Daily Archive: Monday, April 15, 2019

(Jamaica Observer) Aidonia is home resting following a motor vehicle collision along Mannings Hill Road in Kingston early Sunday morning.

(Trinidad Guardian) Pres­i­dent of the Yacht Ser­vices As­so­ci­a­tion of Trinidad and To­ba­go (YSATT) Tom­my John­son, has re­port­ed an at­tack on a yacht by eight Venezue­lan na­tion­als.

(Jamaica Observer) THE United States Embassy in Kingston says it is collaborating with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to apprehend visa fraudster.

(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Air­lines (CAL) has de­nied claims that they left spe­cial needs pas­sen­gers off a Sat­ur­day night flight from Trinidad to To­ba­go al­though there were avail­able seats.

(Trinidad Express) A police officer  with eight years’ service appeared before the court charged with obtaining money by false pretences after allegedly selling a ring.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames today in a roaring blaze that devastated the Parisian landmark, a searing loss for the city and for France.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada expanded sanctions against the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro today, according to a statement from Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, targeting an additional 43 people close to the disputed leader.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s election commission today banned a firebrand Hindu nationalist state chief minister from campaigning for three days to stop him stoking hatred between religious communities in a divisive election that will end next month.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Dinesh Karthik pipped young Rishabh Pant to the second wicketkeeper’s spot in India’s World Cup squad on Monday and all-rounder Vijay Shankar also made the cut.

Minister of Public Telecommunications Cathy Hughes is in clear breach of the Integrity Act and should immediately relinquish all ties to her company which recently received a government contract, or resign if she wants to keep it, former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says.

Corruption has become endemic in Guyanese society and unless reforms to tackle the scourge are undertaken, what is happening now will be child’s play compared to when revenues from oil arrive and the corresponding increase in public spending occurs, political analyst Ralph Ramkarran has warned.

Yesterday’s  round of matches in the ongoing Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Under-20 and Second Division Developmental Leagues was relatively quiet barring the clash between GBTI GCC and GCC Bingo Spartans at the Saint Stanislaus College (SSC) ground. 

A miner of Pomeroon River, Region 2 died yesterday afternoon and two others were seriously injured after a section of the Region Eight mining pit they were working in collapsed.

Diplomats recorded a thrilling win over the Transport Sports Club (TSC) in the latest round of the Noble House Seafoods second-division, two – day competition yesterday. The

(Trinidad Guardian) Weeks of bit­ter ar­gu­ments and rage end­ed trag­i­cal­ly for Ter­ry El­lie on Sat­ur­day when he died from in­juries he suf­fered in a fight with a male rel­a­tive hours ear­li­er. 

British security expert, Lt Col (ret’d) Russell Combe says that the stage has been set for reform of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and has urged the establishment of a cross-government department to deliver the suite of measures proposed.

Vice President and Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Sydney Allicock, who is currently performing the duties of Prime Minister, is doing so illegally as he is not an elected member of government, former Attorney General Anil Nandlall has argued.

Rose Hall Town Bakewell (RHT) stormed into the final of the Berbice Cricket Board/ Shimron Hetmyer Intermediate tournament after beating Number 72 All Stars by 86 runs at Port Mourant, Berbice yesterday.

Cheryl Bess, the widow of murdered city council employee, Andrew Bess, says she is done “running behind” the police in her quest to get justice and is adamant that she wasted the last 14 years pursuing the case.

– Defending champs eliminated after group losses to Belfield Warriors, Paradise A new champion will be crowned in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara zone after the defending champions Uprising were sent packing on Saturday, following two group losses at the Haslington Market Tarmac.

First-class player Trevon Griffith nabbed a career-best match haul of 15-87 while recording twin half-centuries to spur defending champions – the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) – to a commanding outright eight-wicket win over host, the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in the latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), GISE, Star Party Rental, Trophy Stall first-division, two-day competition, yesterday. 

Advancing government’s plan to equip the Rupununi and outlying areas with reliable energy access by 2020, a $565 million one-megawatt solar farm is to soon be constructed in Lethem.

Surujbali Persaud and Rawattie Shiwdin emerged as the top senior and junior shooter when the Smallbore Section of the Guyana National Rifle Association held a .22 Precision Pistol Shoot  on Saturday last at the Tactical services Unit Range of the Guyana Police Force, Eve Leary.

Former acting Region Three Hospital Administrator Sanjah Persaud, has appealed the decision of Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire, who ruled against his reinstatement, arguing that he had a legitimate right to the post, having acted in the position since 2013.

Six months after a fire destroyed the Shaheed Girls Orphanage at Oleander Gardens, East Coast Demerara, a spanking new building was commissioned yesterday.

One day after placing seventh on the inner circuit of the National Park, Walter Grant-Stuart took his talents to West Demerara yesterday and sprinted away with the spoils of the Malta Supreme 40-mile road race.

