Daily Archive: Thursday, November 22, 2018

Guyana took part in the 87th General Assembly Session of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) held from 18 to 21 November 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 35-year-old Princes Town man ac­cused of is­su­ing death threats to Po­lice Com­mis­sion­er Gary Grif­fith and his wife has been sent for a psy­chi­atric eval­u­a­tion.

An unemployed man was found dead in his home village of Goed Bananen Land, East Canje Berbice this morning. 

Puran Brothers and Cevons Waste Management have indicated via letters that they would be withdrawing their services effective from Monday, November, 26 2018, the City Council said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) A po­lice man­hunt is on in New York for a Trinidad and To­ba­go man whose pe­nis was bit­ten by a woman he beat un­con­scious be­fore try­ing to force her to have oral sex on him.

(Jamaica Gleaner) There are times when talk is not enough, and strong, maybe even controversial actions, have to be taken.

(Jamaica Observer) JAMAICA has placed a temporary ban on the importation of romaine lettuce because of the E.

(Trinidad Newsday) State carrier Caribbean Airlines Ltd will soon add 12 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to its fleet, starting in the fourth quarter of 2019.

A new champion will be crowned in the Turbo Energy Drink Football Championship, as holder Camptown lost 8-7 on sudden death penalty kicks to Georgetown Football Club [GFC] yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

[Goal.com]-Alex Mendez scored twice to hand the U.S. U-20 national team a 2-0 win over Mexico in Wednesday’s CONCACAF Championships.

A motion of no-confidence by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo against the government will come up after the 2018 budget and consideration of the estimates, according to well-placed government sources.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday condemned and rejected Govern-ment’s unilateral  increases of wages and salaries for public servants for 2018 which was revealed in a Ministry of Finance circular to All Heads of Budget Agencies. 

In pursuit of their first title in the format, India will battle England, the inaugural tournament winners, for a spot in the finals of the Women’s World T20 today at 8 pm in Antigua.

-Taylor says team ready for any player History will repeat itself when the 2018 Women’s World T20 unfolds today at 4 pm.

President David Granger is fully back at work following his return on Tuesday to Guyana from Cuba, where he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and commenced treatment, according to Deputy Director of Press Affairs at the Ministry of the Presidency (MotP), Ariana Gordon.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – Heavy focus will rest on the pitch as West Indies attempt to rid themselves of the demons of the nightmare India tour, when they face minnows Bangladesh in the opening Test here today.

An Auchlyne Village, Corentyne teenager was yesterday remanded to the Sophia Juvenile Detention Centre, after being arraign-ed on a murder charge.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Adam Zampa picked up two wickets in a miserly spell of leg spin bowling as Australia edged India by four runs in an enthralling rain-shortened Twenty20 International yesterday.

A Smithfield, New Amsterdam poultry farmer, accused of trafficking over 12 pounds of cocaine, was yesterday remanded to prison on a possession of narcotics charge.

The historic Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) ‘Ignite’ race meet came and went just as fast as some of the times laid down on the South Dakota Circuit.

A 44-year-old woman was crushed to death on Tuesday after a section of a mining pit she was working in collapsed at Arakaka Backdam, North West District.

Andre Lindey, the minibus driver who allegedly struck down and killed pedal cyclist Taquin Springer more than three months ago along the Industry Railway Embank-ment Road was yesterday charged and released on $500,000 bail.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge said the world soccer governing body FIFA and two regional soccer federations deserved to recoup just $2.63 million from two former officials convicted on bribery charges, a small fraction of the roughly $125 million they sought.

Under the Ministry of Public Health, tenders were yesterday opened for the construction of a Polyclinic at North Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Two of the greatest players in the game’s history have thrown their full support behind West Indies women, in their bid to win the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup on home soil.

Den Amstel, Soesdyke and Sophia secured lopsided victories, when the inaugural Brian Tiwari 60th Birth Anniversary Football Tournament started on Sunday at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground.

The Civil Aviation Bill of 2017 was passed on Monday night, despite objections from Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira, who requested that it be further deferred to the Special Select Committee for amendments.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan,  CMC – Nicholas Pooran will team up again with disgraced former Australia captain and batting star, Steve Smith, after being snapped up in yesterday’s draft for next year’s Pakistan Super League.

A Corentyne woman, who last week accused ranks attached to the Number 51 Police Station of beating her and her son over an alleged theft, said on Monday that she received a threatening phone call from one of the ranks accused.

