T&T step-dad charged with killing six-year-old
(Trinidad Express) The man accused of killing six-year-old Josiah Governor at his Laventille home last week Friday made his first appearance in the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Articles published on Wednesday, January 25, 2012
(Trinidad Express) The man accused of killing six-year-old Josiah Governor at his Laventille home last week Friday made his first appearance in the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Less than 48 hours after former prime minister Patrick Manning suffered a stroke, he has been taken out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the San Fernando General Hospital and has shown some signs he is on the road to recovery.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. Muslim civil rights groups demanded the resignation of New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly today amid a controversy over the repeated screening of an offensive video.
The Muslim scholar at the centre of the sexual molestation scandal remained in police custody up to press time this evening and a police source said investigators are looking to institute charges before the end of the week.
(Jamaica Observer) Seventeen-year-old Prince Gray, a student of the Kellits High School in Clarendon, was shot and killed this morning.
Could someone shed some light on the goings on with the first Bishop ever to be appointed to a Ministerial position in Guyana!
The Alliance For Change has secured the Chairmanship of Region Eight (Potaro/Siparuni).
ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked Inspector General of Police Hafiz Ringim and his six deputies, the presidency said today, a week after the main suspect in a Christmas Day bomb attack escaped from police custody.
(Trinidad Guardian) Sports Minister Anil Roberts yesterday said he was moving to end all hostilities—real or imagined—between himself and the T&T Cricket Board, so that the best interest of the sport will be served.
(Trinidad Express) In its first published financial statements in several years, collapsed insurance giant Colonial Life (CLICO) has presented a balance sheet for 2009 ravaged by massive liabilities of TT$24.5 billion and a 34 per cent decline in income.
(Jamaica Gleaner) “It’s scandalous,” declared Opposition Member of Parliament Everald Warmington after hearing that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration, of which he was a member, presided over an almost total commitment of Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) funds.
The largest solar power plant in the Caribbean is to be built in Jamaica by Solamon Energy Corporation and will generate 60 megawatts.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama used his last State of the Union speech before the November election to paint himself as the champion of the middle class, by demanding higher taxes for millionaires and tight reins on Wall Street.
MOGADISHU, (Reuters) – U.S. helicopters swooped into Somalia today and rescued an American and a Dane after a shootout with pirates holding them hostage, in a rare raid into the Horn of Africa nation to free foreign captives.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – For a month, a nation of 1.2 billion cricket crazy fans woke up at an ungodly hour, crawled out of the blanket’s warmth and switched on their televisions hoping to watch India’s favourite sons winning their first test series in Australia.
ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke hit masterful double centuries to drive Australia to 604 for seven declared before their bowlers reduced India to 61 for two at the end of second day of the fourth test today.
(Trinidad Express) Opposition Leader and Political Leader of the People’s National Movement (PNM), Dr Keith Rowley, did not get to see his former prime minister Patrick Manning at the Intensive Care Unit of the San Fernando General Hospital last evening.
Executives of Sithe Global, the developer of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project, are counting on the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to provide critical financing for the project.
-APNU condemns decision The University of Guyana (UG) Council’s dismissal of lecturer Freddie Kissoon was based on his job performance, Dean of the Social Sciences faculty O’Neil Greaves said yesterday.
Wazim Bux was yesterday sentenced to nine years in jail for the fatal shooting of his lover’s husband.
A total of seven boys interviewed in the probe of a Muslim cleric show signs of sexual abuse, a source close to the investigation told Stabroek News yesterday.
Magistrate Krishndat Persaud yesterday denied a 19-year-old cattle ranch labourer his pre-trial freedom when he appeared before him at the Springlands Court, charged with chopping another man to death.
A cosmetologist accused by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) of attempting to mail a quantity of cocaine through the Post Office was yesterday remanded to prison when she appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.
Attorney Vic Puran is the new state-appointed prosecutor in the preliminary inquiry into the treason charge against Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol Ann Munroe and ex-soldier Leonard Wharton are accused of treason.
APNU representative Sharma Solomon is expected to be voted in as the new Chairman of the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) when elections are held today.
Friends, family and persons touched by the work of pioneer show business promoter Cyril Shaw, aka `Barbar Ali Shah’ yesterday bid farewell to him at an emotional ceremony to celebrate his life at the National Cultural Centre before his internment at Adventure, Essequibo.
Guyana’s cricket yesterday became even more shrouded in controversy after the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the government-implemented Interim Management Committee released 31-man and 30-man squads respectively for the upcoming Regional four-day tournament that bowls off on February 3.
A witness yesterday testified that one of the accused in the murder of Dental Technician Vishnu Santiee confessed to her.
A week after Rushelle Rodney was found with her throat slit and stab wounds about her body, she was laid to rest at the Victoria cemetery while her murderer remains on the run.
By Emmerson Campbell The 20th edition of the Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card this Friday night could be of one of the most meaningful boxing events ever in the history of boxing in Guyana and the Caribbean.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC –Andre Russell and Shawn Findlay said a lack of togetherness undermined Jamaica’s chances of becoming regional Triple Crown champions.
The rehabilitation of the Cunha canal on the East Bank has been added to the list of projects to be funded with money garnered through Guyana’s forest agreement with Norway, a senior government official confirmed on Monday.
A man, who was accused of raping a woman and robbing her at gunpoint over five years ago, was yesterday found innocent of both charges when his trial concluded before Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Melaine Walker said she had no immediate plans to switch to the flat 400 metres ahead of the Olympics in London.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Roger Federer sauntered through at the Australian Open on yesterday to set up a first grand slam semi-final against Rafa Nadal since 2005 after the Spaniard fought tooth and nail to keep his own hopes alive.
