Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 19, 2018

(Trinidad Guardian) The griev­ing com­mon-law hus­band of 26-year-old Maquad­er Mar­tin wants an­swers be­fore his wife is laid to rest.

A former Region Five APNU+AFC Councillor and a PPP/C member of parliament were today charged with assaulting each other.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three peo­ple, in­clud­ing a Trinci­ty cou­ple, have been charged with il­le­gal­ly adopt­ing a Venezue­lan in­fant in what po­lice are call­ing a his­toric case.

(Trinidad Express) Sheldon Sukhdeo is alive. At about 12.03a.m. today, Sheldon Sukhdeo made contact with his relatives.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for Zimbabwe’s former first lady Grace Mugabe over an alleged assault in an upmarket district of Johannesburg last year, a police spokesman said today.

(Jamaica Observer) IT’S official. Buju Banton’s first major performance will be held on March 16 at National Stadium in St Andrew.

In advance of Friday’s PPP/C no-confidence motion, the APNU+AFC government yesterday underlined its achievements since 2015 and called on “all patriotic Guyanese and their organizations to let their voices be heard: “‘No’ to the motion!

A Stanleytown, New Amsterdam man was yesterday morning discovered with a stab wound and other minor injuries about his body hours after he was involved in a heated argument with his wife’s brother.

Despite continuing to be highly dependent on paper-based processes, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) has made significant progress in digitising some of their operations, Chief Executive Officer Trevor Benn says.

The People’s Progressive Party will next Thursday begin the process to select its Presidential Candidate to contest the 2020 general elections and Executive Committee member Gail Teixeira is most likely to throw her hat into the ring.

Small businesses interested in tapping the 20% of government contracts that have been set aside for them, will be judged based on a points system with those that have been in existence longer being ranked higher than more recently established operations, head of the Small Business Bureau (SBB) Dr Lowell Porter says.

Sentenced to 83 years in prison for the murder of his wife, Michael Persaud has appealed his sentence, arguing among other things that Justice Navindra Singh who conducted his trial, committed a number of errors which has resulted in a miscarriage of justice.

A Garnett Street, Newtown, Kitty teen, who was attacked and robbed by two men who dragged her for some distance resulting in serious injuries to her face about two weeks ago, remains traumatised and the police are yet to apprehend the perpetrators.

Guyanese trio, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul and Sherfane Rutherford are among six West Indians selected for the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL).

Lusignan `A’ were crowned the inaugural champions of the Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club/Banks Beer 100-ball tournament after they defeated Enmore by eight wickets in   Sunday’s final while Lusignan `B’ won the third place playoff against Fairfield earlier in the day.

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Young Warriors Cricket Club (YWCC) continued their sublime form as they advanced to the final of the Berbice Cricket Board Ivan Madray 100-ball tournament with a victory over Albion Cricket Club by 36 runs in the first round before drawing a bye into the finals on Sunday.

The Guyana Police Force has recovered two weapons stolen from members who were the alleged victims of robberies on two separate occasions.

Sentenced to death for the 2006 murder of Roydel Sandy, Herman Ally has appealed his conviction, arguing among other things that the judge who tried his case misdirected the jury on a number of pertinent legal principles.

LONDON, CMC – Shai Hope’s back-to-back unbeaten hundreds in the recent one-day series against Bangladesh, has catapulted him into the top 10 of the ICC batting rankings.

The supply of food continues to be an issue for Venezuelans of Warrau descent who migrated to the Mabaruma Sub-district earlier this year.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Ex-West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has held out little hope of a revival for his former team’s fortunes, unless key decisions are made in the Caribbean in the best interest of the game.

Dear Editor, I have been prominently named in your article `Integrity body names 87 officials who failed to declare assets’ (SN, Nov.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) is seeking a new national cricket coach “to create a winning culture” following the departure of Clay Smith. 

Dear Editor, Stabroek News on December 12, 2018, along with the Guyana Chronicle; published a photograph released by the Ministry of the Presidency, showing a picture of President Granger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, on the President’s return from Cuba.

Region Nine will see the return of its former Regional Executive Officer (REO) Carl Parker in the New Year as the Ministry of Communities continues its rotation exercise.

