Daily Archive: Friday, October 26, 2018

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) The decision by the daughter of a rape convict to send a Facebook friend request to the presiding judge who is due to sentence him, was raised before the court on Friday.

(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) International rapper Nicki Minaj has requested to meet Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) The five men shot and killed on Thursday night opened fire on police officers as they were about to execute a search warrant at a home in Trou Macaque, Laventille, Trinidad.

PLANTATION, Fl., (Reuters) – Federal authorities arrested a man in Florida today suspected of sending at least a dozen parcel bombs to high-profile critics of U.S.

(JAMAICA GLEANER) The vicious murder cycle, which has become the unfortunate new norm in Westmoreland, has churned out yet another double murder, with the killing of a common-law couple in the Bethel Town community on Wednesday night.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) Al­though he is promis­ing a thor­ough in­ves­ti­ga­tion in­to last night’s killings of five young men in Laven­tille, Po­lice Com­mis­sion­er Gary Grif­fith is warn­ing crim­i­nals not to chal­lenge the po­lice with gun­fire.

(Trinidad Express) The killing of five men by the police on Thursday night has prompted a response from Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, who called on young men to follow the right path, saying that there was no good end to bad deed.

Saying that the reform of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is underway, Commissioner of Police Leslie James yesterday announced that the results would be visible within the next six months.

A 51-year-old labourer is now dead after being bludgeoned with a metal pipe by a friend at the Timehri, East Bank Demerara wharf on Wednesday afternoon.

John Caesar and Marissa George, the two persons convicted for the attempted murder of businesswoman Dhanwantie Phulchand in an attack at the City Mall, were yesterday handed a life sentence and a 15-year sentence, respectively, for the crime.

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo is confident that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will overturn the recent rulings by the local judiciary in challenges brought by members of his party.

After stating that the prosecution failed to prove its case, a city magistrate yesterday dismissed the charge against Carvil Duncan, the former Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) Director who was accused of conspiring to steal $27.7 million from the company.

Mahdia in Region Eight was yesterday officially declared the tenth town in Guyana by President David Granger, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.

The United Minibus Union (UMU) has agreed to propose to its members, the adoption of a draft Code of Conduct for minibus operators countrywide, according to a press release yesterday from the Ministry of Business.

For 21 years, he thrilled fans in the West Indies and all over the world, and yesterday, Guyanese cricket legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul, was bestowed with the Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of the West Indies for his achievements in the sport.

Former Commander of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit Motie Dookie is currently on duty while his case is engaging the attention of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Police Commissioner Leslie James said yesterday.

Skipper Leon Johnson recorded his maiden List A century, which piloted the Guyana Jaguars into the final of this year’s Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Super50 Championship after they defeated the Jamaican Scorpions by one wicket at the Kensington Oval, Barbados last evening, The Jaguars, who needed 273 for victory, booked their spot in the finals on the back of Johnson’s intelligent ton.

Spirit Day was commemorated last Thursday with a reception at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Georgetown where the problem of bullying in schools was highlighted.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Aware that star-studded Trinidad and Tobago Red Force are heavy favourites to win the Regional Super50, Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners are already plotting perhaps the biggest upset of the tournament, when the two teams meet in today’s second semi-final at Kensington Oval.

The Corentyne woman whose body was discovered floating in a trench in Albion, Corentyne on Wednesday afternoon died from drowning due to blunt force trauma to the back of her head, a police source told Stabroek News yesterday following the post-mortem examination.

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo does not think that Guyana is ready for updated copyright legislation and has signaled his People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will not support government’s move to update the laws.   

PUNE, India, CMC – Left-hander Shimron Hetmyer has already been tipped by India spin legend Harbhajan Singh to be the next million-dollar buy in the Indian Premier League but the batting star says even though playing in the IPL is in his future plans, representing West Indies is his only focus at the moment.

Next year’s formal commencement of tuition by the University of Guyana’s Institute of Food and Nutrition Security (IFANS) is inextricably linked to his administration’s objective of fashioning a university that is directly responsive to the developmental needs of the country, University of Guyana Vice Chancellor, Professor Ivelaw Griffith has told the Stabroek Business.

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has shortlisted a 40-member provisional squad of under 19 boys to begin preparations for the Junior Pan American Championships, scheduled for 2020.

The leadership of the Guyana Police Force will be working to eradicate corruption among ranks, according to Commissioner of Police Leslie James, who has also urged civilians to play their part by not participating in such activity.

Seeking to justify its application to increase wireline access and landline metered charges for intra-network calls, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has told the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that it is necessary for the liberalisation of the telecoms sector. 

At thirty six Chris Persaud could easily be mistaken for a laid back, carefree post-graduate hopeful with a host of ideas and a dream of one day taking a tailor-made place within a niche suited to his talents…………except that Chris may have already found his niche in business  through a company which he built from ground up and which in a few short years has moved quietly close to the very top of Guyana’s agro-processing sector.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Veteran all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has quit all forms of international cricket just eight months before the ICC Cricket World Cup in England, bringing the curtain down on an absorbing career which saw him carve a niche in the shorter formats.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Federal agents searched a U.S. mail facility near Miami last  night racing to find who sent 10 pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and critics of U.S.

Having realized nine oil finds offshore Guyana since 2015, oil and gas people.com

A surprise visit to City Hall to find three missing record books saw members of the Commission of Inquiry discovering that decades of council records are deteriorating in the termite-infested City Constabulary Training School.

