Articles published on Friday, July 8, 2016
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Veteran “Star Trek” actor George Takei may have been the inspiration to make fan favorite character Hikaru Sulu gay in the franchise’s new film, but he called the decision “really unfortunate,” media outlets reported on Friday.
The Ministry of Social Protection yesterday, launched a school football tournament at the West Demerara Secondary School, Region Three.
The Nephrology Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is now equipped to take better care of patients with kidney disease, GINA said.
The non-profit organisation, Guyana Medical Relief, in collaboration with the U.S.
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) today advised customers against being hoodwinked into making any payments on site by corrupt persons.
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, this morning, received the report of the inquiry into the allegations made against officials of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) by self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram.
Two children between the ages of four and six died this morning after a fire swept through the Drop-in Centre on Hadfield Street.
DALLAS, (Reuters) – Snipers operating from rooftops in Dallas killed five police officers and wounded six more in a coordinated attack during one of several protests across the country against the killing of two black men by police this week.
One man is dead and four others are in police custody following an exchange of gunfire with the Police yesterday at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.
CARICOM Heads have signalled their support for a judicial decision to bring the Guyana-Venezuela controversy to an end.
Two men were yesterday charged with the 2012 murder of Mahaica trucker driver Jadesh Dass, who had been found dead on a roadway with gunshot wounds to his head.
Two Wismar men were yesterday charged with the murder of popular Linden newspaper vendor Albert Ashby called ‘Finney’ and have been remanded to prison.
Eustace Griffith, who turned himself over to police after fatally stabbing Stabroek Market handyman Steven Arthur on Monday, was yesterday charged and remanded to prison.
A $1.5 million payroll belonging to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) was last evening stolen while on its way to be distributed.
Pressing for the suspension of the imposition of long unenforced import taxes on a range of raw materials, the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) yesterday warned that consumers could soon be paying more for goods and services.
City Councillors on Tuesday voted for the setting up of a National Capital Planning Com-mission to guide the development of the city, while Mayor Patricia Chase-Green dismissed concerns by Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan about the rush in moving ahead.
A date has been set for the commencement of the trial of Kwame McCoy, Jason Abdulla and Shawn Hinds, who are charged with assaulting newspaper columnist and activist Freddie Kissoon.
All persons travelling to Guyana are now required to produce proof that they have been vaccinated for yellow fever in order for entry as efforts have been intensified to prevent the spread of the disease in wake of the outbreak in the southern African nation of Angola.
Cabinet last week gave its no-objection to two contracts for water distribution networks on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.
While lauding strides in the health care system, the PAHO/WHO Representative here says that much work is yet to be done to realise universal equitable access to the best quality health care.
The Fourth Round of European Union (EU)-Guyana Political Dialogue took place on June 27, 2016 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana.
A Grove businessman is being accused of defrauding a man in the sale of a minibus, which could not be cleared through customs because it was too old.
Cameos from Chris Lynn and Anthony Bramble powered the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a seven-wicket victory over the Jamaica Tallawahs last evening in match 9 of the 2016 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) played in front of a sold-out crowd at the Providence Stadium.
President David Granger has hailed the Santa Fe Mega Farm in the Rupununi as “a reaffirmation of the bond between Guyana and the Caribbean, more so Barbados.”
Tourney hosts Guyana qualified for the semi-final round in the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Boys u16 Championship, besting Jamaica 73-57 yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The body of an Edinburgh, East Bank Berbice man was found hanging from a makeshift noose at his home on Wednesday but neighbours suspect that his death was staged to look like a suicide.
Georgetown champs Chase Academy recorded the largest margin of victory in this year’s Digicel Schools Football Championship, steamrolling the Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) 24-0 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground.
The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is pushing for an incentives model that will galvanize the sector by allowing local manufacturers to benefit from tax concessions based on employment levels.
Residents of some sections of West Berbice have been affected by flooding again and are wondering where the water is coming from as they did not have that much rainfall.
