Daily Archive: Thursday, September 13, 2018

While waiting in line for “A Star is Born” to begin, I engaged in my favourite hobby: recounting random movie trivia to strangers.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) A 19-year-old Jamaican girl has been selected among 63 students for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in the United States, for the 2018/19 academic year.

(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) THE life-threatening hurricane, Florence, is expected to hover the Carolinas in the US with torrential rains, high winds and massive coastal erosion.

Government should put all approvals for ExxonMobil’s Liza Phase-2 on hold until a complete review of the Liza Phase-1 project cost is done, former Government Adviser on Petroleum Dr Jan Mangal says.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred yesterday, on the Boerasirie Bridge, WCD, involving a Deputy Superintendent of Police who is stationed in ‘D’ Division and pedal cyclist Conrad Alleyne.

(Trinidad Guardian) Earth­quake dis­placed farm­ers from Los Iros are beg­ging the Min­is­ter of Agri­cul­ture Clarence Ramb­harat to make good on his promise to re­lo­cate them.

Seven former PPP/C ministers were called in by SOCU over the long-running probe into the Pradoville 2 Housing Scheme and one of them, Robeson Benn told the investigator that it was established to ensure the safety of government officials during the then crime wave.

Concerned about the safety of the citizenry given the “carnage” wrought by minibuses, a group of re-migrants are currently exploring the possibility of re-introducing a big bus service.

A man was yesterday fined and sentenced to two years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to illegal firearm and ammunition possession, when he and two others were taken before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

The Guyana Elections Commission has seen no movement on the United Nations (UN) Needs Assessment Mission’s (NAM’s) recommendations for technical aid to GECOM since proposals were made public over a month ago.

President David Granger says the Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Sector Cooperation to be signed between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago is not a secret document and he will ask that it be made public.

Mohan Sookdeo, the 44-year-old Foulis man who is accused of stabbing his son to death, was remanded to prison yesterday, when he appeared at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court.

The woman who lost her life on Tuesday morning, hours after she reportedly ran into the path of a motor vehicle along the Goedverwagting Public Road, East Coast Demerara has since been identified as Kumarie Sookdeo, a resident of Kitty.

A Betsy Ground, East Canje Berbice youth, who was found guilty of man-slaughter last month, was yesterday sentenced to 23 years imprisonment at the High Court in Berbice.

Three Berbice cash crop farmers have moved to the courts seeking in excess of $10M in damages and an injunction against a move by Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region 5, Ovid Morrison, to evict them from farm lands they have owned for the past 16 years.

The Roman Catholic Church of Guyana has announced the death of Bishop Emeritus Benedict Ganesh Singh, the first Guyanese Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, who passed away yesterday after a period of illness.

The Government of Guyana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Austria’s Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology for enhancement of health facilities and the Accident and Emergency Unit of the GPHC could be the first beneficiary.

Minister of State,  Joseph Harmon, yesterday met with former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Percival Noel James (P.J)

LONDON,  (Reuters) Total says has exercised option to buy a 25 pct interest in Orinduik exploration block offshore Guyana.

A Diabetic Foot Centre (DFC) has been launched by the Region Four Health Department.

President David Granger yesterday told East Bank Berbice villagers that payment of severance to thousands of ex sugar workers is drawing funding away from services.

Glen Phillips batted throughout the Jamaica Tallawahs innings to score the fourth century of the 2018 HERO Caribbean Premier League but it was not enough as St Kitts Patriots booked their spot in tomorrow’s semi-final with a two wicket win at the Providence National Stadium last night.

President David Granger yesterday swore in retired judge, William Ramlal as the new Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) and in stressing the importance of the body said that it is essential to ensuring that trust between the public and the police exists.

Before the start of this year’s Caribbean Premier League, then Guyana Amazon Warriors skipper Shoaib Malik made a bold pronouncement on what he expected from the home-grown talents of Shimron Hetmyer and Sherfane Rutherford. 

Dhanwantie Phulchand, owner of Rishma’s Collection formerly located in the City Mall, yesterday recounted for a jury the harrowing details of an attack she said she suffered at the hands of Marissa George and John Caesar.

Twenty-four men last evening, graduated from the TOTALTEC Academy with certificates that equip them to join Guyana’s emerging oil and gas industry.

The 2018 season of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 50-over Franchise League is set to begin with four matches tomorrow.

The Ministry of the Presidency yesterday condemned what it said was the deliberate publication of false information by Citizens’ Report, an online news outfit, stating that President David Granger was not fit enough to attend this year’s United Nation’s General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled for September 18, 2018 in New York.

