Daily Archive: Monday, May 6, 2019

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Legendary former West Indies batsman, Seymour Nurse, has died.

(Trinidad Express) Shocking footage has emerged showing a dead body fall out of a moving hearse and onto a pedestrian crossing at busy Park Street, Port-of-Spain, on Monday.

Guyana-born bakery owner, Eton Lyken was shot dead in Barbados yesterday, according to online news service, Barbados Today.

(Trinidad Express) A concoction of sexual enhancement pills, alcohol and energy drinks that was consumed by a 52-year-old man before embarking on a sex romp with a prostitute is believed to have been the cause of his death, at a guest house in Chase Village on Friday night.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Panama’s president-elect, Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo, said the United States should pay more attention to Central America or risk losing ground to China, which has won diplomatic support and increased its investment in the region in recent years.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – India batting great Sunil Gavaskar believes England are a transformed one-day international side since their shock exit from the 2015 World Cup and rates them as favourites to win their maiden crown on home soil in July.

(Jamaica Observer) Two Wednesdays ago, Ackaisha Green was inside the ATM at Central Police Station on East Queen Street in downtown Kingston when she stumbled upon a stash of cash suspected to be in the millions of dollars.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 29-year-old po­lice con­sta­ble, who was set on fire by her Coast Guard of­fi­cer boyfriend dur­ing an ar­gu­ment yes­ter­day, re­mained ward­ed in crit­i­cal con­di­tion in hos­pi­tal, on Sun­day.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Research commissioned by the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) in March 2019 has concluded that between seven and 30 per cent of the population are believed to be lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender (LGBT), and a large majority of employers (68 per cent) were willing to report violence and discrimination against them.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two weeks af­ter com­ing to Trinidad seek­ing a bet­ter life for her­self and fam­i­ly, Venezue­lan mi­grant Kather­ine Di­az was stabbed to death by her lover on Sun­day.

(Barbados Nation) Consumers will pay more for gasoline, but less for kerosene and liquified petroleum products, from midnight Sunday, May 5.

(Barbados Nation) Mia Kirton thought she was having a nightmare when she got a call that her boyfriend of five years, Eton “Uncle” Lyken, was shot dead during a robbery.

(Trinidad Guardian) Gov­ern­ment will seek to push two pieces of leg­is­la­tion in the com­ing weeks to al­low the State to re­cov­er prop­er­ties and oth­er as­sets from for­mer at­tor­ney gen­er­al Anand Ram­lo­gan and UNC Sen­a­tor Ger­ald Ramdeen.

DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Led by a world record One Day International (ODI) opening stand between John Campbell and Shai Hope, the West Indies romped to an emphatic 196-run win over Ireland in the first match of the Tri-Nation series here at the Clontarf Cricket Club yesterday.

Senior vice president of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Andrew Daly Saturday tied the knot with his long time fiancée Natasha Cornette.

In the wake of concerns expressed by local operators about the tendering process for duty-free shops at the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport (CJIA), Timehri the corporation yesterday said that it followed a transparent process and made conditional awards.

Guyana needs to develop its own strategic plan for the oil and gas sector as having it done by other countries risks those countries’ interests being put above Guyana’s, former Petroleum Advisor to the government, Dr Jan Mangal says.

CARIFTA Games athletes, Matthew Gordon, Adriel Austin, Anisha Gibbons, Deshanna Skeete and Daniel Melville played the starring roles when the two-day Youth and Junior Championships concluded yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre.

A rain-hit second day of the Hand-In-Hand Under-19 Inter-County second round clash at Lusignan Community Centre ground saw Essequibo bowled out for 62 in just over an hour’s play in response to Berbice’s first innings of 200 in 76.1 overs.

Hailing the contributions of Indo-Guyanese to Guyana, President David Granger yesterday commissioned the Indian Arrival Monument at Palmyra, East Berbice, where he urged the overcoming of differences to continue to construct a cohesive country.

Kawhi Leonard had 39 points and 14 rebounds and the second-seeded Toronto Raptors defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 101-96 yesterday to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at two games apiece.

Three bandits, two of whom were armed with guns, shot a Skeldon moneychanger while robbing him at Springlands, Corentyne, yesterday morning.

Even as he admitted that his agency could have undertaken more due diligence in the award of the $832,200 contract to Minister Cathy Hughes’ company, Videomega, Department of Energy (DoE) head Dr.

Defending champion Fruta Conquerors successfully retained the GFF Elite League Championship, as third-placed Guyana Defence Force [GDF] went down 1-0 to Buxton United yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

On June 26, the Guyana Court of Appeal will decide on the fate of former television cameraman, Andre Hetsberger, who has filed an appeal to his conviction and sentence for the rape of a 13-year-old girl.

Guyana’s group campaign in the CONCACAF U17 Football Championship ended yesterday as they lost 6-0 to undefeated Haiti at the IMG Arena, Bradenton, Florida.

Two men were on Friday remanded to prison, after they appeared in court in connection with a series of armed robberies which occurred in the city last week, in which the victims were relieved of articles valued more than $800,000.

