Articles published on Monday, March 30, 2015
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Before Helen Mirren agreed to play elderly Jewish World War Two refugee Maria Altmann in the new film “Woman in Gold,” the Academy Award-winning actress checked the last page of the screenplay to see if the character was there.
ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigerian opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari built a lead of 2 million votes with three-quarters of states counted on Monday, raising the prospect of a stunning ballot box victory for a man who first came to power three decades ago via a military coup.
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(Reuters) – Comedian Trevor Noah, a relative newcomer to U.S. television, will replace Jon Stewart as the new host of the Emmy Award-winning, late-night parody newscast “The Daily Show,” Comedy Central said on Monday.
(Jamaica Observer) FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Trelawny police have taken two men into custody in connection with the recovery of 11 illegal firearms, a rocket launcher and more than 300 rounds of assorted ammunition which were hidden in a barrel being transported by a pickup yesterday.
The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 2345h.
At about 0045h today, police say that Devon Pydana, 28 years, of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was allegedly driving a motor car at a fast rate along the Golden Grove Public Road, West Coast Berbice, when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with two parked motor lorries.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Dark sunglasses were the order of the day for Australia’s triumphant cricket team today as they paraded the World Cup trophy to hundreds of fans at a public reception after a night of heavy partying at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
By Oluatoyin Alleyne Photos by Arian Browne Describing his years in office as “very trying”, President Donald Ramotar last evening promised to focus on education, the sugar and rice industries, the housing sector and to improve security should the PPP/C be returned to power come May 11th.
Pledging a “clean” government that would place the Corentyne at the forefront of the Guyanese economy, leaders of the APNU+AFC alliance promised greater accountability if elected to office even as they highlighted that the PPP is no longer the party of its founder, the late President Dr Cheddi Jagan.
Fresh from one controversy over the lifestyle of the Jagans, former President Bharrat Jagdeo last evening waded into another when he said political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing might have been killed to give life to the opposition’s ‘whisper campaign’.
Following complaints, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is to have its systems revamped to tackle problems such as `landlordism’ and beneficial occupancy of mining claims.
President Donald Ramotar has promised that if his government is re-elected it would ensure that the sugar industry survives and that a minimum of $20b would be invested.
The ruling PPP had transformed into a party of crony capitalism, former PPP stalwart Ralph Ramkarran says even as he maintains that former president Bharrat Jagdeo uttered a “blatant fraud” against the Jagans when he suggested that the late presidents lived in luxury.
Registrar of the Deeds Registry, Azeema Baksh has confirmed that an investigation has been launched into an alleged forgery of documents in two property matters between Fidelity Investment Inc and Caricom Insurance and which resulted in acting Chief Justice Ian Chang making an order for six notices of Discontinuation and six notices of Withdrawal of Opposition not to be treated as valid.
The 14-year-old who was allegedly prostituted by her mother is now serving two years in the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) after being sentenced by a magistrate for escaping from the Child Care & Protection Agency, shortly after she was removed from her mother’s home.
Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud says that before 2020 all of Guyana’s energy should be derived from renewable sources.
According to the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) monthly Report, approximately 262,544 vehicles crossed the bridge in February, 2015 compared to 241,606 vehicles for the same period in 2014, a release from the Ministry of Public Works said yesterday.
A young mother of one has been missing for one week now and her husband who has been accused of abusing her is in custody.
The Jamaal Shabazz show continued on its merry path as Guyana clinched their second home win in as many matches, dismantling CONACACAF Gold Cup bound and CFU rival Grenada 2-0 yesterday at the National Stadium in Providence.
Dear Editor, Recently, at Babu John, former President Jagdeo challenged the opposition to discuss substantive issues facing the nation which they believe need to be addressed and in which they believe the PPP has under-performed.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Michael Clarke signed off in style from international one-day cricket yesterday by top scoring in his country’s crushing seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the World Cup final.
Dear Editor, On March 16 last, the General Secretary (GS) of the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Clement Rohee, attempted to defend the PPP against criticisms of lavish lifestyles.
A man was sentenced to jail on Thursday after admitting to stealing a set of rear view mirrors.
Riddim Squad and Pele Football Club clinched semi-final berths in the 25th Kashif and Shanghai Football tourney securing contrasting wins over Western Tigers and Winners Connections respectively on Saturday at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.
