Daily Archive: Thursday, December 5, 2019

Two Corentyne sisters, who have become local viral sensations due to a video of them berating police at an outpost, were today asked to post a total of $100,000 bail after they were faced with almost a dozen charges between them. 

(Jamaica Star) Sixty-year-old Donovan Stewart, who became an Internet sensation after a US interview of him describing his ordeal with a robber went viral, is now being hailed as a fearless hero and modern-day Teddy Brukshut.

VALLETTA,  (Reuters) – A wealthy businessman, who is the prime suspect in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, told a Malta court today he got regular tip-offs about the investigation from the government’s ex-chief of staff.

LUCKNOW,  Dec 5 (Reuters) – A 23-year-old rape victim was set ablaze by a gang of men, including the alleged rapist, as she made her way to court in the northern India today, police said, stirring public outrage and shame over the scourge of crimes against women.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A motorcyclist was killed in a bizarre case of apparent road rage yesterday afternoon after he was kicked off course by a fellow angry biker before ploughing into a utility pole at the end of a chase on a busy Kingston street.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The police have for the past two years failed to execute a warrant of committal on Jamaican cricketer-turned-politician Daren Powell, who has been held in contempt because of his failure to comply with a 2016 court order.

The union representing workers of the RUSAL-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) says that it will not accept less than what its current agreement with the company states and if the company feels that working in Guyana is not profitable and it cannot pay workers their due, then it should pack up and leave this country.

Despite a report by a psychiatrist that said that he was not mentally fit to face trial, Devon Johnson, a 24-year-old labourer, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murders of two vagrants last month.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Dr.

A teenager accused of fatally stabbing his co-worker during a scuffle over raw gold was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged for the murder.

The National boxing team departed to Trinidad yesterday to compete at the fifth annual Caribbean Boxing Championships. 

Reopening shuttered sugar estates would require hefty funding and time to transform them from their current states to financial profitability, says Change Guyana presidential candidate Robert Badal who warned voters to be wary of grandiose promises from politicians.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former England captain Bob Willis, who bowled his country to a famous Ashes test victory in 1981, has died aged 70 after a short illness, his family said yesterday.

Two men who were allegedly involved in a recent shootout with the police at Houston, East Bank Demerara (EBD) were yesterday granted $240,000 bail each, after being slapped with four charges when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Berbice Cricket Board organised two-day first-division Banks Beer competition will make its return to the ancient county with four matches this weekend where a host of national players are set to participate.

The Citizenship Initiative (TCI), has announced Rondha-Ann Lam as its presidential candidate in the party’s bid to contest the general elections slated to be held in March 2020.

The National Milling Company of Guyana Inc. (NAMILCO) has joined the list of sponsors supporting the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super 16 Cup, donating the third place prize of $500,000 during a simple presentation ceremony held at the company’s Agricola, East Bank Demerara location.

President David Granger yesterday said that he is “deeply distressed” at the recent increase of road fatalities which he described as “insane” and urged road users to observe the Guyana Police Force traffic code.

Dear Editor, The nightmarish traffic congestion experienced during peak hours on the East Bank, Demerara Harbour Bridge, and West Bank Demerara has now joined the long list of daily woes such as power outages, high taxes, unemployment, and crime in beautiful Guyana.

Assistant Director of Sport, Melissa Dow-Richardson has assured the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation of government’s and the ministry’s continued support and partnership towards the development of the sport in 2020 and beyond.

Dear Editor, If GTT, GPL and GWI can offer plausible explanations as to why the services they provide are so lousy and why their bills do not reflect their disgraceful deficiency in service, I will alter my posture that Guyanese are in a sorry state of induced submission.

A Corentyne man, who was on Tuesday charged in connection with the recent accident along the Bushlot Village, West Coast Berbice Public Road which resulted in the death of a 7-year old schoolboy, was yesterday placed on $500,000 bail.

Dear Editor, ‘Children fight’ or words to that effect – in the face of a reported violent incident between students in one school, but which by no means is singular. 

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the attempted murder charge against Renard Caesar and LaShawn Lewis, who are accused of attempting to kill ex-policeman Teon Allen called ‘Spoil child,’ is expected to commence in January.

LIVERPOOL, England, (Reuters) – Liverpool delivered a first-half masterclass to humiliate Everton at Anfield yesterday, surging into a 4-2 halftime lead and adding a late fifth to maintain their charge towards a first league title in 30 years.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Little known former Canada head coach, Monty Desai, has been appointed West Indies batting coach.

Chief Education Officer (CEO) Dr Marcel Hutson is to proceed on pre-retirement leave, the Ministry of Education announced yesterday.

