Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 15, 2018

(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) Officers of the Homicide Bureau Region 1 are on the hunt for two men posing as police officers, after they killed two Diego Martin men earlier today.

In the wake of the killing of a miner at Puruni, allegedly by a policeman, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miner’s Association has issued a strong condemnation and also severely criticised the government on its stance over the industry.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Emperor Akihito, in his last appearance as reigning monarch at an annual ceremony marking Japan’s World War Two surrender, expressed “deep remorse” on Wednesday over the conflict, while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed no repeat of the horror of war.

The Acting Attorney General and Parliament member, Fitzgerald Hinds was given a bath with flood water as he visited constituents in Beetham Gardens, Trinidad and Tobago.

(TRINIDAD & TOBAGO NEWSDAY) NEARLY 1,500 students who wrote the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exam in May and June from government and government-assisted secondary schools in TT received no passes.

As teachers across Guyana prepare to strike, Minister of Education Nicolette Henry has said that the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) will be invited back to the negotiation table before the end of the week.

Police are now searching for a man who has been accused of torching his brother’s ‘A’ Field, Sophia house, in what is believed to be a premeditated act due to longstanding tensions.

The policeman who has reportedly admitted to shooting Brazilian miner Estevão Costa Marques, saying he had been fired upon, yesterday refused to be placed on an identification parade.

A baker was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with nine counts of armed robbery and discharging a loaded firearm with intent to commit murder.

At 10 years old, the Female Drug Programme of the Phoenix Recovery Programme (PRP) is still steadfastly serving the community even as it hopes that the Government of Guyana can provide a financial lifeline.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation is conducting investigations following a Saturday morning accident at the Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara estate, where the turbine-fuelled sugar cane shredder sped out of control, bursting the belt and ejecting the shredder blades.

A city magistrate yesterday sentenced a Mon Repos businessman to two years in jail after finding him guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.

Guyanese Table Tennis stalwart, Sydney Christophe is currently here on vacation and is assisting with the preparation of the nation’s junior racket wielders ahead of their participation in the upcoming Caribbean Mini-Cadet and pre-Cadet Table Tennis Championship set for the Dominican Republic from August 26 – 31. 

Trophy Stall of Bourda Market yesterday handed over several trophies for the Caribbean Schoolboys and Junior Championships billed for Guyana at the National Gymnasium this weekend.

Akeem Sinclair, a 23-year-old porter who police say robbed a city moneychanger and shot him even after he handed over all his currency, is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with armed robbery.

A 30-year-old taxi driver was on Monday afternoon robbed of a car and other valuables at Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara, in an attack carried out by three bandits, who posed as customers.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka beat South Africa by three wickets in the one-off Twenty 20 international at Colombo yesterday, after restricting the tourists to their lowest total in the shortest format of the game.

Elections Commissioner Robeson Benn has proposed that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) be vested with “the functions of elections boundary determination,” to avoid possible gerrymandering by the political directorate.

Some 60 children from various orphanages across the country were introduced to the gentleman’s game of cricket thanks to the efforts of full sponsors Ramps Logistics who offered them a chance to engage with professionals of the sport during the current 10-day programme.

Eleven-year-old table tennis maestro Jonathan Van Lange is eager to measure his development during the fast-approaching Caribbean Mini-Cadet and Pre-Cadet Table Tennis Championship set for the Dominican Republic from August 26 – 31. 

United States-based murder accused Marcus Bisram has moved to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to challenge the Guyana Court of Appeal’s recent refusal to grant his application for an urgent hearing of his challenge to a ruling made by a local judge, who refused to grant orders to dismiss the charge against him.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – St Lucian high jumper Levern Spencer will now train her sights on two major meets next year after clinching her third title of the year with gold at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) championship last weekend.

The Ministry of Citizen-ship and the Mayor and Town Council of Mabaruma have identified a plot of land in Mabaruma for the establishment of a homestead settlement area or humanitarian centre for the registered Venezuelans, who are occupying areas in Barima-Waini (Region One), according to the Minister Winston Felix. 

