Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 9, 2018

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) THREE years ago when Delene Seabourne reunited with her father, her expectation was that the relationship would be long-lasting.

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Nikki Haley, a rising Republican star, said today she was stepping down as U.S.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., (Reuters) – Hurricane Michael grew into a major Category 3 storm as it howled closer to Florida’s Gulf shore today, sending tens of thousands of coastal residents fleeing to higher ground one day before its expected arrival with towering waves and roof-shredding winds.

(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) A HIGH COURT judge has dismissed an application for an injunction sought by a beauty queen pageant contestant against the Miss Universe Organisation.

The Government says it is making plans for long-term support for Venezuelan migrants, 2,588 of who have so far been documented in Guyana.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) Head of the Hin­dus­tan Shiv mandir Pun­dit Ka­she­va Go­sine has led devo­tees in a march against crime, say­ing many crimes in Princes Town go un­re­port­ed.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) A family dispute in Manchester on the weekend that left one brother dead and one in police custody has also left their mother and four of their siblings homeless after her house was burnt down.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) Police need help in locating 17-year-old Anjalide De Gannes.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) Iconic Jamaican fashion designer Ivy Ralph passed away yesterday at Nuttall Hospital in Cross Roads, St Andrew.

Following a second intervention by President David Granger, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is considering whether to abandon the arbitration process and accept a new offer for wage increases from the Ministry of Education (MoE), including a 10% hike for 2016 and an 8% hike for the current year.

A young Corentyne block maker is now dead after being stabbed over two dozen times by a drinking buddy, who police say has confessed to the crime.

Garbage contractors Puran Brothers Waste Disposal Inc and Cevons Waste Management Inc say they may be forced to consider pulling their services once again from Georgetown as City Hall has racked up another debt totalling nearly $150 million between the two companies.

A motorcyclist is currently fighting for his life in a city hospital after he was injured in an accident at the junction of Princes and John streets, Georgetown, where he is reported to have fatally struck a 60-year-old pedestrian on Sunday afternoon.

In a bid to stem the continued flow of contraband into the prison system, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) is now offering monetary incentives to its members for information that can lead to the detection of possible collusion between ranks and inmates.

An 18-year-old woman was raped on Sunday after she was abducted from her Corentyne home by two bandits, who robbed her family.

Handyman Quincy Henry, called ‘Fix It,’ who admitted to attempted murder, was yesterday handed a 13-year sentence by Justice Brassington Reynolds at the High Court in Georgetown.

Prem Chand, who admitted to trying to bilk a man of $100,000 by pretending to be both a doctor as well as a patient in need of heart surgery, was yesterday fined $100,000 for the crime.

Rosemary Singh, the businesswoman wanted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) after Canada’s recent seizure of a large shipment of cocaine from a vessel that originated in Guyana, is suspected to have fled to neighbouring Suriname.

Quincy Boyce and the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) took home the marquee accolades when the final bell of the Lennox Blackmore Intermediate Championships chimed on Sunday night at the National Gymnasium.

Following the recent service disruptions experienced by Digicel’s data subscribers, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday said it has the capacity to support the affected users on the rival network until the situation is resolved.

In the presence of a packed Enmore Community Center Ground on Sunday, Enterprise Busta Sports Club dominated the final of the Bargain Supermarket Carib Beer T20 tournament to beat Strathavon Sports Club by 72 runs.

Retired judge Stanley Moore is leading a special team assembled by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) to probe a complaint about the hiring practices at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

Former Guyana U-19 captain Travis Persaud was left stranded on 99 as Mc Gill Super Stars defeated Hydronie Sports Club by 86 runs on Sunday at Meten-Meer-Zorg Cricket Ground during the Elroy West Demerara T20 tournament.

On behalf of the government and people of Guyana, President David Granger has extended condolences to the government and people of Haiti, where a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit on Saturday, resulting in death and injury.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Left-hander Darren Bravo is poised to make a return to West Indies colours for the first time in two years after being named in a revamped 15-man Twenty20 squad for the three-match tour of India next month.

CARICOM and the United States government have agreed to hold a high level meeting to discuss solely, matters of disaster management and disaster recovery due to increased intensity of hurricanes and storms as a consequence of climate change, according to Assistant Secretary General Colin Granderson.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Opener Chandrapaul Hemraj celebrated his call-up to the West Indies one-day squad with his maiden List A hundred as Guyana Jaguars brushed aside Windies B by nine wickets, in their Group A clash here Sunday night.

With a review of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act expected to result in the decriminalisation of some offences, the Ministry of Legal Affairs has signaled that attempted suicide, criminal defamation and vagrancy could be struck out as offences under the law.

An accused drug trafficker, who police say attempted to bribe a rank in order to escape a charge, is now a remanded prisoner.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Spinners Damion Jacobs and Rahkeem Cornwall won Leeward Islands Hurricanes their first match in a low-scoring contest, as they came from behind to beat Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners by nine runs in Group B of the Regional Super50 here yesterday.

