Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Counsel for the Leader of the Opposition is asking the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to issue orders declaring that general elections be held within three months of June 18th 2019 and that the President appoint a date for such.

(Trinidad Express) A Trinidadian man fatally stabbed during an ambush 13 years ago was lured to his death by a former girlfriend, the Supreme Court was told as two people went on trial here for his murder.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Mandeville Police are probing the murder of a high school teacher in Melrose Mews, Manchester.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – New Zealand survived Ravindra Jadeja’s late onslaught to stun India by 18 runs in a low-scoring thriller on Wednesday and reach the Cricket World Cup final for the second time in a row.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s ambassador to Washington resigned today after Donald Trump labelled him “stupid” and “wacky” following the release of confidential memos from the envoy in which he branded the U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A major figure in Jamaica’s most dominant period in international track and field, iconic sprinter Usain Bolt, says he is disturbed by the state of the country’s male sprinting, heading into the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, in September.

(Trinidad Guardian) PNM coun­cil­lor Vidya Mun­gal-Bisses­sar is deny­ing al­le­ga­tions by so­cial me­dia com­men­ta­tor Mar­cia Brave­boy that she was racial­ly abused by San Fer­nan­do May­or Ju­nia Re­grel­lo.

President David Granger has rejected five of the 11 names submitted by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo as possible candidates for the Chairmanship of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and has given reasons.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has expressed “great concern” about government’s continued refusal to pay Dipcon Engineering Services Ltd sums owed since 2009 despite several court judgments in the company’s favour and questioned government’s respect for the judiciary and the principle of separation of powers.

After serving almost ten years of a 15-year sentence for drug trafficking, Guyanese drug kingpin Roger Khan has been released and is now in the custody of the U.S.

The order which was made by a district court in New York to extradite Guyanese murder accused Marcus Brian Bisram now stands after he lost his appeal yesterday.

Following a trial, a man was yesterday unanimously convicted by a jury on the charge of raping a six-year-old boy.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has announced the intention to grant a prospecting licence to TINO Guyana Development Estates whose principals include head of Guyana Water Incorporated, Richard Van West-Charles.

A jail sentence of two years and three months and a fine of $2.4 million were yesterday handed down to a promoter who was found guilty of being in possession of 2.5 pounds of cocaine for trafficking.

Four persons remained in police custody last night in connection with the murders of Better Hope moneychanger Aaron Latchman and his daughter, Arian.

Both the Treasurer and Town Clerk of Corriverton have been invited by the Local Government Commission (LGC) to show cause why they should not be disciplined for providing the Town Council with inaccurate information on the finances of the municipality.

Two men are now awaiting sentencing after pleading to guilty to separate charges of rape yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – India’s disciplined bowling attack dominated New Zealand before intermittent rain washed out the rest of yesterday’s play in the first Cricket World Cup semi-final which will continue today.

A 22-year-old miner of Port Kaituma, North West District, was fatally stabbed after being involved in an argument.

The 331 suspicious transaction reports received last year by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) related to sums totalling over $8.5 billion, according to Director Matthew Langevine.

The country’s top wheelsmen will return to the inner circuit of the National Park, Thomas Lands, this Saturday, when they go head-to -head for the crown in the 19th edition of the P&P Insurance 11-stage cycling programme organized by cycling coach, Hassan Mohammed.

The driver of the car that was involved in Sunday’s accident on the Cullen Public Road, Essequibo Coast, which resulted in the death of Premnarine Rampersaud, was yesterday charged in the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court.

Gifted table tennis duo Jonathan Van Lange and Jasmine Billingy were class personified on Monday evening as they swept the boys and girls’ Under-15 and 18 categories at the conclusion of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Challenge at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

Hubert Pedro, Captain of the Defending Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Champions, Gold is Money, is confident that his team can successfully defend their championship, when the event commences Friday.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council on Monday formed a sub-committee that will be responsible for the restoration fund for City Hall.

Antarctic Maintenance and Repairs of 110 Third Street, Alberttown yesterday handed over sponsorship of the long jump events to the Jefford Track and Field Classic X organisers ahead of the athletics competition Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Ground, Linden.

Traffic ranks in ‘C’ Division are currently on the hunt for a driver who was involved in a hit and run accident on Sunday night on the Annandale Railway Embankment road.

The Business School fell to an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of St.

Police have arrested three of five suspected bandits who allegedly carried out an armed robbery at Recht-door-Zee, West Bank Demerara on Monday night.

Guyana’s under – 14 lawn tennis players are finding their feet in the 2019 JITIC U14 lawn tennis tournament currently being contested in the Twin-Island Republic. 

The government yesterday condemned the move to jail Finance Minister Winston Jordan for failing to make a court-ordered payment of US$2 million to Dipcon Construction and appealed to the courts to “protect the Executive” from what it dubbed “vexatious and partisan action.”

