Daily Archive: Thursday, February 7, 2019

(Trinidad Express) A Moruga fisherman was fined $35,000 for possession of protected animals found in a mini zoo at his home on Wednesday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Baby Sae’breon, the newborn stolen from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital last month, could be united with his parents today.

Citing public mischief, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) today said that there is no significant threat from warnings to various educational institutions and it said that imminent arrests are expected.

(Trinidad Express) A week after their kidnapping for a ransom in Venezuela, five fishermen have returned home.

All members of the University of Guyana (UG) and all members of the public are  advised that the Turkeyen campus will be closed to the public, students and non-essential emergency University personnel for the remainder of this week to enable a thorough assessment of the situation following a bomb threat for the second day in succession.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Fifty-five-year-old Pam (last name withheld), the lone female among 29 deported migrants who were processed at Harman Barracks after being sent from the United Kingston on a charter flight to Kingston yesterday, has castigated the Jamaican Government for failing to protect the rights of emigrants.

(Jamaica Observer) The father of the newborn who was snatched from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital last month says he believes the child who was taken from a woman at the Registrar General Department (RGD) in Twickenham Park, St Catherine, on Tuesday is his.

(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged supporters of both major political parties to desist from making the death of MP for Portland Eastern Dr Lynvale Bloomfield a political issue.

Huge increases with immediate effect were unveiled on Monday by the government in thresholds for the restricted tendering of contracts for goods and services and construction, raising eyebrows and the ire of the opposition.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday ruled that two Mahaicony land titles were obtained by fraud and should therefore be cancelled.

St Lucia-based Guyanese artist, Ron Savory, passed away on the island on Monday last, the National Art Gallery, Castellani House has confirmed.

Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) enforcement agents yesterday intercepted a container containing over three thousand bottles of uncustomed liquor.

General Secretary of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Joseph Harmon, yesterday filed appeals challenging two of the decisions handed down by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire, regarding the controversial December 21 no-confidence motion.

Head of the National Mining Syndicate Cheryl Williams on Tuesday renewed a call for government and the responsible authorities to fix the Puruni Road, in Region Seven, while saying that she was forced to close her mining operations for two weeks due to its poor state.

Despite pleading not guilty to a fraudulent misappropriation charge, a 45-year-old man offered to pay compensation to the virtual complainant in order to settle the matter.

The accused in the murder of Smyth Street businessman O’Riley Small had been found at the crime scene by a police investigator, the High Court trial of Maurice Prince heard yesterday.

In response to concerns by residents of Ann’s Grove that the community has been neglected by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), the Public Infrastructure Ministry, following a survey of the area, has assured that infrastructural works are underway.

An 18-year-old accused of relieving a woman of a motorbike, during an armed robbery in Rasville, was granted $200,000 bail yesterday by a city court.

National footballer Jobe Caesar, who, on January 16, was charged with armed robbery and damage to property, was granted bail yesterday by a city court.

Dear Editor, Recent documented information, available to me, indicated that on the 8th day of June 2018, the CEO, Dr.

-Keon Joseph replaces Keemo Paul in squad Guyana Jaguars Head Coach, Rayon Griffith, was yesterday adamant that his team needed to put runs on the board when they face Jamaica Scorpions in the seventh round of the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day Championship from today at the National Stadium, Providence.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) yesterday launched its latest corporate campaign in Guyana, “The Caribbean Identity”.

A number of foreign nationals were on Tuesday detained by the police, following the raid of a nightclub in George Street, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Driving along what appears to be the new route for Mashramani 2019, I have encountered the roadways defaced with some crude, oversized, dreadful numbers slovenly painted in a hodge-podge manner on the road surface.

It was an evening of unexpected results as defending champion Bent Street and last year’s losing finalist Sparta Boss, were held to scoreless draws when the second annual Magnum Mash Cup Futsal Championship continued on Tuesday.

A welder was on Tuesday sentenced to four weeks of community service after pleading guilty to smoking ganja.

Dear Editor, Ron Savory passed on February 4, 2019, in St.

Interim head coach of the Jamaica Scorpions, Robert Haynes, said yesterday his side was brimming with confidence heading into their showdown against Guyana Jaguars in the seventh round of the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships at National Stadium Providence from today.

