Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Amid negative comments on social media about his presence at a PNCR campaign launch in Linden on Saturday, Jamaica batting star Chris Gayle has reiterated that he is apolitical and had simply taken the opportunity to meet his fans.

(Trinidad Newsday) The Prime Minister took the witness stand on Tuesday in an assessment for damages before a High Court master in which he is seeking compensation for defamatory statements made against him by former chairman of the Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG), Brian Stone.

(Jamaica Observer) Opposition Senator Dr Andre Haughton this morning issued an apology for his “love breast” comment, which was made in Parliament on Friday, causing public uproar.

(Trinidad Express) From 2020 travellers will have shorter waiting times at the airports.

A mining accident today at Australian-owned company, Troy Resources Ltd resulted in the death of an employee and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has been instructed to carry out a thorough investigation.

NUR-SULTAN,  (Reuters) – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev today ordered an investigation into former senior officials who initiated a struggling $1.5 billion Chinese-led project to build a light rail network in the capital.

(Trinidad Express) Senior Geoscientist at Touchstone Exploration, Xavier Moonan, says the Piparo mud volcano would be closely monitored in the coming weeks as fractures continue to widen.

If Guyana is to avoid the oil resource curse, policymakers need to structure the Public Investment Programme to embrace transparency and evidence-based investment decisions.

A Police Corporal and another individual were arrested yesterday afternoon after they were busted with over 50 pounds of marijuana in their possession in South Ruimveldt.

Terrence Madray, who clubbed his bedridden mother with a piece of wood, resulting in her death, was yesterday sentenced to 21 years in prison after admitting to the crime.

Although she was recently cleared of a charge of obtaining almost $1 million by false pretence, Carole Chester believes that she last lost as a result of the court case.

A man died early yesterday morning after the car he was travelling in turned turtle along the De Kinderen Public Road, West Coast Demerara, during a street race.

Forty-four-year-old Athlone Pitt yesterday admitted to chopping his wife to death in an attack at Bygeval Secondary School in 2016.

A former MMC Security Force guard yesterday admitted to killing a colleague during an argument in 2016.

A youth now awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to hacking his 70-year-old stepfather to death at Crane, West Coast Demerara in 2016.

The family of a woman who died in an accident on Saturday night after being struck down by a drunken driver on the Friendship, East Bank Demerara Public Road is calling for justice.

Guyana Amazon Warriors are a phenomenon. Their victory over Barbados Tridents in Qualifier 1 was their 11th consecutive win, and one which puts them in the box-seat for their first ever CPL title.

Nearly 3,500 sugar workers have submitted a petition to President David Granger seeking a pay hike, according to a statement yesterday from their union GAWU.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Fast bowlers usually play second fiddle to their slow-bowling counterparts on the final day of tests on the sub-continent but Mohammed Shami’s performance in India’s test win over South Africa in Visakhapatnam on Sunday told a different story.

A fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, gutted the home that was occupied by members of a North Sophia family, who lost all of their possessions.

On September 29, the Association of Haitian Nationals (AHNIG) launched its operations.

DOHA,  (Reuters) – Noah Lyles was talking more like a labour organiser than the next Usain Bolt following his 200 metres win at the world championships, the American sprinter hinting he might be as likely to lead an athletes’ union as be the face of the sport.

Rose Hall Town Thunderbolts on Saturday scored a three-wicket win over Albion to book their spot in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board/Stag 50-over first division tournament.

A mother of four was shot in her back during the wee hours of yesterday morning and police have launched an investigation.

Stressing the need for full ownership of their lands, National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) Chairman Nicholas Fredericks yesterday called for unity between government and the opposition and within the indigenous community as indigenous leaders gathered for a five-day national conference.

WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – An increasing number of U.S. lawmakers voiced anger yesterday over the NBA’s response to a Houston Rockets official’s tweet backing Hong Kong democracy protests, raising U.S.-China

(Trinidad Express) Criminals are now using aerial drones to smuggle drugs, cellphones and other contraband to inmates at prisons in Trinidad.

Dear Editor, On Sunday last, I saw an American network television interview with the Head of the Broward County Elections Commission in Florida responding to questions about the competence of the administration and the integrity of the County’s Elections Commission.

Caribbean men’s singles bronze  and under-21 men’s silver  medallist Shemar Britton, won the men’s singles category of the 2019 edition of the Trinbago Open men’s table tennis championship at the weekend held at the national Racquet Centre Orange Grove Rd, Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago.

Kevin Bruce, who is accused of pulling a gun on a police constable, yesterday tearfully told a court that it was the other way around and that he ended up being shot.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News, in its October 4, 2019 column captioned “APNU+AFC PM candidate has to be discussed”, reported “President David Granger yesterday deflected questions about whether Minister of (Public)  Security Khemraj Ramjattan would be the APNU+AFC coalition’s Prime Ministerial (PM) candidate for the 2020 elections”.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chris Silverwood was named England head coach yesterday in place of Trevor Bayliss as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) opted against another overseas candidate to take the team forward.

A city magistrate is expected to commence the trial of Darryl John, who was freed months ago of ecstasy possession charges, on a charge of trafficking the drug.

