Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 25, 2018

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) YEARS of broken promises by Member of Parliament (MP) for Laventille West Fitzgerald Hinds to the people of the Beetham Gardens was what led to one man splashing muddy water at him during a tour of the area last month.

The Guyana Police Force in its efforts to weed out dishonest and corrupt members, said it yesterday charged a police constable stationed on the Essequibo Coast with Simple Larceny of a Samsung S7 Edge cellular phone valued $119,000.00, property of Angelena Byrne of Lot 106 Phantom Street, Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast.

NORRISTOWN, Pa.,  (Reuters) – Bill Cosby was sentenced to between three and 10 years in prison today for sexually assaulting a woman, capping the once-beloved comedian’s downfall from “America’s Dad” to convicted felon.

NEW YORK/CARACAS,  (Reuters) – The United States imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s wife and several top allies on Tuesday as U.S.

A male suspect who shot a dog food vendor twice and robbed two females of their cellular phones, is being sought, the police said today.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) The police have activated an Ananda Alert for 15-year-old Hobbiegaye Aldridge and her baby, who are of Anchor Avenue, Bogue Village in St James.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s Georgetown motorcade will end at the Chateau Margot ground this year as the traditional venue, the LBI ground has been leased to the Guyana Cricket Board and is not available.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said today that an Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo could worsen rapidly because of attacks by armed groups, community resistance and the geographic spread of the disease.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) Eye­wit­ness­es to to­day’s brazen rob­bery of a G4S Se­cu­ri­ty ar­moured ve­hi­cle and its four armed guards have de­scribed it as “like a scene out of an ac­tion movie.”

The alleged leasing of land belonging to NICIL, by Town Clerk Royston King to a shipping company is being investigated by the ongoing CoI into the administration and operations of the City.

The PPP/Civic will be lobbying for broader definitions and stiffer penalties for elections offences.

Subryanville hotelier Erwin Bacchus, who was charged in August with manslaughter over the unlawful killing Jason De Florimonte, was yesterday charged with murder and remanded to prison.

Cabinet will have to decide whether recently signed agreements between the Government of Guyana and the Government of the People’s Republic of China will be made public, State Minister Joseph Harmon said yesterday, while declaring that the David Granger-led administration has nothing to hide.

The authorities are investigating the suspected rape of a teen girl in Linden and the circulation of a video with related sexual content.

Local authorities are investigating Canada’s recent seizure of a large shipment of cocaine from a vessel believed to have travelled from here.

A husband and wife and their daughter-in-law were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the possession of 93.6 pounds of cannabis.

At the trial of Marissa George and John Caesar, who are accused of attempting to murder former City Mall businesswoman Dhanwantie Phulchand, the court yesterday heard that the attack on the woman was organised by a man who did not like her husband.

Guyana’s female and male table tennis contingent had to settle for silver in the team’s event of the 60th edition of the Caribbean Table Tennis Federation (CTTF) Senior Championships after suffering finals defeat against powerhouse Dominican Republic in Jamaica last evening.   The females lost their encounter 0-3 with Chelsea Edghill failing to find a way past Yasiris Ortiz in a match she lost 1-3 while Trenace Lowe went down to Eva Brito by a similar score line.   Natalie Cummings, however, took Emerly Castro to five sets before losing 2-3.

A 71-year-old security guard died yesterday morning, moments after he was  struck down by a motor car while crossing the Anna Catherina Public Road, West Coast Demerara.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Australian Stuart Law has quit as head coach of embattled West Indies just eight months before the start of the ICC World Cup in England, dealing a severe blow to the regional side’s preparation for the event and leaving authorities scrambling to find a replacement.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Real Madrid’s Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was named Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2018, while Orlando Pride’s Brazil forward Marta won the women’s award at a ceremony yesterday.

Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia on Thursday addressed European businesses here as part of an EU drive to boost economic diplomacy.

Ahead of next month’s scheduled hearing of the challenge mounted by Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) commissioner Bibi Shadick to the activation of seven new local government areas (LGAs) and the restructuring of 14 others, the Attorney General’s  Chambers has moved to have the case struck out, while saying the court does not have the jurisdiction to hear it.

