Villagers, fire service rescue wounded hunter from Guyaguayare forest

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A group of villagers and fire officers rescued a hunter from a forest in Guayaguayare after he was accidentally shot on Tuesday afternoon.

Police said the 26-year-old man went to hunt with a friend on the Main Field Road, Guayaguayare when, at around 4 pm, he heard a gunshot and felt a burning in his arm hand and face.

He realised he was shot and called his friend for help.

The friend tried to bandage the man’s wounds and carry him out, but couldn’t because of his weight.

He left the wounded man in the forest and asked for help from villagers who, in turn, made a report to the Mayaro police station.

Villagers and fire officers walked two miles into the forest before they found the wounded hunter at around 10.35 pm.

He was taken to the Mayaro Health Facility and later transferred to the Sangre Grande Hospital.

Mayaro police are investigating.

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Teams ready as Dream XI T10 Blast set to bowl off

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TTCB treasurer Kiswah Chaitoo, left, chats with cricket manager Omar Khan at Monday’s Dream XI T10 Blast player draft held at the National Cricket Centre, Couva. – Courtesy TTCB

ALL is set for the third edition of the Dream XI T10 Blast, which bowls off at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, next Monday.

At Monday’s (yesterday) player draft, at the National Cricket Centre in Balmain, Couva, the six competing teams confirmed their final selections ahead of the two-week tournament.

National players such as spinner Sunil Narine, Terrance Hinds and Leonardo Julien were among this year’s first-round draft picks, alongside former West Indies and TT player Dinesh Ramdin, Joshua James and Derrone Davis.

The teams are defending champions Rungetters Blue Devils, Samp Army Cocrico Cavaliers, Valini’s Supermart Leatherback Giants, Fides Limited Scarlet Ibis Scorchers, Soca Kings and Steelpan Players.

First-round action bowls off on Monday with Soca Kings versus Leatherback Giants (noon), followed by Steelpan Players up against Scarlet Ibis Scorchers (3pm) and Rungetters Blue Devils versus Samp Army Cocrico Cavaliers (5.30pm). Former TT pacer Rayad Emrit, who captained Blue Devils to the Dream XI T10 Blast’s second-edition trophy, will not feature in the third, since he was selected for Northern Warriors in the Abu Dhabi T10.

At the draft, TT Cricket Board (TTCB) president Azim Bassarath said if any of the selected players is injured, or cannot fulfil his duties, a replacement player may only be selected from the list of non-selected players coming out of the draft.

Additionally, he said the board will provide two playing uniforms per player and for each team’s coach and manager. Supporters will be given contact information for the uniform supplier to buy their own merchandise.

Manager of the Rungetters Sherdon Pierre said the team’s focus remains the same: to win the tournament.

“In the draft we were able to pick three players from our winning squad, plus the four retained.

“Unfortunately, we will be without our inspirational leader Rayad Emrit, who was selected for the Abu Dhabi T10, which will be happening at the same time.

“However, we have the same core of players plus some youngsters . But the goal remains the same, and that’s to win.”

The champion team pockets $100,000 and the runners-up collect $50,000.

Bassarath said not only will the winners will cash in, but all players will also get the opportunity to boost their earnings for Christmas.

“Apart from the prize money for the top three teams, match fees and stipends for the players and officials total $288,000, and have remained unchanged despite the economic situation.

“We expect exciting cricket ev ery day as the T10 Blast will unofficially launch the new season as the cricketers start preparing for a very packed 2023 local calendar,” he said.

The competition concludes with the title match on December 4.

Dream XI T10 Blast Teams

Rungetters Blue Devils – Vikash Mohan, Shannon Gabriel, Uthman Muhammad, Christopher Vincent (retained), Joshua James, Nicholas Sookdeosingh, Vishan Jagessar, Kyle Ramdoo, Hakim Mitchell, Mbeki Joseph, Navinb Bidaisee, Jordan Samkaran, Nick Ramdial, Matthew Patrick

Samp Army Cocrico Cavaliers – Amir Jangoo, Jesse Bootan, Shaaron Lewis, Ramesh Brijlal (retained), Terrance Hinds, Mario Belcon, Anderson Mahase, Philton Williams, Adrian Cooper, Tevon Jadoo, Jabari Mills, Cephas Cooper, Brandon Maharaj, Rajiv Ramnath

Valini’s Supermart Leatherback Giants – Terrance Hinds, Kjorn Ottley, Mark Deyal, Yannic Cariah (retained) Leonardo Julien, Marlon Richards, Damien Joachim, Ewart Nicholson, Rishaard Harris, Quincy Babel, Ansel Bhagan, Denzel Antoine, Kyle Kissoondath, Justyn Gangoo

Fides Limited Scarlet Ibis Scorchers – Tion Webster, Dexter Sween, Khary Pierre, Kamil Pooran (retained), Derrone Davis, Daron Cruickshank, Eric Garcia, Bryan Charles, Kyle Roopchan, Andrew Rambarran, Randy Mahase, Mikkel Govia, Justin Jagessar, Kieshawn Dillon

Soca Kings – Jason Mohammed, Jon Russ Jagessar, Kirstan Kallicharan, Chadeon Raymond (retained), Sunil Narine, Sion Hackett, Shiva Sankar, Akiel Cooper, Akeal Mollon, Jarlarnie Serles, Dejourn Charles, Bevon Duncan, Andre Brown, Nadim Mohammed

Steelpan Players – Imran Khan, Jyd Goolie, Marlon Richards, Adrian Ali (retained), Dinesh Ramdin, Jahron Alfred, Rocky Japiaul, Aaron Alfred, Teshawn Castro, Justin Manick, Kashtri Singh, Kiedel Glasgow, Brandon Ramdial, Isaiah Rajah, Liam Mamchan

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Court orders release of vessel which crashed into Demerara Harbour Bridge

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Damages to the Demerara Harbour Bridge following the October 8 collision

The High Court has ordered that the MT Tradewind Passion, the ship that crashed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge last month causing extensive damage, be released to its owners subject to conditions. It also granted an order for limited liability of GY$245.5 million to be underwritten.

Making this order was Justice Fidela Corbin-Lincoln. Attorneys-at-Law Sanjeev Datadin and Donovan Rangiah represented the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) as the claimant, while the owners of the ship, the defendants, were represented by Attorney-at-Law Kamal Ramkarran.

Justice Corbin-Lincoln ordered that permission be granted for the defendant and Canama Trading, a Panamanian company that owns the ship, to argue limited liability as a defence against the property damage claims.

It was also ordered that a limitation fund be created through a letter of undertaking, in the sum of $245.5 million. The order states that once a copy of the letter of undertaking from the ship’s underwriters is received and a notice of receipt issued by the Court Registrar, the ship will be released into their custody. The original letter of undertaking by Steamship Mutual Underwriting must be lodged by November 25, 2022.

“The claimant, its servants and agents are hereby directed to allow and facilitate the defendant vessel to return to service and leave Guyana forthwith upon receipt of notice of the Constitution of the limitation fund as ordered,” the order states, going on to threaten that failure to comply with the directives will result in the party being held in contempt of court.

A letter of undertaking from Steamship Mutual and a Notice of Receipt from the Court Registrar, both dated November 11, 2022, were seen by this publication.

The October 8 collision rendered the ageing DHB structure inoperable for several days and resulted in billions of dollars in damages.

It also resulted in injuries to Shift Supervisor Andy Duke, who had to jump from the lookout tower, an act that resulted in him fracturing his leg and being hospitalised. The other men who were working at the bottom of the bridge, including Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Ahmad Khan, had to run for their lives.

Public Works Minister Juan Edghill had said that repairs to the Demerara Harbour Bridge following Tradewind Passion’s collision, had racked up a bill of over $1 billion, which the owners of the vessel will be liable for.

A Board of Inquiry (BoI) had meanwhile recommended, among other things, that the vessel’s pilot be suspended for 24 months and the implementation of International Collision Regulations/Conventions to which Guyana is a signatory.

According to the BoI, the probable cause of the collision of the vessel with the DHB was as a result of the bridge teams’ exclusive reliance on the contract pilot’s incorrect navigational direction, and their total reliance on looking at the bridge and disregarding alarms of the electronic system on the vessel as it approached the bridge.

The BoI found that the captain failed to assume command of the vessel in a timely manner and manoeuvre it safely into the channel and through the transit, that the passage plan provided adequate information for safe navigation of the bridge zone but was not properly executed and monitored, that at the time of the collision MARAD had no oversight of river pilots; hence the safety of vessels’ operations beyond the southern limits were not guaranteed.

It was also found that there was no clear path of communication on the vessel’s bridge as the inquiry found several persons were giving commands at the same time, thereby contributing to chaos on the bridge and that the vessel was not equipped with a bow thruster which could have enhanced its manoeuvrability, thereby steering it away from the DHB or alternatively reducing the impact of the collision.

