Daily Archive: Monday, February 17, 2020

(Trinidad Express) A TAXI driver was hijacked, shot to the head and left for dead on Sunday by criminals wanting his car.

(Jamaica Star) A man was murdered on the grounds of a church in Kingston yesterday, moments after he exited his vehicle and was about the make his way to the place of worship.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The distraught mother of Rasheed Bullock, the 14-year-old Meadowbrook High student who became a victim of the ‘tripping jump challenge’ that has gone viral globally, said it was his close friend who lured him to his fall.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The latest data provided by China on people infected with coronavirus indicates a decline in new cases but “every scenario is still on the table” in terms of the epidemic’s evolution, the World Health Organization said today.

A day after Veyjai Idrogo, 37, of Lot 4 Parika, East Bank Essequibo, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on the De Kinderen Public Road, E.B.E,

The Police say they are investigating a hit and run fatal accident which occurred on Friday, February 14, 2020 about 23:00h on Farm Public Road, East Bank Essequibo that claimed the life of Kwon Trotz, 17, a labourer of lot 12 Farm Village, E.B.E.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 16:45h yesterday on the Diamond Access Road, East Bank Demerara, involving motor car PNN 3622 driven by a 44-year-old resident of Block ‘X’ Diamond Housing Scheme, E.B.D,

SHANGHAI/SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia, (Reuters) – More than 300 American passengers have been flown home from a cruise ship after two weeks under quarantine off Japan, including 14 found to have coronavirus who were kept isolated on the flight.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica and West Indies cricketer Oshane Thomas was last evening involved in a motor vehicle collision on Highway 2000.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Reggae artiste Jah9 has pointed the finger at the Church for helping to create a culture in which some members of society become judgemental against others, in terms of when, how and who they choose to be intimate with.

(Trinidad Guardian) A se­nior po­lice of­fi­cer from To­ba­go, who last month be­gan a law­suit against Po­lice Com­mis­sion­er Gary Grif­fith over his han­dling of pro­mo­tions to the rank of Su­per­in­ten­dent, was among 48 of­fi­cers who were pro­mot­ed by Grif­fith on Fri­day.

In preparation for natural gas coming onshore in a few years, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has invested US$41 million in dual fuel generating sets that will produce 46 megawatts (MW) of power, which will be supplied and maintained by Finnish company Wartsila.

United States-based Guyanese businessman Edmon Braithwaite is behind the US$ multimillion dollar Hilton Hotel at Ogle and other investments here and he believes that diaspora input in ventures ensures the holistic development of Guyana.

Scotiabank Guyana’s after-tax profit for 2019 was $2.25b which was 10.57% below the figure for 2018 of $2.52b.

Even as it congratulated itself for facilitating the movement from oil discovery to petroleum production in an unprecedented time frame the APNU+AFC coalition is committing to the goal of 100% renewable energy by 2030.

Saying that Region Five has tremendous potential for livestock farming, People’s Progressive Party/Civic Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali yesterday promised that if elected, he would reduce a number of taxes in order to ensure the industry flourishes.

Omissi Williams stepped on stage at Lichas Hall and brought the house down after slicing through the competition to win the inaugural Mr.

Unable to state definitively the future of sacked workers from the majority RUSAL-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI), Minister of Social Protection Amna Ally has said that the “government has their back.”

Another edition of the elections goings-on by your favourite Campaign Observer.

Berbice defeated the President’s XI by 206 runs while Georgetown secured a seven-wicket win over Essequibo in the opening rounds of the Guyana Cricket Board/Dave West Indian Imports Under-15 tournament yesterday.

Former winners Bent Street will battle newcomer Rio All-Stars in the final of the third annual Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Futsal Championship this Saturday after securing semi-final wins over Kingston and Leopold Street respectively at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The police are on the hunt for a man who dropped a parcel containing an unlicensed firearm along Alexander Street and escaped after noticing a patrol on Friday night.

Neleissa La Rose, the four-year-old Berbice River girl who was burnt about her body almost a month ago has since undergone several surgeries in the US, all of which were successful.

It was a day to remember for those who wore the captain’s armband as Pepsi Hikers’ Robert France and GBTI GCC Tigers’ Sonia Jardine produced quality performances to lead their sides to championship glory in the Bounty and Antonio’s Grille one-day outdoor hockey tournament at  the Guyana National Stadium, Providence on Saturday. 

A belligerent, unbeaten century from journeyman Damien Vantull spurred the University of Guyana to an 89-run win over the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in the latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New Building Society 40 overs, second-division tournament.  

The police are currently seeking further legal advice in relation to the stabbing of the 15-year-old Linden Foundation Secondary School student by one of her schoolmates during a fight last month, Commander of Region 10 Hugh Winter says.

The presidential candidates of the two major political parties contesting the March 2nd, 2020 General and Regional Elections did not participate in the presidential candidates’ debate organised by the University of Guyana  unions, which was held on Thursday.

Twelve-year-old Louis Da Silva yesterday played a stellar hand to secure the coveted Open Category title in the 2020 Bounty Farm Ltd Handicap Squash Tournament at the Georgetown Club Ltd.

