Daily Archive: Monday, October 8, 2018

(BARBADOS NATION) American Airlines has unveiled the extension of the additional winter capacity from hub cities Charlotte and Miami to Barbados, through its 2019 summer core flight schedule.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) Several criminal charges have been laid against an entertainment coordinator who is accused of raping two female guests at Riu Reggae Hotel in St James.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) About that black coffin that was discovered outside the Port of Spain Magistrate Court early this morning with a dead bird on it and wrapped with a red ribbon.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) This afternoon, the Industrial Court is expected to rule on an application from the Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union to stop State-owned Petrotrin from retrenching workers.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) Embattled real estate attorney, Jennifer Messado, has been struck from the roll of practising attorneys in Jamaica.

The Ministry of Legal Affairs today hinted that the government will likely move in the direction of decriminalising defamation and a series of other offences.

President David Granger has once again intervened to stave off a planned countrywide strike by teachers, who have been offered a new proposal on wages.  

A 21-year-old Corentyne man was discovered dead along the Number 68 Village, Corentyne Middle Walk this morning and police say a drinking buddy has since confessed to battering and then stabbing him.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) THE police say the caretaker of the Church Of God of Prophecy on Old Harbour Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, has been held in connection with last month’s murder of pastor James Johnson.

(JAMAICA GLEANER) Sections of the island were rattled by a minor tremor around 9.28 p.m.

Pledging unyielding protection of the environment, newly-appointed head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr Vincent Adams says that oversight of the oil and gas sector will be of a high quality and there will be no compromise with companies on environmental standards.

Police in Lethem are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 22-year-old Bom Fim, Roraima, Brazil resident, whose lifeless body was discovered on the Takutu bridge trail yesterday morning.

There is a need for continuous training sessions for police officers on how to deal with domestic violence cases, to fill the gap in their formal police training, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan says.

The practice by some police ranks to reach out to the community and local businesses for donations, is an approach that is “fraught with the unintended potential for bribery and corruption to occur,” according to the security sector reform report.

The lead investigator in the case against drug-accused, Stephen Vieira, Tazim Gafoor, Nazim Gafoor and Sherwayne De Abreu, on Friday testified that he had been instructed not to pursue charges against prosecution witness Hakeem Mohamed, even with overwhelming evidence against him.

Very soon, the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) will begin taking in complaints from the public on offensive content that is broadcast on television, radio and cable, according to the entity’s Chairman, Leslie Sobers, who said that attention will also be given to the far-flung areas.

-family in need of further assistance Venisha Sukhnandan, the 17-year-old girl who was struck by a car at Ogle three weeks ago in an accident which resulted in the death of her brother, remains hospitalised but has made significant progress in her recovery.

A security guard at a Yarrowkabra, Linden/Soesdyke highway sand pit was beaten by two armed bandits who posed as policemen during a robbery on Friday night.

Nyron Joseph brought down the curtain in the final of the Lucozade Handicap Squash Tournament with another clinical display to capture championship honours in the Open category at the Georgetown Club Squash Court, yesterday. 

The criminalisation of marijuana is a violation of Rastafarian human rights, activist Ras Kali told a forum on marijuana decriminalisation held by the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G) Friday evening.

The 43rd World Chess Olympiad has come to an end with team Guyana finishing 133rd and 150th in the female and male divisions respectively.

A carpenter was on Friday granted $40,000 bail on a charge of felonious wounding, after appearing at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court.

An unbeaten century form Leon Andrews spared the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) an innings defeat in their Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), Noble House Seafoods two-day second division contest against the Police Sports Club (PSC), yesterday as the two sides played to a draw at the end of day two at the PSC Ground. 

A 33-year-old father of one was yesterday granted $150,000 bail after pleading not guilty to aggravated robbery.

Some APNU+AFC regional councillors have not been attending the statutory meetings of the Region Six council and chairman, David Armogan says their seats will be revoked if this continues.

Sixteen-year-old Heimraj Resaul continued his dominant 2018 season, adding the Guyana Tennis Association/ Bakewell Juniors U-18 title to his collection with a victory over last year’s champion Viraj Sharma at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Court located at Diamond yesterday.

RAJKOT, India,  CMC – Stand-in captain Kraigg Brathwaite says West Indies’ batsmen need to find the right balance between attack and defence, as the Caribbean side seek to bounce back from their humbling innings and 272-run defeat in the opening Test here last weekend.

A 66-year-old farmer of Queenstown, Essequibo is currently in police custody, accused of shooting another farmer whom he allegedly thought was an ‘acouri’.

SUZUKA, Japan, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix to stand on the brink of a fifth Formula One title yesterday while Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel finished sixth after colliding with Max Verstappen.

(Reuters) An earthquake hit northern Haiti late on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and sparking a scramble by rescue agencies to help residents of the worst-hit towns in the impoverished Caribbean country.

Dear Editor, Whenever one is faced with an explanation of what is going on at the Georgetown Municipality, the choice is always between incompetence, corruption and conspiracy.

The body of an unidentified male was on Saturday morning found on the Linden/ Soesdyke highway at Loo Creek, with injuries consistent with a vehicular accident.

