Daily Archive: Monday, April 2, 2018

Armed bandits this morning held three Chinese nationals at gunpoint as they were about to enter their Sheriff Street premises and ransacked their house before carting off over $200,000 in cash and other valuables.

KARACHI, Pakistan,  CMC – Pakistan defeated West Indies by 82 runs in the second Twenty20 International of the three-match series at the National Stadium here today.

SOWETO, South Africa,  (Reuters) – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who emerged as a combative anti-apartheid campaigner during her husband Nelson Mandela’s decades in jail but whose reputation was later tarnished by allegations of violence, died today at the age of 81.

(Trinidad Guardian) For the third time this year, Russian intelligence gathering ship Viktor Leonov has visited Trinidad and Tobago.

If government believes or has evidence that there are illegalities in ExxonMobil’s and partners’ operations offshore, it will make an impromptu visit despite the contract saying that the minister must give seven days’ notice, Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman says.

Compliments of the best female leaper in the Region, Chantoba Bright, Guyana continued to mine precious metal on Day Two of the CARIFTA Games here yesterday in the Bahamas.

A Tain Settlement, Corentyne security guard was killed at his workplace in Rose Hall Town on Saturday night during a robbery.

Cougars secured their first win in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League, defeating fellow Berbice unit New Amsterdam (NA) United 2-0 on Saturday at the No.

(Trinidad Guardian)  A Guyanese sailor was crushed to death yesterday while loading a vessel at the Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) port in Claxton Bay.

Defending champion Melanie-B opposes Uprising while Buxton Diamond tackles Paradise-A today in the semi-finals of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara zone, after advancing from the group stage on Saturday.

GuySuCo’s recent move to contract out labour to independent firms signals the end of the trade union movement in the sector and also breaks the laws of the country while it exploits the already struggling, severed workers, former Attorney General Anil Nandall says.

Sir Leon Lessons were crowned Milo Secondary School U18 football champions, humbling Buxton United 5-1 Saturday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Friends of 92-year-old Elsie Dickson are pleading with the public for  assistance in locating the woman who has been missing for more than two weeks.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) defeated Malteenoes by six wickets on the back of an excellent display of seam bowling from former West Indies U 16 fast bowler Qumar Torrington in the latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New York Tri-State U19 Cup at DCC, yesterday.

A family of Corriverton lost millions of dollars in cash and jewellery yesterday after burglars broke into their house while they were at church.

Hamzah Eastman pulled off yet another display of dominance and led a good outing by Team Cocos as he outsprinted a 10-man dash to the finish line at Grove, East Coast Demerara in the second edition of the Chin Chan Cycling,  52-mile Road Race yesterday.

Plaisance Secondary, Chase Academy and St. Rose’s High secured contrasting wins in the U19 division, when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Regional Conference continued Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) announced on Friday that with immediate effect, a Valuation is not required when applying for a Certificate of Compliance to transfer land or property by way of sale, gift or tender.

Guyana All stars gave the thousands packed at the Albion Sports Complex ground what they came to see, a win by four wickets against Trinidad and Tobago Titans in the one-off, Cheddi Jagan Centenary Cup Saturday night.

Dear Editor, After a near total retreat of some seven weeks in the wilderness, there is so much on which to share a thought or two. 

The report on the tests being done by international specialists on Guyana Gold Board (GGB) staff for signs of mercury poisoning is expected to be finished by midweek, Chairman of the Board,  GHK Lall says.

SAN JOSE,  (Reuters) – The centre-left’s Carlos Alvarado Quesada decisively defeated a conservative Protestant singer in Costa Rica’s presidential runoff election yesterday by promising to defend gay rights, handing a major victory to the ruling party.

WASHINGTON/IXTEPEC, Mexico,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday that there will be no deal to legalize the status of young adult immigrants called Dreamers and he said the U.S.-Mexico

Guyana will be represented by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, and Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Gobind Ganga at this year’s Spring Meetings of the Boards of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

KARACHI, Pakistan,  CMC – Captain Jason Mohammed has blamed a lack of application for West Indies’ poor showing in the opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series against Pakistan here yesterday.

