Daily Archive: Monday, November 5, 2018

(Trinidad Guardian) Four days af­ter he re­leased his lat­est pos­i­tive Vy­bz song for Trinidad & Tobago, What We Need, Kelon “Don Kelon” Cruick­shank, 31, died along with his friend, Chris Rag­bir af­ter an al­ter­ca­tion at the NP Mon­trose Ser­vice Sta­tion in Ch­agua­nas on Sun­day night, in which both of them were stabbed sev­er­al times in the head and neck.

(Trinidad Newsday) A pregnant teenager and her boyfriend were murdered in a car at Brazil Road, Wallerfied this afternoon.

(Trinidad Guardian) Mo­ments af­ter leav­ing an event meant to cel­e­brate new life, a 25-year-old clerk of the ju­di­cia­ry was fa­tal­ly struck by a car in a hit-and-run ac­ci­dent.

(Barbados Nation) A Barbadian who pleaded guilty to multiple child sex offences dating back to the 1980s, has been jailed in the United Kingdom.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) earlier today held a pre-Diwali event in which a number of students from various schools participated by singing religious songs, completing colourful “Rangolis” and lighting the symbolic Diya.

Police are investigating the murder of Justin Peterkin, 39, an electrician of Paradise Village, ECD allegedly by his brother-in-law, who is in custody.

(Trinidad Express) Fishermen in central Trinidad are under pirate attack. Four boats were stripped of engines at the weekend.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican Dalton Harris has successfully made it to next week’s round of the televised talent competition X Factor UK.

Amid a raging dispute over tolls, the Guyana Government today said it was taking temporary control of the Berbice Bridge effective today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Diwali in­volves a host of cus­toms, one of which is the ex­ten­sive clean­ing of homes and sur­round­ings.

Amid sporadic unrest at the Lusignan Prison over conditions, the Ministry of Public Security is inviting bids for  $66m worth of improvement works.

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) has formally proposed a 19-year extension to its concessionaire’s agreement as a means to set aside steep hikes in tolls set for November 12 and the Public Infrastructure Ministry says that the offer will be discussed at Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting.

There was a feeling of deja vu yesterday as Cleveland Forde, Winston Missigher and Cleveland Thomas’ dream run continued in the second leg of the South American 10k Classic as they swept the podium a week after pulling off the same feat on the streets of Paramaribo, Suriname.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) says it is carrying out its own investigation of the controversial purchase and contract award process which saw HDM Labs scooping up a huge drug supply contract.

While government is still to make public how much is the equivalent of its share of fifty percent towards ministers’ health insurance, it has revealed that nearly $100M was spent in three years on medical expenses by the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) administration.

Despite an all-round performance from Ireland’s Kimberley Garth, Bangladesh defeated the Emerald Isle by six wickets in the first warm-up match of the International Cricket Council’s Women’s World T20 Tournament as Rumana Ahmed and Ayasha Rahman also starred last  night at the Providence Stadium.

Saturday, fitness fans were treated to an evening of flexing, mass and aesthetics at the Theatre Guild where some of the best bodies in the Region took the stage to do battle in what turned out to be a fantastic evening.

An elderly woman guard stationed at the Ministry of Education, 68 Brickdam was bludgeoned yesterday morning and left bleeding by three bandits who invaded the facility and stole a motorbike and chain from another guard.

The Hydroelectric Power General Plant at Tumatumari, Potaro River, Region 8, could be closer to rehabilitation.

PERTH,  (Reuters) – Dale Steyn claimed two early wickets as South Africa’s pace attack combined superbly to heap more misery on Australia with a six-wicket thrashing to take a 1-0 lead in their three-match one-day international series yesterday.

(Trinidad Newsday) QUOTING calypsonian Mighty Sparrow’s lyrics, “Age is Just a Number,” Curtis Thomas, 84, of Dow Village in South Oropouche on Sunday collected his Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication from COSTAATT’s Ken Gordon School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Dear Editor, There is a saying “the eyes are useless if the mind is blind”, thus, I was not surprised to read a letter published in the Friday, November 2, 2018 edition of the Stabroek News, under the headline,`These road projects should be evaluated by Audit Office’, penned by Member of Parliament Juan Edghill.

(ICC) Tendai Chatara and Sikandar Raza each claimed three scalps to give Zimbabwe the upper hand against Bangladesh on the second day of the first of two Tests between the sides.

A Westminster, West Bank Demerara family is seeking justice following a raid at their home during the wee hours of Sunday last, by members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

The Guyana Bar Association on Saturday spearheaded a workshop on the proposed Moveable Property Security Bill 2018 and according to Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs Basil Williams SC, this piece of legislation will make access to credit much easier.

