Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 31, 2019

(Trinidad Express) The desire to have her father walk her down the aisle at her wedding will not be a reality for a woman who was indecently assaulted by him when she was eight and ten years old.

(Barbados Nation) The Court of Appeal today released former condemned murderer Omar DaCosta Holder from prison saying his case should not have gone to the jury in light of his unsigned written statement taken while he was in police custody.

(Barbados Nation) Visitors to Barbados for the last lap of Crop Over could find themselves waiting on the plane for longer than usual before they can disembark.

The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Joseph Sargeant, 38,  c/d “Joey” in connection with the  murder of  Terry Ault on 2019-07-21 in South Sophia, Greater Georgetown.

In a likely sign of their continuing interest in the current political standoff over general elections and the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), envoys from the United States, Britain, Canada and the European Union today met President David Granger and his team at the Ministry of the Presidency.

(Trinidad Express) The mother of a man shot and killed by the police after he robbed and terrorised patrons of a bar in Phillipine last Saturday morning, says her son was innocent.

MANGALURU/BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – Authorities in Southern India recovered the body of coffee baron V.G.

SOFIA,  (Reuters) – The head of Bulgaria’s anti-corruption commission has resigned following a scandal over purchases of luxury properties at favourable prices that has already forced some senior ruling party’s politicians to quit.

(Trinidad Express) On the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Roger Gaspard, the charges of malicious damage and threatening a potential witness in a criminal investigation have been re-laid against the CEO of A&V Oil and Gas Ltd, Hanif Nazim Baksh.

(Jamaica Observer) The Portland police are searching for a man who is alleged to have killed his girlfriend following a prolonged domestic dispute at David Lane in Port Antonio yesterday morning.

(Trinidad Guardian) Min­is­ter of Ed­u­ca­tion An­tho­ny Gar­cia said he would “have to con­sid­er the rec­om­men­da­tions” to de­ter­mine whether or not the fu­ner­al ser­vice for re­put­ed gang­ster Vaughn “Sand­man” Mieres can be held at the Las Cuevas Gov­ern­ment Pri­ma­ry School, on Fri­day.

(Jamaica Observer) The 57th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence is in the spotlight with Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica celebrating across the United States the island’s milestone of gaining independence from Britain on August 6, 1962.

The City Council has halted the construction of a Nalco Champion Guyana chemical warehouse at the John Fernandes Ltd (JFL) Inland Terminal, at Industrial Site, Ruimveldt Georgetown, saying no permission had been granted.

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh, spent her first day yesterday being briefed on the functioning of the agency by its senior managers and has scheduled meetings with the two sides of the Commission today.

V G Siddhartha, the owner of Vaitarna Holdings Private Inc (VPHI) of India, which controls  forest concessions in Guyana amounting to 737,814 hectares has been found dead.

Keon David, the ex-policeman who is wanted by the police in connection with the fatal shooting of Sophia resident Kurt Duncan at Seeta’s Bar on Monday morning, was not a licensed firearm holder.

Guyana’s current chicken shortage will be rectified by mid-August as local farmers have placed adequate supplies of chicken on their farms that will reach production age by that time, the Guyana Poultry Producers Association (GPPA) said yesterday in a press release.

Following a tumultuous couple of months, Canadian mining company Guyana Goldfields Inc.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC will be hearing arguments on Friday afternoon on the request of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that she recuse herself from presiding over the challenge filed to the ongoing house-to-house registration exercise.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is inviting all stakeholders to provide feedback on the draft Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy, which is slated, once finalised and approved, to become part of the entity’s Standing Operating Procedures.

A five-wicket haul from fast bowler Matthew Forde spurred Barbados to a three-wicket victory over Guyana in the second round of the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 tournament at Arnos Vale, St Vincent and the Grenadines yesterday.

Representatives of the National Mine Workers Union of Guyana (NMWUG) yesterday walked out of a meeting with the Department of Labour as they say the engagement did not address any of the issues of Aurora Gold Mines Inc.

(Barbados Nation) Vijay Persaud’s journey had many ups and downs, but each step helped to propel him to the heights of NASA.

