Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 24, 2016

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC- The Queen’s Park oval in Trinidad and Tobago runs the risk of being sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after its outfield was given a “poor” rating by match referees.

Police are investigating the murder of Colin Perreira, 25 years of  Kitty, and attempted murder of Gail Ann Chacon, 20 years, which occurred about 2110h.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two business communities are calling National Security Minister Edmund Dillon to fix crime in T&T first before sitting with ministers from across the region to deal with the matter.

As he prepares to seek re-election as Vice-Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton is asking members to see past his mistakes in addressing the controversial Sussex Street drug bond contract, while saying he acted on information given by his staff.

Alvin Reid, known as ‘Satan,’ who police say is responsible for killing 14-year-old Malika Hamilton, was yesterday charged with her murder, while alleging that the police had beaten him for a confession.

Cabinet has recommended that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Michael Khan proceed on annual leave to facilitate a review of the findings of the forensic audit into the institution.

A successful State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) requires constitutional reform, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) said yesterday.

Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Debt Collection Manager Lear Goring has been sent on administrative leave following reports of his previous narcotics convictions in the United States.

Despite his lawyer’s claim that he suffers from a heart condition, the General Manager of a Robb Street business was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge that he attempted to bribe a police officer.

The stepfather of Akeem Grimmond, the 14-year-old who was found dead on Monday afternoon with multiple chop and stab wounds about his body, is calling on the police to ensure the culprit is jailed for life.

A mason was shot twice to his right leg on Monday evening after he was approached and attacked by a group of men, who were demanding the location of a “friend.”

Orders by two courts here in proceedings between claimants to seven acres of rice land at Aurora, Essequibo were yesterday set aside by the Caribbean Court of Justice which said that proceedings in the High Court shall be stayed until the Land Court case between the litigants is decided.

The family of Seon Clarke, who is a suspected victim of a vigilante killing at Pearl, East Bank Demerara, has refuted reports in the press that he was involved in criminal activities and wants the police to conduct a thorough investigation to find the person responsible for his death.

Members and supporters of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday picketed the High Court for the proceedings on its elections petition to be expedited.

An East Bank Demerara restaurateur and his family were left traumatised on Monday evening after five bandits, posing as customers, robbed them of an undisclosed amount of cash and other valuables.

The opposition has not ruled out initiating legal proceedings on the controversial contract for the storage of pharmaceuticals at a Sussex Street bond, according to parliamentarian Anil Nandlall.

Tenders were opened yesterday for the construction of a Cafeteria /Multipurpose Complex at Queen’s College, an extension of the Bishops’ High School and the construction of  a Pavilion and Fence and levelling of a playfield at the South Ruimveldt Secondary School, all in Region 4.

Youths of the Malteenoes Cricket Club (MCC) summer camp yesterday benefited from a highly interactive session conducted by national batsman and guest speaker, Assad Fudadin.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- New West Indies T20 captain Carlos Brathwaite says he has received a vote of confidence from former skipper Darren Sammy as the regional side prepares to play India in two T20 internationals this weekend in Florida.

Even as the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) seeks to drill several other wells to increase the level of services throughout the region, Regional Divisional Manager, Martin Garrick has said that poor electricity supply is having a major impact on the ability of the utility to deliver water to Region 3 residents.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies head coach, Phil Simmons, has defended Darren Bravo’s form in the recent series against India, contending the marquee left-hander had been forced to take on the mantle of senior batsman without the advantage of having learnt from experienced players.

Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock has urged the Toshaos attending the ongoing National Toshaos Council (NTC) conference to attack issues rather than personalities as he warned of the ill-effects of political division on community development.

Guyana’s Under-19 Captain Travis Persaud thanked his team for giving “100 percent” which he said was the main catalyst behind winning the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional U19 tile for a record third time.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says that on August 18, 2016, a GPL team with assistance from a team of submarine cable experts from China retrieved GPL’s submarine cable from the Demerara river bed to assess the damage to it and a repair plan has been worked out.

Rose Hall Town Jammers defeated the Guyana Human Development Centre (GHDC) by a 49-31 margin when the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) sanctioned A.

A youth, who was allegedly held by police with three shotguns and a large quantity of ammunition, was yesterday refused bail by a city court after being charged with possession of an  illegal gun and ammunition.

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.

Representatives of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) were briefed on Government’s plans for the emerging oil and gas sector when they met with Minister of Natural Resources,  Raphael Trotman on Monday.

The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio came and went just as fast as some of the times Jamaica’s new sprint sensation, Elaine Thompson recorded on the track.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian police said yesterday they had uncovered emails between detained International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Patrick Hickey and the British owner of a ticketing company they said masterminded a scheme selling Olympic tickets illegally.

In an effort to reduce street vending, plans are being mulled by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to house vendors under a roof.

Last Monday, scores of persons visited the British High Commission on Main Street to learn about the Chevening Scholarships being offered by the United Kingdom (UK).

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall will help cover the deficit of the local Olympic organizing committee if necessary, Mayor Eduardo Paes said in an interview yesterday, going back on assurances that the committee would be entirely privately funded.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Premier League West Bromwich Albion and Watford were knocked out in the League Cup second round by lower-league opponents yesterday as a strong Liverpool side crushed championship Burton Albion 5-0.

