NEWS
Forgive kidnappers
Urging mourners not to avenge the death of Dr Rudradeva Sharma, childhood friend Aaron Partap yesterday called on citizens to forgive the kidnappers who snuffed out Sharma’s life. Read more here
Free medical testing for Carnival icons
VETERAN calypsonian and chairman of the National Carnival Commission (NCC) Winston “Gypsy” Peters on Sunday took advantage of the North Central Regional Health Authority's (NCRHA) Ready for the Road offer of free medical service for key Carnival stakeholders. Read more here
POLITICS
Voters being misled
Leadership candidate Dr Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus on Sunday accused some presiding officers of deliberately trying to mislead voters in the People's National Movement Tobago Council internal election. Read more here
Stuart ready for JSC
National Security Minister Stuart Young says he is ready to appear before a meeting of the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on matters of national security. Read more here
BUSINESS
Shell gets approval for new gas development
SHELL TT has announced a final investment decision (FID) on the development of Block 5C (Barracuda) in the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA). Barracuda is a greenfield (new) gas development and will involve a two-well subsea tie-back to existing infrastructure in the ECMA, helping grow and sustain production in the acreage. Read more here
REGIONAL
Mottley Distances CARICOM From Holness, Others
CARICOM Chairman and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has drawn a clear line between herself and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and other Caribbean leaders planning to meet with United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, criticising the sidelining of the regional bloc as an attempt at divide and rule. Read more here
‘Coalition has rescued Guyana’
THE future leadership of Guyana depends on the transferring of knowledge and experiences from leaders who are competent and unstained by a trail of corruption to the younger generation. Read more here
INTERNATIONAL
Coronavirus spreads to Beijing as China confirms 139 new cases over the weekend
Hong Kong (CNN)China has reported 139 new cases of pneumonia caused by a new strain of coronavirus, including a third death, as the outbreak spreads beyond the city where the virus was first identified. Health authorities in Beijing confirmed two cases of the new coronavirus Monday, while Guangdong authorities reported one case in Shenzhen -- the first confirmation from authorities that the mysterious virus has spread domestically beyond the central city of Wuhan. All three patients are believed to have visited Wuhan, according to authorities. Read more here
Trump impeachment: What's Ukraine got to do with it?
The impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump is about to begin. While all the wrangling between Democrats and Republicans over this case has been based exclusively in Washington, the reason Mr Trump has been impeached lies thousands of miles away on another continent. Read more here
20th January 2020