Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 30, 2018

At least two of the beneficiaries of controversial land sales at `Pradoville 2’ recently met with State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) officials after it was proposed that they pay the difference between the price they purchased at and the market rate at that point.

DALLAS (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp’s chief executive said on Wednesday that he hopes the new attorney general in New York “comes to a different conclusion” than predecessor Eric Schneiderman on a climate change probe into the world’s largest publicly traded oil producer.

KIEV/MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – A dissident Russian journalist who was reported murdered in Kiev dramatically reappeared alive today in the middle of a televised briefing about his own killing by the Ukrainian state security service.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – More than 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike on a meeting in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand, a U.S.

The Attorney-General called Chief Justice Roxane George’s ruling ordering him to bring the long-delayed Judicial Review Act into force by the end of July “premature,”.

The Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday commenced hearing the appeal filed by Ramon Gaskin, who has sought to challenge the granting of a petroleum production licence to the partners of the local Exxon subsidiary.

A mechanic was yesterday charged with murdering Guyana Goldfields Inc. manager Neil Whyte, who was found stabbed to death just over a week earlier in a Thomas Street, South Cummingsburg apartment.

Following widespread outrage, including a protest yesterday, over alleged discrimination against a primary-level student in indigenous dress by the staff of the Mae’s Schools, the institution has broken its silence on the incident and denied engaging in any discriminatory behaviour.

After enjoying his freedom for close to four years although he was convicted for the dangerous driving death of a child, businessman Tazim Gafoor yesterday learned that he would have to serve a year-long sentence for the crime.

American Airlines has been working with the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) towards the commencement of operations here from November 15th, 2018, according to GCAA Director General Lt.

Melissa Silas, the pregnant mother of three who allegedly killed her common-law husband, was yesterday charged with manslaughter and she was released on $200,000 bail.

As the municipality continues to suffer from a dearth of funds, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown has ramped up efforts to maximise its earning potential by forwarding the newly-approved metered parking by-laws to Minister Ronald Bulkan for his signature and resuscitating tripartite discussions on container fees.

The newly-inducted Board of Directors of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will be proactive in fulfilling its mandate of ensuring the skies over Guyana are safe as well as in supporting business initiatives in the aviation sector, returning Chairman Lt.

Last Wednesday, after 16:00 hrs, an externally contracted disconnection crew was involved in a physical altercation with a Guyana Power Light (GPL) Inc.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon last Thursday dispelled ongoing concerns about the aged aircraft being procured for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and he assured that they have been “tried and tested” and are a good investment.

The Ministry of Social Protection has announced the Interim Management Committee (IMC) which will replace the deposed Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union Limited (GPSCCUL) Management Committee.

Derrick Oudkerk, the inmate who escaped more than one month ago while working at a prison officer’s  Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara home was on Monday afternoon recaptured by the police.

As the probe into the 18-year-old murder of Daniel Singh widens, investigators have arrested a sister of the captured suspect and are on the hunt for another sister, who is the owner of the house where he was arrested over the weekend.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies and telecommunications giants Digicel have severed their sponsorship agreement prematurely, ending a 13-year commercial relationship.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday expressed deep concern over an image on two websites depicting Guyana without its known internationally recognised borders.  In a statement, the ministry noted that this image appeared on the website of the American Home and Beauty Centre and also on that of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle.

The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a loan of US$1.3 million ($273m) to assist in upgrading the water sector in Guyana.

West Indies test batsman, Vishaul `Cheesy’ Singh,  Chandrapaul Hemraj and Keon Joseph have been named in Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) President’s XI to face Sri Lanka in a three-day game beginning today.

The police constable who was driving one of the force’s vehicles that overturned and subsequently collided with a house one week ago at De Hoop, Mahaica was yesterday charged with dangerous driving and released on $40,000 bail.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 29, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says his meeting with Cricket Australia officials last week has armed him with  “valuable insight”, ahead of CARICOM’s meeting with the International Cricket Council in November.

Another police constable testified yesterday during the continuation of the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against taxi driver Matthew Munroe, who is accused of murdering school teacher Kescia Branche.

The Patron, Management and Members of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC), has congratulated the six members selected for Guyana in the upcoming Cricket West Indies (CWI) Female Cricket Tournament.

The delay in the re-opening of the National Ophthalmology Hospital in Port Mourant, Corentyne has caused concern for some members of the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC), according to the Chairman of the Regional Health Committee Zamal Hussain.

