Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 7, 2018

In keeping with the new tobacco control bill, no smoking will be permitted at the Caribbean Premier League T20 games which begin here on Thursday at the Providence Stadium.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Ball-tampering, verbal abuse and on-field confrontations are threatening the spirit of cricket and recent poor behaviour by players has to stop, International Cricket Council (ICC) boss David Richardson has said.

(Trinidad Guardian) “I’m always up for challenges.” That’s the position of an unperturbed former national security minister Edmund Dillon who moves into his new job at the Housing Ministry today.

The decision made by the Alliance For Change (AFC) to contest the upcoming local government elections alone is not a cause for concern, President David Granger said yesterday, while making it clear that A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) respects the decision made by its coalition government partner.

An Albion Estate cane planter yesterday chopped his wife to death and then killed himself at their Lot 101 Kilcoy, Chesney, New Housing Scheme home around 1.30 pm.

With Region One continuing to grapple with the steady influx of Venezuelan nationals, Regional Chairman Brentnol Ashley yesterday warned that ensuring food, access to potable water and places to accommodate them are proving to be challenges for the administration.

First Lady, Sandra Granger yesterday declared open the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Training Programme to over 30 participants in Lethem, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine).

Government has engaged Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes on the July 8th incident involving her, her driver and two security guards in the parking lot of the Amazonia Mall at Providence, according to State Minister Joseph Harmon, who did not say what came out of the engagement.

A man is now dead, while another is in intensive care after they were both shocked in a mishap at Dryshore, Essequibo Coast, yesterday afternoon.

Dr. Harold Davis Jnr. has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the ailing Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and a new board of directors should be in place by the middle of next week, Minister of State Joseph Harmon announced yesterday.

A month after being released from prison, a former murder accused was yesterday back in court on charges of attempted murder and three counts of armed robbery.

Almost three weeks after being charged with several counts of fraud, a former accountant of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) was yesterday faced with three additional charges, alongside a former GGB clerk.

Newly-appointed head of the Department of Energy (DoE) Dr. Mark Bynoe was handpicked by President David Granger, State Minister Joseph Harmon confirmed yesterday before dismissing concerns that he may be unsuitable for the job.

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) yesterday signed a US$3,602,014 contract to have 12 new pumps supplied within the next twelve months.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors Franchise could feel a sense of encouragement despite the rain interrupting their first practice match at Providence yesterday after some key players found form.

President of the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) Gokarn Ramdhani is relishing the opportunity to serve as second vice – president of the Central America and Caribbean Badminton Confederation (CONCECABA) after he was elected to the office a few days ago. 

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS), which is predicting a deficit of $414 million for 2018, has served a demand notice to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) for an outstanding debt of $250 million.

Chelsea Juma and Sasha Shariff, the first two females to represent Guyana at the Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Women’s Chess Championships finished at the bottom of the table but gained valuable experience in the tournament that was won by host country, Barbados’ four-time national Women’s Champion Katrina Blackman.

The Government and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) will on Thursday resume talks following a response by Cabinet to recommendations for the salaries and conditions of service for teachers, Minister of State Joseph Harmon disclosed yesterday.

A superb five-wicket haul from off spinner Darius Andrews spurred Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) to a seven-wicket win over the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) in a one sided Under-19 affair at the GCC ground, Bourda on Saturday.

Christine Rambarran, the girlfriend of Jason De Florimonte, the driver who was fatally shot on Saturday morning by a city hotelier is demanding justice while stating that the deceased had not attacked the perpetrator as is being claimed by his staff.

Dear Editor, Recently, a number of letters have appeared in the media from individuals expressing their concerns about the functioning of the Medical Council of Guyana (MCOG).

Reigning Guyana Open champion Avinash Persaud added the Lusignan Golf Open on Sunday to his long list of titles as he continues to sit at the pinnacle of the sport locally.

In the wake of the fire in the kitchen of the Pegasus Hotel on Sunday night, the Guyana Fire Service yesterday removed chains and locks that had been used to secure emergency exits, according to Fire Prevention Officer Andrew Holder.

Dear Editor, For the longest while, there have been two misleading traffic signs at the junction of Thomas Street and the  parallel roads of Stanley Place and Vlissengen Road.

Jai Signs and Auto Designs of Independence Boulevard, continued their support for the exciting Three Peat Promotions/Guinness Cage Tournament dubbed ‘East Coast Best versus the Rest’ set to kickoff tomorrow evening at the Haslington Market tarmac starting from 19:00hrs.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has launched an investigation into an assault by an armed Russian guard on an employee of the Hopkinson Mining and Logistics Company.

