Daily Archive: Monday, December 16, 2019

Gavin Nero, who was sentenced to 30 years in jail after he admitted to the rape of a six-year-old girl, has been granted a reduction by the Court of Appeal.

HARARE,  (Reuters) – The wife of Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was charged with trying to kill her husband when she appeared in court today.

Magistrate Alex Moore this morning recused himself from the case in which Marcus Bisram is accused of murdering Faiyaz Narinedatt.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Talented Jamaican celebrity chef Alton Henry has died in New Jersey, United States, on Saturday evening after suffering what appeared to be a heart attack while catering at an event.

(Jamaica Star) Oneil Stewart, 34, fainted when his common-law wife, Sashae Gooden, told him that she was HIV-positive, and it’s a high possibility that she had passed the virus to him.

(Trinidad Express) Police detained two men yesterday afternoon when they were caught using a card-skimming device at a Scotiabank automated teller machine (ATM) in Trincity Mall.

LUCKNOW,  (Reuters) – An Indian court found a former state lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party guilty on Monday of raping a teenager, the politician’s lawyer said, in a high profile case that had helped fuel public anger over sexual violence against women.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Tamara Ecclestone, the daughter of former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, has had an estimated 50 million pounds ($64 million)-worth of jewellery stolen from her home on a London street known as Billionaire Row.

(Trinidad Guardian) Less than one week af­ter com­mer­cial banks start­ed ex­chang­ing the ex­ist­ing $100 cot­ton bills for the new $100 poly­mer notes, crim­i­nals have be­gun to pro­duce coun­ter­feit $100 pa­per bills.

Miners yesterday issued what they called A Manifesto for Mining, arguing  against the phasing out of mercury without a “viable, proven replacement” and for a continuation of controversial river prospecting.

Under growing criticism over a previously unannounced sale of Guyana’s first three cargoes of oil from ExxonMobil’s Liza-1 field, the Department of Energy (DoE) yesterday defended its plan, saying that the interim arrangement was approved as the full extent of the quality of the crude is still unknown and it wants to set a benchmark to guard against any possible down-pricing in future sales.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Troubled airline Fly Jamaica is seeking protection from creditors as it tries to restructure and stay in business or explore other options, such as a sale.

Water from the Mahaica River would have to be pumped into farmlands in the Mahaicony area in Region Five in order to cleanse the soil of the salt water that swept across the land during recent spring tides, Regional Chairman Vickchand Ramphal has said.

President David Granger on Saturday said interpersonal violence has become a public security epidemic, characterising it as the most vicious, virulent crime in the country.

As government prepares to meet today with prospective buyers of Guyana’s first three cargoes of crude from ExxonMobil’s Liza-1 field offshore Guyana, attorney Sanjeev Datadin says he will be filing court action to block any agreements made during those discussions.

With floodwaters slowly receding off lands on the Essequibo Coast, Regional Chairman Devanand Ramdatt is calling on the Ministry of Agriculture to intervene and bring relief to affected persons.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Left-hander Shimron Hetmyer uncorked a magical hundred while Shai Hope notched a second straight One-Day International century as West Indies completed a record run chase to stun India by eight wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series here yesterday.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) on Saturday commissioned  a $15M water supply system in St.

Dear Editor, The recent breach of the sea defence between Dantzig and Fairfield in Region 5 has caused salt water to intrude into the irrigation system as far as No.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article titled `Police launch major road safety operation today’ which was published in yesterday’s Guyana Chronicle.

National heavyweight Sparta Boss was crowned the inaugural champions of the Rio Indoor Street ball champions after defeating Bent Street Saturday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The investigation of former APNU+AFC Member of Parliament (MP) Charrandass Persaud, who is accused of accepting a bribe and voting with the PPP/C on the December 21 motion of no confidence will only continue once “other witnesses” comes forward.

Dear Editor, I write to correct a number of historical inaccuracies contained in a recent missive by Eric Phillips (Dec 5, 2019).

President’s College will oppose New Amsterdam Technical Institute [NATI] in the U18 final, Kwakwani will battle Arima in the U16 section and Marian Academy will engage Kwakwani in the girls division following semi-final wins in the Youth Basketball Guyana [YBG] Titan Bowl Championship.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – A handful of major states resisted pressure yesterday to ramp up efforts to combat global warming as a U.N.