A Canada-based Guyanese is launching a charity that aims to provide academic opportunities for orphans and underprivileged children nationwide.
Dear Editor, I have read a number of letters and reviews in SN of Rahul Bhattacharya’s book, The Sly Company of People who Care, and have wondered each time whether I had read the same book since I came away from my reading with a completely different take.
In this year of the London Olympics there is no indication that Guyana is anywhere near being represented in basketball.
Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud met staff of the Guyana Gold Board at Bartica and mining officers and rangers at the Guyana Geology Mines and Commission (GGMC) substation in Region Seven to identify areas that need to be reviewed to boost their efficiency.
Dear Editor, The termination of Mr Freddie Kissoon’s contract at UG is raw political victimization.
The Next Level Sports Club’s second annual Inter Corporation dominoes competition is set to get cracking early next month, promoter Lyall Gittens said yesterday.
The Lester B Pearson College in Canada is inviting local high school students to apply for a two-year scholarship programme at its Vancouver campus.
Dear Editor, Here is a matter I’m certain fellow Lindeners will agree that the Linden Municipality should treat as being of some importance.
On Sunday the first meet of the horse race season runs off at the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club, West Coast Berbice, with $7M up for the taking.
A woman accused of trafficking in a quantity of cocaine and cannabis was on Monday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
Dear Editor, I think Mark Bender in his interesting letter made a mistake in omitting George Headley from his list of great batsmen measured against The Don (‘Bradman is the best batsman the world has ever produced’ SN, January 22).
(Reuters) – The Boston Celtics forced the Orlando Magic into a franchise-worst offensive performance in 87-56 rout on Monday, despite the home team missing several key players.
Dear Editor, There is a disturbing pattern of neglect, abandonment and misuse of the drainage systems and public reserves in most of the communities on the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara, and this has led to ugliness, garbage pile-up, flooding and overall deterioration of the standard and quality of these communities.
Oil exploration company, CGX Energy has completed 3D mapping of its Corentyne licence area.
After a week, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is still to give a recommendation on rape allegations against Police Commissioner Henry Greene.
ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke both hit centuries and combined for 251 runs to drive Australia to 335 for three as India wilted in the Adelaide sun on the opening day of the fourth test yesterday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – President of Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board Azim Bassarath and Minister of Sport Anil Roberts seem to give proof that success can breed togetherness.
A clothes vendor accused of stealing a man’s motorcycle was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
Dear Editor, I write today as an Amerindian of Region 9 out of concern for the shabby health services being provided by the Lethem Public Hospital.
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, CMC – All-rounder Omari Banks, Anguilla’s first and only Test player, has announced his retirement from the professional game.
Dear Editor, In historical terms, we have to concede that the PPP government is virtually on death row.
Sterling Products Limited yesterday awarded fourteen of its employees after they successfully completed a Literacy Programme.
Dear Editor, It has been announced that Guyana will be hosting a tourism conference in April and over 250 delegates will be attending.
Last rites for Cyril Shaw: Attendees at the
Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) Boxer-of-the- Year 2011 Imran ‘Magic’ Khan said that he is rapidly recovering from the stab wound he sustained on his left arm last Thursday that required six stitches.
(Trinidad Guardian) Gervase Warner, president and group chief executive officer of Neal and Massy, is confident his company can work with the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) and residents of La Brea to treat with any environmental concerns they may have with the construction of a US$600 million vertically integrated iron and steel complex on Union Estate.
Evergreen Adventures Inc and Baganara Island Resort are inviting the public to participate in its ‘Red, White and Chocolate Pre-Valentine’s Affair.’
(Trinidad Express) The Government has paid sacked director of the Special Anti Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (SAUTT) Brig Peter Joseph TT$1 million for his wrongful dismissal, sources told the Express on Monday.
President Donald Ramotar recently met with representatives from the National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) who were accompanied by UNICEF Resident Representative Suleiman Braimoh at the
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, CMC – One of the arbitrators hearing Mohamed Bin Hammam’s case to prevent the Asian Football Confederation from removing him as president said both sides have presented good arguments.
Dear Editor, The PPP-dominated University Council cancelled Freddie Kissoon’s contract with UG.
(Trinidad Express) It was Hazel Manning who noticed that her husband, Patrick Manning did not appear well, and called a doctor for advice late Monday night.
As happens from time to time, the present American presidential election process is an unorthodox one, since barring any unpredictable occurrence, the Democratic candidate is already known.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot is appealing his 28-year jail sentence for killing a young business student in Peru two years ago, his lawyer said late on Monday.
“I mean, since David Granger opposed Nagamootoo because, ipso facto, the defecting may very well be a ‘spy job’ in the making, then what exempts Trotman from that kind of suspicion (from the rest of the lot)?
Politikles
Dear Editor, I was charged for treason in 1980, with five other persons by the Burnham dictatorship.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – One of Venezuela’s best-known opposition leaders, Leopoldo Lopez, pulled out of the presidential race yesterday and threw his support behind coalition frontrunner Henrique Capriles.
MoneyGram International Money Transfer Service presented 24 of its customers with prizes they won in its Christmas promotion.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – All-rounder Kenroy Williams, along with openers Rashidi Boucher and Martin Nurse were the outstanding performers in the rain-affected second Barbados three-day trial match which ended on Sunday.