Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Articles published on Wednesday, November 18, 2015

T&T’s ISIS fighters face Govt block

(Trinidad Guardian) A discussion is currently taking place with the Attorney General on revisiting or changing the current situation of free, unrestricted/unhindered entry of T&T nationals who have joined the Islamic State (ISIS), National Security Minister Edmund Dillon confirmed yesterday.

Doctors alert to possibility of H1N1

Guyana will not be caught unawares by the H1N1/ Swine Flu virus, Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton said, adding that doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital are aware and alert to the possibility of the virus entering Guyana.

Wi-Fi rollout in schools underway

The government has revealed that the E-Government Unit has begun rolling out Wi- Fi networks in schools, with the hinterland and remote areas projected to benefit from internet access by the end of the first quarter of 2016.

The five graduates who completed the 2015 Sworn Lands and Surveys examination. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

New land surveyors sworn in

Five new land surveyors, who completed the 2015 Sworn Lands and Surveys examination, were sworn in at a simple graduation ceremony on Monday A release for the Ministry of the Presidency reported that the five took their oath of office before Minister of State Joseph Harmon,

Mitchell Johnson

Test drawn; Johnson retires

PERTH, (Reuters) – The second test between Australia and New Zealand fizzled out in a draw yesterday but not before Mitchell Johnson gave one last reminder of his bowling prowess on the day he announced his retirement from international cricket.

Bosai to move for arbitration to resolve wage disputes

As the Labour Department seeks to end a long-running wage calculation dispute between management and workers of Bosai Minerals Guyana, the Chinese company yesterday refused to submit the records of an aggrieved employee and indicated that it would rather go to arbitration to resolve the issue.

Murder/suicide in T&T

(Trinidad Guardian) Fearing the worst after finding his son-in-law hanging behind his home, it was a bitter sweet moment for Purnanand Bhim when he opened his daughter’s car and found his three-year-old granddaughter clutching her mother’s bloodied body yesterday morning.

Paris attack suspect eludes police, complicating probe

BRUSSELS/PARIS, (Reuters) – French police had three opportunities to catch a Belgian suspect in the Paris attacks and each time let him go, a defence lawyer said yesterday, adding to the missed signals complicating efforts to track down those behind an onslaught in which 129 people were killed.

Cameron chided!

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Three former presidents of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have condemned the decision by the Dave Cameron led WICB to ignore a request for an urgent meeting with Caricom leaders.

Paris Climate Summit requires raised ambitions

On 30th October 2015, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) published its Global Response to Climate Change Keeps Door Open to 2 Degree C Temperature Limit, which synthesized the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) from some 146 countries, including all the developed and three quarters of the developing countries, including Guyana.

IS in France

The extreme shock demonstrated by the French government and people at the attacks on individuals in Paris has been obvious.