Articles published on Monday, July 22, 2019
(Jamaica Gleaner) The hunt is on for a taxi driver accused of fatally dousing his 24-year-old Clarendon girlfriend with a corrosive substance and injuring their two children in a bizarre attack last night.
Approximately 40 children between the ages of 7 and 15 participated in this year’s Early Savers Summer Camp hosted by GBTI.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A Jamaican man accused of posting nude pictures on the Internet of his ex-girlfriend, a former American television news anchor, was today convicted in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in a case of revenge porn.
Maintaining its opposition to house-to-house registration, the opposition PPP today charged that the process is meant to de-register thousands.
(Jamaica Observer) The Road Safety Unit says road deaths have passed the 250 mark and is again advising motorists to wear their seatbelts, helmets, and other protective devices to save life, as well as, to pay close attention to road signs and markings.
(Trinidad Express) Condolences are pouring in on social media for a 35 year old woman police constable who died on Sunday.
(Trinidad Express) After hearing that Dexter “Pullskin” Joseph had been shot dead near his Laventille home last Wednesday night both his pregnant wife and another woman identified as his pregnant girlfriend experienced pains and were taken to hospital.
(Trinidad Express) Mother of three Sherry Smart appeared in the Couva Magistrates’ Court on Monday, charged with manslaughter in the death of three-year-old Isaiah Hazel.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley last night revoked the appointment of Stuart Young as Communications Minister in an apparent response to a call from this newspaper for Young to focus on crime.
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Kenyan Finance Minister Henry Rotich was arrested today on suspicion of corruption related to the construction of two dams.
(Jamaica Observer) The man implicated in fatal shooting of female singjay Keshan is still in hospital under police guard, up to press time yesterday.
(Jamaica Observer) After applying and being approved for early retirement, one teacher is distraught, as approximately seven months out of the classroom, she discovered that the decision had been reversed.
(Jamaica Gleaner) United States-based attorney Millicent Clarke says many illegal immigrants in the United States, including Jamaicans, are now on the run as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) teams carry out raids to send home foreigners with final removal orders.
(Trinidad Guardian) Proudly singing her religious songs, Irene Barrington declared, “I love my singing and I love everybody who loves their singing.”
(Trinidad Guardian) In an attempt to assuage a nation besieged by a wave of bloody killings and robberies, Minister of National Security Stuart Young provided no new measures to combat almost out-of-control gang warfare but encouraged citizens to call a tip line to get illegal guns off the streets.
Contending that the ongoing house-to-house registration exercise is “unlawful,” the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has called for the process to be immediately suspended.
Former murder accused Leon Duncan died and his brother and two other men are now hospitalised after a drive-by shooting last night in Festival City.
ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), and partners have secured the necessary local insurance for its operations here even as the oil major’s Country Manager Rod Henson assured that it won’t have to be used since there will be no oil spillage or accidents.
Guyana Stores Limited (GSL) has “done what [it] had to do” as it relates to repayment of a $3.8 billion debt that was owed to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), co-owner of the company Tony Yassin has said.
The “interim” status of the APNU+AFC government has resulted in the holdup of major projects including the new Demerara River bridge and Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson says that no contracts would be awarded during this time.
In a letter dated July 20th to President David Granger, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has emphasized that the responsibility for submitting names for Chairmanship of GECOM is exclusively his.
The names of those who upped payment for lands allocated to them in `Pradoville 2’ cannot be made public until the 2018 annual report is tabled in the National Assembly, Director of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) Professor Clive Thomas recently insisted.
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Thursday revealed plans to drill a potable water well in the Region Nine village of Moco Moco.
Former Army Chief of Staff and potential PPP/C Prime Ministerial Candidate.
Scott Ting-A-Kee, Daryll Goodchild and Gabrielle Mohamed will represent Guyana as part of the country’s Literary Arts contingent at the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago next month.
Defending champion Gold is Money suffered their first loss while Sparta Boss, Leopold Street, Albouystown-B and Tiger Bay sealed their places in the knockout round when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Street’ Georgetown Championship group round continued on Saturday.
The police now have four persons in custody and charges are expected to be laid soon for the brutal killing of 25-year-old fisherman Alvin Gajraj and an assault on his brother at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, on Thursday night.
Dear Editor, I note that the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) published on its website its Preliminary Appointment Notice on June 21, and its Final Appointment Notice on July 17.
With poor quality water flowing through their taps, residents of Two Miles, Bartica are pleading with the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) to address the issue and bring some relief.
According to vice-president of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF), Paul Choo-Wee-Nam, the long overdue Annual General Meeting which will facilitate elections of the federation will take place on August 17.
