Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Three men are wanted by the police for the offence of rape committed on separate occasions during last year in Linden.

The police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a Timehri, East Bank Demerara resident in connection with fraudulent conversion committed on another more than three years ago.

Fire broke out at the Psychiatric Ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) minutes after nine this morning.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Facing destitution when her marriage broke down, 72-year-old Agnes Sithole went to court to challenge a sexist law – and won not only a share of her husband’s property but a legal victory that will protect some 400,000 other black South African women.

 (Trinidad Express) School teacher Ashram Boodram would be laid to rest on Thursday, as investigators appeal for help in finding the gunman who ended his life.

(Trinidad Guardian) The In­ter­na­tion­al Women’s Re­source Net­work (IR­WN) says that if re­ports of ha­rass­ment were made against Roger Singh, he should have been ar­rest­ed be­fore he was able to mur­der his es­tranged wife, Naiee Singh on Mon­day.

Following significant gains in compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) believes the foundation has been laid for Guyana to attain Category 1 status from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States and preliminary discussions have started.

Following nine contentious months and one court action, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will today be certifying the Official List of Electors (OLE) with 661,028 names.

Although Guyana’s risk for the presence of the mysterious new coronavirus is relatively “low,” health authorities yesterday assured that the country is “ready and equipped” in the event of an infection.

BENONI, South Africa, CMC – Head coach Graeme West says West Indies are primed and ready for their crucial quarter-final against New Zealand today as they chase a spot in the final four of the ICC Under-19 World Cup.

Owing to insufficient evidence, Justice Sandil Kissoon yesterday threw out a murder charge laid against Sherland Joseph and Lowell Hope, who have spent almost a decade behind bars on the allegation that they killed Port Kaituma teen Kennedy Creame Conceding that there was indeed not enough evidence for the men to be placed on trial, Prosecutor Tuanna Hardy had no objections to the motion-to-quash that was brought by defence attorney Maxwell McKay.

Two other suspects was yesterday charged and remanded to prison for the murder of newspaper vendor Shawn Mannilall who was shot after armed bandits invaded his Essequibo Coast home more than two weeks ago.

Following rounds three and four of the Berbice Cricket Board/Lewison General Store Under-15 tournament last weekend, Port Mourant Cricket Club (PMCC), Albion Permaul Trading and Distribution, Rose Hall Canje and Blairmont have advanced to the playoffs.

Barbados all-rounder, Raymon Reifer is set to rejoin Guyana Jaguars ahead of round four in the West Indies Championships.

HOUSTON (Reuters) – At Exxon Mobil Corp, CEO Darren Woods’ plan to revive earnings at the largest U.S.

Upper Demerara Football Association [UDFA] clubs Eagles FC and Botofago have been issued with one-year suspensions for their non-participation in the UFDA year-end championships in Linden.

The trial of Gavin Graham, who is accused of burning a house which resulted in three persons dying, is set to commence this afternoon before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court in Georgetown.

The prosecution yesterday closed its case against the three police officers who were charged with forging several questionnaires for the learner drivers’ theoretical examination in 2018.

I’m not quite sure how many of the youngsters in the current West Indies Under – 19 team follow basketball or how much they know of Kobe Bryant but I’m certain they are aware of his recent passing and the depth of his iconic influence as an athlete; such is the reach of social media. 

Trophy giant, Trophy Stall has enhanced their partnership with the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) to the tune of a whopping  $500,000 sponsorship.

An online petition, Change.org, is calling for the liberalisation of the telecoms sector in Guyana in an effort to loosen the grip of what it sees as an inefficient telecoms monopoly.

National squash players Nicolette Fernandes and Kristian Jeffery tasted early success in the opening round of the Trophy Stall Open Lawn Tennis tournament at the weekend at the Le Resouvenir Tennis Court. 

While Change Guyana yesterday focussed on its proposed developmental plans for the East Berbice community through people empowerment, its presidential candidate Robert Badal also underlined the need for creation of local value.

Overseas based Guyanese Javier George, a member of  fourth tier French outfit Stade Beaucairois 30, is expected in Guyana February 5th to join the U20 training squad for the CONCACAF male  U20 Championships to be hosted in Nicaragua from February 15th-23rd.

