Articles published on Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Cabinet, after extensive discussions and reviews, has approved a proposal to remove custodial sentences for persons found to be in possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said today.
(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley met today with members of the family of missing tourists Oscar Suarez and Magdelena Devil at Ilaro Court.
(Trinidad Guardian) A Jamaican national and three Cubans are among 14 tenants left homeless after fire gutted their apartment complex in Curepe on Monday evening.
(Trinidad Express) A BICHE man who is a State witness in a murder case was lured out of his home on Monday night by a gunman who pretended to have car trouble.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Rahul Gandhi has spurned appeals to reconsider his resignation as leader of India’s Congress Party after losing a second general election to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an aide said today, as the party faces its worst crisis in a decade.
(Reuters) – West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran was left determined to get better at his craft after failing to guide his side to victory against Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup on Monday despite hitting his highest international score.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lankan police today arrested their own chief and the former defence secretary for failing to prevent attacks on churches and luxury hotels that killed more than 250 people in April, a police spokesman said.
(Trinidad Guardian) A 25-year-old man from Westmoorings has pleaded guilty to having a small indoor marijuana growing operation at his home.
(Jamaica Observer) Junior Rose, who has been on trial for allegedly being a member of the notorious Uchence Wilson Gang and who spent the last 16 months behind bars, could not contain his excitement yesterday when he and co-accused Shadday Beckford walked free from the Supreme Court.
It turned out to be a grave error. A grave was dug and all funeral arrangements were made after a Muslim family received news from a public hospital official that their relative had died.
Canadian oil company Frontera’s recent payment of a US$33 million signing bonus for a 33% working interest in two blocks offshore Guyana without any confirmed commercial quantities of oil, should signal to government how much it lost when it renegotiated its Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil’s subsidiary in 2016 and got a mere US$18 million.
The presence of Cuban nationals in the city has over the past few months become increasingly normalised, with many finding their foothold in local society by taking up employ in the private sector as sales representatives, taxi drivers, construction workers and food vendors.
Heavy rainfall flooded several sections of the city yesterday morning and many residents are calling on the Mayor and City Council to engage in a rigorous maintenance progamme to keep drains and canals free of weeds.
Four teenage fishermen have been reunited with their families after being stranded at sea for a harrowing five days, during which time they were forced to eat raw macaroni and drink salt water.
A taxi driver was discovered dead in a cell at the Suddie Police Station yesterday morning, days after he was arrested for driving under the influence.
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, CMC – Left-hander Nicholas Pooran slammed a maiden international hundred but was outshone by a similar feat by Avishka Fernando as West Indies once again squandered a match-winning position, to slump to a 23-run defeat to Sri Lanka and their sixth loss of the ICC World Cup here yesterday.
Hakeem Wong, who was the Town Clerk of Mahdia, in Region Eight, was fired with immediate effect last week in what he has deemed a wrongful dismissal.
Former national boxer Gladwin Dorway remains hospitalised in a critical condition after being stabbed during a confrontation at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara on Sunday night and his attacker has since been arrested.
LONDON, (Reuters) – American 15-year-old Cori Gauff stole the show on the opening day of Wimbledon with a debut victory over five-time champion and her inspiration Venus Williams.
It’s becoming a familiar feeling for Jason Holder, after the West Indies skipper was left to rue what might have been after another dramatic defeat at this ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.West
To bolster its prosecution prowess, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) says it will operationalize a Police Prosecutors’ Coordinating Unit.
After a winless run in their second outing at the Sir Garfield Sobers schools cricket tournament last year, skipper Navindra Persaud and Coach Mark Harper believe Queen’s College has what it takes to make a lasting impression in the 33rd edition of the annual event.
A 32-year-old police constable was discovered unconscious on Mandela Avenue yesterday morning with injuries to his head and the police are investigating the circumstances.
NAIROBI (Reuters) – When Bob Collymore, the CEO of Kenya’s Safaricom, wanted to know about his poorest customers, he would catch a local bus or walk around Kenya’s slums with a prominent anti-corruption activist.
The thrilling men’s final was a fitting farewell to the 2019 Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships, as matches concluded on Sunday evening at the National Gymnasium. The
Regal Masters went under to New York Softball Cricket League (NYSCL) Masters by five wickets in the final of the (NYSCL) Independence Cup on Sunday at Baisley Pond Park, Queens, New York.
The Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) yesterday dispelled reports of overtopping of the sea defences at Devonshire Castle, on the Essequibo Coast.
Dear Editor, It comes as no surprise that the former President, who will never govern this land again, and the embattled former Attorney General Anil Nandlall, have once again made cheap attempts to tarnish my incorruptible reputation.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Along with the establishment of 13 committees, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has also announced the formation of a Governance Task Force and a Selection Task Force to help in its reform.
Following a government outreach to Region Two, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is to desilt a number of Pomeroon River canals.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas early yesterday to disperse hundreds of defiant protesters, some of whom had stormed and ransacked the city’s legislature hours earlier on the anniversary of the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule.
With the Carambola Fruit Fly (CFF) prevalent in the hinterland, the head of NAREI has emphasized the importance of its control and eradication to limit the serious threat to farmers.
Dear Editor, As regards the ‘land grabbing expose’ by the Opposition Leader, it is good that Mr.
President’s College, New Amsterdam Technical Institute [NATI], Berbice High and Marian Academy secured wins in the U18 division when the National Schools Basketball Festival [NSBF] commenced Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.
DUBAI/VIENNA, (Reuters) – Iran announced yesterday it had amassed more low-enriched uranium than permitted under its 2015 deal with major powers, its first major step beyond the terms of the deal since the United States pulled out of it more than a year ago.
As part of the government’s aim to revive Indigenous languages across the country, the Indigenous Arecuna alphabet book has been completed.
Ghana’s top sprinter, Joseph Amoah will be in the blocks at the Aliann Pompey Invitational that is set for Saturday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela has charged two intelligence officials with homicide over the death of a navy captain who had been in military custody, the country’s chief prosecutor said yesterday, following outrage over alleged torture of the deceased officer.
Dear Editor, Professor Kean Gibson wrote that “Very often economic figures might indicate a tendency but they often obscure the social reality.
(Trinidad Guardian) Former minister in the Ministry of National Security Subhas Panday is calling on Police Commissioner Gary Griffith to expose the names of the 50 dangerous shooters responsible for the rise in homicides in T&T.
DAKAR, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A rape accusation against a popular pastor in Nigeria has prompted a new #MeToo movement on social media with women sharing stories of sexual assault and calling for justice.
BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza does not share his India counterpart Virat Kohli’s concerns about the short boundary on one side at Edgbaston where the neighbours will clash in a World Cup group match today.
Fifty of the 79 students who enrolled in a Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training Programme last year under the Ministry of Public Security’s Citizen Security Strengthening Programme (CSSP) graduated on Friday.
Dear Editor, It does not appear that the two sides, President Granger and Opposition Leader Jagdeo and APNU+AFC and PPP, will reach any agreement (consensus) on appointing a Gecom Chair or set a firm timeline for elections.
VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – The Vatican yesterday reaffirmed Catholic teaching that priests cannot reveal what they learn in confession, in an apparent response to moves in Australia and elsewhere to force them to do so in cases of sexual abuse.
The Guyana Boxing Association will be staging the Andrew Lewis National Novices Championship from this Friday.
Dear Editor, I read in the press that the Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has signaled to President David Granger that he is open to him suggesting names for the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).
The government has recognised 51 of its public servants- representing various ministries, departments and agencies- for their years of service and dedicated efforts to the government and country.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – A Brazilian Senate inquiry into the collapse of a Vale dam that killed nearly 250 people will recommend indictments of 14 people, including Vale executives, according to Brazil’s official news service, Agencia Brasil, yesterday.
How sad. At the much-awaited Democratic presidential debates Wednesday and Thursday, none of the five moderators or any of the 20 presidential hopefuls mentioned the biggest humanitarian and refugee crisis in the Western Hemisphere: Venezuela.
BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – India all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been ruled out of the rest of the Cricket World Cup with a toe injury, the team said yesterday.
There will be no boisterous region-wide public post-mortem of the West Indies’ early exit from the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
By Simon Johnson WASHINGTON, DC – Around the world, the creation of good new jobs is increasingly concentrated in some of the largest cities.
Upon returning from the 2019 Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) summit, which concluded last Saturday in New York, one of the two delegates who represented Guyana, is planning to raise more awareness about human rights with the help of YHRI Guyana members.
Dear Editor, It has to be pondered, West Indies’ poor showing and early exit from Cricket World Cup 2019 whether the rush to replace and change what was in place by the recently appointed team at CWI might have been a contributory factor?