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Ministers Amna Ally, Raphael Trotman and David Patterson along with Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon and Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine on Friday evening engaged with over 200 business magnates and investors in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Dear Editor, The Order published last week in the Official Gazette of Guyana but suspiciously dated the 11th June, 2019, and signed by the former Chairman of GECOM J.
FOIX, France, (Reuters) – Thibaut Pinot emerged as the strongest of the main contenders to win the Tour de France after dominating his rivals for the second successive day in the 15th stage, a 185-km mountain battle won by Briton Simon Yates yesterday.
After a wait of several months, medical records for six-year-old Sharezer Mendonca, who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) in January after being administered cancer drugs, were handed over to her family a few weeks ago.
Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to a paid advertisement by the Attorney General Chambers published in yesterday’s newspapers, bearing the caption “What PPP/C applied to the CCJ for vs what the CCJ ruled”.
(Reuters) – New Zealand stunned Australia 52-51 in an exhilarating final yesterday to dethrone the champions and claim their first netball World Cup title in 16 years.
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland, (Reuters) – Irishman Shane Lowry staved off the biggest nerves of his golfing life, handling the wind and the rain to win the British Open by six strokes amid emotional scenes at Royal Portrush yesterday.
Dear Editor, Some readers might find it interesting, while others might find it appalling, to learn that throughout its existence, CARICOM has selectively remained silent on the political plights of Guyana.
The Yvonne Jacobus Maternity Waiting Home in Annai, Region Nine has been officially commissioned and will serve expectant mothers in the North Rupununi district, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said on Saturday.
Dear Editor, Much has been said in various media recently about the African Business Roundtable and some of its members, both former and current and so perhaps a reintroduction of the ABR is necessary to encourage all Guyanese to support our efforts.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – Former skipper MS Dhoni will miss India’s tour of the Caribbean next month while strike bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the white ball phase, after selectors announced squads for the upcoming full series yesterday.
DUBAI/LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain was weighing its next moves in the Gulf tanker crisis yesterday, with few good options apparent as a recording emerged showing that the Iranian military defied a British warship when it boarded and seized a ship three days ago.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in running clashes with protesters late yesterday amid chaotic scenes as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh front against what many see as a broader erosion of freedoms by Beijing.
Dear Editor, This is a land of confusion, led by a man with a confused mind.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Jul 21, CMC – Sherfane Rutherford and Sunil Ambris struck half-centuries but West Indies A suffered a chastening eight-wicket thrashing in the final one-dayer, as India A put a firm exclamation mark on a dominant series display here Sunday.
MEXICO CITY/SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – Mexico said yesterday it averted the so-called “safe third country” negotiations with the United States it desperately wanted to avoid after U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith insists it is “absolute madness” for anyone in authority to contend that a gang member without pending criminal charges can continue receiving State contracts, ostensibly challenging a statement by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley that it is solely the duty of the Police Service to bring down criminal gangs.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce produced a superb display to outclass local favourite Dina Asher-Smith and Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josee Ta Lou as she won the women’s 100 metres in 10.78 seconds at the London Diamond League yesterday.
Dear Editor, I am disturbed about the political atmosphere in Guyana at this time.
(Reuters) – Australia retained the women’s Ashes after the only test match in the series played across multiple formats ended in a draw at Taunton yesterday.
Dear Editor, First the list could not be completed following H2H registration before November 2019, then at the CCJ we learnt December 2019 was touted, now suddenly H2H registration can be completed in three months, October 2019, or shorter.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – China will be able to place armed forces at a Cambodian naval base under a secret agreement the two nations have reached, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.
(Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor on Sunday said he would not seek re-election next year but refused to resign as the island braced for more protests by demonstrators demanding he step down over leaked chat messages.
On Saturday, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) commenced house-to-house registration across the country for the purpose of creating a new National Register of Registrants from which a new preliminary voters list is to be extracted.
In a few days’ time about 160,000 members of Britain’s Conservative Party – largely white, male and in their late fifties – will elect a new party leader and so appoint Britain’s next Prime Minister.
(Trinidad Express) National Security Minster Stuart Young yesterday afternoon met with the Heads of the Defence and Protective Services at the National Operations Fusion Centre (NOFC) located at Knowsley Building, Dundonald Street, Port of Spain.
Dear Editor, In 2016, I applied for a firearm licence, and I am still waiting to get one.
By Esther Figueroa Esther Figueroa, Ph.D. is an activist independent film maker, writer, linguist and educator who focuses on the environment, social justice, indigenous knowledges and local content.
In our article of 15 July 2019, we referred to several international scandals involving companies that have been audited by the Big Four (KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PWC) and the possibility of these firms being blocked from undertaking future audit work in India.
LONDON, CMC – Jamaican sprint hurdler Danielle Williams produced an electrifying performance to smash the national record en route to winning the event at the Muller Anniversary Games here Saturday.
