Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 1, 2019

(Trinidad Guardian) Fish­er­men in the south­west­ern penin­su­la say mas­sive quan­ti­ties of sar­gas­sum sea­weed is ham­per­ing their abil­i­ty to fish.

Canada today joined the United States and the European Union in criticising the controversial sympathy motion in Parliament last Friday for the late convicted terrorist plotter Abdul Kadir.

 (Reuters) – Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has been named as the first non-British president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and will take up his one-year post in October.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May fired her defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, today, saying an investigation suggested he was to blame for leaking discussions about Chinese telecoms company Huawei from her National Security Council.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The body of an 11-year-old girl who was reported missing four days ago was discovered yesterday with signs of a brutal sexual attack, a gut-wrenching discovery on the eve of Child Month in Jamaica.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A St James taxi operator, who first held his eight-year-old son hostage and then tried to kill him, was shot dead by the police following a bizarre six-hour stand-off in Comfort district, near Anchovy in St James, yesterday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Thousands of marchers protested in Venezuela today to try to force socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power as tension grew between Russia and the United States over the political standoff in the OPEC-member nation.

(Trinidad Express) Former Attorney General, Anand Ramlogan SC remains in police custody after being arrested early this morning at Piarco International Airport by detectives of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said a foreign mastermind may have planned the Easter Sunday bombings, claimed by Islamic State, telling the militant group to “leave my country alone”.

(Trinidad Guardian)  T&T’s bor­der is now locked down! Na­tion­al Se­cu­ri­ty Min­is­ter Stu­art Young con­firmed this was in train yes­ter­day as word spread of an up­ris­ing in neigh­bour­ing Venezuela.

Demerara secured first innings points over Essequibo and ended day one of the Hand-in-Hand sponsored, Inter-County Under – 19 three-day tournament on 162-5, earning a lead of 87 runs at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Embattled Indian business tycoon, Vijay Mallya, will not have ownership of Barbados Tridents for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League season, organisers said here yesterday.

Half centuries from Zeynul Ramsammy and Mavindra Dindyal ensured the Select Under-17 establish a 58-run lead over Berbice at the end of the first day of the Hand-In-Hand Under-19 Inter-County tournament at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday.

The Mackenzie Marker Tarmac will come alive tonight when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship, resumes with another round of group matches.

The Official List of Electors expired yesterday, hours after another Statutory Meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) came to a premature end.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean Premier League officials said here yesterday the decision to push back the popular domestic Twenty20 tournament in order to accommodate the revised India tour, had been in the best interest of all parties involved.

A suspected bandit was fatally shot during the wee hours of yesterday morning by a security guard at a Queenstown, Georgetown hostel after robbing an arriving guest.

Three months after School of the Nations Director Dr Brian O’Toole was shot in an attack at his home, the identity of the shooter remains unknown while new evidence, described as a “sickening” audio recording, was handed over to the police on Monday.

Jimmy Butler scored 30 points and added 11 rebounds as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Toronto Raptors 94-89 Monday night to even their Eastern Conference semifinal series at one win each.

Nikola Jokic had 37 points and nine rebounds, Jamal Murray added 23 points and eight assists, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 121-113 in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Monday night.

A 48-year-old carpenter succumbed at a city hospital on Saturday morning, hours after he was allegedly struck down by a so far unknown driver while running across Sheriff Street and his family is seeking justice.

The former Minister of State Joseph Harmon has been appointed Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

(BBC) The culture of modern white-ball cricket means it is easier for players to slip into recreational drug use, says former professional Simon Hughes.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia all-rounder James Faulkner caused confusion about his sexuality on social media yesterday after he posted a picture of himself having dinner with “the boyfriend” before Cricket Australia later clarified it was a joke.

Amidst projections that Region Six will likely suffer a $1.4 billion loss this harvest due to a paddy bug infestation, the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) has cast blame on the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) for the state of affairs.

(BBC) Unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is set to face American Andy Ruiz Jr.,

BENGALURU, India,CMC – Rookie West Indies speedster Oshane Thomas continued his impressive build-up to next month’s ICC World Cup in England with a brace of wickets for Rajasthan Royals but Shimron Hetmyer remained without action for Royal Challengers Bangalore as persistent heavy rain forced a no-result in their contest here yesterday.

Dear Editor, An NCN “Government responds to the US Embassy” report on the evening of April 29, 2019 presented the General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform, Minister Amna Ally’s pathetic response to the US Embassy’s “objection, in the strongest terms, to the actions taken in the National Assembly to pay homage to former Member of Parliament Abdul Kadir, who was convicted of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism on US soil”.

Guyana will open their maiden CONCACAF U17 Football Championship today against El Salvador at the IMG Facility, Bradenton, Florida from 10:00am.

