, 87, a Canadian citizen who died.

A five-year-old and her fifty-two-year-old grandmother early this morning had to seek medical attention at the Skeldon  Hospital where they were treated and sent away for gunshot injuries.

(Trinidad Express) Former housing minister Dr Roodal Moonilal said yesterday he never collected an original cheque from the Estate Management Business Development Company (EMBD) for delivery to a contractor.

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – A pulsating Ashes opener that had promised a grandstand finish will more than likely end early with a handsome win to Australia after Steve Smith’s side pushed within 56 runs of victory at the close of day four on Sunday.

The Ministry of Communities and the National Sports Commission has roped in Aliann Pompey as a Brand Ambassador for the Green Generation Guyana (3G) Movement.

Defending champions Pepsi Hikers were once again in red-hot form, this time crucifying Saints 15 – 4 to waltz their way into today’s semifinals in this year’s edition of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival.

Action in the GT BEER/BFA/Candy Boss Berbice eight-a-side football competition will continue this evening with two matches at the All Saints School Ground, New Amsterdam.

Victoria Kings overcame Milerock while Buxton United needled Ann’s Grove, when season three of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ‘Elite League’ continued Friday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – A captain’s century hewn from granite and two wickets in a fiery pace assault after tea saw Australia wrest the momentum away from England by the end of an enthralling day three of the series-opening Ashes test in Brisbane yesterday.

By Royston Alkins  Georgetown completed a resounding eight-wicket win over East Coast at the Enterprise Community Centre ground yesterday on the back of a mean spell of left-arm spin bowling from West Indies Under – 19 spinner Ashmead Nedd in third round action of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Jaguars 50 overs tournament.

Guyana’s search for their first win of 2017 in international football will continue as they to host nation Indonesia 2-1 yesterday, in an International Friendly at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Indonesia.

Contending that the government’s reluctance to pursue constitutional reform has damaged the credibility of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and cost it key support, former Speaker Ralph Ramkarran says the party’s ministers should resign their Cabinet posts and instead serve as watchdog parliamentarians to ensure the fulfilment of election campaign promises.

Garbage collection in the city is set to return to normality for the holiday season as private contractors Puran Brothers Waste Disposal Inc and Cevons Waste Management Inc will resume their services from today until the end of the year.

(Reuters) – Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara both hit hundreds and combined in a stand of 209 to hand India a big first innings lead over Sri Lanka on the second day of the second test in Nagpur yesterday.The

A Rose Hall, Corentyne businessman, who police had said was the target of a planned hit earlier in the year, is now hospitalised  after he was shot in an attack by two men at his store yesterday afternoon.

  Photos by Joanna Dhanraj  Hampshire on the Corentyne, Berbice is situated 12.7 miles from the Government Buildings in New Amsterdam and is home to hundreds of residents; it is flanked on either side by Belvedere and Williamsburg.

Although Justice Cecil Kennard was made to step down as Chairman of the Police Complaints Autho-rity (PCA) in February because of his advanced age, the post remains vacant.

Last Tuesday at midday a few women assembled in front of the Bishops’ High School calling for the removal of the school’s head Winifred Ellis.

When the Alliance for Change (AFC) meets with governing coalition partner A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to review their pre-electoral alliance pact, the Cummingsburg Accord, its demands will include more structured inter-party communication.

In countries around the globe, mankind in his diverse locations, is now generally very well served with information about his/her life now and in earlier times. 

Noting that Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has no authority to direct Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud to proceed on “special leave,” former attorney general Anil Nandlall said yesterday that what has occurred is a clear violation of the Constitution.

LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – Sunil Ambris wasted little time in pressing his claim for a spot in the West Indies Test side with an exhilarating, better than run-a-ball hundred against New Zealand A here yesterday.

Sizable quantity One of the things that we notice from trade data provided by the World Trade Organization (WTO) is the dominance of manufactured goods in total merchandise trade in generating income for exporting countries. 

HARARE (Reuters) – Former Zimbabwe finance minister Ignatius Chombo, among those detained by the military before Robert Mugabe resigned as president, was charged on Saturday with corruption, including trying to defraud the central bank in 2004.

LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – Sunil Ambris has described yesterday’s hundred against New Zealand A as one of his best, and said conditions here were conducive to his type of stroke-play.

Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson is expected this week to address the problems being faced by the Guyana Power and Light Inc.

Imagine waking up to a breathtaking view of the sun rising over the Pakaraima Mountains, visible from the comfort of your bed.

Some time ago when our young son was struck by agonising abdominal pains in the middle of the night and we had to rush him to Emergency at York Central Hospital in Toronto.

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday unveiled measures aimed at educating the public and schoolchildren about sexism and violence against women and improving police support for victims.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) will battle Camptown in the final of the inaugural Turbo Energy Drink Knockout Football Championship following semi-final wins on Friday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer is well after a surgical procedure he underwent on Friday to clear three coronary arteries, a doctor told a news conference on Saturday.

After losing her mother to cervical cancer, Bibi Sheonarine thought she took all the necessary preventative actions to ensure her surviving parent was healthy.

The holidays are looming. It is the time of year when we raise our glasses to toast each other and the season.

BU DHABI, CMC – World champion Lewis Hamilton was beaten to pole by teammate Valtteri Bottas, as Mercedes locked out front row for today’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Armed bandits yesterday morning robbed a contractor at gunpoint as he was paying his employees at the Good Success koker, on the East Bank of Demerara.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government on Saturday called on the army to help clear a sit-in by Islamist hard-liners blockading the capital after police clashed with activists and religious protests spread to other cities.

Four men, who allegedly robbed a Brazilian national and a taxi driver in an attack at Oleander Gardens, East Coast Demerara, on Friday, have been arrested.

The Guyana Hockey Board and the Squash Association are the only two sporting bodies that have complied with the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) requests in order to receive funding for 2018.

GENEVA/SANAA (Reuters) – Humanitarian aid workers and medical supplies began arriving in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Saturday, UN officials said, after the easing of a nearly three-week military blockade that sparked an international outcry.

Narinie Gopaul, the sales clerk who was allegedly mutilated a week ago by a man whose advances she had rebuffed, is no longer in intensive care at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

In excess of 1500 student athletes and teachers from across Guyana will converge in the city and West Demerara to compete in the 57th edition of the National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships which starts today.

Dear Editor, My client, Mr Coen Jackson, who is currently on Ministry of Education sanctioned  administrative leave, welcomes the referral of the allegation to the Guyana Police Force levelled against him, by Mr Ruel Johnson, Cultural Advisor to the Ministry of Social Cohesion.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Saturday that he would not accept Iran-backed Hezbollah’s positions that “affect our Arab brothers or target the security and stability of their countries”, a statement from his press office said.

Dear Editor, In response to the November 22, 2017 article in the Kaieteur News entitled ‘Petroleum Commission Bill prescribes imprisonment for sharing of info’, the Ministry of Natural Resources wishes to advise as follows:The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is committed to transparency and accountability, not only within the oil and gas sector but also in all sectors.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Elections organized by the Kurdish-led authorities of northern Syria will be held on Dec.

The southern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) is a small swallow. It is found in Central and South America and Trinidad.

Chess is associated with reason and intelligence. It is bonded to logic and order.

After almost a week of public allegations of sexual abuse in one of the country’s top schools, some decisions were arrived at on Friday by a committee set up by the Ministry of Education. 

For decades, the Caribbean has been fixated on the need to export to, and import from its traditional markets in North America and Europe.

Both the management of the Massy Stores Supermarket at Providence and the police have denied a recent claim by the United States Embassy of an increase in robberies in the supermarket’s parking lot.

Guyana’s National Drama Festival (NDF) 2017 has now reached the stage where nominations have been made for the various awards and prizes in the different categories.

In my last column, I touched on tips for a better night’s rest.

Alpinia zerumbet commonly called Shell Ginger originated in South East Asia and Hawaii and comes from the Ginger family.

Introduction Last week’s column had raised an outside-the-box consideration, which is that Guyana’s best use of its coming petroleum benefits/revenues might well lie in their utilization as strategic spending on renewable energy.