Articles published on Tuesday, May 21, 2019
A labourer was today remanded to prison, after he was brought before a city court in relation to the death of Patrick Fraser, who was gunned down while liming with friends at an abandoned house in Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara (EBD) almost two weeks ago.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Popular entertainer, George Nooks, has been found not guilty of a cocaine possession charge.
(Trinidad Express) After a midnight argument with his sister, Ricardo Chinnon walked into the water near the Chaguaramas Boardwalk, and disappeared.
(Barbados Nation) SHOCKED. That was how Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant described her feelings after hearing how a male visitor tucked a $50 bill into the bosom of a female Barbadian and then slapped her on the bottom.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican Olympian Usain Bolt’s Mobility company has unveiled a two-seater, all-electric and zero-emission vehicle named the Bolt Nano.
(Trinidad Express) Nalini Ramai, the woman who made comments about Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley after her Zee TV channel was interrupted by political broadcasts, is threatening to sue Amplia Communications.
(Trinidad Express) After three-years of assurances by the Ministry of Education that the Ramai Trace Hindu School is one of the Ministry’s priority project, the school, which is 90 per cent complete, remains abandoned, with overgrown bush choking the premises.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Jofra Archer’s whirlwind rise continued when he was named in hosts England’s 15-man World Cup squad today having appeared in only three one-day internationals.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – Venezuelans fleeing political and economic crisis at home deserve protection as refugees, the United Nations said today, urging other states not to deport them.
(Trinidad Guardian) A secret agricultural plot in Los Iros, where five Venezuelan women are being as sex slaves, has been uncovered by villagers who are now calling on law enforcement authorities to investigate.
(Jamaica Observer) BLACK HILL, Portland — One male Titchfield High student is dead and 23 others from that school, as well as Port Antonio High, are now in hospital after the minibus in which they were travelling plunged 70 metres into a ravine and landed on its four wheels.
Bank of Baroda (Guyana) Inc. has threatened to suspend business relations with Guiana Holdings Inc.
The police yesterday said that three suspected ban-dits were killed at Black Bush Polder on Sunday after opening `rapid fire’ and that weapons, live ammunition, bulletproof vests and jewellery were retrieved from the scene.
An East La Penitence man was gunned down last night, a short distance away from his home.
Donald Rodney, brother of historian and politician Dr. Walter Rodney who was assassinated back in 1980, is seeking to appeal his 1982 conviction for possession of explosives without lawful authority.
A 24-year-old pillion rider is now dead and the motorbiker is hospitalised, after the bike on which they were travelling was involved in an accident along the 111 Miles Mahdia, Potaro Road early yesterday morning.
Thirty-Six. That is the number of records that were shattered on the platform on Sunday at St Stanislaus College where the Powerlifting Federation hosted its annual Claude Charles Memorial Masters and Intermediate Championships.
CPL Draft day is set to take place in London tomorrow and many cricket lovers around the region are anxiously waiting to see the composition of the respective teams.
Large sections of the East Coast of Demerara suffered long hours without electricity yesterday, after the Guyana Power and Light Inc.
Thirty-eight-year-old businessman Ryan Sugrim, was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of his wife, Zaila Sugrim.
The Guyana table tennis community has reacted in shock, sadness and disbelief to the sudden untimely passing of one of Trinidad and Tobago’s greatest table tennis players, Dexter St Louis, who passed away last Thursday in Bordeaux, France where he lived for over two decades.
The Panthers Rugby Club emerged winners of the Stag Beer Carnival Sevens Rugby Tournament staged at the Georgetown Football Club on Sunday.
A total of seven vehicles were severely damaged yesterday morning, after an alleged speeding driver lost control of his car along the Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara Public Road.
More than a week after 20-year-old Patrick Fraser was gunned down while liming with friends at an abandoned house in Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, the police have arrested one suspect and are on the hunt for another.
The Guyana Committee of Service (GCOS) will be hosting the third annual Independence 5K road race on May 27 (the holiday) beginning and finishing at the National Park.
Dear Editor, It is admirable that Minister of Communities, Mr. Ronald Bulkan, has chosen to publicly explain (Sunday Stabroek, 19th May, 2019) the reasons for him not having submitted his declaration of assets to the Integrity Commission in response to my letter of 17th May, 2019.
A review of the just completed Hand-In-Hand Inter-County Under-19 tournament where Berbice retained the three-day title but lost the 50-overs to Demerara will show that generally the batsmen struggled to produce good performances while the spinners revelled mostly due to poor batting technique by the batters.
