Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 7, 2020

BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday, hours after the funeral of an Iranian commander whose killing in a U.S.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, (Reuters) – Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard today after a series of earthquakes including one of magnitude 6.4 that was the most powerful to strike the Caribbean island in 102 years.

Former People’s Progressive Party/Civic  (PPP/C) parliamentarian Alister Charlie  was granted bail this morning after he was charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy and attempting to pervert the course of justice by paying the grandmother of the alleged victim $500,000 to drop the matter.

(Jamaica Star) A St Catherine woman who decided to dine at a Chinese restaurant in the parish last month was left with an unpleasant taste in her mouth when she discovered that her meal was complemented with three spiders.

As the Portuguese Man O’War continues to wash ashore in vast numbers along the east coast of Trinidad, related injuries are also on the rise.

DUBAI/BAGHDAD,  (Reuters) – Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as crowds of mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain military Iranian commander in his hometown of Kerman today, forcing his burial to be postponed, state-affiliated media reported.

(Reuters) – A powerful earthquake followed by strong aftershocks stuck Puerto Rico early today, killing at least one person, knocking out power and causing significant damage, authorities and media reported.

(Jamaica Star) A team of police in St Mary is being blamed for a motor vehicle mishap that has left a pregnant 21-year-old hospitalised.

Toast, the hit song by Koffee, has been certified silver in the United Kingdom for sales of over 200,000 copies.

(Jamaica Observer) Four prisoners have been given the chance to gain a university education through a multi-agency partnership that will see them accessing scholarships to pursue associate of science degrees in business administration at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC).

The family of Triumph resident Kevin Singh, 26, who was found dead with his girlfriend, Sabrina Nandram, 25, in a bathtub at the Aracari Hotel and Resort on Sunday, remains at a loss as to how he met his end.

Five-time defending Professional Cricket League (PCL) champions, Guyana Jaguars yesterday morning departed  local shores for Antigua where they will begin their hunt for a record-setting sixth consecutive title.

A Plaisance shopkeeper was fatally stabbed early yesterday morning by a neighbour who had threatened to kill her after accusing her of putting a monkey to steal from him.

Guyana Jaguars skipper Leon Johnson has cautioned his charges not to be too preoccupied with the idea of winning a sixth straight title in this edition of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Professional Cricket League Regional Four-Day championship.   Instead, he urged the championship bunch to focus on starting the season with intent and to strive to cop some of the individual accolades.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Detectives assigned to the Manchester Police Division have charged a 30-year-old man following the shooting death of a woman at a food store on South Race Course Road in Mandeville last week Tuesday.

The A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) coalition will not be releasing the entire Revised Cummingsburg Accord to the general public, says APNU General Secretary, Joseph Harmon.

Bourda-based accolades giant, Trophy Stall has once again stuck to their corporate responsibility by assisting McGill Super Stars Sports Club with prizes for their Awards ceremony tomorrow at New Thriving Restaurant, Providence.

Linden resident Keon Lawson, who late last year was found guilty of raping a nine-year-old girl, was yesterday morning sentenced to spend the next 20 years behind bars by Sexual Offences Court judge Simone Morris-Ramlall.

Auditor General (AG) Deodat Sharma has highlighted a litany of irregularities in the execution of the 2015 Georgetown Restoration Programme, which has cost the treasury nearly a billion dollars over the four years it has existed.

Trophy Stall will serve as the official sponsor for the 2020 edition of the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under-13 League, which is scheduled to commence in February.

Travis Evans, 25, was yesterday morning sentenced to three years behind bars for robbing a woman at knife point of more than half a million dollars a decade ago.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons wants his side’s new “never-say-die” attitude to continue in the upcoming limited overs series against Ireland. 

The quartet of standout boxers along with coach, Terrence Poole, safely arrived in Cuba on Sunday and immediately opened their three-month training camp ahead of the Olympic Qualifiers in March.

Guyana’s badminton queen Priyanna Ramdhani began the year on the right footing after she captured silver in women’s Open singles A-division category of the 2020 Honolulu Tournament held in Hawaii, USA at the weekend. 

The St Joseph Mercy Hospital (SJMH) is now offering medications under its own brand name.

A cattle farmer was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Black Bush rice farmer, Chanderpaul Navin Dhuman.

The Turbo Energy Drink knockout football competition will resume tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

As the police work towards wrapping up their investigation of last Friday’s armed attack on a Tuschen Housing Scheme Chinese restaurateur, which left one suspect dead, they were granted approval by a court yesterday to further detain his three alleged accomplices who were taken into custody.

