Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 17, 2018

A farmer was today remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Nyron Vyphuis, the Circuit Ville, labourer, who was stabbed last Saturday.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) Another prison officer has been shot and killed. Officer Darren Francis died from a bullet to the head.

(JAMAICA GLEANER) Prime Minister Andrew Holness has indicated that his administration is exploring ways to ensure that its two main anti-crime measures do not dampen the Christmas spirit for Jamaicans.

A Brighton Village, Corentyne labourer was yesterday morning found dead after he set his wooden house on fire destroying all of his family’s belongings on Monday sometime around 6.30 pm.

(Trinidad Guardian) Just over two months ago when the T&T Guardian fea­tured Javed Baksh as part of its se­ries on the de­crim­i­nal­i­sa­tion and pos­si­ble le­gal­i­sa­tion of mar­i­jua­na, the news­room re­ceived a call from a man who had been suf­fer­ing for years with chron­ic pain and was des­per­ate­ly seek­ing re­lief.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian minister M.J.Akbar said today he had resigned to fight allegations of sexual harassment levied by several women, the biggest scalp in the country’s #MeToo movement that gathered momentum last week.

The Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI) yesterday announced that it would be instituting huge hikes in tolls as of November 12th, 2018 but Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson assured residents of the county that the government would do everything in its power to ensure that they pay no increases.

After hearing further submissions on legal issues it wanted clarified, the Guyana Court of Appeal has said that it will deliver its ruling tomorrow morning on the challenge to the constitutionality of President David Granger’s unilateral appointment of retired judge James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

Berbicians yesterday condemned the planned hikes in tolls to cross the Berbice Bridge and bus operators who ply the route between New Amsterdam and Rosignol said the move would likely put them out of work.

The Ministry of Public Security yesterday confirmed that eight inmates were shot during efforts to quell the unrest at the Lusignan Prison on Monday evening and order was eventually restored at the facility early yesterday morning.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Patrick Todd was yesterday granted his release on a total of $250,000 bail after he denied two charges, including causing the death of 64-year old cyclist Conrad Alleyne in an accident just over a month ago.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said yesterday it will delay the implementation of its new eligibility rules for female classification due to the legal challenge by South Africa’s Caster Semenya.

Queen’s College has won the 2018 award for CAPE school of the year, with former student Aadilah Ali having been recognized as this year’s recipient of the Dennis Irvine Prize for most outstanding performance at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

Matthew Munroe, the taxi driver accused of murdering 23-year-old teacher Kescia Branche, was yesterday committed to stand trial.

(Reuters) – Pakistan recovered from losing five wickets before lunch to post a respectable 282 and then remove two of Australia’s openers before close of play on the opening day of the second and final test in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

More than a month after she sustained burns about her body after she allegedly set her husband’s West Ruimveldt, Georgetown house on fire, resulting in his death, Jewel Coats yesterday afternoon succumbed to her injuries at a city hospital.

Attorney Anil Nandlall has signalled his intent to initiate proceedings to commit Finance Minister Winston Jordan to prison due to the government’s failure to pay damages awarded by the court in a number of wrongful dismissal cases.

History is set to be made come November 9 when the West Indies will host its third International Cricket Council championship tournament, this time the Women’s World T20 and Guyana is ready.

The 2018 Prime Minister’s T20 Softball Cup will have an international presence in this the second such tournament. 

The opposition PPP yesterday said it was “categorically opposed” to any increase in tolls for the Berbice Bridge even though the swingeing hikes announced yesterday by company running it derives from the agreement signed under the previous PPP/C  government.

The demolition of the deteriorating San Jose-Kumaka Bridge, in Moruca, Region One, is almost complete, ahead of slated works for the construction of a new one.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) visited the Parika Salem Community Centre Ground on Thursday to host a simple but significant ceremony to signal the commencement of an upgrade to the venue.  According to the GCB, two all-weather practice pitches will be upgraded by December of this year and will be enclosed with two practice net cages.

Jegede Hodge, who was charged last month with the rape of a 16-year-old girl, was yesterday committed to stand trial.

Survival Group of Businesses is fully onboard with the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) for the eighth edition of Guyana Softball Cup, billed for later this month.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) will no longer be responsible for the maintenance of its generators and is currently in the process of transferring them to Power Producers and Distribution Inc.

John Fernandes Limited  yesterday became the first corporate entity to support the second leg of the South American 10K Road Race Classic, which is set to run off November 4 in Georgetown.

A father of three was yesterday charged with having ecstasy in his possession.

President of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Philip Fernandes is thrilled with the quality of Guyana’s junior hockey players following the conclusion of the GHB Junior Nationals on Sunday at the National Gymnasium.   Fernandes, in an interview with Stabroek Sports, was so impressed that he made a bold pronouncement that some of the juniors may possibly make it into the senior squad, on present form.   “We have some really good talent who I think can surely break into the national ranks soon,” he told Stabroek Sports with a hint of commanding assurance. 

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF] has officially launched an investigation in the abandoned Stag Beer Revival Cup fixture between Beacons and Black Pearl, which was aborted following a stabbing incident involving competing players.

Guyana and the European Union (EU) met on Monday for wide-ranging political dialogue which included the death penalty, LGBTI persons and domestic abuse.

