Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Representatives of the government and the opposition this afternoon met again to consider nominees for the new GECOM Chairman.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Members of a St Andrew-based fitness club had their early-morning routine brought to a dramatic halt yesterday as robbers pounced on the group, chasing them along the route in a frightful encounter.

(Trinidad Newsday) Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith has told people not to pay to have their gun licence application approved.

(Trinidad Express) Sometime during the night, someone entered Vedesh Albert’s home in Sangre Grande and shot him to death.

LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistan authorities today arrested Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of a four-day militant attack on the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, on terror finance charges, a spokesman for the chief minister of Punjab province said.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Mexican drug lord who twice escaped maximum-security prisons in that country, will spend the rest of his life in a U.S.

Political party, ANUG has criticised President David Granger for submitting a list of eight names for the GECOM Chairmanship and it added that the July 12 ruling of the CCJ on the caretaker status of the APNU+AFC government means no new laws can be passed nor new contracts signed.

(Trinidad Guardian) When a 6.8 mag­ni­tude earth­quake rocked Trinidad & Tobago a year ago, 78-year-old Sug­a­nee Sam and her daugh­ter Soo­ma­tee hud­dled to­geth­er, pray­ing that their home con­struct­ed of rust­ed gal­vanised sheets and dis­card­ed wood would not col­lapse on them.

By Royston Crandon Team Guyana walked away with four gold medals yesterday at the end of the singles competition of the 2019 Caribbean Area Squash Association Junior Championship in Trinidad and Tobago.

President David Granger and Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday met on finalising a list of six nominees for the post of Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM) and they jointly announced that four candidates have been found “not unacceptable” for the appointment.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies A were once again left to ponder another horrendous batting collapse as India A took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match one-day series with an emphatic 148-run victory here yesterday.

Three of the five youths who pleaded guilty to killing retired professor Pairaudeau ‘Perry’ Mars were yesterday morning sentenced to a combined 34 years behind bars by Justice Navindra Singh at the Georgetown High Court.

(Reuters) – Former U.S. world champion Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker has died after being hit by a vehicle in Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to police.

A young mechanic is now dead and police say he committed suicide after reportedly shooting his girlfriend in an attempt to end her life.

Guyana’s win-less campaign in the Cricket West Indies Future Stars Under-17 regional tournament came as a result of weak batting and lack of preparation says coach of the side, Orin Bailey.

Director Dr Vincent Adams has denied that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to address concerns raised by residents about the proposed Nalco Champion request to operate a chemical warehouse facility at Ruimveldt Industrial Estate.

Rifle shooter Leo Romalho staved off a strong challenge from Sherwin Felicien to win his  second Guyana National Rifle Association Record Shoot in as many weeks.

For the unlawful killing of her eight-year-old son, whom she strangled with a bedsheet, Sonia King yesterday received a 20-year-sentence from Justice Navindra Singh before whom she appeared at the Georgetown High Court.

(Jamaica Observer) A Jamaican man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison in the United States for running an international alien-smuggling organisation out of Freeport, Bahamas.

Guyana Under – 19 Coach Julian Moore is almost certain that the five-time defending champions in the one – day version of Cricket West Indies  regional U19 championships can record its sixth consecutive regional under – 19 one day title. 

Guyana has to ensure its oil and gas local content policy promotes robust oversight of the sector given the potential loopholes for corruption that have been evidenced in other developing countries, according to Canada-based University Professor and Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Advisor Dr.

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo has told Chief Election Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfied that unless he begins preparing to hold general elections he could be acting in contempt of the recent ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

One of Guyana’s leading ladies in the realm of table tennis, Chelsea Edghill, is keen on being more than a passing feature at the upcoming Pam American Games in Lima, Peru. 

Presidential Guard Winston Cooper, 32, who was found in an unconscious state on Mandela Avenue with injuries to his head earlier this month, remains hospitalised and has shown no signs of improvement.

Dear Editor, It would be remiss of us, the three government-nominated Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), not to comment on the missive of Shadick, Gunraj and Benn, the self- proclaimed partisan GECOM Commissioners of the PPP/C, which calls upon GECOM to “immediately start preparations for elections”.

