Daily Archive: Thursday, September 26, 2019

(Trinidad Express) SATNARINE “TEDDY’ RAMPERSAD was shot and killed while in his bed around 4 a.m.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Former President Jacques Chirac, a political chameleon who dominated French politics for decades in roles ranging from mayor of Paris to the second-longest serving leader of the nation, died today at the age of 86.

(Trinidad Express) Tickets for traffic offences like speeding will start being mailed to offenders this year, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said yesterday.

President David Granger last evening cited March 2nd  2020 as the earliest date for general elections but did not issue a proclamation as is legally required.

Two former employees of the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU), Keith Griffith and Robert Ross are to be compensated after it was determined that they were unjustly dismissed in 1998.

Former Chairman of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Hugh Denbow, who died on Monday evening, hours after his bound body was found in his North Sophia home following a home invasion was strangled, an autopsy has found.

The bodies of the two men who went missing after a collision between two boats on the Essequibo River on Monday which claimed the life of Sherry Khan, were found on the shores of Hog Island yesterday.

The lifeless body of a 13-year-old girl was yesterday found hanging in a bedroom of her Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara (WBD) house.

Daniel Forrester, the motorcyclist charged last year with causing the death of a pedestrian in a collision at Bagotstown, East Bank of Demerara, was yesterday found guilty of the crime and a probation report has been ordered before sentencing.

Vendors are pleased with the ongoing repairs to a section of the Bourda Market roof, saying that works on the market are “long overdue.” However, some are afraid of closing their stalls as they are fearful of robbers “carrying away everything.”

Paul Ivor Thom, who was found guilty of manslaughter at the High Court in Berbice earlier this month, was yesterday sentenced to six years imprisonment for the crime.

An office assistant was charged with causing the death of a motorcyclist that also left the pillion rider hospitalised, and was granted bail.

A 55-year-old motorcyclist is now dead after he allegedly lost control and collided with a minibus along the Somerset and Berks, Essequibo Coast Public Road early yesterday morning.

After managing to evade the police for more than three years, Shemar Wilson, the suspected mastermind behind the lobbing of a grenade outside the Kaieteur News’ offices in 2016, was on Tuesday taken into custody.

Eighty-two-year-old Leroy Peters, the father of reporter Leroy Smith, died at a city hospital yesterday, two weeks after he was allegedly beaten by bandit/s who invaded his Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara home.

Brandon King’s unbeaten 81 helped Guyana Amazon Warriors make it a magnificent seven wins out of seven to start their 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over St Lucia Zouks at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground last night.

The son of a city businessman is among seven persons who were taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon following the discovery of a sub-machine gun and a quantity of ammunition at Church Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown.

According to a recent Transparency International Survey of citizens’ views and experiences of corruption, a majority of Guyanese think corruption in government is a big problem even as a larger number think that government is doing well in tackling the problem.

Despite an impressive all-round performance, Mark Montfort has downplayed his cameo but credited a collective team effort for the Vikings team which won the Toronto District Super 9 tournament in Canada.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has stated that Latin America and the Caribbean are moving closer to their goal of achieving the elimination of human deaths by rabies.

Defending champions the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) will begin their title defence of the New Building Society (NBS) second-division 40 overs tournament against the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) on Saturday. 

National Under – 19 skipper and West Indies youth player Ashmead Nedd says he is firmly focused on making West Indies cricket proud.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says that it is moving to improve systems for taxpayers utilising its services and even now, some transactions can be done online.

Dear Editor, The decision to deny Republic Bank’s (RB) bid to take over the assets of Scotiabank leaves much to be desired.

The ‘Not In My House’ card originally scheduled for Saturday at D’Urban Park has been postponed to November 23.

Dear Editor, Come 2020, persons desirous of erecting billboards in the City will have to seek written permission from the Council.

A father of eight, who was allegedly found with marijuana in a milk tin, was granted bail when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

The IAAF World Athletics Championships gets underway tomorrow and Guyana’s medal hopes are pinned on the trio of Aliyah Abrams, Emanuel Archibald and Quamel Prince.

Brian Robinson, who was accused of stealing a bull last month, was jailed for two years after he changed his plea from not guilty to guilty, when he returned to the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Dear Editor, Reading the IMF 2019 Staff Report on Guyana was quite instructional.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) yesterday advised the public to take all necessary precautions during the spring tides period beginning today and ending on  October 2, 2019.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica Cricket Association president, Wilford “Billy” Heaven, wants the Caribbean Premier League and national franchise, Jamaica Tallawahs, to play a larger role in the development of local youth cricket.

Dear Editor, Demerara Waves in a report carried on September 23, 2019, quoted President David Granger in his address to the members of the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly (IDPADA) annual meeting on Sunday 22, 2019, as saying the following: “My administration’s priority is ensuring that Guyanese have access to high- quality, free education across the country instead of doing `handouts’ to the population.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump pressed Ukraine’s leader to investigate Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, in coordination with the U.S.

A Princes Street man who admitted to damaging a door at the East La Penitence Police Station was ordered to undertake 14 days of community service when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Consistent performance from Guyana under-15 all-rounder, Jonathan Rampersaud ensured Parrot House was crowned champions in the J.C.

Dear Editor, Mr. David Granger has again failed to name a date for elections.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson taunted his rivals on his return to parliament yesterday, goading them to either bring down the government or get out of the way to allow him to deliver Brexit.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Trinbago Knight Riders captain Kieron Pollard has labelled today’s clash with Barbados Tridents as a “big game”, and says it will be a crucial test for the two-time reigning champions after going winless in their last two outings.

A Jamaican national was yesterday jailed for four months after he admitted to overstaying his time in Guyana by over two years.

(Trinidad Guardian) Gov­ern­ment ex­pects Pa­tri­ot­ic En­er­gies and Tech­nolo­gies Ltd to be able to restart the for­mer Petrotrin re­fin­ery in less than 12 months since it won’t im­me­di­ate­ly have to raise its (US)$700 mil­lion pay­ment.

Dear Editor, As a writer, I feel sad and hurt to read of the tragic death of the former Civil Aviation Chairman, Mr.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise called for a unity government in a rare address to the nation yesterday as he faced a brewing political crisis and intensifying protests after a ruling-party senator fired a pistol to disperse a crowd.

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation [GABF] will stage a one night exhibition tournament dubbed ‘Battleground’ which is set to commence Saturday  at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Dear Editor, Yesterday, you kindly published a letter by me highlighting the duplicitous nature of then Opposition Leader Mr.

A man was fined $30,000 after he admitted to using a rolling pin to assault his mother and also used abusive language.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday reinforced his support for Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Guaido, praising Latin American leaders who back him, boosting aid funding and barring members of President Nicolas Maduro’s government from entering the United States.

A phone technician accused of having marijuana at a bar for trafficking, was granted bail after he denied the charge when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – England’s Barbadian all-rounder Chris Jordan has been called up by reigning two-time champions Trinbago Knight Riders for the rest of the Caribbean Premier League season.

Earlier this month, the Mayor and City Council was presented with a proposal for fixing the city’s overwhelming problems of solid waste disposal, which includes recycling and incineration.

Dear Editor, Two hundred and seventy-eight days after the successful passage of the No-confidence motion, out-of-time caretaker President David Granger has once again made a temporizing statement; Granger has dangled the ‘carrot’ of an election date in the hope that the People’s Progressive Party will return to Parliament on the 10th October 2019 and extend the life of his as-of-now illegal administration.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India should pull out of the Commonwealth Games permanently because a lack of strong competition makes participation a waste of time and money, the country’s Olympic chief Narinder Batra says.