Dear Editor, October 2018 marks 20 years since the Indigenous peoples of the Upper Mazaruni filed a court action against the government of Guyana, seeking legal recognition to their traditional and ancestral lands.

Government is seeking advisory services and technical support to enhance the country’s core capacity to review, approve and authorise oil and gas companies Field Development Plan(s) (FDP) and, in the process, protect the interests of Guyana in technical discussions with private sector investors.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Raymon Reifer struck his second half-century in three days and third of the Regional Super50 as Guyana Jaguars produced a clinical run chase to beat minnows Canada by four wickets here Monday night and go top of the standings.

Dear Editor, Those who know better are bound to recognise the confusion apparent in the report in SN’s Columns of October 13 on the so-called ‘deal’ reached ‘between Government and Teachers on Wages’.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies head coach Stuart Law has been slapped with a two-match suspension by the International Cricket Council after being found guilty on a disciplinary charge of making “inappropriate comments” to officials.

MUMBAI, India, (Reuters) – The Bollywood actress who helped trigger the #MeToo movement in India challenging sexual harassment and abuse sees it as part of her religious education after an experience 10 years ago she said effectively ended her career.

Three bandits, one armed with a shotgun, robbed a Chinese restaurant on the Corentyne yesterday morning and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Capacity building, training and infrastructural development are among the priorities for the Guyana Police Force as it seeks to improve its service to the nation.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Left-handers Jonathan Carter and Shayne Moseley struck half-centuries as Barbados Pride rattled off their third straight victory to move into semi-final contention in the Regional Super50 here yesterday.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police have asked the supreme court to indict President Michel Temer and confiscate his assets and those of some of his close associates over alleged graft, according to a copy of its report for the court, seen by Reuters yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Vet­er­an T&T ca­lyp­so­ni­ans the Mighty Spar­row (Slinger Fran­cis­co), Chalk­dust (Hol­lis Liv­er­pool) and Crazy (Ed­win Ay­oung) were ho­n­oured at Sun­shine Awards at the Robert Treat Ho­tel in New Jer­sey on Sat­ur­day night.

KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Kanye West and Kim Kardashian gave Uganda’s leader a pair of the rapper’s sneakers on Monday and he gave them both “Ugandan” names, at a meeting aimed at promoting tourism in East Africa.

Bids for the construction of a hydropower plant in Region 8, Potaro-Siparuni were opened yesterday under the Hinterland Electrification Company.

WASHINGTON/RIYADH, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump gave Saudi Arabia the benefit of the doubt in the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi even as U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) As the in­ves­ti­ga­tions deep­en in­to the mur­der of Arch­bish­op Al­isa Ali, po­lice of­fi­cers have re­ceived crit­i­cal in­for­ma­tion that sug­gests there is a sec­ond sus­pect in the case—a woman.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Odean Smith unleashed a stunning half-century as Windies B dealt title-holders Windward Islands Volcanoes their fourth defeat of the Regional Super50 here Monday night, to virtually put them out of contention for the final four.

Dear Editor, I wish to inform the general public that there will be an upcoming public star-party held at the Georgetown Seawall, within the proximity of the Band Stand.

WASHINGTON/ESQUIPULAS, Guatemala, (Reuters) – The organizer of a migrant caravan from Honduras was detained yesterday in Guatemala as the U.S.

(Reuters) – India pace bowler Umesh Yadav will replace Shardul Thakur in the squad for the first two one-day internationals against the West Indies, India’s cricket board said yesterday.

BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG,  (Reuters) – European Union leaders will give British Prime Minister Theresa May a tough reception in Brussels today, warning her to rally support at home for the Brexit deal on offer or be cut loose without one in March.

Dear Editor, Ranks of the Crime Scene Investigation Department participated in a six-week training at the Officers’ Training Centre which concluded on Monday October 15, 2018.

LONDON, (Reuters) – John le Carre fans will see a new adaptation of one of his spy novels when “The Little Drummer Girl” hits TV screens this month but the British author said there was huge pressure in making the series after the success of hit show “The Night Manager”.

It is considered to be one of the most iconic moments in the history of the Olympic Games, and for that matter, of all sporting events ; the medal ceremony, following the running of the Men’s 200 Metres Final at the 1968 Olympic Games, in Mexico City.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The momentum is squarely behind Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, according to the latest polls, with just a dozen days to go before the run-off vote against leftist rival Fernando Haddad.

Staff members of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) along with nine newly recruited media monitors were on Monday engaged in a training session conducted by Remington Eastman, Head, Media Monitoring Unit, ERC, at its Georgetown location.

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla., (Reuters) – The death toll from Hurricane Michael rose to at least 29 yesterday as crews scoured debris for hundreds of people reported missing in the Florida Panhandle, nearly a week after the storm flattened whole communities.

Dear Editor, It was amusing to see the photograph of the one with ministerial responsibility for security standing on the sideboard of his vehicle viewing yet another display of the inept management of the prisoners and prison system (SN Oct 16).

Given its pitiful management of the oil and gas sector, suspicions have also been raised concerning the many memorandums of understanding (MOUs) the government has been signing and particularly about those relating to that sector.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Hollywood star Nicole Kidman undergoes a dramatic makeover for new drama “Destroyer”, playing a tired-looking and worn out police detective with a painful history.