Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo this evening says he will attend tomorrow’s meeting with President David Granger as a last effort to “offer the government a way out of the constitutional crisis and to keep Guyana in the democratic  fold of nations”.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Kingston pastor charged with rape and other sex-related offences for repeatedly having sex with a 12-year-old girl and impregnating her has had his bail revoked by a High Court judge who reportedly suggested that he give careful consideration to the case against him.

(Trinidad Express) A US citizen was stabbed, robbed and beaten during J’ouvert celebrations in San Fernando on Monday, and her mother is claiming that police did not do enough to apprehend the criminals.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Incarcerated dancehall star Vybz Kartel has returned to prison following a visit to the hospital today to receive treatment for a health condition.

Businessman Peter Ramsaroop is currently being questioned by police in relation to events leading up to the departure from the country of Charrandass Persaud one day after his vote on a motion of no confidence brought the government down.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has laid down conditions for meeting with President David Granger tomorrow including the naming of a date for elections before the expiration of the validity of the present voters list on April 30, 2019 and a cessation to the awarding of contracts by the state after March 21, 2019.

(Jamaica Observer) Sixty-eight-year-old David Aarons of Stratton Crescent, Whitby, Ontario, Canada who was staying at a hotel in Kingston, has been reported missing since Monday, March 04.

(Trinidad Express) A New Yorker who went missing during Carnival celebrations in Port of Spain on Monday, sparked panic and a police search.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – New Delhi was the world’s most polluted capital city in 2018, two groups monitoring air pollution said on Tuesday in a study of the amount of fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 in 61 capital cities around the world.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Seven years into his retirement and former test stalwart Rahul Dravid is still making silent and important contribution for India, shaping the next generation of cricketers who will form the core of the team.

(Jamaica Observer) WHEN Tamoya Rainford and her two sisters were no longer able to provide the necessary care for their mother, who has been battling Parkinson’s disease for the last 10 years, they thought sending her to a private nursing home was the best option.

Relations between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited’s (NICIL) Special Purpose Unit (SPU) have deteriorated further following the death of NICIL’s head Horace James in January as Colvin Heath-London is acting as head for both NICIL and the SPU and GuySuCo’s management believes he is stymieing their work.

A charge of receiving money to smuggle finches through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri was read to two policemen yesterday, while another charge of conspiring to smuggle the birds was also read to them and two civilians.

The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) yesterday maintained its call for compulsory arbitration to resolve its ongoing dispute with the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed an appeal challenging the dismissal of a drug trafficking charge instituted against a couple allegedly found in possession of a quantity of Ecstasy pills.

Ravindra Paremdass, who was accused of murdering another man during a row over a bicycle, yesterday pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter.

Rohit Wahid, the businessman who was arrested on Sunday after he was allegedly found in possession of an unlicensed gun and a quantity of live rounds, hours after reportedly threatening a butcher, was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with three offences.

A pilot programme that will allow the participation of persons who are deaf in the theoretical and practical driving examinations is set to commence in ‘A’ Division (Georgetown), the Ministry of Public Security announced yesterday.

A Canje family told by doctors attached to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital that their child was born with a deformed leg, is calling them out on the claim, after a cast was placed on their baby’s leg after delivery.

Following a brief hospitalization Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield is expected to return to work any day now.

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association’s (GASA) annual Mashramani Long Course Swimming Championships concluded with  the Dorado Speed Swim Club emerging the overall winner Sunday at the National Aquatic Centre at Lilliendaal, East Coast Demerara.

City councillors yesterday visited the various facilities that fall under the control of the municipality and concerns were raised about the storage of old vehicles at the Princes St stone depot and the maintenance of mechanical workshop.

Head coach of the Guyana Jaguars, Rayon Griffith is satisfied with his team’s performance after dominating Barbados Pride in the ninth round of the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships last week at Providence.

In December, 2018, for the first time, Guyana shifted its stance from opposing a moratorium on the death penalty, and instead, abstained from the vote at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. 

A 21-year-old labourer succumbed at a city hospital on Sunday night, eight days after he was reportedly struck off his bicycle by a speeding hire car along the Reliance Public Road, in Essequibo.

Transport Sports Club (TSC) made a strong statement at the weekend after registering a high-profile win over the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) in the ongoing Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Noble House Seafoods Generation Next U-19, 100-over competition. 

First-class bowlers Raun Johnson and Anthony Adams were in excellent bowling form at the weekend, bowling the Police Sports Club (PSC) to an eight-wicket season-opening win over the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) at the PSC ground in the GISE/Star Party Rental First-Division two-day cricket competition.

A man was yesterday granted his release on bail by a city court after he pleaded not guilty to possession of 18 grammes of ganja.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies have retained their 13-man one-day for the three-match Twenty20 International series against England starting here today but star all-rounder Andre Russell will take no part after failing to recover from a recent knee procedure.

A North West District miner was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in prison after he admitted to wounding a Trinidadian pastor.

Raymon Reifer might be a Barbadian but he seems to relish playing against them.

Almost a year after the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into African ancestral land ownership submitted its report to Minister of State Joseph Harmon, there appears to have been no action on its contents.

With a fisheye view of Mon Repos and a section of the Atlantic Ocean, the new Caribbean Inn hotel hopes to be the next best thing on the East Coast of Demerara.

Fresh off receiving his biggest reward in the boxing ring last month, WBA Super Middleweight ‘Gold’ Champion, Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen is giving back to the sport of boxing.

