Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Autopsies performed on the couple found dead in a bathtub at the Aracari Hotel and Resort on Sunday revealed that Sabrina Nandram was beaten and strangled.

In the aftermath of comments attributed today to President David Granger, the Alliance For Change today said that there is a fundamental agreement with APNU that the AFC names the Prime Ministerial candidate and it has named its Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan as the candidate.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – A top Indian actress who joined students protesting against the government drew calls on social media today  for a boycott of her upcoming film, as well as praise for being a rare Bollywood A-lister to stand up against a crackdown on dissent.

BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Iranian forces fired missiles at military bases housing U.S.

DUBAI/KIEV,  (Reuters) – A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran early today, bursting into flames and killing all 176 people on board.

(Jamaica Star) A 72-year-old deacon is singing praises to God after he ‘died’ last Sunday in church, but was miraculously raised by his pastor, Bishop Robert Coates.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Guardsman Armoured vehicle was significantly damaged after it caught fire in Montego Bay, St James on Tuesday afternoon.

Every Guyanese would own shares in a national oil company established to manage revenue from the sale of Guyana’s oil under a Change Guyana government, the party’s Presidential Candidate, hotelier Robert Badal, has said.  

In excess of 630,000 ounces of gold have been declared for the year 2019 according to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR).

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) continues to rely heavily on public scrutiny to fulfil aspects of its mandate Stabroek News has reached out to members of the Commission to ask what systems have been put in place to verify statements made on each candidate’s Statutory declaration ahead of the March 2 General and Regional Elections (GRE).

A 27-year-old miner is now dead while another was injured after the boat they were travelling in crashed into a tree at Grant Friendship Canal, Lower Pomeroon River early yesterday morning.

The family of Sabrina Nandram, the woman, who was found dead with her boyfriend, Kevin Singh, in a bathtub at the Aracari Hotel and Resort on Sunday, does not believe she was suicidal.

DNA testing of samples taken from remains suspected to be those of missing witness Colin Rodney Jr has been completed and the results are expected to be handed over to the police soon, Director of the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) Delon France says.

Hemwattie Singh, called ‘Mona,’ who along with her sister, Yasminie Ramsew, called ‘Tina,’ became a local sensation due to a video of them berating police at an outpost back in December, has filed an action against the Attorney General for breach of rights.

The Ministry of Education yesterday signed a contract for the construction of the Yarrowkabra Secondary School on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway worth  $826.7m.

A Nigg, Corentyne pensioner was fatally struck yesterday morning by a car on the centre of a pedestrian crossing along the public road. 

The charge against Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Andre Kellman, who was accused of sexually assaulting an airport employee, was dismissed yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) Police here are probing the parish’s first murder since the start of 2020 and have launched a manhunt for a man who is accused of fatally chopping his 63-year-old father in the community of New Green on Monday night The deceased, Pansford Thompson, otherwise called “Pops”, was described by residents as a loving, caring and peaceful man.

For many proponents of the sport, the concluded year can be defined as dramatic and progressive both on and off the field of play, with major highlights occurring internationally with the Golden Jaguars and locally within the Community and Streetball realms.

Akshay Budhiram, 17, who was allegedly tortured by two policemen last month, is slowly recovering but has been experiencing intense pain due to the injuries he sustained in the attack, his sister Anjanie Budhiram has said.

Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan, in his private capacity, and his brother, Rustum Bulkan, are suing the Bank of Guyana (GoG) and its Governor Dr.

Former People’s Progres-sive Party/Civic (PPP/C) parliamentarian Alister Charlie was released on bail yesterday after he was charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy and trying to bribe the youth’s grandmother to drop the criminal complaint.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) will host an evening of reflection January 16 in honor of the late West Indies batsman, Basil Butcher, who died December 16 last year.

Over 5,000 primary school students across Guyana are set to benefit from the launch of a digital education project.

Dear Editor, The recent case of the EPA only now seeking to review the law which restricted them to fining Repsol the absurd equivalent of US$5,000 for a recent mud spill reveals how woefully unprepared we are for the myriad complexities of the oil and gas industry.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Opener Evin Lewis agonisingly missed out on a third One-Day International hundred as West Indies stumbled before brushing aside Ireland by seven wickets in a lacklustre opening ODI of the three-match series yesterday.

A man died on Saturday night after a tractor drove over him on the 72-mile Kaburi main access trail, Region Seven.

