Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Facing problems with its planes and hundreds of stranded, irate passengers, Fly Jamaica today pledged to take immediate steps to ease the situation following  a meeting with the civil aviation body, GCAA.

(Trinidad Guardian) West Indies and T&T left-handed batsman Darren Bravo says he never made himself available for the CWI Digicel PCL clash against the Windwards Hurricanes starting this Thursday in Grenada.

Three foundation members of the WPA and prominent Guyanese: Eusi Kwayana, Andaiye and Moses Bhagwan have condemned the APNU+AFC government over the sacking of thousands of sugar workers without a plan for their future and warned that the administration is doomed to failure like its predecessors if it doesn’t recognize its “wrong turns”.

Key local contractor Vevakanand Dalip Enterprise and its principal Vevakanand Dalip have been barred from Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) contracts for 13 years for alleged fraudulent and collusive practices.

With dozens of passengers stranded in Georgetown, Kingston and New York, Fly Jamaica last night said that its recovery plan is scheduled to begin today with a leased aircraft which will be operated on a limited schedule.

The young manager of the Korner Kick Restaurant and Bar was found dead in his Garnett Street, Newtown, Kitty home yesterday morning with a single gunshot wound to his head and police are treating his death as a suicide.

Attorney General Basil Williams SC yesterday downplayed concerns over the backlog of judgments which Chief Justice of Belize Kenneth Benjamin, who has been nominated as Guyana’s new Chancellor of the Judiciary, has failed to deliver.

Shannon Cox and Andy Peters, the youths accused of murdering 16-year-old Brian Charles Yearwood, who was stabbed while attending a school concert last April, were yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime.

Uitvlugt was crowned the inaugural GT Beer Year-end Football Champion, edging fierce rival and tournament host Den Amstel 5-4 on penalty kicks on Sunday at the Den Amstel ground.

The trial of attorney Keisha Chase, who is accused of causing the death of a pedestrian, began yesterday, over two years since the fatal accident.

Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams SC yesterday defended his Chambers’ performance in court, saying that it has won more than it has lost and that he had inherited a number of weak cases from his predecessor.

LINCOLN, New Zealand,  CMC – West Indies warmed up for the defence of their ICC Under-19 World Cup title by brushing aside minnows Papua New Guinea by eight wickets, in their first official warm-up match here yesterday.

A double from Most Promising Player Seon Grant, propelled Agricola Red Triangle to their second consecutive Ralph Green u11 Football title, overcoming Grove Hi-Tech 2-1 on Sunday at the Grove Community ground.

Kamal Maraj, a businessman who allegedly converted a pick-up truck to his own use after being given the vehicle to find a buyer, was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail after denying a fraud charge.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica Scorpions captain Nikita Miller believes having the services of sidelined West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, as well as better-quality fast bowlers, are two of the main reasons why Guyana Jaguars were at the weekend able to claim a fourth successive hold on the 2017-2018 Cricket West Indies-Digicel Four-day title.

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) recently acquired a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine which will help with the early detection of disease in animals.

A pensioner is among two D’Urban Street residents who lost their home in a fire yesterday morning.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) came out winner by a split decision in 2017 after having to jab several obstacles to score victories in and out the ring.

The Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) will look to ride its 2017 wave of success in 2018.

An elderly couple was on Saturday evening attacked and robbed of their licensed firearm and over $1.5M in cash and jewellery when gunmen invaded their Hadfield Street, Lodge house.

Major repairs: Road works by the city yesterday at Cemetery Road and Prince Street.

SYDNEY, Australia, , CMC – Sydney Sixers have signed West Indies Twenty20 captain Carlos Brathwaite for their four remaining games of the Australian Big Bash.

The charge against Jason Dorsett, the Kitty resident accused of causing the death of a 61-year-old cook during a hit and run in July last year, was withdrawn yesterday based on advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Seamer Vernon Philander took career-best figures as rampant South Africa claimed a 72-run victory over India on a gripping fourth day of the first test yesterday.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams SC yesterday said that there is no need for anyone to replace retired judge James Patterson, who had been previously appointed as one of his advisers, while noting that there are others who still serve in that capacity.

A man was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail for the possession of half of a gramme of cocaine.

Dear Editor, Writing in 1968, Gordon K Lewis, historian and political scientist, described Guyana as “a fascinating complex of strident paradoxes”.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – England are on the right track and do not need to overhaul their squad despite crashing to a 4-0 Ashes series defeat to Australia, vice captain Jimmy Anderson said on Monday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Captain Leon Johnson has hailed the achievement of Guyana Jaguars after they wrapped up their fourth straight Regional Four-Day Championship title with two rounds to spare.

Three units of the Barrington housing complex, at D’Aguiar Park were destroyed in a fire last night.

Dear Editor, President Granger as the leader of the Government of Guyana is ultimately responsible for re-negotiating the contract with ExxonMobil, a contract which will see Guyana missing out on earning well in excess of US$10 billion more or over $2 trillion Guyana dollars more in revenue.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T will be missing out on the Women’s World T20 later year, but fans can take heart with the news that this country will be hosting the finals of the 2018 Digicel Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Steve Smith’s 687 runs were one clear point of difference between the two sides in the Ashes but the Australia captain was happier to talk about his bowlers after wrapping up a 4-0 series triumph on Monday.