Three hundred and seventy-seven teachers graduated from the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) on Friday and heard President David Granger say that Guyana is on the verge of a massive transformative process which will see an ‘education nation’, a ‘green’, ‘digital’ and petroleum producing state.

Dear Editor, Here I am writing on the eve of the first anniversary of the successful No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against the caretaker APNU+AFC regime as if I am sending a Christmas card to letter writers of SN for expressing their views so that the doctrine of democracy prevails in Guyana.

Candidate Masters, Taffin Khan and Ronuel Greenidge remained unbeaten after the second and third rounds of the fourth Guyana Chess Federation Gaico Construction Grand Prix yesterday.

President David Granger on Wednesday said that a date has not been set for the dissolution of parliament as his government has not breached any constitutional principle.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – More than 100 activists protesting against a new Indian citizenship law were injured in New Delhi yesterday as they clashed with police who used tear gas and baton charges to disperse demonstrators at a major university.

The selection committee of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) is one step closer to identifying their national under – 21 squads to tour French Guiana in February following yesterday’s hit out among the country’s top under – 21 players at the National Gymnasium. 

The Integrity Commission incurred unexpected expenses this fiscal year and this hampered its ability to publish names of delinquent public officials, the Chairman of the body Kumar Doraisami has said.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The “phase one” U.S.-China trade deal will nearly double U.S.

Dear Editor, Sorry not to be as prolix as ex Foreign Minister Rohee on this important matter.

One of Guyana’s premier swimming institutions, the Dorado Speed Club, ended the 2019 Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) Invitational Swimming Championships fifth overall out of 28 competing teams when the curtain came down on the event Saturday. 

Dear Editor, The response yesterday by the Department of Energy to grave concerns expressed about the invitation to select petroleum companies to come to Guyana for face-to-face meetings is disingenuous.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas in late night street clashes with anti-government protesters, ahead of a potentially pivotal meeting between Hong Kong’s leader and China’s president in Beijing today.

Breakages in Guyana Water Inc’s (GWI) main transmission lines are being blamed for the cut in water supply to residents of Herstelling and surrounding areas on the East Bank of Demerara.

Usually a force to reckon with at the Regional level, Guyana suffered a disappointing year at the Cricket West Indies youth tournaments where they failed to lift any of the three titles.

Dear Editor, It is difficult to come to terms with recent decision-making and the ramifications thereof.

The final decision regarding the possible  cutting down of the century-old rubber trees that line the Philbert Pierre Avenue in Mabaruma is expected to be made later this month, Mayor of the township, Chris Phang said.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Tear gas engulfed central Beirut as security forces chased protesters near Lebanon’s parliament yesterday in a second night of street clashes that wounded dozens of people.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s special justice tribunal has begun to exhume bodies from a grave in the country’s northwest as part of an investigation into as many as 50 possible extrajudicial killings allegedly committed by the army.

Dear Editor, It has been five years since I have been engaged in an unrelenting battle to have a neighbouring sawmill relocate their moulder to another area within the facility.

Junior national table tennis player Krystian Sahadeo is currently having a marvellous uting on the United States table tennis circuit, serving his way to two junior table tennis titles recently.

The planet is on fire and our window of escape is getting harder and harder to reach the longer we wait to act.

By Nicholas Peters Nicholas Peters is a writer and human rights activist.

The Rotaract Club of Georgetown Central on Saturday distributed 100 food hampers to residents of Plastic City on the West Coast of Demerara.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The senior U.S. Senate Democrat called yesterday for the Republican-led chamber to demand testimony from four current and former White House aides in a trial expected early next year on whether to remove President Donald Trump from office.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The addition of 15 automated immigration kiosks at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St James will take Jamaica closer to becoming a smart destination, says Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.

The belated issuance yesterday by the Department of Energy (DE) of the explanation for the method of its proposed sale of the first three lifts of Guyana’s oil does not dampen at all the very serious concerns about the opacity with which this government and the DoE have functioned as it relates to oil and gas (O&G).