Daily Archive: Thursday, October 10, 2019

The police today said that Lennox Roberts is wanted for questioning in relation tothe horrific  murder of David Gentle on 2019-09-02at Haslington, E.C.D.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Two foreign-born Florida businessmen who have been helping President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer investigate political rival Joe Biden have been arrested on charges of funneling foreign money to U.S.

(Trinidad Express) I am not a monster! Pastor Glen Awong, the founder of Transformed Life Ministry and Rehabilitation Centre in Arouca where 69 people were “rescued” from cages yesterday says Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith got it all wrong.

(Trinidad Express) Residents of Embacadere, San Fernando had become so accustomed hearing gunshots that when they rang out on Wednesday night no one checked.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – Austria’s Peter Handke won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature, and the postponed 2018 award went to Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, the Swedish Academy said on today.

(Trinidad Express) An eighteen-year-old pupil charged with the rape of a 15-year-old has been granted bail.

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan yesterday said that an investigation has been launched into why some cambios in the city have significantly increased their selling rates for the United States dollar when there is no shortage in the banking system.

Former Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Energy Kevin Ramnarine says that his country must position itself to be the logistics hub for Guyana’s booming oil sector and Private Sector Commission (PSC) head Gerry Gouveia says that politicians here have to unite to give Guyanese the tools to provide diverse services or watch the opportunities snatched by other countries.

A 12-member jury yesterday found a 45-year-old man guilty of rape and sexual activity with a child when the case was called at the High Court in Georgetown.

A Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder man died on Tuesday morning after he ingested a poisonous substance after beating his wife and forcing the poison into her mouth.

Seventeen-year-old Hadiyyah Mohamed is passionate about creating awareness for Rett syndrome so the lives of those suffering would be a lot easier, and has organized a walk and a packed day of activities on Sunday October 13. 

The Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) has terminated three contracts with Trinidadian entity Commissiong and Company Limited citing alleged breaches of contractual obligations.

Ahead of two very important encounters in four days in the CONCACAF Nations League, Head Coach of the Golden Jaguars, Márcio Máximo, has released the names of players making up his 22-man squad that takes on Antigua and Barbuda tomorrow at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium and on Monday here at the Leonora National Track & Field Centre.

With World Sight Day being observed today, free eye screening is on offer at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) and at Mattai’s on Water Street.

Ahead of the 2019 Guyana Cricket Board’s 50-over Franchise competition which commences Sunday, the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) has named a 14-member squad for the competition with Anthony Adams returning as captain.

Investigators believe that there might be a link between last month’s shooting at Linden which claimed the life of Ian  Williams and that from last Saturday which left one man injured at the East La Penitence market.

The champion athletes of the 2019 Jefford Track and Field Classic were rewarded for their heroics yesterday at the MVP Sports store located in the Giftland Mall, During a ceremony at the establishment, Giftland Mall’s  CEO, Ian Ramdeo, presented Natasha Alder and Cassie Small, with footwear and ‘Under Armor’ apparel. 

Over $34M in Presidential and Capital Grants were presented yesterday to Toshaos for green sustainable community projects.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – All-rounder Rovman Powell says he expects to make a return to full fitness in time to be available for West Indies’ upcoming series against Afghanistan and India starting next month.

The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) recently held a week-long celebration in observation of its 36th Anniversary with great emphasis being placed on the rehabilitation of the 1917 prisoners now in the system.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor has been named to lead the NLCB Revellers, one of two teams which will contest two inaugural T10 matches in the Caribbean Premier League later this week.

The police are on the hunt for a person of interest in the murder of Darrell Breedy, the Festival City man who was shot dead last Saturday after masked bandits invaded his home.

(Trinidad Guardian) Rain is fore­cast for today and it may well con­sume the thoughts of the Trin­ba­go Knight Rid­ers (TKR) more than their op­po­nents the Bar­ba­dos Tri­dents ahead of their Hero Caribbean Pre­mier League se­mi-fi­nal at the Bri­an Lara Crick­et Acad­e­my in Tarou­ba, San Fer­nan­do, from 7 pm.

Category ‘A’ title contenders Zachary Persaud, Shiloh Asregado and Louis Da Silva notched up first round wins on the opening night of the 2019 Ansa McAL Trading Ltd sponsored Handicap Squash tournament at the Georgetown Squash Court last evening.

The trial of the former soldier accused of decapitating his uncle in 2017 in what he claimed was an act of self defence commenced yesterday in the High Court.

Elite local table tennis club, Titans is the latest entity to be assisted by local sporting accessory giants, West Indian Sports Complex.