Botofago and Eagles will compete in the final of the inaugural Divine Entertainment Summer Super Cup Football tournament on August 3rd, following semifinal wins on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground, Linden.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has in the past three years ensured the reclamation of over 40 acres of land previously used for mining and has spent approximately $100 million on the process, according to Commission-er Newell Dennison.

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Level Two coaching programme which, for the first time, was done in collaboration with the University of the West Indies (UWI), has been completed with 27 persons attaining their certificates and CWI Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams is ecstatic about the ground-breaking development.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder has thrown his support behind the newly-launched ICC Test Championship, stressing that the longest format of the game remained the ultimate test of character and expressing a desire to see West Indies build on their success against England earlier this year.

A Grove construction worker is now a remanded prisoner on an attempted murder charge after allegedly chopping his neighbour with a cutlass.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has shortlisted their U-15 Boys squad which will feature in the CONCACAF U-15 Championship at the IMG Academy, Florida, USA from August 4th-11th.

A city magistrate yesterday committed a taxi driver to stand trial for the alleged rape of a woman.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has refuted an item appearing in the Kaieteur News on July 28, which stated that the union had been delinquent in its submission of annual tax returns and filing of annual returns with the Registrar .

(Reuters) – Jill Ellis, who became the first female coach in history to win back-to-back World Cups, will step down as boss of the U.S.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Trinidadian official Joel Wilson has been appointed to the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for the upcoming season.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) is continuing its work with the United States Coast Guard on Port Safety Management.

Dear Editor, I believe that Guyana has another chance, this time, to deliver its offshore Oil and Gas bounty for the benefit of all of the residents of Guyana.

DETROIT,  (Reuters) – Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders offered an unabashed defense of their progressive policies during a Democratic presidential debate yesterday, as their more moderate rivals took aim at their proposals as unrealistic and politically untenable.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia coach Justin Langer has confirmed James Pattinson and Usman Khawaja are certain starters for the opening Ashes test in Birmingham.

ExxonMobil has relinquished 20% of the Canje Block, offshore Guyana, and Director of the Department of Energy Dr Mark Bynoe says some things will have to be put in place before reallocation.

Dear Editor, I wish to condemn the call by Senior Counsel Marcus to have the Chief Justice (ag) recuse herself from the case brought by Mr.

A nine-month sentence was yesterday handed down to Revelana Smith after she was found guilty of wounding a fellow prisoner.

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Test cricket will cease to be just a bilateral affair from tomorrow when England host Australia in the opening Ashes contest at Edgbaston to kick off the widely-anticipated World Test Championship (WTC).

SAN JUAN,  (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s embattled governor will name the island’s former representative in the U.S.

Dear Editor, Qatar Petroleum, from the world’s richest country,  is planning a major investment in the Guyana oil and gas sector. 

With the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Championship slated to commence on August 9th, tournament organiser Banks DIH Limited has confirmed that the Jubilee Park tarmac will serve as the venue of the street football tournament.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the construction of a number of police Divisional Headquarters across Guyana including at  Anna Regina, Mabaruma, Fort Wellington and Mahdia.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early yesterday, the South Korean military said, only days after it launched two other missiles intended to pressure South Korea and the United States to stop upcoming military drills.

Dear Editor, I draw attention to the article titled, `New Gecom Chairman sworn in –says constitution will guide her’ and the underlying picture (SN July 30). 

(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union yesterday asked a federal judge to stop the Trump administration’s ongoing separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico

LONDON (Reuters) – Skipper Joe Root looks certain to bat at number three in the first Ashes test starting at Edgbaston tomorrow in the latest attempt to beef up England’s flimsy top order.

Dear Editor, Believe it or not, I have written on several occasions about not getting water at all at Eccles (address and telephone number supplied).

A youth accused of possession of a stolen motorcycle was granted his release on bail yesterday after denying the charge.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Communist-run Cuba yesterday imposed sweeping price controls on all state and private businesses as it battles a deepening economic crisis and mounting U.S.