On a night which featured two walkovers, Bent Street, Sparta Boss, Leopold Street and North East La Penitence advanced to the group stage of the  fourth annual Corona Beer Futsal Championship on Saturday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaican Government has entered into a deal with Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise Jamaica Tallawahs, which will see them investing millions of dollars over the next few years.

Commissioner of Police Leslie James, told 151 new law enforcement officers that excellent work will be rewarded but indiscipline will not be tolerated, as they embarked Tuesday on their careers to serve and protect society.

Dear Editor, As liberalisation continues to be a topic of discussion, we want the community and our customers to know GTT’s stance on the matter.

Devaughn Nandan and Mark Ramsammy recorded centuries for the Transport Sports Club (TSC) in their side’s drawn encounter against Third Class in the weekend’s lone GCA/Noble House Seafoods second division, two-day fixture at the Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) ground.

A Corentyne man who is presently serving a life sentence for murdering his mother-in-law, was last week found not guilty of attempting to murder his wife in Decem-ber, 2014 at Whim Village, Corentyne.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The St James Municipal Corporation is pressing ahead with plans to bulldoze a cemetery along Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in the western resort city of Montego Bay and turn it into a parking lot.

Dear Editor, One of the most entertaining and exhilarating shows in Guyana occurs every afternoon between 4-6 pm on the Mahaica River, Supply, Mahaica.

A 30-year-old man was on Friday remanded to prison, after he was allegedly caught with an illegal firearm and ammunition.

LONDON, (Reuters) – While the Premier League title race has been contested by two thoroughbreds the battle to finish third and fourth has descended into a demolition derby in which Chelsea emerged from the wreckage to seal a top-four finish yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump dramatically increased pressure on China to reach a trade deal yesterday by saying he would hike U.S.

No play was possible on day two of the contest between Demerara and the Select Under-17 side due to rain in their second-round Hand-in-Hand sponsored Inter-County Under-19 three-day match at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, yesterday.

The two suspects who were arrested in relation to the murder of Bartica resident Perion Nicholas Bobb have been released, and the police were ordered to conduct further investigations into the matter.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Natural Resources wishes to give clarifications  on the enforcement exercises currently under execution at Marudi Mountain and Tassawini.

PURI, India, (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless after a cyclone packing winds of about 200 km per hour slammed into eastern India, ripping out tin roofs and destroying power and telecom lines, officials said yesterday.

GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Rockets and missiles from Gaza killed four civilians in Israel, while Israeli strikes killed 19 Palestinians, more than half of them civilians, in surging cross-border fighting yesterday, according to Gazan officials and the Israeli military.

Dear Editor, Just what nonsense is going on at UG? They now have a vice chancellor with vision and a permanent bow tie!

(BBC) England all-rounder Sam Curran hit the winning runs as Kings XI Punjab secured a consolation win against Chennai Super Kings at the Indian Premier League yesterday.

The teenagers who were present at the home of Somdatt Ramgobin, during the time that the Parika Backdam farmer was shot and killed in a home invasion, are currently being questioned by the police.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN,  (Reuters) – Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah yesterday extended a moratorium on the death penalty to incoming legislation prohibiting gay sex, seeking to temper a global backlash led by celebrities such as George Clooney and Elton John.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled, `M&CC, City Chamber seal cooperation pact’ (SN May 4). 

(Trinidad Express) Seven attorneys have been named as subjects of an investigation in what could involve dozens of transactions in legal matters where payments were made by the State during Anand Ramlogan’s tenure as attorney general.

(BBC) England efficiently chased 174 to beat Pakistan by seven wickets in a one-off Twenty20 international in Cardiff, yesterday  on a day when Jofra Archer again impressed.

A farmer of Grant Bethany, Lower Pomeroon, Essequibo was yesterday morning fatally stabbed during an argument and his stepson has been taken into custody.

Increasingly, the media landscape is a very difficult terrain to navigate on its own, but it is even more dangerous when members of the media are attacked and muzzled in the execution of their duties. Many

By Harry Hergash                                                                     Harry Hergash, a graduate of the University of Guyana, taught at the Annandale Government Secondary from 1964 to 1969.

A 20-year-old convict who is currently serving a sentence for unlawful escape from custody, was on Friday remanded to prison, after he appeared in court to face two counts of discharging a loaded firearm at cops, along with two counts of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition.

Dear Editor, May 5th marked the 181st anniversary of Indian Arrival Day (IAD) in Guyana.

Defending champs the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and the Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) were forced to settle for a draw after the final day was abandoned without a ball being bowled in their GISE/Star Party Rental/Trophy Stall first-division, two-day fixture at DCC yesterday. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said today that Special Counsel Robert Mueller should not testify in Congress about the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, after saying on Friday it was up to the Justice Department’s top official.

Given its inauspicious beginnings in Jamaica and numerous questions over the scope of its works, it is meet that both the government and the opposition have agreed that the US$150m expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri be audited.

(Trinidad Guardian) Hours after three people including a teenage girl were killed at Marcel Circular, Big Yard, Carenage, allegations that police officers are moonlighting as “hitmen” surfaced with angry residents promising to dispense their own form of justice if nothing is done by the relevant authorities to arrest the situation.