Daily Archive: Thursday, February 21, 2019

A Domestic Airways Cessna 206 aircraft 8RGHB has crashed on approach at the Eteringbang airstrip in Region 7 and the pilot has died, according to the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). 

(Trinidad Express) After more than 40 years, Basdeo Panday has been evicted from his office at the Rienzi Complex, Couva.

(Trinidad Express) A Point Fortin man jumped into an oil well and rescued his two sinking stepsons on Wednesday afternoon.

Amid continuing controversy over preparations for general elections, Western diplomats today met with the Guyana Elections Commission at its Kingston headquarters.

(Reuters) – Actor Jussie Smollett has been arrested after he was charged with lying to police when he claimed he was attacked and beaten by two masked men shouting racist and homophobic slurs, Chicago police said today on Twitter.

Tuesday’s vote by a majority of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to advise President David Granger that the three-month constitutional deadline for general elections cannot be met is a gross transgression of the constitution of Guyana and must not be allowed to stand.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The public will soon have to receive special instructions on how to dispose of discarded electrical and electronic devices, or e-waste.

(Trinidad Guardian) A chut­ney/ca­lyp­so artiste has a mes­sage for Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice Gary Grif­fith which he penned in a song ti­tled Fix It Mr Grif­fith, Fix It.

(Barbados Nation) Three Green Monkeys caused a power outage in The City yesterday morning.

Attorney General Basil Williams was yesterday told that he needed to correct glaring errors in the court documents he filed challenging two of the High Court decisions in the no-confidence case, before the Court of Appeal can hear his applications for a stay of those judgments and conservatory orders to keep the President, the Cabinet and government in place until the appeals are heard and determined.

Senior police and Department of Energy (DoE) officials are to be added to the list of public officers required to declare their assets and liabilities to the Integrity Commission, the constitutional body’s Chairman Kumar Doraisami says.

An Ulverston man was yesterday sentenced to 20 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing the mother of his four children in October 2016.

A teenager who fatally stabbed an Upper Corentyne hire car driver in his neck in July, 2017 and pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter in January of this year, was yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment by the High Court in Berbice.

Solicitor General Nigel Hawke resigned with immediate effect yesterday shortly after Court of Appeal judge Rishi Persaud rebuked Attorney General Basil Williams SC for glaring errors in documents submitted to the court regarding government’s challenge of the no confidence judgments, sources say.

The police in ‘A’ Division are probing the death of a 32-year-old man, whose partially decomposed body was discovered yesterday morning in his Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) house.

A 54-year-old resident of Linden died yesterday morning after his foot was crushed by a log that fell from a log loader at Old England.

The Guyanese man who was charged with killing his 11-year-old daughter has died in a Canadian hospital following a self-inflicted wound.

New political party, A New and United Guyana (ANUG), yesterday criticised the PPP and PNCR for their role in devising and perpetuating the current configuration of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) saying that this has resulted in undermining democracy in Guyana.

A man charged with the murder of businessman Godfrey Scipio called `Saga’ was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court.

Canadian miner, Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) yesterday announced that it has received environmental authorisation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resume construction and development work on an underground exploration decline at its Aurora Gold Mine in Region Seven.

A man was on Tuesday remanded to prison after he was charged with the rape of a girl under the age of 16.

Five Chinese nationals are now homeless and have lost tens of millions, after the building they were renting to live in and house their supermarket, was burnt to the ground early yesterday morning.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chris Gayle’s 24th one-day hundred went in vain as West Indies paid dearly for a plethora of missed chances in the field, allowing England to complete their highest-ever run chase in One-Day Internationals and win the opening contest of the five-match series by six wickets here yesterday.

A husband and wife were yesterday charged for using their hotel and bar as a brothel and were each granted $10,000 bail on the offence.

A 26-year-old clerk who allegedly slapped a police officer in the presence of other officers at the Brickdam Police Station was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with three separate offences.

An unchanged Guyana Jaguars squad will look to solidify their spot at the top of the table when they face Jamaica Scorpions in the eighth round of the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships at Sabina Park, Jamaica, from today.

A businessman was yesterday charged with trafficking over 600 grammes of cannabis.

The inaugural Dragon Stout and I-Cool sponsored ‘Dominoes in the Country’ Championships was officially launched yesterday at the Good Times Sports Bar, Pouderoyen.

A man was on Tuesday charged with the rape of a girl below the age of 16.

Cuban boxing coach, Francisco Hernandez Roldan is back in Guyana for a second stint.

Murder accused Collin Alleyne had allegedly told police that he had been paid $700,000 to kill Danrasie Carmen Ganesh.

Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin hopes to use a Rice University forum in Houston, Texas next Tuesday to pique the interest of investors and promote opportunities available in Guyana as he discusses the emerging oil and gas sector.

The champ is coming home. Recently crowned World Boxing Association (WBA) Gold Super Middleweight champion, Lennox ‘2 Sharp’ Allen is scheduled to return to Guyana this morning for a series of public appearances.

