Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 19, 2018

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been suspended for the third and final test against West Indies after being found guilty of changing the condition of the ball in the second test, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said today.

Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence today warned senior employees to look out for police detectives and Finance Ministry internal auditors, who will soon begin investigations into the “misappropriation of funds and the blatant attempts to steal” public funds, a release from the Ministry of Public Health said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 35-year-old mother of three, who had recently taken out a restraining order against a man she knew, was found dead in St James last night.

Guyana will ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to make a ruling on the border controversy with Venezuela in its favour  after Caracas announced it would not participate in the case. 

The Region 5 administration had the examination of its accounts by the PAC cut short as it was believed that the region has not been forthcoming with information.

Roopchand Ramkellawan, brother of popular Chutney singer Mahendra Ramkellawan, was killed on Sunday evening after he was struck down by an allegedly inebriated GDF Coast Guardsman.

Chief Justice Roxane George has ruled that the Minister of Communities’ decision to terminate the employment of Linden Town Clerk Jonellor Bowen was unlawful, as she was not allowed a hearing prior to her termination, and no justification was provided for her dismissal.

Incoming Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Roxanne Prince-Myers has dismissed the suggestion that her seemingly partisan Facebook posts make her unsuitable for the sensitive post, while saying that attention should instead be given to her strong track record of professionalism.

Contractor Deowdat Singh is accepting partial blame for the overtopping of the San Souci, Wakenaam river defence, which resulted in a flood on Sunday, saying he did not expect the unusually high tide.

Taxi driver Daniel James, who was charged in April with sexually grooming a minor, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail for the crime.

All the needed material has been procured to recap the well that erupted in the yard of a Diamond Housing Scheme resident last week, according to acting Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Lt.

K&P Project Management, the company that supplied the wrong bulldozer to the Region Six administration in January, has once again been delinquent in its commitment to supply the correct item, with a June 13th deadline having passed.

Jason Jupiter, who was charged last month with two counts of attempted murder and one count of armed robbery, has seen two of the charges against him withdrawn.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Shannon Gabriel’s record eight-wicket haul set the stage for a sensational West Indies run chase but sloppy batting, coupled with inclement weather, ensured an anti-climatic end as the second Test against Sri Lanka ended in a draw here yesterday.

“I only did it for my family… I am sorry!” a father of four yesterday cried after he was sentenced to four years in prison for possession of 184 grammes of cannabis for trafficking.

Female powerlifting champion, Runita White is calling for youths to take up the challenge in sports as part of their development.

SOCHI, Russia, (Reuters) – A stunning volley from Dries Mertens and a Romelu Lukaku double broke the resistance of a brave Panama side on their World Cup debut as Belgium cruised to a 3-0 win in their opening Group G game yesterday.

Residents of the Zeelugt New Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo are calling for immediate works to be done to the roads in the community.  The residents say the roads in the Region Three community have been in a deplorable state for approximately seven years and their attempts to have them fixed have proved futile.

The Region Five APNU+AFC councillor who was found guilty of a wounding charge at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court on May 30 and was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on June 13 was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail pending his appeal.

A security guard, who admitted to stealing over $1 million in jewellery and cash from his ex-girlfriend, was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – A former cleaner and a ex-hotel electrician will occupy the two technical areas when Morocco face Portugal in a World Cup Group B match tomorrow.

Bandits invaded the home of a Kuru Kururu, Linden-Soesdyke Highway couple yesterday morning and stole over half a million in valuables from them in addition to their car. 

Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic Committee, Colin Boyce and Edison Jefford met with Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr.

A culvert along the Lethem-Shulinab road in the Rupununi  was yesterday washed away as a result of heavy rain rushing down the mountains in the area.

Despite being repaired approximately six months ago the Baramita airstrip in the North West District of Region One is reported to be in a state of disrepair once again. 

Dear Editor, The headline blazoned on the first page of the Kaieteur News edition of Friday June 15, 2018 proclaimed thusly: “GECOM hiring policy concerns not about race, but fairness.”

Fathers across Guyana flocked the National Park, Thomas Lands in record numbers for the fourth annual Banks Malta Fathers’ Day Fishing competition on Sunday.

Dear Editor, First off let me correct Mr Dereck Chin, the Government did not build my road, we took a dam, and build it into what it is now, at a cost of over $400,000,000 of our own money, this includes, sidewalk, drainage, and street lighting along with bus shed.

Local athletes will have a chance to get their competitive juices flowing ahead of the Aliann Pompey Invitational (API) on June 30.

The trial of Delon Henry known as ‘Nasty Man’ continued yesterday at the High Court when the jury heard that the spent shells recovered following the shooting death of Dexter Griffith cannot be located.

Former Toshao of Pakuri Village, Lenox Shuman has signaled his intention to form a new political party to contest the 2020 general elections.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened yesterday to impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, prompting a swift warning from Beijing of retaliation, as the trade conflict between the world’s two biggest economies quickly escalated.

Dear Editor, In the article titled, GRA finding major breaches of tax concession pacts’ Commissioner- General Godfrey Statia is quoted as saying, “I have no friends when it comes to collection of taxes and no one dare call to ask me favours.

