Daily Archive: Friday, November 16, 2018

The Government of Guyana today requested a postponement of the scheduled sitting of the National Assembly from today to Monday November 19th as a result of the motion of no confidence which was lodged yesterday by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo.

Police need help in locating 16-year-old Jamaica Girandi Rojas Campo. Jamaica, was last seen at her Moninam Street, St.

(Jamaica Observer) FIVE years ago when Constable Collis ‘Chucky’ Brown joked about signing away his freedom during a meeting with officials from the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) after detailing his role in the deaths of three men in Clarendon, he had no idea he was, in fact, sealing his fate.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s parliament descended into chaos for a second day today  as lawmakers supporting newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa threw books, chili paste and water bottles at the Speaker to try to disrupt a second no-confidence motion.

(Antigua Observer) Two men whose bodies were fished out of a pond in St.

(Trinidad Express) Torrential rainfall fueled by the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affected all fourteen Municipalities on Thursday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Come month end, GraceKennedy Remittance Services Limited, GKRS, is headed to court to challenge a decision by the tax authorities in Guyana that it underpaid taxes there by more than $240 million.

As had been announced,  American Airlines made its inaugural flight to Guyana last night.

Major US carrier American Airlines last night began its service to Guyana.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two men have been ac­quit­ted of mur­der­ing a pen­sion­er dur­ing a botched rob­bery over a decade ago.

The leadership of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) met last  evening to discuss a number of matters and they said that their coalition remains united and strong.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has laid a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly against the APNU+AFC administration, which it says is damaging the country’s future prospects.

Deputy Superintendent Motie Dookie, the former head of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit who was implicated in the smuggling of 30 cases of whisky, has been charged departmentally, according to Police Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Paul Slowe, who hopes that the matter can reach a conclusion in the next few weeks.

The family and friends of 20-year-old Cleon Bovell are requesting the public’s assistance in finding the young man who has been missing since yesterday.

Health workers at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) have said that 16-year-old Preya Eshwar lost her twin babies as a result of spontaneous abortion or miscarriage and not by negligence as she claims. 

Another half century from Mithali Raj ensured India thrashed Ireland by 52 runs in their first ever encounter at the Providence stadium to book their spot yesterday in the semifinals of the ICC T20 World Cup.

Pacesetters secured wins in the 1st and U23 Divisions, when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA] ‘League Championship’ continued on Wednesday at the Burnham Court, Carmichael and Middle Streets.

El Dorado Offshore Inc. (EDO) says it will be investigating allegations of discrimination made by Guyanese seafarers it has recruited to work on offshore oil sector support vessels, including that they are being paid less than expatriates for the same jobs.

A pregnant police constable was yesterday charged with dousing her boyfriend with acid.

Despite being eliminated from the Women’s World T20, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 54 runs in a virtual dead rubber yesterday at the Providence to secure their first win of the tournament.

The High Court is expected to rule next week on a challenge by Dr.

The third day of the 2018 edition of the Farfan & Mendes Junior Skill level squash tournament saw the ever-improving Nicholas Verwey orchestrating another major win by downing Abosaide Cadogan in straight sets at the Georgetown Club Squash Court, last evening.  

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Swiss great Roger Federer made sure he will be among the last four at the ATP Finals this weekend after outplaying South Africa’s Kevin Anderson to top his group yesterday.

A man is expected to be charged soon with the murder of a Parika, East Bank Essequibo woman, whose lifeless body was found under a tree in the vicinity of Hydronie Market Road, Parika, on Sunday.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday said it is deeply saddened by the news that President David Granger has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka were hit with five penalty runs on the second day of the second test against England after match officials ruled the hosts’ batsmen breached the law governing deliberate short runs.

An autopsy performed on the remains of Ronald Armstrong, the man who was found along the Diamond Public Road last Friday morning, has led investigators to treat his death as a murder.

Dear Editor, The parties or groups should not blow their trumpets or crow from their ‘house’ tops about their victories at the recent Local Government Elections (LGE). 

(ESPN) Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled Bangladesh to a series-levelling win on the fifth day at the Shere Bangla National Stadium yesterday, taking 5 for 38, as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 224 half way through the second session.

