Daily Archive: Thursday, April 5, 2018

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) says that at 8.15 am today,  two soldiers from the 31 Special Forces Squadron were injured when their parachutes became entangled during a routine paratrooping training exercise conducted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

Exemplifying its financial clout, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is to make US$900m available to Guyana for the period 2018 to 2020 and covering a wide range of development areas.

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – An Indian court jailed Bollywood star Salman Khan for five years for poaching today, lawyers said, a sentence likely to derail the career of one of the country’s most popular actors.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia’s David Warner has joined former captain Steve Smith and batsman Cameron Bancroft in accepting sanctions imposed on him by his cricket board for his role in last month’s ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.

Newly-appointed Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Chief Executive Officer, Albert Gordon has assured customers that eliminating blackouts was his number one priority and the utility company is pursuing access to US$110M for the immediate upgrade of systems.

The amended by-laws for metered parking in the City were approved yesterday afternoon by a majority vote of 13 to 2, despite pleas from three councillors to halt the process.

-says killings may have occurred earlier than believed Relatives of the victims of the Lindo Creek massacre were “outraged” that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) appeared to have more interest in identifying the bodies, than conducting an actual investigation, attorney Nigel Hughes testified yesterday.

A post-mortem examination performed on the remains of Reona Payne, the travel agent who was shot on Saturday during an argument with her common-law husband, GDF Captain Orwain Sandy revealed that she died as a result of multiple gunshot injuries.

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan says he believes Acting Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine’s version of the shooting to death of three suspected bandits on the Kingston Seawall in March.

After days of investigative work and grilling of eleven suspects, one person, an employee yesterday confessed to the police that he was involved in the robbery at the store in Rose Hall Town, during the course of which the security guard was murdered.

At the trial of Bryan Leitch for the murder of Joseph Jagdeo who owned the South Central Hotel, the court was told that the accused had been seen with the dead man’s cellular phone.

Parents of children at the Playgroup, Nursery and Primary levels of Mae’s say they were shocked to receive notices just before school closed for Easter, stating that school fees for the Christmas Term will be increased by up to 42% depending on the Grade.

Despite a few blunders in Gold Coast last evening one of which saw England being listed as an African Nation, the 2018 edition of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony set the stage for what’s to come over the next 12 days.

Taj Andrew Jarvis, the labourer killed on Good Friday during an attempted robbery on Alexander Street, Kitty died as a result of stab wounds in the heart.

Dear Editor, The statutory meeting of the Georgetown City Council, scheduled for Wednesday 4th April 2018, is expected to vote for the amended by-laws for the parking meters.

Educators can use the STEAM fair to bring forward the right kind of ideas and innovation to provide a boost to a critical sector of the education system, Minister of Education Nicolette Henry declared yesterday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – CARICOM is pressing ahead with plans to ensure the restructuring of the governance of West Indies cricket, undeterred by the International Cricket Council’s request to have Cricket West Indies president Dave Cameron present at any meeting between the two bodies.

Without drug observatories in the Caribbean to collect and analyse data and to disseminate information on drug use and drug trafficking, hemispheric efforts will just be a shot in the dark, says US Deputy Chief of Mission Terry Steers-Gonzalez.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies’ upcoming series against Sri Lanka will be critical for the home side as they seek to avoid slumping to ninth in the ICC Test rankings.

Dear Editor, The media has a critical role to play in changing how domestic violence and other forms of gender based violence are addressed in Guyana.

Fifteen sea defence contracts totalling $515m were recently awarded by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for works in Regions Two, Three, Four, Five and Six.

Dear Editor, Our union recognized, over the Easter holidays, a number of reports in various sections of the media regarding happenings and developments in the sugar industry. 

KARACHI, Pakistan,  CMC – West Indies Players Association president, Wavell Hinds, says he is proud of the role West Indies cricket has played in returning international cricket to Pakistan.

Dear Editor, On April 1st, 2018, Roman Catholics in Santa Rosa and throughout the country celebrated the bicentenary of the establishment of the Catholic Church in that region.

Region Four Chairman Genevieve Allen has launched a probe of why 13 employees of the Little Diamond-Herstelling Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) were not paid their fortnightly salaries over the Easter weekend even as the Chairman of the body says that the vouchers had not been ready.

