Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 7, 2019

(Trinidad Newsday) A Siparia gardener won his lawsuit on Monday in the High Court against police prosecuting him for marijuana 15 years ago.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans who abandon their relatives at public hospital may soon face legal action from the State.

(Jamaica Observer) A plane had to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport after the pilots reported a damaged tire.

Hotel owner Erwin Bacchus, who is accused of the fatal shooting of Subryanville resident Jason De Florimonte, was today committed to stand trial for murder.

The U.S. Embassy today announced that through the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, it recently agreed to extend its financial support for the project to “Strengthen the Criminal Justice System in Guyana” until March 2021.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies has hailed late former West Indies stroke-maker Seymour Nurse as a “true legend”.

(Trinidad Guardian) Rep­re­sen­ta­tives of three po­lit­i­cal par­ties in To­ba­go—Plat­form of Truth (PTP), To­ba­go For­wards (TF), and To­ba­go Or­gan­i­sa­tion of the Peo­ple (TOP)- vot­ed on Sun­day to de­ter­mine if one new po­lit­i­cal en­ti­ty should be formed un­der the theme “One Voice”.

YANGON,  (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from prison today  after more than 500 days behind bars.

(Trinidad Express) An 86 year old newlywed man has gone missing and his wife is begging for the public’s help in finding him.

(Jamaica Observer) Between 2013 and 2018, a total of 22 women were arrested for having sexual intercourse with boys under 16 years old.

(Jamaica Observer) When 15-year-old Cleon Morgan said farewell to his friends at Penwood High School yesterday, no one thought it would be his final goodbye.

(Trinidad Guardian) An in­sur­ance agent who was se­ri­ous­ly in­jured in a gas ex­plo­sion at El Pecos Grill in Mar­aval, al­most four years ago, is now su­ing the restau­rant and its fu­el sup­pli­er for com­pen­sa­tion.

(Trinidad Newsday) A TWO-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister witnessed the brutal chopping of their mother and grandparents at the family’s Palo Seco home on Sunday.

(Trinidad Newsday) East Port of Spain residents are concerned that a demolition mishap which made part of the old Besson Street Police Station collapse could destroy their homes.

Back-to-back half centuries followed by a three-wicket haul from Junior Sinclair ensured Berbice defeat Essequibo by 146 runs one hour before tea on the final day of the Hand-In-Hand Inter-County Under-19 three-day second round match at the Lusignan Community Centre ground yesterday.

Even as he denied refusing to cooperate with Guyana Police Force auditors looking into the financial records of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), an Alberttown businessman yesterday said that the unit’s head, Assistant Commissioner Sydney James, still owes him for the rental of two of his vehicles.

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

ST JOHN’S, ANTIGUA, CMC – All-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall says he is working hard to raise his fitness levels as he eyes a call-up for India’s full tour of the Caribbean later this year.

A 34-year-old Charlestown resident is now dead and several others, including a police constable, are injured after the minibus in which they were travelling toppled along the Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara Public Road on Sunday night.

Government has advertised for consulting services to provide guidance on selling Guyana’s share of crude oil, expected early next year with oil major ExxonMobil’s Liza Phase 1 project on track to achieve first oil by the first quarter of 2020.

LONDON, CMC – England seamer Jimmy Anderson believes Barbadian fast bowler Jofra Archer will add a new dimension of fear to the home side’s squad, if he is selected for the World Cup starting here at month end.

A Canefield Village, East Canje, Berbice man was found dead yesterday morning after an apparent hit and run in front of the Cumberland Village Market.

Soesdyke Falcons and Den Amstel secured respective victories yesterday in the inaugural KFC u20 Independence Knockout Club Football Championship.

There is a need for legislation for dispute resolution, a reliable and predictable legal system and a judiciary that is capable of interpreting complex agreements to manage the oil and gas sector, former Executive Director of the Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) Calvin Wilson said on Saturday.

DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle has been named vice-captain for the upcoming World Cup, which is expected to be his swansong from the one-day format.

Maurice Cummings on Saturday last captured the Roger Bishop Linden Table Tennis championships men’s singles  title by defeating Shavin Greene at the Mackenzie High School Auditorium.

The Guyana Gold and Dia-mond Miners Association (GGDMA) on Saturday rejected the recently-published Guyana-Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GY-EITI) report, calling it “largely inaccurate and uninformed” about the small and medium scale gold and diamond mining industry.

The 4th Annual Corona Beer Futsal Championship resumes today at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue with another round of elimination fixtures.

Alliance for Change (AFC) Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan has said he raised the alleged withdrawal of the conferral of Senior Counsel (SC) status on attorney Timothy Jonas at the government level and he has voiced his confidence that the attorney will be bestowed with the honour.

The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) is cautiously optimistic that the more cordial relationship between it and the RUSAL-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

Grove Hi-Tech mauled Kuru-Kururu Warriors 6-3 when the East Bank Football Association [EBFA] Senior League commenced yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

George Hill scored nine points during Milwaukee’s game-turning third quarter run — one generated with likely NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo on the bench due to foul trouble — and the Bucks took a commanding lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals by beating the host Boston Celtics 113-101 last night.

As the police continue to probe the murder of Parika backdam farmer Somdatt Ramgobin, investigators believe there is much more to his death than just robbery.

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mining matters with the Chilean Government.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – David Warner smashed an encouraging 39 with the bat and Steve Smith took a brilliant catch in the field as the pair savoured a victorious return to the Australia fold in a World Cup warm-up against a New Zealand XI yesterday.

There is currently a shortage of  Banks Beer on the market after the Banks DIH brewery experienced an issue sometime last week, sources said.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas was released from hospital yesterday after suffering a heart attack in training last week.

