Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 5, 2018

(Trinidad Express) The management of Tribe Carnival has distance itself from racist statements posted to Facebook by one of its frontline models.

(Trinidad Express) Veteran calypsonian Fred Mitchell (Mighty Composer), 83,  who had been hospitalised for the past two weeks with a heart condition and other health issues, died on Wednesday morning.

Hours after he was extradited from Jamaica last Friday, Tower Suites co-owner Shervington Lovell, was arraigned before Magistrate Judge Ona T.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office said yesterday President Donald Trump’s ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn provided “substantial” cooperation with its probe into possible collusion between Trump’s campaign team and Moscow.

(Trinidad Newsday) THE man who is believed to have orchestrated the daring, daylight kidnapping last week of UWI manager Maria Dass-Supersad, at the St Augustine campus, did so from behind prison walls.

Senior managers have asked GuySuCo’s Chief Executive Officer Dr Harold Davis Jr to move to suspend the company’s relations with the Special Purpose Unit (SPU) set up by government to divest its assets, citing a turbulent relationship that they say has undermined its business over the last year and a half.

Twenty-five government forms will be made available online next year to create ease of access for citizens utilising government services, Minister of Public Telecommunications Catherine Hughes announced yesterday.

Melissa Playter, the Plaisance mother of three who allegedly stabbed her common-law husband to death, is expected to be charged with murder.

Following the eruptions of the illegally dug natural gas well in the Diamond Housing Scheme, on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), a neighbouring resident is suing her insurance company for in excess of $35 million, which she says it refuses to pay as coverage for damage to her house.

Convicted by a jury yesterday afternoon for raping a 14-year-old girl two years ago, Esmond Kwesi Slowe now awaits sentencing for the offence after his attorney requested the preparation of a probation report.

CARICOM Heads of Government last night issued a declaration on the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) which includes a commitment to amend the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas to include as associate institutions: representative bodies of Private Sector and Labour and it also defines new categories of skilled workers eligible for free movement.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Rovman Powell has been named as the surprise choice to lead West Indies in their three-match One-Day International series against Bangladesh, with Twenty20 skipper Carlos Brathwaite returning to the 15-man squad for the first time in eight months but oddly ignored for the captaincy.

Yesterday’s statutory meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was not held as Chairman, retired Justice James Patterson, 85, was unavailable due to illness.

Nicholas Hercules, who was on trial before Justice Sandil Kissoon for the murder of his uncle, yesterday morning walked out of the High Court in George-town a free man after the judge upheld a no-case submission made by his attorneys.

The National Gymnasium was the scene of intense competition last Sunday when Archery Guyana’s Indoor Recurve Championship Finals were run off. 

While labelling the government’s proposed national budget a “borrow, tax and squander” one, PPP/C parliamentarian Dr.

Four of Guyana’s most promising youth cricketers have been shortlisted to participate in a West Indies under–19 training camp in Antigua from December 10 – 20, 2018 following their strong showing in this year’s regional under–19 tournament.

(Trinidad Guardian) An es­ti­mat­ed $15 mil­lion of co­caine and mar­i­jua­na were seized in a West­moor­ings apart­ment and five peo­ple were ar­rest­ed yes­ter­day, fol­low­ing a mid­day sting op­er­a­tion by the Spe­cial Op­er­a­tions Re­sponse Team of the Trinidad and To­ba­go Po­lice Ser­vice.

MONACO,  (Reuters) – The IAAF yesterday upheld a ban against Russia’s athletics federation over doping in the country, pending full access to doping data stored in Moscow and financial compensation.

The just-concluded Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the operations of City Hall has suggested that central government consider a conditional bailout for the municipality, which is currently bankrupt.

The last two boarding (air) bridges for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri have arrived.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Questions over Mitchell Marsh’s place in the test team are fast becoming as traditional a part of the Australian summer as a backyard barbecue and a trip to the beach.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The sight of Steve Smith and David Warner facing a pace barrage in a nets session last week may have been bittersweet for fans of Australian cricket nursing grave concerns about the nation’s batting ahead of the upcoming India test series.

Investigators in ‘G’ Division are continuing to probe a break and enter and larceny which occurred at the Charity Post Office sometime between last Friday evening and Saturday morning during which some $2.2M in cash was stolen.

Jailed for 57 years for the murder of GTM executive Bert Whyte, Clive Knights has filed an appeal with the Guyana Court of Appeal, arguing that the sentence imposed upon him by Justice Navindra Singh was excessive.

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association [LABA] sanctioned year-end tournaments such as the ‘Fat’ Wayne Andries Memorial, an Under 21 and the Open championship could be in jeopardy, following the unfortunate crashing of one of the fiberglass backboards at the MSC Hard-Court.

The West Demerara Football Association [WDFA], will commence their official player trials on Sunday, December  9th to select their squad for the impending Kashif and Shanghai coordinated inaugural ExxonMobil International Futsal Festival.

Melicia Andrews, the Swan Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway woman who was brutally chopped by her partner following an argument one week ago remains hospitalised and is unable to move about.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – West Indies all-rounder Imran Khan will lead Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in their opening match of the Regional Four-Day Championship against Windward Islands Volcanoes.

