Daily Archive: Thursday, November 8, 2018

Deon Aaron, who was convicted two weeks ago for sexually penetrating a three-year-old girl, was today sentenced to life imprisonment.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Canadian man was sentenced to two years imprisonment and fined $3 million after he was convicted on drug related charges in the St James Parish Court on Tuesday.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s condemnation last week of Trinidad and Tobago’s “cancer of corruption” has been labelled “farcical” by watchdog group, FIXIN’ T&T.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., (Reuters) – A U.S. Marine Corps veteran opened fire on a crowd of mostly college students and young adults dancing at a crowded country and western bar in a suburb of Los Angeles late yesterday, killing 12 people including a sheriff’s deputy.

(Barbados Nation) Some cancer patients in Barbados are having difficulty sourcing vital chemotherapy drugs.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A 45-year-old female taxi driver was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon along the Tollgate main road in Clarendon.

(Jamaica Observer) The Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the transport ministry is reporting that 299 people have been killed in 264 crashes since the start of the year.

(Trinidad Guardian) Ce­dros coun­cil­lor Shankar Teelucks­ingh es­ti­mates that up to 75 per cent of fe­male im­mi­grants who en­ter the Trinidad and To­ba­go il­le­gal­ly end up be­ing sex work­ers.

(Trinidad Guardian) The par­ents of a group of chil­dren yes­ter­day ques­tioned why they were be­ing ac­cused of throw­ing a scratch bomb in­to an up­hol­stery work­shop, lead­ing to a fire which left 11 Cou­va res­i­dents home­less on Di­vali night.

(Jamaica Observer) THE National Identification System (NIDS) will be providing birth certificates, free of cost, to Jamaicans who are not or partially registered ahead of the roll-out of the national identification programme next year.

Op­po­si­tion Leader Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar will speak to the Guyanese pri­vate sec­tor on lessons Trinidad and To­ba­go has learned on man­ag­ing oil and gas rev­enues when she at­tends a func­tion in Guyana today.

Even as he condemned the takeover of the Berbice Bridge by government, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that he will also oppose a 19-year contract extension for the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI).

A police constable was yesterday granted bail after he was accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice in the matter of Maryann Daby, who is currently before the courts for the attempted murder of a policeman.

Caribbean Surgery Inc. (CSI) has partnered with a Canadian-based company – Safework Solutions – to launch the Caribbean Safework Solutions Inc.

Former “coal pit” murder accused, Odinga Greene, was yesterday taken before a city court and charged with raping a child who was 13-years-old at the time of the alleged crime.

Investigations have been launched into the unauthorized collection of millions of dollars’ worth of fuel on behalf of the Ministry of Education and heavy consumption by a  Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Toyota Mark X, according to the 2017 Auditor General’s report.

A South Ruimveldt man who was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and  related offences, was yesterday placed on close to $400,000 bail.

People’s Progressive Party/Civic-elected councils in the local authority areas will not support any increase in rates and taxes and every three months they will make known their financial status to citizens, says Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo.

The West Indies Women will head into their first match of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s World T20 with confidence after flattening New Zealand last night at the Providence Stadium, the same venue at which they will play their opening contest against Bangladesh.

Three men hailing from West Coast Berbice, including an older man, his son and his nephew, were yesterday found not guilty of the offences of attempted murder and wounding with intent, following a jury trial.

-Wyatt, Sharma stroke half centuries India defeated England by 11 runs at the Providence Stadium yesterday during the penultimate warm-up match of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s World T20.

A friend of Paulette Wade’s husband has been taken into custody for questioning as police continue their murder investigation.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party intends to refile private criminal charges for corruption against the government in the construction of D’Urban Park facilities using as evidence the Auditor General’s 2017 report, says Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo.

Dear Editor, We respectfully crave your indulgence to publish this statement as a matter of public interest.

Now that the annual GTT National Indoor Hockey championships are done and dusted, the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) is shifting its focus to hosting the 2018 edition of the Diamond Mineral Indoor Hockey Festival, billed for the weekend of November 29 – December 2, 2018.

An autopsy performed on police constable 23388 Oswin Argyle, who reportedly ended his life on Monday, showed that he died from poisoning.

Dear Editor, I read with consternation a letter titled ‘Taking over of Berbice Bridge is act of compulsory acquisition,’ Stabroek News, Nov 5, 2018,  written by an honourable gentleman, Mr.

