Daily Archive: Tuesday, February 12, 2019

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The world’s most infamous cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who rose from poverty in rural Mexico to amass billions of dollars, was found guilty in a U.S.

Months after he was charged with trafficking almost 325 pounds of narcotics, Azim Baksh, a Good Hope, East Coast Demerara furniture maker was today sentenced to five years imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of over $221M after he was found guilty of the crime.

(Trinidad Guardian) Less than an hour af­ter four men ap­peared in court on Tues­day charged with pos­ses­sion of a pro­tect­ed green tur­tle, the an­i­mal was re­leased back in­to the sea.

(Trinidad Express) The $750 fine for an overweight truck is no deterrence, says acting Transport Commissioner Basdeo Gosine.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition supporters returned to the streets nationwide today to keep the heat on embattled President Nicolas Maduro and demand he allow humanitarian aid into the country where food and medicine shortages are rife.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican-American Assemblyman Michael Blake is vying for the race for New York City Public Advocate.

(Reuters) – West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was warned by on-field umpires for using abusive language following an interaction with England captain Joe Root during the third day of the third test in St Lucia on Monday, according to British media reports.

(Trinidad Express) Most of the Venezuelan women detained by police at bars on Friday in Penal have been released from custody.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley has called on res­i­dents of To­ba­go to frown up­on crimes against tourists.

(Barbados Nation) There is an upsurge in the rodent population in Barbados and it is costing Government almost $200 000 annually in its baiting programme.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Senator Kamala Harris said Monday that she is in favour of legalising marijuana at the federal level, pushing back against detractors in her own party who say she has a history of being too aggressive on drug offenders.

Amid a crescendo of crackling and soot-choked air, firefighters battled bravely as a section of Jamaica Packaging Industries (JPI) on Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston, was transformed into a furnace yesterday, millions of dollars worth of stock going up in smoke.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Police investigators in New York in the United States have charged a Jamaican man they believe stabbed his elderly mother to death before burning her body and stuffing it in a closet.

A competitive bidding process would likely be used for next year’s slated oil licensing round, according to Head of the Department of Energy (DoE) Dr.

Two representatives from the Carter Center yesterday met with members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as part of an “exploratory mission” to gather information on preparations for the holding of General and Regional elections.

Sheneza Jafarally, the student who is accused of making a bomb threat that forced the cancellation of classes at the Turkeyen Campus of the University of Guyana (UG), was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the crime.

The manager of the Rio Nightclub was yesterday charged with operating a brothel.

Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams SC on behalf of government yesterday asked the Court of Appeal for orders to stay the effects of two of Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire’s judgments on the December 21st no-confidence vote against government and to keep the president, the Cabinet and government in place until the appeals he filed last week are heard and determined.

A 23-year-old man was yesterday granted his release on $150,000 bail after he was charged with raping a 13-year-old girl.

Paul Charles, the miner who is accused of fatally stabbing another man at Falmouth Village, Essequibo River last Thursday, was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with murder.

Head of the Department of Energy (DoE) Dr. Mark Bynoe yesterday announced the completion of a best practice Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) template, which is expected to guide future oil sector licensing.

Civil society groups have formed a forum to address the governance of Guyana within the ambit of Article 13 of the Constitution.

An office assistant at the Ministry of Public Security is now a remanded prisoner after he was charged with an armed robbery in which he was purportedly shot by his accomplice, resulting in his capture.

The police in ‘F’ Division are probing the death of a man who was shot by a licensed firearm holder who he allegedly attacked last Thursday evening at Kartuni Backdam, Cuyuni River.

The Guyana Police Force says that from yesterday, Charlotte Street running East to West, between Shiv Chanderpaul Drive and Oronoque Street was converted into a one-way street for west bound traffic.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Captain Joe Root’s 16th Test hundred helped starve West Indies of meaningful success as England extended their lead to well over 400, to take a stranglehold on the final Test at the Darren Sammy National Stadium here yesterday.