Ricky Mohammed, a vagrant who police say was found in the yard of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, was reprimanded and discharged last Friday.

Dear Editor, In 1991, my first year of five in Jamaica, I recall the churches of Jamaica expressing their concern about carnival which was classified as having “too much flesh.”

Mayor Patricia Chase-Green has directed that the citizens of Georgetown should be consulted on the proposed implementation of a residential charge for Garbage disposal.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North and South Korea kicked off their first formal talks in more than two years yesterday, with both sides expressing optimism ahead of discussions on how the North’s athletes can attend the Winter Olympics in the South despite tensions.

Dear Editor, In relation to the newest Ranger-1 well announced a few days ago, it was said in an SN article: “It has more than 230-ft of high-quality, oil bearing carbonate reservoir which is now being described as the single largest find in the (Stabroek) Block.

Dear Editor, Having regard to the continuing references being made to the recommendations of the CoI into the sugar industry which is very topical again in view of the imminent widespread loss of employment of thousands of our fellow Guyanese, etc, etc, we, Mr Vibert Parvatan and I, would like to suggest that you seriously consider reproducing salient parts of the findings and recommendations of the CoI in your daily publications.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s comptroller’s office on Monday announced it will open an audit of debt contracted in the last five years of the government of former President Rafael Correa to determine the legality of the operations and the use of the funds.

(Trinidad Express) The Opposition is supporting the Government’s nominee, Justice Paula Mae Weekes, for incoming President of Trinidad and Tobago.

The lights of the Georgetown seawall bandstand at Kingston have been turned off because of vandalism and theft.

(Trinidad Express) Police were yesterday on the scene of the country’s latest atrocity – a schoolboy and an adult shot and possibly burnt alive along Pelican Extension, Morvant.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May named an ally to run the ruling Conservatives and promoted younger ministers yesterday to try to give her divided party and government a new start after a year marred by an ill-judged election, rows over Brexit and scandals.

In the latter part of December 2017, the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), through a project financed by the Government of Guyana, installed twelve integrated 80W solar-powered street lights around the Stabroek Market Square and 750 energy efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs around the eastern facade of the building.

Dear Editor, The editorial ‘Garbage rates’ (SN, Jan 7) was as pointed as it was relevant with lots of pertinent questions for the Town Clerk to consider.

(Field Level Media ) Taj Gibson contributed three baskets to a 20-4, game-opening run Monday night that sent the Minnesota Timberwolves on their way to a wire-to-wire, 127-99 thrashing of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Minneapolis.

Dear Editor, It is early days in the New Year and already there are things that alarm or amuse; sometimes they bring both. 

MUMBAI,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India’s Supreme Court on Monday agreed to reconsider its 2013 decision that criminalises consensual sexual relations between same sex adults, a victory for equal rights campaigners.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the charge against Sherwin Roberts, who is charged with murdering his one-year-old niece, commenced yesterday in a city court.

(Trinidad Express) Former President Professor George Maxwell Richards has died. His family confirmed that he passed away yesterday.

BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – Barcelona’s record signing Philippe Coutinho will not be able to make his debut for the club for about three weeks because of a thigh injury he sustained while at Liverpool.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Oprah Winfrey became the first black woman to be awarded a Golden Globe for lifetime achievement on Sunday, delivering an impassioned speech in support of those who have exposed sexual misconduct in Hollywood and beyond.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A Mexican state governor on Monday accused the finance ministry of withholding federal funds to punish his administration for launching an investigation into alleged corruption that has embarrassed the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

(Trinidad Express) A Chaguanas man was expected to appear before a Chaguanas Magistrate yesterday, charged with the January 2 murder of his former common law wife, Arisa Vana David.

An expectant mother was brought before a city court last Friday to answer to a charge of receiving a stolen phone.

More than three decades after southern Africa put the travails of white minority rule behind it the liberation movements in the region continue to dominate the region’s politics, having transformed themselves into structured political parties and captured what they considered to be the ultimate reward for their military and political struggles ‒ the state.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Dark drama “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” was the big winner with four Golden Globes awards on Sunday on a night marked by scathing jokes about sexual harassment and passionate odes to those breaking their silence.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been named as an assistant to national coach Darren Lehmann for the triangular Twenty20 series against New Zealand and England next month.

One of Venezuela’s most prominent intellectuals, Harvard economics professor Ricardo Hausmann, has just published an article that is raising eyebrows across the hemisphere: He is calling for a military intervention by the United States and other countries as the only way to end Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis. 

Dear Editor, In response to a letter I wrote on natural gas development in Guyana (SN, Jan 3), Minister of Public Infrastructure (MPI), David Patterson claimed in a letter to Stabroek News on Jan 4, that I had presented a distorted perspective on the vision and use of natural gas for Guyana (‘Government engaged in studies for a gas pipeline as a means to complement use of renewable energy’).

A father and son were granted their release on bail last Friday after they denied wounding an in-law.