Daily Archive: Tuesday, February 26, 2019

(Trinidad Express) Marcia McClean has been committed to stand trial before the High Court for the murder of her four year-old step-daughter Jenice Figaro.

President David Granger has urged the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) to begin preparations for general and regional elections (GRE) and has said government will initiate measures to make the required funding available.

Colin Alleyne was today sentenced to 100 years in prison by Justice Navindra Singh after he was found guilty by a jury of the murder of Montrose grandmother Danrasie Carmen Ganesh in 2015.

(Jamaica Observer) Police are currently piecing together clues in a deadly gun attack in Williamsfield, Westmoreland last night.

(Trinidad Express) Tobago has recorded its second road fatality for the year.

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India said its warplanes struck a militant training camp inside Pakistan today, killing “a very large number” of fighters, raising risk of conflict between the nuclear armed neighbours, though Pakistan officials denied there had been any casualties.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – A top Russian security official today accused the United States of deploying forces in Puerto Rico and Colombia in preparation for a military intervention in Venezuela to topple Moscow’s ally, President Nicolas Maduro.

(Trinidad Guardian) The moth­er of two boys res­cued from an oil pit in Point Fortin last week wants com­pen­sa­tion and prop­er med­ical care for her chil­dren and her hus­band.

(Trinidad Guardian) Op­po­si­tion Leader Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar is ex­treme­ly con­cerned about the in­volve­ment of the Elec­tions and Bound­aries Com­mis­sion (EBC) in the reg­is­tra­tion of Venezue­lans, es­pe­cial­ly with two up­com­ing elec­tions and the coun­try’s his­to­ry of vote rig­ging.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Melissa Harriot, the woman who allegedly stole a three-week-old baby at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay last month, had her bail reduced to $200,000 when she appeared before the St James Parish Court yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) A High Court judge has threat­ened con­tempt of court pro­ceed­ings against Po­lice Com­mis­sion­er Gary Grif­fith for fail­ing to obey a court or­der.

The State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) has filed civil proceedings against former President Bharrat Jagdeo and six other persons who purchased land at ‘Pradoville 2’ below market prices, Director Clive Thomas disclosed yesterday before adding that more cases to recover “stolen” state assets will be filed before the year ends.

The National Multi-Sectoral Coordinating Committee yesterday disclosed that the Immigration Department has recorded an increase of 702 Venezuelan migrants in Guyana, bringing the total number of documented Venezuelan migrants here to 5,123.

The Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) officially opened a new $126 million state-of-the-art warehouse yesterday and Minister of Finance Winston Jordan used the occasion to urge the company’s leadership to seek partnerships in order to surmount its “critical deficit of financing.”

An East Ruimveldt resident was yesterday accused of raping a nine-year-old girl.

A mother and son were yesterday both granted their release on $30,000 bail by a city magistrate after they were charged with wounding a woman.

A Better Hope, East Coast Demerara family was forced to evacuate their home early yesterday morning after a fire that was set in a nearby landfill destroyed parts of the structure.

Vendors at the Stabroek and Albouystown Markets have since last week been operating without potable water after the  Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) discontinued their service.

Justice of Appeal Rishi Persaud is scheduled to hear the applications made by Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams to stay the effects of two of Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire’s judgments on the December 21st no-confidence vote against government on Thursday afternoon.

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman yesterday said he expects that production will resume at the operations of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

Following nearly an hour of debate the Mayor and City Council yesterday decided to extend by one month its contracts with five “small garbage contractors.”

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Guyana (ICAG) says the current income tax law allows for the deductions of both bad and doubtful debts estimated in a trade or business. 

A new champion will be crowned in the 2nd Annual NSC/Magnum Futsal Championship, as Back Circle dethroned titlist Bent Street in their semi-final clash on Sunday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Ricky Skerritt has hit back at comments made by Cricket West Indies president, Dave Cameron, cautioning the regional governing body’s lead administrator not to make the issue of “turmoil” central to the election campaign.

