Daily Archive: Saturday, June 9, 2018

Guyanese and SOL staff turned out early this morning to participate in the fuel company’s clean-up of the beach along the Kingston Seawall, DPI said today. 

Guyana’s first Hinterland Green Enterprise Development Centre to be built in the North Rupununi, Region Nine is one step closer to realisation as the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs and the JR Ranch Construction Incorporated yesterday signed a $130 million contract for the institute’s construction.

Roraima Airways has partnered with aerospace and defence company, PAL aerospace to provide surveillance services to the oil and gas sector in Guyana.

 (Trinidad Guardian) The Imam of the Masjid-ul-Muttaqeen yesterday sent a strong message to those responsible for hiding high-powered guns and ammunition on the mosque’s Munroe Road, Cunupia property, saying stay away from his mosque.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC yesterday validated President David Granger’s unilateral appointment of retired judge James Patterson as Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM) Chair-man, ruling that he had the discretion to so do.

Another charge of misconduct in public office is to be laid against former Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and former head of NICIL Winston Brassington.

Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson yesterday announced that several solar and hydro projects are on track to be completed by the end of 2020 at a total capacity of around 30 megawatts.

Bullying of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) youth by fellow students as well as teachers is a “silent epidemic” in Guyana’s schools, a recent study has found.

Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Guyana Charles Davidson has urged the review of the same sex intimacy laws, which he says are discriminatory.

While steering clear of declaring the government’s position on the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) persons, Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday stressed the administration’s responsibility to ensure that the rights of all citizens are protected in keeping with the constitution.

Two Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) enforcement officers were wounded after they came under gunfire on Thursday night as they were about to conduct an anti-smuggling operation at Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara.

Surinamese national Omar Williams was yesterday sentenced to 12 years behind bars for the unlawful killing of former disc jockey (DJ) Sheldon Cheddie, whom he shot multiple times.

Leon Jaggernaught and Joshua Khan, the operators of the Route 42 minibus that was seen overloaded with school children in a widely-viewed video on Facebook, were yesterday both fined for the offence and others.

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Director Dr Justin Ram has suggested that the region’s best brains from governments, private sector, labour and civil society should “perhaps” be locked in a room for two months so they can devise an implementation plan for five major challenges facing the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME).

Three weeks after he was handed a three-year sentence for possession of eight grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking, Carl Mangal was yesterday granted bail by a High Court judge pending an appeal.

Newly-elected toshao Marbell Thomas, 34, one of 10 women who have been elected to head their villages, says she is better prepared to serve her community, Campbelltown, in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), having already served in the position when she was younger.

Dear Editor, I am not a legal person but a common man who like the jurors in a criminal matter must decide on guilt or innocence based on the evidence provided in the particular case.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC –  Kieran Powell’s audacious, unbeaten half-century underlined West Indies’ dominance of Sri Lanka on Friday’s day three, as the hosts installed themselves as heavy favourites to win the opening Test at Queen’s Park Oval.

Guyana’s 11 representatives in the four disciplines finished with five medals when the South American Games concluded yesterday in Bolivia.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority wishes to respond to a letter published in the June 6, 2018 edition of the Kaieteur Newspaper, titled `We can’t continue governing with our heads buried in the sand like this’ written by Tony Vieira, as well as allegations in a Demerara Waves article alleging that ‘higher taxation’ was a reason for the closure of BEV Enterprises, a fishing company owned by Bruce Vieira.

A former policeman was yesterday charged with breaking into a woman’s house and stealing over $1 million in goods and also later assaulting a police officer.

In a dramatic end to an exhilarating tournament, Diamond Secondary triumphed over Annandale Secondary in a tense final to be crowned the first ever champions of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC)/ Lloyd Britton/ Devcon Construction/ Regional Executive Officer (REO) Region Four Inter-Secondary Schools Tournament at Everest Cricket Club, Camp Road yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have now become greatly heartened that someone from the Coalition Government is willing to support the exposure and fight against corruption in this corruption infested Region.

Dear Editor, GuySuCo’s current situation could be successfully fixed in a timely manner if both the political will and good corporate governance are undertaken.

The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) will stage its flagship event, the National Cycling Championships on June 23, 24 and July 1.

A Mon Repos businessman was yesterday granted $1 million bail after he denied a charge of causing the death of a cyclist by dangerous driving.

LA MALBAIE, Quebec,  (Reuters) – The United States and European Union will establish a dialogue on trade within the next two weeks, a French official said yesterday, signaling a modest step forward for bitterly divided allies at a Group of Seven summit in Canada.

Dear Editor, The quality of data being released into the public sphere leaves a great deal to be desired.

“A childhood dream has been realized and I’m so happy that I was able to accomplish this,” Miss World Guyana 2018 Ambika Ramraj said.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Ruthless Rafael Nadal punished Juan Martin del Potro for missed opportunities as he reached his 11th French Open final with a 6-4 6-1 6-2 victory yesterday.

Three weeks after a joint charge was instituted against the three men accused of murdering America Street money changer Shawn Nurse, who was fatally shot during a robbery, a city court yesterday heard that a fourth suspect has been arrested.

Artist and Designer Habibah Akilah Atherley has made her way back to Guyana’s shores after living for a while on one of the Caribbean islands and she now plans to give her Guyanese brothers and sisters a fusion of the Caribbean in her designs.

(Reuters) U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed charges yesterday against a political operative with alleged ties to Russian intelligence, bringing his probe into possible collusion by the Trump presidential campaign a step closer to the Kremlin’s door.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China will impose temporary anti-dumping measures on imports of Brazilian chicken meat, it said yesterday, at the same time as the United States pressures Beijing to reopen its market to American poultry products.

Dear Editor, I respectfully seek your esteemed newspaper’s accommodation for the publication of a few thoughts relating to LGBT and inspired in part by a letter appearing in your publication of June 4, 2018 from Mr.

Hi Everyone, Don’t you often find mayo-based macaroni salad to be bland?

(Barbados Nation) Even before it reaches an agreement to help Government, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has prescribed some bitter medicine for Barbados.

MADRID, (Reuters) – World champions Germany survived a late scare to see off Saudi Arabia 2-1 yesterday and claim a first victory this year, putting a five-game winless run behind them as they finalised their World Cup preparations.

Dear Editor, In my view the AFC is missing a window of opportunity to reassert itself in the political space.

PARIS, (Reuters) – World number one Simona Halep gets a fourth chance to finally win a Grand Slam title when she starts as favourite in the French Open final against American Sloane Stephens today.

My husband often says that society should advance in the direction where we move from having independent individual style to wearing uniforms.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A former U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee staffer appeared in federal court yesterday on charges of lying to FBI agents in a case that has raised concerns about media freedoms.

The man who is accused of fatally stabbing fruit vendor Richard Noel on Monday afternoon during a heated confrontation in Georgetown has since surrendered to the police and is likely to be charged in the new week.

EL RODEO, Guatemala,  (Reuters) – Stunned Guatemalans near the Fuego volcano yesterday buried relatives and friends killed in its most violent eruption in four decades, after dangerous flows of ash, rocks and toxic gases in the morning prompted panicked locals to evacuate.

LONDON, CMC – Bermudian left-hander Delray Rawlins smashed 62 but was unable to prevent Sussex slipping to a 37-run defeat against visitors Middlesex, in a 50-overs Second XI South Trophy match at the Blackstone Academy Ground near Brighton.

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – El Salvador’s attorney general ordered the arrest yesterday of former president for alleged embezzlement and money laundering, in addition to allegedly covering up various illicit acts during his government.

The relatives of 15-year-old Rose Hall champion cyclist Beyonce Ross, who is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital, are hoping for a miracle as the teen remained unresponsive in the Intensive Care Unit up to press time yesterday.

Dear Editor, It was pleasing to read that P.A.H.O consultant Dr.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Chinese government hackers compromised the computers of a U.S.

Last week, a Brooklyn army base called the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency when a pizza delivery man could not produce adequate documentation.

In 1987, the Guyana Prize for Literature was established by the late President Desmond Hoyte.

(Reuters) – U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN’s food-and-travel-focused “Parts Unknown” television series, killed himself in a French hotel room, officials said on Friday, in the second high-profile suicide of a U.S.

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela said yesterday that the U.S.

Dubbed as a ‘night of musical warfare’, the Empire Media Inc.

Dear Editor, In so many of idle (re)tired moments I have been grappling with the current forms and expressions of ‘intelligence’.

(Reuters) – Justify will come out of the No. 1 post position in today’s Belmont Stakes where the undefeated chestnut colt will try to become only the second winner of U.S.

I did not care much for the first “Deadpool” film. I ended up watching it last month, two years after its release, in anticipation of having to review the sequel.

Sean Thom, a prisoner who was admitted as a patient at the George-town Public Hospital (GPH) after he was attacked at the Camp Street Prison, is still hospitalised in an unconscious state.