Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Five men, including shipper, Navindra Sarwan have been arrested by CANU after fifteen lbs of suspected cocaine was found under Sarwan’s vehicle in the compound of the CAMEX Bond at the Timehri airport.

Damian Bissoon is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Taj Andrew Jarvis on 30th March, 2018 at Barr and Alexander Streets, Kitty Georgetown.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to encourage colleges to ignore race in their admissions process, abandoning guidelines that called on universities to consider race as a way of promoting diversity, the Wall Street Journal and New York Times reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Malaysian anti-corruption agents arrested former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday following a probe into how money went missing from a state fund he founded almost a decade ago and authorities said he would be charged in court on Wednesday.

With the scheduled date of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Congress fast approaching, one candidate for the Chairmanship position has started a social media campaign to help boost his chances of winning.

A toppled truck on a bridge along the Linden to Lethem trail has restricted traffic in and out of Region Nine.

When it advertised for applications to fill the post of General Manager, Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL), the publishers of the Guyana Chronicle, asked that all applicants possess a post graduate qualification and a minimum of seven years management/senior supervisory experience within a media agency.

Following Venezuela’s rejection of proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on its longstanding border controversy with Guyana, the ICJ says that written pleadings in the matter must first address the question of its jurisdiction and Guyana has up to November 19, 2018 to file its memorial.

Four persons were arrested yesterday after being found in possession of a boat belonging to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

Although the University of Guyana (UG) has started preparing to cater to nurturing skills for the oil and gas sector with its planned opening of a Department of Petroleum and Geological Engineering next January, Vice-Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith says it is only a small part of the comprehensive plans he has for the institution.

A woman is now hospitalised with a gunshot wound to her right foot after she was shot while chasing after bandits, who invaded her Meadow Bank home on Saturday afternoon.

Two bandits, including one armed with a gun, yesterday robbed a National Insurance Scheme (NIS) clerk in an attack at an Agricola, East Bank Demerara vulcanizing shop. 

A taxi driver came under gunfire on Sunday night when bandits fired on his vehicle at Freeman Street, in East La Penitence, Georgetown, where he had just picked up a passenger.

Sheldon Chase, who was one of the men charged with the murder of businessman Rajendra Singh, who was killed after being kidnapped in 2014, passed away on Saturday due to kidney failure.

The word “atta”, in the Makushi language, means “hammock,” and it is from a hammock dwelling that the Atta Rainforest Lodge, the winner of the Resort of the Year Award at the recently held Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana’s (THAG) 26th Annual President’s Awards, came.

In what can only be considered a bombshell selection and a backward step as well, the West Indies selectors have retained opening batsman Devon Smith in the 13-man side named for the opening test match against Bangladesh starting tomorrow.

A Symposium on Boys’ Education last Friday heard that efforts to address the underperformance of male students will not rest solely on recruiting more men into the teaching profession.

Dear Editor, Regarding the article in SN dated 02-Jul-2018 titled: `National oil company for Guyana would be a disaster – Jan Mangal’ This article does not reflect the two posts on social media from which I believe they were based.

Linden Technical Institute (LTI) repeated as U19 champs while Kwakwani and Marian Academy successfully defended their U16 and girls titles respectively when the National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) concluded on Sunday.

Dear Editor, There is no denying that the weekly presentation “Future Notes” in Stabroek News makes interesting reading which even stimulates useful argumentation at times.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognised Guyana’s efforts, towards tobacco control by presenting the Ministry of Public Health with the World No Tobacco Day award.

The previous two times Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda battled at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) championships (CARICOM) the boys from St.

Dear Editor, Once again, there reigns excitement and optimism in some quarters that a third party(ies) would enter the political fray and be the game-changer and difference maker. 

Three youths were all remanded to prison last Friday after they were charged with robbing a man of $415,000 in valuables.

Dear Editor, As a writer myself, I would naively assume that writers are best at writing, while leaving the politicking to politicians.

Out of favour left arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul is frustrated by being overlooked in the West Indies set up for the longest while.

