Articles published on Wednesday, January 9, 2019
PARAMARIBO, (Reuters) – Authorities in Suriname have made their largest ever seizure of cocaine, found hidden in containers filled with rice waiting to be exported from a port in capital Paramaribo, the small South American country’s top law enforcement official said today.
President David Granger says that the meeting today between the government and the opposition ended successfully with the two sides reaching agreement on some issues.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies has hailed the improvement of fitness levels of the WINDIES Men over the last year and introduced a new benchmark for testing of players’ stamina and endurance.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reported that 20 people were murdered in the first seven days of 2019.
(Barbados Nation) Barbados has recorded its first murder for 2019. Police say investigations are continuing into the unnatural death of a Shaqullie Toppin 24-year-old St Michael resident, who was shot around 9:55 last night at Danesbury near Retreat Road Black Rock.
(Trinidad Newsday) A PRINCES Town magistrate sentenced a 49-year-old man to 30 days in jail after he admitted to stealing five panties and other clothes from a woman.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican schoolchildren are being fed a steady diet of genetically modified foods, with the full knowledge and consent of the State, exposing them to potential nutritional deficiencies and, in the process, marginalising local farmers, Audley Shaw, minister of industry, commerce, agriculture and fisheries, admitted yesterday.
(Jamaica Observer) Scores of people who descended on the scene of an alleged robbery at the gully at Tangerine Place on Half-Way-Tree Road, St Andrew, yesterday rejoiced that the accused had been shot.
Police need help in locating 15-year-old Sherine Sooklal. Sherine, of Sealy Trace, Preysal, was last seen at her home around 10:30pm, last Friday.
Following the extension of the medical leave of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman James Patterson, 85, the opposition-nominated commissioners yesterday voiced concern that it could be a ploy to delay the holding of general and regional elections, which they say are now due within 90 days following the passage of a no-confidence motion against the government.
Amernauth Chand, the Annandale man charged with killing his son two years ago, was yesterday morning sentenced to 14 years in jail for the crime of manslaughter.
Attorney and chartered accountant Christopher Ram has asked the High Court to uphold the recent passage of the no-confidence motion against the David Granger-led government and to declare that the President and his Cabinet should immediately resign as a result.
Fly Jamaica Airways is continuing to face criticism for poor customer relations amidst daily flight cancellations.
The presidential candidate hopefuls for the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will tomorrow and Friday make their pitches to its Central Committee on why they should lead the party into the next general and regional elections, according to Executive Secretary Zulfikar Mustapha.
West Indies limited overs batman Guyana’s Chandrapaul Hemraj has described his maiden first class century as “pleasing.”
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Denesh Ramdin has branded his side’s batting in both innings as “unacceptable”, after Trinidad and Tobago Red Force crashed to a heavy 245-run defeat to Leeward Islands Hurricanes here Monday.
Bandits early yesterday morning broke into the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara office and carted off a metal safe containing $600,000 cash.
In a simple act of generosity, the Cumberland, East Canje-based Young Warriors Cricket Club (YWCC) on Monday donated a quantity of food hampers to senior members and former employees of GuySuCo, Rose Hall Estate.
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, were yesterday both called upon to lead a defence to the charge against them.
As the level of table tennis continues to grow on the local scene, Dwain Dick is keen on advancing Titans Table Tennis Club with the main focus set on a new facility.
Lakeram Puran, the driver who allegedly struck down and killed pedal cyclist Rodwell Imanuel James on New Year’s Day along the Coldingen Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara was yesterday released on a sum of $350,000 bail after he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) on Sunday served off its inaugural Diamond Mineral Water Beach volleyball tournament at the Marriott beachfront.
The 15th annual Success Games saw Success and Married Men walking away champions on Sunday at the Success Community Centre Ground, East Coast Demerara.
National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed on Saturday deemed 2018 a ‘reasonable year’ for the sport while indicating that he looks forward to the same support for the upcoming season which gets underway January 26.
President of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA), Ivan Persaud, has expressed satisfaction with the increased number of local swimmers participating internationally.
Police yesterday found and destroyed thousands of marijuana plants that were being grown at 10 Miles, Millie’s Hideout, Upper Demerara River.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Captain Kirk Edwards struck a responsible half-century and rookie Kavem Hodge added another, as Windward Islands Volcanoes produced an admirable run chase to easily brush aside Jamaica Scorpions by five wickets on the final day of their day/night Regional first class contest here Monday.
Two women are in police custody following the discovery of 23 grammes of cocaine in a home they both occupied.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – High-profile West Indies trio Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard all made small contributions but they proved enough to help star-studded Dhaka Dynamites thrash Khulna Titans by 105 runs in the Bangladesh Premier League here yesterday.
The National Assembly last Thursday passed amendments to the legislation governing nursing and midwifery, which Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence said will improve the welfare of practitioners.