Dear Editor, I would like to highlight a burning issue that is affecting the residents of Cornelia Ida, Sea-View Housing Scheme W.C.D. 

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Ben Stokes took the last three wickets as England subdued a stubborn South Africa to win a thrilling second test by 189 runs late on day five yesterday, their first victory at Newlands since 1957.

(Trinidad Guardian) Po­lice have de­tained a sus­pect in the mur­ders of three mem­bers of Chu­niesingh fam­i­ly who were found tied up at a house on Getwell Av­enue, Pin­to Road, Ari­ma, on Mon­day.

Dear Editor, I attended the recently held elections of the Berbice Cricket Board as a representative of the Albion Cricket Club and would like to make a few observations and comments.

A woman who claimed to be a security agent for the Pope and a friend of the US President Donald Trump was yesterday denied bail after she was charged with illegal entry into the country.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Holders Manchester City took a big step towards another League Cup showpiece with a 3-1 win over Manchester United in their semi-final, first leg at Old Trafford yesterday.

Advertisements from both the state and private sector are vital for the survival of the independent press, for which reductions pose a serious threat, according to President of the Guyana Press Association (GPA) Nazima Raghubir.

Dear Editor, Mr. Nigel Hinds’ ‘Ineligibility of PM candidate of main parties to become President is most repulsive’ (SN:06/01/2020) is laced with unwarranted moral invectives, but they are unable to camouflage his absolute wrongheadedness.

Defence attorney Nigel Hughes yesterday closed his case in the trial of former Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) accountant Peter Ramcharran, who is accused of falsifying the entity’s accounts.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Left-hander Chris Gayle sparkled briefly in his first appearance of the season but it was Lendl Simmons’s second half-century in three innings and third of the campaign which fired Chattogram Challengers to their second win on the trot, a convincing seven-wicket victory over Rajshahi Royals.

Dear Editor, Massive enhancement and development works have been done at Supenaam/Good Hope, a project that the Coalition Government certainly must be applauded for.

BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of today in retaliation for the U.S.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Newly appointed Trinidad and Tobago football head coach, Terry Fenwick, has identified a number of initiatives aimed at halting the national team’s losing slide and restoring their “dignity” in the Caribbean.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, (Reuters) – Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez declared a state of emergency yesterday after a series of earthquakes killed at least one person, toppled buildings and knocked out power to nearly the entire island of more than 3 million people.

The passenger who collapsed and died at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Sunday morning has been identified as a St Croix, US Virgin Islands teacher, Kodzo Ekpe.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian authorities warned people today to prepare for another wave of evacuations as temperatures in the country’s southeast began to rise after a days-long cool spell, bringing the danger of revitalised blazes.

Dear Editor, I wrote something the other day on my thinking as to what the opposition’s presidential candidate embodies. 

DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points, and Patty Mills had 21 off the bench as the San Antonio Spurs routed the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 126-104 on Monday night to snap a two-game losing streak.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido and allied legislators pushed past armed troops and forced open the doors of congress yesterday to hold a session two days after the ruling Socialist Party seized control of the body by proclaiming new leadership.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the engineering, procurement and construction of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) power plants for Bartica and Lethem.

During one of his parliamentary budget presentations, then minister responsible for local government, Harripersaud Nokta, gave a list of what the PPP/C intended to accomplish in the sector over the coming year.

(Trinidad Guardian) As works con­tin­ue on the Curepe In­ter­change, one dri­ver is said to have ig­nored the height re­stric­tions while ap­proach­ing the work­site lead­ing to an ac­ci­dent, with a mo­torist nar­row­ly es­cap­ing with his life.

A Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara man is presently in police custody after he allegedly attempted to hide an unlicensed firearm from law enforcement officers on Monday evening.

(Trinidad Express) A Bangladeshi gyro vendor was discovered dead with stab wounds at his apartment in Siparia on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, I have noticed that Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd has decided to compensate for the inconvenience caused due to the transition and upgrade of its electronic system, for which they should be applauded.

At a gathering of friends, lively exchanges of views and opinions on the topics of the day, whether it is politics, oil revenues, tax laws or the impacts of social media, are a guaranteed part of the proceedings.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – A Boeing 737 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines has crashed due to technical problems after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport with 180 passengers and crew aboard, the semi-official Fars news agency tweeted today.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli orchestrated yet another successful chase as his team thrashed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 International to go 1-0 up in the three-match series in Indore yesterday.

Apache Corp of the US has a major discovery off Suriname, Bloomberg reported yesterday.