Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 16, 2019

(Trinidad Express) Shalini Sookdeo-Choon was pregnant with her third child at the time her throat was cut, an autopsy found on Monday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Outspoken Cricket West Indies director, Conde Riley, has slammed the regional governing body’s decision to axe the entire coaching staff of the men’s senior side ahead of the World Cup, and has warned that the sweeping personnel changes announced last week could “destabilise the whole process” heading into the ICC showpiece next month.

The Guyana Police Force today denied that it has been instructed to arrest Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo over a speech he had given at Port Mourant on March 11.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – The fire that tore through Notre-Dame cathedral was probably caused by accident, French prosecutors said on Tuesday after firefighters doused the last flames in the ruins overnight.

(Trinidad Guardian) Peo­ple will have to start keep­ing their re­ceipts and a pa­per trail of their pos­ses­sions— like jew­ellery— once the Ex­plain Your Wealth Bill gets go­ing, In­de­pen­dent Sen­a­tor An­tho­ny Vieira has rec­om­mend­ed.

The Guyana Manganese Inc (GMI) miners who recently fell ill after working in tunnels at Matthews Ridge, in Region One, should have had protective gear, Occupational Health and Safety Department consultant at the Ministry of Social Protection Gwyneth King said yesterday.

Minister with responsibility for housing Valerie Adams-Yearwood yesterday reiterated that she had no hand in the award of Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) contracts to her husband and that she only became aware of them when he informed her.

(Trinidad Guardian) Moya Gyan­dass paced anx­ious­ly along the Car­li Bay shore­line yes­ter­day, as the par­ty who went search­ing for her hus­band Sie­u­nar­ine Gyan­dass and neigh­bour Vedesh Mar­lo re­turned.

A 20-year-old construction worker is now dead, and several others were injured, following an early morning accident along the Land of Canaan Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD), yesterday.

A group of armed bandits on Sunday evening escaped with over $11 million in cash and cellular phones after ambushing a Vilvoorden, Essequibo businessman and his family.

A policy insisting that ministers declare ownership of private companies here, and outlining how government would address such issues, needs to be created in the interest of transparency, head of the Transparency Institute Guyana Inc.

A pedal cyclist of Mocha, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was yesterday afternoon fatally struck down in a hit-and-run accident which occurred on the Providence, EBD Public Road.

Up to press time last evening, there was still no word from the police force on the submission of a damning report from the recently-concluded audit of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU).

Cane cutters from the Uitvlugt Estate staged a picketing exercise yesterday, calling on the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) management to provide them with a “fair week’s work”, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) said.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) was unable to fund the construction of a command centre for the Safe City initiative, the bank’s Country Representative Sophie Makonnen said yesterday, while clarifying recent statements by Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan who indicated that funding was pulled over concerns about Chinese firm Huawei.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has rejected a call made by the opposition for the shutdown of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) due to evidence of fraud, urging instead that capacity building initiatives be instituted so the “agency can serve its purpose”.

US based company, Elizabeth Styles has continued its partnership with the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB), this year increasing its prize to $510,000 for the 40-overs round-robin competition which was unveiled on Saturday at the Better Hope Community Centre.

Nazarene Haniff, the businesswoman who was discovered dead in her Essequibo home last Friday following a suspected robbery, was sexually assaulted and strangled to death, an autopsy confirmed.

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods’ victory at the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, his first major victory since 2008, is expected to lift sales for sponsors, broadcasters and golf courses lucky enough to host a tournament with Woods playing.

American airline service JetBlue, has not formally applied to the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) for operations in Guyana, Director General Egbert Fields said yesterday, amid reports of the airline’s intention to operate in Guyana.

A mechanic was yesterday taken before a city court, where he was accused of causing the death of a man who was struck down last November.

Mike Mangal, Ayube Subhan and Maxim `Danny’ Mangra battled fierce competition before walking  away with the respective flight titles in the A&R Jiwanram Printery’s second annual golf classic  Saturday.

ExxonMobil Guyana yesterday announced the installation of its first subsea tree for its Liza Phase 1 Development Project, offshore Guyana.

In the latest round of the Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club/SPR Enterprise 40-overs tournament, Ogle defeated Mahaica Sports Club by 186 runs at the Ogle Ground while Enterprise eased to a five-wicket win over Strathavon on Sunday.

The trial of Junior Anthony Henry, also called ‘Oswald,’ for the 2013 killing of Michael Hamilton commenced yesterday morning before Justice James Bovell-Drakes and a 12-member jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

The National Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday launched their annual two-week Easter Swim Camp at the Colgrain Pool, Camp Street and the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal..

Dear Editor, In the headlines of yesterday’s edition of the Stabroek News in an article entitled `Minister Hughes in clear breach of Integrity Act’, the following statement is made “To the extent she continues to retain ownership of the company in question, or an interest in it, she is in breach of the Code of Conduct contained in the Act.

Christianburg/Wismar defeated Lodge Secondary 1-0 on Sunday in the final of the Milo Secondary Schools football championships at the Ministry of Education ground.