Engineering consulting firms on Tuesday placed big bids with the Ministry of Public Infrastructure to undertake a feasibility study for the construction of a new stelling at Parika, East Bank Essequibo.

In 2018 he missed three crucial international assignments but Guyana’s top male squash player Alex Arjoon is focused on returning to national duties in August when Guyana hosts the senior Caribbean Squash Tournament.

Dear Editor, If indeed there had been any doubt about the complete and utter contempt of the Russian management of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) for the sovereignty of Guyana, the constitutional provisions that embrace the right of Guyanese workers to be members of a trade union and to take legitimate industrial action without fear of unjustified and ruthless reprisals, that can surely no longer be the case.

For any team, a solid start to an innings is often what is needed to set the momentum of a match and that is exactly what Romeo Deonarain and Jayden Campbell have been doing for Georgetown in their successful campaign during the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter-Association Under-15 tournament last week.

Dear Editor, I read the report in Tuesday’s media quoting from the Crime Chief, Lyndon Alves, regarding my shooting  three weeks ago.

A fire on Monday night gutted a home in Cedar Park, Lamaha Gardens, Georgetown and firefighters have launched an investigation to determine its origin.

Defending champions Bent Street, Sparta Boss, Future Stars, Sophia, Gold Is Money and Back Circle secured their berths to tonight’s quarterfinal round following victories in the 2nd Annual NSC/Magnum Mash Futsal Championships yesterday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro delivered his proposed pension overhaul to Congress yesterday, a plan to save over 1 trillion reais ($270 billion) in a decade that raised doubts about whether lawmakers would pass a package of that scale.

Dear Editor, As a political activist, I have avoided inserting myself in workers’ disputes with their employers, particularly those in the private sector, to avoid the accusation of politicising legitimate industrial disputes.

A 29-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after he was accused of chopping another man with a cutlass.

Bail was yesterday denied for a man who was accused of robbing persons in a cemetery while they were painting the grave of a relative.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition is trying to convince ruling Socialist Party officials to join a transition government, shifting focus as it seeks to unseat President Nicolas Maduro, who has clung to power in the face of growing international pressure and U.S.

The annual Trophy Stall golf tournament will get underway on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC).

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican economy experienced real gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 1.8 per cent for the 2018 calendar year, according to Dr Wayne Henry, director general of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ).

A man who begged for a prison sentence despite denying larceny allegations against him, was yesterday granted his wish and sentenced to six months in jail.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley has said over-in­flat­ed en­gi­neer es­ti­mates at gov­ern­ment min­istries have cost this coun­try mil­lions of dol­lars over the years.

(Reuters) – Actor Jussie Smollett was charged yesterday with lying to police when he claimed he was attacked and beaten by two masked men shouting racist and homophobic slurs, Chicago police said on Wednesday as they sought his arrest.

Dear Editor, Throughout the world, the month of February saw the celebration of a New Year by Chinese people in China and overseas.

(Reuters) – Ross Taylor became New Zealand’s highest scorer in one-day internationals yesterday as he helped his side secure an 88-run victory over Bangladesh in Dunedin in their final official ODI before the World Cup.

Dear Editor, With all the shenanigans behind us now that GECOM ‘s position is made clear and it is business as usual, what this tacitly means  is that the life of the government/cabinet  has been extended even without parliament being reconvened for this purpose.

(Trinidad Guardian) Crim­i­nals are shift­ing from the use of hand­guns to com­mit crimes to more so­phis­ti­cat­ed mil­i­tary-type ri­fles.

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guiado’s designated ambassador to Costa Rica took control of Venezuela’s embassy in the Central American country yesterday, triggering criticism from the Costa Rican government for not waiting.

LUTON, England,  (Reuters) – England would be silly not to include Barbados-born all-rounder Jofra Archer in their World Cup squad even if it’s just to keep their regular pace attack on their toes, according to former fast bowler Devon Malcolm.

Like many young Guyanese men, my tall, handsome teenage brother bravely headed off into the bush to seek his fickle fortune labouring with ambitious friends on a private mining dredge.

(Trinidad Express) Gunmen opened fire on a car along Hubert Rance Street, San Fernando, killing one of the occupants yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Working People’s Alliance has noted the recent decision by RUSAL to fire sixty-one of its workers with immediate effect.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to introduce a resolution tomorrow to end President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration on border security, according to aides to Representative Joaquin Castro.

City Hall announced last week that it was about to “recommence an aggressive campaign which aims at the removal of all derelict vehicles and other encumbrances from roadsides, sidewalks, parapets and reserves belonging to the city”, adding that the owners would be fined for the removal and storage of such encumbrances.

(Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday it had banned United Arab Emirates-based coach Irfan Ansari from all cricket for 10 years after he was found guilty of corruption.

Rape accused, Errol De Souza, was yesterday found guilty of two counts of rape committed against a child under the age of 16.