Dear Editor, With the exception of Mr Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, no leader of the government in Guyana has ever focused specific attention on the importance of teachers, and the necessity for a salary to meet needs and offer a quality life.

Executives of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GGCI) last Monday, met with new Commissioner of Police, Leslie James, and discussed matters of public security that are currently affecting private sector operations.

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF] has released their 26 man roster for the CONCACAF Nations League clash with Turks & Caicos on October 13th, with veteran player Walter `Boyd’ Moore and newcomer Stephen Duke-McKenna featuring in the squad.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Half-centuries from West Indies Twenty20 captain Carlos Brathwaite and opener Amir Jangoo paved the way for Combined Campuses and Colleges’ comfortable 59-run victory over USA Cricket in the Regional Super50 here Saturday. 

To assist poor and needy patients to get breast cancer screening, fast food giant, KFC has donated $1M to the Cancer Institute of Guyana (CIG).

Dear Editor, I observe with mixed emotions, the sentiments expressed by retired Justice James Patterson, the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), as reported in the press recently.

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, (Reuters) – The commercial opens with an appeal to fear: a hoodie-wearing man prowling an alley, knife in hand.

Dear Editor, You know that feeling you get when you’ve been rooted in one place for a very long time?

Officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) at the Eugene F.

(Sunday Express) Police officers are asking eye-witnesses to come forward and identify a red band maxi taxi and its driver, which left the scene of a road traffic accident which claimed the life of a 64-year-old El Dorado man on Saturday afternoon.

(Reuters) – China said on Sun-day it was investigating Meng Hongwei for suspected wrongdoing after the head of the global law enforcement organization Interpol and Chinese vice minister for security was reported missing in France.

PULAU INDAH, Malaysia,  (Reuters) – Hundreds of sacks filled with plastic waste from the United States, Britain, South Korea and Spain spill onto the streets of an industrial zone in Pulau Indah, an island town just an hour’s drive from Kuala Lumpur and home to Malaysia’s biggest port.

TAROUBA, Trinidad,  CMC – Saarah Smith and Masabata Klaas scrambled a near suicide single off the penultimate ball of the match as South Africa stunned West Indies by three wickets to win the final Twenty20 International and steal a 2-2 draw in the five-match series here Saturday night.

Dear Editor, I would usually welcome and embrace any call by anyone, from any place, at any time, to remove prejudice from the midst of thinking, visions, and practices. 

(Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he was closely following the case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi after Turkish officials said they believed he had been killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

CATALÃO, Brazil, (Reuters) – Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right candidate favoured to win Brazil’s presidential election today, has a vision for his nation’s economy: niobium.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe scored four goals in 14 second-half minutes to lead Paris St Germain to a 5-0 win over Olympique Lyonnais yesterday as they became the first team in Ligue 1 history to win their first nine games.

Three men were charged Friday for allegedly stealing over $1.9 million in used batteries.

Dear Editor, With  information recently coming to the fore, some as a result of the long overdue and recently launched Commission of Inquiry into the operations of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown, I believe that the need has become even more critical for the recently reconstituted Integrity Commission to turn its attention to the policymakers and administrative officials of the Georgetown Municipality, if it is to improve public confidence in the integrity of persons holding senior positions at City Hall.

(Reuters) – Mexico’s President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday that he would consider legalizing certain drugs as part of a broader strategy to fight poverty and crime.

(Reuters) – Mohammad Hafeez marked his return to test cricket with a century as Pakistan reached 255-3 at stumps on the first day of the series-opening test match against Australia yesterday.

The voir dire in the trial of fugitive murder accused, Troy Thomas, continued last Thursday before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Providence Magistrate’s Court.

(Sunday Express) Three Colombian women who were “pimping out” girls in Trinidad and Tobago have been captured, Colombia’s state prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.

Creating a flow of feelings filled with pure intent is an art we all need to develop if we are to continue sharing planet earth and its limited resources.

Order & Discipline and Fruta Conquerors contrasting wins, when the Georgetown Football Association [GFA] ‘Stag Beer Revival Cup’ continued yesterday at the Tucville Community ground.

Best practices in modern governance require careful scrutiny of the private interests of elected officials – particularly ministers – to ensure that there is no actual conflict, or even an appearance of one, if, indeed, the government in question intends to maintain the highest standards of probity.

(Reuters) – Right-wing Congressman Jair Bolsonaro took a commanding lead in Brazil’s presidential election yesterday, but the race headed for a second round of voting between him and leftist former Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad, according to exit polls and partial results.

(Reuters) – Two Democratic senators on Sunday said voters angry that Republicans confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court despite allegations of sexual misconduct should focus on next month’s congressional elections instead of seeking to impeach the new justice.

Dear Editor, It has become very difficult, if not impossible, to see cricket on TV in Canada anymore.

By Shamette Hepburn Shamette Hepburn is a Caribbean national and an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work, York University, Canada.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) The son of a for­mer deputy com­mis­sion­er of po­lice was gunned down in Ch­agua­nas a short while ago.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) Comedienne and media personality Elva Ruddock died at the Kingston Public Hospital yesterday morning following what is being described as a brief illness.