Daily Archive: Thursday, July 5, 2018

In its normal day to day operations, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it has unearthed an illegal operation involving some unscrupulous members of its staff working in collusion with willing outside participants and members of the public in the issuance and use of forged drivers’ licences, certificate of compliances and registrations. 

Due to flooding in Region 9 (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), the Ministry of Education in consultation with the Regional Democratic Council of the region has taken a decision to close the following five schools today: St.Ignatius

FREETOWN,  (Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s former Vice President Victor Foh and former Mines Minister Minkailu Mansaray were arrested today on corruption charges, the head of the West African country’s anti-corruption commission said.

A large-scale solar farm to supply about 100MW to the national grid is in the works and will  soon be unveiled  as government moves closer  towards it 2025 green energy target and satisfying the requirements for access to a large tranche from the Kingdom of Norway, sources say.

Investigators have detained six persons for questioning in relation to the break and enter of the L. Seepersaud Maraj and Sons jewellery store.

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley believes that a review of CARICOM’s purpose and objectives are “absolutely needed” if the region is “to avoid the nervousness of what the free movement of people means in a Caribbean” of large and small countries, and at a time when Bridgetown has removed visa restrictions for the people of Haiti.

The East Coast Demerara Widening and Improvement Project will be sped up in order to be completed on time, the contractor says.

Regional Health Services (RHS) Director Dr Kay Shako says ending theft and wastage of drugs and medical supplies can help improve Guyana’s healthcare delivery system.

Guyana will now host seven matches including two playoff matches of the 2018 HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

A Guyanese was on June 5th nabbed by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport with eight live finches concealed in a hidden compartment in his computer bag.

A city magistrate yesterday sentenced an Alexander Street vendor to 10 years in jail after he was found guilty of two counts of armed robbery.

Heavy rainfall and the overflowing of the Takutu and Ireng rivers have once again caused sections of Lethem and its immediate environs to be inundated.  According to reports reaching this newspaper, the water rose overnight and reached a height of six feet as of Wednesday afternoon, resulting in access to some villages being restricted and more than 10 families been displaced.

The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) says it is finding it difficult to trust the Granger administration on a pay deal since its actions have shown that they take workers for granted.

A  Norton Street man was yesterday granted bail after he was read two counts of sexual assault against an 11 year-old child.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Seamer Kemar Roach’s sensational five-wicket haul inside the first hour sent Bangladesh crashing to the lowest total in Tests in nearly half a century, as West Indies took a stranglehold on the opening Test at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here yesterday.

Passengers of a Mahdia minibus destined for Georgetown on Tuesday managed to escape unharmed after the bus flipped on its side while trying to navigate a deep pool of water along the Linden/Lethem Trail.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Top seed Roger Federer’s bid for a ninth Wimbledon title gathered momentum after he cruised into the third round with a 6-4 6-4 6-1 win over Slovakian world number 73 Lukas Lacko yesterday.

Justice Adrian Saunders was installed yesterday as the third President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in Montego Bay, Jamaica by Sir Patrick Allen, Governor General of Jamaica.

The United Minibus Union (UMU) has met with the Ministry of Business, and its head, Eon Andrews, says that a joint statement is expected to be released soon on the question of increased fuel prices and fares.

KAZAN, Russia,  (Reuters) – At a World Cup rocked repeatedly by the fall of giants, Brazil and Belgium have managed to hold firm in the maelstrom and will meet in a blockbuster quarter-final in Kazan tomorrow.

Mitra Ramkumar was elected as the new President of The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) at its 25th Annual General Meeting which was held last Friday at the Cara Lodge, Georgetown.  

A contingent of 87 athletes is set to represent Guyana at the upcoming Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) in Barranquilla, Colombia from July 19 to August 3, 2018.  It is the largest number of athletes from South America’s only English-speaking country to ever appear at the games and the quest is obviously to collect Guyana’s most significant medal count.   “This is the largest contingent we have ever had attend the CAC Games,” Chef-de-Mission, Dion Nurse told Stabroek Sports during a recent interview.  

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia,  (Reuters) – Fleet-footed France will have to find a way past the tournament’s joint-meanest defenders Uruguay in the first of two inter-continental World Cup quarter-finals tomorrow.

City magistrate Leron Daly on Tuesday adjourned the fraud proceedings brought against former members of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) in order to await the outcome of challenges filed in the High Court.

BECKENHAM, England,  CMC – Captain Shamarh Brooks struck an unbeaten half-century to ram home the advantage his fast bowlers had established, as West Indies A dominated India A on the opening day of the first four-day “Test” here yesterday.

A security guard succumbed to burns he sustained more than two weeks ago after he was doused with hot water allegedly by his niece during an argument at Linden and the police are currently trying to re-arrest the suspect.

Officials on duty at the New Amsterdam prison yesterday morning discovered a number of contraband items including a quantity of narcotics and alcohol in the prison yard.

Team Cocos’ Hamza Eastman is set to defend his title when the top riders in the country converge on the inner circuit of the National Park for the eight annual Hassan Mohammed organised Banks DIH Malta Supreme 11-race cycling meet this Saturday.

FACTBOX KAZAN, Russia, (Reuters) – Brazil play Belgium in a World Cup quarter-final in Kazan tomorrow: Where: Kazan Arena Capacity: 42,873 When: July 6, 2100 local (1800 GMT/1400 ET) Referee: TBA Key stats: * Brazil have not lost in their last 16 competitive matches.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry said yesterday the United States is “opening fire on the entire world”, warning that Washington’s proposed tariffs on Chinese goods will hit international supply chains, including foreign companies in the world’s second-largest economy.

