Daily Archive: Thursday, June 7, 2018

Following the circulation of a video showing dozens of children packed into a bus “like sardines”, the police have slapped a series of charges against a driver and a conductor.

The police in Berbice two days ago arrested one of the key suspects in the April 27 piracy attack off of Suriname which left four fishermen dead and around twelve missing.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil is seeking buyers for its stake in a large undeveloped gas field off Tanzania, according to three banking and industry sources, as the company focuses on the development of an even bigger project in neighbouring Mozambique.

ACCRA,  (Reuters) – Hundreds of Ghanaians on Wednesday trooped to Accra to watch alleged acts of bribery involving soccer officials, including the head of the country’s football association, captured on video demanding kickbacks.

A Glasgow, East Bank Berbice man murdered his wife and daughter yesterday morning and then hung himself.

The continuous deterioration of the Linden-Lethem Road is said to be hampering the flow of money in the Region, as financial hardships have fallen on various sectors in the Rupununi.

A teenager was yesterday remanded after he was charged with the murder of Tilaknauth Mohabir, one of the fishermen killed in the horrific April 27 piracy attack off of Suriname.

Mae’s Schools yesterday offered “profound apologies” to  nine-year-old student, Joshua Chacon who was left traumatised after he was told that he was inappropriately dressed for a culture day activity.

Residents of Canal No. 2 and Belle West on the West Bank of Demerara are complaining about the deplorable state of their access roads.

President David Granger yesterday insisted that Belizean Chief Justice (CJ) Kenneth Benjamin will remain his choice for the Chancellor position.

The list released by government on Tuesday was reflective of companies and individuals that  ExxonMobil and its main contractors have done business with.

The National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) yesterday refuted claims made by Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock that it has stymied the Amerindian Land Titling (ALT) process.

A lone bandit yesterday morning cornered a female customer in the Oasis Café on Carmichael Street and carted off a bag containing an undisclosed amount of cash.

Mahendra Bishundial who has been accused of the 2012 shooting death of Edun Farms truck driver Aga Khan, now faces a retrial after a jury was yesterday unable to arrive at a verdict.

Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) has called on the government to implement a systematic campaign for the eradication of mercury use.

A City Magistrate yesterday granted bail to a man charged with attempted murder.

Monitoring devices installed at GWI’s pump stations across the country can now instantly alert officials if there is low water pressure.  

Twenty-one students from the West Demerara Secondary School (WDSS) will be the first to pursue studies in Portuguese at the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) level. 

Starting in January, US army civil engineers under the US Southern Command “Exercise New Horizon 2019”will begin building a women’s shelter and two community centres in Linden.

Constable Cledwin Bennett who claims that Vishwantie Ragnauth and Nyron Thakurdyal made certain statements to him after he had put an allegation of murder to them, admitted yesterday that in the process he breached standard police procedure.

A North West farmer was yesterday released on $50,000 bail on  an unlawful wounding charge.

A Port Kaituma resident was yesterday granted bail after he was charged with engaging in sexual activity with a child.

National 400m record holder, Winston George narrowly missed out on the top podium spot yesterday, placing third in the final of the men’s quarter mile event at the ongoing South American Games in Bolivia.

The working of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is expected to come under “heavy interrogation” over the next two days among regional stakeholders in the private and public sectors says CARICOM Assistant Secretary General Joseph Cox.

Justice Navindra Singh on Tuesday ordered the prosecution to produce within five days a forensic audit report into the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) otherwise there would be a permanent stay of prosecution against fraud accused Madanlall Ramraj.

After a lengthy delay, the highly anticipated Regional Democratic Council (RDC)/ Lloyd Britton/ Devcon Construction/ Regional Executive Officer (REO) Inter Secondary Schools Knock out competition will see  the third place playoff today and the inaugural final tomorrow, both at Everest Cricket Club, Camp Road.

(Reuters) – Not everyone may know him yet, but there’s a new man ready to put “the show” back in track and field.

Rose Hall champion cyclist, Beyonce Ross, 15, who is currently bedridden with a brain tumour found out on Monday that it is not cancerous.

