It is unfortunate that in spite of several pleas from almost every stakeholder, including the international community and the Private Sector Commission (PSC), the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill (AMLCFT) was defeated in the National Assembly by a majority opposition vote last week. The absence of adequate legislative support had resulted in the country missing an August deadline and the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) granting an extension to November 18. Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall and Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)…
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El Dorado gold heist accused remanded
Three men involved in the El Dorado Gold heist made their first court appearance on Wednesday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to the charges against them. The men charged were Ameerullah Khurchullah and Anil Diaram of Berbice and Kenneth Garraway of Charity, Essequibo. The trio appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and were not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that on Friday November 8 at Port Kaituma, North West District, they stole a quantity of cash and several ounces of gold totalling Gy$ 93…
Read MoreGlenn Lall, Kaieteur News to stand trial in New York libel case
New York Judge Joan M Kenney absolutely did not rule that “Kaieteur News has every right to publish what it did” and that the newspaper never even disputed claims that the articles were (a) false and (b) defamatory, NEW GPC INC lawyer Ray Beckerman said. His comment comes in the wake of reports by Kaieteur News paper and the Capitol News (TV) that the judge ruled that Kaieteur News had every right to publish what it did about the NEW GPC INC and that as a preliminary matter, the pharmaceutical…
Read MoreGuyana Softball Cup III bowls off
-Overseas teams ready for competition By Avenash Ramzan Over 20 local and overseas teams will begin the battle for supremacy on Friday when the Guyana Softball Cup III bowls off at VARIOUS venues in Georgetown. Organised by the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA), the third annual tournament has attracted participation from teams Florida, New York, Canada and Guyana. Chief coordinator and Vice-president of the GFSCA, Ricky Deonarian, said all the necessary logistics are falling into place, and the organisers are confident of a successful tournament. “As we speak…
Read MoreSeveral Guyanese cricketers cop awards at OSCL presentation
By Ravendra Madholall Several former Guyanese cricketers copped awards at the 18th annual Ontario Softball Cricket League (OSCL) award and presentation ceremony which was held on Saturday evening at the East Town Banquet Hall, Scarborough, Ontario. Leading the way was Ejaz Mohamed, who was adjudged Most Valuable Player (MVP), after his outstanding batting performance for the victorious Cricketer’s Cove in the grand final played recently against East Coast Cricket Club. He also took home a trophy for his unbeaten 79, while his teammate Troy Gobin was given a prize…
Read MoreShiv the survivor
– Shivnarine Chanderpaul is among the last of the cricketers around from the 1990s By Scott Oliver As one of cricket’s iconic players takes his final cricketing curtain call in Mumbai later this month, another of its great survivors, another enduringly boyish member of Test cricket’s exclusive 10,000-run club, will be watching from the opposing ranks, doubtless demonstrating the stickability that has been the hallmark of his crabbily productive batting down the years. Shiv Chanderpaul’s career is a model of the adaptability and durability required to survive in the…
Read More‘Drag Warz’ winners crowned
– Jiwanram, Persaud and Ramchand share spoils Winners of last week Sunday’s Banks DIH/Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club ‘Drag Warz’ received their prizes during a presentation ceremony at the club’s facility, Albert Street and Thomas Lands, on Friday evening. Among the recipients who collected trophies and cash incentives were: Richard Hamid (Toyota Corolla AE110), who claimed the top spot in the 15-Second Class, and Davendra Ramroop (Nissan Sunny) in the 14s Class. The 13-Second event was won by Kevin Bachan (Toyota Corolla AE100) while Paul Jiwanram held his nerve…
Read MoreKishore makes stunning comeback to clinch title
– Sukhram remains queen of the fairway By Avenash Ramzan Eighteen-year-old Avinda Kishore made a stunning comeback on the final day to clinch top honours in the Championship Flight (0-9 handicap) on Sunday when the Digicel Guyana Open golf tournament concluded at the Lusignan Golf Course, East Coast Demerara. The indomitable Christine Sukhram maintained her stranglehold on the Ladies Flight (0-36), landing her eighth consecutive Guyana Open title, while Roy Cummings and Esau Shamshudin won the B Flight (10-18) and C Flight (19-28) respectively. At the end of the…
Read MoreA brief history of Prashad Nagar
It was a wide, flat and abandoned rice field when, in the late 1950s, real estate developer Hari Prashad purchased just over 76 acres put up for sale by then British Guiana conglomerate Bookers, in an area called Bel Air, which was then mainly rice fields owned by Bel Air Estates Ltd. The land, known then as “area H”, was bordered by Bel Voir Court to the north; a reserve between the land and Campbelville to the west, by Sophia to the east, and Cummings Canal to the south. It…
Read MoreAPNU not rethinking position on Guyana’s money laundering bill
The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) said it remains firm on its position, not to support the passage of Guyana’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill. This was disclosed by APNU’s leader David Granger during a media conference last Friday. Granger confirmed that come later this week, his party will not be supporting the amendments to the bill, due to their absence in the entire process and the need for it to be properly done. He said that the coalition has no-confidence in the amendments…
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