Daily Archive: Thursday, November 29, 2018

(Trinidad Express) A UNITED States bride and her husband are suing Sandals Resorts for US$30 million, claiming that after they booked their dream wedding at one of its properties in the Bahamas, the woman was molested by the butler assigned to their hotel room.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure says that a section of the East Coast Demerara Public Road will be temporarily closed, on Saturday December 1, 2018 at approximately 8:00 am, and will be reopened on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 11 pm.

The Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated says it yesterday served Notice on Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, and the Attorney General that  legal proceedings have commenced in the High Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature over the government’s takeover of the bridge in a dispute about tolls.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – UNESCO has declared reggae, the Jamaican music that spread across the world with its calls for social justice, peace and love, to be a global treasure that must be safe-guarded.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Barack Obama’s historic presidency was a “disappointment” for black people, a retired Jamaican businessman now living in the United States (US) has asserted.

(Jamaica Observer) The police yesterday exhumed the partially decomposed body of a female Caucasian suspected to be that of 72-year-old US national Nancy Hardy, who has been missing since Saturday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Rad­hi­ca Dass, the moth­er of res­cued kid­nap vic­tim Maria Dass-Su­per­sad, last night thanked Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice Gary Grif­fith for the quick and ef­fi­cient work on his men.

(Jamaica Observer) The boy’s father, 41-year-old Andrew McLean, otherwise known as Killa or Peter, was found dead outside their home in Bell Rock, off Olympic Way in Kingston.

(Trinidad Guardian) Homi­cide in­ves­ti­ga­tors be­lieve pop­u­lar me­chan­ic Win­ston Luke’s mur­der was a con­se­quence of crimes com­mit­ted by one of his sons.

(Trinidad Guardian) A woman from cen­tral Trinidad, who lost a lit­tle over $20,000 in a bank phish­ing scam ear­li­er this year, has been re­im­bursed by Sco­tia­bank.

Four firemen accused of pilfering items from the site of Fly Jamaica’s recent crash landing,  were yesterday taken before the Georgetown Magistrates’ court to answer to charges of theft.

Nineteen charges of conspiracy to defraud by common law, were yesterday instituted against former PPP/C Minister of Housing, Mohammed Irfaan Ali by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), after nearly two years of investigations.

Next year, one of the government’s priorities will be the Ogle to Diamond bypass road but its price tag has shot up from US$50m a few years ago to US$120m, according to Finance Minister Winston Jordan during his 2019 budget presentation on Monday.

Dhanraj Persaud was yesterday morning sentenced to 18 years behind bars for the rape of a girl who he said he did not know was below the age of consent as he said  she had told him she was 17 years old.

A 64-year-old man died yesterday morning after he was struck off his bicycle by a motor lorry while attempting to cross the Houston Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

The garbage that is piling up in residential communities of the city is the result of the new collectors not being familiar with the layout of the communities, a source at the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) said.

The marquee 100m races were scheduled to be the highlight of yesterday’s events of the ongoing 58th National School’s Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships. 

(Field Level Media) Donovan Mitchell scored 14 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead layup with 3:43 remaining, and the road-weary Utah Jazz overcame early sluggishness and recorded a 101-91 victory over the host Brooklyn Nets last  night.

After serving as Executive Director of Conservation International Guyana (CIG) for 11 years, David Singh has been asked by the organization to step down and he has agreed saying that CI is moving in a different direction from when he joined.

(Field Level Media) Robert Covington scored 21 points in three quarters of action to lead a balanced offense that saw seven Minnesota players score in double figures as the Timberwolves routed the visiting San Antonio Spurs 128-89 on Wednesday.

Melicia Andrews, the Swan Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway woman who was severely chopped by her partner on Tuesday afternoon following an argument continues to battle for her life at a city hospital.

The two men who were held by the police last Friday in relation to the murder of Dhroowah Ramnauth, the shopkeeper whose lifeless body was discovered in his Triumph, East Coast Demerara home following a suspected robbery have been released from custody.

(Field Level Media) Khris Middleton’s 3-point shot from the top of the key with 5.2 seconds left lifted the Milwaukee Bucks past the visiting Chicago Bulls 116-113 last  night.

The police say that they yesterday intercepted three persons at the western end of the Demerara Harbour Bridge with a variety of goods which were later identified as having been stolen during two Canal No.1 robberies.

The 14th Annual Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival was officially launched yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Four of the eight cops who were under close arrest, following accusations that they stole exhibits from the recent cocktail reception of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) conference, will be charged.

As the rainy season swiftly approaches, the Guyana Jaguars’ push for their fifth consecutive Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day title was marred by persistent showers across the capital, extending to the National Stadium, Providence on Wednesday but Coach Rayon Griffith is still confident that his side can get their confidence up in time for the tournament.

The opposition PPP yesterday denounced charges against its former Housing Minister Irfaan Ali over the Pradoville Housing Scheme as “trumped up” and stated that authoritarianism is being taken to another level.

The Vacuum Pan and Crystalliser from the old Skeldon Factory will be moved to the Albion Factory according to a Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) invitation for bids.

KINGSTON, St Vincent, CMC – Former West Indies vice-captain Kirk Edwards has been handed the captaincy of Windward Islands Volcanoes for the first class championship which starts next week.