Over 700 residents of Nappi Village, Region 9 will benefit from a new well which was drilled to provide the community with easier access to water.

Jamal Murray scored 34 points and Nikola Jokic collected 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists as the visiting Denver Nuggets wrested back homecourt advantage with a 116-112 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letters of Rudolph Singh (Kaieteur News 14th April) and Ganga Persaud (Stabroek News 3rd May 2019) in which they complained about the lack of action on the paddy bug problem in the country.

The Guyanese trio which participated at the Pan American Road Championships in Mexico all failed in their bid to clinch podium spots.

A bridge used by several communities in the North Rupununi, Region Nine, was destroyed by fire and regional authorities are of the belief that it was an act of arson.

There has been yet another delay in former Ministry of the Presidency Permanent Secretary Omar Shariff and his wife, Sabeita Hardeo, leading their defence to a charge of failing to comply with a court order.

Dear Editor, I write to express my support for Vice Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith and the renewal of his contract at the University of Guyana.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – China backtracked on substantial commitments it made during trade talks with the United States, prompting President Donald Trump to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods slated to go into effect on Friday, top U.S.

(Reuters) – Liverpool will be without forwards Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino when they face Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final as they look to overturn a 3-0 deficit, manager Juergen Klopp said yesterday.

Former Guyana Under 19 cricketer  Sean Devers is set to launch a  new Radio show ‘Sean Devers Sports watch’ on Kaieteur Radio 99.1 FM (Demerara), 99.5 FM (B’ce) and 99.7 FM (E’bo) and www.kaieteurnews.com

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, took a parting shot at his former boss – denouncing “xenophobia, injustice and lies” – before reporting to a U.S.

Dear Editor, This week, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will hear oral arguments regarding whether 34 votes (as opposed to 33) constitutes a “majority” and is required for a successful passage of a No Confidence Motion brought in Guyana’s 65-membered Parliament, pursuant to Article 106 (6) of the Constitution of Guyana.

The police yesterday reported that ranks of E Division over the weekend conducted two drug eradication exercises which netted more than eight acres of cultivated cannabis.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court said yesterday a panel of its judges had dismissed a complaint of sexual harassment made against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi by a former court employee, as it lacked substance.

Dear Editor, On May 4, 2019, Stabroek News published a letter titled `A total ingénue in important position of Foreign Minister’, written by E.B.

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.

Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan on Friday apologised for incorrectly saying the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) pulled funding for the Safe City initiative over concerns about Chinese firm Huawei.

(Trinidad Express) The evidence of queen’s counsel Vincent Nelson, the State’s star witness in the corruption cases against former attorney general Anand Ramlogan and UNC Senator Gerald Ramdeen, should be death with swiftly, in the event Nelson dies.

A fire, suspected to be an act of arson, on Saturday night gutted the home of a Charity, Essequibo family leaving six persons homeless.

Dear Editor, Our democracy will be half-baked if people like Mr.

DUBLIN, Ireland,  CMC – Left-hander John Campbell yesterday hailed the tenacity of himself and opening partner Shai Hope after they were forced to overcome a difficult start to post their world-record stand in the opening One-Day International of the Tri-Nations Series against Ireland.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Almost 500 former U.S. Justice Department officials said yesterday in a joint statement that the Mueller report’s findings would justify obstruction charges against President Donald Trump if he were not currently occupying the White House.

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – U.S.-educated political veteran Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo won Panama’s presidential election in a close race on Sunday, with the electoral tribunal declaring him winner by just over two percentage points.

Nigel Wellington, the bandit who died last Tuesday after robbing an arriving guest at a Queenstown hostel was shot several times.

Dear Editor, A lot has been said about corruption especially during the last General Election on 11th May 2015 yet nothing seems to have been done about corruption.

First Lady,  Sandra Granger yesterday afternoon said that parents must demonstrate the values and virtues that they wish to see their children emulate, according to a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – All-rounder Andre Russell ended an otherwise spectacular season in the Indian Premier League on a low note yesterday when he fell for a first ball ‘duck’, as his Kolkata Knight Riders missed out on the playoffs with a nine-wicket defeat to Kieron Pollard’s Mumbai Indians.

US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch made a number of stops on her recent trip to the Linden area.

How likely is a U.S.-Brazil-Colombia military intervention in Venezuela? I still think that it’s highly unlikely, but judging from what I’m told are secret talks between United States and Latin American officials to resurrect a dormant 1947 Inter-American mutual defense treaty, I’m no longer willing to bet that it won’t happen.

It would hardly be surprising if E.B John’s letter published in the Stabroek News of Saturday May 4 (`A total ingénue in important position of Foreign Minister’) were to be set upon by our increasingly assertive gender-sensitive constituency for the reason that its reference to the new Foreign Affairs Minister as a “total ingénue,” appears dismissive of her in a gender-biased sort of way.

Defending champion Silver Bullets, Swag Entertainment, Dave and Celina’s All-Stars and Assassa Ballers were amongst the wins when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship continued on Sunday at the Mackenzie Market Tarmac.

WINDSOR, England, (Reuters) – Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, gave birth to a boy yesterday, the seventh-in-line to the throne and described by his proud father as “absolutely to die for”.

Dear Editor, There was that rare display of falling on sword by the Clerk of the National Assembly. 

In observance of Occupational Health and Safety Month, the Aurora Gold Mine Inc (AGM) two weekends ago hosted its annual Health Fair, along with a number of other activities, to the benefit of their employees and others who were onsite.

By Kavita N. Ramdas and James A. Goldston NEW YORK – The United Nations Security Council has just adopted a resolution aimed at ending the use of sexual violence as a weapon during war.

(Trinidad Express) Career criminal Dwight Alibocas was gunned down outside his Princes Town home on Sunday night.