The trial of Seon Singh for the 2012 murder of his common-law wife, Indranie Sugrim, is set to commence on April 23rd before Justice James Bovell-Drakes and a 12-member jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

Christianburg/Wismar and Linden Foundation Secondary secured wins when the Linden Town Week Secondary School Basketball Champion-ship commenced on Saturday at the Mackenzie High School court.

Guyana Police Force [GPF] recorded their first win in the GFF Elite League, arresting Victoria Kings 2-0 yesterday at the Eve Leary ground.

The Guyana Foundation Sunrise Centre, Essequibo, in keeping with its mission to uplift the lives of those less fortunate has announced that it is holding training sessions simultaneously in three locations.

Latifa Stephen, age 21, checked in to the Georgetown Public Hospital around 10 am on Friday expecting to deliver twins.

(IPL) Chennai Super Kings continued its win streak, defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by five wickets to stretch their lead at the top of the VIVO IPL points table last evening.

Six men are currently in police custody after being apprehended for the possession of narcotics in Berbice.

The semi-final round of the Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Secondary School Football Championship will commence today at the Wisburg Secondary School ground, Linden.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – As recently as February, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team dropped hints that the inquiry into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S.

Dear Editor, The Alliance For Change has taken note of the many comments and positions expressed and taken since, in answer to a question posed, I ventured the Party’s position on dual citizens being exempted from the National Assembly as a “disservice to Guyana”.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) as part of its focus on its human resource has embarked on a series of medical outreaches spearheaded by its Welfare Department.

Classic Ball Busters (CBB) on Saturday made a return to competitive volleyball action and quickly got into stride by clinching the 2019 National Female Volleyball Festival at the National Gymnasium.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Windward Islands recorded their second victory in as many matches when the Regional Under-15 Super50 Cup continued here yesterday.

The Guyana Police Force is advising owners and drivers of vehicles to stop the practice of installing coloured lights on their vehicles or face prosecution.

Dear Editor, It has been more than 15 years since I reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), the Anna Regina Town Council and the other relevant agencies, that an illegal cement and steel rods bond is causing me and my family much sickness and discomfort in our house.

KHARTOUM,  (Reuters) – Sudan’s main protest group yesterday demanded the immediate handover of power to a civilian transitional government, saying it would keep up the street demonstrations which ousted former President Omar al-Bashir last week to achieve its aims.

  (Trinidad Express) To his family, Barry Choon was a kind and gentle man who loved his children more than life.

Dear Editor, Pete Buttigieg?  Guyanese may well ask: who is he? 

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce established a new 100 metres record on her way to victory at the Grenada Invitational here on Saturday.

Courts in collaboration with Cerulean on April 3rd launched its ‘Grow your Business’ project, which enables women who have a registered business licence, to benefit from business-related training programmes.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – The United States will use all economic and political tools at its disposal to hold Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accountable for his country’s crisis and will make clear to Cuba and Russia they will pay a price for supporting him, U.S.

(Jamaica Information Service) Energy Minister Fayval Williams says Wigton Windfarm Limited has saved the Government over US$54 million on oil imports.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Five times world champion Lewis Hamilton returned to the top of the Formula One standings yesterday with a comfortable victory in China that ticked off two more milestones in an already stellar career.

(Reuters) – Weekend tornadoes killed at least five people, including three children, in the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) A na­tion­al iden­ti­fi­ca­tion card bear­ing the name of a Venezue­lan na­tion­al has sparked an in­ves­ti­ga­tion and claims of vot­er-padding as the State gets ready to roll out an amnesty pol­i­cy to al­low mi­grants to live and work legal­ly in this coun­try.

In recognition of two decades of health services, the staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), along with the Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr.

By Diana Abraham Diana Abraham is a member of the Guyanese diaspora with publications in fields relating to transnational migration, identity and belonging An earlier diaspora column by Deborah Hamilton (January 24th) prompted me to reflect on the similarities between her teaching experiences and those of the teachers who participated in doctoral research I undertook in Guyana eight years ago.

Dear Editor, Every day I see people driving fast on the Mocha Road in Providence and I anticipated that one day I would witness an accident.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, (Reuters) – U.S. negotiators have tempered demands that China curb industrial subsidies as a condition for a trade deal after strong resistance from Beijing, according to two sources briefed on discussions, marking a retreat on a core U.S.

A month short of four years in office, the APNU+AFC government is at serious risk of being unable to deliver on its economic and financial policies, legislative agenda and oil and gas commitments this year.

D.J. Augustin scored the final five points of the game, including a tiebreaking three-pointer with 3.4 seconds left as the Orlando Magic upset the host Toronto Raptors 104-101 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series Saturday.

I have been heartened in my short amount of time here that other political leaders, in government, the opposition, other political parties, also indicated that they will respect [the Caribbean Court of Justice] ruling and there will be a peaceful reaction to it.

 (Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans are the main culprits in an emerging illicit scheme of Caribbean nationals submitting fraudulent skills certificate to obtain the right to work in CARICOM countries, an issue likely to inflame anti-free movement passions to the detriment of an already struggling integration movement.

Dear Editor,  Full page ads boldly proclaim another outreach this time to Region 6 commencing at 10 am tomorrow.