When the November 12th local government elections are held, the National Congress of Progressive People’s Alliance (NCPPA) will once again be seeking the support of residents to represent them on the Number 52 to 74 Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in Corentyne, Berbice, in hopes of revitalising the local economy and creating jobs.

(BBC) Serena Williams says she wants to move on from her controversial US Open final defeat by Naomi Osaka.

At the annual Heritage Games which concluded on Sunday night at Everest Cricket Club, Laluni dethroned Mahdia to be crowned the new male cricket champions while Guyana Rush Saints also dethroned Port Kaituma in football to bring a fitting climax to the three-day event.

Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has not yet briefed Cabinet on the findings made by the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) about violations in the award of the contract to Dutch firm LievenseCSO for a feasibility study for a new bridge over the Demerara River but he is expected to do so when he returns from abroad.

A captain’s knock from Man-of-the-Match Anthony Adams ensured Essequibo remained favourites for the Guyana Cricket Board 50-overs Franchise League title after thrashing Upper Corentyne by 123 runs and earning another bonus point on a humid Monday at the Port Mourant Cricket Club ground, East Berbice.

Cabinet has noted the award of a US$15,627,300 contract that caters, in part, for the construction of a passenger and cargo ferry vessel, Minister of State Joseph Harmon announced yesterday.

After being charged last month with fraudulently obtaining money to purchase a low income home, a Grove, East Bank woman found herself hauled before a city court once more yesterday to answer to a charge of defrauding a travel agency of $1.2 million in tickets.

Defending champions Georgetown recorded their third consecutive win in this year’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) one-day franchise league with a 21-run win over West Demerara at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda, yesterday.   The victory came on the back of another excellent display of   batsman-ship from skipper Leon Johnson who recorded his third consecutive half-century of the tournament and Christopher Barnwell who notched up his second.   Georgetown, after winning the toss and electing to bat, responded well by posting 278 for seven from their allotted 49 overs. 

More than two months after bids were opened for rehabilitation works on the dilapidated Leguan Stelling, a contract has been awarded and Cabinet has noted the transaction.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the special counsel investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election, will meet on Thursday to discuss whether Rosenstein will stay in his job.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies were not at their best but still brushed aside South Africa by 17 runs here yesterday, as they began their final preparation for the defence of their Twenty20 World Cup title in November with a comfortable victory.

A man was yesterday charged with attacking two differently-abled persons, whom it is alleged he wounded with bottles and other items.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar’s military waged a “well-planned and coordinated” campaign of mass killings, gang rapes and other atrocities against the Southeast Asian nation’s Rohingya Muslim minority.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Head coach Stuart Law has lamented West Indies’ lack of access to training facilities in India, after the regional side were forced to use the ICC Academy here to begin their preparation for the two-Test series starting next week.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said yesterday he would not step aside after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct decades ago, with President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans showing no signs of relenting in their push for his Senate confirmation.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – World Anti-Doping Agency president Craig Reedie has said he is deeply offended by charges that WADA put money above clean sport when it reinstated Russia’s anti-doping agency, a move which he said was aimed only at achieving Russian compliance.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – A Managua judge issued an arrest warrant yesterday for opposition leader Felix Maradiaga, accused by the Nicaraguan government of financing violent protests that have rocked the impoverished Central American nation.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be in Guyana in early December and “serious” work is being done to ensure that the reconstruction of the collapsed Indian immigration monument base at Palmyra, Corentyne is completed before he gets here, according to State Minister Joseph Harmon.

Following their silver medal finish last night at the 60th annual senior Caribbean TT championships in Jamaica, national coach Idi Lewis said last evening he was not surprised that both the Guyana men and women’s team reached the finals of the team events.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Iran has ample reason to stay in the 2015 nuclear deal despite the U.S.

The University of Guyana (UG) cricket team ended their tour of Suriname on a slightly disappointing note after they surrendered the final of the Cryil Bonar T20 Tournament by five wickets to Suriname Spartans on Sunday evening.   UG who took the first hit-out, romped to 144 for nine from their allotted 20 overs.

A South Ruimveldt woman was yesterday sentenced to nine months in jail after being found guilty of three counts of forgery.

MALE,  (Reuters) – The opposition was awarded victory in the Maldives presidential election yesterday, in a possible setback for China as the new leaders of the Indian Ocean archipelago nation aim to review major projects agreed with the outgoing administration.