(Reuters) – Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa used a powerful surge to win his first New York City Marathon in five tries and Kenya’s Mary Keitany claimed a fourth women’s crown with a dominant victory yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinida­di­an pas­sen­gers who were on board Caribbean Air­lines’ flight BW601 have ex­pressed dis­ap­point­ment at the air­line’s lack of com­mu­ni­ca­tion about why the flight had to re­turn to the Pear­son In­ter­na­tion­al Air­port (YYZ) on Fri­day morn­ing, one hour af­ter take-off from Cana­da des­tined for the Pi­ar­co In­ter­na­tion­al Air­port.

Dear Editor, The development of our education sector is critical for the  increased productivity and wellbeing of our future generation.

Dear Editor, The time has arrived for humans to start evaluating their social media habits.

Title contenders, Transport Sports Club (TSC), yesterday, began this season’s New Building Society (NBS) second division forty overs tournament in ominous fashion by brushing aside Sophia by nine wickets at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC). 

Independent candidates are set to take on representatives of the three major political groups in Georgetown’s Constituency One at the November 12 local government elections.

Dear Editor, You are aware that the days become shorter and nights longer from around September each year.

(Trinidad Guardian) The ex­e­cu­tion of Kedar Ali-Mark is be­ing de­scribed by po­lice as a re­venge hit.

The inmate who was injured in an attack at the Timehri Prison on Saturday remains a patient under guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).

KOLKATA, India,  CMC – West Indies made a fight of it but the lack of runs courtesy another batting implosion proved their downfall, as they slipped to a five-wicket defeat to India in the opening Twenty20 International here yesterday.

Despite voter education efforts on the part of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), there is uncertainty over whether voters will turn out in large numbers at this year’s Local Government Election (LGE).

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Karen Khachanov caused one of the shocks of the tennis year by overpowering Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4 in the Paris Masters final to end the Serbian’s remarkable spell of dominance in the men’s game yesterday. 

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Barack Obama made dueling election appearances yesterday, offering sharply different views on the country’s problems but agreeing on the high stakes for voters in the final 48 hours of a tight campaign.

Dear Editor, With Local Government Elections just around the corner, political parties are making their last pitch to win the votes. 

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Communist-run Cuba’s economic growth will come in at around 1 percent this year, compared with the 2 percent previously forecast, due to a fall in exports and tourism revenue, state-run media reported over the weekend.

Sports analyst and coach, Brij Parasnath says that the media is a key component in the development of sports and as such journalists should be paid more and there should be  funding for athletes.

LOS ANGELES,  (Variety.com) – There’s a new box office queen in town.

Dear Editor, Your editorial on the tenth anniversary of David’s death was spot on.

The Rotary Club of New Amsterdam (RCNA) commissioned its seventh Public Schools Pure Water Initiative on November 2 in the East Berbice-Corentyne area.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered the suspended parliament to reconvene on Nov.

Former Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Ivan Persaud has returned to head the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) after being elected to serve in the capacity for the next two years earlier this week.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush touched his co-star on the breast and humiliated her with sexual innuendo during a production of “King Lear”, the co-star told an Australian court on Tuesday, as News Corp defended publishing some details of her claims.

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – For Brazil’s right-wing Presi-dent-elect Jair Bolsonaro, attacking critical press outlets almost daily on social media is not enough.

Dear Editor,  I would like to take this opportunity to wish all those political parties contesting LGE on 12th November 2018 good luck in their endeavours.

A D’Urban Street, Lodge drain clogged by wastewater, is causing residents in the area worry, as the stagnant water has settled on the roadway.

Dear Editor, That ‘shut up’ remark and to bluntly refuse to offer an apology has an authoritarian/dictatorial ring about it.

(Jamaica Observer) One of the suspected “hitmen” was shot dead, while his crony was shot and injured by a licensed firearm holder who challenged them.

Two drug eradication exercises in B and G Divisions on Friday netted approximately eight acres of cultivated cannabis and 82 kilograms of processed cannabis, police reported on Saturday evening.

Ryan Persadie is a doctoral student in Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto.

(Reuters) – Singer-songwriter Neil Young confirmed rumors that have persisted for months, saying he is indeed married to actress Daryl Hannah.

Following a question by Stabroek News, ExxonMobil has said it will not disclose its estimated cost of production for oil to be extracted from the Liza-1 well in 2020.

(Reuters) – Many a visiting team have succumbed to the trial by spin in Sri Lanka and Joe Root’s England will have to step up their game against the turning ball to escape that fate in the test series beginning at Galle tomorrow.

Interviews and photos by David Papannah and Shamar Meusa With Local Government Elections a week away, we asked the man and the woman in the street if they are prepared to exercise their vote and about the issues that are affecting their communities.

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – An incendiary speech by a top Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official last Friday blew the lid off an increasingly toxic dispute between the central bank and the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over monetary policy and who controls the institution’s reserves.

The Auditor General completed his audit of the Government’s accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017.