Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 20, 2018

(Trinidad Express) A Toco man appeared before a Sangre Grande Magistrate on Tuesday charged with possession of protected bird.

(Jamaica Observer) The police’s Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) today nabbed two Corporate Area taxi drivers who reportedly have amassed over 1,500 outstanding traffic tickets between them.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States is considering adding Venezuela to its list of state sponsors of terrorism but no final decision has been made, a person familiar with the deliberations said yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – A University of Chicago-trained economist named yesterday to head Brazil’s Petrobras will not privatize the state-run company, but wants to push ahead with selling non-core assets and to focus on oil exploration and production.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – A gunman shot a doctor to death outside a Chicago hospital yesterday before storming the facility and killing a pharmaceutical assistant and a police officer during an exchange of gunfire and dying in the rampage, officials said.

PORT MORESBY,  (Reuters) – A group of up to 100 Papua New Guinea (PNG) security personnel forced their way into parliament yesterday to demand unpaid wages, lawmakers said, just days after world leaders attended a regional summit in the impoverished island nation.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday lashed out at U.S.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed yesteday to stick to her draft European Union divorce deal as dissenting lawmakers in her own party tried to trigger a leadership challenge.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The White House yesterday restored press access for CNN reporter Jim Acosta, ending a legal fight that had so far gone against the Trump administration.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – Boeing Co plans to hold a conference call with airlines this  morning to discuss systems on the 737 MAX model that crashed in Indonesia last month, according to four sources with familiar with the matter.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was a ruthless killer who ordered the murder of a man who had refused to shake his hand at a meeting, a prosecution witness told jurors at Guzman’s U.S.

(Trinidad Express) The decomposed body found near Camp Cumuto, Wallerfield on Tuesday has been identified as 74-year-old US Citizen Yvette Trumpet Nicholson.

 (Reuters) – Fielding coach Nic Pothas has been named interim head coach of West Indies for the tour of Bangladesh following the departure of Stuart Law, the West Indies cricket board has said.

A section of the dilapidated Stabroek Market wharf went up in flames just before midnight and the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said it is being treated as arson.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The most recent ranking by Fortune Magazine has shown that Ann-Marie Campbell is the 16th most powerful woman in the world for 2018.

Consideration of the budgetary allocations for 16 constitutional agencies was yesterday delayed for five hours while the House struggled to provide the opposition with copies of the budgets as submitted to the Clerk.

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF] in partnership with ANSA McAl yesterday launched the Stag Beer ‘Super 16 Year-end Tournament’.

Soesdyke Falcons overcame a one-goal deficit to defeat Grove Hi-Tech 3-2 to clinch the East Bank Football Association Year-end Qualifier Tournament at the Diamond ground.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said the PPP/C’s no-confidence motion against the government should be debated in the National Assembly before the presentation of the 2019 national budget.

Even though the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday retracted its application to withdraw its phone box service to 18 interior communities, representation was made by members of the public who said that not only is there a need for the service but there is also a need for improvements.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh,  CMC – Pace spearhead Shannon Gabriel took two wickets as West Indies bowlers got in crucial match practice on yesterday’s final day of the drawn two-day match against the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI.

(Reuters) – India have the quality and confidence in their batting ranks to master the extra pace and bounce on Australian wickets and excel across formats, batsman Rohit Sharma said yesterday.

s part of a money laundering investigation, the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) is finally in possession of specific records it had asked the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) to produce.

Guyana on Monday submitted its memorial to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) pertaining to the question of whether the court has jurisdiction to adjudicate over a juridical settlement of  the long-running border controversy between this country and Venezuela.

A belligerent display of dominance from the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) handed Malteenoes Sports Club a 388-run defeat in the Georgetown Cricket Association Friends of Cricket Under-17 tournament with Abdul Ramsammy smashing a century and Isiah Thorne taking six wickets on Saturday.

Akshaya Persaud stroked his third consecutive half century to see Cornelia Ida Cricket Club (CICC) advance to the semifinals of the West Demerara Cricket Board’s 50 overs competition with a 74-run hammering of Rising Stars on Sunday.

(Reuters) – Debutant spinner Ajaz Patel claimed five wickets in the second innings as New Zealand beat Pakistan by four runs on a dramatic fourth day of the opening test in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

A Guyanese woman who was believed to be a victim of human trafficking in Barbados is said to have returned here after her case sparked controversy on the island over how it was handled.

Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson yesterday visited the headquarters of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), where he was questioned about the award of the new Demerara bridge feasibility contract, which was found to have breached the procurement laws.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, , CMC – South Africa held off a spirited Bangladesh as they wrapped up an otherwise disappointing ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a 30-run win here Sunday night.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Steve Smith and David Warner could have their one-year bans from international and state cricket reduced or adjusted after a review by the board of Cricket Australia (CA) this week, local media reports said yesterday.

Phillip Paul, called “Shoe-lace,” was yesterday afternoon convicted for the 2012 murder of Annandale shopkeeper Kamal Ramsahoye.

A chef was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail and fined $1.8 million after admitting that he swallowed 89 pellets filled with cocaine and tried to smuggle the drugs out of the country.