A man has been jailed after admitting to assaulting another man whom he said aggravated him.
Dear Editor, In the Stabroek News of March 29, there is an article entitled ‘Sugar Industry’s problems bigger then Skeldon.’
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – At a World Cup dominated by batsmen and huge scores, it was an old-fashioned fast bowler who ultimately played the biggest role in Australia’s success.
Dear Editor, It seems as if there is some justification in the statement made by Raphael Trotman, co-founder of the Alliance for Change (AFC) which has now merged with APNU in its quest to remove the PPP/C from office.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Friday announced that a tax centre will open at Diamond on Wednesday, April 1st on the ground floor of the G3 building.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – A struggling and edgy Rafa Nadal crashed out of the Miami Open in the third round yesterday, losing 6-4 2-6 6-3 to fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.
Dear Editor, I am not puzzled or surprised by Mr Gervy Harry’s effort in his letter dated March 28, in Stabroek News, where he tries to justify the disgraceful conduct of his assistant Mr Bashir Khan who instructed the security guard to take the lights off while the Guyana Women’s Basketball squad was practising at the Sports Hall on the evening of March 24.
It seems ironic but despite the ruling of Chief Justice Ian Chang that sports associations are not legal entities and as such cannot sue or be sued, sport today seems to be played more in the Courts than on the courts.
Customs and Border Control Officers last week participated in a three-day workshop aimed at building capacity in enforcing Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs).
Dear Editor, I note with interest an SN article ‘Revised business plan to tackle production cost, value-added –GuySuCo’ in the March 28, edition.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum had asked his compatriots to ‘dare to dream’ before the cricket World Cup but the day after a crushing loss in the final to Australia the country does not appear to have suffered from a nightmare.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers tried to break an impasse in nuclear negotiations yesterday, but officials cautioned that attempts to reach a preliminary deal by a deadline in two days could yet fall apart.
Dear Editor From my standpoint, freedom of expression, in its varied forms, allows us to tap into our inner being, to express ourselves and realize our true potential.
(The Sports Xchange) – The Chicago Bulls cruised to a 111-80 victory over the New York Knicks, who dropped their seventh game in a row and set a franchise record for losses in a season with 60.
Dear Editor, A new Guyana beckons and on May 11 ordinary Guyanese will formalize their preference for a break with the vulgar.
Political ladies: From left at yesterday’s PPP/C rally are Jennifer Webster, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Elisabeth Harper, Africo Selman and Gail Teixeira.
ADEN, (Reuters) – Yemeni fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi clashed with Iranian-allied Houthi fighters yesterday in Aden, the absent leader’s last major foothold in the country.
(Trinidad Express) Rape statements under the protection of parliamentary privilege and the public outcry which followed it are not enough to remove Minister of State in the Ministry of the People and Social Development Vernella Alleyne-Toppin from her post.
SEPANG, Malaysia, (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel showed again that form is temporary and class permanent when the four times world champion put in a faultless display to record his first victory for Ferrari at the Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday.
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(Trinidad Express) High Court judge Justice Carla Brown-Antoine has been cleared of alleged misconduct by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLSC).
Dear Editor, In a letter in the Stabroek News of March 26 with the title ‘Exercise in poor judgement,’ Mr GHK Lall had this to say about of my character: “I heard from reliable sources a few years back about the funding for Mr Kissoon’s house… he should have known better… he not only compromised himself, he contaminated himself too… yes he has deteriorated.”
By Kevin De Silva Kevin De Silva, Guyanese, is a graduate of the University of Toronto and is currently engaged with issues related to Guyana and its diaspora.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, (Reuters) – Arab leaders at a summit in Egypt announced the formation of a unified military force to counter growing security threats from Yemen to Libya, and as regional heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iran engage in sectarian proxy wars.
Concerns have been expressed about the state of the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling which accommodates a number of vendors now that there is no longer a Georgetown-Vreed-en-Hoop ferry service and just a small section is used for speedboats.
An animated President Donald Ramotar at the PPP/C’s Kitty rally yesterday.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, (Reuters) – Former world number one Tiger Woods will today drop outside the top 100 in the rankings for the first time in more than 18 years.
On March 10, political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing was gunned down in the Diamond Housing Scheme as he used a bullhorn to urge people to vote against the ruling party at the upcoming elections.