(Reuters) – England made two changes to their squad for the third and final test against Sri Lanka, with seamer Stuart Broad coming in for the rested James Anderson, while Jonny Bairstow replaces injured all-rounder Sam Curran, who is out with a side issue.

More than 400 representatives from various member states of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), gathered yesterday at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre for the official opening of an Air Transport Meeting.  The meeting is centred on the need to proffer practical solutions to remove existing regulatory impediments to air transport liberalisation and to finance the development of quality aviation infrastructure, with the follow-up to the ICAO Statement on the Development of Air Transport in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America.

(Reuters) – U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts defended the independence of the federal judiciary yesterday a day after President Donald Trump called a judge who ruled against his policy barring asylum for certain immigrants an “Obama judge,” but Trump rejected the rebuke, chided Roberts and launched a new round of attacks.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said yesterday that it would help Mozambique conduct an analysis of its corruption challenges and urged the southern African country to hold people accountable for previously undisclosed debts.

Dear Editor, In alphabetical order I have seen the following at Bourda, at different times representing, and some even leading, West Indies Cricket Teams.

An autopsy done late last week confirmed that the Alness fisherman who seamen reported jumped overboard to his death, died from drowning.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Champions Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen will be saying farewell under the Abu Dhabi floodlights this weekend – the Spaniard to Formula One and the Finn to Ferrari.

Police are in pursuit of a suspect who they believe was involved in the robbery committed on a United States-based Guyanese family while they were at a restaurant in Alberttown, Georgetown, on Thursday last.

NATAL AIR FORCE BASE, Brazil,  (Reuters) – The air forces of 14 nations including the United States are taking part this week in air combat exercises and non-conventional warfare training at a base in northern Brazil, the Brazilian Air Force said on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, About three weeks ago, I wrote about a leaking Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) water main in north-eastern Georgetown.

(Reuters) – Tennis star Venus Williams has settled a wrongful death suit related to a fatal traffic accident she was involved in near her Florida residence in June 2017, according to court records.

A Better Hope South, East Coast Demerara teenager was minutes after midday yesterday arrested by the police after she was allegedly found in possession of an unlicensed pistol.

Dear Editor, The challenges facing local government bodies, both at the municipal and NDC levels, are enormous.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – The two sons of jailed former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli have been arrested in Miami and face extradition back home on money-laundering charges, Panama’s attorney general said yesterday.

(Field Level media) Marc Gasol converted the game-tying and winning free throws with 0.7 seconds to play as part of his 20-point, 10-rebound performance, and Mike Conley poured in 30 points as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 104-103 yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) A massive corporate tax ease is coming for Barbadian companies. 

Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your Edition to wish His Excellency President David Granger a speedy recovery from his illness in my official capacity as President of the Berbice Cricket Board and Secretary/CEO of  Guyana’s leading youth club, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS.

(Field Level Media) Atlanta forward Vince Carter became the 22nd player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points last  night, reaching the milestone against the team he began his pro career with.

(Jamaica Observer) Telecoms company Digicel may consider selling some small assets in order to address its highly leveraged position.

(Reuters) – Venezuela’s former national treasurer admitted receiving over $1 billion in bribes as part of illicit foreign currency operations that involved a local television mogul now indicted in U.S.

(Editor’s note: Stabroek News has agreed to carry occasional columns from the Guyana Gold Board on matters of public interest.

With no television around, and none in sight, for decades, even remotely, in the south Georgetown backstreets I and my varied pals haunted, we children regularly begged adults to relate scary “stories.”

As recent as April and June this year, three Guyanese were arrested at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York with a total of 34 live finches that they were smuggling into the United States to later sell for lucrative sums of money.

(Field Level Media) LeBron James scored 32 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished out seven assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a come-from-behind 109-105 win yesterday in his return to Cleveland.

BRUSSELS/LONDON,  (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May said she would be returning to Brussels on Saturday to hammer out an outline of Britain’s future ties with the European Union after her meeting with the head of the bloc’s executive yesterday failed to bridge the gaps.

Dear Editor, Dr. Henry Jeffrey in his `Future Notes’ column that was published on Wednesday, November 14.2018, in the Stabroek News (SN), captioned  `Guyana has never been the home of all Guyanese’, gave his response to the observations I made in relation to his shared governance proposal in his previous SN column on O7.

(Barbados Nation) Zubin Deyal is the latest Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholar.