Caroni River bank collapses at Ibis Gardens

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Ibis Gardens resident Jerome Moses surveys the eroding bank of the Caroni River at Jacobin Drive, Caroni on Friday. At left, the area where the bank once stood. Photo by Darren Bahaw

A significant portion of the Caroni riverbank collapsed overnight north of Ibis Gardens, a Housing Development Corporation site south of the river, sparking panic among residents.

Approximately 20 feet of the riverbank was washed away near a bend in the swollen river near Jacobin Drive.

An emergency crew from the Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation’s disaster management crew took footage of the damaged area.

Disaster is feared if the rest of the berm collapses.

Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan said in a telephone interview that the ministry’s engineers are aware of the problem, but residents said they had not seen any staff from the ministry on Friday morning or Thursday night.

Residents who live close by said the bank began to erode about two months ago and they made numerous reports to Ministry of Works.

They fear with more rainfall predicted, the remaining berm will totally collapse and the main course of the river will flow through the development, causing havoc. The Met Office has forecast more rain.

Some residents have already began to remove their cars and put household items at higher levels.

They are pleading for immediate assistance to erect a temporary steel sheet barricade supported by concrete piles to prevent the berm from being further eroded.

Local government councillor Richard Rampersad and Chaguanas West MP Dinesh Rambally have both been in touch with residents as the Caroni River threatens to overspill in several other areas, such as New Street Extension, where the bank is a mere six inches from the road.

In an interview on Friday, Rampersad said the situation was a potential risk to life and limb, and called on the Works Ministry to take immediate steps to alleviate the fears of the residents of Caroni and Ibis Gardens.

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24-year-old labourer charged for murder of Berbice businessman

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Twenty-four-year-old Dave Singh of Betsy Ground East Canje, Berbice was on Friday arraigned for the murder of 53-year-old  53-year-old Vickram Seubarran who was found with a knife stuck in his back on August 1, 2022.

Singh made his appearance at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court where the charge was read to him by Magistrate Renita Singh. He was accused of unlawfully killing Seubarran between July 31 and August 1, 2022, at his Canje home.

Singh was represented by attorney-at-law Mercaline Bacchus who made an application for bail to which Police Prosecutor Shenelle Matterson had no objection.

Bail was set in the sum of $750,000 and Singh was ordered to return to court on September 13. He was also instructed to report to Central Police Station at 15:00 every other Friday.

Singh, a labourer had reportedly confessed to killing Seubarran after he was arrested by the Police one day after the businessman’s body was found.

Upon his arrest, the suspect told investigators that he and the victim had shared a sexual relationship and that he used to visit the man’s home quite regularly.

He confessed that, on July 31, 2022, the victim had invited him to his home, and they had consumed alcohol and were engaged in sexual intercourse.

Further, he stated that as he was leaving, the victim wanted to have more sexual intercourse, but he refused. This led to an argument and ultimately a scuffle.

He told detectives that he went into the kitchen, took a knife, and stabbed the victim three times, after which he left the house.

Following his confession, he was taken back to the scene, where he pointed detectives to the area where he had disposed of the handle of the murder weapon. The area was searched, but the handle was not recovered.

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Identifican a víctima atropellada esta mañana en el Expreso 22 de San Juan a Bayamón

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Las autoridades identificaron como Abraham Joel Pazol Román, de 23 años, como la persona que falleció tras ser atropellado mientras realizaba un trabajo de remolque de un vehículo en el Expreso 22 en dirección de San Juan hacia Bayamón a eso de las 4:44 de la madrugada de hoy.

Abraham Joel Pazol Román, quien era gruero, se encontraba en el área del paseo de una guagua 4Runner cuando fue arrollado por Bryan Matos Serrano, de 29 años, quien conducía una Jeep Liberty color gris del año 2008. Pazol Román salió expulsado y cayó sobre el pavimento. 

El joven fue transportado al Centro Médico de Río Piedras donde el médico de turno certificó su muerte. 

Además, se informó que Matos Serrano fue llevado a la División de Autopista Buchanan donde se le realizó la prueba de aliento y arrojó 0.86% de alcohol.  