A 52-year-old man was yesterday midday discovered dead in an abandoned house in Stanleytown, New Amsterdam.

The latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Noble House Seafoods Generation Next Under-19 100-overs-a-side tournament saw Jeffrey Blair, Riyad Latif, Dequan Bamfield, Ntini Permaul, Andrew Samaroo, and Darius Andrews recording impressive performances. 

Maurice Prince, who was accused of murdering Smyth Street businessman O’Riley Small, was yesterday set free after a jury found him not guilty.

A small but vocal crowd was treated to an exciting display of volleyball Sunday evening as Vanguard Volleyball Club and Young Achievers served their way to the 2019 female and male Lenny Shuffler Volleyball titles at the National Gymnasium. 

An audit into Sherod Duncan’s stewardship of the state-owned Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL) has found that in excess of $5 million was spent on 21 transactions which did not adhere to the Tender Board Rules and procedures which govern the corporation.

The country’s top male and female players will be in action this evening when the Guyana Squash Association’s annual Bounty Farm Limited Handicap tournament commences at the Georgetown Club courts from 6pm.

By mid-2019, 20 remote communities are expected to be the first beneficiaries of a project that aims to see access to government services through the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). 

Berbice women’s team secured the Guyana Cricket Board Senior Female T20 Inter-County title for the sixth consecutive year with a six-wicket win over Demerara on Sunday at the Georgetown Cricket Club.

The Mae’s School in Subryanville will be implementing increased security measures amid recent threats against the school on social media.

Last year’s CARIFTA Games bronze medalist, Princess Browne and new sprint sensation, Osrick Pellew may have punched early tickets to the CARIFTA Games during the Easter weekend in the Cayman Islands.

The police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a teenager who is wanted in relation to the murder of 23-year-old Sherwin Melville, who was  stabbed at Capoey Mission, Essequibo Coast late last year.

Rose Hall Town Pepsi defeated Kildonan by 196 runs in the opening round of the Berbice Cricket Board Shimron Hetmyer Intermediate knockout tournament Sunday at the Area H ground.

Jairam Persaud, the Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara resident who succumbed at a city hospital last Wednesday, days after he was reportedly beaten by a group of men near the Stabroek Market, was murdered, an autopsy confirmed.

The opening weekend of the Guyana Hockey Board’s (GHB) first-division league was nothing short of a goal scoring frenzy which saw the likes of Aroydy Branford and Meshach Sargeant recoding top-class performances when action got underway at the St  Stanislaus Ground, Saturday and Sunday. 

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Stafanie Taylor struck her 33rd one-day half-century but West Indies produced another dodgy batting effort to crash to a four-wicket defeat to Pakistan and concede the three-match ICC Championship series 2-1 here yesterday.

Some young remigrants believe that there is no system in place to enable them to meaningfully contribute to Guyana,  A New and United Guyana (ANUG) forum for youth heard on Sunday evening.

Dear Editor, Your article `Pritipaul Singh to be refunded $246.4m in VAT’ in yesterday’s SN is accurate – to a point.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in December last year signed air services agreements with 16 states at a meeting in Kenya.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Public Infrastructure wishes to respond to an article published in the Stabroek News edition on Friday, February 8, 2019, under the headline, `Road expansion works cause Blygezeight flooding.’

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Rishabh Pant’s form is a “healthy headache” for India who are contemplating playing the 21-year-old wicketkeeper as a specialist batsman at this year’s World Cup, chief selector M.S.K.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. congressional negotiators said yesterday they reached a tentative deal on border security funding to avert another partial government shutdown due to start on Saturday, but an aide said it did not include the $5.7 billion President Donald Trump wants for a border wall.

Dear Editor, The Mayor & City Council has come around and cancelled out the numbers painted on the road in front of the bridges and gateways of our Queenstown residences thus correcting what was a mistake to try and sell these as vending spots.

