Daily Archive: Thursday, October 4, 2018

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) John­ny Hamil­ton’s wind­ing jour­ney from south Trinidad has tak­en him to the doorstep of the NBA.

The newly elected officials of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) met yesterday with President David Granger at State House.

The communities of La Harmonie and Endeavour, siruated about 15 and 20 miles respectively up the Demerara River on the West Bank, are the beneficiaries of two newly constructed river ramps valued at $12M, the Department of Public Information (DPI) says.

(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) Nishal Sankat is now back home in the safe custody of his parents who met him at the Piarco International Airport last night, after being interviewed by local law enforcement officers.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) A BARRACKPORE man was gunned down at a bar in Debe on Tuesday night.

(JAMAICA GLEANER) Four men are now behind bars after a cache of firearms, including an Uzi sub-machine gun, and more than 600 rounds of ammunition were found in a barrel at the wharf in Kingston yesterday.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) MINISTER of Education, Youth and Education Senator Ruel Reid has reiterated that in about five years students sitting Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) subjects will do some aspects of their examinations online.

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) yesterday signalled its intention to resume industrial action after government failed to meet an ultimatum to rescind its unilateral appointment of a chairman of the arbitration panel to rule on salary and non-salary benefits for teachers.

Arguing that the integrity of the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) in the Whim/Bloomfield Local Authority Area is under threat, a candidate for the PPP yesterday filed a court action to void the listing of 50 names, including his, as official nominators of rival AFC candidates.

A Grove Squatting Area carpenter was discovered dead in a drain outside the compound of the city magistrates’ courts on Avenue of the Republic, on Sunday morning, and an autopsy yesterday confirmed that he was murdered.

The 2018 Lucozade handicap squash tournament began last evening with junior sensations Madison Fernandes and Mohryan Baksh sinking their opponents to register significant round one wins at the Georgetown Club.

Ansa McAl, under its Lasco, Lyrix and Smalta brands, joined forces with the Petra Organization to aid in the staging of the Guyana Oil Company [GuyOil] Under-18 Secondary Schools Football League.

Local firms Guysons Oil and Gas Services and Guysons Engineering, were recognised yesterday for having internationally approved quality management systems in place, positioning the companies to be competitive in seeking to service the oil and gas sector.

RAJKOT, India, CMC – Without a Test win on Indian soil in 24 years and a series victories in nearly four decades, underdogs West Indies find themselves up against the hurdle of history as much as the might of the world’s number one team, in the opening Test which bowls off here today.

Saying that Corriverton has the potential to become a “commercial powerhouse,” President David Granger yesterday told residents that if they give A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) a chance to lead the municipality, it could be further developed.

A boat captain and his crew are expected to face smuggling charges soon, following the discovery of more than 80,000 litres of diesel aboard their fishing vessel, which was converted to transport fuel, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) announced yesterday.

Within the last decade or so, when people in the cricket world thought of Essequibo it was usually associated with the lesser of the three counties in terms of dominance.

The workers attached to the mechanical tillage gang at the Albion Estate, in Berbice, went on strike on Monday and Tuesday after management reduced their payments, which they say is not enough to maintain them.

Guyana’s female team to the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia bounced back in round nine to beat Ivory Coast 3-1 while the men’s team drew 2-2 with Aruba yesterday.

Kelvin Daly, the 51-year-old miner who was hacked to death sometime between Sunday evening and Monday morning near Puruni Landing, in Region Seven, was chopped and stabbed more than 40 times, an autopsy confirmed yesterday.

A historic weekend of boxing is on the cards. This is according to President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle referring to the Lennox Blackmore Intermediate Championships which will be staged from tomorrow evening at the National Gymnasium.

A special prosecutor has been appointed to lead the state’s case in the Preliminary Inquiry into the murder charge against Subryanville hotelier Erwin Bacchus, following complaints against the police by the family of the deceased, Jason De Florimonte.

Director of Sports Christopher Jones has joined the long list of persons to laud the efforts of Guyana’s national table tennis players who recently produced one of Guyana’s best showing at the Caribbean level, at the 60th edition of the Caribbean Table Tennis Federation (CTTF) Senior Championships in Jamaica.  Jones, in a statement released by the National Sports Commission (NSC), singled out the efforts of Chelsea Edghill and Shemar Britton who both copped individual gold in the female and male under – 21 category.   Additionally, the efforts of national men’s champion Christopher Franklin, along with Trenace Lowe and Edghill, who reached the semi-final of the senior singles event were also highlighted. 

The Ministry of the Presidency yesterday condemned the recent publication of false articles on social media, which it said appeared to be part of a campaign aimed at tarnishing the reputation of President David Granger as well as that of the government and its representatives.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), also known as the “Home of Legends” has sent out congratulations and best wishes to four of their members who will be displaying their skills in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Super – 50 championships. 