Chairman of the CAC Judges Committee, Errol Williams will be in Guyana to facilitate a seminar ahead of the National Senior Bodybuilding Championships on July 15.

ADEN,  (Reuters) – Arab coalition aircraft bombarded Houthi fighters dug in at the airport of Yemen’s main port Hodeidah yesterday as a senior alliance official said he hoped U.N.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya will challenge a female classification rule imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), her lawyers said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I see quite a bit of attention being given to solar power in our news media specifically to our rural areas as possible sources of primary power for hinterland villages such as Mabaruma.

Dear Editor, Philosophically, I have a problem with some people being given preferential treatment over others, especially when it comes to health care delivery.

The Guyana men’s national hockey team closed off their three-match CAC warm-up series against Trinidad and Tobago with another defeat on Sunday.  The match which was played at the National Hockey Centre in Tacarigua saw the South Americans finally getting on the scorecard, losing 2-5 to hand the host a 3-0 series win.  Kristian Emmanuel was the man who opened the scoring for Trinidad in the 7th minute to leave Guyana trailing early on.

A memorial service was yesterday held for the late Ronald Mann popularly known as `Rocky’ at the Promenade Gardens.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday defended its hardline immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia,  (Reuters) – Sweden won an opening World Cup game for the first time since 1958 with a narrow 1-0 victory over South Korea yesterday, but they will need to find their shooting boots if they are to match their two other, trickier opponents in Group F.

A Cummings Lodge man was charged last Friday with the fraudulent conversion of over $800,000, which he was entrusted to place into the account of another man.

Dear Editor, Another breach, another flooding,  millions in losses and disruption of  lives to residents, another blame game in full force and the regional authority is entirely blameless.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Syrian state media said on Monday that U.S.-led

Former NBA player J.J. Hickson was arrested on a charge of armed robbery and is being held in Coweta County Jail in Georgia.

A Sophia woman was yesterday granted bail after she denied stealing almost $200,000 from a Superbet outlet.

Dear Editor, An hypothesis: if my good friend Dr. Steve Surujbally was still Chairman of GECOM and had cast his vote for Vishnu Persaud would the PPP have expected any other political party to trumpet “racial bias”?

(Reuters) – Two up-and-coming U.S. rappers, XXXTentacion and Jimmy Wopo, were killed on Monday in separate shootings near Miami and in Pittsburgh, police and local media reported.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he was ordering the establishment of a sixth branch of the military to clear the way for American dominance of space.

Guyana suffered a crushing defeat in their opening match of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Women’s Championship, losing to Barbados 79-39 on Sunday at the Anthony Nesty Sports Hall, Suriname.

With the Alliance For Change (AFC) expected to discuss the proposed bill to ease penalties on marijuana possession soon, parliamentarian Michael Carrington now says it should be back before the House for consideration before it goes into recess in August.

Dear Editor,  It is very sad that I am being forced to defend my integrity against attempts to vilify me in the public domain. 

WASHINGTON/SEOUL,  (Reuters) – The United States and South Korea have agreed to suspend a joint military exercise scheduled for August, South Korean and U.S.

(Reuters) – England manager Gareth Southgate’s overly cautious approach and his team’s hesitance in front of goal resulted in a nervy 2-1 World Cup win over Tunisia yesterday rather than the comfortable victory their early dominance deserved.

We began to scrutinise the proposed Cybercrime Bill for Guyana in the previous instalment of this column.

Dear Editor, On June 16, 2018 the SN published a letter headlined `Enforcement of law on transporting long piles will affect construction industry’ in which the author complained about the police harassing truckers who were transporting long wooden piles from the interior to the coast.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday launched three trade facilitation councils in efforts to operationalize memoranda of understanding (MoU) signed with Cuba, India and Canada.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombian President-elect Ivan Duque has promised to unite a divided country behind his plans to toughen a peace accord with Marxist rebels and rekindle economic growth, but he will face major challenges when he takes office in August.

CUCUTA, Colombia  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Exhausted but relieved, Yariani Flores lay next to her healthy newborn son, along with four other Venezuelan women who just gave birth in a hospital in Colombia’s border city of Cucuta.

I don’t want to spoil the party, but there is something disturbing about both the World Cup opening ceremony in Russia and the recent summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: They both helped convey the idea that dictators are the new normal.

(Reuters) Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jamal Crawford declined a $4.5 million player option for next season and will become a free agent in July, Yahoo Sports reported yesterday.

LONDON,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Banning the “barbaric” practice of giving people electric shocks and injections to “cure” them of homosexuality is a key priority, the U.N.

It appears that one of Town Clerk Royston King’s difficulties as Head of the Georgetown Municipality’s administration is his lack of understanding of how much the image of his administration depends on the goodwill of the citizenry, a circumstance that is decidedly surprising given the fact that  he had served as the City’s Public Relations Officer immediately prior to being elevated to Town Clerk and would therefore have come to his current job with some understanding of the virtues of image-management.

Dear Editor, I welcome the recent revolution in the sport arena of Guyana and hope it catches on.