Daily Archive: Saturday, October 19, 2019

(Trinidad Newsday) The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) has initiated an investigation into the police killing of 34-year-old Keone Paryag at Chaguanas, on Friday.

Businessman Robert Badal today issued a statement explaining his rationale for starting a new political party saying that successive administrations since independence have failed to address the challenges of the day.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A defiant Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would not negotiate a further delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union after losing a vote in parliament today that means he is obliged to request a postponement.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency in the capital Santiago early today as the city of 6 million descended into chaos amid riots that left a downtown building engulfed in flames and its metro system shuttered.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley has claimed that as­sas­sins were hired to kill him just be­fore the 2015 gen­er­al elec­tion and that an emer­gency meet­ing was held re­cent­ly to or­gan­ise pro­tec­tion for At­tor­ney Gen­er­al Faris Al-Rawi af­ter an­oth­er as­sas­si­na­tion plot was un­cov­ered.

Surprising the Alliance for Change (AFC), which he once supported, businessman Robert Badal plans to run for the presidency of Guyana with chartered accountant Nigel Hinds as his Prime Ministerial (PM) candidate in a soon-to-be-launched party called Change Guyana.

Tricia Lindon, one of the two survivors of the Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EDB) accident that left five dead on Tuesday, says Leon Tucker, who was the driver of the vehicle she was travelling in at the time, had slowed down to allow the police car that eventually crashed into them to pass.

Both citizens and state agencies would have to do their duty for there to be a chance to prosecute and convict self-proclaimed crime fighter Roger Khan of any offence, according to retired Rear Admiral Gary Best.

President David Granger yesterday afternoon told persons gathered to celebrate the opening of New Amsterdam Town Week that he is a constitutional president and that the government is a constitutional one. 

(Trinidad Express) The Ministry of Health employee whose image was plastered over social media earlier this month and labelled as a “bandit”, has instructed his attorneys to issue a pre-action protocol letter to the woman who made the original post seeking a public apology and “significant” monetary compensation for defamation of character.

Workers at Blairmont Estate have been on strike since Monday, claiming unfair treatment and calling for an increase in pay, even as the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) says the impact of the action has been “devastating” during a critical second crop period.

The inaugural Mackeson/Rawle Toney 3×3 Basketball Classic was officially launched yesterday at the Fireside Grill on Garnett Streets.

(Trinidad Guardian) A to­tal of 156 peo­ple were ar­rest­ed dur­ing Op­er­a­tion Strike Back II ex­er­cis­es, in­clud­ing 45 sus­pects want­ed by po­lice for var­i­ous of­fences.

Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan says he will be contacting the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) soon to enquire into the circumstances under which a high profile case it was prosecuting was dismissed for want of prosecution.

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) on Thursday said that PPP-run Freedom Radio 91.1FM and PPP-aligned Multi Technology Vision Inc.

The eight franchises in the SBF Petroleum/Cricket Guy Inc., Jaguars 50-over Franchise league will brace themselves for back-to-back matches this weekend.

Defending champion Sparta Boss, Bent St, Tiger Bay and Showstoppers clinched opening night wins on Thursday in the annual GT Beer ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Championship.

Olivia De Freitas, the 25-year-old woman who was allegedly set on fire by her partner during a disagreement at their Sophia home one month ago, succumbed to her injuries last week.

Dear Editor, I write to urge the PPP/C not to protest at the GIPEX event.

Candidate Master Taffin Khan moved to five wins from as many matches after defeating Loris Nathoo Thursday evening at the National Resource Centre in the latest round of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) GAICO_sponsored Swiss System tournament.

Six persons, including a doctor, are currently in police custody as the investigation continues into Monday morning’s fatal robbery attempt outside of El Dorado Trading.

Dear Editor, The GAWU could not miss Mr EB John’s letter appearing in the October 17, Stabroek News titled `Loud silence on plans for the former sugar workers’.

Dear Editor, The telephone lines have been down since 24th September at First Bridge, Golden Grove, New Housing Scheme, E.B.D.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Security forces fired tear gas and chased down protesters in Beirut yesterday after tens of thousands of people across Lebanon marched to demand the demise of a political elite they accuse of looting the economy to the point of collapse.