The police are currently seeking legal advice on possible charges stemming from the almost one-month-old fatal accident that resulted in the death of 64-year-old cyclist Conrad Alleyne, who was struck by a vehicle driven by a senior police officer along the Boerasirie Bridge, on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD) Public Road.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Favourites Trinidad and Tobago Red Force suffered a scare but held their nerve to beat minnows Canada by two wickets, and post their third straight victory in Group A of the Regional Super50 here Sunday night.

(Reuters) – Pakistan’s Haris Sohail struck his maiden test century as they ended the second day of the first test against Australia with a lead of 452 in Dubai yesterday.

Cultural Policy Advisor Ruel Johnson, who is now the subject of a police investigation over comments made on Facebook about accused pedophile teacher Coen Jackson and his fiancée Tiffany Humphrey, has met with the police.

(Reuters) – Mo Farah scored a stunning Chicago Marathon victory as he won in two hours five minutes and 11 seconds in only his third race over the distance on Sunday.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – An earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday killed 15 people, injured another 300 and destroyed 40 houses, Jerry Chandler, head of the Caribbean country’s civil protection agency, said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial, headlined, “Cohesion” (SN, 7/10/2018). 

The prosecution last Friday closed its case against Matthew Munroe, the man accused of murdering teacher Kescia Branche.

(Trinidad Express) The Industrial Court has ruled for the Oilfields Workers Trade Union (OWTU) and has issued an injunction restraining Petrotrin from terminating its workers.

The man who was found dead on Sunday morning at Loo Creek, on the Linden/ Soesdyke highway, and whose body bore injuries consistent with a vehicular accident, was yesterday identified by his mother.

President of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) James Bond,says newly elected president of the FIDE, Arkady Dvorkovic is expected to visit Guyana early next year as the country continues to make strides in the sport internationally.

The Guyana seabob trawl fishery will be assessed to ensure it is in compliance with the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) Fisheries Standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.

Dear Editor, My attention has been drawn to the letter written by Mr Lincoln Lewis headlined, “Workers’ rights cannot be put into abeyance” (SN, 7/10/2018).

SILVERSTONE, England, CMC – Lewis Hamilton shook off a first-lap collision which left him last and drove superbly to finish second in his home Grand Prix, as Ferrari archrival Sebastian Vettel won at Silverstone here yesterday.

Dear Editor, There is quiet news that the Ministry of Public Health will be doing a campaign against alcohol abuse (SN, 7/10/2018).

LONDON/SEOUL, (Reuters) – Temperatures are likely to rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius between 2030 and 2052 if global warming continues at its current pace and if the world fails to take rapid and unprecedented measures to stem the increase, a U.N.

Waste Solutions Landfill Inc. has made significant progress in its upgrading the Haags Bosch dumpsite into a landfill, according to Ministry of Communities Site Supervisor Lloyd Stanton, who says that a new space-saving method of storing the waste has been adopted.

Dear Editor, I have noticed in some sections of the press, and moreso on the radio, where people are referring to Guyana’s diplomats as Ambassador when referring to a representative to Commonwealth countries.

(Reuters) – Florida’s governor mobilised National Guard troops and ordered Gulf Coast residents to evacuate as Hurricane Michael churned toward shore yesterday, with “life threatening” storm surges, winds and flooding feared when it makes landfall tomorrow.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government said yesterday that a jailed opposition lawmaker killed himself by jumping from the 10th floor of the state intelligence agency headquarters (SEBIN) where he was being held, but his party said he was murdered by the government.

Wismar/Christianburg, Annandale, Charlestown and Queen’s College secured opening day victories yesterday in the GUYOIL/Tradewind Tankers Under-18 Secondary Schools Football Championship at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.  Wismar/Christianburg swamped Uitvlugt 8-0.

BOGOTA — Judging from what I heard in interviews with Latin American presidents and foreign ministers in recent days, an international effort to indict Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro for possible crimes against humanity may soon get an extra push.

UNICEF, in collaboration with various entities, last week hosted a sensitisation session on juvenile justice, where journalists were urged to exercise greater vigilance over the release of information surrounding juveniles. 

On August 30th, in a single fell swoop, President Granger, in one of the more significant decisions of his presidency up until now, shook up the leadership of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), bringing an end to a protracted period of public speculation regarding the future of law enforcement management in the Republic at a time when crime continues to be a matter of the greatest national concern.

Pacesetters defeated Nets 89-85 in their division one clash, when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA] League Championships continued Sunday at the Burnham Court, Carmichael and Middle Streets.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday he would stick to his hardline agenda on guns, crime and graft in the second round of the election on Oct.

Dear Editor, As head of the mining policy drafting team under the auspices of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), I thank Kaieteur News for publishing last Sunday, a few notes from the document in its article “Draft mining policy to address critical developmental challenges”.