Bail was yesterday granted for a man, who was charged with simple larceny and assault offences, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court.

Dear Editor, The incumbent said he is president until the next president is sworn in. 

The Georgetown Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (GCUSA) yesterday embarked on its first outreach programme of the year by visiting Guyana Technical Institute (GTI), Woolford Avenue.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition yesterday said it would use a U.S.-based

A minibus and a car yesterday burst into flames in the city in separate incidents.

Dear Editor, There have been occasional claims from the restless spirit dungeons of the opposition that I am the government’s roving propagandist. 

Following several days of trials at the National Training Centre, Providence, under the watchful of assistant coach, Charles `Lily’ Pollard, the Guyana Football Federation [GFF], has short-listed a local senior provisional squad of 26 members.

A porter was on Tuesday sentenced to 18 months in jail after admitting to stealing over $600,000 in clothing and hair from a city boutique.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA was made aware of problems with sensors designed to monitor the structure of a dam that ended up bursting, killing an estimated 300 people, two days before the disaster, Globo TV reported yesterday.

A Diamond Housing Scheme resident was yesterday fined by a city court, after she admitted to entering Guyana illegally.

(Trinidad Guardian) Po­lice have smashed what they be­lieve to be a ma­jor sex and drug ring op­er­at­ing in West­ern Trinidad af­ter they raid­ed sev­er­al up­scale homes and a restau­rant along Ari­api­ta Av­enue in Port-of-Spain ear­ly yes­ter­day morn­ing.

Dear Editor, The recent exchange between Christopher Ram and Ronald Bulkan served to crystallize ephemeral thoughts that have been nagging at the back of my mind for some years.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket legend Sir Viv Richards believes England took West Indies too lightly, resulting in their shock hammering in the ongoing three-Test series.

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – Bolivia has chosen a Chinese consortium to be its strategic partner on new $2.3 billion lithium projects, the government said yesterday, giving China a potential foothold in the country’s huge untapped reserves of the prized electric battery metal.

Dear Editor, I noted in SN a few days ago, your article concerning the value of the refurbished convention centre to the tourism sector. 

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – West Indies Twenty20 star Andre Russell showed once again he was worth his weight in gold, producing a tantalising all-round performance to power Dhaka Dynamites into the final of the Bangladesh Premier League with a five-wicket win over Chris Gayle’s Rangpur Riders here yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) A monumental change is coming to the way the annual Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure are presented in the House of Assembly.

(Trinidad Guardian) Kidnappers train their guns at five of the six T&T fishermen who were reportedly abducted and taken to Venezuela recently.

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.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Prior to the second Test against England in Antigua last weekend, stroke-maker Darren Bravo had struck eight hundreds and 16 half-centuries in the longest format.

Dear Editor, The Attorney General is unreasonably stubborn in his schizophrenic belief and weird math that 34 is the absolute majority of 65 seats.

One of the two suspects in the murder of taxi driver, Kelvin Walters, is being questioned by the police, Crime Chief Lyndon Alves on Wednesday told Stabroek News.

In November 2009, oil-rich, and apparently cash-flush Venezuela, under the then-president Hugo Chavez’s Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, gave Guyana a grant of US$2 million for the construction of a shelter for the homeless.

A conscientious Guyanese agricultural worker, with no known underlying medical issues, suddenly develops an unbearable burning sensation in one dark brown eye.

LONDON, CMC – Legendary Bermudian striker Shaun Goater, who made a name for himself at Manchester City, has joined manager Sol Campbell’s coaching team at struggling English League Two side Macclesfield Town.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s top court yesterday warned the military and intelligence agencies they must not exceed their mandate and meddle in politics, an apparent rebuke over their handling of Islamist protests in 2017.

Dear Editor, Responding to reporters’ query regarding the voters’ list, the Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield, declared, “the list is clean; it has a life until the 30th of April.”

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia has approved a 38 million euro ($43.27 million) loan for Cuba’s defence sector, a senior Russian defence official was quoted as saying yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) A funeral is being arranged for the foetus found in a shallow grave on Friday.