Daily Archive: Monday, April 1, 2019

(Trinidad Newsday) Matthew Woods appeared before the Scarborough Magistrates Court after he tried to escape custody this morning while prison officers were transferring him from Tobago to Trinidad.

(Jamaica Observer) The Ministry of Health yesterday reminded the public that the country was still on the influenza alert status announced by Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton in Parliament in February.

(Trinidad Express) An Arima teenager died when his car spun out of control and crashed on Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) Two more Chinese nationals, including one who was said to be a former military commander in China have been charged with harbouring under age Venezuelan girls for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain was no nearer to resolving the chaos surrounding its departure from the European Union after parliament failed on Monday to find a majority of its own for any alternative to Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal.

Milaimi Alli, 49, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to murder committed on Ramzan Ali between 11th and 12th July 2009 at Coldingen, ECD, the police said today.

THERE is something fishy going on at gas stations across the country.

(Reuters) – India have finished at the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) test rankings and taken home the purse of $1 million for a third consecutive year, the governing body said on Monday.

 (Reuters) – U.S. airlines were hit by system-wide computer outages today related to problems with the Aerodata planning weight and balance program, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

(Trinidad Guardian) From 2015 to March 2019, al­most 100 peo­ple and groups have been added to the state’s con­sol­i­dat­ed list of ter­ror­ists whose as­sets in lo­cal fi­nan­cial in­sti­tu­tions were or­dered to be frozen.

A teenaged Albouystown footballer was yesterday morning gunned down as he was making his way to a nearby football field at West La Penitence and police have detained five persons for questioning.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) had an estimated $3 billion in scrap iron for disposal as at December 2017 and with the scrap metal trade recently reopened, executives of the corporation are questioning if it has already been sold and if so, where is the revenue from that sale.

The body of a West Coast Berbice pensioner was found on fire last evening in her backyard.

After receiving the final report of the audit into Sherod Duncan’s stewardship of the state-owned Guyana National News-papers Limited (GNNL), the Board of the entity will meet tomorrow to decide the next step.

Hosts Guyana emerged runners up at the conclusion of the 61st Caribbean Regional Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) senior championships which ended at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) last evening with Shemar Britton and Treance Lowe each copping bronze medals. 

Overseas-based Guyanese have to be present in Guyana during the house-to-house registration period if they want to vote in the next general elections, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said on Friday.

Hayley Matthews produced another player-of-the-match performance as Barbados marched to its third straight win beating the Windward Islands by seven wickets in the third round of the Cricket West Indies T20 Blaze at Providence yesterday.

Police Sports Club (PSC), in sorry batting display, surrendered to Everest by 56 runs in the first semifinal of New Building Society second division forty overs tournament at the Demerara Cricket Club last evening under lights.

A battery of tests to identify the cause of the flu-like symptoms which have left seven manganese miners hospitalised and one dead are being done while a National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has been activated to coordinate the response.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) yesterday showcased their might against hosts Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) in the second semi-final of the Noble House Seafoods Under – 19 Generation Next Cricket Competition, defeating them by 216 runs to set up a finale against the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC)   DCC, after winning the toss and electing to bat, posted a mammoth 331 for eight from their fifty overs on the back of half-centuries from national youth players Alphius Bookie, Sachin Singh and skipper Ashmead Nedd.

An Albouystown man was on Friday brought before a city court to answer to two charges of cannabis possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Kobras secured the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA]/’Lets Bet Sports’ division one championships, downing Plaisance Guardians 87-69 on Saturday at the Burnham Court, Middle and Carmichael Streets.

Dear Editor, Guyana has long been lurching from one crisis to another.

PPP Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali yesterday encouraged Guyanese to be inspired by the legacy of the late President Janet Jagan.

Den Amstel continued its unbeaten run in the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] Elite League, edging Buxton United 1-0 yesterday at the Den Amstel Community ground.

Dear Editor, With a forecasted price of manganese (Mn) at $3.2 US per dry metric tonne unit and given that recent prices for some quality Mn could stay around the $6 US mark, the overall government earnings could be substantial for the 26M tonnes available over the projected 12-year period.

The Regional Administra-tion of Pomeroon-Supenaam on Friday commissioned two nursery schools at Cotton Field and Lake Mainstay, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Christianburg/Wismar and Lodge Secondary clinched quarterfinal wins yesterday in the Milo Secondary School Football Championship at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Post the December 21, 2018 no-confidence motion, there have been no major disruptions to the economy but long-term investors may have delayed planned projects, according to Minister of Finance Winston Jordan.

Dear Editor, Wikipedia notes that Mr Hamilton Green  “was a member of People’s National Congress and chosen as one of the five Vice Presidents in the cabinet of Forbes Burnham in October 1980.

