Daily Archive: Saturday, April 5, 2014

Articles published on Saturday, April 5, 2014

T&T Muslims continue protest outside Venezuelan embassy

(Trinidad Express) For a second day, members of the Muslim community gathered outside the Venezuelan Embassy, Victoria Avenue, Port of Spain, to hold a peaceful demonstration for the Government to intervene on behalf of at least eight Trinidadian Muslims currently in the custody of the Venezuelan intelligence service, Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (SEBIN), under the suspicion of being terrorists.

Solidarity

Government Members of Parliament standing in solidarity yesterday with Minister of Education Priya Manickchand as the Opposition banging on desks prevents her from making her contribution to the Budget 2014 debate.

Residents removing items from buildings as the fire rages in the background. A fuel boat exploded at Turn Basin yesterday and in the aftermath that vessel along with four other boats and five buildings were burnt.

Fuel trawler explodes at Kaituma

A fuel trawler exploded yesterday morning at Turn Basin, Port Kaituma, setting off a fire that destroyed boats and buildings, left millions of dollars in damages, and questions about the regulations in place for the pumping of fuel.

Jaipaul Sharma

Sharma stands ground on resignation

A day after resigning as a Member of Parliament (MP) for main opposition APNU, Jaipaul Sharma yesterday said that he disagreed with Speaker Raphael Trotman’s justification for lifting a ban on Education Minister Priya Manickchand over comments she made that offended him.

World Boxing Council (WBC) CABOFE flyweight champion, Dexter ‘De Kid’ Marques and Jamaican, Rudolph ‘Cutting Edge’ Hedge square off following the weigh-in last night at the Regency Hotel.

Back with a bang!

Professional boxing returns to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) tonight with a bang; a five-fight card dubbed ‘Jamaican Invasion’.

Leon Johnson

Johnson’s ton props up Guyana

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Captain Leon Johnson’s second first class century held Guyana together on the opening day of their sixth round match against Leeward Islands here yesterday.

Semi-final defeat to Australia heartbreaking

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Merissa Aguilleira has described her side’s semi-final loss to Australia as “heartbreaking” but says the team must use the disappointment as a learning moment and try to bounce back.

Potato Bake

Hi Everyone, No matter which way you combine potatoes, milk, cream, garlic, fresh herbs and cheese, the result would always be a resounding success.

Alpha United defeat BK Western Tigers 5-0

Alpha United hammered BK Western Tigers by a 5-0 score line when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) second division league continued at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground on Vlissengen Road and Carifesta Avenue on Thursday.

President of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson (right) makes a point at yesterday’s press briefing as VP, Gavin Hope looks on.

Hutson defends Carifta Games team

President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Aubrey Hutson yesterday sought to clear the air on the selection of this year’s Carifta games team following the publication of a letter in another section of the media which questioned some of the choices of the AAG selection committee.

Defending champs St George’s look to retain title

Determination will meet efficiency when defending champions St. George’s Secondary battle arch rivals Lodge Secondary in the final of the Milo/Petra Organization U20 schools football tournament today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue from 18:00hrs.

National Fullbore captain Mahendra Persaud

Rifle shooters going all out to do the double

Guyana’s rifle shooters have begun to heighten their preparations in order to defend the Regional long range title while attempting to recapture their short range title in the 2014 West Indies Fullbore shooting championships to held at the Twickenham Park ranges in Kingston, Jamaica next month.

By Timothy Austin

Six reasons to see Divergent now!

Divergent is based on the best-selling book by American author Veronica Roth and is a high-energy action/drama set in a post apocalyptic world in which every human being must be placed into a particular clan and conform to the rules and morals of that clan to avoid any conflict that may stir another World War.

Procurement laws not passed in T&T under present or previous governments

Dear Editor, The following is an email comment, by a blogger, ‘Averiguador,’ on a story published in the Trinidad Express on March 18, 2014 under the heading of ‘Mule race coming’ in which the writer, Mr Ralph Maraj, a former cabinet minister in the Trinidad and Tobago government, was commenting on the failure of both the current and previous T&T governments to pass procurement legislation and, in view of forthcoming general elections, which Mr Maraj refers to in the title, the unlikely prospect of that happening any time soon.

Rennie Coolman leaves the Hall of Justice in Port-of-Spain yesterday. (Photo courtesy of Trinidad Express)

Husband too scared to help

Rennie Coolman, the widower of murder victim Vindra Naipaul-Coolman, yesterday admitted under cross-examination that he did nothing to assist his wife during the harrowing five-minute period when her kidnappers snatched her from her car outside their Lange Park, Chaguanas, home and took her away.