Over 100 hire car drivers who operate in Black Bush Polder came together on Monday morning in protest, calling for officials to pay heed and fix their main access road, even as the region indicated that it is in the process of securing bids for the road’s repairs.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – If it had not been for a bout of childhood jealously, Elina Svitolina might never have pulled off the nerve-shredding win over Karolina Muchova at Wimbledon yesterday that saw her become the first Ukrainian woman to reach the singles semi-finals at a major.

For the first time since 2014, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has successfully negotiated a pay increase for Field Foremen/ Fore-women in the sugar industry.

SZEKESFEHERVAR, Hungary,  CMC – Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo smashed the meet record as she brushed aside her field to win the women’s 200 metres at the Hungarian Grand Prix, in her first half-lap of the year here yesterday.

Dear Editor, I read with great interest, and general agreement the suggestion by the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Director of Economics, Mr.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s moderate Finance Minister Carlos Urzua resigned yesterday with a letter that shocked markets by citing “extremism” in economic policy, before President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador quickly named a well-regarded deputy minister to replace him.

BIRMINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – The side under Eoin Morgan is “a different sort of animal” compared to previous English teams who can beat anyone on their day, paceman Liam Plunkett said ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup semi-final against Australia.

  Officials from the Ministry of Social Protection’s Department of Labour and the Ministry of Natural Resources, on Monday met with aggrieved Guyana Goldfields Inc.

The prosecution in the trial of John Holder, the policeman who is charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice in the case against attempted murder accused Maryann Daby, was yesterday given a peremptory date to produce its final witnesses or close its case.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump violated the Constitution by blocking people whose views he disliked from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday.

Dear Editor, The online press (Demerara Waves) (see `Guyana gov’t asks Caribbean Court to leave elections up to Parliament, GECOM, President, Opposition Leader’), has reported that Government will ask the Caribbean Court of Justice (the “Court”) to rule that the Court cannot or should not direct that general elections are to be held within three months because that “will clearly be obstructing Parliament from exercising its constitutional power to extend the time if it becomes necessary to do so.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Wimbledon’s Centre Court is the property of the All England Club, but yesterday it belonged to Serena Williams.

Two men, including one who claimed he uses a cannabis tea to treat his stutter, were yesterday remanded to prison on separate drug trafficking charges.

Dear Editor, I read the latest development in the ongoing soap opera of selecting a chair for Gecom in the predawn hours of Tuesday. 

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A Brazilian state judge yesterday convicted mining company Vale SA for damages caused by the deadly rupture of a tailings dam in January that killed at least 240 people.

(Reuters) – H. Ross Perot, the feisty Texas technology billionaire who rattled U.S.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the construction of a Guyana Embassy, Ambassador’s and Diplomatic Staff quarters in Brazil.

(Trinidad Guardian) A day­light rob­bery was foiled when two ban­dits be­lieved to be in their ear­ly 20s from Long­denville and Rio Claro re­spec­tive­ly were shot by se­cu­ri­ty guards as they at­tempt­ed to rob Savi’s Clas­sic Jew­el­ry lo­cat­ed on the cor­ner of Noel Street and South­ern Main Road, Cou­va on Tues­day.

Dear Editor, I see we are once again in a dispute on this important appointment of a GECOM Chairman, it should not be so.

(Reuters) – Australia’s cricketers poured their hearts out and shared their Cricket World Cup dreams in a barefoot bonding session at Edgbaston as the champions look to rally in their semi-final clash against England.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at “foolish” British Prime Minister Theresa May and her “wacky” Washington ambassador yesterday, stepping up a tirade against a close ally whose envoy had branded his administration inept.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Two of African football’s more consistent performers of recent years, Algeria and Senegal, look on course to meet in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations final and reprise an exciting clash from earlier in the tournament.

(Trinidad Guardian) Laven­tille is in cri­sis and we need to fix it.

Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams, has announced the establishment of the Rapid Impact Project (RIP), an initiative dedicated to providing funding for small-scale community infrastructural projects.

(Barbados Nation) The word must go out – the Internet was not developed for issuing threats and death wishes on others, Chief Magistrate Christopher Birch declared on Monday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago has suffered a downgrade in its sovereign ratings from credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s.

Dear Editor, I am living in First Street, C Field Sophia and  having the royal run around with GPL since January 2019 to present to get my prepaid meter electrical wire to attach to my house.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Billionaire rapper Jay-Z is entering the fast-growing cannabis industry, taking a role with California company Caliva as a strategist.

KABUL, Afghanistan,  CMC – West Indies will clash with Afghanistan in a full series next November in India, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced.

The human condition is such that in almost every walk of life, by various means – usually trickery and force – individuals will perennially seek and try to institutionalise advantage over each other, and the most that can be hoped for is mitigation of this phenomenon.

In recent years, cricket and baseball fans have been entertained with significant increases in run scoring, propelled by a rush in the striking of sixes and home runs, in the respective sports.

Dear Editor, Oh dear! Cat and mouse continues. Nineteen (yes 19!)