President David Granger  says Guyana is keen on enhancing partnerships with experienced oil producers such as Qatar.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has released the weekend cricket fixtures which will see the continuation of the Noble House Seafoods second-division two-day competition and the New Building Society (NBS) second-division 40-over competition, respectively. 

Dear Editor, I wrote a letter on August 27, 2018 in the media which expressed the view that any increase of State revenues, whether it be from oil, gold or whatever, those additional resources should concentrate on the following seven areas.

A labourer accused of beating a woman as he robbed her was granted bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

The police are awaiting statements from three persons to complete a file on the September 23rd boat crash in the Essequibo River that left three persons dead which will then be sent for legal advice to determine whether the two boat captains involved will be charged.

Dear Editor, As election campaigning picks up, Stabroek News must now adopt a fair policy with regards use of its columnists who are declared candidates of political parties or who are openly anti-government (and pro-government, but I know of no SN columnist who is).

Stadium signage has been removed and players reportedly are growing uneasy with playing games amid growing tensions in China, where the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets are scheduled to play today.

(Trinidad Express) Several workers of the Transformed Life Ministry (TLM) came to the defence of their employer and church owner, Glen Awong, yesterday.

DORTMUND, Germany, (Reuters) – Injury-decimated Germany squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Argentina thanks to Lucas Ocampos’s 85th-minute equaliser in a friendly yesterday.

A man who was allegedly part of a gang that robbed a woman on New Market Street last month, was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Garba dance, hosted by the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (Indian Culture Centre of the Indian High Commission and the Indian Government in Guyana), on the evening of October 5th, 2019 was truly a dance of splendour and therapy to the soul.

A woman, who is a witness in a murder case, was released on bail when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday accused of having marijuana in her room for trafficking. 

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Premier League side Crystal Palace said yesterday they had taken action after Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha was again subjected to racist abuse on social media.

Dear Editor, I refer to a statement from Mr. Winston Jordan that was published on October 5, 2019 in KN and headlined as “Natural Resource Fund… Rigid withdrawal rules prevent account from becoming slush fund – Finance Minister”.

AKCAKALE, Turkey,  (Reuters) – Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies attacked Kurdish militia in northeast Syria yesterday, pounding them with air strikes and artillery before starting a cross-border ground operation that could transform an eight-year-old war.

(Reuters) – England fast bowler James Anderson has swapped the cricket nets for the facilities at the training ground of Premier League champions Manchester City in a bid to recover from a calf injury, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

A beggar, who apologised in court for using threatening behaviour towards a hospital guard, was fined for the offence when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Dear Editor, I was very privileged to chair a fascinating discussion on the Windrush Scandal at the London High Commission on Tuesday 8th.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Masked youths battled Ecuadorean security forces during indigenous-led protests and a national strike yesterday as President Lenin Moreno stuck by austerity measures that have triggered the worst unrest in a decade.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Government and the Opposition People’s National Party have reacted to yesterday’s arrests of former Education Minister Ruel Reid and others.

Dear Editor, I am against the cash transfer of oil money to the citizenry.

(Reuters) – The head of Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA has dismissed media reports it co-ordinated changes to the Moscow laboratory data before it was handed over to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

ExxonMobil Guyana recently updated the Region Two public on its operations and third proposed oil production project, Payara.

Dear Editor,  I have observed the circulation of a video clip of the Chairman of the National Toshaos Council (NTC), Nicholas Fredericks, which conveys a misleading impression that the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) activity on Monday (October 7, 2019) evening to engage the Toshaos, who gathered for the 2019 NTC Conference, was somehow a last-minute event. 

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC), in observance of World Post Day, yesterday commissioned a modern rehabilitated Anna Regina Post Office in Region 2.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Rugby World Cup organisers are expected to announce today that England’s game against France on Saturday has been cancelled and that Sunday’s game between Japan and Scotland is in doubt, because of the potential impact of Typhoon Hagibis.

The police are said to be investigating the alleged disorderly behaviour by one of its ranks towards a motorcyclist in the presence of a minor.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Investigators have charged that nearly $50 million of public funds was diverted to the personal use of discarded Education Minister Ruel Reid and Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) President, Professor Fritz Pinnock, through a number of schemes, including one that mirrors the Career Advancement Programme-Youth Employment Solutions (CAP-YES).

Just after midnight Tuesday, as most of the country dozed, the vehicles bearing dozens of camouflage-clad cops pulled up quietly outside the high walls of the nondescript Transformed Life Ministry (TLM), along the major Eastern Main Road.

The World Health Organization (WHO) hit a significant goal with FIFA last Friday (no pun intended), which, once it works, could mean a major advance in its anti-tobacco battle.

(Reuters) – The United States and China made no progress in deputy-level trade talks held on Monday and Tuesday in Washington, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) said, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the meetings.