Two months after being charged with using their home as a brothel, a husband and wife yesterday had new charges of trafficking two Venezuelan women read to them.

Dear Editor, Is the US response to Guyana’s Parliament  paying tribute, as is customary, to a fallen former member, this one convicted of terrorism ‘Much Ado About Nothing’.

(Reuters) – Steve Smith said his elbow was fine after landing on it heavily despite still recovering from surgery, as he prepares for his final Indian Premier League (IPL) game of the season before joining Australia’s World Cup squad.

Dear Editor, From the outset, let me say first as a Guyanese citizen, second as a former Minister of Foreign and Home Affairs and third, as an elected member of the Eleventh parliament of Guyana, I totally and unequivocally disassociate myself from the motion moved and passed in the National Assembly glorifying a former PNCR member of parliament, who was jailed by the US authorities for planning and plotting the destruction of the JFK international airport through which millions traverse either to destinations within America or to other parts of the world.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino said he was living the dream in the build-up to their Champions League semi-final against Ajax Amsterdam but it must have felt like a nightmare at times against the classy Dutch side yesterday.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido yesterday made his strongest call yet to the military to help him oust President Nicolas Maduro but there were no concrete signs of defection from the armed forces leadership.

Though scheduled for yesterday morning, the hearing of the appeal of the High Court’s ruling preventing APNU+AFC ministers Winston Felix and Keith Scott from holding seats in the National Assembly as non-elected Members of Parliament (MPs) had to be deferred after one of the three appellate judges who should have been hearing the case recused herself.

(Reuters) – Australian batsman David Warner will head to the World Cup in red hot form after signing off from the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a 56-ball 81 for Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday.

Dear Editor, Mr E. B. John’s letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News provides a good opportunity for me to express appreciation for the far-reaching initiatives taken by leaders like himself and the indomitable Harold B Davis (Snr) to develop the socio-cultural aspects of the sugar estate communities; workers and the community at large were encouraged to participate in dance, drama, debates, sports and community interactions.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.,  (Reuters) – A gunman reported to have been a student opened fire in a building at the University of North Carolina’s Charlotte campus yesterday, killing two people and wounding four others, three of them critically, officials said.

Dear Editor, I was very honoured to be part of a small panel on Sunday at Guyana Speaks in London on the role/legacy of the British in Guyana.

Head of the National Secretariat of the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GY-EITI), Rudy Jadoopat, says that he hopes the recently published EITI report for 2017 will be used to facilitate public debates and discussions about the state of the industry.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – The Global T20 Canada league said yesterday it will kick off its second season in July with a clash between the defending champion Vancouver Knights and Toronto Nationals.

(Jamaica Gleaner) An investigation by the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has singled out Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, for strong criticism in relation to the divestment of the Rooms on the Beach Hotel and beach lands in St Ann accusing him of undue influence.

(Trinidad Guardian) Al­though there are ru­mours that rel­a­tives of both Carmeli­ta Gar­cia-Quin­tero and her hus­band George Quin­tero had mo­tives for the slay­ing of the cou­ple and their daugh­ter, in­ves­ti­ga­tors said that there is no ev­i­dence to sup­port the claims.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders agreed yesterday to spend $2 trillion on U.S.

So far we have considered the first and the second of the five economic and three political decisions in the chain that it was suggested must remain largely unbroken and be consistently implemented over decades if the natural resources of a country are to be effectively harnessed and transformational development result (Reversing the Resource Curse: How to Harness Natural Resource Wealth for Accelerated Development.

Opposition Parliament-arian Anil Nandlall has applied to the High Court to have Dr.

(Trinidad Guardian) The mes­sages from Venezuela start­ed dry­ing up at around noon yes­ter­day, but Venezue­lans liv­ing in T&T who sup­port Juan Guai­do are hope­ful their coun­try is head­ing back to democ­ra­cy.

Tenders were opened yesterday at the National Procurement & Tender Administration Board for the reconstruction of the Camp Street prisons and for the rehabilitation of the Bourda, La Penitence, East Ruimveldt and Kitty Markets.

(Barbados Nation) LIAT is staying in the air in spite of its financial challenges.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s government has asked Rahul Gandhi, the president of the main opposition Congress party, to respond to a complaint by a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party accusing him of holding dual British citizenship against Indian law.

“West Indies cricket selectors, over the years, have probably been the most sharply criticized group of men in the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, I thought that this government had hard and heavy matters with which it is wrestling strenuously. 

A Chinese national was yesterday granted bail after he was charged with attempting to murder a customer, who has now become a wheelchair user as a result of injuries he allegedly sustained at his hands.

Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, who has the responsibility for Public Information, officially handed over the Linden Broadcasting Network (LBN) to the region, a long-awaited promise to the mining town under two different governments.