Traffic police in ‘A’ Division have launched an investigation into the mishap which resulted in a massive traffic jam along the East Bank of Demerara Public Road on Sunday afternoon, after a part of a mud pump fell from a truck.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday said that Rajeshwar Persaud also known as Raj Persaud of Lot 125 Regent Street, Bourda, Georgetown is presently on remand and is involved in an ongoing investigation as it relates to Obtaining Money by False Pretence.      

Demerara defeated Berbice by 56 runs at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground while the President’s XI marched to a six-wicket win over Essequibo at the Everest Cricket Club ground during the first round of the Guyana Cricket Board/ Dave West Indian Imports Under-15 Inter-County tournament yesterday.

The Ministry of Social Protection’s Occupational Safety and Health (OS&H) Department is investigating four recent accidents which resulted in deaths and injuries to employees.

Damyean Dotson drained a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored a team-high 27 points Sunday night as the New York Knicks ended a franchise-record 18-game home losing streak by beating the San Antonio Spurs, 130-118.

Annandale defeated Mon Repos by 23 runs to win their maiden Lusignan Sports Club Ram Slam title when the fifth edition was completed on Sunday at the Lusignan Community Centre Ground.

As promised, the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) says that some residents of the community of Nappi in the Central Rupununi have been provided with easy access to potable water in time for the February 23rd   Republic celebrations.

After two weekends and 140 miles of intense racing on the roadways, Romello Crawford emerged winner of the Burnham Memorial Three-Stage Road Race on Sunday.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – The United States targeted Venezuela’s government with new sanctions yesterday and called on allies to freeze the assets of its state-owned oil company PDVSA after deadly violence block-ed humanitarian aid from reaching the country over the weekend.

A father of six was yesterday charged with trafficking cannabis and he was asked to post $15,000 bail to secure his release ahead of his trial.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourão said yesterday that under no circumstances would his country allow the United States to intervene militarily in Venezuela from Brazilian territory.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua warned American challenger Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller yesterday that he would strip him of his soul and reconstruct his face at Madison Square Garden on June 1.

Members of the newly formed Police Reform Change Board yesterday received the New Guyana Police Force Strategic Plan.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Persistent rain here yesterday ruined West Indies’ hopes of building on their momentum, as it forced the abandonment of the third One-Day International against England without a ball bowled.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party said yesterday it would back calls for a second referendum on Brexit if parliament rejects its alternative plan for leaving the European Union.

A visiting delegation from the Republic of South Africa, including Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources Godfrey Oliphant, began a five-day visit yesterday and a Memorandum of Under-standing (MoU) for cooperation in the natural resources sector is expected to be inked.

Dear Editor, We the residents of De Veldt and Gaetroy of the Berbice River would like to bring to your attention a matter of dire importance to our communities.

(BBC) The International Cricket Council says there is “no indication” the World Cup match between India and Pakistan in Manchester will not go ahead.

A farmer is currently on the run, one week after he allegedly attacked and injured his 54-year-old reputed wife during an argument at their Loo Creek, Linden/Soesdyke Highway home.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – The World Court yesterday told Britain to give up control over the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, and said it had wrongfully forced the population to leave in the 1970s to make way for a U.S.

Dear Editor,  I would like to refer to an article captioned, ‘Nations student gets three years for trafficking ecstasy’ in the February 23, 2019 edition of Stabroek News.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cubans have overwhelmingly ratified a new constitution that enshrines the one-party socialist system as irrevocable while instituting modest economic and social changes, according to the national electoral commission.

Of the fifty-nine motorcycles impounded by the Police in ‘A’ Division following an operation two Saturdays ago, only two remain in police custody, Traffic Chief Linden Isles said.

Dear Editor, Yesterday at a Statutory meeting of the City Council, the councillors unanimously decided that the ambassador’s grant for the repair of the Stabroek Market clock would be returned to the United States Embassy.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Chelsea have fined goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga one week’s wages following his refusal to be substituted in the League Cup final defeat by Manchester City at Wembley on Sunday.

(Reuters) – The English Football Association (FA) has charged Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino with improper conduct for confronting the referee after Saturday’s shock 2-1 Premier League defeat at Burnley.