Eagles edged Pacesetters 96-95 in their U23 divisional clash, when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League Championship continued on Wednesday at the Burnham Court, Middle and Carmichael Streets.

The annual GTT National Indoor Hockey Championship commences at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) this Sunday, following its return to the international quality venue last year. 

There is a general acknowledgement here in Guyana and in other developing countries that street-vended foods play an important socioeconomic role in meeting food and nutritional requirements of coastal consumers at affordable prices to the lower and middle income people.

The University of Guyana (UG) yesterday launched its Institute for Food and Nutrition Security (IFANS).

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Top trade officials from 12 countries and the European Union yesterday vowed to reform World Trade Organization rules in the face of U.S.

(Reuters) – Indian pace bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah are back in the squad for the three remaining one-day internationals against the West Indies, with Mohammed Shami making way, selectors announced yesterday.

Dear Editor, The page 21 Stabroek News article of yesterday,  captioned: “Six weeks on… Sherod Duncan still ‘on leave’ from Chronicle” refers.

DUBAI/ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said yesterday the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate was premeditated, reversing previous official statements that the killing was unintended.

Scotiabank  has announced Shannita Ramnarine  as the winner  of its Vision Achiever Programme 2018.

Dear Editor,  October 25, 2018 marks thirty-five years since Grenada was invaded by the US army.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peru’s most powerful conservative party vowed yesterday to stop engaging in disputes with other political groups, a dramatic opposition shift that could help President Martin Vizcarra pass legislation.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies on Wednesday praised Dwayne Bravo after the veteran all-rounder called time on his international career.

SAN JUAN,  (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s federally appointed financial oversight board on Tuesday unanimously approved a revised fiscal reform plan meant to put the bankrupt island on a path toward solvency, but faced opposition from its elected government for being too strict.

Police yesterday said they are on the hunt for a person of interest in the murder of Sherwin Apple, one of the two suspects in a rape video that went viral in September.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Rodrigo Rato arrived at a Madrid prison yesterday to start a four-and-a-half year jail term for using company credit cards to make costly personal purchases while running state-owned lender Bankia.

Five persons are currently in police custody in connection with the murder of Christopher Swamy, who was shot and killed during a robbery outside of his Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara home in the early hours of Sunday morning.

(Prepared by the Guyana Marketing Corporation andpublished by Stabroek Business as a public service)The New Guyana Marketing Corporation has agreed to provide us with the above information which we will publish on a weekly basis subject to receipt.

WASHINGTON/PIJIJIAPAN, Mexico,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration may send up to 1,000 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico

MILAN (Reuters) – Juventus President Andrea Agnelli described the relationship between European clubs and FIFA as tense and implied yesterday the global soccer body was jumping the gun in its plans to introduce two new competitions.

Dear Editor, My mother and I boarded Caribbean Airlines flight 521 on Friday 21st September, bound for Guyana.

Starr Computers became the latest entity to throw its support behind the Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter Ward/Village Football Championship, donating a quantity of footballs during a simple presentation ceremony.

City councilors on Monday voted for the vendors from the Stabroek Market wharf to be able to immediately occupy the area at Russell Square, even as council awaits funding assistance from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure for completion of works at the location.

Dear Editor, In Guyana the Consolidated Fund represents the total of all public moneys that are on deposit and are available for use by the State up to the limit stipulated by way of the Budget Process and including the requirements of the Contingency Fund. 

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, taking aim at “global freeloading,” said yesterday his administration would seek to lower prescription drug prices by basing what the government’s Medicare program pays for some medications on the lower prices paid in other countries.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s presidential front-runner said yesterday he would not leave the Paris climate accord if elected, going back on a prior pledge to follow the pullout by U.S.

There is probably no socio-economic issue in the past four decades or so that has either impacted our society or on public discourse as the reliability (or lack thereof) of our national electricity system.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 796’s trading results showed consideration of $5,529,953 from 67,316 shares traded in 13 transactions as compared to session 795’s trading results which showed consideration of $22,950,100 from 127,522 shares traded in 9 transactions.

The Petra Organisation, in collaboration with Guyana Beverage Incorporated (GBI), launched the second Annual Turbo Knockout Football Championship yesterday at the latter’s Diamond headquarters.

Dear Editor, As the recent past Minister of Home Affairs, I am flummoxed over the news that staff at certain departments that fall under the Ministry of Public Security had their salary for the month of October 2018 delayed.

It has become distressingly obvious, as the 2020 oil production deadline draws inexorably closer, that the current administration has placed agriculture squarely on the back burner.

(Trinidad Express) A businessman who went to a bar to meet someone was shot dead in Curepe on Wednesday evening.

Regular fans of this twenty-five year old man-in-the-street column have long appreciated that I know when not to enter debates about complex issues tending to be above my head and intellectual level.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – A top Sri Lankan police official was arrested yesterday over a suspected plot to kill President Maithripala Sirisena, police a spokesman said.

The local ExxonMobil subsidiary and its partners Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd (Hess) and CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Ltd (Nexen) have been added as parties in the challenge filed by Ramon Gaskin to the grant of a petroleum production licence to the latter two companies.

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Guyana, Brazil and Suriname are collaborating to eradicate the carambola fruit fly which plagues agricultural produce, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported on Wednesday.