Daily Archive: Tuesday, February 5, 2019

(Trinidad Newsday) Trinidad & Tobago is earning a big name internationally with Friday’s capture in Syria of yet another ISIS fighter, Nicholas Lee, 39, originally from Point Fortin.

(Trinidad Express) Two women died today in a crash in Chaguanas involving a garbage truck, a Blue Waters delivery truck and a Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) deluxe coach bus.

The opposition PPP today rejected timelines for general elections drawn up by GECOM as they do not comply with the requirement for general elections within three months from December 21st when a motion of no-confidence was passed against the government.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States is sending food and medical supplies to Colombia’s border with Venezuela where it will be stockpiled until it can be delivered to the economically shattered nation, U.S.

(Jamaica Observer) DIANA Raffington was weak, but the lives of her two children were more important than hers.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Government plans to restart deportation charter flights to Jamaica as early as this week have been attacked as “brutal” and “a scandal” by leading Labour politicians.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Senior detectives probing the killing of two-term member of parliament (MP) for Eastern Portland, Dr Lynvale Bloomfield, are reportedly following strong leads.

(Trinidad Guardian) Min­is­ter of Health Ter­rence Deyals­ingh has con­firmed a fifth death as a re­sult of swine flu.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Secretariat has presented July as the earliest date for the holding of general and regional elections, according to two commissioners who showed up for a meeting of the Commission’s operations sub-committee yesterday.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has voiced concern over public statements by APNU+AFC administration representatives which they say deny the express ruling of acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire to uphold the no-confidence motion passed against government on December 21st last year.

An alleged speeding driver is dead, while a woman who was travelling with him is now critically injured after they crashed into a city council truck parked along Princes Street, in Georgetown early yesterday morning.

The seven persons accused of killing Meten-Meer-Zorg grocer Zulfikar Namdar were yesterday acquitted after being found not guilty of the crime by a jury.

-says looks forward to elections `being held as appropriate’ Stating that it is carefully following developments connected to the December 21 motion of no-confidence, the European Union (EU) yesterday upped the pressure on the Guyana Government,  calling on all stakeholders to uphold the constitution.

(Trinidad Guardian) Po­lice are now brac­ing for a fall­out af­ter a 31-year-old moth­er of two was gunned down just out­side her Pi­o­neer Dri­ve, Sea Lots home yes­ter­day morn­ing, less than 12 hours af­ter a dead­ly dri­ve-by shoot­ing claimed the lives of two men, in­clud­ing a ca­lyp­son­ian, and left six oth­ers wound­ed.

President David Granger is today scheduled to return to Cuba to continue medical treatment for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, according to a brief statement from the Ministry of the Presidency yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – In-form all-rounder Keemo Paul has replaced suspended West Indies captain Jason Holder in the 14-man squad for the final Test of the three-match series against England starting in St Lucia on Saturday.

Last week’s resignation of Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) forensic analyst Sheronie James will not be detrimental to the cases she handled, according to Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, who yesterday said two experts have been hired to fill the vacuum created by her departure.  

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Test legend Shane Warne has led a chorus of international criticism over the International Cricket Council’s decision to impose a one-match ban on West Indies captain Jason Holder for a slow over-rate in the just concluded second Test in Antigua.

With nowhere else to go, five families have taken up squatting on the Nonpareil, East Coast Demerara foreshore after fleeing from the crisis in Venezuela and official efforts are now underway to relocate them.

The Young Warriors Cricket Club (YWCC) recently launched its 2019 Mash Cup.

Convicted and sentenced to 18 years for the killing of her boyfriend, Tramangra Williams has been released on parole after serving four years in prison.

President of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), Hilbert Foster has once again expressed dissatisfaction with Berbice not given the opportunity to host a single match of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Female Inter-County competition.

(Jamaica Observer) Christopher Townsend, attorney-at-law for Elephant Man, says his client is looking to put the gun video fiasco behind him after last Friday’s interview at Constant Spring Police Station in St Andrew.

The accused child molester who was taken into custody last week following the discovery of four minor boys in his West Bank Demerara shack is expected to face rape charges today.

After becoming the first two ladies to score centuries in the same innings in a Guyana Cricket Board 50-overs Senior Female Inter-County match, Demerara’s Akaze Thompson and Temica Wilson believe it was a dream come true for the two friends.

A 61-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl with a disability.

Fawaz Rampertab, Shelly-Ann Gomes, Jeremy Indarjit, Akram Gafoor and Tremel King were among the standout performers at the novices and juniors powerlifting championships, Sunday where guest lifters also produced record-breaking lifts at the St Stanislaus College auditorium.

Classes at the privately-run School of the Nations in Georgetown resumed yesterday, a week after security measures were put in place to address the recent threats to students that were made on Facebook. 

Dear Editor, The Guyana Power and Light Inc has apparently embarked on a mission to further exploit poor Guyanese who are already at the mercy of this monopoly.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) staged its first Pepsi/Mike Parris U-16 event for 2019 last Saturday at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Gym.

