Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 13, 2019

(Trinidad Express) Months of investigations by the Special Operations Response Team (SORT), Fraud Squad and Anti-Corruption Investigation Bureau into a multi million dollar racket at the Licensing Department culminated on Tuesday night with a series of raids on homes around the country.

(Jamaica Star) Twenty-two-year-old Chanel Brown of Kemps Hill in Clarendon is a finalist in the Mr and Miss West Indies United Kingdom (UK) pageant.

(Jamaica Observer) Reggae artiste Shaggy is still basking in the success of The Little Mermaid Live, which aired on the American television network ABC last Tuesday.

President David Granger today announced retroactive pay increases for public servants of between 8.5% to 9% and an increase in the minimum wage from $64,220 to $70,000.

UK explorer Tullow today said that oil found in two offshore wells in Guyana was heavy crude and the company and its partners would have to assess the commercial viability of the project.

VENICE, Italy, (Reuters) – Venice’s mayor called the city a disaster zone today after the second highest tide ever recorded swept through it overnight, flooding its historic basilica and leaving many squares and alleyways deep under water.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran has been handed a four-game ban for ball tampering during Monday’s third one-day international against Afghanistan, the International Cricket Council said today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Jamaican man died in immigration detention in the United Kingdom after medical staff “dismissed” signs that he was having a stroke because they wrongly presumed that he had taken the synthetic drug known as spice, an inquest has concluded.

(Trinidad Express) A nine-year-old boy has died after he had a seizure at the Guaico Government Primary School.

(Trinidad Guardian) Hours af­ter a 29-year-old man sur­ren­dered to the po­lice for al­leged­ly kid­nap­ping his land­lord and throw­ing him over a precipice, the 41-year-old land­lord suc­cumbed to in­juries at the hos­pi­tal.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has been named as one of five finalists for the World Athletics Female World Athlete of the Year Award. 

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) yesterday said that it was not involved in certifying  the four containers of assorted food items which were denied entry into Guyana by the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) last week.

Three men were on Monday afternoon attacked and robbed of a quantity of raw gold at the Matthews Ridge Airstrip and three of the four suspects, including a policeman, have since been arrested.

Several Region Five farmers and their attorney, Anil Nandlall, walked out of a Rice Assessment Committee (RAC) hearing yesterday after its Chairman overruled submissions against the body’s bona fides and impartiality. 

The 42-day Objection period of the 2019 Claims and Objections period ended on Monday with in excess of 13,000 objections lodged to the Preliminary Voters List (PVL).

The police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a 26-year-old man who is wanted in connection with the murder of Festival City resident, Darrell Breedy, who was fatally shot during a home invasion in early October.

Brian Kayume, the University of Guyana (UG) student who is featured on a now viral video making racist jokes, says he is being victimised despite his numerous apologies.

A second vagrant was on Monday evening stabbed to death on Regent Street, Georgetown and the police have since arrested a Bourda resident for questioning.

Minister of Social Protection,  Amna Ally; Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams and Minister of Public Service, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley, yesterday, engaged the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU).

The Change Guyana party yesterday announced that it would make sweeping across-the-board tax cuts should it be elected into office but it could not immediately say what measures would be implemented to cushion the likely deficits in revenue that would be created.

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has filed legal proceedings to have approximately $1.5 million in foreign currency seized from a woman who had tried entering the country with the cash strapped to her thighs.

Brian Matheson, who has been remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge, yesterday presented the Chief Magistrate with a portrait of her that he created.

Terrence Joseph, the excavator operator who was shot and robbed on Monday afternoon while on duty at Sussex Street, Albouystown said that he was attacked by a lone gunman who approached him and opened fire without making any demands.

Naresh Samaroo was yesterday committed to stand trial at the High Court for the attempted murder of dog food vendor Shane Cooper, who was shot twice during a robbery last year.

A youth accused of stabbing his co-worker with a broken beer bottle was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the crime.

LUCKNOW, India,  CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard has praised West Indies’ killer instinct after they completed a rare series whitewash on Monday by sweeping the three-match one-day series against Afghanistan.

A man yesterday admitted to killing his brother in 2016 following a row over their family shop in Sophia.

The Guyana Revenue Authority is expected to benefit from a reconstructed Licence Revenue Office, which it is  estimated will cost just over $164 Million.

Fierce rivals Uitvlugt and Eagles battled to a 1-1 draw in a bruising affair when the West Demerara Football Association [WDFA] Senior League resumed on Monday at the Uitvlugt ground.

Pritipaul Mohan, a 62-year-old man charged with raping a 13-year-old girl, will have to face another trial after a jury failed to reach a verdict yesterday afternoon on the evidence led against him.

West Indies Women arrived in Guyana on Monday for their final three T20 internationals against India Women and after losing the first two of the five-match series Assistant Coach Rayon Griffith is adamant that the team needs to play better cricket.

A Brazilian family lost their home in a fire along Oronoque Street, Queens-town yesterday afternoon.

A Guyanese who allegedly attempted to smuggle over two pounds of cocaine into the US in an effort to settle a debt was busted at the John F.

(Field Level Media) Trae Young scored a season-high 42 points and had 11 assists, Jabari Parker had 20 points and nine rebounds, and the visiting Atlanta Hawks beat the Denver Nuggets 125-121 last night.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) says it has been consulted on the restructuring and reorganizing of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).

TAROUBA, Trinidad,  CMC – Joshua DaSilva struck a maiden hundred in only his third List A appearance as West Indies Emerging Players produced a polished all-round performance to stun Windward Islands Volcanoes by 107 runs in the Regional Super50 Cup here Monday.

(Field Level Media) The Houston Astros are alleged to have stolen signs electronically throughout the 2017 season, The Athletic reported yesterday.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has deemed the Pirara bridge in Region 9 inaccessible following damage to a beam, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said on Saturday.

Dear Editor, I draw the attention of your readers to the matter involving the UG student recently accused of making “nasty” racist remarks against Afro-Guyanese on Facebook.

Business process outsourcing company Emerge BPO is forging ahead with the development of a new Georgetown campus, which is expected to increase its capacity to serve the needs of the industry.

As the Berbice Cricket Board Busta 40-over First Division Champion of Champions bowled off on Monday, Albion Cricket Club, Blairmont Blazers, Young Warriors Cricket Club and Port Mourant registered victories while Tucber Park advanced due to Upper Corentyne pulling out.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Public Infra-structure is responding to an article by a KN columnist on Tuesday, Novem-ber 12, 2019 in which he said that traffic signals at certain strategic points on the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara have not been functioning as they should when night falls.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic suffered defeat in a thriller against an inspired Dominic Thiem at the ATP Finals yesterday and now faces a showdown with great rival Roger Federer to decide who will reach the last four at the season-ender.

On November 8th, the British High Commission celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of Cy Grant at a function hosted at the High Commis-sioner’s Residence in Bel Air Gardens.

Dear Editor, I am very disappointed with the Guyana Police Force Credit Union, since 2011 they have not paid dividends to ranks although last October the annual general meeting was held.

BURTON ON TRENT, England,  (Reuters) – England manager Gareth Southgate attempted to draw a line under the altercation between Raheem Sterling and Joe Gomez saying he took ultimate responsibility for the decision to drop Footballer of the Year Sterling.

Dear Editor, The AFC is on the national radar again this time struggling to retain the Prime Ministerial slot under the leadership of Khemraj Ramjattan.

A two-day-old baby boy died on Monday morning, hours after he reportedly fell out of a hammock at his Morabisi Creek, Mouth Island, Issano, Middle Mazaruni River home.

Dear Editor, I was taken back by the following headline in  the Kaieteur News edition of  11 November 2019 `Contract deal shocking…Rusal ships out 12 times more than what they declare yearly’.

LA PAZ/MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The head of Bolivia’s Senate, Jeanine Anez, took office as interim president yesterday as former leader Evo Morales pledged to keep up his political fight from exile in Mexico after resigning in what he has alleged was a coup.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Jair Bolsonaro’s repeated bashing of China on the campaign trail last year left diplomats on both sides worried he might take a wrecking ball to one of the world’s biggest trading partnerships.

Seventeen employees were honoured for their 20 years of service to Banks DIH Limited at the Company’s Annual 20-Year-Club Luncheon held on Friday November 8th 2019 at Thirst Park.

The inaugural Rio Indoor Streetball Championship was officially launched yesterday at the Rio Sports Club and Lounge, Queenstown.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – The Twenty20 World Cup is the only major piece of silverware missing from Australia’s trophy cabinet but the hosts are gearing up perfectly to end the drought next year, former wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has told Reuters.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – Police in Hong Kong battled pro-democracy protesters at several university campuses in sometimes savage clashes, as parts of the city were paralysed including Hong Kong’s Central financial district that was tear-gassed for a second day running.

The Kwakwani Workers’ Club in the Upper Demerara-Berbice Region has been recommissioned and handed back to the community, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Allow me to express a lingering thought on a matter that is now history.

(Trinidad Guardian) Relatives of father of two Derick Valentine, who was killed in the presence of his two children on Sunday night, said they believe they will get justice.

CHISINAU,  (Reuters) – A no-confidence vote brought down Moldova’s government yesterday, threatening more instability just five months after pro-Western Prime Minister Maia Sandu took office promising to fight corruption.

This Saturday the Lusignan Golf Course will come alive as the El Dorado Rum Classic tees off from 11.00 hours.

As the Guyana Elections Commission prepares for the holding of General and Regional Elections on March 2, 2020 efforts are being made to work with the Ethnic Relations Commissions (ERC) to improve the Media Monitoring capabilities of both agencies.

Dear Editor, Permit my brief response to Mr Anthony Pantlitz‘s letter published in the Monday, November 4, 2019 edition of the Stabroek News, under the caption: `Impressed with Professor Thomas but we still differ on cash transfer’.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will quit his fractious right-wing Social Liberal Party (PSL) and start a new one by March 2020, PSL lawmakers Daniel Silveira and Bia Kicis said yesterday after meeting with the president.

(CWI) BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Jamaica Scorpions overcame an enterprising batting display from Romaine Morris to capture their first win of the 2019 Colonial Medical Insurance Super50 Cup over Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two and a half weeks af­ter 15-year-old An­dron Jag­gan went miss­ing while on an er­rand to pur­chase bread and sausages, he was found in an aban­doned house in Pe­nal. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Republicans and Democrats in Congress set battle lines yesterday ahead of televised hearings on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, drawing a vow from the Democrat leading the probe to thwart “sham investigations” into presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s family.

Dear Editor, Interesting how this country functions in spurts and stops. 

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chile’s finance minister warned yesterday of the “grave consequences” for the nation’s economy of three weeks of often violent unrest, after the peso slid 4% to hit a historic low against the dollar.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate approved yesterday the ratification of an agreement signed earlier this year to safeguard U.S.

Last Saturday, at the Guyana Pegasus Hotel, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), for the second time in three months, hosted an Extraordi-nary Congress.

In 2008 95% of African Americans voted for Barack Obama to become president of the United States of America and most Guyanese saw nothing wrong with that, so why are we making so much fuss when 95% of Africans and Indians vote for the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and the People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C) respectively?

Dear Editor, There is a term in the political literature which refers to a situation in which people are better off not exercising their right to vote rather than making incorrect political choices.