Daily Archive: Saturday, July 6, 2019

The Ministry of Agriculture’s Fisheries Department held its annual Fisherfolk Day 2019 in Region 3 at the Uitvlugt Community Centre on July 4.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Recently-elected Cricket West Indies chief, Ricky Skerritt, has given the assurance that interim head coach, Floyd Reifer, will remain in his post for the remainder of the year, and says there will be no “hasty political decisions” in the wake of the Caribbean side’s disastrous showing at the ICC World Cup.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Prolific opener David Warner smashed a brilliant 122 but could not claim victory for Australia as they slipped to a 10-run defeat to South Africa in their Cricket World Cup clash at Old Trafford on Saturday, leaving them facing a semi-final against England.

LEEDS, England,  (Reuters) – Geopolitics resurfaced at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday when political messages were flown over Headingley during India’s final group game against Sri Lanka.

(Trinidad Express) Stay focused, relax, say your prayers and believe in yourself.

(Jamaica Gleaner) President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, is to go on leave amid ongoing corruption investigations involving former Minister of Education, Ruel Reid, the Education Ministry and the University.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Emergency officials in Southern California’s high desert braced for strong, potentially dangerous aftershocks from a major earthquake that damaged buildings, ruptured gas lines and sparked numerous fires near the quake’s remote epicenter.

Tullow Oil and Gas of the United Kingdom yesterday announced that it had spud its first well in the offshore Orinduik Block on Thurs-day and results are expected next month.

A 36-year-old man was gunned down last night at an abandoned building along Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown, in what appeared to be an execution-style killing.

Braving heavy rains, hundreds of supporters of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday protested in front of the Ministry of the Presidency on Vlissingen Road, Georgetown to call on President David Granger to announce a date for elections.

The PNCR, the largest party in the governing APNU+AFC coalition, yesterday reiterated that house-to-house registration is crucial for credible elections and emphasised that there will be no compromise on this issue.

Convicted drug kingpin Shaheed Roger Khan is set to be released from a Florida prison on Monday after serving just over eight years of a 15-year prison sentence.

Finance Minister Winston Jordan yesterday afternoon lost his bid to secure a stay on the High Court order that he be jailed by Monday if he does not pay over the more than US$2 million owed to Trinidad construction company Dipcon by the government for road construction works.

If you are a fan of exhilarating, world class Track and Field action, then the place to be today is the National Track and Field Centre to witness live the fourth staging of the Aliann Pompey Invitational (API).

A police officer was injur-ed late Thursday evening during the arrest of the Moruca resident who is accused of brutally chopping two of his sisters, one of whom has since succumbed.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Cricket West Indies president (CWI) Ricky Skerritt, says he was hurt by the Caribbean side’s performance at the ICC World Cup in England but has contended it was “unrealistic” to expect them to win the showpiece, especially since very little strategic planning had been undertaken in the years preceding.

Autopsies yesterday confirmed that Better Hope moneychanger Aaron Latchman and his daughter Arian both died from gunshot injuries.

LEEDS, England, CMC – All-rounder Carlos Brathwaite believes West Indies must immediately embark on a rebuilding effort in the wake of their disastrous showing at the ICC World Cup.

Captain of the Guyana under-17, Sheldon Charles is calling on the team to band together in an effort to secure their maiden title as they open their Cricket West Indies Regional tournament campaign against hosts Trinidad and Tobago today.

A wrongful death lawsuit is to be filed against the state by the widow of taxi-driver Lallbachan Bachan, who was discovered dead in the Suddie Police Station lockup on Monday, days after he was taken into custody.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for one of the suspects in the attack on Managing Director of the Society Against Sexual Orien-tation Discrimination (SASOD) Joel Simpson, who was beaten by a group of men at Bourda Market last month.

A Guyanese contingent departed Guyana yesterday to participate in the 2019 JITIC U14 lawn tennis tournament which will serve off today in the Twin-Island Republic. 

Tammy Lavern Walker is an artist whose distinctive pieces set her apart with one particular painting having garnered much praise on social media.

Operations resumed at Guyana Gold-fields’ Aurora mine yesterday following a three-day strike by over 100 workers.

(Reuters) – One of international football’s newest but fiercest rivalries will resume tomorrow when the United States take on Mexico in the Gold Cup final and the U.S.

Dear Editor, I refer to your editorial appearing in the 4th July edition of the Stabroek News, `Alcohol warnings’.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne blamed poor domestic structure for the team’s decline and said the players should be allowed to play in leagues abroad to gain valuable experience.

This week we are talking Chow Mein. I often get asked to recommend noodles for making Chow Mein; and questions abound about the vegetables that sit at the bottom of the pan or plate when served.

Government has zero tolerance for sexual harassment in the workplace, according to Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency Joseph Harmon, who yesterday assured that it will act swiftly to address such cases.

Dear Editor, I arrived in Trinidad & Tobago on Caribbean Airlines flight BW483 from Miami at approximately 7:30 p.m

In an effort to ensure that persons with disabilities have the same opportunities as every Guyanese, the Ministry of Public Telecommunications yesterday donated a number of tablets and a robotic kit to the Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD).

Dear Editor, As I read the newspapers yesterday 5th July, my heart bled for the Latchman family at Better Hope on the East Coast.