Dear Editor, Alarm bells began to ring when Michael Ten-Pow, Guyana’s Ambassador to the UN voted against the United States of America’s resolution to amend the Rights of the Child Convention, in so doing Ten-Pow was acting conversely to Guyana’s existing laws on this issue and also inimical to Guyana’s geopolitical interests (18.11.2019).

Dear Editor, It is with a sinking heart that I respond to a letter under the caption `The Belle Vue Farmers’ Story’ purportedly under the hand of Shyam Balkarran and published in the Kaieteur News of November 23, 2019.

The death of fisherman Surujpaul Dindyal is likely to be subject to a “whole new investigation” following an apparent mix up in DNA testing, according to Crime Chief (ag) Michael Kingston.

LONDON, CMC – Off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall and Shamarh Brooks have both stormed up the respective International Cricket Council rankings following outstanding performances in the inaugural one-off Test against Afghanistan last week.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – The South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) have threatened strike action by players weeks before England are due to arrive for a four-test tour as growing dismay at the country’s governing body threatens to boil over.

A man charged with attempting to break into a home and commit an offence was granted $50,000 bail moments after telling a magistrate that he missed the birth of his child because he was in custody.

Dear Editor, The December 04, Stabroek News in an article concerning the protest actions by sugar workers on December 03 referred to a conversation with an official of the sugar company.

(Trinidad Guardian) Pris­on­ers in lo­cal jails are com­mu­ni­cat­ing on the In­ter­net us­ing 4G and LTE tech­nol­o­gy, prompt­ing the Gov­ern­ment to amend the In­ter­cep­tion of Com­mu­ni­ca­tion law soon to deal with this.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Three legal experts told U.S. lawmakers yesterday that President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival amounted to impeachable offenses, in a hearing that laid the groundwork for formal charges to be filed against the president.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Jeet Raval’s run of poor form is the only major concern for New Zealand as they head across the Tasman Sea looking to win a first test series in Australia since 1985 but coach Gary Stead still has confidence the opening batsman will come good.

Dear Editor, On Monday, Apache Corporation’s share price plummeted after the company released a “vague” update on the results of its exploration well in Block 58 offshore Suriname.

Golden Grove, Nabaclis and Haslington are the most recent communities to benefit from the Ministry of Natural Resources “A Clean Environment Project”.

WATFORD, England,  (Reuters) – It was shaping up for a repeat of NATO’s disastrous summit of July 2018, when U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Oil­field Work­ers’ Trade Union (OW­TU) has been no­ti­fied that 178 out of the to­tal unionised work­force of 286 work­ers at Unilever Caribbean Ltd (UCL) work­ers are be­ing sent home.

A 58-year-old trader, who was tried in absentia for defrauding a man of over $2 million, was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail after he was found guilty of the offence, while his co-accused was freed.

The Houston Rockets lost a double-overtime thriller to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night, but the team is reportedly hoping the league will change it to a victory after the referees admitted blowing a call.

Dear Editor, The information provided in this document resulted from research originally done by Ras Moses and Jonathan Adams of the Guyana Reparations Committee.

(Barbados Nation) Authorities are hastening to correct an error in the court system which left hundreds of couples believing they were divorced, when they were not.

Dear Editor, While the technical and strategizing administrators continue to agonize on crafting workable solutions to the sustainability of the sugar industry, the mentors and strategists of the sugar union leadership are contriving to rub salt in the extant economic and financial wounds of the industry.

A Federal Management Systems employee was granted bail after denying that she stole money from her ex-partner.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Anti-government protests in Haiti are waning, with schools and businesses trying to re-open in the face of political gridlock and heightened violence in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia’s anti-doping chief has called for the dismissal of all national team athletics coaches and the creation of an international working group to help lift the suspension against the country’s athletics federation, a letter seen by Reuters yesterday showed.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombian unions and student groups marked a third national strike yesterday with marches, chants and dancing, ahead of additional dialogue between protest leaders and the government over President Ivan Duque’s social and economic policies.

RUBIS Guyana became the Guyana Teachers’ Union’s (GTU) Upper Cluster Branch East Bank Demerara (EBD) newest sponsor by providing the trophies and polo shirts for all the participants in the union’s annual sports day held at Farm, EBD.

Montrezl Harrell had 26 points and nine rebounds and Paul George scored 25, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 117-97 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

An Inquisitive Man was one day met by a friend who cordially hailed him.

A man charged with the theft of a cellphone and charger was granted bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Dear Editor, A recent article published on December 3rd in the Washington Post by Francisco Toro titled `What would happen if we randomly gave $1,000 to poor families?

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – An Americas regional forum yesterday published details of “deliberate” and “malicious” steps to rig Bolivia’s October election in favor of then President Evo Morales, who has resigned and left the Andean nation in political crisis.

Earlier this week, it was reported that four men were freed of rape charges, three of whom were accused of raping children, because their accusers could not be located.