BOGOTA,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sold as a teenager into the sex trade which she endured for nearly four decades, Uruguayan Sandra Ferrini will see her onetime dream of exposing the hell she suffered become reality on Tuesday at the country’s first anti-human trafficking march.

LONDON (Reuters) – The World Boxing Council (WBC) said yesterday it had provisionally suspended Dillian Whyte as the mandatory challenger for Deontay Wilder’s world heavyweight title because the Briton had failed a dope test.

Dear Editor,  For over  20 years there has been an unlicenced auto body repair workshop being operated at Lot 118 Prospect on the East Bank of Demerara, with banging noises and spraying of vehicles.

The Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) will be piloted in 11 schools starting September 2019, according to a release on Monday from the Ministry of Education.

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Dr. Doobay’s medical centre for informing  the public about the advanced procedure known as Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreaticography  in the Kaieteur News on the 30th of July (also known as ERCP).

(Reuters) – India batsman Prithvi Shaw has been handed a back-dated eight-month suspension for a doping violation after ingesting a prohibited substance, Terbutaline, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.

Ten students from junior secondary schools in Georgetown began a five-week paid internship on Monday July 22, with several private sector Information and Communications Technology (ICT) enterprises in Georgetown   According to a Ministry of Public Telecommunications (MoPT) release, the internship is a direct spin-off of a “Travelling Symposium” that the Ministry conducted last March with an outreach to the St Mary’s, Lodge, Carmel, Queens-town and Charlestown Secondary Schools. 

WASHINGTON/BRASILIA/SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday said he will pursue a U.S.

DAR ES SALAAM, (Reuters) – Tanzanian police said yesterday they had arrested a prominent investigative journalist and were looking into his citizenship in another case triggering concern over press freedom under President John Magufuli’s rule.

Dear Editor, The Liberty and Justice Party would like to congratulate Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh on her new appointment as the Chairwoman of the Guyana Elections Commission.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will not defend her 800-metres title at the World Championships in September after the Swiss Federal Tribunal reversed a ruling that temporarily lifted the IAAF’s testosterone regulations imposed on her, a spokesman for the athlete said yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Dozens of young adults visiting the United States in recent years under a cultural exchange visa programme have become victims of human trafficking, according to research released on Tuesday that said the program was riddled with abuses and exploitation.

Several persons have been questioned as the police continue to probe the murder of well-known Guyhoc Park mechanic Reginald Atherly, who was shot on Saturday when bandits invaded his home.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Former Salvadoran president Mauricio Funes has been granted Nicaraguan citizenship, according to a decree published yesterday in the Nicaraguan government registry, likely hobbling El Salvador’s efforts to bring him home to face charges of embezzlement and money laundering.

By Baroness Patricia Scotland Commonwealth Secretary General It has been almost two years since I sat in a security plane flying over the once familiar, but then almost unrecognisable, terrain of Dominica – the country of my birth. 

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s parliament approved a bill yesterday outlawing the centuries-old right of a Muslim man to instantly divorce his wife, drawing accusations of government interference in a community matter.

The 1975 sci-fi film Rollerball, directed and produced by the well known Canadian director Norman Jewison, projected what the sporting world was going to be in this century.

Senior Magistrate Leron Daly yesterday said that she will be conducting the trial of Maryann Daby on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

My interest in election manipulation was motivated by an intention to prevent it, but I soon came to realise that defending elections against a determined autocrat is not easy.

Dear Editor, Having established that the accuracy and integrity of the National Register of Registrants DataBase (NRRDB) is intact and supported by a recent statement by GECOM CEO K Lowenfield that it can be used for elections and only needs a ‘claims and objections’ exercise to update it for enfranchisement of all possible electors, the question of the ongoing House to House registration exercise is raised.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian police said yesterday they had recommended no rape charges against soccer star Neymar, after a woman he met online said he flew her to Paris and assaulted her in a hotel there.

(Trinidad Express) Akani “Dole” Adams died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds according to an autopsy done yesterday at the Forensic Science Cen-tre, St James, but Adams’ mother Chandradaye Maraj-Adams is having a second autopsy done privately at a funeral home in Belmont.