Clinton Urling, former chairman of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalization Committee, says that the GFF cannot regulate private forms of football not sanctioned by FIFA.  In an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport, Urling said, “GFF has to be careful not to over step its mandate and attempt to regulate formats of private football not sanctioned by FIFA.”  According to Urling, “During my time at the helm of the NC, we were asked to regulate street football from some, but we were of the view, in addition to intervention over stepping our mandate, that street football serves as an ideal scouting ground for emerging talent and also encourages participation in the broader and more regulated formats of the game.”

The lone newcomer in the Guyana senior female team, Cherry-Ann Fraser, has set her sights on changing Guyana’s fortunes as the team looks to capture the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional title.

Motorists who traverse the Parfaite Harmonie Access Road say they are fed up and frustrated with the main carriageway which is constantly developing potholes of varying sizes.

Dear Editor, Silence is no longer the answer to the increasing level of disrespect that is being meted out to the Indigenous Peoples of Guyana.

The unavailability of grounds in Region Four, yesterday prevented the third place playoff between Hope Secondary and Friendship Secondary in the Regional Democratic Council (RDC)/Lloyd Britton/Devcon Construction/Regional Executive Officer (REO) Region Four Inter-Secondary Schools knockout competition from being played.

Owing to defects in the affidavit filed by attorney Nigel Hughes on behalf of his client Troy Thomas, Justice Jo-Ann Barlow was on Friday unable to deliver her ruling on whether or not the Magistrate’s Court can proceed to hear the extradition challenge mounted by him.

Dear Editor, The deterioration of two recently built bridges on Vlissingen Road (Cemetery Road) is taking place rapidly not far away from the Police Outpost, as follows: – 1.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Test opener Kieran Powell will get the opportunity for valuable match practice ahead of the upcoming Test series while Sunil Ambris and Jermaine Blackwood have been given a chance to impress selectors again, after being named in a 13-man Cricket West Indies President’s XI squad to face Sri Lanka starting today.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr E. B. John’s letter: `Fundamentally counterproductive interventions on GuySuCo’ (SN,29/5/18) One cannot gainsay the excellent points made by Mr John about the deep psycho-social role and impact of GuySuCo and the sugar industry on the lives of Guyanese who work and live in the sugar estates.

(Trinidad Express) After operating in Trinidad for almost a year and a half, ride-sharing app Uber is “pausing” its operations here.

(Reuters) Behind another extraordinary third quarter from Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors erased a 15-point deficit and claimed Game 7 of the Western Conference finals with a 101-92 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday at Toyota Center in Houston.

Free distribution of 91,000 insecticide treated bed and hammock nets  will begin in early June targeting four interior regions well-known as hubs for malaria transmission, according to Vector Control Services (VCS) officials of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH).

(Reuters Health) – Hurricane Maria claimed the lives of 4,645 people in Puerto Rico last year and not the 64 long pegged by the island’s government as the official death toll, according to a survey of thousands of residents by a research team led by Harvard University.

Two companies yesterday entered bids of over $300M to the Ministry of Education for dietary supplies under the National School Feeding Programme.

(Reuters) – Carrying the Cleveland Cavaliers to this year’s NBA Finals is among the most impressive feats of LeBron James’ career but the challenge that now awaits the game’s greatest player may be more than even he can handle.

Dear Editor,  I refer to the calendar of events for this week published by SASOD (Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination) which includes a Gay Pride Parade on Saturday, June 2 presumably in the streets of Georgetown.

(Trinidad Express) Watermelon vendor Brandon Samaroo was shot and killed at his vending stall in Gasparillo at around noon yesterday.

Medical professionals across Region Six have begun a six-week training programme to assess and categorise psychiatric patients.

I have heard politicians give all manner of questionable and laughable explanations in defence of their positions, and some of this is unavoidable in political life with its notions of collective responsibility and collegiate destiny.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s ABC network yesterday swiftly canceled the popular U.S.

LONDON, CMC – A fractured finger has forced Eoin Morgan out of the Hurricane Relief Twenty20 International against West Indies at Lord’s tommorrow.

On the eve of the 52nd anniversary of our independence, one of the more prominent private schools in the capital city marked the occasion by celebrating culture day.

(Trinidad Express) An American Airlines flight that departed Trinidad en route to Miami, Florida yesterday made an emergency landing in Piarco after one of the pilots said that he heard screaming coming from the plane’s cargo hold.

Dear Editor, I have watched with great interest, the many attack articles on Guyana Goldfields.