Daily Archive: Friday, July 5, 2019

The opposition PPP today denounced claims by a member of the governing coalition, the PNCR that credible elections are only possible with house-to-house registration (see story below).

The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Maverick De Abreu, 29,  for questioning in relation to the assault on gay rights activist Joel Simpson on June 15 at Bourda Market.

The main partner in the governing APNU+AFC coalition, the PNCR today maintained that house-to-house registration is crucial for credible elections and there will be no compromise on it.

TAPACHULA, Mexico,  (Reuters) – Marilyne Tatang, 23, crossed nine borders in two months to reach Mexico from the West African nation of Cameroon, fleeing political violence after police torched her house, she said.

(Jamaica Observer) Earlier this week it was reported that Omar Robinson, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), expressed that Airbnb operators should be asked to pay hotel accommodation tax.

(Jamaica Gleaner) In 2017, fewer Jamaicans migrated to foreign countries in comparison to 2016, data from the 2018 Economic and Social Survey Jamaica (ESSJ) has revealed.

President David Granger (left) and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday met at the Ministry of the Presidency for talks on the new GECOM Chairman.

President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday both sounded notes of optimism about reaching agreement on a new Guy-ana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson after they held their first meeting since the Carib-bean Court of Justice (CCJ) declared the previous appointment of retired judge James Patterson to be flawed.

LEEDS, England,  CMC – West Indies survived a small scare in a scratchy 23-run victory over minnows Afghanistan here yesterday, as they bade farewell to a disastrous World Cup campaign that yielded an abundance of frustration and a mere two wins.

Armed bandits shot and killed an America Street moneychanger and his daughter yesterday afternoon in a brazen home invasion at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara.

Despite the finding of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that the PPP/C-sponsored no-confidence motion against government was validly passed on December 21st, President David Granger and his Cabinet are continuing to meet and make decisions and spokesman Joseph Harmon yesterday said the administration has seen nothing that says it should do otherwise.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Defending champion Angelique Kerber was dumped out of Wimbledon yesterday as she suffered a stunning 2-6 6-2 6-1 second-round defeat by American Lauren Davis, who began the year ranked outside the world’s top 250.

LEEDS, England,  CMC – Captain Jason Holder yesterday expressed relief after West Indies finally broke their losing slump in their final match, but lamented the inconsistency which saw the Caribbean side produce their worst ever showing at a World Cup.

A 35-year old man died  after the truck he was driving along the Lethem Trail capsized on Wednesday afternoon, the police said.

One of the two Moruca sisters who were chopped by their brother on Wednes-day afternoon has succumbed to her injuries.

The Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship Playoff Round will commence tonight from 18:00hrs at the Burnham Court on Middle and Carmichael Streets.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee,  CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz were sent packing from the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Wednesday night, after producing a lacklustre performance to crash to a 3-1 defeat to United States in the second semi-final of the continental tournament.

A contract has been awarded for the supply and installation of a 150 kW-Hydropower Plant at Chiung River, Kato Village, in Region Eight.

PHOENIX, Arizona, CMC – A controversial extra-time penalty by Raul Jimenez shattered Haiti’s CONCACAF Gold Cup dreams as they went out of the competition with a 1-0 defeat to Mexico in the first semi-final here Tuesday night.

Distancing himself from claims that he is a supporter of the APNU+AFC government, geotechnical engineer Charles Ceres yesterday waded into both parties for their poor management saying they lack vision and need to give youths a chance to govern.

Two East Coast Demerara businessmen have together filed an $8 million lawsuit against the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), whose customs officers they say wrongfully arrested and detained them on accusations of smuggling raw chicken into the country for sale to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Whenever the calendar flips to July, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) stages its annual ‘Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis National Novices Championships.

The draft ganja reform bill, which is intended to repeal custodial sentences for possession of 30 grammes and under of cannabis, is among proposed legislation that has been approved by Cabinet for tabling at the next sitting of the National Assembly, Director General of the Minis-try of the Presidency Joseph Harmon announced yesterday.

Kwakwani, President’s College and St. Stanislaus College recorded wins in the Boys U14 Division, when the National Schools Basketball Festival [NSBF] continued on Wednesday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Pakistan will go all out in their final World Cup group fixture with Bangladesh today despite facing a near impossible task to qualify for the semi-finals, skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed said on the eve of the match at Lord’s.

Dozens of residents who had been squatting on Broad and Lombard Streets for many years have been promised new homes by November, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Dear Editor, Common Entrance results were released recently. We are once again in the periodical summer whereby an eleven or twelve year old may be ecstatic and zealous or unhappy and depressed.

Sections of the city which were flooded as a result of the intense rainfall on Wednesday morning saw much lower water levels yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Australia’s Bernard Tomic was fined 45,000 pounds ($57,000) for not playing to “required professional standards” after he put in minimal effort during a 58-minute, first-round thrashing by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Wimbledon, organisers said yesterday.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – Arjen Robben has retired from football, foregoing the chance for a few more seasons in his native Netherlands, the 35-year-old Dutch international said yesterday.

A Haitian national has been fined $60,000 and ordered deported for overstaying in Guyana.

