Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 26, 2018

(BARBADOS NATION) At 11 a.m. Tropical Storm Kirk was centred near 12.1N 54.3W or about 360 miles (575 km) east of Barbados.

(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) THE tropical depression named Kirk has regained strength and is once more a tropical storm, but the Met Office says it poses no threat to Trinidad & Tobago.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Fast bowling legend Sir Andy Roberts believes West Indies will continue to lose their head coaches because of the lack of player talent in the Caribbean.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – A group of Latin American countries and Canada said today they had asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Venezuela’s government over allegations of crimes against humanity in its use of force to repress political opponents.

(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) PUBLIC Utilities Minister Robert Le Hunte said he felt as if he was treated like a criminal by police officers when he was stopped and redirected from Dock Road near the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Sunday evening, due to ongoing road works by the Water and Sewage Authority (WASA).

The Ministry of Finance was over the weekend burgled and documents, data-saving devices and personal items stolen, the police confirmed today.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) DEBATE has again followed Government’s declaration of the observance of Divali 2018 in Trinidad and Tobago, with one Hindu organisation claiming its given date of November 6 is off the mark.

(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) A 50-year-old Cunupia driving instructor was shot in the right eye while a teenager who he was giving driving lessons to was shot twice in the head near the Cocorite walkover shortly after 8.40 am today.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) A 21-year-old Venezue­lan woman, who was charged with firearm and am­mu­ni­tion pos­ses­sion af­ter her friend was killed in an al­leged shootout with po­lice in March, has been freed.

The Ministry of Social Protection (MoSP) has been accused of misinterpreting Guyana’s Labour laws in an attempt to bully the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) into accepting an arbitrarily appointed Chair of the Arbitration Panel on the wage dispute between the union and the Ministry of Education (MoE).

Ensuring that the over 7,000 workers laid off by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) receive their severance payments and planning for current and future staff are among the top priorities of newly-appointed Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors John Dow.

Sherwin Apple, one of the two suspects in a rape of a Linden teen that was recorded and circulated on WhatsApp, was yesterday found dead at the Kitty seawall, where he is believed to have ended his own life, while the suspected victim has denied being the person seen in the video.

Indira Outar, the woman who was charged with procuring five persons to murder a Tain mother in February, last year, at her home, was cleared by a court yesterday, one day after one of the women accused of carrying out the killing was also freed.

An East Canje, Berbice man last night died tragically after he slammed into a utility pole just outside of Oldendorff on the Esplanade Road in New Amsterdam.

Ronald Backer, the political advisor to Minister of State Joseph Harmon, has found himself facing a lawsuit for allegedly failing to repay a US$15,000 loan he received from a former friend more than a decade ago while they both resided in the United States (US).

Allan Sim, the man alleged to have murdered George-town Public Hospital ambulance dispatcher Melissa Skeete almost three years ago, was yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime.

The 2018 of the Diamond Mineral Indoor Hockey Festival is billed for the weekend of November 29 – December 2, 2018  This is according to President of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB), Philip Fernandes who indicated that the festival is receiving renewed interest from a number of international teams.

A dog food vendor is currently admitted at a city hospital after he was shot twice and robbed of his cash and jewellery in an attack on Monday evening along Aubrey Barker Road.

The partially decomposed body of a Bath Squatting Area, West Coast Berbice woman was discovered last evening in her house.

Experienced duo Christopher Franklin and Trenace Lowe, continued Guyana’s spirited showing in the 60th Caribbean Table Tennis Federation (CTTF) Senior Championships by securing another silver medal for the nation last evening in Jamaica. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Reigning champions Windward Islands Volcanoes will contest Group A of the Regional Super50 which bowls off next Thursday in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Customs Anti- Narcotic Unit (CANU) is currently pursuing a known female and her associates for questioning in relation to the recent seizure of a large shipment of cocaine in Canada which originated in Guyana.

The ongoing dispute between the Batavia Village Council and a Bartica miner over two mining blocks in the village is expected to be taken to court for a resolution.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Test pacer Miguel Cummins has been named in a Barbados Pride squad for next month’s Regional Super50.

The Guyana Prison Service yesterday said four prison officers have been interdicted from their duties after smuggling a bottle of rum and a pack of cigarettes into the Lusignan Prison on Sunday.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday destroyed 400 Kgs of marijuana which was being cultivated in Ituni, Berbice.

Jimmy Butler declined an invitation to reconsider his trade demand and opted to reiterate his position to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has said that the PPP/C sought to make its selection process for candidates for the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) as inclusive as possible to ensure a balance across ethnicity, gender, class and other areas.

The only two teams to remain in contention for the title and who are undefeated after three rounds of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 50-overs Franchise League, Essequibo and defending champions, Georgetown, will face-off against each other at Georgetown Cricket Club in the penultimate round today.

The three Berbice cash crop farmers who earlier this month moved to the court to challenge eviction from their lands by the Region 5 Regional Executive Officer (REO) Ovid Morrison on Monday secured an injunction against him.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Mitchell Starc is ready step up and do the heavy lifting as Australia’s sole specialist pace bowler should the tourists opt for a three-pronged spin attack in next month’s two-test series against Pakistan.