Grenada’s new Attorney General is Guyanese national Darshan Ramdhani who was sworn into office yesterday at the Office of the Governor General in St George’s, Grenada according to reports out of Grenada.
Dear Editor, The Constitution of Guyana is supreme and where controversy as to its interpretation exists or arises the Judiciary is the ultimate determining body for interpretation and legally binding application.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump called on Congress yesterday to give him $5.7 billion this year to help build a wall on the U.S.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Martin Guptill produced a superb diving catch to dismiss the dangerous Thisara Perera with a wicket that sparked a stunning collapse as New Zealand swept the three-match one-day series against Sri Lanka with a 115-run victory at Nelson yesterday.
Nearly four months after he was sent on leave to facilitate an investigation, General Manager Sherod Duncan is still at home awaiting a decision from the Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL).
Dear Editor, While supporting the general point of Professor Seecharan’s letter advocating a coalition between the two main parties I would suggest some caution.
DeMar DeRozan had 26 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and Gregg Popovich continued his climb up the NBA’s career wins list as the visiting San Antonio Spurs defeated the Detroit Pistons 119-107 on Monday.
Two women are in police custody following the discovery of 23 grammes of cocaine in a home they both occupied.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government suffered a defeat in parliament yesterday when lawmakers who oppose leaving the European Union without an accord won a vote that created a new obstacle to a no-deal Brexit.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India paceman Jasprit Bumrah will be rested for the one-day series in Australia and subsequent tour of New Zealand after playing a key role in their breakthrough test series win Down Under, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.
Major infrastructural work is slated to commence soon in the Sophia Housing Scheme, Greater Georgetown by the Central Housing and Planning Authority.
Dear Editor, The withdrawal by Mr. Terrence Campbell from ANUG is now well known.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – This year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) was spared a logistical minefield when India’s cricket board announced on Tuesday that the entire Twenty20 tournament will be held in the country from March 23.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil has pulled out of a United Nations pact on dealing with rising migration, joining the United States and a growing number of countries in rejecting the agreement, a Brazilian diplomat with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
The preliminary trial of Abdul Imran Khan, who is accused of attempting to murder a Palm Court nightclub patron last October, is expected to commence in two weeks.
WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions that target a Venezuelan currency exchange network scheme that siphoned off billions of dollars to corrupt insiders of the Venezuelan government, the U.S.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s National Security Adviser Augusto Heleno said yesterday that right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro had not offered to host a U.S.
Dear Editor, It was always my intention to witness a Women’s cricket match in real time, so, when it was announced that some of the Women’s world twenty 20 matches (2018) were to be played in Guyana, at the National Stadium, Providence, I was quite overjoyed and was determined to witness at least one of these matches.
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Regional Health Services, in its effort to focus on preventative health care practices, will soon be providing the residents of Agatash, Four Miles and surrounding districts with improved health services.
(Trinidad Express) New security measures are to be implemented to ensure the safety of all tourists, including cruise passengers, who visit this country.
KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – China yesterday rejected a Wall Street Journal report that said Chinese officials had offered to bail out scandal-ridden Malaysian state fund 1MDB and try to get the United States and other countries to drop their corruption probes into the fund.
Dear Editor, Which D do the Guyanese people want? Destruction or Development?
Dear Editor, A few months back I wrote a piece in the newspaper calling on the PPP/C and the APNU+AFC to join together and save this country.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Both Leeward Islands Hurricanes and Windward Islands Volcanoes have leapfrogged Barbados Pride in the Regional four-day standings, after posting impressive wins on Monday’s final day of the third round of matches.
(Trinidad Express) Two men were gunned in Princes Town before daybreak yesterday.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Sears Holdings Corp agreed yesterday to consider a revised takeover bid from billionaire Chairman Edward Lampert, temporarily staving off a liquidation that would have spelled the end of the 126-year-old U.S.
While the rest of the world is still busy adjusting to the commencement of the New Year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s largest technology convention kicked off last Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada, with most of the world’s leading electronic giants holding press conferences to announce their latest innovations.
After Raphael Trotman, Khemraj Ramjattan and Sheila Holder crossed the floor from the PNCR, PPP/C and Working People’s Alliance respectively and formed the Alliance for Change in 2005, it did not take much to convince the two larger parties to collaborate on bringing legislation to prevent a recurrence of such events.
(Reuters) – World number two Angelique Kerber began her title defence at the Sydney International with a 7-6(3) 6-2 victory over Italian Camila Giorgi to reach the quarter-finals yesterday.
Dear Editor, From my layperson perspective if 34 is the majority then the ruling side as presently composed would make it a minority government.
Assizes opening: Justice Navindra Singh inspecting the Guard of Honour at the ceremonial opening of the Demerara Criminal Assizes yesterday outside of the Supreme Court of Judicature.
Dear Editor, Where is the compassion for our President? Is the Opposition so taken up with gaining ground – profits over people that they fail to consider Mr.