The Police have interviewed both the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of NCN and the Head of the Director Public Information (DPI) following an altercation between the two on Monday which was captured on video Meanwhile, staff members of NCN have come out in support of their Editor in Chief (EiC) Leeron Brumell following the altercation between him and Director of Public Information (DPI) Imran Khan.

After more than a month of evading the police, the suspect said to have stabbed Latoya Haywood resulting in her death surrendered herself at the Brickdam Police Station early yesterday morning in the company of her lawyer.

New Campbellville girls and North Ruimveldt boys teams scored one-sided victories when the when the ExxonMobil U14 Secondary Schools football competition resumed yesterday.

Dear Editor, Dr. Alissa Trotz’s submission in Stabroek News dated January 27, 2020 and captioned “A race to the bottom: Election campaigning in Guyana” quoted Dr.

A Bushlot woman is thankful that she was able to survive a horrific chopping attack by her partner who she was with for four years.

BENONI, South Africa, CMC – West Indies captain Kimani Melius says his side will not be putting themselves under undue pressure for today’s quarter-final match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup against New Zealand.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Shafali Verma’s journey to become part of the India women’s cricket team began with a haircut.

The Bar Association of Guyana is mourning the death of Brynmor T.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled, `Steep rise in oil reserve seen as upping pressure for revamping of Exxon deal’ (SN January 28). 

Dear Editor, The level of accountability in the Ministries responsible for education and crime reduction leaves much to be desired.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Defending champion Novak Djokovic set up a semi-final showdown with ‘Big Three’ rival Roger Federer at the Australian Open yesterday with a thumping 6-4 6-3 7-6(1) victory over Canada’s hapless Milos Raonic.

Photos by Orlando Charles Students of the Georgetown District showcased their talent and knowledge of Guyanese culture during their performances yesterday at the Children’s Mashramani Competition: Dramatic Poetry and Calypso segment.

Dear Editor, Indians have always determined the outcome of general elections based not always on policies but by the virtue that they have been a majority population in Guyana where voters vote according to race and ethnicity.

The director of the Childcare and Protection Agency was last Saturday presented with an award from the European Union (EU) in honour of her work with the Agency.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Amid uncertainty over the question of whether to call witnesses in President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, his legal team wrapped up its opening arguments on Tuesday with an appeal for a quick acquittal.

HARARE, (Reuters) – Donald Tiripano and Sikandar Raza took a wicket each as Zimbabwe reduced Sri Lanka to 122 for two in their first innings before bad light brought a premature end to the second day of the final test at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.

Dear Editor, This letter highlights just a recent few deliberate distortion of facts and incidents in our country by President David Granger which must not go un-noticed.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies white-ball captain Kieron Pollard is poised to turn out for Northamptonshire in this year’s Vitality Blast, after signing up for several games with the East Midlands outfit.

Motie Dookie, former Head of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit who was implicated in the smuggling of 30 cases of whisky in 2017 was dismissed from the Guyana Police Force after an inquiry into the allegation found him guilty.

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – A major earthquake struck south of Cuba yesterday, sending shockwaves as far as Miami and sparking panic in the Cayman Islands where it ripped open sinkholes, but did not do serious damage to people or property, initial reports said.

Small and insignificant as Guyana is and will continue to be for some time as the robber barons are left largely unmanaged to do as they please, its politics has been a fantastic tapestry of intrigue.

Dear Editor, Upon attaining High Office Guyanese were promised the evidence proving PPP/C “corruption” while in Government.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – The death toll from a new coronavirus in China rose sharply to 132 yesterday with nearly 1,500 new cases, heaping pressure on Beijing to control the disease as U.S.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Cricketers are superstitious at the best of times but not wanting to change any aspect of their routine after a successful test day has proved costly for England captain Joe Root.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 43-year-old De­fence Force Cor­po­ral, ac­cused of kid­nap­ping and rap­ing three school­boys over two years, has failed in his third at­tempt to ob­tain bail. 

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman last Wednesday visited Parikwaranau, South Rupununi in Region Nine to inspect improvements to the schools there.

On Sunday, the sporting world received the shocking news that basketball icon, former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant, along with his thirteen year old daughter, Gianna, and seven other people, had died in a helicopter crash, Calabasas, California.