Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 6, 2019

(Trinidad Express) It has been a week since Morne Diablo fisherman Jerry O’Brian was released by his kidnappers after part of the US $200,000 ransom was paid for his life.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is reporting that it has made every effort to confirm that there are no Jamaicans who are of the Windrush generation or their descendants with a legitimate claim to permanent residency or citizenship on the charter flight scheduled to arrive on today in Kingston.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Orlando Joseph, 26, a farmer of Koriabo Village, Barima, North West District which occurred yesterday in the said village, allegedly by a male resident, who is being sought.

ExxonMobil said today that it had made two additional discoveries offshore Guyana at the Tilapia-1 and Haimara-1 wells, bringing the total number of discoveries on the Stabroek Block to 12.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Even as he appealed for unity, President Donald Trump made it clear in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that his idea of common ground is having Democrats back his policy agenda and stop investigating his administration.

(Jamaica Observer) The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has started a probe into today’s shooting by the police in Spalding.

(Jamaica Observer) Former lead singer of The Chosen Few, Noel “Bunny” Brown died in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday.

A meeting yesterday of the seven-member Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) ended without a decision on the way forward on poll preparations.

A 42-year-old Phase II Belle West, West Bank Demerara man was yesterday remanded for the alleged rape of four minor boys.

Government yesterday moved to the Guyana Court of Appeal to challenge two of the judgments made by acting Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire on the December 21st no-confidence vote, saying that she “erred and misdirected herself in law” when she ruled that it was validly passed and that the Cabinet should have resigned and preparation for elections within the constitutional timeframe should have commenced.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan on Monday expressed an interest in having fraud expert Dr.

Dissatisfied with the pace of the police investigation into recent threats made to the student body of the School of the Nations on Facebook, parents are offering a $1 million reward for any information that may lead to the arrest of the perpetrator/s.

Former Minister of Social Services in the PPP/C administration, Jennifer Webster has lost her Canadian residency after failing to fulfil her obligations under Canadian law.

A middle-aged man was on Monday sentenced to spend the next 14 years in prison after he admitted to raping an underage girl three years ago. 

Over 100 People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) members and supporters took to the streets of Kingston, in Georgetown yesterday to protest for the holding of general and regional elections by the three-month deadline set out by the constitution in the wake of the passage of the no-confidence motion against government on December 21st.

An elderly man was yesterday sentenced to serve 12 and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the 2010 murder of his childhood friend.

Closing arguments were made by the prosecution and defence yesterday in the trial of Mark Royden Williams and Sherwin Nero, who are charged with murdering Cove and John resident Kumar Singh, called ‘Mango Man.’

The executive staff of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is currently being restructured as part of its succession planning following a de-bunching exercise, Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia has revealed.

Berbice marched to their sixth consecutive Guyana Cricket Board senior female Inter-County 50-overs title with an eight-wicket win over Demerara at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda yesterday.

With berths to the semi-final round up for grabs, the highly anticipated quarterfinals of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara/East Bank Demerara championship, will kick-off today from 19:00hrs.

 Former national cricketer Azeemul Haniff has been appointed junior coach of Everest Cricket Club effective this month.

A city court yesterday granted bail to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Seecharran Singh, who was recently charged with the rape of a 13-year-old girl.

A 31-year-old Sophia resident died on Monday evening, hours after he allegedly ran into the path of a motor lorry along the No.61 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice.

The Guyana Cricket Board Select Under-19 team yesterday sent Essequibo crashing to a  329-run defeat in the final round of the Guyana Cricket Board senior female Inter-County 50-overs tournament at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road.

Police in ‘F’ Division say they are investigating the death of a fifty-four-year-old who was found unconscious in a mining pit at Ominaik Village, Upper Mazaruni River on Monday.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Public Infrastructure wishes to respond to an article appearing in the Sunday Stabroek, February 3, 2019, under the headline `Audit Office still awaiting response from Infrastructure Ministry on D’Urban Park spending’.

The Guyana Olympic Association [GOA] and the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation [GABF], will stage a one day Inter-Secondary Schools Basketball Coaches Curriculum Workshop on Friday.