Dear Editor, The schism between the APNU and the AFC is much deeper than is currently manifest.

The new ‘Ivan Johnson Snr floor’ at the Takutu Hotel in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) was officially declared open on Friday, in honour of the late Ivan Johnson, founder and owner of the hotel, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Three persons are currently hospitalised after being involved in a serious accident on Friday around noon on the Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara (WCD) Public Road.

Dear Editor, The signed oil contract reveals how short a distance Guyana has travelled since independence in dictating its own sovereign course and removing itself from the excesses of colonialism.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa opener Dean Elgar dropped anchor to steer his side to 134 for three in their second innings at the close of the third day of the fourth and final test against Australia yesterday, giving the hosts a daunting lead of 401 runs.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China has slapped extra tariffs of up to 25 percent on 128 U.S.

Dear Editor, I have just noticed the latest ad for the IPL says it runs from April 7 to May 27.

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – China’s Tiangong-1 space station re-entered the earth’s atmosphere and burnt up over the middle of the South Pacific on Monday, the Chinese space authority said.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Reuters) – England were in a strong position to win the second test against New Zealand and level their two-match series as they extended their lead to 231 runs when bad light stopped play three overs early on the third day at Hagley Oval yesterday.

President David Granger yesterday charged the Mayor and Town Councils across the country to follow the lead of the town of Bartica in its pursuit of initiatives, which not only promote the ‘green’ agenda, but also add to the aesthetics as he commissioned a boardwalk at the Golden Beach.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Former Guatemalan military dictator Efrain Rios Montt died at the age of 91 yesterday, a bitterly divisive figure in the country’s long civil war who escaped a 2013 genocide conviction only to face renewed charges last year.

(Trinidad Guardian) As the debate rages on about who is responsible for the diplomatic blunder in which T&T voted against Dominica’s bid to waive its OAS contributions for the next two years, there have been renewed calls for the dismissal of Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dennis Moses.

With the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) blaming faulty equipment such as generators for the spate of blackouts last year, head of Power Producers and Distributors Inc.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Namibia President Hage Geingob said China is not colonizing Africa and that growing cooperation between the world’s No.

Dear Editor, In the context of Guyana, suicide prevention is no longer about awareness building since no one can argue that Guyanese are not fully aware of suicide in all its ramifications.

KARACHI, Pakistan,  CMC – West Indies were dismissed for their lowest-ever total in Twenty20 Internationals in a crushing 143-run defeat to Pakistan – the second heaviest loss in T20 history – as the tourists lack of preparation and inexperience was laid bare here yesterday.

On March 30th, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon announced that the US$18m signing bonus contracted with ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, EEPGL would be deposited into the Consolidated Fund before any disbursement is made.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Guyana remained the only unbeaten side after they trounced Trinidad and Tobago by 32 runs, to install themselves as front-runners to win the Regional Under-15 Championship.

By Ulric (Neville) Trotz Neville Trotz was director of the Institute for Applied Science and Technology in Guyana from 1980-1990.

The good news is that the authorities have decided to place into the Consolidated Fund the signature bonus of US$18 million that it received from ExxonMobil, and whenever the funds are needed parliamentary approval will be sought, presumably via a Supplementary Estimate.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, (Reuters) – Mexico’s presidential front-runner launched his campaign close to the U.S.

Arian Dhalia Richmond has won this year’s Miss Bartica Regatta Pageant.

LUSAKA,  (Reuters) – Zambia has asked Cuba to recall its ambassador for openly supporting the newly launched opposition Socialist Party, the president’s spokesman said yesterday.

Dear Editor,        The Mayor and City Council wishes to take this opportunity to encourage all citizens to enjoy the Easter holidays in the traditional Guyanese way of kite-flying, picnicking, family get-togethers and other outdoor activities.