Residents of Hadfield Street are now breathing a sigh of relief as desilting of the main secondary canal is currently underway in an effort to mitigate flooding in the area.

Dear Editor, With reference to my letter dated June 8, 2016 about the Olympic Games Rio-2016 (‘The Olympic Games will not be cancelled or postponed’), I write one more time to this prestigious newspaper to lament that the Stabroek News, even after the resounding success of the Olympics in the city of Rio de Janeiro, continues to rely on international news agencies that highlight negative aspects of the event, instead of celebrating the achievements of the first Olympics held in South America.

Dear Editor, I write in relation to a letter published in the Stabroek News on Thursday, August 18, 2016 under the caption the ‘JSC has power to appoint the Deputy Registrar of Deeds’.

AUSTIN, Texas,  (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held out the possibility yesterday of a softening of his hardline position on illegal immigration, a move that could help move him to the political centre but hurt him with his most ardent supporters.

The Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda will prove the setting of the Mayor’s Cup Football Championship when the quarterfinal rounds commence on Sunday with a tripleheader.

Dear Editor, It is the second time I have been stopped by police patrol vehicles in two weeks while heading home aback the Providence Stadium.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala will launch a new force aimed at combating criminal gangs and drug traffickers next month, presidents of the three Central American nations agreed yesterday.

Guyana’s four-member badminton team of Narayan Ramdhani, Jonathan Mangra, Priyanna Ramdhani and Ambika Ramraj topped their group after playing unbeaten in yesterday’s round robin group fixtures of the Caribbean Badminton Championships in Aruba to set up a clash against Suriname in the knockout round.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 12 percentage points among likely voters, her strongest showing this month, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released yesterday.

Dear Editor, When the East Coast Railway Embankment Road was finished, signs were erected showing the names of the various areas ‒ Plaisance, Better Hope Vryheid’s Lust, Montrose, Felicity, Success, etc ‒ as a guide to people and vehicles as to where they are going and where they have to stop off.

(Reuters) – Pakistan have long been regarded as a talented yet inconsistent side, but through a combination of sheer hard work, application and a little help from some inclement Caribbean weather, the South Asian side sit atop the test rankings for a first time.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – The promise that some oil traders and brokers saw for an expanded Panama Canal to become a new route for large tankers will take longer to realize than expected because many ships must first undergo inconvenient retrofits to transit through the new locks, shipping industry experts said.

Dear Editor, There appears to be much concern and debate about local manufacturing, however it should be noted that the decline of local manufacturing commenced in the late ʼ80s.

ACCRA,  (Reuters) – Ghana President John Mahama has decreed the early release of three men convicted over death threats against Supreme Court judges made during a panel discussion broadcast on a local radio station.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Head coach of Jamaica’s national football team, Winfried Schaefer, says the Reggae Boyz are aiming to surprise their critics when their bid to qualify for the next FIFA World Cup enters a critical stage next week.

Dear Editor, The hostile email and facebook narrative purportedly by Dr Mellissa Ifill and the Kaieteur article on August 21, 2016 by Freddie Kissoon were directed at whether the President was making an ideological error which bordered on betrayal by commemorating the 1823 insurrection at the current monument at Thomas Lands; in addition, it was suggested, this was impulsive, and not tactical from the perspective of what was important in the entire event.

When the government created the Ministry of Social Cohesion it placed ethnic conflict, the easing of which is contingent upon the behaviour of its mortal political enemy, the People’s Progressive Party, at the centre of its agenda, and some would say that in our circumstances failure is the default mode of any such enterprise.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England could play three spinners in the first game of their five-match series against Pakistan in Southampton on Wednesday, said one-day captain Eoin Morgan.

(Trinidad Express) An appeal is being made by the police and the family of murdered nine year old Cyon Paul for the people who witnessed the gun play that resulted in the child’s death last Friday, to come forward and not allow the case to go cold and unsolved.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has been summoned by an elite police division and may face charges in relation to an investigation into a suspected rogue unit of the state tax service, a source close to the matter said yesterday.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – The first test between South Africa and New Zealand ended in a damp draw yesterday without a ball bowled over the final three-and-a-half days due to a sodden outfield at Kingsmead.

By George Mentore   George Mentore teaches anthropology at the University of Virginia   I have three broad questions to discuss, each arising from the recent attempt by the Government of Guyana to relocate the Walter Roth Museum — an administrative effort which, I have to say, appears far more reflective of engorged political muscles unaware of the consequences of its ponderous movements, than the rational choice of a well-informed leadership. 

Dear Editor, The Mayor and City Council has not always been portrayed in a very flattering light.

A call by Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart  to his Democratic Labour Party supporters not to “jump ship”, and advice to voters to rally once again in the party’s support, suggest that he is beginning to feel confident that the difficult days of economic reform for Barbados are coming to an end, and that his party can begin the task of pulling back those alienated by the harsh economic policies which his government, on the advice of the international financial institutions, has felt it necessary to pursue since the last elections of February 2013.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Thousands of Argentines stood in line for free fruit next to the Casa Rosada presidential palace yesterday, while growers handed out 10,000 kilos of produce as a way of protesting price distortions and double-digit inflation they say crushes profits.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Federal regulators have concluded that recent earthquakes in North Texas are likely linked to wastewater disposal wells used by the oil and gas industry, echoing findings from researchers at Texas universities.