Daily Archive: Thursday, December 20, 2018

(Jamaica Gleaner) A second paternity test has all but concluded that the Kingston pastor who is facing criminal charges for repeatedly having sex with a 12-year-old girl is the father of her infant child, Gleaner sources have revealed.

(Jamaica Observer) The bail application that was scheduled for three St Ann residents accused of a $100-million fraud at National Commercial Bank (NCB) was cancelled yesterday in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court after it was disclosed that more charges are to be laid against the trio.

(Trinidad Express) A Caribbean airlines pilot, his Italian wife, two lawyers and a fifth person appeared in the Tunapuna Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with making arrangements for the adoption of a child contrary to Section 9 (A) of the Adoption of Children Act, Chapter 46:03.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party has criticised leaders of the governing APNU+AFC for using the illness of President David Granger as grounds for attacking a motion of no-confidence scheduled to be debated tomorrow.

The police yesterday captured a Guyanese man in New York City suspected of killing his teenage daughter and a second woman last week in Henrico County.

(Trinidad Guardian) Il­le­gal cell­phones in T&T’s pris­ons have be­come a lu­cra­tive busi­ness.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are investigating the death of a United States resident, who turned up at a gas station with a gunshot wound in Mammee Bay, St Ann earlier today.

Governing coalition partner, the Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday called on the opposition PPP/C to withdraw a high-stakes motion of no-confidence against the government which is set to be debated in the National Assembly tomorrow.

President David Granger has granted pardons to three female prisoners who are all serving sentences at the New Amsterdam Prison.

As has been the case with several appeals recently coming up for hearing before the Guyana Court of Appeal, yet another attorney—on behalf of his clients, has attacked the sentencing structure of High Court judge, Navindra Singh.

Revealing that approximately 430 out of 1400 declaration forms sent out have been returned thus far, Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Kumar Doraisami yesterday said that errant public officials will be given two months more to declare their assets before legal action is taken.

APNU+AFC regional councillors are willing to give Carl Parker a second chance to serve as Regional Executive Officer (REO) but those from the PPP/C yesterday voted against him returning to serve in Region Nine.

Police Sergeant Rodwell Sarabo, who spearheaded a team that dismantled a major carjacking operation earlier this year, was yesterday named 2018’s overall ‘Best Cop’ by the Guyana Police Force at its annual awards ceremony.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday announced that following legal advice, no charges will be laid against journalist Travis Chase but the labourer he is accused of shooting earlier this month, will face the court.

– companies to assist with collection for remainder of 2018 Come January 2019, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will be in a better position to pay its two major garbage collectors, Chairman of the Finance Committee, Oscar Clarke disclosed in a press release from the council yesterday.

No significant progress has been made in the Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Development and Management (MSLDM) project since its launch in January and head of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), Trevor Benn, has again blamed the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for the delay.

Sentenced to 37 years in prison back in 2015 for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, Linton Pompey is appealing his conviction and sentence which he argues is harsh, while advancing that his trial had been unfair.

Twenty-eight-year-old Leon Duncan, called ‘Whistle’, found himself before the court again yesterday, this time charged with robbery and assault.

West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer and Shemaine Campbelle for the second year running were awarded the male and female cricketers of the year when the Guyana Cricket Board held its annual Awards Ceremony last night at the Umana Yana, Kingston.

Over 78% of the Small Business Bureau’s (SBB) clients who started five years ago, still have successful businesses, which is a record number for the country, head of the SBB Lowell Porter says.

The family of Navishwar Karamdatt, the fisherman who is missing and feared dead after he fell overboard from a vessel he was working on one week ago, remains hopeful that he survived  but is not satisfied with the manner in which the matter is being dealt with.

The West Indies cricket team could salvage a horrid tour of Bangladesh with a series win in the T20Is as they approach the second of the three-match series today, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, leading 1-0.

The man accused of stabbing his brother-in-law to death on Tuesday morning, was arrested yesterday in Stanleytown, New Amsterdam.

Alden Marslowe has been elected the President of the Bartica Football Association [BFA], when the entity staged its electoral congress on Monday.

Christmas time in Guyana is like no other; this is the time of year when Guyanese make the most purchases.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A possible name change is among a raft of changes which the historic cricket stadium, Sabina Park, could undergo if the Jamaica Cricket Association follow through on its ambitious 10-year redevelopment plan.

The Guyana Dorado Speed Swim Club (DSSC), placed seventh from 24 participating clubs at the end of last Sunday’s Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) Invitational Swimming Championships held at the National Aquatic Centre. 

Forty students have graduated from the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School (AWHWAES).

The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) has committed to supporting the Mackenzie High School (MHS) aquaponics and hydroponics agricultural cultivation programmes.