The inaugural Rainforest Waters 11-stage cycle meet will mark a return to circuit racing as the riders take to the inner circuit of the National Park this Saturday after a few weeks break.

Government yesterday met with visiting ExxonMobil  Vice President, Mike Cousins and made a pitch for a partnership in improving technical and vocational skills of youth with the aim of lowering unemployment rates among the group, Minister of State Joseph Harmon says.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados  CMC – South Africa captain Dané van Niekerk has acknowledged her side is braced for a tough tour of the Caribbean but said both the experienced and younger members were eager to show their worth against the tough hosts in challenging conditions.

Dear Editor, Despite an avalanche of requests from the press during the course of last week, while the Council of Legal Education (CLE) was in Guyana deliberating on the question of a local law school, I intentionally remained silent.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Skipper Dwayne Bravo has refused to blame the slow, turning turning pitch for Trinbago Knight Riders’ two-wicket defeat to Guyana Amazon Warriors, in the first playoff in the Caribbean Premier League here Tuesday night.

Financial assistance is among the practical measures that should be considered by government to assist the thousands of laid off sugar workers, according to People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) parliamentarian Indra Chandarpal.

LONDON,  CMC – Leading West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite stroked his third half-century in four matches for Nottinghamshire but the hosts were staring at defeat against Essex, heading into today’s final day of their County Championship Division One match.

Dear Editor, I join hands with Lal Balkaran (`Urgent need for biographies of our hidden heroes’-  SN 9/9/18) in lamenting the fact that we sorely lack a repertoire of biographical tales of the great luminaries and the best and brightest of Guyana who have contributed towards our historical development as a people.

Ingrid Wilson, the 58-year-old woman who was brutally attacked by three pit bulls just over two weeks ago, has accepted compensation of $200,000 from the owner of the animals instead of pursuing charges.

Guyana’s fittest man, Dillon Mahadeo teamed up with Trinidad’s best Matheus Othero at the FITVILLE Fitness Competition in Aruba over the weekend and the two-gladiator team dubbed ‘Crab and Dumplin’ made mince meat of the competition.

Fifty-four students between the ages of 3 and 18, of the Buxton Youth Development Programme recently received free eye examinations.

Dear Editor, The accessing of old age pension and public assistance is now a royal prerogative which only the chosen few can acquire.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell said yesterday he was wearing his whites and ‘baggy green’ cap when he got the telephone call telling him he had missed out on selection for the test series against Pakistan.

Dear Editor, It appears that the state’s legal machinery is so unprepared and lacking that it cannot get most matters right; or at least victoriously through the court system. 

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – An El Salvador tribunal sentenced former President Antonio Saca to 10 years in prison yesterday after he pleaded guilty to embezzlement and money laundering charges involving more than $300 million of public funds.

Contractor Deowdat Singh says he has repaid the residents of Wakenaam who suffered serious damage from flooding in several villages in June, for which he had accepted partial responsibility.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Frederick Collins’s letter published in the Monday, September 10, 2018 edition of the Stabroek News (SN) captioned `By falling for the propaganda of Caucasian conceit, the black man has induced a feeling of inferiority in himself.’

(Trinidad Express) The closure of the Petrotrin refinery is a crisis, it is tragic, but it presents an opportunity for Trinidad and Tobago, says economist Dr Terrence Farrell.

WILMINGTON, N.C.,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Florence, growing in size despite its weakening winds yesterday, crept closer to the U.S.

Keithland King will make his third appearance in the professional boxing ring on September 22 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and the flamboyant Barbadian will once again look to add another  ‘W’ to his record.

(Trinidad Express) The Executive of Arouca/Maloney Constituency of the People’s National Movement (PNM) has called on Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar to apologise “unreservedly”  for her “racist, vile and disgusting comments” made about Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley at the her party’s Monday Night Forum.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Guatemala deployed members of the feared Kaibil special forces unit yesterday to stop protesters from interrupting a session of parliament, triggering anger among opposition leaders who say President Jimmy Morales is using the military to cow critics.

Between Monday and today, at least one million residents of coastal areas in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States would have evacuated their homes, provided they followed the orders they were given in the face of Hurricane Florence, which is set to hit these areas by tomorrow.

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) yesterday conducted an inspection exercise at random clothing stores around Georgetown.

(Reuters) – Australia great Glenn McGrath says he has great respect for James Anderson after the Englishman replaced him as the most prolific pace bowler in test cricket.

For over two incredible months, the 34-year-old labourer fought valiantly to live as many weaker souls perished around him.

Dear Editor, I strongly agree and support that national symbols must never be desecrated.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon (centre), today, received a courtesy call from President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), formerly the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Dave Cameron (eight) at the Ministry of the Presidency.