Daily Archive: Thursday, July 4, 2019

A money-changer and his daughter were this afternoon shot and killed in a home invasion at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara.

LEEDS, England,  (Reuters) – West Indies won the battle of the Cricket World Cup’s basement dwellers, beating Afghanistan by 23 runs in their final group match at Headingley on Thursday.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky should be detained in Sweden for at least two more weeks to be investigated over serious assault charges, the national prosecutor said on Thursday, throwing into jeopardy the artist’s European tour.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces are sending death squads to murder young men and stage the scenes to make it look like the victims resisted arrest, the United Nations said in a report issued by its human rights chief today.

(Trinidad Express) Armed with a blow torch, a gang of “professional thieves” broke into the home of a Penal family and robbed them of thousands in cash and valuables early Tuesday.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica recorded a second consecutive year of negative population growth last year.

(Trinidad Express) Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal has been muzzled.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Justin Amash, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, quit the Republican Party today, saying politicians have become more loyal to their parties than to the American people.

(Trinidad Guardian) The CEO of the Tourism Trinidad Ltd has been fired af­ter just six months on the job.

With the highest attainable score for the 2019 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) being 536 marks, this year’s two top students hail from public schools and both grabbed 532 marks, earning themselves a place at Queen’s College.

Residents around George-town and on parts of the East Coast of Demerara were left to battle early morning floodwaters yesterday, after intense and constant rainfall overnight left much of the city and its outskirts flooded.

Current Jamaica national 400m hurdles champion, Rushell Clayton will compete at the Aliann Pompey Invitational set for Saturday at 15:00h at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Devendra Persaud, the inmate who is accused of fatally beating another while in custody at the Lusignan Prison more than a week ago was yesterday charged with the crime and remanded to prison.

There has been a marginal increase in the Mathematics pass rate at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) but overall, students continue to fail the subject as well as Science and Social Studies.

LONDON, CMC – Fast bowling legend Sir Curtly Ambrose has rubbished the idea of Chris Gayle returning for a farewell Test later this year against India, contending the veteran opener’s lack of fitness has ruled him out of contention for the longest format.

Two sisters and an infant were yesterday afternoon severely chopped about their bodies after a  brother of the sisters, who is said to be mentally unstable went berserk and attacked them at their Moruca, Region One home.

Guyana’s indoor 400m record holder, Arinze Chance has his sights set on the outdoor national record.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo)  yesterday charged that firearms and ammunition assigned to its Security Department are now illicitly in the possession of the Special Project Unit (SPU) of government holding company NICIL.

LEEDS, England, CMC – West Indies will aim to prevent an already failed World Cup campaign from ending in a complete travesty when they take on dangerous minnows Afghanistan in their final outing here today.

Capital Football Club of Linden yesterday received a monetary donation from the popular German’s Restaurant to aid its development.

The son of a former East Canje Berbice sugar worker topped Region Six in the National Grade Six Assessment exami-nations based on the results released yesterday.

Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital has been denied its request for an injunction, restraining local social media personality Melissa Atwell, popularly known as ‘Melly Mel,’ from making Facebook posts compiling complaints against it.

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF] has intensified training for several Caribbean Football Union [CFU] and CONCACAF ournaments.

BELO HORIZONTE, (Reuters) – Brazil advanced to the Copa America final with a 2-0 win over old rivals Argentina on Tuesday in a pulsating and, at times, bad-tempered match decided by a goal in each half from Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino.

Relatives of Lallbachan Bachan, the taxi driver who was found dead in the Suddie Police Station lockups days after he was arrested, are seeking answers regarding his death, as they claim there were marks of violence on his body.

DURHAM, England, (Reuters) – England stormed into the Cricket World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1992 after Jonny Bairstow’s second consecutive century helped secure a comprehensive 119-run victory over New Zealand yesterday.

Dear Editor, Mr. Eusi Kwayana, in a letter published in the Stabroek News of June 22, 2019 `Best option will be agreement between Gov’t and Opposition on timing of elections’, stated that the PPP/C government of 2011 to 2015 prorogued the National Assembly ‘without explanation’.