The driver of the truck which allegedly struck down and killed 64-year-old Seeram Seecharran last Wednesday morning while he was attempting to cross the Houston Public Road has been released on $100,000 station bail as the investigation continues, Traffic Chief Linden Isles confirmed.

Regional Executive Officers (REOs) from around the country have suggested to the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) that the debarment period for errant contractors and suppliers be extended from the proposed five years, while citing the high costs incurred by government when correcting mistakes.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder yesterday said he was eager for a rematch with Tyson Fury after the two undefeated boxers fought to a thrilling but controversial split decision draw on Saturday in Los Angeles.

An acting head teacher, of West Coast Berbice, is seeking justice after what she says was an unprovoked assault on her by a teen at Number 9 Village, West Coast Berbice.

Albion Cricket Club along with Tucber Park Cricket Club both recorded eight-wicket wins while Young Warriors and Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets registered 30-run and 27-run victories respectively as the Berbice Cricket Board hosted the first ever first division Ivan Madray Memorial 100-balls tournament.

A pork knocker was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the attempted murder of a miner and the court heard that the victim is hospitalised and not yet out of danger.

Last Friday, during the Guyana Defence Force ‘s fourth quarterly fitness assessment at Base Camp Stephenson, a female contingent from the Guyana Police Force, emerged first among six other female teams, having also won the previous quarterly competition.

Dear Editor, I write to lend support to Ms Volda Lawrence on her comments to her supporters at Congress Place recently.

A youth was yesterday ordered to perform a month of community service or serve jail time after he pleaded guilty to robbery.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia are still favourites to win the four-test series against India even without Steve Smith and David Warner because of the strength of their bowling attack, Ajinkya Rahane said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Government’s current concern about the country’s noise nuisance is long overdue and most welcome.

Dear Editor, My name is Rampaul Chetaru NIS # B-6078547. I attained the age of sixty on the 24th February, 2018 and filed for my pension on 3 January, 2018.

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the operations of City Hall has recommended that former Town Clerk Carol Sooba be compensated for “wrongful removal from office.”

(Reuters) – Azhar Ali’s resolute half-century helped Pakistan reach 139-3 in reply to New Zealand’s 274 on day two of the third and final test in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – France’s prime minister yesterday suspended planned increases to fuel taxes for at least six months in response to weeks of sometimes violent protests, the first major U-turn by President Emmanuel Macron’s administration in 18 months in office.

Multi-million dollar bids for the provision of security services to the Region 7 Cuyuni/Mazaruni, Regional Democratic Council were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board at Main and Urquhart streets.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered embarrassing defeats yesterday at the start of five days of debate over her plans to leave the European Union that could determine the future of Brexit and the fate of her government.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – The brother of Australian cricket star Usman Khawaja was charged yesterday with creating what police described as fake plans for attacks against prominent people that led to the imprisonment of another man he saw as a rival for the affections of a woman.

(Trinidad Guardian) Shocked rel­a­tives of Joash Pan­tin, 13, emerged from the Foren­sic Sci­ence Cen­tre in St James yes­ter­day af­ter­noon with their eyes filled with tears, as their great­est fears were re­alised when the au­top­sy con­firmed he was bug­gered and stran­gled to death.

(Jamaica Observer) Nine months after assuming the role of commissioner of police, Major General Antony Anderson is training his focus on the constabulary’s corrupt members.

Dear Editor, Whether we consider it a good thing or not in the Caribbean (I include Guyana) we see our women as the custodians of our virtues, our morality.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Priyanka Chopra, star of Indian film and U.S.

Dear Editor, I want to use this opportunity in my response to Dr.

ADELAIDE,  (Reuters) – Australia vice-captain and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been dropped for the first test against India as selectors backed the team’s three specialist seamers to bowl a full workload at Adelaide Oval.

More than a year after the life of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) came to an end, the government is still addressing its reconstitution, State Minister Joseph Harmon has said.

Over two hundred pensioners in New Amsterdam received an early Christmas treat when they were given  a hot breakfast on Monday as they waited to collect their monthly pension at the New Amsterdam Post Office.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three mem­bers of the Sook­nanan fam­i­ly and their rel­a­tive were dis­charged from the San Fer­nan­do Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal on Sun­day night.

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ram & McRae for their analysis of Guyana’s budgets over the decades including the most recent “Focus on Guyana’s National Budget 2019”.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, who was voted in on an anti-corruption platform, said on Tuesday he would take action if a campaign funding investigation into his future chief of staff shows wrongdoing.

The chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform, Ms. Volda Lawrence, has rightly been taken to task  for the statement she delivered to the Region Four District Conference of her party a week or so ago. 

(Field Level Media) Orlando’s defence shut down Miami in the third quarter, and the Magic overcame poor shooting in the first half to cap off a six-game road trip with a 105-90 win.

Five men earlier this week were committed to stand trial at the High Court in Berbice for the murder of Danian Jagdeo, a Williamsburg phone card dealer in 2017, following a preliminary inquiry before Magistrate Charlyn Artiga at the Whim Magistrate’s Court.

(Jamaica Gleaner) As of 2019, beverages containing more than six grams of sugar per 100 milli-litres will no longer be allowed at public educational institutions.

The thirteenth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) was held last week Friday and Saturday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the first time that the group has met in South America.