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) yesterday closed its case in the trial of eight Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Directors, who are charged with failing to comply with a court order.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Court of Justice has ruled that Section 153(1)(xlvii) of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act, which criminalizes a man, or a woman attired in clothing of the opposite gender, is unconstitutional.

A Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) delegation led by its minister Raphael Trotman and including Guyana Forestry Commission Chairman of the Board, Jocelyn Dow is to journey to the United Kingdom for talks on the complete lifting of the ban on greenheart imports from this country.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka,  (Reuters) – Roshen Silva struck a combative fifty and expertly guided Sri Lanka’s lower order to help the hosts gain a first-innings lead of 46 against England on the second day of the second test yesterday.

Dear Editor, Since Guyanese were informed of President Granger’s diagnosis, I’ve been inundated with calls and messages to provide a better understanding of what this means.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Five times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has clarified comments about how he had felt torn to be racing in ‘poor’ India during the years when the country hosted a grand prix.

Rookhia Kalloo, the eighty-six-year-old passenger who is hospitalised following the crash-landing of a Fly Jamaica plane at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport last Friday, has suffered a fractured skull.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to fight for her draft divorce deal with the European Union yesterday after the resignation of her Brexit secretary and other ministers put her strategy and her job in peril.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – While conceding that her team’s bowling department is quite potent, West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor wants her batters to show more application when they are at the crease.

Dear Editor, Regarding your Wednesday, November 14, 2018 news article, “Jagdeo claims ‘massive’ wins for PPP/C at local gov’t polls,” I refer readers to a related headline from two years ago, “PPP/C  suffered stunning loss in Georgetown,” (SN, March 21, 2016).

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka appeared to be politically rudderless yesterday as the speaker of parliament declared there was no functioning prime minister or cabinet after a no-confidence vote the previous day.

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LONDON,  (Reuters) – Premier League clubs have agreed in principle to introduce video assistant referees (VAR) from the start of next season, they said on Thursday.

Dear Editor, It is at times like these that the slash and daggers of politics and identity and disagreement all peter out into nothingness. 

TAMPA, Fla., (Reuters) – Florida election officials yesterday ordered a hand recount of ballots in the closely fought U.S.

If CARICOM is to safeguard the region’s interests in the global arena and achieve the objective of improving the lives of its citizens, its most important immediate task is to advance the implementation of the Single Market and Economy (CSME), Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque says.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India have the bowling strength to dismiss any opposition, but their fate in the four-test series in Australia will depend on their batsmen, captain Virat Kohli said on Thursday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Cane farmers were stunned into silence on Wednesday after Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw warned them against resisting the development of traditional sugar estates for other purposes.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to begin by wishing President Granger every bit of strength he needs to overcome his illness, and it is my sincere hope that nothing I state further will cause him upset should he read the online newspapers as he undergoes treatment in Cuba.

WASHINGTON/RIYADH,  (Reuters) – The United States imposed economic sanctions on 17 Saudi officials yesterday for their role in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor sought the death penalty for five suspects in the murder.

Environmental Officer within the Technical Secretariat of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Savitri Itwaru is the EPA’s first beneficiary of an internship through bilateral cooperation with the Mexican Embassy in Guyana.

(Trinidad Guardian) An aspiring mechanic was murdered in Carenage during a drive-by shooting in the area on Wednesday night.

The Guyana Golden Lives Organisation, a Non-Governmental Organisa-tion (NGO) which caters to children coping with bereavement, was formally launched yesterday.

When fire-fighters who were among the first responders to the recent emergency landing of an airplane at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri were accused of stealing personal property of the passengers and crew, the condemnation was swift in coming from the Cabinet and the National Security Council.

(Reuters) – LeBron James took another milestone in his stride as he passed Wilt Chamberlain to become the fifth most prolific scorer in National Basketball Association (NBA) history on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me space in your newspaper to express my gratitude to the South Liliendaal Progressive Development Group, well wishers and the 295 persons who voted and supported me as an Independent Candidate in the just concluded Local Government Elections for Constituency 5.

NAIROBI,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Foreign donors should freeze funding to Tanzania to press the government to scrap policies violating the rights of girls and sexual minorities, campaigners said yesterday, a day after the World Bank and Denmark said they were withholding aid.

-The Spirit to exist, to survive What’s with my lead issue today?

Introduction It has been nearly a month since the last column appeared on October 19 under the title Complex for the White Man, Disdain for Locals.