Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 14, 2018

President David Granger has been diagnosed in Cuba with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and underwent surgery and began a second phase of treatment today, according to a statement from the Guyana Embassy in Havana, Cuba.

(Trinidad Newsday) A Trinidadian man is suspected of slashing the throat of his girlfriend in their Brooklyn apartment yesterday, after which he slit his own wrists.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba said today it would pull thousands of its doctors from Brazil after the South American nation’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro questioned their training and demanded changes to their contracts.

The opposition PPP/C polled heavily in the community that AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan is from – No.47 Village, Corentyne and surrounding areas.

(Jamaica Observer) Vere Technical High School physical education teacher Sashauna Wellington was arrested and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley is paying an official three-day visit to the Republic of Suriname from today, Wednesday, November 14, to Friday, November 16.

(Trinidad Express) A SENIOR magistrate has made reference to the seriousness of the allegation against the four men, including two police officers, charged with the kidnapping of housewife Natalie Pollonais for ransom.

(Trinidad Express) Police are yet to identify a man who suffered multiple injuries when he jumped in front of a passing car on Tuesday night.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s parliament passed a no-confidence motion against newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today, presenting a standoff with the opposition and throwing the country deeper into turmoil.

(Jamaica Observer) FLY Jamaica Airways passengers who have been stranded since the crash-landing of one of its carriers in Guyana last Friday were still, up to yesterday, unaware of when they will be able to return to the island, as the airline has not given them any information.

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has secured “massive” wins at the 2018 local government elections, according to PPP General Secretary and Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo, who says it won the majority of seats on five of the ten municipalities and picked up key support in Georgetown.

Overturning judgments of the local courts, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday ruled in favour of a group of Guyanese transgender women that the law prohibiting cross-dressing violates their freedom of expression and said it should be struck from the laws of Guyana.

(Trinidad Guardian) Heav­i­ly armed masked po­lice of­fi­cers from an elite unit blocked all ve­hic­u­lar traf­fic along Rail­way Road in Ch­agua­nas yes­ter­day, as they es­cort­ed Barataria busi­ness­man Jerome Ol­livierre, 28, to the Ch­agua­nas Mag­is­trates’ Court.

(Barbados Nation) Hundreds of students at Grantley Adams Memorial School are on a “hunger strike”.

Even as speculation about the health of President David Granger continues to grow, government yesterday said it is still uncertain of when he is due to return as he still has to await clearance from doctors in Cuba.

Three-time tournament winners, Australia marched on to their 12th consecutive win while contrastingly handing New Zealand their seventh straight loss with a 33-run win and book their spot in the semi finals for the sixth time at the Women’s World T20 at Providence last night.

Following Monday’s Local Government Elections (LGE) the capital city of Georgetown will remain under the control of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) which has secured 21 of its 30 seats but the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic has significantly increased its position at the council earning a total of seven seats at the Horseshoe table.

(Field Level Media) Jordan Clarkson scored 24 points off the bench, and Tristan Thompson had 21 rebounds as part of a double-double as the injury-ravaged Cleveland Cavaliers came together for a resounding 113-89 thumping of the visiting Charlotte Hornets last night.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Former Australia all-rounder John Hastings has retired from all cricket, citing the risks posed by a bleeding lung condition that has confounded doctors.

Linden has voted overwhelmingly in favour of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) but the Alliance for Change (AFC) has still been able to acquired two seats on the 16-member council while the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has garnered one seat.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Western Australia will be quick to welcome former test batsman Cameron Bancroft back to the fold once his ball-tampering ban expires in December, the state team’s coach Adam Voges has said.

Alleged drug traffickers Stephen Vieira, Nazim Gafoor, Tazim Gafoor and Sherwayne De Abreu are expected to lead their respective defences next month after Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool overruled no-case submissions presented on their behalf.

The Government of Guyana yesterday condemned as reprehensible allegations of theft by members of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) from a Fly Jamaica plane which crash-landed on Friday at the CJIA, Timehri.

Pakistan recorded their first win of the Women’s World T20 tournament with a 38-run win over Ireland at Providence last evening.

The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) has handed over a lease to the National Toshaos Council (NTC) for a plot of land in Sophia, Georgetown, for the construction of a permanent secretariat.

Caribbean silver girls under 15 silver medallist Abosaide Cadogan was the centre of attention on the opening night of the 2018 edition of the Farfan & Mendes Junior Skill level tournament after she notched up a hard-fought win over Lucas Jonas last evening at the Georgetown Club Squash Court.

Three Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers, including the lead investigator, yesterday testified when the trial of five men accused of trafficking over 100 pounds of cocaine and cannabis at Parika, East Bank Essequibo, continued.

