Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 23, 2016

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – “Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence on Tuesday topped a Forbes magazine list of the world’s highest-paid actress for the second straight year, earning some $46 million, followed by Melissa McCarthy.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC- An investigation is to be launched into the reasons for the poor condition of the outfield at the Queen’s Park Oval which led to play in the fourth Test between West Indies and India being abandoned after only 22 overs.

(Trinidad Guardian) A video depicting known gang leaders, some of whom are in currently in jail, is engaging the attention of Criminal Gang and Intelligence Unit (CGIU) and the Strategic Services Agency — this country’s main surveillance unit, as they gather information on suspected criminals.

A 76-year-old man was on Sunday night found dead in his ransacked home with his throat slashed and the police suspect that he was the victim of a robbery.

The dangers of eating expired food might be open to debate, but selling it isn’t.

The driver of one of the cars that was involved in the fatal accident on the Mahaicony Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Saturday, which claimed the life of a four-year-old, succumbed to her injuries yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

The need for urgent solutions to longstanding indigenous land issues, a revision of the Amerindian Act and increased stipends for Toshaos were the focus of the opening ceremony of the 10th annual National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference, which began yesterday at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre.

The body of a 14-year-old boy was discovered in a Corentyne burial ground, some 300 feet from his home yesterday afternoon and the police have since arrested a suspect.

A late night, hit and run accident on Sunday has left a woman in critical condition, whilst her husband and niece were also injured.

A second person was yesterday charged with murdering taxi driver Orin David, who was gunned down on August 1.

Residents of the West Coast Berbice are disputing claims made by Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Frederick Flatts that the tender for rehabilitation of Trafalgar pumps was cancelled and the job sole-sourced because of more flooding.

Guyana’s national Pre cadet team began their quest for regional honours at the 2106 Caribbean Pre-Cadet table tennis championships yesterday at the National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica.

The driver accused of causing the accident that claimed the life of Wavel Sabsook, also known as ‘Bashment,’ was yesterday placed on over $1,000,000 bail after denying charges that he caused the man’s death and drove while under the influence of alcohol.

The St Lucian Cub Scout, who was seriously injured in an accident along Woolford Avenue last month, departed Guyana along with his mother on Sunday.

Guyana’s three-member team of Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani and Jonathan Mangra ended with four silver medals and two bronze medals after four days battling players from the Dominican Republic, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba and Suriname at the Caribbean Badminton International Open Under-19 championships(CAREBACO) which ended Sunday at the Centro Deportivo Sports Hall, Aruba.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, CMC – Triathlete Flora Duffy shrugged off the disappointment of failing to end Bermuda’s 40-year wait for a second Olympic medal and vowed to try again in Japan in four years’ time when she will be 32.

Lear Goring, a close friend of Guyana Water Inc’s (GWI) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Richard Van West-Charles and who has been employed as the Debt Collection Manager at the utility company, is believed to be a convicted drug trafficker.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, has hailed Kershorn Walcott’s bronze medal in the men’s javelin at the Rio Olympics and said he believes the country will have a bigger impact at the next Olympiad in Tokyo.

Dear Editor, The recent CXC statistics released by the Ministry of Education indicate beyond the shadow of a doubt that there is a national crisis in our public education system, but there is one problem in particular.

A landlady yesterday admitted to a court to removing a door and window panes from a tenant’s apartment, saying that she did so out of anger because she had not been paid rent since May.

Patrick Goodluck, one of the two suspected bandits captured and severely beaten by a group of persons in North Ruimveldt last week, has been charged and remanded to prison, although his lawyer claims that he is a victim of a case of mistaken identity.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – As the Olympic hoardings are taken down in Rio de Janeiro and the Carnival atmosphere subsides, there is relief that cash-strapped Brazil avoided making a mess of the Games but also a nagging suspicion it did not make the most of them either.

Dear Editor, It is very disgusting, unfair, and unkind for the people on the East Bank and especially in the Eccles area to have to suffer blackouts about 3-4 times per week without any kind of warning or at least some radio announcements.

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan is set to present the government’s 2017 national budget on December 5, according to President David Granger.

Dear Editor, The first Test of New Zealand`s current tour of South Africa is suffering the same fate as the fourth Test in Trinidad between India and the West Indies.

Colts secured the Open division title while Ravens claimed the U23 accolade when the round two of the Turbo Hard-Court Basketball Championships concluded at the Plaisance Community Court Sunday.