Dear Editor, I am truly grateful for the statements issued by the United Nations Resident Representative Mikiko Tanaka, and the European Union regarding the importance of all stakeholders respecting the tenets of the constitution, and the decisions of the Chief Justice.

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – Salvadorans voiced hope for a changed country yesterday after political outsider Nayib Bukele won a sweeping victory in the presidential election with a pledge to tackle the corruption and violence plaguing the Central American nation.

A brief meeting between the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) ended with an agreement to formalize the relationship between the two entities over the next few weeks.

Following an impressive opening night of action, the 2nd edition of the Magnum Mash Cup Futsal Championship, resumes today at the National Gymnasium with nine slated fixtures.

Dear Editor, The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Mr Isahak Basir CCH (1935-2019), a stalwart of the People’s Progressive Party, former Member of Parliament, and an IAC awardee, who died suddenly at the Suddie Hospital, Essequibo Coast.

A Waramadong youth is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with shooting his brother with an arrow, leaving him hospitalised with life threatening injuries.

MADRID/OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Major European nations joined the United States yesterday in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate head of state, while members of a separate regional bloc kept up the pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

Players from Bishops’ High and West Demerara Secondary Schools Sunday served and looped their way to bragging rights and championship glory at the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), National Sports Commission (NCS) 2019 National Schools’ Novices Talent Spotting and Elite Teams Table Tennis challenge at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Sunday. 

Dear Editor, Now that the PPP has identified its Presidential Candidate it is incumbent that members, supporters and well-wishers of the Party start thinking of where we go from here.

A 17-year-old was yesterday granted self-bail after he was charged with wounding his girlfriend, who is six months pregnant.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Senator Lindsey Graham said yesterday if President Donald Trump declares an emergency to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies left-hander, Evin Lewis, confirmed his return to form when he thumped an unbeaten half-century to propel Comilla Victorians to a convincing eight-wicket win over Chris Gayle’s Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League here yesterday.

Dear Editor, Politicians say the silliest things, sometimes. The AFC passed a motion at its National Executive Committee meeting last week to ‘unequivocally support free education from nursery to university’ using the resources derived from oil.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – About C$180 million ($137.21 million) in cryptocurrencies have been frozen in the user accounts of Canadian digital platform Quadriga after the founder, the only person with the password to gain access, died suddenly in December.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley has ac­cused the me­dia of in­sult­ing him by in­sin­u­at­ing that the Drag­on Gas deal is some­thing per­son­al be­tween him­self and Venezue­lan Pres­i­dent Nico­las Muduro.

Parents of students attending the Mon Repos Primary School should leave the school compound when the bell rings for classes to commence, according to the Ministry of Education.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Windward Islands Volcanoes have moved up to second place in the Regional Four-Day Championship standings, following their clinical eight-wicket win over Barbados Pride in the sixth round of matches which concluded last weekend.

KATHMANDU, (Reuters) – At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this century as temperatures rise, disrupting river flows vital for growing crops from China to India, scientists said yesterday.

Dear Editor, From the very beginning, it required no great imagination or wisdom to appreciate that whatever the decision handed down by the Chief Justice (ag), it would be automatically appealed by the losers. 

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermuda will host the ICC America’s Region T20 World Cup qualifying tournament later this year, the Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) announced yesterday The double elimination tournament will see Bermuda take on regional rivals Canada, the United States and Cayman Islands between August 15 and 25.

A security guard was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with armed robbery.

Dear Editor, I have a question which I would appreciate an answer from whomever wishes to educate me about this issue.

(NBC News) Kristoff St. John, an Emmy-winning star on the long-running soap opera ‘The Young and the Restless,’ was found dead at his Los Angeles home over the weekend, authorities said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) A dri­ve-by shoot­ing in Sea Lots has left one man dead and five oth­ers wound­ed.

CANBERRA,  (Reuters) – Fast bowler Mitchell Starc picked up his second five-wicket haul in the match to lead Australia to a comprehensive 366-run victory in the second test against Sri Lanka and a 2-0 series win at Manuka Oval yesterday.

The Regional Administrations of Pomeroon-Supenaam, Region 2 and Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Region 3 have begun the process of awarding contracts for 2019 infrastructure works, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

By Junaid Nabi Junaid Nabi is a public health researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston.

It is not uncommon in instances of political crisis, whether domestic or international, for the tide of events to roll along sedately for a period then suddenly, without warning, accelerate alarmingly, sometimes leaving analysts scrambling to keep pace with events.

(Reuters) – The British government has signed an order to extradite Indian liquor and aviation tycoon Vijay Mallya, the UK’s Home Office said in a statement yesterday.

Shame on you, Bernie Sanders! And on you, too, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez!

The General Contractors Association of Guyana (GCAG) met with Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan yesterday morning to discuss several issues of concern to its members.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona is reporting that a preliminary assessment by members of the police’s Technical Services Division of the scene where a body was discovered on campus yesterday morning has indicated that no foul play is suspected.

Dear Editor, When the coalition APNU+AFC government lost the no confidence motion on December 21, there was a lot of sympathy for it.