Even as City Hall struggles to pay its current list of retired employees the Auditor General has approved more than $14 million in gratuity and more than three million in monthly pension payments for six employees who will retire in 2019.

Dear Editor, Mashramani has come and gone and you will be surprised to learn that, for me, it was an extremely peaceful day.

(Reuters) – A Curacao refinery has received a court order requiring shippers to discharge a cargo of Venezuelan oil seized by maritime companies due to debts owned by Venezuela’s state-run company PDVSA, Refineria di Korsou said in a statement yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Guyanese national Balgobin Doodnath appeared in the Chaguanas Magistrates’ Court yesteday charged with last week’s murder of doubles vendor Dhroop Jagessar.

A Dominican man, who said he thought he automatically gained Guyanese citizenship by being the father of a Guyanese child, was yesterday fined and deported after he admitted to overstaying in Guyana.

Dear Editor, I was humbled to be called upon to moderate a show on the information superhighway by a global company called GLOBESPAN 24×7. 

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – An Australian court has found Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican treasurer and a former top adviser to Pope Francis, guilty on five charges of child sexual offences committed more than two decades ago against 13-year-old boys.

(Jamaica Observer) Four policemen have been detained in connection with a robbery in Hell-shire, St Catherine, last week when thieves made off with $17 million worth of jewellery, US$5,500 in cash, and other items.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – All-rounder Andre Russell has been drafted into the West Indies squad for the final two One-Day Internationals against England.

Dear Editor, I crave your indulgence of allowing me some space within your newspaper to share my views on the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme in Guyana.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – A black superhero action flick. A film about an indigenous maid in Mexico.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The region’s premier domestic Twenty20 tournament, the Caribbean Premier League, will face some disruption due to a revised itinerary for the India tour.

Bail was granted to a 68-year-old man yesterday after he denied charges of providing police with false information and disturbing the peace.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – Grammy-winning R&B star R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he sexually assaulted three teenage girls and a woman in alleged incidents dating back to 1998, weeks after a television documentary leveled new accusations against him.

(Trinidad Express)  A 27-year-old woman was shot nine times about the body in Malabar on Sunday night.

The community of Fort Island on Sunday last hosted its first ever Mashramani celebrations.

The police are currently seeking further legal advice in relation to the killing of a gold miner, identified only as ‘Leon,’ who was fatally shot after he allegedly attacked a licensed firearm holder at Kartuni Backdam, Cuyuni River more than two weeks ago, Divisional Commander Kevin Adonis has said.

By Michael J. Boskin                                STANFORD – With the first debate between Democratic candidates just four months away, the 2020 US presidential campaign is off to an early start.

The statement of Sunday, February 24th by the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union (GB&GWU) addresses once again the unceasing contempt of the Russian managers of BCGI as much for Guyana as a sovereign state as for the country’s industrial relations laws, not least those that have to do with the rights of workers.

HANOI/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump headed for Vietnam on Monday for a second summit with Kim Jong Un, having stressed the benefits to Pyongyang if the North Korean leader gives up his nuclear weapons, but saying there was no rush.

Dear Editor, As I keep insisting, the Cold War has been warmed over and it is up and running at more than a pedestrian pace. 

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Glenn Maxwell issued a timely reminder of his worth with a decisive half-century in Australia’s first Twenty20 against India but believes he has more work to do to secure a ticket to the 50-over World Cup.

Britain’ s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, have announced an official visit to Cuba next month to meet with the island’s president Miguel Diaz Canel, tour organic farming facilities, pop into a music studio and meet with owners of classic British cars.

Minister within the Public Health Ministry Dr Karen Cummings recently visited Captain Lincoln Gomez and policeman Michael Grimmond who were injured in last week’s plane crash in Canal Number Two, Essequibo Islands/West Demerara (Region Three).

(Trinidad Guardian) A third police officer has been detained for allegedly helping criminal gangs.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Director Spike Lee, whose film “BlacKkKlansman” was Oscar-nominated for best picture, said “the ref made a bad call” when the competing racial drama “Green Book” won the top prize at Sunday’s Academy Awards.