Mohamed’s Enterprise, became the latest entity to throw its support behind the ExxonMobil International Futsal Tournament, donating an undisclosed sum as well as the trophies and replicas to tournament coordinator the Kashif & Shanghai Organization.  Proprietor Nazr Mohamed made the presentation to Co-Director of the Kashif & Shanghai Organization Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major and GFF Executive Member Dion Inniss.  Mohammed during brief remarks said, “We’re always happy to support Kashif and Shanghai.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury will lift sanctions on the core empire of Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska, including aluminium giant Rusal and its parent En+, watering down the toughest penalties imposed since Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate yesterday approved funds for several federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, to keep them operating through Feb.

With a recent situation report revealing that over 20% of all pregnancies in Guyana occur among adolescents, First Lady Sandra Granger has called for age appropriate health and family life education programmes at all education levels.

The professional boxing card dubbed ‘Guyana versus Barbados’ which was scheduled to be staged on Saturday at Xcitenet on Mavis Avenue in Amelia’s Ward has been postponed to early next year.

Dear Editor, A number of sugar industry matters need explaining. Knowledgeable, official comments would be welcome.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – Nicaragua yesterday expelled two missions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) dedicated to investigating anti-government protests that turned violent, the group said.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Leading Barbados Tridents batsman Dwayne Smith says he and other team members are yet to be paid all monies owed from this year’s Caribbean Premier League campaign, and believes the situation could hurt the image of the popular tournament.

A labourer, who was reportedly found with items he was accused of stealing from a house, was granted bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, Awkward moments were always known to play some role or other in my life.

A carpenter was fined $20,000 yesterday after he pleaded guilty to a possession of narcotics charge, which was read against him at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

JAIPUR, India, CMC – Kolkata Knight Riders managing director, Venky Mysore, believes all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite will be an asset to the franchise and could form a dynamic combination with fellow West Indies teammates, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell, in next year’s Indian Premier League.

Dear Editor, As a teenager, I was a science fiction fanatic reading all there was in the library about robots and computers. 

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged caution yesterday and said he would not be “stomping on a table” after China detained a third Canadian amid a diplomatic dispute over the arrest of a Chinese technology executive.

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The chief justice of Brazil’s Supreme Court late yesterday knocked down a colleague’s ruling that would have freed from jail former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but said the full court will take up the contentious case in April.

KUALA LUMPUR,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A one-month-old baby in Vanuatu has become the first person in the world to be immunised using vaccines delivered by a commercial drone, the United Nations said, raising hopes that the method could save lives in other far-flung areas.

Dear Editor, Guyana has had precedence of No-Confidence Motions in the National Assembly.

D’Angelo Russell collected 22 points and a career-high-tying 13 assists as the Brooklyn Nets overcame 36 points from LeBron James on Tuesday night and held on for a 115-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in New York.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has announced that its housing expo will now be held from February 15-18, 2019, and not December 28-30, 2018, as was previously announced.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has begun what will be a total withdrawal of U.S.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Captain Virat Kohli has thrown his weight behind India’s struggling openers but the tourists’ defeat in Perth showed they have yet to find a solution to their top order woes.

Dear Editor, The end of 2018 will bring us to two years since Wales Estate was closed and one year since the Skeldon, Rose Hall, and East Demerara Estates shut their doors.

A South Ruimveldt man who yesterday pleaded guilty to unlawfully wounding another during an argument over sunglasses, was ordered by a city court to compensate the victim.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Prosecutor General Raquel Dodge yesterday charged President Michel Temer with corruption and money laundering uncovered in an investigation into graft related to port concessions, according to a statement from her office.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Public Infrastructure wishes to respond to an article published in the Kaieteur News edition, dated Wednesday, December 19, 2018, under the headline, `Don’t criticize the purveyors of gloom and doom’.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Rain washed out the fifth and final day’s play of the first test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka  yesterday after the visitors had virtually assured themselves of a draw with a battling second innings performance on the fourth day.

A man accused of having 45 grammes of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking, was on Monday remanded to prison after being charged with the offence.

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 yesterday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil has failed to replace nearly one third of the thousands of Cuban doctors who exited the country after a diplomatic spat, as many new recruits failed to turn up for work, the Health Ministry said yesterday.

A man who police found with five grammes of cannabis in his car, was on Tuesday fined for the offence, after he pleaded guilty before a city court.

(Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday struck down Trump administration policies aimed at restricting asylum claims by people citing gang or domestic violence in their home countries and ordered the U.S.

About a week ago, a story went viral online about a woman who drank a litre of soy sauce in an hour, a purported attempt to cleanse her colon and ended up brain dead.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand had tried everything to dislodge Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews on the fourth day of the drawn first test at the Basin Reserve, said Kane Williamson yesterday, as the skipper paid tribute to the Sri Lanka pair’s discipline and patience.

Dear Editor, A parliamentary constitution is characterized by the fusion of executive and legislative powers, achieved by the fact that the government needs the confidence of a majority in the legislative assembly in order to remain in power. 

Among my earliest Christmas memories is watching my father carefully open an aged bottle of fragrant Guyanese rum and reverently pour out the first warm capful on to the linoleum-lined wooden floor.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Brazilian authorities have expelled a group of illegal loggers and ranchers from a remote area of the Amazon in a risky and rare operation to protect a threatened indigenous tribe.