Dear Editor, It gives us great pleasure at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure to inform and assure you that the international contracting firm responsible for the installation of elevators at overpasses on the East Bank has signalled their willingness to rectify the faults encountered within the defects liability period of the project.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association will stage the 2019 edition of the National Schools Novices and Elite Teams and Singles Table Tennis Championships during October 25-27 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall at Homestretch Avenue Georgetown. 

Dear Editor, The call for the government of the day to distribute as cash part of its oil proceeds seems to have as its genesis a real urgency to assuage the looming economic and social crisis that is and has been for the longest while, suffocating the ordinary Guyanese. 

Kamwatta in the Barima-Waini region has received 10 water pumps donated by Ben Yantis, who has been conducting missionary work in Guyana and other countries in South America.

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry agreed to terms on a one-year, $31 million contract extension, according to a published report yesterday.

The police in Berbice are now seeking legal advice on the findings of their investigation of the alleged placement of portraits of President David Granger and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on the floor of the Number 52 – 74 Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) building last week.

(Trinidad Guardian) Sev­er­al times a year, in­creased con­cen­tra­tions of Sa­ha­ran dust move across our re­gion, turn­ing our typ­i­cal­ly blue skies in­to a dusty and hazy mess.

Dear Editor, I very much like Prof Clive Thomas’ suggestion to share out a million dollars from the oil money.

(Reuters) – Former world number one Andy Murray recovered from a slow start to beat Argentine qualifier Juan Ignacio Londero 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters opening round yesterday.

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday launched a harsh attack on NATO ally Turkey, threatening to destroy its economy if Ankara takes a planned military strike in Syria too far, even though the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Fi­nance Min­is­ter Colm Im­bert read the 2020 Bud­get in the House of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives yester­day.

Dear Editor, Online news sites are abuzz with the less than gracious reception which greeted TKR Captain, Pollard, as he made his way out to the middle in the CPL Eliminator game against STKNP on Sunday  and his response. 

Alfie Norman Garraway, 39, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to possession of a firearm and ammunition at Norton Street, Lodge on October 5, 2019.

Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Gym standouts, Shamar Ali (elite) and Mark Crawford (youth) took home the best boxer’s awards but the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) earned the Gym trophy once again as the curtain came down on the National Intermediate Championships on Sunday night.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada’s main opposition leader repeatedly attacked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday during a pivotal televised debate, calling him a phony and a fraud who did not deserve to be re-elected on Oct.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuadoran state-run oil company Petroamazonas EP suspended operations at three oil fields in the Amazon region yesterday, the country’s energy ministry said, as protests against austerity measures convulsed the country.

Dear Editor, After reading the recent article on GuySuCo’s poor performance it is becoming very evident that the company needs to improve the management team.

A former Regent Household Electronics worker has been ordered to perform community service over the next two months after he admitted to attempting to steal an amplifier from the store.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona paid out 92 million euros ($101 million) in collective bonuses to its players for winning the Spanish league and Super Cup titles last season, the club’s annual report showed.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Divers from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) are expected to join the search for an educator who went missing on the weekend after he allegedly jumped off a bridge into the Rio Grande at St Margaret’s Bay in Portland.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A federal judge yesterday said eight years of U.S.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil plans to restart domestic uranium mining in 2019 for the first time in five years, the mines and energy minister told a newspaper in an interview published yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has noted the concerns of residents in Mocha, East Bank Demerara, with regard to the holes in the access road as was published in a letter in Stabroek News on September 19, 2019 under the heading `Address these potholes on the Mocha Access Road’.

First Lady,  Sandra Granger yesterday opened an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop for 30 residents of Mahdia, Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight). 

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. women’s national soccer team players pushed back in a court filing yesterday against claims by the U.S.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police said yesterday it had launched an operation in the mid-west state of Mato Grosso to stop illegal mining, environmental crimes and a rise in violence.

By William Bruno and Todd Schneberk LOS ANGELES – In a stuffy attic-turned-office in Tijuana, Mexico, Juan (his name has been changed to protect his identity) described the harrowing events that drove him to flee his home in Guatemala, travel thousands of miles by foot, and request asylum in the United States.

By Yuen Yuen Ang ANN ARBOR – Since Chinese President Xi Jinping launched his sweeping anti-corruption campaign in 2012, more than 1.5 million officials, including some of the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) top leaders, have been disciplined.

There are two realities about crime and law enforcement which have to be faced and these, regrettably, are likely to be around for some while.

Seven postmen and women have made it through to the semi-finals after the completion of the preliminary leg of the Post Trivia competition.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Thousands of climate-change protesters took to the streets in cities around the world yesterday, launching two weeks of peaceful civil disobedience to demand immediate action to cut carbon emissions and avert an ecological disaster.

Dear Editor, Across generations there have been personal accounts of life in the sugar industry of Guyana and the communities it created.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Mauricio Pochettino has found an ally in former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger as he faces his toughest spell in his five years in charge of Tottenham Hotspur.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican journalist Carol Rose has been made editor for the Florida-based Palm Beach Daily News.