Daily Archive: Monday, October 15, 2018

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) A central Trinidad wife is blaming black magic for her husband’s disappearance.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) A 72-year-old pas­tor has ap­peared be­fore a San­gre Grande Mag­is­trate, charged with four counts of sex­u­al touch­ing against a fe­male vic­tim.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) When fire broke out at the Mohammed family home at Tulsa Trace, Debe on Monday afternoon, 87-year-old Shairoon Mohammed was carried to safety.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka batting great Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged with two counts of breaching the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption code, the world governing body said on Monday.

(Trinidad Newsday) TWO Policemen will today appear before a Chaguanas magistrate charged with misbehavior in public office.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) Police are searching for two men in connection with the home-invasion killing of Penal technician Rawson Rattan two weeks ago.

Three prisoners including a murder accused are currently on the run after they escaped from the Holding Bay of the Lusignan Prison early this morning by scaling a wall.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) Norman Tomlinson was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for the killing of former journalist Peter Abrahams.

ANKARA/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman today ordered an internal probe into the unexplained disappearance of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a joint Turkish-Saudi team was set to search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where he was last seen on Oct.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) Kingston resident Kimani Ramon Anderson, who singlehandedly and heroically rescued three young girls, all wards of the State, from a burning building at the Walker’s Place of Safety in January, will receive the Badge of Honour for Gallantry from the Government.

Dear Editor, Have we lost our sense of history? This week marks the 65th anniversary of the suspension of the Waddington Constitution on 9th October, 1953.  

Anti-corruption watchdog, the Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) says ministers of government should give more than oral assurances to issues of conflict of interest and the Integrity Commission should lead the way in having sound policies to address the issue.

A plane crash off the coast of Long Island, New York City on Saturday has claimed the life of an overseas-based Guyanese pilot and left two persons missing.

A Corriverton man yesterday morning stabbed his girlfriend to death a short distance away from where they resided in Queenstown.

A 19-year-old Circuit Ville, Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway labourer was on Saturday evening fatally stabbed while intervening in a dispute between a man and his reputed wife. 

A rape case against two Guyanese was discontinued in Barbados’s District ‘A’ Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 15 months after they had been placed on remand at HMP Dodds.

The exciting GCC Bingo Spartans unit last evening captured the female U – 16 title at the conclusion of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Junior National Indoor Hockey Championships played at the National Gymnasium but lost in the U – 21 final in a hotly-contested match against Old Fort Goal Chasers.   Spartans took the U – 16 title by defeating Saints 2-0 on the back of field goals from highly-touted Sarah Klautky and Abosaide Cadogan who scored within minutes of each other to carry their side to championship honours.   The female U – 21 final, however, went Old Fort’s way after they defeated the U – 16 champions 1-0. 

A bish­op want­ed for the mur­der of Ch­agua­nas pas­tor Al­isa Ali was ar­rest­ed by po­lice last evening, as he tried to hide out in a friend’s home in San­gre Grande hours af­ter killing Ali and leav­ing a knife lodged in her face.

A government ad seeking consultancy services for auditing cost recovery expenses submitted by ExxonMobil has been criticised as “shoddy” and concern expressed that the “deficient” scope of the audit could see Guyana losing millions of dollars.

Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets added another title to their huge collection when they defeated Upper Corentyne (who reached the final for the first time in two decades) by 62 runs to lift the Berbice Cricket Board/Skyy Vodka T20 title in front of a packed crowd at the Number 69 Vikings Ground, Upper Corentyne yesterday Rose Hall romped to 164-8 from their allotted overs then dismissed Upper Corentyne for 102.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Saturday launched its campaign for Local Government Elections (LGE) with the party’s chairman Khemraj Ramjattan defending the decision to close some sugar estates and the right of the party to contest the polls.

The police are investigating an allegation that two Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers sexually assaulted a woman at the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground on Saturday night and robbed and beat her partner, sources say.

Wismar/Christianburg, Lodge Secondary and Vergenoegen recorded comfortable wins when the Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers Under-18 Secondary School Football championships continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

National U – 19 opener Sachin Singh slammed a belligerent century to guide defending champions Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) to crushing 196-run win over Diplomats in the opening round of 2018/19 the New Building Society, Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) forty – overs tournament at DCC yesterday. 

The implementation of decisions by Region One’s Regional Dem-ocratic Council (RDC) is being stymied by the Regional Executive Officer, Leslie Wilburg, who continues to be absent from Statutory meetings.

Pouderoyen FC was unexpectedly dumped out of the West Demerara Football Association [WDFA] ‘Yearend Qualifiers’ going down 2-1 to Crane Rovers yesterday at the Den Amstel ground.

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to a letter by the Hon.

After granting permission for vendors to use his property, businessman Malcolm Panday is now complaining that their presence and City Hall’s failure to move them has cost him millions of dollars.