Rishi Bhagwandin, an Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) man, who was struck down along the Strathspey Railway Embankment road two weeks ago, succumbed on Monday at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Veteran off-spinner Anisa Mohammed has pointed to her record 100th wicket in Twenty20 Internationals as the highlight of her outstanding career, as she prepares to play her 100th T20I when West Indies clash with South Africa here tonight.

A police corporal, Quincy Alexander, was due to be medevaced to Georgetown yesterday afternoon after being shot in the back, allegedly by members of the ‘Sindicatos’ gang, while he was in a boat on the Wenamu River, in Region Seven.

Pouderoyen and Mahaica Determinators secured contrasting wins, when the 2nd Annual Turbo Energy Drink Football Championship, continued on Monday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Six-times champion Roger Federer avoided an early exit from the ATP Finals as he rediscovered his form to outclass Austria’s Dominic Thiem 6-2 6-3 at the 02 Arena yesterday.

A two-year sentence was yesterday handed down to an aviation officer for causing the death of a pedestrian three months ago due to dangerous driving.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain struck a draft divorce deal with the European Union after more than a year of talks, thrusting Prime Minister Theresa May into a perilous battle over Brexit that could shape her country’s prosperity for generations to come.

Both A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) yesterday downplayed  losses at the Local Government Elec-tions (LGE).

(Field Level Media) Golden State All-Stars Kevin Durant and Draymond Green had a heated exchange Monday night following Green’s costly turnover at the end of regulation in the Warriors’ 121-116 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Dear Editor, On Thursday November 8, 2018 the Rastafari Core Group (RCG), which comprises eight Rastafari groups, met with the Hon.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A federal judge said he would hold a hearing today on CNN’s lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking the speedy reinstatement of press credentials for White House correspondent Jim Acosta, a frequent target of President Donald Trump.

A New Zealand-based software engineering company yesterday tendered a US$6.2M bid to provide Consultative Services for the Delivery and Implementation of  Modern Tax Administration Software.

(Reuters) – Ben Foakes retained the wicketkeeper’s position after his dream debut in Galle as England named an unchanged XI for the second test against Sri Lanka, which starts on Wednesday in Pallekele.

El Dorado Offshore (EDO), the local subsidiary of Ramps Logistics, has said all the seamen it has recruited for ExxonMobil are Guyanese, despite allegations that it had been favouring Trinidadian applicants.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka by seven wickets here late Monday night, to make a winning start to the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup.

(Reuters) – The chief executive of Flipkart Group, Walmart Inc’s Indian e-commerce business, resigned following an internal probe into accusations of “serious personal misconduct,” Walmart said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Just when I thought that the Guyanese healthcare scene was normalizing, I was forcibly thrown into a mental tailspin, on reading in yesterday’s Stabroek News of the grossly inhumane treatment that  Preya Eshwar, the 16-year-old mother of twins received at the West Demerara Regional Hospital. 

(Trinidad Guardian) Although Kevon Richardson was not a major player on police’s radar, his connection to the criminal underworld and “running his mouth” may have cost him his life.

Dear Editor, Guyanese may experience a decent Christmas after all.  After the barrenness of LGE (sounds like a barge, doesn’t it), there is some partial good news in the making. 

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court yesterday suspended a presidential decree to dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections, heightening the country’s political uncertainty.

Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) Managing Director, Dr. Richard Van West-Charles and a team of senior technical officials visited the Region One community of Port Kaituma on Friday, to assess works and was told that a faulty pipe network had caused delays.  According to a GWI press release, a technical team from Georgetown is currently in the community to undertake corrective works to the distribution network, which includes making the necessary interconnections and reorganising the entire distribution system.

(ESPN) Zimbabwe made a firm riposte with the bat before Bangla-desh’s spinners seized the initiative on the third day in Dhaka.

(Barbados Nation) The two officials from the Washington University of Barbados (WUB) accused of defrauding Asha “Mrs Ram” Mirchandani with four bounced cheques were granted $200 000 bail each yesterday.

More than twenty-five healthcare professionals will benefit from a Zika workshop sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

It is good that Mr. Tacuma Ogunseye, a senior member of the Working People’s Alliance and one of the most thoughtful, unswerving and prolific supporters of shared-governance (SG), who must be counted among those whom Dr.

The relatively small city of Bradenton, (population 55,000), on the West Coast of Florida was recently the scene of significant developments in Guyana’s football.

BRIXWORTH, England, (Reuters) – Five-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton vowed to raise the bar further next year as he told Mercedes factory staff yesterday never to stop believing in what they can achieve.

Dear Editor, On November 12, I entered the polling station established at the Patentia Secondary School.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said yesterday he supported a bill that would protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from any politically motivated firings and would urge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow a vote on it.