Following their seven-wicket defeat in three days to Guyana Jaguars, Barbados Pride’s captain, Shamarh Brooks believes that the young batsmen in the team did not perform well in the match.

Dear Editor, I noticed in your newspaper,  SN 1/3/2019 an editorial about the Domestic Violence Act and an article about a brutal attack on a woman by her partner while accompanying a rural constable to serve what is described as “ a restraining order ”.

Investigators are still trying to determine whether the three men who were held outside the Middle and Thomas streets, Cummingsburg building, where miner Henry Johanison was shot and killed during an alleged robbery attempt on Saturday, were in anyway linked to the crime.

Dear Editor,  There is much cause for alarm in the statement made last Thursday 28th February 2019 by Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo where he stated he will not attend the 6th March meeting, as requested by President David Granger, “unless an election date is on the agenda.”

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – In a serious blow to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a second member of his Cabinet resigned yesterday, saying she had lost confidence in how the government had dealt with an escalating political scandal.

A Fyrish Village, Corentyne man was found hanging during the wee hours of Sunday morning, a short while after he is claimed to have choked his wife and threatened to kill them both.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Guyana Jaguars moved within touching distance of their fifth successive first class title but Leeward Islands Hurricanes remained hot on their heels, to make the pending climax of the Regional Four-Day Championship a thrilling one.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir will quit the 50-over format after the Cricket World Cup this year although he said yesterday he will remain available for Twenty20 internationals.

Faced with three charges, including escape from lawful custody, a young mason was yesterday refused bail by a city court.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Congress unleashed an unexpectedly sweeping series of demands in their investigations of President Donald Trump yesterday, seeking information about his communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin and documents from 81 sources in an obstruction probe.

Dear Editor, I do not envy President Granger’s job at this point, based on the current challenges which the country is experiencing and the awkward position which the Government has found itself in after the No Confidence Motion (NCM) was passed.

With the view of streamlining their tax structures and eliminating fees that negatively impact the demand and supply of air transport services regionally, CARICOM heads of government have agreed to review their domestic air transport taxes.

James Harden scored 42 points before fouling out, and the visiting Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to five games with a 115-104 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slammed opposition parties for demanding evidence about last week’s military strike inside Pakistan, and support for him is rising, pollsters say, despite the questions about how successful it was.

Dear Editor, Regarding a letter written by Dr. David Hinds in SN dated March 4, 2019, and captioned `We have been in a permanent state of constitutional crisis since 1953’, I looked for a solution in this missive but there was none to be found.

CARACAS, Venezuela,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido returned to his country yesterday after flouting a court-imposed travel ban by touring Latin American countries to boost support for his campaign to tighten regional pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.

I was in Ecuador a few days ago when China’s official Xinhua news agency announced that it will launch the world’s first female robotic news anchor this month.

Shaquille Duncan, who was reportedly shot by his accomplice after robbing a man of a gold chain, appeared before a city court yesterday on another armed robbery charge involving the theft of another gold chain.

Dear Editor, I notice that the erudite and seasoned presence of Dr.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Austrian cyclist Georg Preidler yesterday admitted to cheating amid an investigation into blood doping that brought down five skiers at the Nordic skiing world championships last week.

Devotees in Shiv Raatri observances yesterday at the Cove and John Ashram on the East Coast of Demerara. 

BEAUREGARD, Ala.,  (Reuters) – Alabama residents and rescue teams yesterday sifted through the splintered remnants of homes torn apart by a string of tornadoes that killed at least 23 people, including three children, in the deadliest burst of twisters to hit the United States since 2013.

(Reuters) – The PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year honor has been renamed after the late Arnold Palmer, one of golf’s greatest players whose immense popularity drew a legion of fans to the game.

(Trinidad Express) Two High Court judges have distanced themselves from the Judiciary’s statement regarding an incident on the front steps of the Hall of Justice in Port of Spain on Friday.

Dear Editor, I crave your indulgence in allowing me to respond to two sets of the commentaries in the media over the last few days.

By Nicholas Agar WELLINGTON – Nowadays, one struggles to think of any jobs that will still be available for our children when they grow up.

A taxi-driver was granted bail yesterday after denying two simple larceny charges.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Cricket will return to the next Asian Games at Hangzhou 2022 after the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) added it to its sports programme for the next edition of the continental event.

(Trinidad Guardian) Dil­lian John­son who fled to the Unit­ed King­dom in 2017 af­ter he was shot out­side his home has writ­ten to British Prime Min­is­ter There­sa May ex­press­ing fear for his life fol­low­ing the sus­pi­cious cir­cum­stances in which ex-coast guard of­fi­cer Richard “Mus­cle” Ed­wards died.

After being granted a stay by the Court of Appeal, on the matter against former Attorney-General Anil Nandlall, on the charge that he fraudulently converted over $2 million in law reports, a city magistrate on Friday adjourned the scheduled hearing.

Government, finally, appears to have come to terms with the reality of the wholly untenable nature of the relationship between itself and the Russian management of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

ADDIS ABABA,  (Reuters) – A museum in Britain has agreed to return a ruler’s locks of hair cut from his corpse by a British soldier more than 150 years ago, Ethiopia said yesterday.

Dear Editor, After reading the article, ‘Britain’s Brexit Military Base Plan in Chaos’ (Stabroek News, 4/3/2019), I decided to visit the online edition of the British newspaper, The Morning Star (25/1/19) to read the first-hand account.