Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 6, 2019

President David Granger today said that his engagement with Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo was fruitful and there is no crisis.

Talks between President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo earlier today did not result in an amicable agreement even as the former president insists that there is sufficient time between now and April 30th for GECOM to prepare itself and hold elections.

President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo have begun a key meeting at the Ministry of the Presidency on electoral and constitutional matters.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A lavishly detailed 445-page report by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr released by the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Na­tion­al Se­cu­ri­ty Min­is­ter Stu­art Young yes­ter­day laud­ed the T&T Po­lice Ser­vice for their ef­forts for Car­ni­val, say­ing they achieved an ap­prox­i­mate­ly 95 per cent of­fi­cer turnout which con­tributed to this year’s safe Car­ni­val.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Jamaica-born resident of Texas is feared dead, and her husband, an Air Force major, has been arrested and charged in connection with her disappearance.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced that he would meet with President David Granger today and he offered the parliamentary support needed to extend the deadline for the holding of new polls if conditions, including an elections date before April 30th, are agreed to by government.

As part of new air safety measures, pilots and other aviation operators will now face the possible revocation of their licences if found culpable of deviating from regulations set by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

Denzil Clarke, the driver who is accused of being responsible for the recent accident which resulted in the deaths of two Bourda market vendors along the Success Public Road, on the East Coast of Demerara, was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

NICIL yesterday said that the sugar corporation, GuySuCo has breached the conditions of  the $30b bond acquired for the industry by spending on rehabilitation works and the two sides are to set up a committee on the way forward.

A cane harvester succumbed at a city hospital on Monday afternoon, just over a day after he was chopped in the head following a row at Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara.

For the second consecutive week Opposition-nominated members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) walked out of a meeting as a protest against preparations for House-to-House registration.

Businessman Peter Ramsaroop was yesterday questioned by the police in relation to events leading up to the departure of former parliamentarian Charrandass Persaud from Guyana, one day after his critical vote against the government on a motion of no-confidence.

While government believes that it will have to be sterner with the Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

Guyanese-born economist Kerwin Charles has been named the new Dean of the Yale School of Management (SOM).

During a presentation to the Greater Houston Partnership Outreach last Tuesday, Minister of Public Telecommunications Cathy Hughes  said there is room for a third mobile service provider.

Linton Pompey, the father of 12 who was convicted for the rape and sexual assault of an underage girl, yesterday lost his challenge to his convictions and the 37 years to which he was sentenced.

Derrick Solomon, the 60-year-old taxi-driver who is accused of stabbing his common-law wife in an attack at Sophia, was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with attempted murder.

Three men were yesterday sentenced to three years in jail for armed robbery in an attack where a minibus driver and four passengers were held at gun-point.

The vaccines administered to students of the Lochaber Primary School last Tuesday, were routine booster shots, the Ministry of Public Health has reported, noting that parents were informed about the upcoming campaign at the beginning of the school year.

The Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory will be equipped to conduct DNA testing by the end of the year, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan has said.

Head of the Queen’s College Science Department Navendra Hardyal is urging persons to be conscious of their environment especially at nights after he was robbed last Thursday while walking home from a city restaurant.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has approached government to assist with the procurement of a heavy-lift helicopter for search and rescue operations, Director General Lt.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Nicholas Pooran’s career-best half-century was overshadowed by a shoddy fielding effort, as England rode their luck to breeze to a four-wicket win in the opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series here yesterday.

In order to properly implement the recently launched Minibus Code of Conduct, head of the United Minibus Union (UMU) Eon Andrews says there is a need for more rigorous enforcement of the traffic laws.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Batting coach Toby Radford says he is pleased with the manner in which West Indies’ batting has developed during the England series, and says this is a positive for the side especially with the ICC World Cup looming on the horizon.

Udok Anthony Nedd, the Campbellville Housing Scheme man who was charged with narcotics trafficking after police reported finding almost a pound of cannabis in his home, was freed yesterday after a city magistrate found that insufficient evidence was presented by the prosecution. 

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the article headlined ‘Govt grants American Airlines 90% concession on landing fees’ in the Kaieteur News edition of 3rd March 2019. 

A Linden vendor is currently nursing gunshot wounds to his feet after he was attacked yesterday morning by a man with whom his brother had a misunderstanding on Sunday during the Linden Mashramani celebrations.