El agente Omar Pagán, adscrito a la División de Autopista Buchanan, y la fiscal Melba López están a cargo de la investigación.   

El accidente conllevó el cierre de cuatro carriles en dirección hacia Bayamón en lo que culminaba la investigación.   

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BREAKING: Kiesregeling strijdig met Grondwet en internationale verdragen

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door Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO — Het Constitutioneel Hof (CHof) heeft tijdens een openbare zitting vrijdag de Kiesregeling niet-verbindend verklaard. Volgens

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Gunman fatally shot after attack on watchman in St James Loop Jamaica

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Detectives in Montego Bay, St James are probing the circumstances surrounding an incident that unfolded on Barnett Street in the parish on Wednesday, August 03.

Reports are that at about 10:30 pm, gunmen attacked the watchman at an establishment along the roadway. He was shot several times.

The gunmen were however challenged by a private security officer who was in the vicinity and saw what was happening. There was an exchange of gunfire and the gunmen fled.

One of the gunmen was later found lying along the roadway with gunshot wounds. A Beretta 9mm pistol fitted with a magazine containing three 9mm rounds was found beside him.

The gunman and the watchman were taken to the hospital, where the watchman was admitted for treatment and the gunman was pronounced dead.

The gunman’s identity has not yet been ascertained. The body was clad in a black shirt, brown shorts, and a pair of sandals. The word crocodile was tattooed on the right forearm. The investigation continues.

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LETTER: To National Solid Waste Authority From Olivers/Montrula Resident

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It has been over a week nearing two weeks since the last time garbage was collected in the area. My rubbish bins along with my neighbour’s rubbish has been full to the brim and even other neighbours their garbage is overflowing causing dogs and rats to burst garbage bags and the area looking unsanitary.

I have called National Solid Waste to complain daily about the rubbish not being collected and they told me that a rubbish truck should have collected to the garbage and they never got back to me as promised to find out if indeed the rubbish was collected.

Please, I am kindly asking the National Solid Waste and Management Authority to please collect the garbage in the Olivers/Montreal area.

Gayle

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Progressive Youth observe Youth Month 2022

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UWI sustains high ranking in Latin American Region

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The University of the West Indies (The UWI) continues its trajectory among the top universities internationally.  In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic’s challenges upon management operations and financial outlook, The UWI continues to prove its academic excellence and global competitiveness by consolidating its position among the best ranked institutions. This much was confirmed by a recent report from Times Higher Education (THE), the most prestigious university ranking system.

The Latin America Universities Rankings 2022 table published on July 14 by THE shows The UWI consolidating its leading position among the best. It remains the #1 ranked Caribbean university and has maintained its excellent position within the top 1% of Latin America’s finest.

In 2018, The UWI debuted in THE’s Latin America University Rankings category; then, 177 universities were ranked having met eligibility criteria from a recognised field of near 2,000. The UWI’s inaugural ranked position was #37. In 2022, The UWI consolidated its elite position at #21 although the number of universities ranked by THE has since increased to 197. The number of officially recognised higher education institutions in Latin America remains estimated at over 1,800.

This excellent performance by The UWI illustrates the continued rise of its international recognition and reputation—a core objective pursued by management in the academy’s five-year Strategic Plan for 2017-2022.

Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, commenting on the latest Times Higher Education report stated, “The people of the Caribbean are deserving of a first-class, respected university and this is precisely what we are committed to achieving and sustaining. We are intellectually focused, strategic in our choices and actions, and not distracted in any way. These excellent results are the outcomes of the sustained, smart work of our academics and administrators, students and service providers.”

In THE’s assessment methodology there are five performance areas: Teaching, Research, International Outlook, Industry Income and Research Citations. The UWI scored its most spectacular outcome in the area of Citations of its research publications. In this key area, also identified as research influence, it is ranked #3 out of the 197 best universities, surpassing 18 of the universities ahead of it in final rankings.

“This extraordinary result is a tribute to The UWI’s scholars”, the Vice-Chancellor noted, “…and reflects the very healthy state of intellectualism within the University, and the commitment to publishing globally respected and relevant research.”

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