Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Guyana Defence Force captain Orwain Sandy, who was charged with the murder of his common-law wife, Reona Payne, today appeared before a city magistrate for a report on the psychiatric evaluation he was set to undergo.

Sheldon Colin Abrams, 47, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Colin Clarke which occurred between November 25 and December 3, 2015 at Uitvlugt WCD.   Abrams’

(Trinidad Guardian) Hog-tied, gagged and bleeding heavily, a La Romaine pastor begged Jehovah God to spare his life after bandits stormed his home, chopping him and his son before stealing two vehicles, jewellery and cash totalling more than $.5 million early yesterday.

Ansa McAl, through its Carib Beer brand, has teamed up with the East Coast Cricket Committee to host the first ever Carib T20 knock out tournament.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies speedster Ronsford Beaton’s career was left under a cloud yesterday after he was suspended by the International Cricket Council from bowling in international cricket.

Fed up with waiting on a confirmed date for meeting with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to discuss modalities for Local Government Elections (LGE), the Alliance for Change (AFC) has given its governing coalition partner two weeks to reply or it goes alone to the polls this year.

The families of some of the 16 Guyanese fishermen missing after pirate attacks off the coast of neighbouring Suriname remained desperate for word on their fates yesterday as authorities continued to search for them.

Walter Grant-Stuart is hoping that his gold medal outing in Canada this past weekend serves as the catalyst for him to achieve his dream of representing Guyana at the Paralympic Games.

Two men, including a policeman, were killed and another injured following an early morning accident along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway yesterday.

Uitvlugt will oppose Eagles in the final of the inaugural Big Yard Auto Sale ‘West Side Super 4’ Knockout Championship on Friday following their semi-final  wins over Vergenoegen and Eagles respectively on Monday.

A West La Penitence man was stabbed to death in Prashad Nagar yesterday morning after an alleged attempt by him to steal a bird from another man.

Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) male Cricketer-of-the-Year Kevin Sinclair is humbled by the prestigious award and merits his achievement to hard work.

(Reuters) In the wake of a season of mystery surrounding the San Antonio Spurs and injured star Kawhi Leonard, a lengthy ESPN report published yesterday details the complications in the relationship between the two sides and the Spurs’ fears regarding Leonard’s future.

Trade union leaders yesterday called on Guyanese workers to “fight” to preserve hard-won rights and privileges, which they said are being eroded after being enshrined in law a generation ago.

(Reuters) Former NBA player Keyon Dooling revealed powerful details Tuesday about a mental health situation he experienced that stemmed from a childhood incident 25 years earlier.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday expressed shock at a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) recruitment advertisement  which called for male applicants.

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.

“Sign the agreement now! Sign the agreement now!” was the demand that met President David Granger yesterday when he visited the Woolford Avenue headquarters of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) in the first stop of his May Day visit to labour unions.

Three 100-pound gas cylinders, which anti-narcotics agents say were used to transport cannabis, were on Monday tendered as evidence in the trial of Colin Denny and Malika Softleigh, who are charged with drug trafficking.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Veteran West Indies opener Chris Gayle has listed winning next year’s World Cup in England among his remaining high priorities, as his stellar international career winds towards an end.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in a meeting with President Donald Trump’s lawyers in March, raised the possibility of issuing a subpoena for Trump if he declines to talk to investigators in the Russia probe, a former lawyer for the president said yesterday.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Holders Real Madrid reached the Champions League final for the third year in a row after Karim Benzema scored twice in a 2-2 draw with wasteful Bayern Munich yesterday to win their semi-final, second leg 4-3 on aggregate.

Dear Editor, Your Sunday Stabroek article (April 29, 2018) on the sale of land to Scady, contained a number of inaccuracies. 

The Department of the Public Service yesterday found its operations the target of a blistering attack by the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC).

TIJUANA, Mexico, (Reuters) – U.S. immigration officials began processing a trickle of asylum applications yesterday from a caravan of Central American migrants camped at the U.S.-Mexico

Dear Editor, “A person commits an offence of sedition if the person, whether in or out of Guyana, intentionally publishes, transmits or circulates by use of a computer system, a statement or words, either spoken or written, a text, video, image, sign, visible representation that brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government.”

BENGALURU, India, CMC – Pressure mounted on out-of-form West Indies Twenty20 star Kieron Pollard with his latest failure, as Mumbai Indians crashed to a 14-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

The stalled rehabilitation of Graham Street in Plaisance will soon resume.

(Reuters) – Pakistan off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez has been cleared to resume bowling in international cricket after his action was deemed to be legal by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following reassessment, the sport’s governing body said yesterday.

Dear Editor, On April 22, 2018 the Kaieteur News carried a letter written by “concerned citizen” under the heading “This Government is ignoring the plight of the Marudi small miners”.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North and South Korea began dismantling loudspeakers that blared propaganda across their heavily fortified border yesterday, South Korea’s defense ministry said, fulfilling a promise made at last week’s historic summit.

A state counsel was present in court on the day that a judgment of $1.7b was handed down by Justice Brassington Reynolds in favour of Toolsie Persaud Limited (TPL) over land at Turkeyen but she was there in relation to another case, according to a statement on Monday from the Attorney General’s Chambers.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain agreed yesterday 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.

International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) representatives Véron Mosengo-Omba and Marlon Glean, are visiting Guyana to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – I ndia’s government must explain its stand on consensual sexual relations between same sex adults, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, setting a July deadline for a response.

Dear Editor, Is Guyana thinking of rising oil?  Are Guyanese preparing for what that means? 

A Covent Garden dredge owner was on Monday released on $160,000 bail after he denied stealing half a million dollars in foodstuff in 2016.

(Trinidad Express) A pregnant woman was among three people who made an appearance at the Port of Spain Court yesterday charged with the shooting death of a consultant pharmacist at his Diego Martin home earlier this year.

Parika defeated Leguan by 10 runs in a low-scoring thriller at the Tuschen Ground, East Bank Essequibo in the latest round of the 2017/2018 Guyana Cricket Board/ Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited/ National Sports Commission/National Secondary School Cricket League (GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL).

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A letter from Donald Trump’s New York physician released by his campaign in 2015 declaring he would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency” was composed by the candidate himself, the doctor said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to the incident that took place on Saturday 31st March 2018 in Alexander Village where a woman was killed and a soldier charged.

 (Jamaica Gleaner) Post mortem examinations on the four bodies found last week in shallow graves in Thomas River near Pennants, Clarendon have revealed that they all had multiple gunshot wounds.

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Israel said yesterday it does not seek war with Iran and suggested U.S.

Dear Editor, It was on Thursday 5th April that two guys called at my gate.

The PPP is still the most formidable political party in Guyana.

It is a long wait for fans of America’s National Football League (NFL) between the end of one season, the Super Bowl in early February, and the start of the next season at the beginning of September.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – A South African legal expert has resigned from the IAAF’s disciplinary tribunal in protest at a new hyperandrogenism rule that could result in bans for some female athletes unless they undergo testosterone-reducing treatment.