Daily Archive: Thursday, April 25, 2019

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Tuesday night found a fire extinguisher filled with cocaine that was intended to be placed on an aircraft and four men are in custody.

(Jamaica Observer) After months of speculation it has been confirmed that the 25th installment of the James Bond spy series will be shot in Portland and Kingston.

President David Granger today announced three new ministerial appointments in wake of the resignations of four ministers due to them being found to be ineligible to serve as Members of Parliament (MPs) by virtue of being dual citizens.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said today he had never ordered his White House counsel at the time, Donald McGahn, to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, as described in the report Mueller wrote about his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S.

 (Reuters) – Sunil Narine has still not given up hope of a return to international cricket after missing out on a spot in West Indies’ World Cup squad due to injury, the spinner has said.

Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has welcomed a call by former Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn for an investigation into the Cheddi Jagan airport expansion project.

The High Court earlier this month ordered the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) to pay a monthly pension to a former Guyana Sugar Cor-poration (GuySuCo) employee who had challenged the Scheme’s claim that he did not have enough contributions to qualify.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A family in mourning is threatening to take legal action against the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine after the body of a relative has been held in storage for more than a year because of a delay by the health facility to issue a burial order.

Recognizing what it says is the importance of the challenges filed to the controversial passage of the December 21st no-confidence motion against the David Granger-led APNU+AFC coalition government, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will commence hearing the appeals a day earlier than previously announced.

Justice Navindra Singh yesterday sentenced a farmer to nine years in prison after he admitted to killing his drinking partner during an argument.

(Trinidad Express) The bullet-riddled bodies of a man and woman found in a parked car off Pashley Street, Laventille, on Easter Monday were identified yesterday as those of Devon Jones and Erin Ali.

The driver of the truck that was involved in Sunday’s accident which resulted in the death of 30-year-old Angelle Barry along the Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara (WBD) Public Road has been charged with two traffic-related offences and is expected to appear in court today.

A 12-year jail sentence was yesterday handed down to a man who was accused of using a cutlass to kill another man in the North West over five years ago.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Dynamic all-rounder Andre Russell was yesterday named in West Indies’ 15-man World Cup squad but speculation over the anticipated return of several veteran T20 stars proved pointless, as they were overlooked for the ICC showpiece in England next month.

Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin believes that the “arbitrarily” implemented fees at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri will have a negative impact on the local tourism sector.

A five-wicket haul from Vedant Parwal followed up by a half-century from Saiteja Mukkamalla powered Tri-State into the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association/AYPCL Under-19 tournament after beating Malteenoes Sports Club by six wickets yesterday.

Investigators along with the two suspects in the murder of Bartica resident Perion Nicholas Bobb, have returned to the scene at Kuribrong in Region Eight where Bobb was fatally shot on Sunday, Commander of ‘F’ Division Kevin Adonis confirmed yesterday.

A mesmerising spell of off-spin bowling by 15-year-old Ezekiel Wilson, piloted host, the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) into the final of the GCA/American Youth Premier Cricket League Under-19 Cricket Competition after they completed a six-wicket win over the Transport Sports Club (TSC), yesterday. 

A week after being shot by police after he allegedly escaped while being transported to a police station lockups in connection with the robbery of two trainee nurses on Main Street, a Sophia man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was read five charges, including escape from police custody.

A delegation from the French Guiana Bar Association yesterday paid a courtesy call on the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams and free movement in the Guiana Shield was discussed.

“I feel like a proud father of successful children,” were some of the words mentioned by President of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson following the record medal by the athletes at the just concluded CARIFTA Games.

Jumbo Jet Racing Stable mates, Don’t Over Look and Valentina were the stars of the Triple Crown which concluded on Sunday at the Port Mourant Turf Club.

After telling a Georgetown court that he was helping a woman he was charged with robbing, a welder was yesterday remanded to prison.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday overruled no-case submissions for three of the men charged with the murder of Bourda Market vendor Troy Ramalho and said there was sufficient evidence to call upon them to lead a defence in the matter.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Manchester City took a big step towards retaining the Premier League title with a 2-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford  yesterday sending them back to the top of the table.

(IPL) Royal Challengers Bangalore lifted from the floor of the VIVO IPL 2019 standings after they defeated Kings XI Punjab by 17 runs in Match 42 played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium last night.

Dear Editor, Safe and loving families are important for the development of communities and our wider society.

An autopsy done yesterday on Olita Mendez, who was found motionless in her bathtub on Tuesday morning, showed the 24-year-old drowned. 

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Details began to emerge in Sri Lanka yesterday of a band of nine, well-educated Islamist suicide bombers, including a woman, from well-to-do families who slaughtered 359 people in Easter Sunday bomb attacks.