Dear Editor, I write in response to Mr. Anthony Pantlitz’s letter ‘I will not send my daughter to Yale University’ published in the Sunday Stabroek of December 16th ,2018.

TALLINN, Estonia,  CMC – Well-travelled Bermudian footballer Roger Lee has signed for Estonian top-flight club JK Tallinna Kalev.

A 32-year-old father of two will be spending Christmas behind bars after he was remanded on charges of fraud and embezzlement including the theft of $4.9m in gold.

Dear Editor, An opposition honcho is calling on government members of parliament to “vote their conscience.” 

A man had a fraud charge against him dismissed after the complainant declined to pursue the matter at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia have retained the same 13-man squad for the remaining two matches in Melbourne and Sydney after beating India in the second test in Perth, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

In the aftermath of the arrival in the northwest of hundreds of Venezuelans fleeing hardship in their country, the Ministry of Public Health wants a long-term strategy to handle medical services to them.

PERTH, (Reuters) – Australia cleaned up India’s lower order with a barrage of hostile bowling before lunch on the fifth day to secure a series-levelling, confidence-boosting 146-run victory in the second test yesterday.

Police have obtained legal advice to charge murder suspect Deion Evans, also known as ‘Rasta Beans, with the murder of Xavier Boyal, who was fatally shot on November 11 at Puruni Landing.

The state, through the Attorney General’s chambers, is expected to provide reasons by Friday to the Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI) for preventing its decision to hike tolls and for the government’s temporary takeover of the bridge.

Dear Editor, Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths to Affidavits have been appointed by the government to serve in  particular regions of Guyana.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The United States is committing billions of dollars toward development in Central America and Mexico as part of a plan to strengthen economies in the region and curb illegal immigration, the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three peo­ple were killed and one in­jured in two sep­a­rate po­lice-in­volved shoot­ings in east Trinidad yes­ter­day.

Orthopaedic and general surgeons at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital have embarked on a campaign to reduce the backlog of patients requiring hernia surgeries.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Former captain Angelo Mathews continued his role as saviour on Sri Lanka’s tour of New Zealand as he and Kusal Mendis struck unbeaten hundreds to thwart the host’s push for victory on the fourth day of the first test at the Basin Reserve yesterday.

Dear Editor, It has been years since I typed a letter to your newspapers.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge fiercely criticized President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn yesterday for lying to FBI agents in a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, and delayed sentencing him until Flynn has finished helping prosecutors.

Dear Editor, I wish to compliment the president and executive of the Guyana Boxing Association for hosting the Caribbean Championships.

James Harden carried the load down the stretch once again as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to four games with a 102-97 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Monday.

Security firms yesterday tendered large bids to provide services to the Guyana Elections Commission for 2019.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday that he would take all action “within the rule of law and democracy” to oppose the governments of Venezuela and Cuba.

(Trinidad Guardian) A pastor, of Consolation Ministry in Arima, has appeared in court charged with grievous sexual assault.

(Barbados Nation) The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled in favour of Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) and Arawak Cement Ltd in their battle with local importer Rock Hard Cement to have tariffs on imported cement remain at 60 per cent, and not five per cent as argued by the company.

‘Control of the process yields control over outcomes. Skilled negotiators think hard about the impact of process on perceptions of interests and alternatives, on the part of their counterparts and those they represent, and on their own side.

Dear Editor, The public spat between the Guyana Sugar Corporation and the Special Project Unit of NICIL would have been something of a comedy were it not for the serious implications it could have on the level of efficiency and morale of Senior Staff of GuySuCo.

Melicia Andrews, the Swan Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway woman who was hospitalised for almost three weeks after she was brutally chopped by her partner following an argument last month, has been discharged from the hospital and is recovering at home.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Jose Mourinho’s relationship with Manchester United reached irretrievable breakdown a long time ago but the Old Trafford hierarchy finally served the divorce papers yesterday as the world’s biggest club sacked the game’s most famous manager.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Oil prices tumbled more than 5 percent yesterday in heavy trade due to fears of oversupply and deteriorating demand, extending a selloff that has taken major crude benchmarks down more than 30 percent from an October peak.

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