I never thought my interests would shift so drastically, but at my current stage in life the only things I want to spend huge sums of my money on are my home and my diet.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Teenage fast bowler Shaheen Afridi took six cheap wickets as Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 94 runs at Lord’s yesterday, clocking up their fourth World Cup win in a row but narrowly missing out on the semi-finals.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Venezuela is releasing 22 people, including judge Maria Afiuni and journalist Braulio Jatar, a senior U.N.

(Trinidad Guardian) Cari­com is propos­ing at­tach­ing a fee to the air­line and cruise ship tick­ets of tourists to help fund re­gion­al se­cu­ri­ty in­sti­tu­tions.

Dear Editor, I have read with great interest the editorial of the Stabroek News of July 2, 2019, headlined ‘West Indies…Out!’

A boat captain was given a two-year suspended sentence and a $100,000 fine yesterday after he admitted to having illegal possession of a gun, which he said his boss had asked him to return to its owner in order to get its licence renewed.

By Bebi Oosman Two young and talented Berbicians have joined the ever-growing platform YouTube, which, while it may seem to be just fun, has a stream of influencers across the world who have ‘made it’ after having built up millions of subscribers.

ABUJA,  (Reuters) – A Nigerian court has ordered the imminent seizure of $40 million worth of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone belonging to former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, the country’s anti-graft agency said yesterday.

LEEDS, England, CMC – Stroke-maker Shai Hope says West Indies must use the disappointment of the ICC World Cup as a learning curve if they are to improve in coming years.

Dear Editor, As Roger Khan prepares to return to Guyana after serving time in prison, I propose that the government offer him immunity from prosecution in exchange for the latter’s testimony at a Commission of Inquiry.

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday mass deportation roundups would begin “fairly soon” as U.S.

CEO and founder of Rhoda Doxa Fashion, Nigerian Designer Deborah Kehinde recently launched her new line, Rhoda Doxa Beauty, which offers a wide range of makeup products.

The Rupununi Football Association (RFA) in partnership with the Guyana Bank For Trade and Industry (GBTI) will stage the finals of the U13 competition tomorrow at the St.

(Trinidad Guardian) The un­will­ing­ness of cit­i­zens to sup­port moves to make the Caribbean Court of Jus­tice (CCJ) this coun­try’s fi­nal ap­pel­late court is di­rect­ly linked to a lack of trust and con­fi­dence in the lo­cal Ju­di­cia­ry.

A youth began a one-year prison sentence yesterday after he pleaded guilty to the theft of a motorcycle, which he claimed he was returning to its owner when he was hit by a car.

Dear Editor,  Are we improving health wise by using pharmaceuticals? We do not have a million people in Guyana and it could be seen that hospitals are extending in size and the cost of medications is increasing annually.

(Trinidad Express) Two men were killed minutes apart in Curepe and Piarco on Thursday night.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday refused to back down over its bid to put a contentious citizenship question on the 2020 U.S.

Orwin Peters, who is charged with the 2017 fatal shooting of bus driver Tedroy James, was yesterday told that a case has been made against him.

In celebration of its 125th anniversary, a grand Family Fun Day with an after party has been organized for today at Mocha’s Community Centre Ground.

A number of close matches highlighted the latest round of the National Schools Basketball Festival Thursday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue with Marian Academy and Kwakwani girls encounter being the closest of them all.

The round of 16 section in the boys division of the ExxonMobil U14 Secondary Schools Football competition will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The prosecution yesterday closed its case against the cabbage farmer accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old David Toney at the Timehri Docks in April.

Seven of Guyana’s famed designers displayed striking pieces last Friday evening at the Arts and Wine Fashion Show and they are being talked about as the must-have designs for this year.

Dear Editor, Yesterday, by way of its Chairperson, the PNCR stated that it remains “adamant that Guyana must have credible elections and it must be preceded by a house-to-house registration process”. 

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Norway has expressed alarm over accelerating destruction of the Amazon and concern for the future of a Brazilian rainforest protection fund it has given $1.2 billion to in the last decade.

(Trinidad Express) School teacher Dexter Pollard lost control of his car on the Uriah Butler Highway near Caroni some time on Thursday night.

When freedom of expression is challenged, we all are at risk.

Dear Editor, A warm and applauding congratulation from The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown to the students who would have written the National Grade Six Assessment.

(Reuters) – Netherlands are relishing their underdog status ahead of the women’s World Cup final against the United States  tomorrow, midfielder Danielle van de Donk has said.

(Trinidad Guardian) An autopsy has determined that three-year-old Isaiah Hazel died of hyperthermia.

The recent G20 meeting in Osaka highlighted both the obstacles to and the need for genuine engagement between the world’s leading nations.

Most of the newly released “Midsommar” takes place on a Swedish commune where four unwitting American university students have travelled, with a Swedish friend, to take part in a summer festival that moves from idyllic to horrifying as the days go by.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. authorities said yesteday they were seeking a court order requiring Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to forfeit $12.7 billion following his conviction for racketeering and drug trafficking crimes earlier this year.

A labourer was yesterday granted bail after he denied stealing $250,000 in cash from a Kwakwani businesswoman.