Undefeated Eagles FC was crowned the Upper Demerara Football Association 2017/2018 League Champion after battling to a 1-1 stalemate with fellow unbeaten side Net-Rockers on Sunday.

Kobras mauled Colts 81-61 in their 1st Division showdown, when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA] ‘League Championship’, continued on Sunday at the Burnham Court, Middle and Carmichael streets.

The two University of Guyana unions yesterday rejected the imposed increases announced by the University for 2018.

(Reuters) – Sprint great Michael Johnson said that his “Olympic mindset” had helped speed up his recovery from a mini stroke that the 51-year-old suffered earlier this year.

A city court yesterday heard that Abdul Imran Khan, the man charged with the recent attempted murder of a Palm Court nightclub patron, has made an approach to the family of the complainant.

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will rule within 60 days on the application by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) for increases in wireline access and landline metered charges, Chairperson Dela Britton announced yesterday.

Guyana’s two-man road running team of Winston Missigher and Cleveland Thomas opted to skip the third and final leg of the South American 10K in Panama on Sunday and instead made hay in the sunshine in St Vincent.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said the PPP/C will soon file a complaint with the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) over claimed threats made by State Minister Joseph Harmon to PPP supporters who work in government agencies and those serving on Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs).

The Golden Jaguars will face-off with home side French Guiana today in a pivotal clash in the CONCACAF Nations League.

LISBON,  (Reuters) – Portugal coach Fernando Santos avoided directly commenting on Cristiano Ronaldo’s international future yesterday, saying only that the 33-year-old was “with the team”.

The University of Guyana (UG) and almost a dozen post-secondary education partners yesterday signed an agreement for the formation of the Higher Education Consortium on Engineering and Mining (HECEM), which is intended to guide education and professional development training for Guyana’s energy and extractive industries, including the oil and gas sector.

(Barbados Nation) Sabotage! That, declared Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, was what appeared to be behind how some of the layoffs were being undertaken in the public sector.

“I am innocent,” both Wayne Griffith and Andrew Blackman, the two men accused of stealing almost $9 million during an attack at the Ramada Princess Hotel casino in April last year, declared yesterday when they each responded to the case presented by the prosecution.

(Field Level Media) Andre Drummond had 23 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks to boost the Detroit Pistons past the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 113-102 on Monday night.

Dear Editor, The New Building Society Limited (NBS) submits this response to a letter and an article that appeared in your newspapers on 11th November 2018 `NBS wants to know source of funds in boy’s small account’ and 19lh November 2018 `BoG working to ease banking frustration for pensioners, minors – source’ respectively.

(Trinidad Express) A 16-year-old was one of two people who appeared before the Chaguanas Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder of national awardee Haseena Ali.

Dear Editor, Rice farmers in Region Two who cultivated their crops late took heavy blows with the infestation of paddy bugs at harvesting time.

(Field Level Media) Tobias Harris and Montrezl Harrell combined to score 49 points and lead the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to their fifth straight win, a 127-119 victory over the Atlanta Hawks yesterday.

City Magistrate Leron Daly is expected to rule next month on whether a case has been made out against Sharmila Inderjali and Maryanna Lionel, who are on trial after allegedly offering a policeman $4 million in cash to release the accused in the murder of Number 70 Village carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt.

After around six years of engagements, Guyana and the European Union (EU) are to sign an agreement that will bolster forest governance and address issues such as illegal logging.

Georgetown Police and Cougars secured hard-fought wins, when the 2nd Annual GT Beer 8-Aside Football Championship continued on Sunday at the All Saints ground, New Amsterdam.

Dear Editor, How many health care facilities in Guyana are presently licensed?

(Trinidad Express) The decomposing body of a man was found behind a house in Carapo yesterday.

I’m not a fan of Brazil’s ultra-right wing president-elect Jair Bolsonaro, but his decision to nix the programme whereby more than 8,000 Cuban doctors have been working in Brazil as virtual slaves deserves unqualified international support.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan’s letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News `All gov’t workers can expect salary increases, going forward, especially in 2018, 2019 and 2020’, which is a response to my article `Local Government Elections, though disappointing, were not unexpected’ (KN 18th November 2018).

A Smithfield, New Amsterdam poultry farmer, who was on Friday allegedly arrested with over 12 pounds of cocaine at the Molson Creek Ferry Stelling, is expected to appear in court tomorrow.

By  Paulo Artaxo Paulo Artaxo is Professor of Environmental Physics and Head of the Department of Applied Physics at the University of São Paulo.

Early in October an unsigned letter purportedly authored by “Members of the Parent/Teacher Association” of a named state secondary school (since the letter was unsigned we have no way of vouching for its authenticity or otherwise) and addressed to Education Minister Nicolette Henry (and copied to three other Ministers) surfaced, ostensibly complaining about a host of irregularities at the school.

(Field Level Media) Miami Heat guard Josh Richardson might be facing punishment from the NBA after he threw one of his shoes into the crowd Sunday night, leading to his ejection.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Audley Shaw, minister of industry, commerce, agriculture and fisheries, has dismissed concerns about China’s growing influence in Jamaica, describing the critics as either political or mischievous.