If you press your ears to the pulse of keen cricket followers in Guyana, one would quickly agree with their sentiments regarding the continued exclusion of Essequibo skipper Anthony Adams from the national set-up.   On the other hand, those very pundits are also quite intrigued by the swift rise of one of Guyana’s overseas franchise players, Ramaal Lewis, who, ironically, has worked his way to becoming the country’s first-choice off-spinner.   It is the reluctance to hand Adams his deserved opportunity, which influenced this piece.   Instead of building a case as to why Adams should be given his opportunity, let us from the onset point out the difficulty in slotting him into the squad which also features two other left-arm spinners in Gudakesh Moti and Veersammy Permaul who are seemingly ahead of him.

The long blackout experienced by Georgetown customers on Tuesday was caused by damaged line hardware on the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc network, the company said yesterday.

A fire of mysterious origin gutted an Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) house on Tuesday night and the owner’s son has since been taken into police custody.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Teenage batting prospect Prithvi Shaw will make his debut for India in the opening test of the two-match series against West Indies starting in Rajkot today.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) wishes to respond to the inaccuracies contained in a letter appearing in the September 30, 2018 edition of the Stabroek News newspaper titled ‘Working class Guyanese relegated to drive old vehicles’ from the writer, Nigel Hinds, and finds it necessary to provide some clarifications.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – White-ball specialist batsman Aaron Finch and South Australia captain Travis Head will make their test debuts in the series-opener against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday, Australia coach Justin Langer has confirmed.

The home of an overseas-based Guyanese woman went up in flames early yesterday morning.

Dear Editor, In March this year, the Guyana Elections Commission made an incredibly bold and outlandish statement in a vain attempt to remove the fear and dishonesty which is inherent in the PNC-run elections, from the minds of the Guyanese people, especially the voting population.

The Prime Minister’s representative in Region Six, Gobin Harbhajan, is encouraging rice farmers throughout the region to begin using paddy drying facilities instead of drying their paddy along the roadways.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Legendary former West Indies fast bowler, Courtney Walsh, says he would be interested in taking up the post of head coach of the regional side if offered.

Dear Editor, I would like to draw attention to the current upgrades been conducted by GPL in the communities of Buxton and Friendship.

The drilling of eight wells in eight villages in the South Rupununi, in Region Nine, by the Brazilian Army under its 6th Battalion Engineering Corps is expected to begin today and authorities say it has both the potential to offer unprecedented relief to the residents and the transfer of knowledge in the techniques that will be used.

(Reuters) – The archbishop of Santiago, the most senior figure in Chile’s Roman Catholic Church, has exercised his right to silence after being summoned on Tuesday morning for questioning by a state prosecutor over allegations he helped cover up child abuse.

(Reuters) – Former England captain Andrew Strauss has stepped down from his position as director of cricket and will take up a more flexible role with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the 41-year-old announced yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) “You touch one, you touch all of us and we are not going to accept the criminal element targeting any of our law enforcement.”

Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your newspaper to highlight the ‘human kindness’ venture that is meted out to school children and even the differently-abled by Starr Computers.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Following is a factbox on the two-test series between India and West Indies, starting today: Schedule (times GMT): First test: Oct.

(Reuters) – The European Union is considering trade sanctions on Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis, potentially stripping the country of tariff-free access to the world’s largest trading bloc, three EU officials said.

Dear Editor, Immediately after the APNU+AFC won the last general election, we witnessed the country embarking on a massive clean-up exercise.

(Trinidad Express) State-owned Petrotrin uncovered three acts of sabotage at its Central Los Bajos Field on Tuesday night.

Emergency works on a sinkhole along a bridge at Den Heuvel, East Bank Demerara, have started and residents and drivers say they applaud the timely intervention.

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called Sergei Skripal, a former Russian double agent poisoned in Britain, a scumbag who had betrayed Russia.

Dear Editor, I strongly believe that the Alliance For Change running independently at the upcoming local government elections is a great decision and Linden only stands to benefit.

A Greek comic poet of the 4th century BC, Eubulus joked about alcohol consumption and its deleterious effects recommending no more than three measured drinks as sensible.

Although the world has experienced much worse, recent events involving inclement weather conditions have caused much consternation, particularly last Friday’s earthquake and tsunami in eastern Indonesia.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A day after he testified that he saw Police Constable Collis ‘Chucky’ Brown shooting his friend, a witness yesterday denied lying to the Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM).

A pork-knocker, who police say presented forged documents at the Central Immigration and Passport Office, was yesterday placed on $25,000 bail after he denied the charge.