A total of 14 persons were sworn in to the New Amsterdam Council yesterday and Winifred Haywood was re-elected Mayor with newcomer, Wainwright McIntosh, elected as Deputy Mayor.

President of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Roger Harper was in high praise yesterday of the New Building Society Limited (NBS) for their continued support of grass roots cricket.

Eighteen officers from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and four officials from the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) yesterday received certificates from the Brazilian Army for their training in well-drilling.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Batting all-rounder Nicholas Kirton was poised to make his first class debut after being named in Barbados Pride’s 13-man squad for their opening round match of the Regional Four-Day Championship against Leeward Islands Hurricanes next week.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Norwegian Magnus Carlsen won the world chess championship for a fourth time yesterday after winning three tie-breakers against U.S.

A 15-year-old New Amsterdam student was on Monday detained after he allegedly stabbed an 18-year-old multiple times about his body.

A man who was yesterday charged for allegedly robbing a businessman of more than $300,000 worth of work materials, was placed on the sum of $75,000 bail when he appeared before a city court.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 skipper, Carlos Brathwaite turned in a decent all-round performance to help lift Rajputs to a 12-run win over Evin Lewis’s Punjabi Legends in the T10 League here yesterday.

LONDON,  CMC – Stand-in West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite has taken a heavy blow in the latest ICC Test rankings announced yesterday.

The suspected arsonist in the Stabroek Market Wharf fire was on Monday arrested by the City Constabulary and handed over to the Guyana Police Force, acting Chief Constable Laurel Gittens yesterday told this newspaper.

Dear Editor, I write in relation to a letter included in the Stabroek News on 28-Nov-2018 with the title `Why would Exxon inflate these costs when it wouldn’t be the one benefitting?’

Statements were yesterday served to attorney Ryan Crawford, in relation to the charges laid against him after an alleged expletive-laden exchange with officers during a police traffic stop.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators on Wednesday will ask the Trump administration to investigate whether ZTE Corp, the Chinese telecommunications company, violated U.S.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Bangladesh have made a forced change to their squad for the second Test against West Indies starting here tomorrow, after opener Imrul Kayes was ruled out with injury.

Repeat offender, Romel Bollers, was yesterday found guilty of robbing a woman of her valuables, and sentenced to three years in prison for the crime.

Dear Editor, Even as the Minister of Finance boasts about the largest budget ever ($300.7B) and the Minister of Public Health gleefully brags about the $35B Ministry of Public Health budget for 2019, chronic medicine shortages continue to impact the lives of people in Guyana.

The Caribbean under – 13 doubles silver medalist, Jonathan Van Lange has led his United States Table Tennis club – Li Loeber Table Tennis Club – to a championship title in the just-concluded Joola North American Team Championships, played in Maryland, USA. 

JAKARTA,  (Reuters) – A Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea off Indonesia last month was not in an airworthy condition on its second-to-last flight, when pilots experienced similar problems to those on its doomed last journey, investigators said yesterday.

Dear Editor, At the beginning of every Sitting of the National Assembly, the beneficence of the Almighty is invoked by Prayer to deliver wisdom to Parliamentarians in their deliberations.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Scientists in Britain have succeeded in creating mini human placenta organoids which they say will transform scientific understanding of reproductive disorders such as pre-eclampsia and miscarriage.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Michael Clarke and Simon Katich famously clashed physically in the dressing room when they were test players and this week they have become embroiled in a verbal disagreement over Australia’s commitment to be less aggressive on the pitch.

The newly-designated Councillors of the Municipality of Linden have re-elected Waneka Arrindell and Wainwright Bethune as Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it was seeking clarification from New Zealand after the country’s intelligence agency rejected the telecommunication industry’s first request to use the Chinese firm’s equipment in its planned 5G mobile network.

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to ask the media to be impartial and hold both the Government and the political Opposition accountable.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The top three teams’ domination of the Formula One podium over the past two seasons is unacceptable and has to change, the sport’s managing director for motorsport Ross Brawn said yesterday.

Farmers across Guyana from Regions One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Nine, along with students and other private sectors partners, began training yesterday, in Aquaculture Technology.

TIJUANA, Mexico,8 (Reuters) – Thousands of Central American migrants are digging in for a long haul at a filthy, overcrowded sports complex in sight of the United States, while a small number have opted to return home after clashes with border forces dimmed hopes of crossing. 

Pick a day. Any day. And then check the global statistics; you will find that more than 100 women were murdered by their husbands, partners or family members.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Earl Eddings was named the new permanent chairman of Cricket Australia (CA) by the board on Wednesday, four weeks after taking up the post on a temporary basis when David Peever was forced to resign.

BUENOS AIRES/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Argentina and China are aiming to close a deal within days for the construction of the South American nation’s fourth nuclear power plant, a multi-billion dollar project that would cement Beijing’s deepening influence in a key regional U.S.

Bankers never die…They just lose all interest. The popular saying goes that the problem with banker jokes is that bankers don’t think such quips are funny, while ordinary people don’t think of these as jokes.

Dear Editor, I am of the view that some priorities were misplaced in the recently announced budget.