A suggestion by President David Granger for the establishment of an authority to monitor policies on indigenous affairs has Pauline Sukhai, former minister of what is now the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs and a PPP/C MP, worried that it would be an attempt to usurp the independence of the National Toshaos Council (NTC).

Dear Editor, Former President and now Leader of the Opposition, Mr Bharrat Jagdeo found himself in a sea of controversy for remarks he made while addressing a public forum in New York, which was attended mainly by PPP/C Indian supporters.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Until now, people in Brazil had something to look forward to.

Three weeks after a freak storm caused three electrical poles to topple in the village of Pearl on the East Bank Demerara, residents are still awaiting assistance from the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL).

Dear Editor, I remain forever cagey and invariably reluctant about commending some esteemed, distinguished individuals for fear of being snubbed or slighted. 

(Reuters) – U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte lost the last of his four major sponsors, Japanese mattress maker Airweave, days after he admitted to exaggerating his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio during the Olympics.

Two weeks after calling for an “urgent meeting” at which councillors could discuss the findings of the government’s review of the contentious parking system contract between City Hall and Smart City Solutions Inc (SCS), Mayor Patricia Chase Green has indicated that the meeting will take place this week.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in the northern city of Kirkuk.

Dear Editor, The Rio Olympics has convinced me, that as human beings we can rise to unprecedented heights of achievement, regardless of our background or setbacks.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Southern Division police now believe nine-year-old Seon Paul was executed and not hit by a stray bullet as they initially believed.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – There were more questions than answers left hanging after the fourth and final Test between West Indies and India finished in a farcical draw here on the final day yesterday.

The man who was shot by police on Friday night outside of the Camp Street Prison is still to be identified.

Dear Editor, I refer to the suicide death of Vinod Balkarran, which took place recently at the Georgetown Hospital.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s interior minister and former boss of the country’s anti-narcotics agency, General Nestor Reverol, hit back yesterday at accusations by a US federal court that he abetted cocaine trafficking.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – One of Singapore’s greatest strengths is its predictability: in a region where coups and economic meltdowns are not uncommon, it has long been a haven of stability for investors and businesses.

Although government has said that the Walter Roth museum is being relocated to accommodate a department of the Ministry of the Presidency at the Main Street site, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Clement Rohee yesterday said the “nation deserves an explanation” for the decision.

(Reuters) – The final test between West Indies and India was abandoned as a draw yesterday as the soggy outfield remained unplayable in Trinidad.

CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro has set a 48-hour deadline for ministers to dismiss some public workers who requested a recall referendum against him, a Socialist Party spokesman said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The general consensus globally is that suicide prevention is a holistic endeavour and that any missing link in the chain will certainly significantly impede efforts to save lives.

DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – A wet outfield again prevented play on the fourth day of the first test between South Africa and New Zealand in what is becoming an increasing embarrassment for the hosts.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Kicking off a six-day tour of Latin America, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said yesterday in Havana his visit would open a new chapter in the Islamic Republic’s relations with Communist-ruled Cuba.

After more than a three-week delay, a date has been set for the commencement of the trial of the three accused in the Ramada Princess Casino robbery.

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ national police chief said today that about 1,900 people had been killed during a crackdown on illegal drugs, which began seven weeks ago when President Rodrigo Duterte took power, but about 40 were not drug-related.

Making sure the cows get home: This young boy was forced to get into a trench overgrown with weeds as he herded his cows at Pearl, East Bank Demerara yesterday afternoon.

An autopsy performed on the remains of 21-year-old Kevon McKenzie, whose body was discovered under the broken bricks of a collapsed wall last Sunday, revealed that he died as a result of fractured skull and compression to the chest.

Dear Editor, Who can help me with a spot of family research?

By Joseph E Stiglitz   NEW YORK – To say that the eurozone has not been performing well since the 2008 crisis is an understatement.

At the conclusion of South Africa’s recent local government poll the ruling African National Congress (ANC) lodged a formal objection in response to its loss in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro, the province that had produced party stalwarts like Nelson Mandela, the icon of the liberation struggle as well as legends like Oliver Tambo, Govan Mbeki and Raymond Mhlaba.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies Women’s Team captain Stafanie Taylor struck a cameo but her efforts were in vain as Western Storm went down by seven wickets to Southern Vipers in the final of the Women’s Super League here Sunday.

(Reuters) – AT&T Inc, the No 2 US wireless carrier, said it had signed a deal with Cuba’s state-owned telecoms provider to offer direct roaming services to its customers visiting Cuba.