Caricom has recognised that Guyana’s ongoing border controversy with Venezuela represents a struggle for the entire Caribbean region as it threatens the economic zones of several member states, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge.
With its parking meter controversy still very much on the front burner of the urban agenda, City Hall remains tight-lipped over reports that the more than 150 vendors occupying privately-owned property at the corner of Hadfield and Lombard streets after being removed from the Stabroek Market Square, are probably on the threshold of another eviction.
Despite concluding their Stag Beer Elite League Championship several weeks ago, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has not paid the respective prize monies to the top four finishers.
President David Granger and Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica yesterday sat down for bilateral talks at the Pegasus Hotel to discuss the strengthening of trade relations in the areas of agriculture, manufacturing and tourism and deepened cooperation in security, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.
A date has been set for the commencement of the trial of Kwame McCoy, Jason Abdulla and Shawn Hinds, who are charged with assaulting newspaper columnist and activist Freddie Kissoon.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Caribbean Premier League organisers yesterday reiterated their commitment to stamping out corruption in the game after banning an Indian national from attending the competition for live betting during a game at Warner Park.
The burden of our responsibility as the Stabroek News’ weekly Business Supplement is to publish stories and points of view on issues pertaining to the growth, development, challenges, limitations, successes and failures of the local business community.
Eighteen Officers drawn from Units across the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have begun training on the Senior Command and Staff Course (SCSC) Number 14, which will prepare them for Senior Leadership.
MARSEILLE, France, (Reuters) – Two-goal Antoine Griezmann fired France into the Euro 2016 final yesterday when a smash and grab 2-0 victory over a territorially dominant Germany ended 58 years of tournament suffering at the hands of their neighbours.
Farmers of Canje, Berbice, are accusing stray catchers deployed in the area of wantonly impounding their animals, even when they are clearly under their watch.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A Champagne cork popped somewhere on Centre Court four games into Serena Williams’s Wimbledon semi-final and while it was a tad premature, her 6-2 6-0 thrashing of Elena Vesnina suggested she could be celebrating something special come tomorrow.
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LYON, France, (Reuters) – Portugal head into Sunday’s Euro 2016 final after another disciplined performance, proving again in their 2-0 win over Wales that they perform like a well-rehearsed orchestra rather than a solo act.
Gold Prices for the three-day period ending Thursday July 7, 2016Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.
Two brothers were yesterday remanded to prison by a city magistrate on charges of possession of marijuana.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Wales will move higher than their richer rivals and neighbours England when the new FIFA rankings are announced after Euro 2016, the first sign for what, many predict, will be a bright future after they made history at the tournament.
Even as proficiency in foreign languages continues to be ever more critical to strengthening external ties that are pivotal to the country’s economic development, there appears to be evidence of a diminished appetite for enhancing such proficiency in local educational institutions, President of the privately-run Language Institute Cicely Bernard has said.
A mother of two is hospitalized after the vehicle she was traveling in collided with a horse, on the Mocha Arcadia access road.
Members of the General Contractors Association of Guyana (GCAG) are fuming over the disclosure by the Ministry of Communities earlier this week that it was engaging a Chinese company to construct low and middle-income homes, complete with water and sanitation systems.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – India touched down here Wednesday evening to begin preparations for their four-Test series against West Indies starting later this month.
Guyana remains open to investment from within Caricom, according to President David Granger, who is confident of interest.
(Reuters) – Dwyane Wade is leaving the Miami Heat for the Chicago Bulls, returning to the city of his birth, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Dear Editor, Please allow me to highlight an unsavoury habit that is being practised by a few foreign missions in Guyana, namely, the sponsorship of events such as American Independence Day and Canada Day celebrations by local entities.
Not unmindful, it seems, of the importance of the nexus between efficient and effective application of cement and the success of Guyana’s continually expanding construction sector, Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) Guyana Inc on Thursday, June 30, hosted a seminar titled ‘Use of Cement and Concrete’ at the Regency Hotel.