Dear Editor, When I read about the convenient analysis of this New York Times contributor Clifford Krauss, I’m not going to refer to him as a journalist because independent journalists research before composing articles, I thought it is common for some writers to express their biases and imaginations and care nothing of it.

Guyana opened their CONCACAF Girls U15 tournament on a poor note, losing to St.

Dear Editor, Any selection to head the local Department of Energy (DOE) would, as sure as the seawall keeps out the Atlantic, raise questions, stir controversy, and inevitably fall short. 

Dwayne Allen, a former guard at the Guyana Public Services Union (GPSU) headquarters in George-town, was yesterday sentenced to 36 months in jail after he admitted to breaking into the building and stealing almost $1 million in goods.

Defending champion the Guyana Defence Force overcame a 2-0 deficit to hand Western Tigers their first loss via a 4-2 score line when the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] Elite League continued on Sunday.

A West Ruimveldt resident was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the illegal possession of a firearm.

(Reuters) – Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc’s YouTube, Facebook Inc and Spotify all took down podcasts and channels from U.S.

LAUDERHILL, Florida,  CMC – West Indies were left to rue an underwhelming batting performance as they went down by 19 runs under DLS in the third Twenty20 International against Bangladesh, to plunge to their third straight series defeat and seventh loss in nine outings here Sunday.

President David Granger yesterday paid tribute to Guyana’s first Executive President and founder of the People’s National Congress (PNC), Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham on the occasion of the 33rd  anniversary of his death. 

ALEXANDRIA, Va., (Reuters) – Rick Gates, a longtime business associate of U.S.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter written by Mr.

Citizens will very soon have access to a digital map showing areas prone to crime in Region Four and other related data, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday.

LAUDERHILL, Florida, CMC – Captain Carlos Brathwaite has lamented West Indies’ batting failure which led to their series 2-1 loss to Bangladesh here Sunday night, stressing the Caribbean side needed to find solutions to their poor strike rotation during the middle overs.

Dear Editor, I would like to bring your attention to some of the deplorable roads that need immediate attention, Westminster and Herstelling housing scheme in particular (photo attached).

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Lawyers for jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva yesterday withdrew a request before Brazil’s Supreme Court that he be freed because it risked shutting the door on his candidacy in the October presidential election.

An Agricola teen was remanded to prison last Friday after he was charged with stealing a total of over $3 million during a series of robberies.

LAUDERHILL, Florida, CMC – Head coach Stuart Law has identified 20-year-old pacer Keemo Paul as of the few positives to emerge despite West Indies’ disappointing 2-1 Twenty20 International series loss to Bangladesh last weekend.

ACCRA,  (Reuters) – Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo sacked Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko yesterday, a statement from the presidency said, giving no official reason.

Dear Editor, I wish to reply to a speech delivered by Professor Clive Thomas on the 5th August, 2018 to an East Coast Community audience and reported in your newspaper, yesterday. 

Dear Editor, Please permit me some space in your publication. I am apprehensive about inserting myself in the state affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and I also wouldn’t wish to insert myself in a delicate selection process as the one surrounding the country’s Police Commissioner, which recently concluded.

A Norton Street man is now a remanded prisoner after police say they found a quantity of ganja hidden under a helmet on his impounded motorcycle.

KANDY,  (Reuters) – South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will miss the remainder of his side’s limited overs tour to Sri Lanka after injuring his shoulder in Sunday’s 78-run victory that clinched the one-day international series.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – The Mendocino Complex became the largest wildfire in Californian history yesterday as it raged at the southern tip of the Mendocino National Forest where crews battled to keep flames from descending into foothill communities.

Dear Editor,  Dr. Clive Thomas, erstwhile anti-imperialist and dependency theorist, now a state functionary in the neo-liberal APNU+AFC government, said that the government should give US$5,000 from the oil revenue to each Guyanese household annually.

In my interview with Nicaragua’s autocrat Daniel Ortega last weekend, he repeatedly tried to dispute human rights groups’ reports that his paramilitary gunmen have killed about 300 opposition protesters since April.

Globally, the importance of clean, adequate supplies of potable drinking water is regarded as a key index of human development.

RIYADH/OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada on Monday refused to back down in its defense of human rights after Saudi Arabia froze new trade and investment and expelled the Canadian ambassador in retaliation for Ottawa’s call to free arrested Saudi civil society activists.

Free-agent center Greg Monroe, 28, has agreed to a one-year, $2.2 million deal with the Toronto Raptors, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports.