Daily Archive: Monday, February 18, 2019

A Guyana Adventist Medical Aviation Services plane with two persons and a dead body onboard this evening crash-landed in the wetlands area behind Nismes on the West Bank of Demerara and a rescue effort is currently underway.

Green and gold festooned the compound of the Ministry of Agriculture this afternoon as it presented its costume band for Mashramani 2019.

(Jamaica Observer) The Government has allocated $35.872 million to a project aimed at increasing Jamaica Post’s ability to control and improve mail processing and handling.

(Trinidad Express) Students who think they can get away “unscathed” when their fights move out of the school compound and into public spaces may need to think again.

(Jamaica Observer) A British woman was arrested and charged in connection with the seizure of eight pounds of cocaine at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James last Thursday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Peta-gaye Ffrench, the woman charged with stealing a day-old baby from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston, is to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

(Trinidad Express) A man who lost his left leg due to diabetes and decided to grow and use marijuana for the medical condition, begged the court to “pretty please” have mercy on him.

(Barbados Nation) Reports reaching the NATION indicate that the Louis Lynch stand, commonly referred to as the VIP stand, at the National Stadium is on fire.

The Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI), which is controlled by Russian Aluminium (RUSAL), today fired 61 striking workers and its management refused to attend a scheduled conciliation meeting at the Department of Labour.

Attorney at law, Christopher Ram today lodged a formal complaint with the Commissioner of Police, Leslie James on   possible violations of the laws of Guyana by members of the National Assembly who hold dual citizenship.

Police in Jamaica say a Delaware native was murdered in Jamaica saturday night, according to a report on CBS Philly.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Seven Labour lawmakers quit today over leader Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to Brexit and a row over anti-Semitism, saying Britain’s main opposition party had been “hijacked by the machine politics of the hard left”.

(Trinidad Guardian) Con­tro­ver­sial ca­lyp­son­ian Cro Cro (We­st­on Rawl­ins) has failed to make in­to the se­mi-fi­nals of this year’s Ca­lyp­so Monarch com­pe­ti­tion.

 (Reuters) – Former top FBI official Andrew McCabe decried the “relentless attack” he said U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Despite denials from Petrojam that its supplies are compromised, a source who has intimate knowledge of operational deficiencies at Jamaica’s sole oil refinery has explained the source of the smelly gas, and is warning that it undermines vehicle performance and threatens long-term damage.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Four persons are now dead and another four, up to yesterday afternoon, remained in hospital following their involvements in two separate road accidents along sections of the Holland Bamboo main road in St Elizabeth, on Friday night into Saturday morning.

Guyana’s top-seeded male player Alex Arjoon produced another disciplined performance to take the Open title of this year’s Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Annual Bounty Farm Handicap Tournament at the Georgetown Club Squash Court yesterday. 

After March 21st, CARICOM’s attitude to the Guyana government will be under a high degree of scrutiny as the David Granger administration will be “illegal,” co-founder of A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Ralph Ramkarran says.

Top female seed, Priyanna Ramdhani, registered wins in both the male and female divisions, partnering with Avinash Odit and Priscilla Moore respectively in the seventh annual Guyana Badminton Association GUMDAC Doubles Open tournament earlier this week at the National Gymnasium.

A stroke-afflicted woman died at her Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara home during a fire yesterday that destroyed the building leaving several other persons homeless.

Defending champion Bent Street, Sparta Boss, Leopold Street, Broad Street and Melanie secured berths to the knockout round when the NSC/Magnum Futsal Championship continued on Saturday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

With works on the US$100M expansion of the Pegasus Hotel forging ahead, Business Minister Dominic Gaskin believes the venture will inspire interest from foreign investors and spike competition within the local industry.

The recently formed Civil Society Forum (CSF) met with Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo last Thursday and urged him to meet and work together with President David Granger to find a solution to the stalemate surrounding pending general elections.

Dear Editor, This letter seeks to highlight a particular observation of a small area of Cuba’s macroeconomic disposition.

Former national youth batsman Omesh Danram yesterday swatted an unbeaten half-century to power the University of Guyana (UG) to a comfortable seven-wicket win over the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) in the penultimate round of the New Building Society (NBS) Second Division forty overs tournament. 

The recent 11th and 12th oil discoveries offshore Guyana will lead to a more complex form of field and area development that will also incorporate gas development, Head of the Department of Energy (DoE) Mark Bynoe says.

Christianburg/Wismar, Vergenoegen and Friendship secured easy wins when the 7th Milo Secondary Schools Football Championships continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

A Most Valuable Player [MVP] performance from Orville Stewart propelled One-n-Move to the 2nd Annual Mocha Village Cup Street-ball Championship, downing Family 2-0 on Saturday at the Mocha Arcadia Community Centre.

People’s National Con-gress (PNC) Chairwoman and Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence promised residents of D’Urban Backlands to rectify issues including the lack of birth certificates, a deplorable road and absence of street lights during one of her party’s outreaches yesterday afternoon.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) walloped Queen’s College by 207 runs while Guyana National Industrial Cooperation (GNIC) scampered to a one-wicket win over Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) on Saturday in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s Noble House Seafoods Generation Next Under-19 tournament.

Head of the Department of Energy (DoE) Mark Bynoe told Berbicians on Friday that they must work to prepare themselves for opportunities that will come from the oil and gas sector, since the country has just scratched the surface.