Dear Editor, A few years ago, on the eve of the determination of Gocool Boodoo`s contract as the Chief Election Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission, the People`s Progressive Party took to the media accusing the “PNCR” Commissioners of targeting Indo-Guyanese for dismissal.

President David Granger on Tuesday called on Guyanese to act now to beat plastic pollution by curtailing their use of single use plastics and switching to environment friendly alternatives. 

Dear Editor, One of the first acts of the recently elected Mia Mottley Government of Barbados was that of engagement with the trade union and business communities, briefing them as to the state of affairs in that country’s economy and the starting of the process of soliciting ideas.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Several West Indies batsmen got starts but failed to carry on, leaving wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich to hold the innings together, on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka here yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am a communications consultant and freelance writer; a profession that suited my previous remote location on the Linden Highway.

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is not backing down from the tough line he has taken on trade, the White House’s top economic adviser said yesterday, setting the stage for a showdown with top allies at this week’s G7 summit in Canada.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), has entered into a four year contract of Agreed Objectives (COA) agreement.

The Guyana Civil Servants and General Workers Union (GCS&GWU) says it is satisfied with the government’s decision to invite PAHO to assist with rectifying the situation surrounding mercury emissions at the GGMC and says it has organised for the Natural Resources Minister to meet with the workers tomorrow.

Dear Editor, I cannot foresee that verification of the staff composition at Gecom should be either a time-consuming or an intricate undertaking.

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH,  (Reuters) – Israel demanded soccer’s governing body investigate what it said were threats against Argentina players that forced them to cancel a match in Jerusalem, including Palestinian calls to burn replica shirts of Lionel Messi if he played.

The two employees of a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) contractor and the Goed Fortuin man, whom they allegedly assaulted two weeks ago, are expected to be charged today.

SAN MIGUEL LOS LOTES, Guatemala,  (Reuters) – Rescuers scoured a lava- and ash-ravaged landscape in Guatemala for a third straight day yesterday in search of survivors and victims of Fuego volcano’s calamitous eruption, which has killed at least 99 people.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday that China was an “exceptional partner” of Brazil, softening earlier criticism that Chinese investors were taking over Latin America’s largest economy.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Former world number one Maria Sharapova hit back at Serena Williams’ criticism of her autobiography yesterday — two days after their much-anticipated showdown at the French Open was scuppered by an injury to her American rival.

Dear Editor,  I have long advocated for the statue of British Monarch, Queen Victoria to be removed from in front of the Supreme Court and placed on the grounds of the British High Commission or at the Haags Bosch dumpsite.

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has acquired the country’s first amphibious excavator, according to the Department of Public Information.

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – Facebook Inc faced criticism yesterday from Republican and Democratic U.S.

Dear Editor, It’s all well and good to dream of building a house.

HAMILTON,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bermuda’s top judge yesterday ruled against a new law banning same-sex marriage in the British overseas territory, a decision the government could now appeal, lawyers and witnesses said.

CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Venezuela has released two local executives of U.S.

(Reuters) – American boxer Floyd Mayweather’s blockbuster fight against Conor McGregor has pushed him back to the top of the Forbes list of best paid athletes for the fourth time in seven years.

BOTUM SAKOR, Cambodia,  (Reuters) – The Dara Sakor Seashore Resort seems a long way off the new Silk Road that China is building to connect Asia with Europe.

A traditional unrefined sweetener long made in Indian villages by boiling down fresh sugar cane juice, jaggery is an old concoction that carries a rich caramel flavour and a beautiful golden to dark brown colour.

ZAGREB,  (Reuters) – A Croatian court sentenced the former chief executive of soccerteam Dinamo Zagreb, Zdravko Mamic, to six-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday for tax evasion and siphoning off profits from player transfers.

Two Thursdays ago, Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence launched revised food-based dietary guidelines for Guyana in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (UN), tweaking and updating those that were established in 2004.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Zavia Mayne yesterday held an emergency meeting with representatives of China Harbour Engineering Company Limited and Sinopharm Pan Caribbean.

Dear Editor, The loss of life in Gaza is to be regretted, and the prospect for a peace settlement between Israel and those representing the interests of the Palestinians seems a forlorn hope.

Felipe Alejandro Gardella was yesterday accredited by President David Granger as the new Argentine Ambassador to Guyana.