Residents living in the village of Lima in Region 2 benefited recently from road works, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee yesterday accused President Donald Trump of a “unprecedented, and growing pattern of obstruction” after he ordered federal employees not to comply with congressional investigations.

Dear Editor, The ‘send a child to school initiative,’ is one which sought to equip school-aged children (nursery – secondary) with essential classroom items, with the aim of allowing our children an equal opportunity to the right to education/to be educated, as we believe “no child should be left behind, disregarded or disadvantaged,” as a result of a lack of anything.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Off-spinner Ashley Nurse believes confidence will be one of West Indies’ assets in the upcoming World Cup in England.

Dear Editor, Just a few notes on the Vice Chancellor’s letter in the April 24th issue of Stabroek News enumerating his achievements.

Damian Lillard capped a 50-point game by sinking a long three-pointer as time expired to give the Portland Trail Blazers a 118-115 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night and a five-game series win.

(Reuters) – Boeing Co yesterday abandoned its 2019 financial outlook, halted share buybacks and said lowered production due to the grounding of its fastest-selling 737 MAX jet after two fatal plane crashes in five months had cost it at least $1 billion so far.

Three companies on Tuesday submitted bids for the supply, delivery and sorting of Mathematics Tool Kits at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, with the largest of the bids coming from The Hardware Depot, at a sum of nearly $58M.

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Ivelaw Griffith, says there have been a number of improvements at the educational institution and has dismissed recent reports related to extravagant spending, among other things, while calling for verification of claims before articles are published.

Dear Editor, As the dust from the Ministers’ conflict of interest contracts continues to swirl over and around us there have been a number of suggestions on the way forward.

Winners Connection clinched the inaugural Linden Town Week Mayor’s Cup Football Championship, upsetting highly touted Eagles FC 4-2 via penalty kicks on Tuesday at the Mackenzie Sports Club [MSC] ground, Linden.

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil and gas producer Occidental Petro-leum Corp yesterday made a $57 billion bid for Anadarko Petro-leum Corp, topping Chevron Corp’s $50 billion offer and sparking the first takeover battle for a major oil company in years.

(BBC) Long-serving former West Indies captain and wicketkeeper Merissa Aguilleira has retired from international cricket.

Dear Editor, A comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, with very little experience in politics, won the presidential elections by a landslide in the Ukraine.

Region Ten Regional Chairman, Renis Morian recently unveiled the region’s second annual Work Readiness Program-me which is an initiative geared at providing the relevant training and opening of opportunities for the region’s young people.

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp yesterday briefly topped $1 trillion in value for the first time after executives predicted continued growth for its cloud computing business.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has started preparatory works for the implementation of the Pilot Phase of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).

(Reuters) – India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni will not hesitate to take time off before World Cup if his niggling back problem worsens during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), the stumper-batsman has said.

Dear Editor, Professor Ivelaw Griffith is a Guyanese national treasure. We should pickle him and preserve him at UG for a long time.

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) opened its first Triennial Delegates Conference on Tuesday evening in the Bertram Hamilton Auditorium of the Union’s Woolford Avenue, Georgetown headquarters, a release from the Ministry of Education said yesterday.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – Nicaragua will not hold early elections, the government announced yesterday, after holding a meeting with the Organization of American States (OAS), which had proposed moving the next vote forward to help resolve a simmering political dispute.

PACARAIMA, Brazil,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan military personnel are deserting to Colombia and Brazil in growing numbers, refusing to follow orders to repress protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, six of them told Reuters.

On Monday, April 22, the world ‘celebrated’ Earth Day for the 49th time.

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese who closely followed Guyana’s politics for over 40 years, I have to say without reservation that Guyana is ideally poised for truly great and visionary leadership.

As part of its mandate to significantly increase training in every sector, the Region Four (Demerara/Mahaica) administration held a one-day seminar yesterday on procurement and other subjects for NDC councillors.

(Reuters) – A woman who accused R. Kelly of sexual abuse has won a civil case by default against the singer, after he failed to respond to her lawsuit and was a no-show in court.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Come next month, Jamaica will resume exports of mangoes to the United States (US).

MILAN, (Reuters) – Lazio reached the Coppa Italia final and ended AC Milan’s hopes of snapping an eight-year trophy drought when a breakaway goal from Joaquin Correa gave them a 1-0 win at a restless San Siro in the second leg of their semi-final yesterday.

Over the past few weeks, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) engineers have observed and inspected acts of theft and vandalism at the Providence and Diamond overpasses on the East Bank of Demerara.

(Barbados Nation) Attorney General Dale Marshall is warning Barbadians that terrorism threats might be closer to home than they think.

As a child I loved accompanying my stout father, Mr Big, to the city sea wall for his regular swim after a brisk walk atop the crumbling Fort Groyne.