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies head coach Stuart Law believes the three-match series against Pakistan provided an excellent opportunity for the assessment of players on the fringe of international selection.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and the Transport Sports Club (TSC) will clash in the final of the Toucan Distributors/Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) U15 competition after chalking up thrilling wins in their semifinals yesterday.

Dear Editor, A few months ago there were reports via the newspapers and otherwise of seizures of smuggled chicken meat and live sheep in different parts of Guyana.

Murder rates in and around Latin America and the Caribbean have negative consequences and have already affected a number of economies especially Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, said Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan.

After accusing an officer of placing a gun to his head and forcing him to confess to an armed robbery charge, a labourer was yesterday remanded to prison for the offence.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), New York (NY) and Bel Air Rubis (BAR) recorded convincing wins when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ New York/Tri-State Under-19 tournament continued yesterday.

Dear Editor, I thank Mahindra Persaud (SN, March 30) for his supportive comments on the discussion on Creolese.

Colin ‘Superman’ Lewis, one of two Guyanese boxers competing for medals at the XX1 Commonwealth Games currently ongoing in Australia, will spring into action today versus Nathan Ferrari of St Lucia.

Dear Editor, It was with deep sadness that I learnt of the passing of Ms Winnie Mandela on Monday, April 2, 2018.

Commander of ‘F’ Division of the Guyana Police Force, Kevin Adonis has denied allegations of brutality  made against members of the police and army.

Dear Editor, My good friend has dedicated himself and his resources in many ways to the success of Guyana. 

Support poured in yesterday for Walter Grant-Stuart who is gearing up to create history by becoming the first Guyanese rider to compete at a UCI C1 Para-Cycling event scheduled to be staged on April 28 and 29 in Montreal, Canada.

A suspected thief was early yesterday morning shot and injured after he allegedly broke into the storeroom of a businessman at Alberttown, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, The recent recommendation by the Bar Association for the appointment of both the acting Chancellor and Chief Justice of the Judiciary to substantive positions would be good to end the unfortunate situation of two senior jurists acting for far too long.

A city magistrate yesterday granted a miner $75,000 bail after he denied fraudulently converting $170,000.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has, for the third straight year teamed up with the Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Company (HIH) to stage the 2018 Under-19 Inter-County, three-day and one-day tournaments.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Edmund Dillon has issued a statement saying he is pleased to report, that the Court Proceeding in the United States, with respect to his friend Neville Piper, “has been fully and effectively resolved”.

Dear Editor, Guyana has been invited to compete in Canada at the UCI C1 Para Cycling event in April 2018, and Mr Walter Grant Stuart (a differently abled cyclist) is the ambassador who will carry the Golden Arrow Head to represent this country.

(Trinidad Express) A mentally challenged man found by police beating his elderly mother was shot dead by officers on Tuesday.

President David Granger yesterday received a courtesy call from District Governor of the Lions Club, Sean Noel and urged the service organisation to extend its reach to the interior.

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Tiger Woods says there is no clear-cut favourite, Rory McIlroy hopes to grab the Green Jacket with both hands and Justin Thomas plans to wait for his rivals to self-destruct.

Ganesh Budhu, the Corentyne rice farmer and his family who lost all of their possessions in a fire on Easter Monday evening are seeking assistance to help rebuild their lives.

Dear Editor, “Authoritarian: is a form of Government characterized by strong central power and limited political freedom, individual Freedoms are subordinate to the State and there is no Constitutional Accountability.”

An unusual syncretic Indian deity that combines aspects of different major faiths, the dark-coloured Lord Jagannath is still periodically and ceremoniously renewed as a sacred, simple wooden carving, brilliantly painted with a round face and huge symmetrical eyes.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former captain Steve Smith and batsman Cameron Bancroft will not contest the sanctions imposed on them by Cricket Australia (CA) for their role in last month’s ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, the banned duo said yesterday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court early today rejected former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s plea to avoid prison while he appeals a corruption conviction, in a vote that likely ends his political career and deepens divisions in the country.

First Lady, Sandra Granger, yesterday, received a courtesy call from officials of the Medgar Evers College, a college of The City University of New York (CUNY); Director of International Education, Prof.

(Trinidad Express) A  20-year-old woman was killed by a man who went to the police station and confessed.

If all goes according to plan, the office of the Integrity Commission, which will seek to hold public officials to standards consistent with the assurances they have given in their oaths to serve the Guyanese public, will be up and running very soon.