Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 11, 2018

LONDON, (Reuters) – International financial groups took action today  to distance themselves from the shares, bonds and metal of Russian aluminium giant Rusal after the United States imposed sanctions on the company.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Pop singer Mariah Carey revealed on Wednesday that she suffers from bipolar disorder, telling People magazine that she was diagnosed in 2001 but had only recently been taking medication.

Six men are in police custody following their arrest and the finding of two 9 MM Glock Pistols – one serial number filed out –  along with twenty-two live rounds, one Beretta Pistol with eleven live rounds, one 32 Taurus  Pistol – serial number filed out – with six live rounds, one sledge hammer, two pairs of latex gloves and trade plates at a Police road block last night on the Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

ALGIERS, (Reuters) – More than 250 people were killed when a military plane crashed in a field outside Algeria’s capital today, state media said, in the country’s worst air disaster.

Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge yesterday sought to temper expectations of a speedy adjudication by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of Guyana’s border controversy with Venezuela, saying that a decision can take between two and six years.

With aluminum giant, Rusal’s stocks tumbling and dollar bonds slumping to record lows following United States sanctions against its Russian owner, Oleg Deripaska, the Guyana Government has expressed concern that it might have implications for the company’s operations here.

The state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) and Hits and Jams Entertainment say they are both up to date with their financial obligations to the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) and are not among stations to be taken off the air for fees owed.

A West Bank Demerara miner was yesterday sentenced to a total of four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two robbery charges.

Yesterday, a team of Ministry of Education (MoE) officials met with the management of Mae’s School to discuss proposed school fees hikes which go as high as 42%.

As the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) completed one of its Alternative Livelihood sessions yesterday, former sugar workers said there is need for more regular and extensive training.

The Caribbean Court Justice (CCJ) last Thursday dismissed an appeal by six former CLICO Belizean policyholders whose contention it was that their financial loss from the company’s 2009 liquidation was the result of the Supervisor of Insurance, Alma Gomez’s reckless handling of the Company.

Alex Algoo rode his luck to close on an unbeaten 83 as Berbice led Essequibo by 69 runs at the end of day one of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Hand-in-Hand Mutual, Fire and Life Insurance U19 three-day Inter-County tournament at the Lusignan Community Centre Ground, East Coast Demerara yesterday.

Fezeena Bacchus, the Diamond, East Bank Demerara shop owner who was assaulted and robbed of a quantity of cash and jewellery on Monday by armed bandits, remains terrified after the attack.

Local NGO, ChildLink has secured a grant from the European Union (EU) of $87.7m  to reintegrate 749 children living in institutions and 2500 children at risk of institutional care in Guyana.

West Indies U19 all-rounder Bhaskar Yadram struck his maiden double century to leave Demerara in a commanding position on the opening day of their first-round encounter against the select U17s in the Guyana Cricket Board/ Hand-In-Hand Mutual Fire and Life insurance, three-day U19 Inter-County tournament at Everest, yesterday.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde says the decision to appoint Canada based Dr.

Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock has said that contrary to reports circulating on social media, the ministry is working “assiduously” to address overcrowding at the Indigenous Residence located at Princes Street, Georgetown.

Guyana’s table tennis players endued a day of mixed fortunes in the singles category of the Commonwealth Games currently being played on the Gold Coast of Australia but Trenace Lowe and Natalie Cummings in the women’s singles and Christopher Franklin and Shemar Britton all advanced to the next round  after placing second in their groups.

Construction firms yesterday submitted bids for  a green energy development centre at the Bina Hill Institute, in Region 9, under the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs.

Guyanese Lennox Braithwaite and Ransford Goodluck managed to hold their own for 11th position when the Commonwealth Games Fullbore Championships – Queen’s Prize Pairs Finals concluded, yesterday at the Belmont Full Bore Range.

Dear Editor, My attention has been drawn to a joint statement in the Stabroek News, dated April 8, 2018 under the caption, “FITUG/ GTUC against Agriculture Ministry gaining responsibility for GuySuCo”, purportedly issued by the Guyana Trades Union Con-gress and FITUG.

The fifth annual Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) ‘Road to Mecca’ Club Championships will continue today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue with three group matches.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Sylvester Vanderhyden, who is accused of murdering a woman during a robbery on the Agricola Public Road in 2008, continued yesterday.

Dear Editor, The unemployment rate in Guyana is staggering and climbing every day.

Dear Editor, I recently learnt that a junior chess team was sent to Suriname for a tournament in that country by the Guyana Chess Federation which is headed by Mr James Bond.

GOLD COAST, Australia, CMC – Jamaican Kimberley Williams produced a superb final leap to snatch gold in the women’s triple jump, headlining a trio of Caribbean winners as fellow countryman Ronald Levy captured the men’s sprint hurdles and Grenadian Lindon Victor claimed the men’s decathlon, on day six of the Commonwealth Games here yesterday.

Murder accused Brian Leitch, according to the police, said that the killing of hotel owner Joseph Jagdeo was unintentional and that he was sorry for it.

UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Russia and the United States tangled yesterday at the United Nations over the use of chemical weapons in Syria as Washington and its allies considered whether to strike at President Bashar al-Assad’s forces over a suspected poison gas attack last weekend.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The jailing of Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has hardened convictions in his Workers Party that he should be nominated to run for president, its senior members said, a plan that may leave the broader left fragmented as elections approach.

Dear Editor, I write to take issue and at the same time, expose the primary intention of Freddie Kissoon’s column that was published in Kaieteur News on Thursday, March 29, 2018: under the caption,  ‘Roopnaraine is the most honest activist the WPA produced.’

GOLD COAST, Australia,  CMC – Olympic champions Elaine Thompson and Shaunae Miller-Uibo both won their preliminary heats as they cruised into today’s semi-finals of the 200 metres at the Commonwealth Games.

Deputy Mayor of Georgetown Akeem Peter was on Monday elected to be Chairperson of a new committee that has been set up to overlook the daily operations of metered parking in the capital city.

Dear Editor, The arrest and sentencing of former President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, is one of the most shameful pages in the recent history of Latin America.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Liverpool reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 10 years as Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino struck decisive blows to secure a 2-1 win over Manchester City yesterday that completed a 5-1 aggregate victory.

Region Six’s Health Direc-tor, Jevaughn Stephens says that the ‘sit-in’ by physicians on Monday at the Skeldon Hospital was mainly as a result of a lack of communication and the closure of the Skeldon Estate Dispensary which has led to an increase in the number of patients at the said hospital.

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg yesterday navigated through the first of two U.S.

Dear Editor, The APNU+AFC coalition government is not serious about public health in Guyana.

Guyana’s squash players, competing in the on the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast Australia, continued their torrid run after dropping all five of their doubles matchups yesterday.

Photographs taken of last year’s discovery of $550 million in cocaine stashed in lumber were tendered as evidence yesterday when the trial of the accused traffickers continued at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court.

TEGUCIGALPA,  (Reuters) – The second seizure of a coca plantation in Honduras within a year shows drug gangs are seeking to cut costs and turn the small Central American state into a producer rather than a transit hub for U.S.-bound

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – White House lawyers are trying to dissuade U.S.

Filbert Cush, 49, and Gary Dan, 48, who admitted to stealing from a city shop owner, were yesterday ordered to perform community service and fined, respectively.

(Reuters) Rudy Gay scored 18 points off the bench, and Manu Ginobili added 17 as the San Antonio Spurs bumbled and stumbled through the first 3 1/2 quarters but found a way to defeat the visiting Sacramento Kings 98-85 on Monday and clinch a 21st consecutive playoff berth.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump canceled his first official trip to Latin America, the White House announced yesterday, triggering a mix of relief and criticism from a region he has repeatedly disparaged over immigration, narcotics and trade.

Dear Editor, I observe the local muckraking circus, and it becomes very clear that it cannot be accurately described as a fringe any more, be it lunatic or otherwise. 

(Trinidad Express) A day after his demotion, Darryl Smith has been dismissed as a Government Minister.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is now internationally certified as it has attained the  ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems Certificate.

OXFORD,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Discrimination against women and girls is a more pressing global challenge than disparities in income between the rich and the poor, former U.S.

The Regional Chairman of Region Six, David Armogan is calling on government ministries to inform the Regional Democratic Councils of ongoing and future projects within the regions.

ROME,  (Reuters) – AS Roma pulled off one of the great Champions League comebacks by knocking Barcelona out with a remarkable 3-0 win in their quarter-final second leg yesterday, overcoming a 4-1 deficit from the first game to reach the last four on away goals.

Dear Editor, It seems almost a done deal that the infamous parking meters will be re-introduced in the city of Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Professor Justice Duke Pollard’s letter ‘Lowe’s conclusion on case before CCJ was spurious’(Stabroek News, March 21, 2018), which criticizes Mr Sherwood Lowe for expressing his views in a letter ‘Mendez has shifted the CCJ gaze from Article 1 to Article 9 of the Constitution’ (Stabroek News, March 19, 2018), exposes the fact that Professor Pollard is ‘singing for his supper’ – moreso when you consider that he attempts to discount the views of a Guyanese, who has not been pro-PPP, but has been consistent in his expressions since I first met him in the early 2000s.

Today I will apply to Guyana relevant lessons gleaned from the international experiences considered last week.

(Barbados Nation) Two brothers, Mark and Ricky Harewood perished yesterday morning in a fire at Fairview Christ Church.

After the twenty-ninth inter-sessional meeting of the conference of the Caricom Heads of Government concluded on the 28th February, in Haiti, the communiqué issued, surprisingly, included the subject of West Indies cricket.

NORRISTOWN, Pa.,  (Reuters) – One of 50 women to accuse comedian Bill Cosby of sexual molestation told a jury on Tuesday he gave her spiked wine that kept her stupefied for four days in 1984, and she awoke to find him naked and attempting to force himself on her.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell announced his return to the Indian Premier League in style, belting an explosive unbeaten half-century but it was not enough to prevent Chennai Super Kings from pulling off a five-wicket victory here yesterday.