The news that former West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt is going to challenge incumbent Dave Cameron for the post of president of Cricket West Indies (CWI) at the upcoming annual general meeting on March 24 was met by skepticism in some quarters and optimism in others.

Creative writers are being invited by the Ministry of Education’s Department of Culture, Youth and Sport, to apply to be part of Guyana’s contingent to attend CARIFESTA XIV in Trinidad and Tobago this August.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Cricket Association president, Conde Riley, said his board’s decision to support the incumbent Dave Cameron in this month’s Cricket West Indies presidential elections, negated any need to entertain the proposals of challenger Ricky Skerritt and running mate Dr Kishore Shallow.

Dear Editor,  Allow me to briefly respond to recent discourse in Stabroek News and other publications regarding President Granger’s diagnosis.

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump looked set to open a new front in his trade wars with a plan to end preferential trade treatment for India that allows duty-free entry for up to $5.6 billion worth of its exports to the United States.

Following their embarrassing defeat to Fruta Conquerors in a training match, the Golden Jaguars will face-off with the Suriname Senior team in their fourth practice match on March 16th in the Dutch nation.

A young couple who last weekend accused the New Amsterdam Public Hospital of negligence following the death of their newborn, is now worried about a possible “cover up” by the health institution, since they are still waiting a post-mortem examination.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shows every sign of trying to battle his way through the biggest crisis of his tenure even as opinion polls show he stands a real chance of losing power in an election this October.

Dear Editor, During the spring tide a section of the earthen embankment was breached at Providence, East Bank Demerara along the Demerara River which resulted in localized flooding.

Dear Editor, Please refer to the letter captioned ‘City audit and procurement committees should have had opposition councillors’. 

Presidential Guard, C-Division, A-Division-[A] and D-Division-[A] secured opening night victories in the Guyana Police Force [GPF] Inter-Division/Branch 5-a-side football championships Monday at the Eve Leary ground.

A father of four was yesterday given two weeks to pay a $15,000 fine after admitting to assaulting his common-law wife.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States is considering imposing new sanctions on Venezuela to increase pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government to give up power, U.S.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli smashed 116 runs and Vijay Shankar took two wickets in the final over to secure a nail-biting eight-run win for India against Australia in the second one day international yesterday.

Dear Editor, When some minibus operators held strike action recently and called for the removal of security cameras, there were mixed reactions from everyone.

A Mabaruma vendor was placed on self-bail yesterday after denying allegations that she knowingly accepted a stolen phone belonging to the man whose store was recently robbed of over $1.8 million worth of cellphones.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan said yesterday it had begun a crackdown on Islamist militant groups, detaining 44 members of banned organizations including close relatives of the leader of a group blamed for a deadly bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month.

MONROVIA,  (Reuters) – The son of Liberia’s ex-president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, an ex-central bank governor and current bank official were charged with economic sabotage late on Monday after investigations uncovered evidence of possible malpractice by the regulator.

A Route 44 (Georgetown to Mahaica) minibus, filled with passengers, ended up partly submerged in a trench along Vlissengen Road in the aftermath of an accident yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Struggling Barbados Pride have received a major boost for their 10th round clash in the Regional Four-Day Championship against Jamaica Scorpions in Kingston this weekend, with the inclusion of the Test trio of Kraigg Brathwaite, Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich.

The Ministry of the Presidency has called for entrepreneurs in the creative industry to submit proposals under the Guyana Fund for Cultural and Creative Industries Programme.

Dear Editor, Today we begin the Season of Lent. It is one of the important seasons for many Christian denominations.

‘When socio-economic, racial, or religious differences give rise to extreme partisanship in which societies sort themselves into political camps whose worldviews are not just different but mutually exclusive, toleration becomes harder to sustain.

The Guyana National Youth Council (GNYC) is involved in consultations to extend its voting process and implement an electronic voting system, in order to expand its voter base.

Dear Editor, Vowing not to give one inch, well several feet were given by meeting separately with the company and union in the ongoing industrial saga.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Government has been rocked to the core over the last week by the SNC-Lavalin affair.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Some radio stations in Canada and the Netherlands stopped playing Michael Jackson’s music and fans bombarded Oprah Winfrey with hateful messages after the broadcast of a documentary about alleged child abuse by the late singer.

Kelly Oubre Jr. recorded 27 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots, and Devin Booker scored 22 points as the lowly Phoenix Suns pulled off a stunning 114-105 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.

Over 40 traffic ranks from the seven policing divisions last Saturday completed a one-week training programme.