Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Minister in the Ministry of Social Protection Keith Scott today apologised for remarks made about striking teachers that have incensed trade unions and others.

An intoxicated and alleged speeding driver of a pickup, yesterday afternoon struck down a motorcyclist on the Fairfield Public Road, Essequibo Coast, the police said today.

 (Trinidad Guardian) Petrotrin chair­man Wil­fred Es­pinet is hold­ing fast to his po­si­tion that there is no plan to sell or pri­va­tise the re­fin­ery at Point-a-Pierre which is be­ing shut down.

A famous Chinese proverb states “the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”.

Bartica Warriors last Sunday spiked their way to top honours in the Bartica Town Council invitation volleyball tournament held at the Bartica Community Centre Ground. 

West Indies and Guyana Under-19 wicketkeeper Joshua Persaud ended his Cricket West Indies Regional under-19 tournament as the leading wicket keeper in the three-day format.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Alastair Cook, England’s leading test run-scorer, will retire from international cricket after this week’s fifth test against India, the 33-year-old said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was left off the shortlist for FIFA’s Player of the Year award for the first time in 12 years on Monday while Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah were named as the three finalists.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Japan’s Naomi Osaka reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 6-4 in a pressure-packed clash of two hard-serving 20-year-old prospects.

Strike action by Guyanese teachers intensified yesterday, when it is estimated that more than 3,000 of them stayed away from the classroom on the first teaching day of the new school year.

With teachers around the country on strike, Minister of Education Nicolette Henry is actively engaged in attempting to hire “temporary” replacements to keep schools open.

Two persons were killed, one was injured and another escaped unhurt after the  car they were in was involved in an accident yesterday afternoon along the Zealand Public Road, Mahaicony.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday announced another shake-up in its leadership, including the appointments of a new Crime Chief and a new Traffic Chief.

The two trade union groupings yesterday condemned Minister in the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott for labelling striking teachers as “selfish and uncaring” and the GTUC called on President David Granger to discipline him.

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has signalled its intention to appeal the dismissal of the charges against former Public Service Minister Jennifer Westford and her aide Margaret Cummings for the alleged theft of over $600 million from the state.

Ahead of a three-day Council of Legal Education (CLE) meeting that begins on Thursday, the business plan and feasibility study for Guyana’s proposed JOF Haynes Law School (JHLS) will be discussed by the government, its partners and representatives of the body, according to Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams SC, who yesterday maintained that Guyana was previously granted permission to establish its own law school.

The removal of a large sand truck from a trench in Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara, resulted in major traffic congestion along the highway yesterday midday.

Defending champion Guyana Defence Force [GDF] and Western Tigers secured contrasting wins when the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] Elite League continued Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club [GFC] ground, Bourda.

After two years, Georgetown’s municipality and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) are still to agree on a fixed fee for the unloading of shipping containers in the city.

Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams SC yesterday blamed a “mix up” at his office for the wrong date being printed on the initial commencement order he issued for the activation of the Judicial Review Act (JRA).

The curtain will come down on the Berbice Cricket Board/ Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club’s Patron’s Cup 10/10 tournament with Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets taking on Albion tomorrow under lights.

An Enterprise, East Coast Demerara man, who was charged a month ago with fraud, was yesterday taken before a city magistrate to answer to another charge.

Following his stint with the successful Guyana Under-19 team at the Cricket West Indies Regional Under-19 tournament in St.

Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams SC said yesterday that his office will review whether it will challenge a High Court ruling that the decision to send ex-Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit head, Deputy Superintendent Motie Dookie, on leave was unconstitutional, while noting that the concern now is what ought to be done if there is no Police Service Commission in place.

At approximately 9.50 pm on Sunday, the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) experienced a system shutdown following a phase to ground fault which tripped the LS6 transmission line between the Vreed-en-Hoop and Kingston substations, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said yesterday. 

A horse cart operator is now a remanded prisoner after police say he was caught red-handed after snatching a woman’s chain.

