Articles published on Wednesday, November 28, 2018
(Trinidad Guardian) A Point Fortin woman died of a heart attack while receiving treatment at Port-of-Spain General Hospital after she was knocked down while crossing the road in St Clair on Wednesday morning.
(Trinidad Express) An attempt was made by several courageous people to stop the abduction of UWI staff member Maria Dass-Supersad.
(Trinidad Express) A pregnant woman was beaten and robbed in Port of Spain on Tuesday.
JAKARTA, (Reuters) – A Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea off Indonesia last month was not in an airworthy condition on its second-to-last flight, when pilots experienced similar problems to those on its doomed last journey, investigators said on Wednesday.
(Trinidad Express) It cost Trinidad and Tobago $7 million a year to operate a High Commission in Uganda.
PPP/C MP and former Minister of Housing Irfaan Ali has been slapped with 19 charges laid by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) in connection with the Pradoville 2 Housing Scheme on the East Coast of Demerara.
(Jamaica Observer) Forty-two-year-old Nicole Vassell of Roehampton Drive, Kingston 19, and Toronto, Canada has been missing since Monday, November 27, the police have reported.
A pulsating half century from New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) skipper, Garfield Benjamin spurred his side to a 173-run win over Lower Corentyne to take the Region Six, Berbice Cricket Board Mogu Mogu Inter-Secondary Schools title.
A mother of seven was left critical in a city hospital last night after she was severely chopped by her partner, who subsequently took his own life following an argument over infidelity at Swan Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
Scotiabank yesterday stunningly announced the sale of its Caribbean branches to the Trinidad parent of Republic Bank triggering regulatory concerns from Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda and raising fears among hundreds of workers about their jobs.
Den Amstel were officially presented with their prizes for the BK Tiwarie 60th Birth Anniversary Football Competition on Monday at the company’s Water Street, Kingston office.
(Field Level Media) Blake Griffin scored 30 points and the Detroit Pistons continued their success at home over the New York Knicks with a 115-108 victory last night.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday launched its code for prosecutors, which is intended to serve as a guide on determining whether criminal charges should be instituted.
(Reuters) – Minjee Lee has become the first woman to win Greg Norman Medal as the best Australian golfer on the international stage after a brilliant year that saw her break into the top 10 of the world rankings.
Rabi Sattan, the Kitty resident who sustained burns about his body a little over two months ago in a gas bottle explosion at his Railway Line, Kitty home succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.
(Field Level Media) Rookie point guard Trae Young had a double-double with 17 points and 10 assists as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the host Miami Heat 115-113 last night.
Local anti-corruption watchdog Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) is seeking to marshal civil society organisations to ensure the scrutiny of the governance of Guyana’s oil and gas sector that is needed to avoid pitfalls experienced by other producers.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – The start of India’s only warm-up match for the test series against Australia was delayed by torrential rain on Wednesday, with the four-day clash against a Cricket Australia XI looking unlikely to get underway before Thursday.
Minibus conductor Asahel Williams, who was charged in September with raping a 14-year-old girl, was on Monday committed to stand trial.
Two Canadian law firms have filed a class action lawsuit with the Superior Court of Ontario against Fly Jamaica Airways over injuries and losses suffered during the crash landing of one of its planes at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) earlier this month.
Track and Field action in the 58th edition of the National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships continued yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre at Leonora.
A 28-year-old pedal cyclist is now dead after he was allegedly struck down by a motor car along the Letter G Public Road, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara early Monday morning and the driver has already been charged with two traffic-related offences both of which he denied.
Tonica Archer placed second in the scaled (Novice) competition at the CrossFit Paramaribo ThrowDown this past weekend in Suriname.
Some $5.4 billion will be allocated to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for 2019, of which $2.9 billion will be for the preparation of the 2020 General and Regional Elections, Finance Minister Winston Jordan announced on Monday.
Charlestown and Queen’s College secured contrasting wins, when the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary School U18 Football League continued on Monday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue. Charlestown mauled fierce rival Dolphin 6-1.
After two weeks of investigations, police have obtained legal advice to institute charges against the firemen who are accused of stealing valuables from crew members and passengers from the Fly Jamaica airplane that crash-landed here earlier this month.
Imam Bacchus Sports Club cruised to the Central Essequibo T20 title after defeating Reliance Hustlers by 53 runs over the weekend.
A man was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail after pleading guilty to charges of firearm and ammunition possession and armed robbery.
Organizers of the highly anticipated Race of Champions meet billed for Sunday, December 2nd at the Port Mourant Turf Club are expecting a record-breaking event.
A Sophia youth was yesterday remanded for allegedly robbing a young woman.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Veteran West Indies star Deandra Dottin is now the world’s number two-ranked all-rounder in Twenty20 Internationals.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) has expressed its “unequivocal support” for the $300.7 billion 2019 national budget, which was presented in the National Assembly on Monday by Minister of Finance Winston Jordan.