(Fightnews) Ratcheting up the interest before his showdown against Keith “One Time” Thurman (29-0, 22 KOs) in Las Vegas for the WBA welterweight title, Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KOs) and his Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach spoke with reporters on a media conference call recently.

Dear Editor, Do education officials recognize the importance of lower schools as spaces for building social cohesion?

As part of her quest to get answers about the death of her daughter-in-law after one of her eyes was removed, Phyllis Carter plans to take legal action.

(BBC) Manny Pacquiao’s publicist has denied a deal has been agreed to fight Amir Khan in Saudi Arabia in November.

Dear Editor, According to the authorities on the matter, and I’ll quote the Canadian one here, “Caretaker governments may be put in place when a government in a parliamentary system is defeated in a motion of no confidence, or in the case when the house [Parliament] to which the government is responsible is dissolved, such governments should be in place for an interim period until an election is held and a new government is formed.

(Jamaica Observer) Janet Lawrence, a member of a Windrush generation family, won an all-inclusive north coast resort vacation for two from the Ministry of Tourism at the Jamaican High Commission in London, England, recently.

State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) Special Assistant Eric Phillips was actively representing the African Business Roundtable (ABR) as recently as June of 2018, despite claiming to have been inactive since December, 2016.

CASTRES, France,  (Reuters) – Team Ineos are already poised for a Tour de France triumph before the race even enters the high mountains after a brutal display of strength on the eve of the first rest day.

Dear Editor, The New York Times asked this question: Have you been told to “go back” to your country even though you’re an American?

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation of the Lethem Aerodrome.

The Lady Jaguars maintained their grip atop group-A in the CONCACAF Women’s U20 Championship, defeating Antigua and Barbuda 2-0 yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to condemn President Donald Trump for “racist comments” against four minority Democratic congresswomen, a symbolic measure aimed at shaming Trump and his fellow Republicans who stood by him.

A teenager is nursing abdominal injuries following an accident along the Ituni Trail, in Region Ten, on Monday.

YAOUNDE, (Reuters) – Cameroon have sacked Dutch coach Clarence Seedorf after their disappointing performance at the Africa Cup of Nations, with his departure coming after the country’s sports minister had demanded his exit.

Dear Editor, I can’t believe that it is actually happening.  In a world and time fragmented by the troubling and wearying there is the incredibly enthralling.

(Trinidad Guardian) The mur­der of award-win­ning play­wright, pro­duc­er and ac­tor Ray­mond Choo Kong does not add up.

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to divert more than $40 million in humanitarian aid for Central America to support the U.S.-backed

Dear Editor, Ever since CARICOM was established 46 years ago the regional body has been accused of not carrying out its functions. 

Experts from the Caribbean and Latin America will be gathering at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre in Georgetown from today for a consultation aimed at examining the Standards for the Teaching Profession.

(BBC) Cricket chiefs should consider allowing teams to share the World Cup if a final is tied again, says New Zealand coach Gary Stead.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former Justice John Paul Stevens, a Republican appointee to the U.S.

(Reuters) – India’s cricket board (BCCI) yesterday invited applications for the position of head coach and support staff for the men’s side, with incumbent Ravi Shastri and his team given automatic entry in the recruitment process.

Last Sunday while France was busy celebrating La Fete Nationale (French National Day), often referred to as Bastille Day, the attention of the world’s sports fans was centred on their neighbour across the Channel, the United Kingdom.

Dear Editor, Being in receipt of a cheque drawn on an account at Republic Bank and payable to me, I recently presented it – for negotiation – to a teller of and at the Bank’s Water Street branch.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was arrested in the United States under an extradition order yesterday, the South American country’s public prosecutor’s office said in a post on its official Twitter account.

Maybe before, but certainly after my article last week, it must have become obvious to all who read it why the struggle for control of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is so heated.

The 30th Meeting of the Heads of CARICOM Social Security Organisations opened in Guyana yesterday.