Dear Editor, Forget that then Attorney General Charles Ramson described the Judicial Review Bill, designed to modernise the process by which challenges to executive and other administrative authority, as an attempt to bring the judicial process into the 21st century.

Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday deferred her highly anticipated ruling on the case against former government minister Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings for the alleged theft of over $600 million.

Charged with the attempted murder of a market vendor, who was shot in a robbery back in March, Dason Jupiter was yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime.

The Haslington Market Tarmac will come alive tonight, when the 2nd edition of the Guinness Cage Street-ball Championship resumes with 12 exciting matches.

Dear Editor,  Since Professor Clive Thomas made the proposal that a part of the oil revenue be used to pay cash transfers to each Guyanese household, and the WPA subsequently adopting the recommendation,  pointing out its potential transformative effects on the lives of the poor and powerless in the country, there have been a number of letters and articles expressing opinions for and against.

Magistrate Fabayo Azore is expected to rule next month on whether a prima facie case has been made out against former Attorney-General Anil Nandlall for the charge that he fraudulently converted over $2 million in law reports Nandlall, who is being prosecuted by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), is alleged to have fraudulently taken or converted 14 law reports, valued at $2,313,853 and property of the Ministry of Legal Affairs, to his own use and benefit between May 8th, 2015 and May 29th, 2015, at Georgetown.

Dear Editor, The preliminary results from this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination indicate that the students of The Marian Academy did very well in 2017-18. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Grenada and Barbados are both lowly-ranked but Reggae Boyz manager Roy Simpson believes his side’s upcoming friendly internationals against the minnows will be crucial in the ongoing preparation for the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League starting next month.

Dear Editor, I am constantly striving to see the positive in every aspect of Guyana.

A construction worker and a miner were reprimanded and discharged on Monday after they admitted to stealing gold from their employer because they were not paid for months.

LONDON,  CMC – West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor moved his tally of wickets to 15 from eight matches, after grabbing a brace to help fire Somerset to a 29-run victory over Glamorgan and move to the top of the group standings in the T20 Blast here.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News in an article titled `NIS pursuing GuySuCo for $250m’ which appeared in its August 07, 2018 edition quotes NIS General Manager, Ms Holly Greaves in relation to the jobless sugar workers as saying “A large number have re-registered as self-employed or have moved on to different companies.

Rose Hall Town Jammers edged Fyrish Black Sharks 65-62 when the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association [BABA] ‘Karibee Rice’ Championship, commenced on Sunday at the Fyrish Court.

Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence says she will be lobbying for a better salary-scale for persons working for basic wages within the health sector. 

KUALA LUMPUR/BEIJING, (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad arrives in China on Friday seeking to renegotiate, and perhaps cancel, billions of dollars worth of Chinese-invested projects entangled in domestic graft probes.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) says it is perplexed that government has neither published a credible National Action Plan for mercury use in small scale gold mining nor provided the requisite technical assistance or financial help to the small-scale gold mining sector, as encouraged by the Minamata Convention.

Dear Editor, I write this letter to reflect on a man I considered a great community worker, politician, and citizen.

The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) quest for the Golden Jaguars to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup through the inaugural Nations League began yesterday as they officially launched Project 100 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A man deliberately drove a car into London pedestrians and cyclists yestreday before ramming it into barriers outside Britain’s parliament in what police said appeared to be the second terrorist attack at the building in just under 18 months.

Dear Editor, The third Annual National Candlelight Vigil was officially launched at a press conference in Georgetown on August 10.

GENOA, Italy,  (Reuters) – Firefighters searched into the night yesterday for survivors and bodies amid the rubble of a motorway bridge that collapsed in the northern Italian port city of Genoa, killing at least 26.

