Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 1, 2018

More than two months after he was written to by the AFC on matters related to the governing coalition possibly contesting forthcoming local government elections on a single slate, President David Granger has responded.

The police say they are investigating the killing of  Shelton Jordan aka Mickel, 21 years, unemployed of West La Penitence, which occurred about 5.35 this morning at Ganges Street, Prashad Nagar, Georgetown.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that the West Indies’ Ronsford Beaton has failed an independent assessment over his bowling action and is suspended from bowling in international cricket.

The Police say they are investigating an accident which occurred about 7.30 this morning at Loo Creek, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, which resulted in the deaths of Theon Hope, 24 years, a Police Corporal of Lamaha Park and Quason Anthony, 25 years, of Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain agreed today to order its overseas territories such as the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands to make secretive company ownership information public by the end of 2020 to try to tackle corruption and tax avoidance.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies have slumped to ninth in the latest International Cricket Council Test rankings, a historic low for the Caribbean side in the game’s longest format.

(Trinidad Guardian) Archbishop Jason Gordon is advocating for Venezuelan nationals seeking refuge to be welcomed, treated with dignity and integrated into this country.

While making it clear that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is strongly opposed to the inclusion of a sedition clause in the proposed Cybercrime Bill, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that lapses by the party’s Members of Parliament (MPs) may have allowed the government to include it.

Crime Chief Paul Williams yesterday said he was convinced that they have a strong case against the accused, Davendra Ramdial.

Accounting officers who testify before the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will soon be required to swear an oath before offering testimony, PAC Chairman Irfaan Ali announced yesterday.

Anthony Carmichael, a DJ who is out on bail on a ganja trafficking charge, yesterday found himself back before a court for the same offence after the recent discovery of 150 pounds of marijuana in an abandoned car on Sheriff St.

Maurice Fernandes is now awaiting sentencing after a jury convicted him yesterday of sexually abusing a nine-year-old girl.

Nearly 350 potential victims of sexual exploitation and forced labour have been rescued in an INTERPOL-coordinated operation targeting human trafficking in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) would have to reconsider filing more private criminal charges against sitting ministers and is yet to decide if reports will be made to police in the two previous cases.

A 45-year-old Yarrowkabra, Linden-Soesdyke man died after he was knocked down at Pearl, East Bank Demerara yesterday afternoon.

After leading his defence yesterday in the death of fisherman Envil Pollard, whom he shot and killed on January 29th, 2015, murder accused ex-security guard Marlon Callender is likely to know his fate tomorrow when a jury is expected to deliberate on the case against him.

Sixteen fishermen are missing and feared dead after pirates raided their boats off the coast of Suriname and forced them to jump overboard, the authorities Paramaribo said yesterday, according to the Associated Press (AP).

The Region 10 administration was yesterday accused of leaving the government “exposed” through its financial practices, after the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found that it had continued paying a contractor although the performance bond had expired.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has introduced a “Book a Car” option on its website.

After admitting to breaching the protection order that his 85-year-old grandmother had been granted against him, a man was yesterday sentenced to 14 days in jail for the crime.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder has stressed the importance of a strong start to next year’s World Cup in England, especially with the change of format in the competition.

An argument over the use of a toilet landed a teen before a city court on an attempted murder charge yesterday.

All roads will lead to the Mackenzie Bus Park Tarmac tonight when the quarterfinal round in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship kicks-off.

(IPL) The Chennai Super Kings regained their place at the top of the VIVO IPL 2018 standings after they defeated the Delhi Daredevils by 13 runs at the MCA International Stadium in Pune last night.

Investigators yesterday placed one person in custody in relation to last Saturday night’s robbery at a business located at Charles Place, New Amsterdam.

A collaboration between the private sector and the Region Four, Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has resulted in the inaugural RDC/Lloyd W.P.

A Waterloo Street woman is now nursing a wound to her hand after she was accidentally shot yesterday morning in Albouystown.

Saeed Hamid, also known as `Saho’, 65, who went missing on April 19 was last seen entering a vehicle at the entrance to the Berbice Bridge, according to a taxi driver who said he dropped him there.

Golden Jaguars Center Back Jeremy Garrett, is banking on his maturity and preparations ahead of an audition with American Football Club, DC United on Friday, in the United States.

Guyana’s leading badminton players Priyanna Ramdhani and Jonathan Mangra have successfully completed the one month training camp in Guatemala, a press release from the Guyana Badminton Association stated.

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President Sir Dennis Byron on Wednesday reiterated the importance of having substantive judicial appointments and called for the impasse between President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo to be resolved soonest.

The final of the Guyana Cricket Board/Hand-In-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance (HIH) Inter-County Under-19 limited overs  tournament is now set for the National Stadium, Providence on Friday.

A Crabwood Creek pensioner yesterday afternoon lost his two-storey wooden house in a fire.

The  Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)  and GuySuCo last week trained medical, clerical and administrative staff of the latter who will help ex-sugar workers reintegrate into the society.

Standout riders, Hamzah Eastman and Romello Crawford will represent Guyana at the Pan American Road Cycling Championships which starts today in San Juan, Argentina.

Pedestrians travelling on the northern and southern pavements of Regent Street yesterday were lucky to have not been struck down by a car and a bus that came to an abrupt stop on the walkway after colliding.

Jamal John braved the elements and emerged winner of Sunday’s 75-mile road race from Homestretch Avenue to Long Creek (on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway) and back.