A fine century from Police Sports Club (PSC) linchpin Kevon Boodie propelled his side past the Transport Sports Club (TSC) by 95 runs in Sunday’s lone Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/New Building Society (NBS) second division 40-over tournament at Everest Cricket Ground. 

The police are preparing to charge the man accused of fatally stabbing remigrant, Shameem Hassan on Saturday night during a drinking spree at his Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara home.

Dear Editor, The debate so far would appear to have focused on the issue of ‘dual citizenship’ almost instinctively from a political perspective, understandably so – taking into account the manner in which it initially arose in December 2018.

Investigations are currently ongoing to determine the cause of the fire that left a minibus charred at Hague and three persons injured.

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil,  (Reuters) – Vale SA , the world’s largest iron ore miner, knew last year that the dam in Brazil that collapsed in January and killed at least 165 people had a heightened risk of rupturing, according to an internal document seen by Reuters yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Unit­ed Na­tion­al Con­gress (UNC) ac­tivist De­vant Ma­haraj has won the fi­nal leg of his le­gal bat­tle chal­leng­ing the com­po­si­tion of the Ju­di­cial and Le­gal Ser­vice Com­mis­sion (JLSC).

(Reuters) – Colin Munro struck a 40-ball 72 as New Zealand pipped India by four runs in the third and final Twenty20 international at Hamilton to seal a 2-1 series victory on Sunday.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaido, said yesterday his team had delivered a first cargo of the humanitarian aid that has become a flashpoint in his tussle with President Nicolas Maduro, without specifying how it had received it.

(Trinidad Express) A sound engineer who was charged with the sexual penetration of two girls appeared before the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, There is a confirmed official report of a bomb scare called into the University of Guyana last week. 

(Reuters) – Steve Smith and David Warner could be in line for an immediate return to the Australian team when their bans expire midway through the upcoming one-day international (ODI) series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan (right) yesterday signed a loan with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, USA for US$6m ($1.2b)  for the establishment of an Electronic Single Window for Trade.

The police yesterday said that Trisha Karisha Resally-Jurakan, 34,  is wanted  for questioning in relation to Fraudulent Conversion committed on Alicia Rajpal and Sursattie Dookie between 5th July to 9th October 09, 2018 Anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of  Resally-Jurakan is asked to contact the police on telephone numbers 226-6978, 225-8196, 226-2870, 226-7065, 227-1149, 226-7065, 911 or the nearest police station.

(Trinidad Express) A man was shot and killed while liming with friends on Sun-day night in Fyzabad.

Dear Editor, The spectre of delaying tactics reminiscent of the Cunctator is haunting Guyana.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday welcomed a probe into whether officials improperly tried to help construction company SNC-Lavalin Group Inc, making clear he sought to ride out a potential scandal just months ahead of elections.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-15 Inter-Association 50-overs tournament is expected to get underway today at Everest Cricket Club, Camp Road and Lusignan Community Center Ground, East Coast Demerara.

Just around  the same time last week when the Department of Energy was preparing to break the news of ExxonMobil’s eleventh and twelfth oil discoveries offshore Guyana,  prosecutors  in Geneva were winding down a two-year-old money laundering inquiry involving  the eldest son of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nugema Mbasogo, Africa’s longest serving ruler.

There are three main scenarios for Venezuela following the decision by the United States and dozens of major world democracies to recognize Juan Guaidó as legitimate president, and to demand free elections to end that country’s humanitarian crisis.

The Guyana Police Force is seeking the help of the public to identify a male of African descent, who died following an accident which occurred at #61 Public Road Corentyne, Berbice, on Monday.

By  Donald P. Kaberuka KIGALI – When the Organization of African Unity (OAU) was founded in 1963, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, the bloc’s first president, issued a clarion call: “What we require is a single African organization through which Africa’s single voice may be heard, within which Africa’s problems may be studied and resolved.