Dear Editor, My family and I have thoroughly enjoyed the annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cricket competition in London each year for at least the last fifteen.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo struck twice in a brilliant final over as Chennai Super Kings held its nerve to beat Jofra Archer’s Rajasthan Royals by eight runs, and notch their third win in as many matches in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

Investigators are currently on the hunt for a woman, who is wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of East Coast Demerara fuel dealer Ramzan Alli, whose body was found in the trunk of a rental car almost ten years ago.

Business Minister Dominic Gaskin yesterday morning visited the MV Serenissima and, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI), he said from all reports the visit of the cruise ship was successful.

Dear Editor, The split decision by the Court of Appeal overturning two previous rulings affirming the December 21, 2018, No-confidence Motion is a grotesque upending of justice, dressed up in pig-lipstick.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – A former Cricket West Indies chief executive hopes the election of Ricky Skerritt and Dr Kishore Shallow brings much-needed “breath of fresh air” and provides respite from the conflict which has riddled the administration of the game in the region.

Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, says that a lack of electricity is largely to blame for the delay in the commencement of operations at the newly built passport and immigration offices at New Amsterdam and Linden.

Dear Editor, Did the Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) actually say that the only way they can tap into Fly Jamaica’s deposit (to refund passengers) is if the company shuts down operations?

(Reuters) – Australia’s top four batsmen all posted half-centuries as they beat Pakistan by 20 runs to complete a 5-0 one-day series whitewash in Dubai yesterday.

A duo was on Friday remanded to prison, after it was alleged that they robbed a man of his firearm while he was at church.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia’s four frontline bowlers, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, have denied a media report they were prepared to boycott last year’s fourth test against South Africa if David Warner was picked for the match.

ANKARA,  (Reuters) – Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan suffered a severe setback as his ruling AK Party lost control of the capital Ankara for the first time in a local election and he appeared to concede defeat in the country’s largest city, Istanbul.

Scores of persons on Friday evening turned up at Parade Ground for the APNU+AFC’s “Too legit to quit” youth rally.

Dear Editor,  Is there anyone in the PPP who will stand up to Bharrat Jagdeo and not let him pull the strings of the PPP Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali?

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday doubled down on its threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico, a day after it cut aid to Central American countries that President Donald Trump accused of deliberately sending migrants to the United States.

Dear Editor, I do not understand why even distinguished lawyers are having protracted arguments about the fact that our Constitution does not use the word “absolute” in describing the type of majority required for the successful passage of a vote of no confidence.  

Bail was on Friday granted to a Linden resident, who was accused of trafficking cocaine and cannabis.

JaVale McGee had 23 points and 16 rebounds as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers routed the New Orleans Pelicans 130-102 in a matchup of shorthanded teams last night.

Dwight Powell’s dunk with 21 seconds left yesterday afternoon gave Dallas the lead for good and the Mavericks survived in a wild 106-103 win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder.

A 24-year-old Berbice resident was taken into custody on Friday afternoon, after he was allegedly found in possession of just over four pounds of cannabis during a stop and search exercise.

(Reuters) – Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed outside his clothing store in south Los Angeles yesterday, media reports said.

KIEV,  (Reuters) – A comedian with no political experience raced ahead in Ukraine’s presidential election yesterday, offering a fresh face to voters fed up with entrenched corruption in a country on the frontline of the West’s standoff with Russia.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Angry Venezuelans set up burning barricades near the presidential palace in Caracas and in other parts of the country yest+erday in protests over constant power outages and shortages of drinking water in the wake of two major blackouts this month.

(Reuters) – African athletes will not lose competition opportunities despite the introduction of a trimmer Diamond League format next year, the sport’s world governing body (IAAF) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Let’s play a game; I did not invent it but the parameters and rules have been set by Guyana’s Court of Appeal (2-1), in this game players add a single word  to an Article of the Constitution then make an argument that this is what the framers intended; it seems a simple and innocuous enough premise and should the recent addition of ‘Absolute’ be upheld by the Caribbean Court of Justice, we can expect decades of fun and fees for the legal luminaries in the jurisdictions that subscribe to that court.

On night highlighted by three walkovers, Sparta Boss, Future Stars, Leopold Street and Bent Street secured easy wins, when the Stag Beer Easter Cup Futsal Championship started on Saturday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

By Raffique Shah Raffique Shah has offered political commentary for several Trinidadian newspapers since the 1980s, and now writes a weekly column for the Trinidad Express.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis said yesterday that political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out “will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build”.

On February 6th, 2019, a subcommittee of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) completed a report into a complaint that had been lodged with it by the three Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) opposition-nominated commissioners that employment practices have been biased and also that Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers had been unfairly selected over the former holder of that position Vishnu Persaud by virtue of the vote of the Chairman, Justice (Rtd) James Patterson.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s armed forces yesterday paid tribute to a 1964 coup leading to a two-decade dictatorship, after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro – who argues that military intervention saved the country from communism – reversed an 8-year-ban on celebrations.The

The Canadian parliamentary system is said to honour the idea of responsible government as one of its key principles.