A high-level ministerial team yesterday visited ExxonMobil’s Noble Bob Douglas drillship to have a first-hand look at the deep-sea operations and to officially welcome the captain and crew to Guyana.

The Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice man who was arrested after being accused  of sexually assaulting nine West Coast Berbice primary pupils last Thursday has since been placed on a sustainable amount of station bail, a police source said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Let me start by commending Ruel Johnson and others for bringing to the attention of the public via the media -social and mainstream- the offending clause ensconced in the Cybercrime Bill 2016.

The inaugural Ganesh Parts and General Store golf tournament will get underway today at the Lusignan Golf Club after a lengthy delay.

Indigenous organisations on Thursday completed training of facilitators for consultations on the revision of the Amerindian Act 2006.

Dear Editor, GuySuCo’s Public Relations Officer, Ms Audreyanna Thomas in responding to a picketing exercise by the pensioners of the Corporation at the LBI Community Centre is quoted in the April 28, 2018 Stabroek News to have said that the company’s moves relate largely to “…an increased security measure for both the corporation and as well as for the pensioners”.

The Yamaha Caribs and the Panthers kicked off their victory hunts of the Bounty Farm 15s League on positive notes this past weekend at the National Park.

Dear Editor, I am not even sure whether to laugh at the shameless utterances of the PPP ‘Wild Horse’ Anil Nandlall.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra knows what an Olympic track-and-field medal would be worth for Indian athletics and the gold he landed at the recent Commonwealth Games has given him confidence ahead of the Tokyo Games in two years’ time.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has urged that the government allocate $2 billion to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)  for the acquisition of quality equipment and to conduct test work to determine the feasibility of eliminating the use of mercury in mining and processing in Guyana.

Three bandits beat and robbed the guard and two other men at a Superbet shop in an attack at Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown yesterday morning, which residents believe is gang-related.

TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled yesterday what he said was evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons programme that could step up pressure on the United States to pull out of a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

Dear Editor, Your weekly feature `The world beyond Georgetown’ featured this week ‘Saint John’ which is situated in the village of Hopetown, West Coast Berbice.

(Reuters) – Canada’s athletics federation called yesterday for a rigorous review of a new IAAF hyperandrogenism rule.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s upper house yesterday voted to give parliament powers to block or delay a final deal on departure from the European Union, defeating Prime Minister Theresa May’s government.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Vatican Treasurer George Pell must face trial on charges of historical sexual offences, an Australian court ruled yesterday.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Imprisoned former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, along with the current leader of the Workers Party he founded, were hit yesterday with fresh corruption charges by federal prosecutors.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled, `Caricom worried at possible UK anti-laundering sanctions on associate members’ (SN April 29). 

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia,  CMC – Bermuda, still without their top all-rounder Kamau Leverock, slipped to the bottom of the standings after slumping to a crushing 189-run defeat against Uganda in their second ICC World Cricket League Division Four match at the UKM-YSD Oval yesterday.

BAKU, Azerbaijan,  CMC – Reigning World champion Lewis Hamilton won a incident-strewn Azerbaijan Grand Prix here  Sunday, to notch his first victory of the new season and leapfrog nemesis Sebastian Vettel at the top of the standings.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter in Stabroek News dated April 30th, 2018, `Creolese helps students in their learning’.

N’DJAMENA,  (Reuters) – Chad’s parliament yesterday overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that expands President Idriss Deby’s powers and could allow him to stay in office until 2033, in a vote boycotted by most opposition lawmakers.

(Trinidad Guardian) “Puss” Cudjoe walked out of the San Fernando High Court thanking God and his attorneys for his freedom last Friday.

Following the recent visit to the Whitewater Primary School, Region One, by a team of 13 senior education ministry officials, the school is now equipped with a steady supply of electricity and the school’s library now has more than 150 relevant textbooks and workbooks.

TAIPEI/BEIJING, (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic severed ties with Taiwan and switched its allegiance to China yesterday, in another diplomatic blow to the self-ruled island, which accused the Caribbean nation of accepting false promises of aid from Beijing.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela raised its minimum wage to 1 million bolivars per month yesterday, the third increase this year that puts the figure at just $1.61 at the black market exchange rate.

Dear Editor, I want to make a public apology at it relates to the Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow wreath-laying ceremony on April 29, 2018, at his statue in the compound of Guyana’s Parliament Building.

The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) yesterday made a presentation of $75,000 to  broadcaster Ron Robinson towards his recuperation, post-heart surgery.

(Reuters) Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is listed as probable for Tuesday’s Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal series with the New Orleans Pelicans, coach Steve Kerr announced yesterday.

It’s hard to know what will happen next in Venezuela, but what Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos told me in an interview last week should raise alarm bells throughout the hemisphere.

In the strictest sense of the word, last week’s revelation that a “massive racket” relating to what would appear to be a thriving trade in the rigging of driving test results by corrupt functionaries inside the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is hardly news.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – SUAL Partners, a co-owner of Russian aluminium producer Rusal, said yesterday  that Rusal’s board and shareholders needed to start work as soon as possible on a new strategy after the company was hit by U.S.

(Barbados Nation) Queen’s Counsel Andrew Pilgrim has apologised to Magistrate Graveney Bannister following an outburst in the Bridgetown Traffic Court last Friday.

Dear Editor, On  April 27, on my way home in a hire car travelling on what I call the West Demerara nightmare public road because of its poor condition, I noticed work being done on the road beyond filling in potholes.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Goals on either side of half-time gave Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz a revenge 2-0 win over 10-man Antigua and Barbuda at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium here Sunday.