A police inspector attached to the Leonora Police Station succumbed from injuries she sustained in an accident while returning home from the flag-raising ceremony on May 26 that had also claimed the life of another woman.
Dear Editor, Every day I look at the news in the papers and every day I see signs that we Guyanese are abused by everyone who comes here to our country to do business and take our national resources or our money.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The United States has tentatively approved flights on eight U.S.
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AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – Athletes at the Rio Olympic Games in August must believe that the authorities are on their side in ensuring the sport is free from drug cheats, IAAF President Lord Coe said in an interview yesterday.
ST PAUL, Minn., (Reuters) – Protesters in Chicago, New York and St.
Dear Editor, This letter in Kaieteur News dated July 6, captioned, ‘Pas lil something and you board the ferry’ seems to me like a fairy story.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A live, 10-minute video of the aftermath of a police officer shooting a black man in Minnesota was the latest example of the riveting power of video streaming and the complex ethical and policy issues it raises for Facebook Live and similar features.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – When Venezuelan customs worker Jose Antonio Arriaga signed a petition seeking a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro, he suspected it could cost him his job.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli is suffering from a virus that forced her withdrawal from an invitational event at the grand slam tournament in London and has her fearing for her life.
(Prepared by the Guyana Marketing Corporation and published by Stabroek Business as a public service)*Prices only represent the average Wholesale Farmgate and Retail Prices at the above mentioned markets and are NOT prices set by the Guyana Marketing Corporation or Ministry of Agriculture.
Short slab technology: TCL Guyana Inc yesterday opened a road built using Short Slab Concrete technology created by TGI.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s army will up their fight against dissident FARC rebels and crime gangs across the nation even after a peace accord is signed with the Marxist group, the head of the army said, in a bid to prevent other armed groups and drug traffickers from taking over rebel territory.
(Reuters) – Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has voiced his support to Ricky Ponting’s suggestion that restrictions must be imposed on bat sizes in test cricket to negate an unfair advantage for the men at the crease.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey told U.S. lawmakers yesterday that FBI employees who mishandled classified material in the way Hillary Clinton did as secretary of state could be subject to dismissal or loss of security clearance.
Late in 2014, 34-year-old Kwame La Fleur quit his job as a driver/salesman with Ansa McAl.
Dear Editor, This letter is a continuation of the search for the location of the first Hindu temple to be erected in British Guiana.
LONDON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Brazilian government has strongly criticized a call by two U.S.
A Kitty youth was yesterday charged in a city court with the gun-point robbery of one of his neighbours.
Back in April 2008, the Guyana Government issued a ban on two Jamaican artistes after a local concert headlined by famous Jamaican dancehall artiste ‘Bounty Killa’ descended into a glorification of guns and an odious rant against the gay community, and was further marred by actual gunfire.
With crowdfunding fast becoming a familiar word in the language of regional entrepreneurship, two prominent women Caribbean Chief Executive Officers took advantage of the just-concluded Summit of Caribbean Heads of Government to launch an aggressive lobby for FundRiseHER, an initiative that seeks to transform the fortunes of 50 women entrepreneurs from across the region.
MONTAUBAN, France, (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish further cemented his status as the Tour de France’s greatest sprinter when the Briton claimed his 29th career win in the sixth stage yesterday.
Dear Editor, I was as shocked as everyone else when I saw the news that another Black man had become the victim of well-known executioners in uniform – the police in the US.
Earlier this year I was moved to comment (twice) on thoughts and issues of identity and belonging evoked by the poetry and other declarations by Ms Ryhaan Shah, Indian Pride activist.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Interior minister Theresa May and eurosceptic rival Andrea Leadsom emerged yesterday as the two candidates who will battle to become Britain’s next prime minister and lead the country out of the European Union.