Marva Oudkerk, the pensioner who was discovered dead in her Bourda Street more than one week ago, was strangled, an autopsy has confirmed.

The top golfers in the country will begin their preparation for the Guyana Open when they take to the Lusignan Golf Course in the Citizen’s Bank Cancer Awareness and Banks DIH Classic today and tomorrow respectively.

Title contenders GBTI GCC Tigers continued their rampant run in this year’s GTT National Indoor Hockey Championship after they recorded another excellent showing on Thursday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue by mauling GBTI GCC Spice 7-0. 

Fishermen are pooling their resources to rebuild storage bonds that were burnt in a fire at the Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara docks on Wednesday, costing them millions in losses.

Dear Editor, I am a past parent of St Margaret’s and Starters Nursery School from back in the 70’s when education was made free from nursery to university.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters battled police in the heart of Barcelona yesterday, setting up fiery barricades and hurling rocks at security forces on the fifth day of unrest following the jailing of Catalan separatist leaders.

The quarterfinal round in the Courts Pee Wee Football u11 Championship will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Moses Ally could be considered the new kid on the block on the local modelling scene, but he already has strong opinions about what he would change if he could and what could be done better.

Dear Editor, Ryhaan Shah’s riposte to my letter on the One Nation  series is interesting.

KABUL, (Reuters) – Multiple explosions at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan collapsed the roof on worshippers during Friday prayers, killing at least 62 and wounding more than 100, officials said.

Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) investigators are scheduled to visit Aricheng, in Region Seven on Monday as a part of their investigation of the crash that took place on Thursday, according Director General Egbert Field.

President David Granger on Wednesday accredited the first female German Ambassador to Guyana, Her Excellency Ute Konig.

Dear Editor, The emergency crew at Guyana Power and Light (GPL) in Region 6 is very unethical, inefficient and disrespectful.

The University of Guyana will take on the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) in the feature match of this weekend’s action in the ongoing Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), Noble House Seafoods, Second Division two-day competition at DCC. 

For decades now, electrical devices have been conceptualized, designed and manufactured to make our lives easier in the kitchen.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Honduran politician Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernandez was found guilty of U.S.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday, insisting that a planned “safe zone” will extend much farther than U.S.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard has pointed to inconsistency as the main reason behind Trinbago Knight Riders’ disappointing performance in the just-concluded Caribbean Premier League.

Dear Editor, Elections must not only be free and fair but it must also be seen to be free and fair.

Most discussions around screen time tend to be generally targeted at children.

(Barbados Nation) There has been a breakthrough in debt restructuring negotiations between Government and the Barbados External Creditor Committee, which represents foreign bondholders.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States is imposing new sanctions on Cuba over its human rights record and its support for Venezuela’s government, the U.S.

The lone gunman who shot and robbed businesswoman Nelia Singh as she was about to open her business at the Harbour Bridge Mall, at Peter’s Hall Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Wednesday morning, carted off a total of $180,000 in cash and other articles.

Dear Editor, I have tried my hardest to stay out of the debate on direct cash transfers.

Elijah Cummings, the 12-term Democratic congressman who passed away two days ago at the age of 68, belonged to a political culture that seems increasingly remote from the incivility which prevails in the Age of Trump.

Enigma Dance Studio is expanding and began offering classes in New Amsterdam, Berbice on October 5.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – USA Cricket has hailed Hayden Walsh Jr’s selection to the West Indies limited overs side, branding the leg-spinner an “all-round talent” and a “world-class” fielder who they expected to excel at the highest level.

Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested after police found a gun and ammunition in the car in which they were travelling on Thursday night.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados-based Elegant Hotels Group is being acquired by well-known global hotel group Marriott International in an “all cash offer” worth about $260.2 million.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chilean officials shut down the metro system in Santiago yesterday after demonstrators protesting recent fare hikes took to the streets and attacked subway stops, leaving widespread damage across the capital city of nearly 6 million people.

“Zombieland: Double Tap” knows as much as you do that it has emerged in a vastly different world than when its original debuted ten years ago.

Fears of dying in a traffic collision are real for many.