Daily Archive: Thursday, August 30, 2018

Leslie James at State House yesterday after being named the new Police Commissioner.

Assistant Commissioner Leslie Albert James has been named as the new Commissioner of Police, with his appointment taking immediate effect.

(Trinidad Newsday)  The passengers and crew of a Caribbean airlines Boeing 737-800, bound for New York are safe after a bird reportedly collided with the plane in mid-flight yesterday.

ExxonMobil has made its ninth discovery offshore Guyana at the Hammerhead-1 well, marking its fifth discovery on the Stabroek Block in the past year and proving a “new play concept” for potential development, the company said today in a release.

(Trinidad Guardian) Exit packages for the more than 3,000 employees at state-owned Petrotrin are being worked out but the company is in no position to say how much this exercise will cost, what exactly will be offered or how soon payments will be made.

Talks on the looming teachers strike ended without resolution yesterday as the GTU is pressing for arbitration while the Labour Department is contending that conciliation between the union and the government must be exhausted first.

Though describing Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams’ decision to comply with a High Court order to activate the Judicial Review Act (JRA) as commendable, attorney Anil Nandlall said yesterday that the contempt proceedings will remain unless the court decides otherwise.

In the face of suggestions that the recently signed Memorandum of Under-standing (MOU) on the Belt and Road Initiative (B&RI) could render Guyana indebted to China, Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge, says it is not a loan agreement but merely represents an intention embraced by the two States.

Twenty-eight-year-old former murder accused, Leon Duncan called ‘Whistle,’ found himself before the courts again yesterday, this time on charges of armed robbery, assaulting policemen and discharging a loaded firearm. 

The Founder of Remote Area Medical (RAM), Stan Brock died yesterday in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA at the age of 82 after having pioneered mobile medical services for underserved communities in Guyana and around the world.

A 31-year-old porter was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison for causing grievous bodily harm to a man.

The Subryanville hotelier, Erwin Bacchus who was charged earlier this month with manslaughter, has stated that his life is being threatened.

Dellon St. Hill, Parsram Sancharra and Khalil Mustafa—the three men who earlier this year won their challenge to the mandatory minimum three-year sentence for ganja trafficking—have been granted bail pending the appeal of their convictions.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is seeking to work with the private sector to address the housing needs of some Kwakwani residents, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Led by their seamers, Guyana retained the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional 50-over title for the fifth consecutive year after defeating Windward Islands by seven wickets in the final round of the competition yesterday at Arnos Vale Playing Field.

An Annandale auto-mechanic was yesterday granted his release on $200,000 bail for the alleged fraudulent conversion of $1.2 million to his own use. 

Guyana’s Kaysan Ninvalle and Jonathan Van Lange on Monday, looped and served their way a silver medal in the boys under – 13 doubles event at the ongoing Caribbean Mini-Cadet and Pre-Cadet championships currently being played in the Dominican Republic.  The duo defeated Trinidad and Tobago pair 3-2 in their opening match before downing Dominican Republic’s A team by a similar margin to move into the semi-finals.  In the semis, the exciting pair then defeated Puerto Rico 3-1 to book their place in the final.   The script however, did not go as planned as they were defeated by the host’s `B’ team 2-3 falling agonizingly short of gold. 

Krishnachand Dabee, the pensioner whose lifeless body was discovered in his Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD) yard on Monday evening died as a result of blunt trauma to the head and a fractured neck and spine.

A lone gunman, posing as a customer, yesterday afternoon carted off an undisclosed amount of cash and phone cards from the Bounty Supermarket Kitty outlet.

Fresh off being cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to bowl once again, Ronsford Beaton credits turning criticism into motivation for his getting back into the game.

With Guyana recording their fifth consecutive title win at the Cricket West Indies Regional 50 overs tournament yesterday, both Manager Andy Ramnarine and Captain Bhaskar Yadram credited the latest win to the fast bowlers.

Government and Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) have agreed to work on mobilizing fruit and vegetable farmers to supply more produce to the company for processing.

GOSFORD, Australia, CMC – Former sprint superstar Usain Bolt has admitted that he is finding it hard to adjust to the level of fitness required for him to become a professional footballer.

Residents of Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara, will soon benefit from a newly rehabilitated main access road.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – World and Olympic champion hurdler Omar McLeod has called it quits for the rest of the 2018 season because of leg injuries, meaning he will miss next week’s lucrative Diamond League Finals.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is in the process of relocating its current office in Bartica to a better location in the municipality as it seeks to improve the delivery of taxpayer services in Region Seven, Cuyuni/Mazaruni.

