Daily Archive: Thursday, January 16, 2020

(Barbados Nation) Former Barbadian Cabinet Minister Donville Inniss was today found guilty on all counts.

(Jamaica Star) What would you do if you gave your friend a set of numbers for the lottery and he hit the jackpot?

Addressing the Annual Officers’ Conference of the GDF at State House today, President David Granger said that the Defence Force today “is fit for role”.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board signalled it is ready for life without Mahendra Singh Dhoni after dropping the long-serving wicketkeeper from its list of centrally contracted players today.

XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK, Brazil,  (Reuters) – Brazilian indigenous tribes and rubber tappers joined forces yesterday to oppose steps by Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro that they say are destroying the Amazon forest they depend on.

(Jamaica Observer) A 22-year-old Montego Bay man is urging Jamaicans to be on the alert when engaging in activities on social media after he was duped and mugged when he met up with an online friend.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Hundreds of Americans are flocking Jamaican shores annually to get a high from magic mushrooms in pricey rural retreats, but the naturally occurring hallucinogen presents dangers and local authorities warn that importation of the fungal drug is illegal.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Many of St James’ most ruthless gangsters and other migratory hoodlums are trading in slums for pricey villas and guest houses as hideouts in a bid to escape scrutiny from the police.

A Crane, West Coast Demerara mother of three died yesterday after being brutally stabbed, allegedly by her husband, who subsequently ingested poison and is currently hospitalised.

The European Union (EU) is ramping up preparations for its observing of Guyana’s general and regional elections on March 2nd.

The Guyana Court of Appeal will soon rule on the challenge mounted by the state which advances that Guyanese outside of Guyana, whether residing or otherwise, cannot vote unless they are resident in Guyana at the qualifying date of registration.

After an initial burst of excitement about its oil discoveries here, UK explorer Tullow is writing down its finds here and does not expect to drill other exploratory wells in Guyana’s waters this year.

In the interest of justice, the trial of Linton Eastman, Clifton Gibson and Stancy Rodney for the  murder of Rubis accountant Jason Cort, was yesterday aborted, owing to a conversation overheard by a witness in the matter.

Three men have been charged with the murder of newspaper vendor Shawn Mannilall, who was fatally shot on Friday night after armed bandits invaded his Essequibo Coast home.

A Guyanese offshore laboratory technician will go down in history as the  person to test the first sample of Guyanese crude oil as it came through the Liza Destiny Floating, Production, Storage and Offload-ing (FPSO) vessel.

The dog that was walking around the compound of the Leguan hospital with a fishing hook in its right hind leg has finally gotten relief after a rehabilitation assistant mustered the courage to remove it. 

Several former sugar workers believe that the four shuttered estates should be reopened so that they will be able to make a living after they were all left unemployed following the closures.

An $89.6M sluice and revetment project at Thierens on the Essequibo Island of Leguan was commissioned yesterday, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.

Two senior members of the Guyana Police Force, including an Assistant Commis-sioner of Police were late last week seconded to positions outside of the force.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Veteran Dwayne Bravo’s return following a three-and-a-half year sojourn on the sidelines ended in disappointment as a feisty Ireland stunned West Indies by four runs in the opening Twenty20 International here yesterday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus yesterday denied the request by the attorney for murder-accused Marcus Bisram that the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the capital offence be done in a Georgetown court.

September Henrietta was crowned the Essequibo/Pomeroon leg champion of the NAMILCO U17 Football competition, defeating Dartmouth Dominators 2-1 at the Imam Bacchus Cricket ground at Columbia.

The issue of poor drainage within Georgetown dominated the list of complaints and concerns of residents when they met with Mayor Ubraj Narine, city councillors and other officers during the municipality’s inaugural Public Day on Tuesday.

An unchanged Guyana Jaguars cricket team will look to overcome hosts Barbados Pride when the two sides face off in the second round of Cricket West Indies Professional Cricket League (PCL) from today.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Finance notes with alarm the comments of former President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Deodat Indar, at a roadside meeting, recently.

Chief Executive Officer (ag) of the National Industrial & Commercial Investments Ltd (NICIL), Colvin Heath-London has expressed his satisfaction with the renovations and upgrades valued at some $131 million to several of the company’s properties in Linden and Kwakwani.

Southpaw Shemar Britton is keen to capture his maiden senior national Table Tennis title at the upcoming national senior Table Tennis championships to be held from January 31 to February 2 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. 

A Matthews Ridge, North West District man was granted bail yesterday after he was charged with wounding a shopkeeper, who reportedly threw a bottle at him after refusing to repay the money he owed.