The seven-member BoI further found that the contract pilot was known to have an arrogant disposition and was oftentimes very difficult to communicate with. “This is similarly reported as being the general disposition of the Master of Tradewind Passion, yet no reports nor warnings, disciplinary actions were taken against either party.”

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New ferry for North-West route to arrive from India next year

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The MV Ma Lisha

Ten employees, including engineers, surveyors, technicians and a crew from the Government of Guyana’s Transport and Harbours Department, will be travelling to Kolkata, India for training on the new ferry vessel, MV Ma Lisha.

The vessel is being built by Indian Defense Public Sector Enterprise Garden Reach Ship Builders Ltd under a Government of India-funded US$12.77 million Grant/Line of Credit line. The 10 persons will be in India from December 3-7, 2022.

During a courtesy call on High Commissioner of India, Dr KJ Srinivasa, discussions were held on the progress of the project, and training/ inspection for which the team was visiting India.

The persons who will be travelling are: Chief Mechanical Engineer Victor Reid; Captain Cleroy Haywood; Mates Orson Lindie and Matthew Burke; Chief Engineer Paul Brotherson; Second Engineer Garfield Karl; Ordinary Seamen Courtney Melville and Randy October; Surveyor of Ships, Courtney McDonald; Technician (Electrical), Collis Bethune.

Meanwhile, two representatives of the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd are currently in Guyana coordinating final preparatory work for the arrival of the ferry and maintenance after arrival, expected at end of January 2023.

During a meeting with Dr KJ Srinivasa, the representatives briefed the High Commissioner on the progress of the vessel project and the cooperation being coordinated with the Guyanese authorities.

The ferry was launched in the water in June, 2022 by Public Works Minister Juan Edghill. The MV Ma Lisha ocean-going ferry will cater to the transportation needs of passengers and cargoes along the riverine and coastal routes of the Northwestern district of Guyana, fulfilling a long-standing demand of the region.

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Venezuelan man kills Guyanese miner in dispute over fiancée

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A Venezuelan man has killed a Guyanese miner during a dispute over the man’s fiancée.

Dead is 37-year-old Ravindra Alfred, a miner who resided at First Street Kaneville Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara.

The incident occurred at Sand Hill Backdam, Cuyuni River (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), after the Venezuelan alleged that Alfred was having an affair with his fiancée.

Police said Alfred and the suspect were associates and worked in close proximity at Sand Hill Backdam. It is alleged that Alfred had an intimate relationship with the suspect’s fiancée, a Venezuelan national, for some time.

Alfred’s mother, 61-year-old Indra Singh, reported to the Police that on November 13 at about 09:00h, she and her son were in their mining camp at Sand Hill Landing when the suspect’s fiancée arrived and had breakfast with them.

The woman said that the suspect’s fiancée and Alfred left the camp, en route to the Backdam.

Singh said that on Monday at about 09:00h, she went in search of her son, who had not returned from the backdam. The woman said that she was then informed by several workers that her son’s motionless body was found at Sand Hill Backdam with injuries.As a result, she called the Bartica Police Station and reported the matter.

Police in a statement said that they arrived at the scene and the motionless body was seen, clad in a white T-shirt, brown three-quarter pants and barefooted.

The body was examined and a laceration to the left hand, gaping wounds to the left side of the head above the ear, the face extending from the top lip to the right eye, and the right-side cheek were seen.

Alfred’s body was transported to the Bartica Regional Hospital. Police said that neither the suspect nor his fiancée have since appeared. An investigation has been launched.

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4 homeless after fire guts Paradise house; arson suspected

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The fire that destroyed the home at Paradise, ECD

A fire that the Guyana Fire Service suspects to be arson, destroyed a Paradise, East Coast Demerara (ECD) house on Monday evening.

The fire occurred at about 18:32h. In a press release, the Guyana Fire Service said they received a call and were informed of a fire at Lot 22 Paradise, ECD.

“Water tenders from the Melanie and Mahaica Fire Stations were immediately dispatched to the location. Upon arrival, firefighters observed one building engulfed in flames,” the Fire Service said.

The structure involved was a one-storey wooden and concrete building, which was owned by Davanand Ramlall and occupied by himself and his family of three.

As a result of the fire, the building and its contents were destroyed, leaving four people homeless.

“Two jets working from Water Tender #106 and Water Carrier #14 were used to extinguish the blaze.”

“The purported cause of the fire is a malicious setting by person(s) unknown.”