Den Amstel were crowned the Hamilton Green Birthday Anniversary Inter-Ward football champions after defeating West Side Spartans 1-0 on sudden death penalty kicks Sunday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell believes Cricket West Indies should review how it manages young players like Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer, in order to get the most out of their talent.

The police have been advised to institute criminal charges against former PPP/C Member of Parliament Alister Charlie, who has been accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice and sexual assault. 

(Trinidad Newsday) Investigators of the police Financial Intelligence Branch have been given permission to retain an additional $2.6 million they seized from the Third Exodus Assembly Church in Longdenville.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Spinner Nathan Lyon took 10 wickets for the match as Australia underlined their absolute dominance of New Zealand with a crushing 279-run victory in the third test at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday to sweep the series 3-0.

Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus yesterday announced that paper committal procedures would be used to decide on the charge against the two men accused of attempting to murder ex-policeman Teon Allen.

Dear Editor, Many people, locally and internationally, congratulated Sir Clive Lloyd on his knighthood from the British Queen.

Residents of Bath Settlement Housing Scheme, West Coast Berbice yesterday morning rescued three children, who were home alone, from their burning house. 

BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States has no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said yesterday, following reports by Reuters and other media of an American military letter informing Iraqi officials about repositioning troops in preparation for leaving the country.

Dear Editor, In his letter, published in SN on Christmas Day under the caption, `The KN oil ads have disseminated false info on Africa and Trinidad and should be withdrawn’, Foreign Secretary and former Finance Minister, Hon.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Head coach Graeme West is backing his fast bowling group to deliver success for the Young West Indies during the ICC Under-19 World Cup starting here later this month.

Minister of Education Dr Nicolette Henry yesterday commissioned two new schools in Region One (Barima-Waini). 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton said yesterday he is willing to testify in the expected Senate impeachment trial of the president, a surprise development that could potentially strengthen the case that Trump should be removed from office.

Dear Editor, Faced with a massive turnout of thousands of supporters at the APNU+AFC election launch rally on Friday evening  at the Jubilee  Park in Georgetown, the opposition PPP/C in desperation announced on the said evening their Prime ministerial Candidate.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, has given the assurance there has been no change to his West Indies First policy, in the wake of several foreign coaching hires attached to the international men’s team.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Russian state lender VTB has filed a lawsuit in Britain’s High Court against a Mozambican government company it lent hefty sums to as part of a project now at the centre of a $2 billion debt scandal, according to an online court filing.

An East La Penitence butcher was yesterday granted $40,000 bail after being charged with wrongfully restraining a man from conducting his business.

Dear Editor, Recently, I have become aware that whenever and whatever oil money arrives, Senior Citizens will not benefit much from this new largesse, because Guyanese life expectancy is about 71.6 years for women and 65.4 for men. 

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Dom Sibley scored a maiden century to put England on top but South Africa have launched a rear-guard to keep the tourists’ victory charge at bay after going to the close of the fourth day of the second test on 126 for two yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Presidential Candidate for the PPP/C for the upcoming elections, Dr.

Anthony Davis recorded 24 points, 11 rebounds and a season-best eight blocked shots to help the Los Angeles Lakers register a 106-99 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haiti’s calamitous earthquake a decade ago leveled much of the capital, killed tens of thousands and left some 1.5 million people homeless.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Once powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was charged in Los Angeles yesterday on sex crime charges just hours after he appeared in a New York court for the start of his rape trial, which has become a focal point for the #MeToo movement.

Eighteen lucky Igloo customers will begin  the New Year with extra money in their pockets after winning a total of $180, 000 in cash in the Igloo Cash Reward promotion, a release from Sterling Products Limited said recently.

(Barbados Nation) Former Prime Minister Professor Owen Arthur will be the new chairman of cash-strapped regional airline LIAT.

Dear Editor, There is certainly a buzz  around the phrase, “decade of development”.

Just before the close of schools in December an announcement was made to the effect that a ban was being placed on the customary in-school Christmas ‘bash’ euphemistically referred to as a Christmas Party and that a much less rumbustious event, a sort of ‘social,’ as events of that nature are described, where music would be limited to the singing of Christmas Carols and where social intercourse would be confined to the uniformed teenagers exchanging seasonal pleasantries would be held.  Keen, it seemed, to place official imprimatur on the new event, Minister of Education Dr.

By Peter Singer MELBOURNE – On January 3, the United States assassinated Qassem Suleimani, a top Iranian military commander, while he was leaving Baghdad International Airport in a car with Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an Iraqi leader of Kata’ib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia.

In the slow news period between Christmas and the new year, the Financial Times published a chart that graphically illustrated how the global trade in goods has changed since 2000.