Timehri Panthers were crowned the East Bank Football Association [EBFA]/Juicy Juice U13 League champions after holding the rampant Agricola Red Triangle to a 1-1 draw Sunday at the Timehri ground.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The St Lucia Stars ensured the Barbados Tridents’ would remain winless at home in this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) by trouncing them by six wickets at Kensington Oval here Sunday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Rain, coupled by dashing knocks from Rassie van der Dussen and captain Chris Gayle, powered St Kitts and Nevis to a seven-wicket victory over Jamaica Tallawahs here Sunday night, and into the playoffs of the Caribbean Premier League.

Soownauth Gorakh, whose illegal well erupted in Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara in June, has been arrested by the police, who are exploring the possibility of laying charges against him.

Regarded as a cornerstone and pioneer in Guyana’s infrastructural development, Courtney Benn Contracting Services joined the growing list of entities to support the second annual Guinness Cage Street-ball championships.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping offered another $60 billion in financing for Africa today and wrote off some debt for poorer African nations, while warning against funds going towards “vanity projects”.

A mechanic was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with being in possession of 3.5 pounds of cannabis, which police say they found in a bucket.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday launched a fresh attack on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accusing him of jeopardizing the chances of re-election for two Republican congressmen by bringing criminal charges against them just before the midterm elections.

The Ithaca Hard-Liners and New Amsterdam [NA] Thunders match in the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association [BABA] ‘Karibee Rice’ Championship ended prematurely when the Thunders players walked off the court, led by their coach, citing poor officiating.

Dear Editor, As GAWU is finalizing its preparations for its one-day conference entitled “Sugar – too big to fail” on September 04, 2018, our Union recognised that President David Granger at his inaugural press conference for the year addressed the sugar industry, among other things.

Accused of stealing $5,000 from an employee of the Ministry of Agriculture, an ex-convict was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of break and enter and larceny.

Dear Editor, We beg your pardon, we who have spent our professional careers in the field of industrial relations, as employers and unionists, must take exception to the remark in SN of September 2, 2018, allegedly made by a Junior Minister, which reads as follows: “No one can be brought in who can do better than us.

Shebena Belle, a fifteen year old  Bladen Hall Multilateral third former, who was born with club feet that have  prevented her from walking properly will soon realise her dream of being able to walk normally again thanks to the intervention of Dr Slater Jeffrey, an overseas-based Guyanese “One year ago I had a heart transplant so I have somebody else’s heart in me.

Police Commander of ‘E’ Division, Anthony Vanderhyden (right); Second in Command, Inspector S.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic sweated his way to a 6-3 6-4 6-3 fourth round win over Portugal’s Joao Sousa as the heat returned to the U.S.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to a letter by one Sarah Williams titled `Dr Devonish should explain his status with the UK medical council’ (SN September 3rd, 2018).

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentine President Mauricio Macri  yesterday announced new taxes on exports in the world’s third-biggest soy producer and steep cuts to spending in an “emergency” bid to balance next year’s budget, as his center-right government aims to persuade the IMF to speed up a $50 billion loan program.

Sooner, hopefully rather than later, government and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) will sit down together again to see through the satisfactory settlement of what has become the difficult issue of settling on a mutually agreed offer to teachers in relation to their salaries, allowances and other conditions of service given a universal acceptance of the reality that there is a gap,  a considerable one, between the service that teachers give to this nation and the extent of the material reward that they receive. 

Foreign Service Officers yesterday participated in a one-day workshop on Human Trafficking at the Guyana Police Officers’ Training Centre.

The decomposing body of a middle-aged man was yesterday discovered in a room at an East Bank Demerara hotel.

By  Anders Åslund STOCKHOLM – Wars are expensive, as the Russian people are now learning.

When I interviewed Christian Kruger, the director of Colombia’s migration office, about the estimated 1 million Venezuelan refugees who have flooded his country in recent years, he told me that he expects the number of exiles moving to his and other Latin American countries to double over the next year.

A man was yesterday granted bail after he denied stealing a little over $300,000 in diesel from his employer.

BRASÍLIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s top electoral court has banned political campaign ads showing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a candidate, according to a ruling made on Sunday in response to a complaint by the Novo party.