Add another ounce of Guyana’s world famous gold to Jamal John’s palmarès.  Last season’s most successful wheelsman showed once again yesterday why he is a force to be reckoned with on the local circuit by repeating as champion of the Kadir Mohamed ‘Ounce of Gold’ road race.

Dear Editor, What follows is not opinion.  It is piercing harrowing fact. 

Pacesetters secured wins over Eagles in the first and second divisions when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA} ‘League Championship’ continued on Saturday at the Burnham Court, Middle and Carmichael Streets.

Dear Editor, Most of my letters to you have to do with wrongdoings or things I want to see happen to better my country.

With its tax affairs here coming under increasing scrutiny, ExxonMobil’s subsidiary here, EEPGL has advertised for a tax adviser.

The registration period for the 2020 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (Visa Lottery) has begun! 

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – West Indies were bundled out for their joint-lowest ever total on Indian soil as they slumped to a 10-wicket defeat inside three days here yesterday, to suffer a 2-0 whitewash and extend their agonising 16-year wait for a Test victory against the hosts.

Dear Editor, Transparency, accountability and adherence to the Rule of Law are the hallmarks of good governance.

Community Health Workers (CHW) from various communities in Region Nine, on Friday received tool kits for improved antenatal care as the Ministry of Public Health continues its fight against maternal and child deaths, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.

Plagued by crime, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis on Saturday announced the deployment of forces from the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS).  In a national address on Saturday, the St Kitts Government Information Service (GIS) said that Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris underscored his government’s position in leaving no stone unturned when it comes to the criminal elements that “threaten to derail the country’s advancement, human development and economic progress, a country that is leading the region in its fiscal performance and stability”.

A Laing Avenue man, who claimed to have found a gun buried on his property, was on Friday remanded to prison on an illegal firearm possession charge.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Persons interested in watching live games at the upcoming ICC Women’s World T20 competition in the Caribbean are being urged to purchase their tickets early or face the possibility of missing out.

Dear Editor,  On one of the darkest days of the year, the skies in my area turned a brilliant purple at sunset after Hurricane Michael passed through.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has dismissed rumours that thousands of civil servants will be on the breadline as Government starts its International Monetary Fund-backed restructuring process.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday made saints of two of the most contentious Roman Catholic figures of the 20th century — murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, who reigned over one of the Church’s most turbulent eras and enshrined its opposition to contraception.

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – Captain Jason Holder has laid the blame for West Indies’ series defeat at the feet of the top order, conceding their lack of runs put too much pressure on the remainder of the line-up during the calamitous two-match rubber against India.

Dear Editor, It has become obnoxious for one to read the daily news and see hypocritical, superficial and ludicrous utterances coming from the leader of the opposition Bharrat Jagdeo, who recently claimed at a PPP public meeting that the LGE is the start of a movement to take back Guyana.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – As Hong Kong’s government hews closer to Beijing, officials are taking a tough line on perceived national security threats, even deploying an elite police unit for political monitoring and surveillance – a sharp escalation in rhetoric and action.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – The Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners bundled out the Jamaica Scorpions for the lowest total of this year’s Regional Super50 competition on their way to registering a comfortable six-wicket victory in their Group B encounter here at the Three W’s Oval yesterday.

A man who appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday, was fined for stealing $27,000 in items.

(Trinidad Guardian) Disturbing and confusing. This was how the Police Service Social and Welfare Association president Insp Michael Seales described the incident in which a police officer reportedly abandoned duty, went to a club where he met a woman and subsequently sexually assaulted her before confessing to the crime.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – Nicaraguan police arrested 26 people yesterday ahead of a planned march against the government of President Daniel Ortega, local human rights groups said.

President David Granger’s visit on Friday to Rose Hall in the East Berbice has raised at least two serious concerns about the political culture in the country.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Australia’s cricketers have sometimes “tried too hard to be aggressive” as they sought to live up a traditional stereotype of what is expected from them, England’s James Anderson said yesterday.

Dear Editor, No one made me stay up several hours during the night to follow these matches, so I accept the responsibility for my foolish behaviour.

(Barbados Nation) A director of Washington University of Barbados has been remanded to prison after he appeared in court on Saturday.

By Suzanne Narain Suzanne Narain is a community activist in the Jane-Finch area of Toronto where she grew up, the child of Guyanese immigrants.

The Guyana Police Force’s ‘D’ Division (West Demerara) on Saturday morning hosted a walk against Crime and Traffic Lawlessness.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) Two Chi­nese na­tion­als and a Trinidad and To­ba­go na­tion­al are sched­uled to ap­pear be­fore a Port-of-Spain mag­is­trate to­mor­row charged with pos­ses­sion of a dead ju­ve­nile Scar­let Ibis.