Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 22, 2019

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has not held out much hope for the improvement in the fortunes of West Indies cricket as long as the arrogance in leadership, lack of accountability and the outdated governance structure of Cricket West Indies remains intact.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government said today that a group of military officers who stole weapons as part of a failed revolt on Monday had delivered the arms to opposition party Popular Will.

(Trinidad Guardian) The fam­i­ly of a 28-year-old con­struc­tion work­er is fear­ful he may have been kid­napped by pi­rates while fish­ing off the coast of Ce­dros al­most a week ago.

(Jamaica Observer) Government Representatives, as well as other dignitaries, are celebrating the appointment of Jamaican-born, Dr Rosemary Moodie, to the Canadian Senate.

(Trinidad Express) Four years in jail will be served by a husband who breached a protection order and beat his wife.

(Reuters) – Indian captain Virat Kohli capped a memorable 2018 season by becoming the first to win the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricketer, test and one-day international (ODI) player of the year awards, the ICC said today.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – U.S. singer Chris Brown was arrested in Paris today with two other people on suspicion of rape, a French police source.

(Trinidad Guardian) An 82-year-old woman was killed in­stant­ly af­ter a col­li­sion with a car and a Reg­i­ment truck at the in­ter­sec­tion of the Pri­or­i­ty Bus Route and Pasea Main Road, Tu­na­puna, on Mon­day.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Kamala Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of United States President Donald Trump’s nominees, entered the Democratic presidential race on Monday.

(Trinidad Express) Two Trinidadian children kidnapped and taken to Syria by their ISIS fighter father in 2014 have been reunited with their Trinidadian mother.

LONDON,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Britain yesterday for the first time named economic control as a form of domestic abuse in “landmark” legislation aimed at tackling a crime that ruins millions of lives and costs billions of pounds.

General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Amna Ally yesterday said that the party endorses President David Granger to run for a second term.

Two Venezuelan men, who police claim are suspected to be senior members of the notorious Sindicato gang, were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with the illegal possession of grenades, which they were found with during an interception on the Cuyuni River last Thursday.

Following Guyana Jaguars’ first defeat in 16 matches of the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day championships Sunday, Head Coach Rayon Griffith has accepted that his side was outplayed by the Leeward Islands Hurricanes.

A 48-year-old shop owner was fatally stabbed minutes before midnight on Sunday after he intervened in an argument between a couple at ‘D’ Field, Sophia.

National all-rounder Akshaya Persaud missed out on a century and also took four wickets as Mc Gill Super Stars registered a two-wicket win over Cornelia Ida Cricket Club to reach the final of the West Demerara Cricket Association’s 50 overs competition Sunday.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is investigating the deaths of two children and the hospitalisation of a third after they were administered a drug prior to undergoing chemotherapy.

Home side Georgetown Football Club [GFC] edged Fruta Conquerors Reserve team on penalty kicks to reach Sunday’s final of the Stag Beer ‘Revival Cup’.

The Houston Rockets might have found a new home for veteran forward Carmelo Anthony.

Two of the three PPP members who withdrew from the party’s presidential race on Saturday have said they did so due to insufficient support from the Central Committee and backed Anil Nandlall in the ensuing two-man race which he eventually lost to Irfaan Ali.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Richard Pybus has dismissed the furore over his appointment as interim West Indies men’s head coach as “Caribbean internal politics” and says he is focussed on ensuring the team is properly prepared for their tough assignment against England starting this week.

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) and its athletes are in for a busy weekend.

While saying that the High Court has jurisdiction to hear former Attorney-General Anil Nandlall’s challenge to the charge against him for the alleged fraudulent conversion of law reports, Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire SC yesterday also held that the charge is correct in law and that he has failed to establish that a constitutional breach has occurred.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies were treated to a surprise special guest at their training session on Saturday when legendary all-rounder and former skipper Sir Garry Sobers paid them a courtesy visit.

Cabinet has given its no-objection to the award of several multi-million dollar contracts for sea and river defence works and the construction of urban roads, including a new exit from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, State Minister Joseph Harmon disclosed last Friday.

Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr Fawcett Jeffrey has been appointed as the new Director of Medical and Professional Services (MPS)  at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

LONDON, (Reuters) – With eight wins from their past nine tests, a three-match series in the West Indies should hold no fears for Joe Root’s buoyant England team — but things are never straightforward in the Caribbean sunshine.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic struck back for the old guard at the Australian Open early yesterday, soaking up the pressure from an impressive Daniil Medvedev before crushing the young Russian 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3 to reach his 10th quarter-final at Melbourne Park.

A 46-year-old Danielstown, Essequibo Coast resident died on Sunday evening shortly after he collapsed at the Anna Regina Police station where he was taken for allegedly assaulting his reputed wife.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Serena Williams staved off a spectacular fightback from world number one Simona Halep to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open yesterday and remain on course for her first Grand Slam triumph since becoming a mother.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May sought to break the parliamentary deadlock over Brexit yesterday by proposing to seek further concessions from the European Union on a plan to prevent customs checks on the Irish border.

Dear Editor. I write in my capacity as General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform.