Berbician, Romello Crawford drew first blood in this year’s Burnham Memorial Three-Stage Road Race yesterday, winning the first leg in front of his hometown fans that lined the streets.

Twenty-six police ranks, along with four civilians, on Friday graduated from a one-week training programme on crime prevention among at-risk youths.

Dear Editor, An entire community of Guyanese has been placed at risk from the recent violation of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) threatening to remove workers and their families from Maple Town.

CUCUTA, Colombia, (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, visiting the Colombia-Venezuela border yesterday, warned Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of severe consequences if he takes action against the country’s opposition leader and self-declared president or U.S.

President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle, continues to be the recipient of good news.

Dear Editor, The article `The Ethnic Security Dilemmas and Power-Sharing’ (SN, Feb 10) by Dr.

(Jamaica Observer) A security guard, who held up a woman in downtown Kingston with a knife and stole her phone and then tried to blackmail her for sex with videos that he found on the phones, was remanded for sentencing when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court last week.

Canadian police say that Roopesh Rajkumar of Guyana sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound before being arrested in connection with his daughter’s murder.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Fresh off a historic Test series win over England, interim West Indies head coach Richard Pybus wants the home side to execute their plans in the upcoming five-match One-Day International series.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – The Nicaraguan government said it has initiated talks with the country’s private sector in what observers see as a bid to repair the relationship between embattled President Daniel Ortega and business leaders and ease a political crisis that has engulfed the country since last spring.

(Trinidad Express) The Special Operations Response Unit (SORT) used drone technology in the arrest of 20 persons and the seizure of firearms and quantities of ammunition and narcotics and a police jacket in the Southern Division.

Several residents of Santa Rosa Village, on Friday staged a protest against their Toshao, Whanita Phillips, who they have accused of being unprofessional and biased in her capacity as village leader.

CHARLOTTE — Rookie Hamidou Diallo showed off his imagination and 44-inch vertical leap to claim the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday.

The Albouystown boys injured in a motorcycle crash in the city ward last week are at home recovering and the mother of Jayden Primo, the 8-year-old who was hit along with his friend Emmanuel Fletchman, 7, is thankful that his life was spared.

Dear Editor,  Please permit me to respond to a letter that was published in the February 15, 2019 edition of the Guyana Times captioned `Why does M&CC need a PR Department’’. 

Another Puruni calamity: A truck transporting fuel containers toppled along the deplorable Puruni Trail recently.

MAPUTO,  (Reuters) – Five people including the ex-head of Mozambique’s intelligence services and the chairman of three firms linked to the country’s $2 billion debt scandal have been arrested in Mozambique, a police source said on Friday.

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – Double Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson continued her rehabilitation from an Achilles injury by winning the 60 metres, while compatriot Stephenie Ann McPherson won gold in the 400 metres at the Muller Indoor Grand Prix here Saturday.

The Global Maritime Consultants Group (GMCG) has completed a three-day oil and gas training programme on offshore activities, and in the coming months will be offering more comprehensive and direct programmes, Global Business head for the company, Nandalal Aher said.

(Trinidad Express) One of Trinidad and Tobago’s most wanted men has been arrested by police.

“A journey and exploration of forms in metal,” by renowned Guyanese Sculptor Winslow Craig, is open for viewing at the National Art Gallery, Castellani House, after the pieces were shipped from New Zealand.

Dear Editor, Now that the PPP has announced Irfaan Ali as its Presidential Candidate it is believed that the PPP cannot win over disaffected APNU+AFC supporters with Bharrat Jagdeo at the helm of the PPP.

By Roberta Clarke, Marsha Hinds and Gabrielle Hosein This week’s column offers three responses to Farmer Nappy’s Hookin’ Meh 2019 soca hit that is taking the carnival season by storm.

This week we asked residents of Georgetown what improvements and issues they wish to see the newly sworn-in Mayor and City Council address. 

[Sustainable Development Goal] 16 recognises that building peaceful, just and inclusive societies that provide equal access to justice and that are based on respect for human rights including the rights of development requires effective rule of law and good governance on all levels, and are transparent, effective and accountable to institutions. 

Grass fire near UG: Firefighters were last night battling a grass fire at the rear of the University of Guyana compound.

(Trinidad Guardian) The European Union has provided funding to the T&T Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TTEITI) and the T&T Transparency Institute (TTTI) to implement a 12-month national public awareness and sensitization campaign on Beneficial Ownership Disclosure (BOD).

Dear Editor, The People’s Progressive Party under the leadership of General Secretary Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has clearly indicated through its  membership and supporters that  they are prepared to manage Guyana, where every Guyanese will be respected and have a commitment of hope for a better future. 

On July 19, 2017, following a landmark ruling by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George on the classes of persons eligible to be appointed as Chairman of GECOM, President Granger struck a defiant note.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela denied a group of European Parliament deputies entry into the country yesterday, arguing they had “conspiratorial motives” for flying to Caracas in the throes of a political crisis.

(Trinidad Guardian) Po­lice blocked off streets in La Ro­maine, south Trinidad, for more than six hours yes­ter­day dur­ing a raid at a known drug traf­fick­ing zone.

(Trinidad Guardian) Com­mu­ni­ty leader Cedric “Burkie” Burke yes­ter­day ap­pealed to po­lice of­fi­cers to re­spect women’s pri­va­cy when car­ry­ing out raids.