Recently appointed Golden Jaguars head-coach Michael Johnson is calling on all stakeholders to support the national programme as they aim to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup and 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Dear Editor, There are some who were relieved to learn of the active role of the National Accreditation Council as notified in SN of August 11, 2018 However, from the perspective of seasoned Human Resources Management Practitioners, there may well be a case for enquiring whether the scope of its monitoring is proactive enough to deal with the spate of institutions who purport to offer credible post –secondary education and related certification.

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that Turkey would boycott electronic products from the United States, retaliating in a row with Washington that has helped drive the lira to record lows.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday said that it has been taking steps to allay the concerns of businesses in the vicinity of the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC), Lombard Street, where its container scanner is located.

LONDON, CMC – Barbadian Jofra Archer’s late cameo, Bermudian Delay Rawlins’s crucial knock and Barbados-born England seamer Chris Jordan’s sharp spell, combined to help Sussex crush Glamorgan by 98 runs in the England T20 Blast here yesterday.

ITAÍ, Brazil, (Reuters) – Last year, Brazilian farmer Gustavo Lopes sized up his sugarcane plantation against his soybean fields.

Dear Editor, Please grant me space to publicly congratulate Mr Earl John on his excellent comment on your letters page yesterday.

The Hydrometeorological Department is advising farmers in the coming weeks, to conserve water as the dynamic and statistical El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) models predict weak to moderate El Niño conditions through to December, 2018.

Lions Club of Central Demerara recently presented bursaries to four of the top five Secondary Schools Entrance Examination pupils from East Bank Demerara schools.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela chief prosecutor, Tarek Saab, said yesterday two high-ranking military officers were arrested for their alleged involvement in drone explosions during a speech by President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month.

(Reuters) – Banned Australian batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner are expected to return to Sydney first-grade cricket for their respective clubs’ opening fixtures on Sept.

The Mohabir Mookerchand Persaud Foundation of Excellence yesterday distributed 28 school bags filled with school supplies, ten travel vouchers and three internet vouchers to students in the Corentyne Area.

Dear Editor, The PNCR’s 20th biennial congress commences this week. It will culminate with the election of new office holders.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England cricketer Ben Stokes was cleared of affray yesterday over a fight outside a nightclub last year which prosecutors said had left two men unconscious.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – The Chilean government asked the Vatican yesterday for documents related to sex abuse accusations against clergy in Chile, as local prosecutors raided another office of the Roman Catholic Church in Santiago.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday called former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman a “dog,” and his campaign took legal action against her as the two former reality TV stars escalated their public feud.

Dear Editor, Not too long ago, Clifford Krauss, an American Journalist, wrote an article featured in the New York Times titled “The $20 Billion Question for Guyana” in which he essentially tackles whether Guyana is institutionally and politically ready for the lucrative prospects of oil.

Because it has so visibly betrayed the agenda of most of the people who have supported it from the inception, predicting the disaster that will befall the Alliance for Change (AFC) at the local government elections (LGE) scheduled for later this year has become something of a national pastime.

(Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios has a knack for being the centre of attention and the Australian was at it again yesterday as he arrived on court for his first-round match at the Cincinnati Masters yesterday without his tennis shoes.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Keith Rowley is getting flack from some PNMites for referring to certain members as “imps” at last Sunday’s PNM Family Day function—and for making reference to mosques in his speech.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Filip Liu, a 31-year-old software developer from Beijing, was travelling in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang when he was pulled to one side by police as he got off a bus.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) is utilising the 60-year old French-developed technique of Lamaze to help pregnant women demystify the birth process, according to Dr.

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) blasted off last week Wednesday with much glitz and fanfare, as the defending champions, the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) hosted the St.

(JAMAICA GLEANER) Fishermen attached to Rainforest Seafoods caught an unlikely catch at sea on Monday when an elderly fisherman was rescued after drifting for seven days.

(BARBADOS NATION)  Barbadians will be given details of Phases Two and Three of Government’s Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation Plan in the next two weeks.