Dear Editor, I decided not to reply to the lies which were contained in a letter from Enrico Woolford captioned `I stand by the distinction I made between `Broadcasting’ and `Telecommunication Services’ published in the Stabroek News on January 14, 2020.

Following its latest round of trial simulations at the weekend, the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) has trimmed Guyana’s male and female under 21 volleyball  squads  ahead of competition in next month’s Inter Guiana Under – 21 volleyball tournament in Cayenne from February 27-29, 2020.

Trevor Amsterdam, the man accused of killing murder suspect Jermaine Simon at Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara (EBD) in November 2015, pleaded not guilty to the crime as a High Court trial in the matter began on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, As Ronald Reagan said to Jimmy Carter in a debate “There he goes again.”

Left-arm spinner Raj Nannan produced a spell of sorcery on Tuesday evening to spur Malteenoes All-Stars in the semifinal of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Twenty20 tournament after securing a crushing eight-wicket win over the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) in the Twin Island Republic. 

Guyanese all-rounder Kevlon Anderson yesterday stroked an unbeaten century to help the West Indies beat Scotland by 126 runs at Pretoria, South Africa in their final warm up of the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup.

Dear Editor, The table below is a reflection of the cash deficit in the nation from 2015 to 2019 as sourced from the Auditor General Reports and the Bank of Guyana Reports. 

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for works to the sea and river defence project in Region Six from Sisters to Lonsdale Ville.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate, clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a U.S.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourao yesterday inaugurated a new $100 million Antarctic base, built by Chinese company CEIEC to replace the Brazilian research station destroyed by fire almost seven years ago.

A 63-year-old miner was taken into custody on Tuesday morning following the discovery of a quantity of suspected cocaine at Skull Mountain, Arakaka, North West District.

Dear Editor, In a country where one’s sense of propriety is constantly being tested and tempted, Uncle Bud never flinched or faltered. 

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has partnered with Nand Persaud and Company Limited to bowl off a three-team, female 50-over competition.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed constitutional changes yesterday that would give him scope to extend his grip on power after leaving the presidency, and picked a new prime minister after Dmitry Medvedev and his cabinet stepped down.

Dear Editor, I would like to look specifically at the Coalition’s campaign promise of constitutional reform, as it relates to the no-confidence provision in the Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

A man who admitted to stealing from two persons who he claimed owed him money, including local DJ, Magnum, was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Just two weeks after five people were wounded and one killed in Port of Spain, the capital city recorded another multiple shooting this afternoon.

The powers that be within the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Inc.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States and China signed an initial trade deal yesterday that will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of U.S.

A youth accused of stealing a flat-screen TV from the St Joseph Mercy Hospital, where he works, was released on bail equivalent to the value of the TV when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) At­tor­ney Gen­er­al Faris Al-Rawi may have suf­fered an­oth­er big le­gal loss yes­ter­day in the mat­ter be­tween the State and in­ter­na­tion­al he­li­copter provider, Cob­ham PLC.

Dear Editor, Unlike the months leading up to the 2015 general elections, the current state of affairs reveals very little surprises on the voting trajectory.

An International Olympic Committee (IOC) Boxing Task Force, led by Japanese IOC member Morinari Watanabe, who is also the head of the Japanese International Gymnastics Federation, will be in charge of the boxing competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 

Dear Editor, A keen political observer would not fail to recognise that there has been backpedalling by the Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the PPP/C Bharrat Jagdeo on a number of issues of national importance.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Jeffrey Epstein’s estate was sued yesterday by the U.S.

When the Brazilian indigenous leaders gathered in Xingu Park in the Amazon end their four-day meeting tomorrow, they will likely have consensus on how they will approach opposing the planned legalisation of between 500 and 800 garimpo mines, as well as the opening up of their reservations to logging and large-scale farming.

The U.S. Embassy’s Consular Section processes nonimmigrant visa applications on a year-round basis.

(Barbados Nation) Government has contracted an English law firm to help it find evidence of corruption.

Guyana Police Force leadership meets with Chinese Ambassador and key stakeholders.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, and CMC – A scintillating Andre Russell half-century trumped Chris Gayle’s, as Rajshahi Royals stunned Chattogram Challengers by two wickets to storm into the Bangladesh Premier League final here yesterday.

A Hadfield Street man, who allegedly asked his victims for money before pulling a knife and attacking them, was remanded to prison after appearing in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, charged with two robbery offences yesterday.