Residents of the South Rupununi, Region Nine, will now benefit from improved emergency health services, as a $15M ambulance was presented to the Aishalton District Hospital on April 14, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

Guyanese quartet Ashmead Nedd, Sachin Singh, Kevlon Anderson and Kelvin Umrao will depart Guyana on Thursday for their second West Indies Under – 19 Development Camp in Antigua. 

PARIS,  (Reuters) – A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral yesterday, gutting the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world, but firefighters managed to save the shell of the stone structure and its two main bell towers from collapse.

Dear Editor, As I gaze upon the post-Independence landscape littered with discord and discontent, I cannot help but recall Bob Marley’s song to all humanity: Until the philosophy which hold one race superior And another Inferior Is finally And permanently Discredited And abandoned – Everywhere is war – Me say war.

Dear Editor, The recently released US immigration numbers, as they pertain to Guyana, tell an illuminating story. 

The Ministry of Citizenship is looking to partner with the Guyana Police Force to train ranks stationed in border locations on the registration of births, Minister Winston Felix has announced, noting that Eteringbang in Region Seven will be used as a pilot for the project’s implementation.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) plans to pull out all the stops to ensure bantamweight standout, Keevin Allicock, maximizes his chances of medalling at the Pan Am Games.

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – When Arturo Balbino, a Texas construction worker, walked into his visa interview at the American consulate in the northern Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez in March, he wasn’t nervous.

Dear Editor, I write to express the support of the West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA) for the appointment of the Cricket Ombudsman.

Winners Connection and Net-Rockers secured their berths to the semi-final round in the Linden Town Week Mayor’s Cup Football Championship, following quarterfinal wins on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club [MSC] ground, Linden.

A Brazilian national was yesterday fined $30,000 and ordered deported after he admitted to using a bicycle to ride over to Guyana and failing to present himself to an immigration officer.

(Trinidad Guardian) When Gram­my-nom­i­nat­ed rap­per Nipsey Hus­sle (Er­mias As­ghe­dom) was fa­tal­ly shot in Los An­ge­les two Sun­days ago, so­cial me­dia was flood­ed with users, in­clud­ing renowned mu­si­cians, ac­tors, and ath­letes ex­press­ing dis­tress over his death.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s election commission yesterday banned a Hindu state chief minister from campaigning for three days after anti-Muslim comments in an election that will end next month.

Dear Editor, The Sunday Stabroek of April 14, 2019 in an article by Laurel Sutherland, reported that Guyanese writer Kevin Garbaran is on the shortlist for the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

The Region Two administration has completed $6 million worth of rehabilitative works on the Lot 5 Farmer’s Access Road at Devonshire Castle on the Essequibo Coast, a 1,500 metre road upgrade expected to improve the livelihoods of 100 farmers.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) is investigating an attempted piracy attack reported north-east of the Hibiscus platform, off Trinidad’s north coast on Sunday.

Dear Editor, I had almost given up hope of seeing or hearing these words out of the mouth of West Indian cricket authorities: “We have terminated the old embedded selection policy which secretly, but actively, victimized some players and banished them from selection consideration”.

Guyana Jaguars Head Coach, Rayon Griffith is optimistic about his impact on the West Indies team after being promoted to Assistant Coach of the senior side for the Ireland Tri-series.

(Trinidad Express) Keshan Bajnathsingh appeared the Siparia court yesterday morning charged with the murder of Leisha Ramnath who was beaten and strangled to death.

The Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC), has fulfilled a commitment made to the students of the Cyril Potter College of Education’s Linden Centre, to supply fans to the institution, the region has reported.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, has hailed the enthusiasm in the West Indies training camp, which got underway here yesterday at 3W’s Oval.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada expanded sanctions against the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro yesterday, according to a statement from Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, targeting an additional 43 people close to the disputed leader.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – A dispute between Haiti and a U.S. energy trading firm is leading to long blackouts and fuel shortages in the Caribbean nation, feeding anger at President Jovenel Moise’s government following the collapse of a supply deal with Venezuela last year.

Dear Editor, As Guyana prepares to go to the polls for elections, what if we had a candidate like Jose Mujica running for the presidency of Guyana?

The Volunteer Emergency Response Team wrapped up its Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) training programme on Sunday with the final exercise organised to test their knowledge, the Department of Public Information said.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Alzarri Joseph’s Indian Premier League dream ended abruptly last weekend when he picked up a season-ending injury in Mumbai Indians’ four-wicket defeat to Rajasthan Royals.

PACARAIMA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Ten destitute Venezuelan migrants who fled their country’s crisis did not get far when they crossed into Brazil: they have been living for three months on an abandoned bus just across the border.

NEW YORK – The solution to human-induced climate change is finally in clear view.

Last October, in the course of his first press conference as Commissioner of Police, Mr.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China yesterday condemning as “slanderous” criticism U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made of Beijing’s policies in South America, saying countries there would soon see who their “true friend” was.

Dear Editor, Guyana seems to be a fertile place for contradictions.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Experienced coach Roddy Estwick has returned to the setup of the senior men’s side for the ICC World Cup, Cricket West Indies confirmed  yesterday.

The Queen’s College Ground, previously overrun by bushes and weeds, has been returned to its former pristine state, following two years of rehabilitative works.

Until now, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres had been shamelessly silent about Venezuela, refusing to even consider a full-scale U.N.