Dear Editor, Please allow me space to highlight the frustrations of the new ASYCUDA system that was introduced in December by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

The trial of Maurice Prince, who is accused of murdering Smyth Street businessman O’Riley Small, is expected to begin today before Justice Navindra Singh.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder and fellow fast bowler Kemar Roach have made significant strides in the latest ICC Test rankings released yesterday.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka have dropped out-of-form test captain Dinesh Chandimal ahead of their tour of South Africa and appointed Dimuth Karunaratne as stand-in skipper, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Mr. Ronald Bulkan graciously seeks to educate me even as he himself seems to lack the appreciation or the understanding that two or more persons can have the same interpretation of the plain meaning and implications of the Constitution’s provisions on a No Confidence vote without being part of an “organised group”.

The Guyana Energy Agency yesterday received a $15M bid as it looks to procure the country’s first electric vehicle.

Bail was granted to a youth who was charged yesterday with stabbing his “drinking partner” during a night out.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Government and people of Barbados, I would like to express sincere and heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Haiti in relation to the tragedy of Saturday 2nd February 2019 in which 28 of our Haitian brothers and sisters lost their lives when the boat on which they were travelling sank off the coast of The Bahamas.

(Jamaica Observer) The mother of a baby who was snatched from Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) last month is to do a DNA test tomorrow to determine if the baby taken from a woman earlier today at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) in Twickenham Park, St Catherine belongs to her.

(Reuters) – Sarfraz Ahmed will continue as Pakistan captain at the World Cup in May despite serving a suspension for breaching the anti-racism code, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani said yesterday.

One more scoping meeting for the East Coast/East Bank road link project is scheduled to take place before the development of the Terms of Reference (ToR) by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) Technical Services Manger Nigel Erskine.

Dear Editor,  Yes. Yet another letter from me. I now seem to be rivaling one GHK LoL, sorry, GHK Lall.

The Los Angeles Lakers informed the New Orleans Pelicans yesterday that they were pulling out of trade talks for star Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Times reported.

As Georgetown’s Mayor and City Council (M&CC) awaits a second legal opinion on the validity of its existing contracts with garbage collectors Puran Brothers Disposal Services Incorporated and Cevons Waste Management Incorporated, it has opted to continue to retain the services of five smaller companies until the end of this month.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Chris Gayle’s St Kitts and Nevis Patriots will be under new ownership for the upcoming Hero Caribbean Premier League.

Dear Editor, I saw the full-page advertisement of Caribbean Airlines’ new marketing campaign a few days ago and my heart sank because I think this giant regional corporate citizen is missing a chance to redirect a century-old culture of exclusion and marginalisation of several Caribbean race groups into one that shows inclusivity and respect for all.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two notorious criminal gangs want Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith and his family dead.

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan says he will have a structural engineer examine the  condition and strength of the Christianburg Primary School’s building.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Dave Cameron, believes the time has come to “modify” the ICC’s controversial over-rate rule, in the wake of the suspension of West Indies captain, Jason Holder, for next weekend’s third Test against England.

Dear Editor, Many readers may not know that I was a regular contributor to the letters section of our daily newspapers in the 90s.

Lindeners can expect 200 new jobs in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) by the end of this year, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

(Trinidad Guardian) At least one In­de­pen­dent Sen­a­tor is not in sup­port of the names of sex­u­al of­fend­ers go­ing pub­lic.

A few weeks ago, the Speaker of the National Assembly rejected the request by the APNU+AFC caretaker government that he should overturn the no-confidence vote that had gone against it some days before on the ludicrous grounds that 33 is half of 65 and that thus 34 is required for a majority.

Linden children’s Mash: Over the last week, the mining town of Linden saw vibrant displays as part of the Children’s Mash Costume Competition.

Last Saturday a rare celebration occurred at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua as the West Indies won the Second Test match versus England inside of three days to take an unassailable 2 – 0 lead and regain the Wisden Trophy for the first time in ten years.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States is sending food and medical supplies to Colombia’s border with Venezuela where it will be stockpiled until it can be delivered to the economically shattered nation, U.S.

SAN JOSE,  (Reuters) – A doctor has filed a criminal complaint of sexual assault against Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Costa Rican president Oscar Arias, the New York Times reported yesterday, an allegation that Arias categorically denied.

James Harden extended his streak of consecutive 30-point games to 27 as the Houston Rockets defeated the host Phoenix Suns 118-110 on Monday.

Dear Editor, The two test victories by the West Indies team against England in Barbados and Antigua give a glimmer of hope to the tens of thousands of Caribbean fans across the region and the wider world, but most of us still have doubts whether the Windies team will continue the victorious trend.