The senior Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) manager accused of sexual misconduct is back at work, sources say.

Guyanese lawn tennis ace Afruica Gentle stormed her way to championship honours in the Touch Tuina Blue Mountain Caribbean Junior Lawn Tennis Championships in Jamaica with two more impressive performances in the semis and final. 

Dear Editor, I can empathise with Ms Zorina Gafoor who along with countless other residents suffered the illegal decibel levels of noise emanating from MovieTowne Mall during the recent GTT Jingles Competition Finals: `MovieTowne event disrupted residents’ (SN July 3rd, 2019).

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil will take action if concerns about an increase in deforestation are confirmed, the agriculture minister said yesterday as Brazil faces environmental pressure under the terms of the EU-Mercosur free trade deal.

Xinoxi Qu, the Chinese national who was charged with the attempted murder of a customer, yesterday maintained his innocence in the charge brought against him.

(Jamaica Observer) A 29-year-old political activist is seeking to become the first openly transgender Member of Parliament (MP) to sit in the House of Repre-sentatives.

President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), Kalam Azad Juman-Yassin has indicated that the president of the Guyana Cycling Federation, Horace Burrowes has promised to conduct the body’s elections in August.

Autopsies performed on the remains of Munishwar Ramkellawan and Marianny Martinez, the couple who were discovered dead in their Eteringbang, Region Seven home last Friday confirmed that they both died as a result of gunshot injuries to their heads.

Dear Editor, The revelations by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo about the allocation of land to certain government functionaries are startling.

A fish cleaner who yesterday admitted to a robbery, which he said he committed because he could not continue in his line of work, was admonished by a magistrate and sentenced to two years in prison.

A 40-member contingent of athletes and officials will travel to Lima, Peru donning the colors of the Golden Arrowhead at the 18th Pan American Games set for July 26 to August 11.

Dear Editor, The calls from the opposition quarters have been loud and insistent: elections now. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, facing renewed criticism from Democrats and activists over his handling of a migrant crisis on the U.S.-

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peru has invited China, Russia, Cuba, the United States and dozens of other countries to Lima on Aug.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – At least 26 people died after a lobster-fishing boat capsized off the Atlantic coast of Honduras during poor weather conditions, an armed forces spokesman said yesterday, in one of the country’s worst-ever accidents at sea.

TRIPOLI,  (Reuters) – An air strike hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli late on Tuesday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 130, the United Nations said.

Kwakwani, the Bishops’ High and St. Rose’s High secured wins in the U14 section while Marian Academy was victorious in the girls division when the National School Basketball Festival [NSBF] continued on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, I hate to make public statements on political matters, but as many a wise person has said, we are all consumed by the politics of the day; and so, perhaps unwisely, I venture a contribution.

A 28-year-old vendor was granted bail by a city court yesterday after he denied a marijuana possession charge.

There was welcome news last week that the members of the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers’ Association (WIRSPA) will be (hopefully soon) introducing alcohol labels, “that contain visual guides against drinking and driving, underage consumption and drinking during pregnancy, all areas of concern both for producers and for the health sector.”

SAN DIEGO,  (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy SEAL platoon commander acquitted of murdering a captured Islamic State fighter but convicted of unlawfully posing for photos with his dead body was sentenced yesterday to a demotion in rank and pay.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – In recent years Wimbledon has not exactly been dreamland for Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka, and the nightmare will continue for one of them after the former world number ones set up a third round showdown.

(Reuters) – Delta Air Lines flight attendants restrained a passenger on a flight from Puerto Rico to New York after he shouted “I am God!”

The Mighty Sparrow offered the most creative explanations for philandering in his classic hit, “Lying excuses” putting to shame Shaggy’s steadfast denials years later, “It Wasn’t Me.”

A 27-year-old welder who told the court that he harmed his friend with a utility knife because he ‘provoked his spirit’, was yesterday sentenced to prison after he admitted to the offence.

Dear Editor, On May 5, 2019, Fly Jamaica made a commitment to refund passengers by July 1, 2019.