Several bodies have decomposed while being stored at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital’s mortuary, prompting at least one family to call for an investigation.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies have once again snubbed legendary opener Desmond Haynes, this time overlooking him for one of the three assistant coach spots for the men’s senior side.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China’s economy cooled in the fourth quarter under pressure from faltering domestic demand and bruising U.S.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article published by you in the Sunday edition of your newspaper dated 20lh January 2019 entitled “Attorney loses senior counsel conferral after formation of new party”.

A real estate agent was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with fraudulently obtaining $1.2 million from Citizens Banks using a forged cheque.

Berbicians yesterday intensified their protest against the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) over the recent hikes in the charges for water.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – First-term Democratic Senator Kamala Harris of California, a rising party star and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, launched her 2020 campaign for the White House yesterday by touting her experience as a prosecutor.

Dear Editor, News that the newly elected Georgetown Mayor Pandit Ubraj Narine, over the weekend, led city councillors in a clean-up operation in the city is welcomed.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo is due in court in Spain today to answer charges of evading taxes during his nine-year reign as Spanish side Real Madrid’s all-time highest scorer.

A 62-year-old East Coast Demerara miner is now a remanded prisoner after he was charged yesterday with the illegal possession of a pistol and several rounds of live ammunition.

Dear Editor, In this beautiful and unusual country, 90 percent of the population exists precariously on a sliver of coastland three to four feet below the level of the sea at high tide.

Derrick Rose buried a 20-foot, tie-breaking jumper with nine-tenths of a second remaining Sunday night, delivering the Minnesota Timberwolves a 116-114 victory over the Phoenix Suns in Minneapolis.

Dear Editor, 1. Article 156.3 of the Guyana constitution states that: “A member of the National Assembly elected on a list shall cease to be a member of the Assembly if: (a)  He or she declares in writing to the Speaker or to the Representative of the list from which his or her name was extracted that he or she will not support the list from which his or her name was extracted; (b)   He or she declares in writing to the Speaker or to the Representative of the list from which his or her name was extracted, his or her support for another list.”

Cricket West Indies (CWI) is standing by its decision to appoint Englishman, Richard Pybus interim Head Coach of the Windies Men’s team and said the decision had been reviewed and approved by the board, a release from the board stated.

(Reuters) – One of Nicaragua’s most influential political watchdog reporters said on Sunday he has gone into exile in Costa Rica after receiving threats from the government, which has led a heavy-handed crackdown on protests against President Daniel Ortega.

In the wake of President David Granger’s pronouncement that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) may likely be reconstituted before month end, attorney Sanjeev Datadin says it should be put on hold until the determination of challenges to the December 21st no-confidence motion against government.

Dear Editor, While I welcome the ‘A New and United Guyana’ (ANUG) party, I am extremely concerned with Mr.

AL AIN, United -Arab Emirates,  (Reuters) – Goalkeeper Maty Ryan earned champions Australia a quarter-final place in the Asian Cup yesterday as he made two saves in a shootout to see off Uzbekistan with a 4-2 win on penalties after 120 goalless minutes.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani backtracked yesterday from earlier comments that Trump pursued a business deal to erect a tower bearing his name in Moscow throughout 2016, saying his statements “were hypothetical and not based on conversations I had with the President.”

A recent evaluation of the Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework on HIV and AIDS (CRSF) has found that only 40% of those living with HIV in the region, significantly less than the 90% target, have been able to reduce their viral load to an undetectable level.

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Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) James Patterson is to ask the six other members of the commission “to deliberate” on how he should respond to a request for a meeting from the two Chief Whips, Amna Ally and Gail Teixeira on elections readiness.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government said yesterday it had suppressed a military revolt after a group of officers stole weapons and kidnapped several officials, as a video posted online showed a sergeant demanding the removal of President Nicolas Maduro.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced yesterday a bill to set stiffer fines and jail time for serious violations of the country’s environmental laws, marking a shift toward increasing environmental scrutiny in the world’s top copper producer.

Two youths were granted bail yesterday after they denied stabbing a police officer and robbing him of his service weapon in an attack last month near a city nightclub.

(Reuters) – Australia have called up Kurtis Patterson for their two-test series against Sri Lanka starting in Brisbane on Thursday after the New South Wales batsman scored two centuries in a warm-up match against the tourists.

A youth was yesterday sentenced to 15 months in jail after he admitted to snatching a cellphone.

Just as a new study says that ocean warming is much worse than previously thought, there are growing fears that Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro will further worsen global climate change by authorizing the Amazon’s mass deforestation.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuador will ask Venezuelan migrants to present their criminal records upon entering, the country’s vice president said yesterday, following the murder of a pregnant Ecuadorean woman by a Venezuelan man that triggered protests and acts of violence.

By  Jean Tirole TOULOUSE – In reaction to the ongoing “Yellow Vest” revolt in France, President Emmanuel Macron has decided to hold a “grand” nationwide debate.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada should ban China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks because the security risk is too great, a former spy chief said in an article published yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am disheartened to read about refugees dying in the ocean yet again.

The 2017 Report by the “Ministerial Task Force on the Revitalization of The Cooperative Movement in Guyana”, information from which was published in last Friday’s issue of the Stabroek Business was by far the most candid official assessment of the performance of cooperatives in Guyana to have been seen in several years.