A young Port Kaituma miner was yesterday asked to post $70,000 bail for his freedom after he was charged with wounding a man, who may end up with a disability as a result of the injury.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – As Steve Smith and David Warner padded up at suburban Sydney cricket grounds over the weekend, the warm spring sunshine may have seemed fitting weather for the banned Australian cricketers to take a small but important step in their rehabilitation.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Dave Cameron, says he is hoping for a “seamless transition” following the shock resignation of head coach Stuart Law.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with stealing and being in possession of a semi-automatic pistol and several rounds of ammunition.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani exchanged taunts at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday with Trump vowing more sanctions against Tehran and Rouhani suggesting his American counterpart suffers from a “weakness of intellect.”

The community of Orealla in Region Six will soon receive a brand new water ambulance, which cost the government in excess of $20M, in order to help transport patients in and out of both the Orealla and Siparuta communities located up the Berbice River.

Wayne Dover, Head-Coach of the Golden Jaguars Under-20 squad is confident in his team’s chances of qualifying for the knockout round of the upcoming CONCACAF Men’s U20 Championship.

TCandidate Master (CM) Taffin Khan yesterday ensured Guyana got on the board with a win in the second round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia yesterday.

Two United Kingdom experts, Paul Mathias and Andy Odell, who are on a fact-finding mission, met yesterday with members of the public and regional stakeholders in Region Three, at the ‘D’ Division Headquarters, Leonora, West Coast of Demerara.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis yesterday defended a landmark deal between the Vatican and China on the appointment of bishops, saying he, and not the Beijing government, will have the final say on who is named.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Exciting batting prospect Sherfane Rutherford is one of several West Indies players snapped up in the players draft for the second edition of the innovative T20 League here Monday night.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Canada is not making concessions needed to reach a deal with the United States for a trilateral NAFTA pact and is running out of time before Washington proceeds with a Mexico-only agreement, a top U.S.

Several city councillors on Monday indicated that they will, if it is necessary, present themselves to the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that is currently investigating the administration and operations of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC).

Dear Editor, The scale of the climate challenges we face today and in the future is clear.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Any plots to sow discord in China’s ties with Pakistan will not prevail, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said yesterday, as Beijing fends off criticism of its economic projects in Pakistan and a clampdown in China’s western Xinjiang region.

Thirty-three construction and engineering firms yesterday tendered for the reconstruction of bridges, Lots 1-4, under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI).

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies have suffered another setback before next week’s first Test against India after frontline seamer Kemar Roach was forced to return home due to the death of his grandmother.

Dear Editor, I recently had cause to use the Kitty Roundabout around 11.30 last Sunday night.

NORRISTOWN, Pa., (Reuters) – Bill Cosby was marched out of court in shackles yesterday after a judge branded him a “predator” and sentenced him to between three and 10 years in prison for sexual assault, capping the downfall of the once-beloved comedian known as “America’s Dad.”

Dear Editor, This is a response to an article published in yesterday’s edition of Stabroek News under the headline `Patterson to brief cabinet on funding of bridge feasibility procurement violations after return from overseas- Harmon’.

Rajon Rondo will be the starting point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers when the regular season begins next month.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, fighting to shore up his nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S.

Buxton Cricket Club registered a comprehensive consolatory win over a second string Transport Sports Club over the weekend, winning by 91 runs to end the three-match friendly series 2-1 in their favour.

BHUBANESWAR, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Eschewing the typical Bollywood storyline of young lovers facing family opposition, an upcoming Indian film instead features a couple battling climate change in order to be together.

Dear Editor, Zoos are a living museum and what we learn about wild animals in captivity can help us manage and conserve them in the wild.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales slammed a U.N.

NEW YORK/CARACAS,  (Reuters) – The United States imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s wife and several of his top allies yesterday as U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Police say they have arrested a 38-year-old man  in connection with the robbery of three security officers who were at the time replenishing a Republic Bank Limited ATM, in the Caroni district on Monday.

(BBC) Afghanistan bowled India out off the penultimate ball of the game to earn a thrilling tie in the Asia Cup in Dubai yesterday.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Michael Kors’ swoop on Versace leaves a shrinking universe of fashion brands determined to go it alone and fend off luxury empire builders, raising the pressure on those struggling financially to lift sales or sell out.

Dear Editor, Over the past two months for diverse reasons I refrained from writing my usual letters to the editor on law enforcement issues, but I still maintain an abiding interest in that area.

Last week Thursday, on the luxury tourist destination of the Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands located in the northern Indian Ocean about 1,000 miles off the coast of Kenya, one of the smallest countries in the world, the world of sport experienced one of the worst betrayals ever by a ruling body.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Heavily armed Mexican marines and soldiers stormed yesterday the police force of violent port city Acapulco on suspicions of ties to organized crime, arresting two officers accused of homicide and seizing weapons and equipment.

‘Although it has bountiful resources, including gold and diamonds, Guyana is in the throes of one of the worst economic declines in the developing world.