Following a decision by the Finance Committee of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) the city’s Rates Collection Unit will from Thursday take to the streets in an attempt to recover some $8.4 billion in rates owned to council.
(Reuters) – The U.S. government yesterday temporarily eased some trade restrictions imposed last week on China’s Huawei, a move that sought to minimize disruption for the telecom company’s customers around the world.
Residents of Black Bush Polder yesterday told Stabroek News that they “slept sound” on Sunday evening, after B Division’s lawmen moved into the backlands and killed three suspected bandits during a shootout that afternoon.
Devaun Barrington made a huge statement Sunday by winning the men’s 800m final at the Independence Track and Field Meet held at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.
Dear Editor, Credit Bureaus are critical elements of a country’s financial infrastructure.
Dear Editor, It is interesting to note the occurrence of the 8th International Road Federation Caribbean Regional Conference held last week in Guyana.
As the buzz surrounding the biggest party in sport – the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) – begins to excite the region, a number of regional players are hoping that they created enough noise to earn a call-up for the Caribbean’s own T20 showpiece event.
The trial against attorney Ryan Crawford, in relation to offences racked up during a controversial traffic stop last year, is set to continue on July 29, at the Mahaicony Magistrate’s Court.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Warning: This story contains spoilers for the final episode of “Game of Thrones.”
(Trinidad Guardian) The T&T Coast Guard (TTCG) is on standby should they be called for help by the Venezuelan Coast Guard as the search continues for 19 refugees, who have been feared drowned after the pirogue they were in sunk last Thursday.
Dear Editor, I caused a letter to appear in the Stabroek News and Kaieteur News on Wednesday 15th May, 2019 under the caption `This increase should have been applicable to all National Insurance Scheme pensioners’.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Injury has ruled aggressive all-rounder Deandra Dottin out of upcoming tours of Ireland and England starting later this month, dealing a stern blow to West Indies Women’s ICC Women’s Championship campaign.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday proposed early elections for the National Assembly, which is headed by opposition leader Juan Guaido and is the sole body recognized as democratically legitimate by most Western nations.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is working with the New York Police Department (NYPD) on strengthening the performance the police’s homicide and anti-gang units.
The second and third lotteries to facilitate the distribution of medium scale mining blocks, are scheduled for this Friday, May 24 in Port Kaituma, and June 14, in Bartica.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies says it does not anticipate any disruption to the squad’s preparation for the ICC World Cup due to the scheduled late arrival of key players from the Indian Premier League.
When the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) meets today it will discuss the contents of the Ethnic Relations Com-mission’s (ERC) report into its hiring practices but another report which has proved controversial; a legal opinion by its own Legal Officer Excellence Dazzell has not made the agenda circulated to members.
Dear Editor, It is a departure from the norms and tenets of transparency, accountability and good governance for any public officer, including government ministers, to accept monies from private individuals by way of direct transfers to their bank accounts for goods or services rendered.
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday ruled in favour of a U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) A pensioner, 74, was found murdered at her home at Mucurapo Road in St James yesterday.
There is some speculation that President Trump’s trade war with China could be a godsend to Mexico and other Latin American countries, because they could increase their own exports to the world’s two biggest markets.
Dear Editor, From my standpoint, the major issues raised by Professor Kean Gibson (KG) in her letter `What can constrain President from cracking down on corruption or incompetence in his Cabinet?”
On the day the Los Angeles Lakers are scheduled to introduce their new head coach, a member of the old guard added a fresh dash of drama.
(Barbados Nation) PORT OF SPAIN – Earlier yesterday the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed an application by four Grenadian nationals against Barbados.
Passengers of a Route 42 minibus were yesterday morning rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for medical attention, after being involved in an accident at the intersection of High and Princes streets.
If you have been carefully following the rollout over the years of the repetitive official undertakings to better position the country’s “tourism product” to contribute more meaningfully to the country’s economy and as well the promises to deploy the beauty of the country, our hinterland particularly, to attract favourable international attention, you are probably likely to agree that those promises have more or less fallen flat on their faces.
The Ministry of Education’s (MoE) Unit for the Blind yesterday launched a week of activities in observance of Blindness Awareness Month 2019.
SEATTLE – Twenty-five years ago, South Africa held its first free elections after the end of apartheid.
By Roberta Clarke Roberta Clarke is a human rights and social justice activist.
(Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said in a television interview yesterday that his panel will hold the former White House counsel in contempt of Congress for not testifying.