Dear Editor, At the statutory meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission held yesterday, opposition-nominated Commissioners Bibi Safora Shadick, Sase Gunraj and Robeson Benn were forced to walk out when the Chairman James Patterson, decided that he was inviting GECOM’s Public Relations Officer to be present at every statutory meeting.
(Cricket West Indies) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket is set to return to Dominica next year, when the Windward Islands Volcanoes host Trinidad & Tobago Red Force for a ninth-round match in the West Indies Championship (4-Day).
A large number of factory and field workers attached to the Blairmont Estate downed tools yesterday morning to call for a pay increase.
Dear Editor, It is painful to hear Bangladeshi broadcasters bemoaning the standard of West Indian cricket when their own cricketers are themselves not doing so well; but it is true, nonetheless, that most teams are not that great and therefore competitive against one another.
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods next year will begin producing weekly golf instructional videos and give fans a glimpse into his life on the PGA Tour as part of a new partnership with Discovery’s GOLFTV, the network said yesterday.
Dear Editor, Respectfully, the Stabroek News editorial on Monday about the Lisa Phase 2 development misrepresented several important financial aspects of oil development and ignored journalistic ethics by including Jan Mangal’s unsubstantiated and unsourced claims about costs.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened yesterday to eliminate subsidies for General Motors Co in retaliation for the automaker cutting U.S.
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – All-rounder Andre Russell grabbed two wickets and flopped with the bat but his fellow West Indies stars did not just enough to ensure Northern Warriors won in the T10 League here yesterday.
New Amsterdam residents will benefit from a major upgrade in the management and disposal of solid waste for the Christmas holidays.
Dear Editor, Finance Minister Winston Jordan has presented the 2019 Budget.
Rehabilitation works on three pump stations will soon commence as the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) under the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday received bids for the projects.
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Tanzanian President John Magufuli, who has faced threats in recent weeks from Western donors to cut off aid in response to human rights concerns, said on Tuesday he prefers assistance from China, as Beijing imposes fewer conditions.
MIAMI, United States, CMC – Continental governing body, CONCACAF, has announced Costa Rica as a host for matches in next year’s Gold Cup, marking the first time fixtures in the near two-decade old tournament will be held outside North America.
Dear Editor, “Tied vote on budget bill would see gov’t fall.”
The Guyana Gold Board (GGB) has said that the London Gold Fix, the pricing mechanism being used to set gold prices, has outlasted its usefulness.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday sanctioned the wife of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and one of his aides under a new executive order allowing Washington to target Nicaraguan officials for a crackdown on anti-government protests.
(Reuters) – A record-equalling 14-wicket test haul from Yasir Shah gave Pakistan an innings and 16 run defeat over New Zealand in Dubai yesterday to level their three-match series.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, staunchly denied ever meeting with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange yesterday, after the Guardian newspaper published a story alleging the two met at least three times, including once in 2016.
CARICOM says it is working to re-introduce the single security check for direct transit passengers on multi-stop intra-community flights.
Dear Editor, I was astounded to read in an online news article that Scotiabank has sold its local operations and will be exiting the Guyana operations.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s outgoing government announced on Tuesday that it will bestow the country’s top honor for foreigners on Jared Kushner, U.S.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A taxi operator today detailed how three policemen took Clarendon resi-dent Andrew Bisson into a board house, where he was shot and killed.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Being the highest profile athlete in the world’s second most populous country, India cricket captain Virat Kohli has built such a formidable brand across the spectrum that even his occasional brash and indiscreet comments fail to tarnish it.
Last week six boys attending a very prominent all-boys private school in downtown Toronto were arrested and charged over a hazing incident which had taken place within the confines of the school.
(Trinidad Guardian) Minister in the Ministry of Education Dr Lovell Francis says T&T is facing a “watershed” economic moment and must develop its human capital if it is to survive economic ruin.
Our perception of presidential power will largely determine not only how we behave towards the individual and how they will act toward us but also how we will act if, perchance, we ever hold that office.
Dear Editor, Messrs Sean Ori and Ruel Johnson wrote letters in yesterday’s Stabroek News touting ‘shared governance’ as a benefit to Guyana, Editor, while they arrived at their conclusions on differing bases, Ori by his rejection of all political parties and Johnson by hopeless pseudo-intellectual gymnastics to avoid saying that APNU+AFC is a miserable failure (too many writing workshops can lead to obfuscation) both are hopelessly wrong. To ask any political organization to share governance space with a grossly and possibly criminally incompetent administration is to ask for expediency over principle; it is also to deny the people of the land a democratic right of choice.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York State’s highest court said yesterday that the U.S.
LONDON, 7 (Reuters) – Michael Schumacher’s 19-year-old son Mick has moved a step closer to following his father into Formula One after the Prema team announced that he will race for them in Formula Two next season.