Dear Editor, The public health system has been plagued with a plethora of problems, ranging from shortages of drugs and medical supplies to prolonged waiting times for patients at outpatient and even at emergency departments.

Canje Knights will battle Rose Hall Town Jammers in the final of the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association [BABA] ‘Karibee Rice’ Championship, defeating Ithaca Hard-Liners via walkover on Sunday at the Vryman Ervine Basketball Court.

Dear Editor, Two incidents involving GECOM staffers operating in the Plegt Anker/ Kortberaadt Local Authority Area (LAA) on the East Bank of Berbice involving alleged electoral illegalities by the APNU were highlighted by the Guyana Times as reported upon by Member of Parliament Adrian Anamayah. 

Eighty-year-old Adam Barakat, the only survivor of last Friday’s vehicular collision along the Jib Public Road, which claimed three lives, including that of a six-month-old infant, remains hospitalised.

Guyana is among 14 regional countries eligible to bid for grant financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on sustaining the ocean economy.

Dear Editor, When one read the editorial in SN of September 7, 2018 on ‘Police and Public Trust’, one felt compelled to reflect on the issue of Trust in the whole of our public management structure.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Cricket Australia has closed its investigation into England all-rounder Moeen Ali’s claim that he was called “Osama” by a rival player during an Ashes test in 2015 after finding no new details, a CA spokesperson said yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The president of Honduras said on Monday cuts in U.S.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Scientists have succeeded in wiping out a population of caged mosquitoes in laboratory experiments using a type of genetic engineering known as a gene drive, which spread a modification blocking female reproduction.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Surviving the wiles of Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah is Australia’s “number one plan” in the upcoming test series in the United Arab Emirates, fast bowler Peter Siddle has said.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl  Greenidge yesterday joined Heads of Government attending the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York for the unveiling of the Nelson Mandela statue just outside of the General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters. 

Dear Editor, The deliberate, conscious effort we must make to choose our leaders  is absolutely critical.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera yesterday announced a plan worth $24 million aimed at ending a lengthy conflict between the state and the country’s indigenous population in the south.

NORRISTOWN, Pa.,  (Reuters) – The woman whose complaint led to Bill Cosby’s conviction for sexual assault called for justice in brief testimony on the first day of the comedian’s two-day sentencing hearing yesterday, where prosecutors asked for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

Now in its eighth year, the Courts 10k Run has picked up steam to become one of the premier road races on the calendar of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG).

Dear Editor, It was a huge pleasure to attend the Guyana High Commission (UK) Awards at the Senate House on September 15th.Well

Zameer Ali, the driver who surrendered to the police less than a day after he allegedly struck down and killed businessman Chapil Dave Kumar along Uitvlugt Public Road, West Coast Demerara was yesterday charged with seven traffic related offences, three of which he admitted to and was remanded to prison.

LOS ANGELES,  (Variety.com) – “The House With a Clock in Its Walls” easily topped the domestic box office in an otherwise quiet weekend at multiplexes.

CASCAIS, Portugal,  (Reuters) – Archaeologists searching Portugal’s coast have found a 400-year-old shipwreck believed to have sunk near Lisbon after returning from India laden with spices, specialists said yesterday.

State Minister Joseph Harmon yesterday officially announced that Cabinet recently granted its approval of a new Board of Directors for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), which will be chaired by agriculture expert John Dow.

All was not lost when Guyana was defeated in the final of the 2018 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Championships on Sunday in Barbados. 

The idea behind last week’s Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition (GuyTIE) event at the Marriott Hotel as far as the public/private sector organizers had said some weeks ago was, in the main, to bring together, overseas buyers and local sellers in business to business (B2B) encounters with the hoped-for outcome of expanding regional and global market access for goods and services offered here in Guyana.

By Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM – Heat waves and extreme-weather events across the Northern Hemisphere this summer have brought climate change back to the forefront of public debate.

Dear Editor, It is worth saying again: this is one strange place, with many hilarities on any given day. 

After several years in which the so-called “Group of Lima” of Latin American democracies had made great progress in speaking up collectively against Venezuela’s dictatorship, most of its members have now issued an unfortunate statement that will hurt the cause of freedom in Venezuela.