An investigation was launched.

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Evacuation ongoing as officers battle fire, unknown chemicals involved Loop Barbados

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All fire stations around the island have responded to fire at a commercial building along Mighty Grynner Highway.

The Barbados Fire Service received the call at 5:51 am.

Police are on the scene redirecting and diverting traffic.

Information Officer for the Barbados Police Service Acting Inspector Rodney Inniss has informed media that “We were advised that the fire is suspected to be one where unknown chemicals are involved hence activating a formal HAZMAT (Hazardous Materials) response.

“Currently there are several police officers on the ground redirecting both vehicular and pedestrian traffic away from the area.

“Both police and fire personnel are also canvassing the residential area located downwind to warn and evacuate residents in the area to avoid any inhalation of smoke.”

The fire officers are under the command of Chief Errol Maynard as they tackle and battle this blaze.

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New government of St Kitts and Nevis ready to usher in new sense of cooperation and good governance, hints at changes to the country’s CBI programme

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News Americas, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Nov. 16, 2022: St Kitts and Nevis welcomed a new government in August and the new administration, led by Dr Terrance Drew, is ready and determined to usher in a new sense of cooperation, good governance, and transparency – starting with steps to improve the country’s long-standing citizenship by investment (CBI) programme.

In his address on Tuesday, 15 November, marking his first 100 days in office, Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew provided insight into the focus areas for the CBI changes, which he gave to the citizens of St Kitts and Nevis at an event held earlier today in the country’s capital Basseterre.

Since winning the snap election on 5 August, Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew has been working tirelessly for the overall development of St Kitts and Nevis and has undertaken various initiatives including the formation of a committee to combat corruption. 

The new administration has presented plans for the advancement of the twin-island nation, outlining steps that will pave the way to improving the lives of its people. A large part of these plans is funded by the CBI programme which has secured foreign direct investment into the nation for nearly 40 years since it is independence. 

“Our government has been relentless in our pursuit to strengthen and improve our Citizenship by Investment programme, for enhanced sustainability within a framework of integrity. We have held productive discussions with local developers and international investors alike,” said Prime Minister Drew.

“There will be much stronger oversight and leadership in the CBI Unit by a new CBI Board and Technical Committee. I will announce the detailed changes at our upcoming press conference, but I want to be absolutely clear, that our evolved CBI programme will be run with the utmost transparency.”

To help progress the economy, Prime Minister Drew highlighted that more oversight would ensure that the people of St Kitts and Nevis would also benefit from the CBI programme as it was intended. Plans are in place to support women in sectors like construction, to provide more support to small businesses, and to review opportunities for the development of the renewable energy sector, the processing of fish, as well as packaging and exports.

With promises to improve health care, provide more affordable housing and access to better education – Prime Minister Drew understands that all this will be underpinned by a stronger economy.

Speaking at the event Prime Minister Drew said that while the nation has been the benchmark of citizenship by investment value proposition, the new administration understands that in order to remain one of the most sought-after economic citizenship programmes in the world, it needs to evolve and forge a new path for itself and the industry as it responds to a changing demographic. 

Through ongoing consultations with all stakeholders during the exploratory phase, the new government aims to have regular engagement with local and international stakeholders in the programme to ensure it meets their salient needs.  

Prime Minister Drew also emphasised how his government is on a journey to bring clarity to locals and international investors through constant transparency and integrity. “Our ongoing work to strengthen this programme and the system must result in prosperity for all.” 

Consultations with stakeholders have led to the development of committees to supervise the process and implement strengthened legislative and administrative structures to prevent “underselling” and ensure that real estate projects funded by the CBI programme are completed.

The government’s plan is to maintain a progressive programme that cements St Kitts and Nevis’ place as a leader in the CBI Industry.

The government is also seeking out reliable and trustworthy developers who are ready to put capital behind creative and strong projects that will enhance St Kitts and Nevis’ CBI offering.

St Kitts and Nevis holds the oldest citizenship by investment programme in the world – established in 1984, the programme currently allows investors to gain second citizenship by donating to a government fund or by investing in real estate.

The government fund channels investment to projects that will uplift the country and has enabled, in part, sectors such as health, education, tourism, business, and agriculture to flourish.

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The term ‘health is wealth’ is often repeated. Recognising the power of such a statement, the Soufriere Regional Development Foundation on Friday hosted a Health and Wellness Symposium,  the organization’s 9th in a series aimed at creating a blueprint for the development of Soufriere for the next 20 years.

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