Daily Archive: Thursday, July 13, 2017

Articles published on Thursday, July 13, 2017

Number of escapees revised to six

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan today said at a press conference that the number of escapees from Sunday’s Camp Street Prison breakout is six and not eight as had been previously stated by the authorities.

Garbage collection in city resumes

Puran Brothers Disposal Inc and Cevons Waste Management resumed garbage collection in Georgetown yesterday after withdrawing their services last week due to the failure of the Mayor and City Council to meet financial commitments to them.

No leads yet in Robb St guard’s murder

The Police have hit a hurdle in their investigation of the murder of Sammy Prowell, the security guard who was found dead with his throat slit, last week Monday, in front of the Chinese clothing store that he had been guarding on Robb Street, in Georgetown.

Reform of our penal system is vital

Dear Editor, I think we should all look at the recent disaster with the destruction of the Camp Street prison and subsequent escapes of convicts, in the same way we human beings should always view any problems that we encounter in our lives, with a deep examination of the conditions and events that may have been the real causes of this fiasco.

Venus draws on spirit of Serena in Wimbledon quest

(Reuters) – Five-time champion Venus Williams is drawing on the emotional support of her absent sister Serena at Wimbledon as the 37-year-old American remains on course to seize one of her sibling’s records should she go on to claim an eighth grand slam title.

Giant iceberg breaks off Antarctica

LONDON,  (Reuters) – One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday, creating an extra hazard for ships around the continent as it breaks up.

Fires of protest

Singing schoolteacher Seadley Joseph so loved books, he became known as the Penguin after the flightless bird symbol of the famous publishing house, winning Trinidad’s coveted Calypso Monarch title with a blistering piece of social commentary, “We Living in Jail.”

Drivers waste billions on parking searches, overpayments -study

DETROIT,  (Reuters) – Motorists in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom spend billions each year in time and fuel searching for parking spots then pay for more time than they need to avoid tickets that would likely cost less, concludes a study released on Wednesday by traffic data aggregator INRIX.

Maximum security

Guyana’s season of fear has had an unnecessary, though not totally unexpected extension wrought by Sunday’s well-planned, well-executed prison breakout where fire was used as a diversionary measure.