BRASÍLIA, (Reuters) – The Brazilian government may restrict entrance of Venezuelans at the border in the remote northwestern state of Roraima, President Michel Temer said yesterday, after a flood of migrants has strained local services and sparked violence with residents.

On Saturday the country’s top golfers will converge on the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) for the Maurice Solomon and Company 20th anniversary golf tournament.

Dear Editor, The recent killing of Mr. Estevan Costa Marques a Brazilian miner in the Puruni, Region Seven (Cuyuni–Mazaruni) by a member of the Guyana Police Force, (GPF) and the autopsy report that revealed that he died from a shot to the back of his head, caused me to revisit a letter I began writing in response to one written by Mr.

The semi-final and grand finale of the Guinness Cage Streetball Championship has been rescheduled to September 7th at the Haslington Market Tarmac.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s government turned a blind eye while armed mobs rounded up protesters, some of whom were later raped with rifles and tortured in detention, the United Nations said  yesterday in a report rejected as biased by Managua.

First Lady, Sandra Granger, yesterday, attended the closing ceremony of a three-week Information Communication Technology (ICT) Workshop, which saw 36 youths certified by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT).

Dear Editor, It was interesting to see the full page display by the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in SN of August 26, 2018.

Yesterday was another rough day at the office for Team Guyana 15s outfit.

ABUJA,  (Reuters) – Nigeria’s presidency rebuffed a landmark oil industry reform law because of issues with its current form, the executive said yesterday, marking a setback for plans to reinvigorate investment in Africa’s largest crude producing nation.

(Trinidad Express) On September 7, there may be no nurses in the hospitals, no maxi and taxi drivers on the roads and no teachers in schools as the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) has called on the workforce to engage in a day of “rest and reflection”.

Dear Editor, The APNU+AFC government, like the PPP/C one before it, has shown itself to be anti-working class and insensitive to the suffering in our society.

A Grove, East Bank Demerara woman was yesterday placed on $400,000 bail on a fraud charge.

Sixteen-year-old Guyanese Priyanna Ramdhani’s fairytale run in CAREBACO continued on Tuesday as she registered gold in the Under-17 category of the Regional competition in the girls’ doubles with Robyn Sobers of Barbados at the Ring Sports Center, Paramaribo Suriname.

Dear Editor, Mark Lyte must lead the cause of Guyana’s teachers from his own inner convictions and not allow himself to be the feed ego of the same now opposition creature whom his colleagues think he believes in, and who was also present in the Customs protest in the 90s.

President David Granger yesterday  pledged his support and that of the Government of Guyana, to the Guyana Police Force’s Military Band at a  luncheon, which he hosted at the Baridi Benab, State House to celebrate the Band’s 160th anniversary.  

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said it was studying a request from Argentina to speed up disbursement of a $50 billion loan program after a collapse in investor confidence in President Mauricio Macri’s government sent the peso tumbling more than 7 percent on Wednesday.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) in conjunction with Guyana Jaguars skipper Leon Johnson, have joined forces to host a one-off cricket clinic.  The initiative which will be conducted under the watchful eyes of technical director Mark Harper will be held today at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground from 9:00 to 15:00 hours.  

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has signed proclamations permitting targeted relief from steel and aluminum quotes from some countries, the U.S.

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF] officially launched the International Federation of Association Football [FIFA] Refereeing Assistance Programme [RAP] yesterday at the Critchlow Labour College, Woolford Avenue.

Dear Editor, I came across an opinion piece on the passing of John McCain in the Washing-ton Post on August 27th that highlighted how polarized America had become. 

At first glance, the mottled paper cover of the old, obscure book looks like polished granite with its uneven patches of dark brown against bright cream.

Thirty-five school-aged children from the Sophia area were on Saturday last presented with back- -to-school hampers, courtesy of the Rotaract Club of Georgetown.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – White House counsel Don McGahn, whose relationship with President Donald Trump has been strained by the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, is set to leave the job in coming weeks.

CAMPOS LINDOS, Brazil,  (Reuters) – When farmer Julimar Pansera purchased land in Brazil’s interior seven years ago, it was blanketed in tiers of fruit trees, twisted shrubs and the occasional palm standing tall in a thicket of undergrowth.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has decided to call its members out on strike.

In recent years there have been many an outcry over ‘plastic rice’ reportedly being sold as the real thing as well as other so-called fake foods.

The third edition of the Limacol Football Championship will commence today at the Ministry Of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue with a doubleheader.