Daily Archive: Thursday, September 13, 2018

Articles published on Thursday, September 13, 2018

Retired Justice William Ramlal taking the oath of office before President David Granger yesterday. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

New Chairman of police complaints body sworn in

President David Granger yesterday swore in retired judge, William Ramlal as the new Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) and in stressing the importance of the body said that it is essential to ensuring that trust between the public and the police exists.

Ministry repudiates report on President’s health

The Ministry of the Presidency yesterday condemned what it said was the deliberate publication of false information by Citizens’ Report, an online news outfit, stating that President David Granger was not fit enough to attend this year’s United Nation’s General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled for September 18, 2018 in New York.

Guyana’s fittest man, Dillon Mahadeo teamed up with Trinidad’s best Matheus Othero at the FITVILLE Fitness Competition in Aruba over the weekend and their team dubbed ‘Crab and Dumplin’ made mince meat of the competition. According to reports, the two gladiators combined their strengths and finished atop the podium among the eight male fitness teams that competed in the grueling three-day fixture.

Mahadeo, Othero come out tops in Aruba

Guyana’s fittest man, Dillon Mahadeo teamed up with Trinidad’s best Matheus Othero at the FITVILLE Fitness Competition in Aruba over the weekend and the two-gladiator team dubbed ‘Crab and Dumplin’ made mince meat of the competition.

Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar addressing the audience during the United National Congress (UNC) Monday Night Forum in Claxton Bay on September 10, 2018

Controversy in Trinidad after Kamla calls Rowley ‘Oreo’

(Trinidad Express) The Executive of Arouca/Maloney Constituency of the People’s National Movement (PNM) has called on Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar to apologise “unreservedly”  for her “racist, vile and disgusting comments” made about Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley at the her party’s Monday Night Forum.

Hunger and climate change

Between Monday and today, at least one million residents of coastal areas in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States would have evacuated their homes, provided they followed the orders they were given in the face of Hurricane Florence, which is set to hit these areas by tomorrow.

Harmon meets head of Cricket West Indies

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon (centre), today, received a courtesy call from President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), formerly the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Dave Cameron (eight) at the Ministry of the Presidency.