Dear Editor, A fortnight ago today, the Indigenous community of Wakapoa on the Pomeroon laid to rest two of its members who  allegedly consumed food processed from bitter cassava. 

Citing the 2017 hurricane devastation in the Caribbean, United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres lobbied CARICOM Heads on Wednesday to intensify the fight against climate change.

(Reuters) – New Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has said he does not view making the step up to one of the biggest jobs in world football as a risk and will not seek advice from any of his former coaches as he begins the ‘biggest challenge’ of his career.

Dear Editor, I am extremely disturbed at the increasing amount of our citizens who are dying or suffering serious and debilitating injuries while in police custody.

(Trinidad Express) A father and daughter were shot and killed at a house in Aranguez on Wednesday night.

LYON, France, (Reuters) – The Netherlands will bid to begin a new era in women’s soccer in Sunday’s World Cup final when they try to stop the all-conquering United States team from claiming a record fourth crown.

Two men were yesterday each committed to stand trial on separate charges of engaging in sexual activity with children.

KHARTOUM,  (Reuters) – Sudan’s ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups reached an agreement to share power during a transition period leading to elections, setting off street celebrations by thousands of people.

Dear Editor, Dr Mark Bynoe, the Head of the Department of Energy in Guyana, re-assured a room full of oil men and prospective investors that the government of Guyana would treat them  fairly and transparently in their dealings on the huge oil reserves off-shore Guyana.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica’s ability to identify the perpetrators of some of the island’s most heinous crimes will receive a boost shortly when the National DNA Database becomes operational.

Dear Editor,  Einstein once said that the true definition of crazy is when we do the same thing over and over expecting different results. 

(Reuters) – Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, one of the biggest names in Italian soccer over the past two decades, has returned to champions Juventus for another season after a year at French club Paris St Germain.

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

Region Six Regional Chairman David Armogan has urged the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) to take Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, up on his statement when he said that NDCs can approach the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) and offer to pay $300,000 per month to power 100 streetlights.

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 yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) With one man dead and two others nursing injuries in separate shooting incidents Tuesday night, police are renewing their call for the public to come forward with information on the gun violence.

Representatives of striking Aurora Gold Mine (AGM) workers and officials of the Ministry of Social Protection’s Labour Department met yesterday to resolve the ongoing dispute that has resulted in the suspension of operations at the Region Seven mine site.

Dear Editor, I wish to congratulate all those students who excelled at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment Examination.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – For the second time in four days a Wimbledon champion called Williams found herself being whipped by a high school teenager but in the end it was Serena Williams dishing out the punishment yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Twice Wimbledon champion Rafa Nadal emerged victorious from a memorable four-set duel with Australian wild man Nick Kyrgios that delivered everything it had promised in front of an enraptured Centre Court crowd 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 yesterday, throwing into jeopardy the artist’s European tour.

Dear Editor, I am of the firm belief that that modern day  icon of West Indies cricket should not allow what happened to the other icon of modern day WI cricket to befall him.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Wednesday granted bail to Andrew Yong, who was charged  alongside another with having possession of 237 pounds of cocaine found hidden in pepper sauce.

(Trinidad Express) A Customs and Excise guard who dropped a co-worker home was shot dead in Caroni on Tuesday night.

A man who was found with a bag containing 266 grammes of marijuana, was on Wednesday remanded on a possession offence, after he told the court he had no knowledge of the contents of the bag he was carrying.

(Trinidad Express) Police are investigating the death of a three-year-old boy found in a private school bus yesterday.

Dear Editor, As America celebrates the national holiday to mark its birth as a country, my kids are blessed to be growing up in that country.

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – Dutch crime boss Willem Holleeder was convicted by an Amsterdam court yesterday for his involvement in five gangland killings, including of his own brother-in-law, and sentenced to life in prison.

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, (Reuters) – Peru will produce a far better performance in the Copa America final against Brazil than their 5-0 defeat by the hosts earlier in the tournament, midfielder Yoshimar Yotun said after his side stunned holders Chile 3-0 in the semi-finals.

“This land is my land” I return briefly to the issue of choices before and whenever His Excellency “proclaims” the elections date.

Introduction This column has had an extensive rest – more than half the year while more and more of the defects and inadequacies of the infamous “ExxonMobil” Petroleum Agreement (PA) have been exposed.

After denying a robbery allegation levelled against him, a vendor was on Wednesday granted $75,000 bail by Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty at a city court.

By Akola Thompson In the year 1995, Jamaican artiste and activist Macka B sang the jam, Legalize the Herb.

KUALA LUMPUR,  (Reuters) – Malaysia yesterday charged one of the “Wolf of Wall Street” film producers, and stepson of former prime minister Najib Razak, with money laundering, alleging he misappropriated $248 million linked to state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Georgetowners have been noticing the presence of Cubans for quite a while now, but in recent times they appear to be even more in evidence on our streets.

(Trinidad Guardian) Jus­tice Pe­ter Ja­madar has been sworn in as a Caribbean Court of Jus­tice (CCJ) judge.

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate those who did well in their exams.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – The former governor of Rio de Janeiro state said in court testimony yesterday that he paid $2 million to buy votes to ensure the sprawling Brazilian seaside city would be chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.