Irfaan Ali, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic presidential candidate has pledged that a government led by him will invest in a deep water port in Region Six as well as a bridge over the Corentyne River in order to create massive employment within the region. 

Improved cooperation between the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) and the Customs Department of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has significantly increased the documentation available to the GA-FDD for scrutiny from 3000 in 2018 to over 5000 in 2019.

Following their crushing 6-0 win over Montserrat in their Group ‘A’ opener, the Golden Jaguars will battle Saint Vincent and the Grenadines this evening at 18:30hrs in the CONCACAF Men’s U20 Football Championship Qualifiers at the Nicaragua National Football Stadium.

A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) representatives boasted about the improvements made to communities through local government at a public meeting held last evening.

National table tennis players Miguel Wong and Chelsea Edghill exited the ongoing Portugal Open, in Lisbon earlier in the week. 

(Trinidad Guardian) Sev­er­al front­line UNC MPs — in­clud­ing MP Fuad Khan— have said peo­ple are swing­ing back to UNC and they’ve knocked for­mer par­ty leader Bas­deo Pan­day’s bid to uni­fy small par­ties in­to a po­lit­i­cal third force.

Castrol Strikers last evening emerged as the female champs of the 2020 edition of the annual Lennie Shuffler volleyball tournament at the National Gymnasium. 

Six persons, four from New Amsterdam and two from Bartica are now qualified to operate a CT scanner, following a two-week training session, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Lodge, Christianburg/Wismar and Cummings Lodge secured wins when the Milo Secondary Schools Football Competition continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Aquib Mohamed, Amanda Gunraj and Jada Toney were the standout performers when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation hosted its Novices and Juniors Championships yesterday at St Stanislaus College.

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – The number of reported new cases of coronavirus in China’s Hubei province rose today after two days of falls, as authorities imposed tough new restrictions on movement to prevent the spread of the disease which has now killed more than 1,700 people.

(Trinidad Guardian) De­spite its small size, T&T is among the top five coun­tries with the high­est car­bon emis­sions world­wide.

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) in collaboration with the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and residents of Mahdia has completed the Brian Sucre Junction beautification project.

Dear Editor, The governing coalition has now published its Manifesto for the 2020 elections.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Superb unbeaten hundreds from veteran Devon Smith and captain Kavem Hodge dashed Guyana Jaguars’ hopes of a final day victory, as Windward Islands Volcanoes forced a draw in their fifth round match of the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

The case file on the investigation into last month’s altercation between Editor-in-Chief of the National Communication Network (NCN) Leeron Brumell and Director of Public Information (DPI) Imran Khan has been sent for legal advice, according to Commander of Region 4(A) Edgar Thomas.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – More than 1,000 former U.S. Justice Department officials yesterday called for Attorney General William Barr to resign over his handling of the trial of a longtime adviser of President Donald Trump.

SANTO DOMINGO, (Reuters) – Dominican Republic’s nationwide municipal elections were suspended only four hours after voting began yesterday due to a glitch in the electronic voting system, officials said.

Dear Editor, Since we launched our disclosure on campaign financing, the result has been primarily positive, while some persons have asked why we didn’t just disclose the names.  The

Dear Editor, Lest we forget! APNU+AFC in their 2015 manifesto, promised wide-ranging constitutional reforms within 100 days of winning the Government.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force suffered a shocking collapse here yesterday morning to hand Barbados Pride their largest win in over a century, in their fifth round match of the Regional Four-Day Championship at Kensington Oval.

Dear Editor, The Department of Labour on (Wednesday) February 12 finally delivered its findings and recommendations regarding claims by workers of Blairmont factory over what they felt was discriminatory treatment meted out to them.

MANILA,  (Reuters) – Late each night, a dozen women chat and share a meal before hitting the narrow streets of a Manila suburb where a death squad once roamed.

(Part II) Last Friday, the APNU+AFC coalition rather belatedly launched its manifesto for the forthcoming general and regional elections.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has canceled his planned trip to Barbados to help resolve widespread rail disruptions caused by indigenous rights activists opposing the construction of a natural gas pipeline, his office said yesterday.

By Lear Matthews and Lancelot Mars Lear Matthews is professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.

Dear Editor, We still have a relatively large number of new political groups competing in this year’s elections. 

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – Captain Eoin Morgan scored a brilliant unbeaten 57 from 22 balls as England chased down a massive victory target of 223 to win the final Twenty20 International against South Africa yesterday and secure a 2-1 series triumph.

The final leg of the 592 Soca Monarch Competition was held on Saturday at D’Urban Park and Jumo `Rubber Waist’ Primo was crowned king.

AMMAN/BEIRUT/ANKARA,  (Reuters) – Syrian government forces made significant advances yesterday in the country’s northwestern Aleppo province, seizing most of the rebel-held region, state media said, a day before a new round of talks between Turkey and Russia on the escalation in the area.

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Police in Costa Rica seized more than 5 tons of cocaine bound for the Dutch port of Rotterdam in the country’s largest ever drugs bust, officials said.

It is the season of manifestos in which prospective voters are regaled with promises of all types.