One of the two boys who went missing on Tuesday after swimming at the Unity Beach, Mahaica is still missing.

Dear Editor, I wish to address a few issues pertaining to the Guyana Prize for Literature. 

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia,  (Reuters) – Uruguay play France in the quarter-finals of the World Cup tomorrow.

AMESBURY, England,  (Reuters) – Two British citizens are critically ill after they were exposed to Novichok, the same nerve agent that struck down a former Russian agent and his daughter in March, Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer said yesterday.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court upheld the powers of the chief minister of Delhi yesterday in a win for his political party embroiled in a protracted fight with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that has compounded the capital city’s problems.

Dear Editor, I crave your indulgence, to put the record straight and provide some insight into some questions raised by our Honourable Minister of Finance, Mr.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia,  (Reuters) – Just how to ensure Kylian Mbappe gets a plentiful supply in his efforts to prise open a notoriously stingy Uruguay defence will be France coach Didier Deschamps’ main preoccupation before tomorrow’s World Cup quarter-final.

The Diamond No. 2 Nursery School at 5th Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara was commissioned yesterday by the Ministry of Education.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua CMC – Kemar Roach has allayed fears over his continued participation in the opening Test against Bangladesh, by stating his availability to bowl in the second innings.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A woman who scaled the stone pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, the iconic tribute to freedom and democracy that graces New York Harbor, was snatched by police officers and lowered to safety yesterday after a three-hour standoff that led to the evacuation of the landmark on America’s Independence Day.

Dear Editor, The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is appalled and outraged to learn from the media, that L.

Region Six’s top ten students at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment Exams are aspiring to great heights as they seek to become the future leaders of Guyana.   The students, who are anxiously awaiting to attend the high school of their choice, plan to become the future leaders of Guyana, in their respective fields, which include biology, medicine, the presidency, neurology, teaching, banking, forensic science and engineering.

The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development  yesterday announced the publication of its  bird guide.

(Trinidad Express) Just over a decade after his older brother was fatally shot, 16-year-old Mikeel Caesar suffered a similar fate.

Dear Editor, I tend to go to the writer’s name before reading any letter contribution and more times than not the name E.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – In the busy summer travel period in Cuba, a long line of people wait for hours in the sweltering heat outside the Havana office of state-owned airline Cubana, many of them eager to visit families in the provinces.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the sexual harassment of female referees by match officials and administrators is set to  conclude in September.

Dear Editor, I have known Honourable Keith Scott, Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection with responsibility for Labour, for many decades.

(Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales has undergone an operation for a “small tumor” that was detected during a routine check-up, he said yesterday in a Twitter post.

A Lombard Street man was yesterday sentenced to three months in jail for robbery with violence.

South American Games bronze medalists, Colin Lewis and Keevin Allicock have their hard hats on, putting in work in the gym ahead of the Centra America and Caribbean (CAC) Games scheduled for Barranquilla, Colombia from July 19 to August 3.

(Trinidad Express) A Trinidadian man pleaded guilty to bank fraud involving numerous home equity line of credit loans today in the United States of America, the U.S.

Road upgrades to Charlotte Street began yesterday morning. The project is being executed by the Special Projects Unit (SPU) of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Dear Editor, What is Guyana coming to when one of the pillars of Stabroek Market for nigh on a century – L Seepersaud Maraj and Sons Jewellers – gets robbed in very suspicious circumstances.

Health specialists deployed to Region One have treated hundreds of patients for various ailments as part of improving and expanding services for the hinterland, the Department of Public Information said yesterday. 

(Trinidad Express) Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) has given the assurance that the air carrier does engage in proper security checks of prospective employees, which are carried out in keeping with the company’s normal employment requirements.

A 14-year-old Golden Grove lad was yesterday granted his release on $50,000 bail for unlawfully wounding another teenager during an alleged robbery.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – One month after Guatemala’s Fuego volcano violently erupted, killing more than 100 people, the country’s disaster agency has raised the number of missing by more than two thirds to 332 people.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – England’s victory over Colombia on Tuesday will be remembered by their fans for the nerve-jangling breaking of their penalty shootout hoodoo but it was also the night when many of the doubts and questions over Gareth Southgate’s side were answered.

SBM Offshore has announced that ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has awarded the company contracts to perform front end engineering and design (FEED) for a second floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Liza development located in the Stabroek block in Guyana.

On Longmans’ maps of the time, the distinct furrows marking the world’s highest peaks dominate the narrow state snaking to the north-east borders of an expansive India, hued pale pink for British supremacy.

OSLO, (Reuters) – A Green Climate Fund (GCF) meant to channel billions of dollars to poor nations said it had had a “very difficult and disappointing” meeting ending yesterday, in a new setback after U.S.

(Trinidad Express)  Occupational Safety and Health Authority and Agency has extended condolences to the family of Ryan Rambaran who died after a crash on the Solomon Hochoy Highway on Sunday night.

SOCHI, Russia, (Reuters) – Former Brazil striker Ronaldo came out in support of his countryman Neymar yesterday as criticism mounted against the pundits who have condemned his diving but ignored the fakery of other players.

Twenty-eight-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s win at the Democratic Primary of the US midterm elections, which held shock value for many Americans, more so New Yorkers, who had never even heard her name before that date, is possibly part of a change occurring in world politics.

Dear Editor, The lure of power and pecuniary gains will always rule paramount for third parties which was evidenced in the 1964 and again in 2015 by both the UF and the AFC.