Contractor Deowdat Singh has met with residents of San Souci, Wakenaam, and surrounding villages, who were affected by flooding due to a breach in the river defence last month, and he has agreed to compensate them for a percentage of their loses, according to sources from the region.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives settled a row over migration that threatened to topple her fragile governing coalition late last evening after talks with her rebellious interior minister led him to drop his threat to resign.

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia,  (Reuters) – Belgium threw caution to the wind to reach the World Cup quarter-finals when substitute Nacer Chadli scored in the dying seconds as they beat spirited Japan 3-2 yesterday to set up a mouthwatering clash with five-time champions Brazil.

Sixteen -year-old Ethan Lee cemented his place as one of the country’s best junior players by adding the Marian Academy chess competition to his list of wins last Saturday at the school’s auditorium.

A mason was on Friday sentenced to three months in jail for stabbing his sister with a pair of scissors.

CHIANG RAI, Thailand, (Reuters) – Twelve boys and their assistant soccer coach have been found alive by rescuers inside a Thai cave complex nine days after they went missing, Chiang Rai province’s governor said yesterday.

Dear Editor, If the International Cricket Council officials find there is a need to clamp down on player participation in domestic T20 leagues, something is wrong.

‘GRDB 15’, the Guyana Rice Development Board’s (GRDB) latest paddy variety launched last April has been applauded by a longstanding Region Three farmer.

Chelsea Edghill, one of Guyana’s highly skilled female table tennis players, has her eyes keenly fixed on qualifying for the next Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. 

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexico’s next leader, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador discussed immigration, trade and security issues in a phone call yesterday, the two mavericks beginning a dialogue amid strained relations between the neighbours.

Dear Editor, Recent media reports indicate that our local government authorities are concerned about ‘renaming of regions, villages, boundaries and flags’.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The dismantling of the prohibition of marijuana in its totality across member states is a key recommendation contained in the report of the CARICOM Regional Commission on Marijuana 2018, which will be reviewed by heads of government at the 39th conference of the regional body to be held in Montego Bay, St James, from July 4-6.

SAMARA, Russia, (Reuters) – Neymar barged his way into the World Cup limelight with a goal, an assist and another helping of histrionics as Brazil roared into the quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Mexico yesterday.

A couple was placed on bail last Thursday after denying a charge of possession of cannabis for trafficking.

LONDON,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Poor countries could have to pay up to $168 billion more in interest over the next decade as extreme weather events brought on by climate change affect their credit ratings, a study said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to Ian McDonald’s last Sunday column on Faith and Science.

KAMPALA,  (Reuters) – Uganda has imposed a levy on social media access which it says will fund public services but has been widely resisted as oppressive and aimed at curbing government criticism.

Dear Editor, I made a query with regards to missing NIS contributions on 24 July 2017.

The Child Care and Protection Agency (CPA) Linden branch is on a mission to target parents who are neglecting their children thus leaving them vulnerable.

U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth E. Mapp announced yesterday an agreement which would reopen one of the world’s largest refineries, create hundreds of jobs in the territory and buttress the solvency of the Government Employees Retirement System (GERS).  According to a release from his office, Mapp said the US$1.4 billion pact was between the Government of the Virgin Islands and ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC, the owners of what had been one of the largest oil refineries in the world when it was shut down on the USVI island of St Croix in 2012.

By Jorge G. Castañeda MEXICO CITY – US President Donald Trump has been the world’s worst headache for the past 18 months, and arguably no country has suffered more than Mexico.

TORONTO, Canada, CMC – Jamaican all-rounder Fabian Allen smashed an astonishing half-century to haul West Indies B out of trouble and fire them to a sensational three-wicket victory over Edmonton Royals in the Global T20 Canada league here Sunday.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Assets Recovery Agency is seeking the forfeiture of over $203 million from Chinese-Jamaica businesswoman Lan Yan as her alleged benefit from the retailing of counterfeit goods.

LONDON,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The British government pledged to end gay conversion therapy yesterday as it set out plans to improve the lives of LGBT people after a national survey found many experienced discrimination and prejudice.

Dear Editor, The coverage in certain sections of the press of the latest charge of “Misconduct in Public Office” filed against Dr.

Given President David Granger’s own forthright expressions of concern over issues of public security he is unlikely to give the prevailing prison security regime anything above a dismal report card.