National under-17 all-rounder, Dwain Dick bagged a six-wicket haul but Eco Champs were unable to overcome Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) as they fell to a 19-run defeat on Tuesday at the GNIC Ground, Woolford Avenue.

A year after a fleet of vehicles was presented to the Guyana Police Force by the People’s Republic of China, the force carried out an inspection to assess the conditions in which they are being kept.

Dear Editor, Today is Tuesday, but since it is Diwali and a national holiday, there is no statutory meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Captain Carlos Brathwaite said experimenting at the top of the order was necessary, as West Indies searched for a solution to their opening woes in the ongoing Twenty20 International series against India.

Dear Editor, The Democratic Party has wrested control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections.

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) will soon commence construction of five drainage and irrigation pump stations.

CHENNAI, India,  CMC – West Indies head coach Stuart Law has defended under-performing all-rounder, Kieron Pollard, contending the player’s value to the Twenty20 could not be assessed purely on the basis of numbers.

Dear Editor, President Granger is in Cuba for an unknown diagnosis he described as “symptoms.”

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia (CA) is considering a demand by the players’ union that ball-tampering bans on former captain Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft be lifted immediately, the governing body’s CEO Kevin Roberts said yesterday.

Guyana is expected to sign air service agreements with Ghana, Tanzania and Nigeria, potentially bridging the gap between the Diaspora, and by extension, Europe and North America.

GALLE, Sri Lanka,  (Reuters) – Ben Foakes marked his test debut with a century and impressed with his glovework, too, as England bowled out Sri Lanka for 203 before stretching their lead to 177 runs on the second day of the opening test.

A man who was accused of robbing another of close to $200,000 worth of car parts and reselling them online, yesterday claimed that the articles were sold to him.

Dear Editor, I recently watched the debate in Parliament with Hon.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia (CA) announced yesterday that high performance chief Pat Howard will leave his role next week as the fallout from a scathing cultural review into the governing body continues.

Dear Editor, A commemorative symbol has been installed in front of Castellani House facing the Ministry of the Presidency to celebrate the 23rd Anniversary of the National Unity Monument on November 9th, 1995-2018.

As the government continues skills training via the Hinterland Employment and Youth Service (HEYS) programme, residents of the Red Creek community in Region Eight received equipment to begin sewing and carpentry workshops.

(Jamaica Observer) For a third time, a decision on accepting Digicel’s offer to defer US$3 billion in payments to bondholders has been postponed.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump forced out his attorney general on Wednesday and threatened to fight back if Democrats use their new majority in the U.S.

Continuing her arguments yesterday, Solicitor General Kim Kyte-Thomas held strongly to the position that no basis had been laid by either Dr Ashni Singh or Winston Brassington to warrant withdrawal of the misconduct charges levelled against them over the sale of government lands.

Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda have voted against the move to have the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as their highest appellate court.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial `David de Caires’ (SN Nov 4).

Guyana’s disappointing campaign in the CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship, continues at 12:35hrs today against Curacao at the IMG Academy in Florida, USA.

(Reuters) – Chile returned a planeload of Haitian immigrants to their native country yesterday in the first in a series of “humanitarian flights” criticised by migrant groups as “forced deportations.”

A minibus, BPP 7874 yesterday collided with an ambulance at Camp and Lamaha streets.

BRASÍLIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro faced the first setback in his plans to reduce the country’s massive deficit yesterday, as the Senate approved a 16 percent pay rise for the judiciary against his wishes.

GTT yesterday unveiled its Christmas promotion. A release from GTT said that hundreds of patrons joined the company at Stabroek Market yesterday for the launch of  ‘GTT +Sized Christmas’.

In less than a week, Guyanese will make their way to the polls to vote for the parties, men and women who will run their local authorities for the next term.

Dear Editor, Both Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda on Tuesday voted in referenda against replacing the UK Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice as their final court of appeal.

Hiking through the humming forest along Guyana’s upper Potaro River in the deep dark of night, the American herpetologist slowly swung his flashlight, scanning for secretive creatures.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peru’s former police chief Raul Becerra and a dozen others have been arrested for allegedly trafficking babies, the public prosecutor’s office said yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Hassan Whiteside posted 29 points, 20 rebounds and nine blocks to lead the host Miami Heat to a 95-88 win over the San Antonio Spurs last night.