Daily Archive: Thursday, August 11, 2022

East Canje Berbice man, Suraj Ganpat who is accused of murdering his estranged wife Cindy Ramchandar, turned himself over this evening at the Central Police Station in New Amsterdam.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC this afternoon ruled that Clifton Hicken was lawfully appointed by President Irfaan Ali to act as Commissioner of Police.

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – Two days after Kenya’s general election, officials had yet to announce who is leading the presidential race in East Africa’s regional powerhouse, as confused citizens struggled to make sense of divergent tallies from the media in a nail-bitingly close race.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Satellite pictures released today showed devastation at a Russian air base in Crimea, hit in an attack that suggested Kyiv may have obtained new long-range strike capability with potential to change the course of the war.

(Trinidad Express) Blood was spilled in Basseterre, Moruga, yesterday when an 80-year-old man allegedly shot an 82-year-old woman and chopped her son.

(Trinidad Express) The TTPS and the Caribbean has its first female police officer who is internationally qualified as a bomb technician.

One day after Chair of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) Derrick John said that the community of Chinese Landing should formally write the council requesting intervention to address the violation of their rights, Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai is now saying that nothing more can be done for the community.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced plans to develop a land surveying institution in Guyana to serve the entire Caribbean as well as countries in Latin America.

Months of negotiations between the Guyana Government and the United Kingdom flag carrier, British Airways (BA) have resulted in the airline agreeing to commence twice-weekly flights from March 2023, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill announced yesterday.

China Railway Construction Company Limited (CRCCL) and its partners have begun preparatory works for the new bridge over the Demerara River.

While their neighbour Rean Ghani has been cleared of all culpability in the fatal 2017 beating of Ruby fisherman Shereffudeen Nazamudeen; father and daughter duo Surendra Sukhdeo and Mandy Sukhdeo have been found guilty of unlawfully killing the young man.

(CMC) – A change of opponent made little difference to West Indies’ fortunes as the Caribbean fell behind in the three-match series with a 13-run defeat to New Zealand in the opening Twenty20 International.

Dave Singh was yesterday charged with murdering East Canje Berbice businessman Vickram Seubarran after the manslaughter charge which was instituted against him on Friday last was withdrawn.

Thirty-six-year-old Linton Davidson who was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl on six  occasions 10 years ago, was yesterday acquitted on all charges when a jury returned not guilty verdicts.

Wales and Crane FC battled to a 2-2 stalemate when the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior Men’s League continued last evening at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara.

The Mental Health Protection and Promotion Bill was passed in the National Assembly on Monday and will replace the archaic Mental Hospital Ordinance Cap.140.

The XX11 Commonwealth Games staged in Birmingham, England came and went as fast as some of the times the record breaking athletes laid on the track, velodrome, and in the pool.

Police in Regional Division #4C are investigating the shooting of 27-year-old Ryan Joseph, a lab technician of Melanie Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and 29-year-old Bimal Versammy, also a lab technician, of Section ‘C’, Enterprise, ECD.

Dear Editor, This letter seeks to bring clarity to the issue of how Old Age pensions are calculated at the National Insurance Scheme.

With Local Government Elections (LGE) constitutionally overdue and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) dragging its feet on preparations, the Leader of the Opposition is now accusing the government of having no intention of hosting the polls.

Dear Editor, I read Vidyaratha Kissoon’s impassioned letter regarding the stabbing death of Cindy Ramchandar (SN Letters, August 8, 2022) and could not help but agree with everything stated.

Leave has been granted to Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC to file a notice of application (NoA), disputing the Court’s jurisdiction to hear the application brought by the eight APNU+AFC MPs who are challenging their suspension.

Guyana has concluded the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad with mixed results, as the women’s team defeated Libya, while the men’s outfit lost to Haiti, at the Sheraton Mahabalipuram Resort and Convention Centre in Chennai, India, according to a Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) release.

Dear Editor, In August, 2020 I went to NIS in Camp Street, checking on all my contributions but there were some queries to be done.

It is not only the boxers who are whipping themselves into shape ahead of the Winfield Braithwaite School Boys and Juniors Tournament scheduled for August 26 to 28 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Digicel yesterday announced that it has moved its sales office and store from Fort and Barrack streets to the  new Pegasus Corporate Office on Seawall Road, Kingston.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday he declined to answer questions during an appearance before New York state’s attorney general in a civil investigation into his family’s business practices, citing his constitutional right against self-incrimination.

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has shortlisted a provisional squad of 38 players under the age of 21, which will begin preparation for the Pan American Junior Championships, scheduled to be staged in Barbados from April 10th-18th, 2023.

The United States on Tuesday announced that a shipment of 52,800 Pfizer COVID-19 paediatric vaccines for Guyana had arrived.

FREETOWN,  (Reuters) – At least two police officers and one civilian died after a day of anti-government protests in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, staff at the city’s main mortuary said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Women are being murdered in Guyana and it is nothing new.

By Charwayne Walker Since the inaugural Regional Under-21 Youth Cricket in Barbados in 1968, only three batsmen have had the distinct honor of scoring three centuries in a tournament featuring the three-day format.

Experienced football assessor and former referee, Abdulla ‘Zico’ Hamid, has stated that the Linden arm of the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) was kept in the dark concerning any Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Electoral Congress, which led to the election of Tyrone Tyrell as the entity’s President.

Dear Editor, As citizens, we should always take seriously public statements by our Head of State and others who swore to uphold the constitution.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Heavy fighting raged around the eastern Ukrainian town of Pisky yesterday as Russia pressed its campaign to seize all of the industrialised Donbas region, while to the west Kyiv accused Moscow of using a nuclear plant to shield its artillery.

A Buxton man was yesterday released on $70,000 bail for producing a false driver’s licence to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

(Reuters) – Champions League winners Real Madrid outclassed Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 yesterday to clinch the UEFA Super Cup for a record-equalling fifth time and kick off their season with a trophy.

(CMC) – Guyana international Nathan Moriah-Welsh has joined Welsh outfit Newport County, who play in England’s League Two, on a season-long loan from Premier League new boys Bournemouth.

Dear Editor, Guyana recently signed an agreement with the Export-Import (Exim) Bank of the USA. 

(Reuters) – The World Cup in Qatar will kick-off a day earlier than scheduled if FIFA’s ruling bureau agree to a plan to hold the opening ceremony and the host nation’s first match on Sunday Nov.

TUNIS, (Reuters) – A Tunisian court has halted President Kais Saied’s dismissal of around 50 judges, a lawyer said yesterday, underscoring the continued independence of courts despite Saied’s moves to assume wider authority over the judiciary.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported a total of 62 new COVID cases after 520 tests were done.

There were two recent occurrences, both reported in the media,  that sit firmly on the incredulity scale.

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal confirmed yesterday that he will compete at next week’s Cincinnati Open after being forced to withdraw from the ongoing Canadian Open due to an abdominal injury.