Daily Archive: Monday, November 21, 2016

(Reuters) – Rapper Kanye West abruptly canceled the remainder of his tour on Monday, citing exhaustion, following a week of no-shows, curtailed concerts and rants about politics.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Leeward Islands Hurricanes laid waste to a 33-year-old record by executing the highest successful run chase in the history of the modern first class championship, as they shocked two-time reigning champions Guyana Jaguars by four wickets here Monday.

Assistant Superintendent of Police Jermaine Grant, 28 years, of Fort Street, Kingston, Georgetown, was today charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of Anmanie Deonarine.

Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton was this afternoon referred to the Privileges Committee over inaccurate statements he made in the National Assembly in August with regard to government’s controversial renting of the Sussex Street bond.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe,  CMC – Batting coach Toby Radford said West Indies were guilty of panicking in the late stages of their Tri-Nations Series clash with Zimbabwe last Saturday, which resulted in the tied game at Queens Sports Club.

Police are investigating the alleged murder of Paul Rodney, 29 years, unemployed, of 530 West Ruimveldt, which occurred this morning about 0255h.

SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – The main U.S. visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions, a long-time critic of the skilled-worker program.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited racked up an after-tax profit of $2.7B for the year ended September 30, 2016, four per cent lower than the previous year.

(Trinidad Guardian) CL Financial shareholders have raised the necessary funds to repay Government the billion-dollar debt owed from Government’s 2009 bailout of the former insurance giant.

History was created yesterday as holders St. Angela’s successfully retained their Courts Pee Wee Football title, defeating neighbours St.

If you are a fan of bodybuilding and fitness then Saturday night at the Theatre Guild was the place to be since some of the best bodies in the Region took the stage to do battle in what turned out to be a fantastic evening.

Trinidad and Tobago had a banner day during yesterday’s third and final leg of the South American 10k Classic on the streets of Georgetown, as Curtis Cox and Tonya Nero won the men’s and women’s titles.

Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the birth of Stabroek News, when 2,000 complimentary copies of the inaugural edition of this newspaper were distributed to individuals and organisations. 

Alanzo Greaves capped a long and successful cycling season yesterday when he won the 17th annual Diamond Mineral Water 55-mile road race.

Opposition mounted yesterday to a pension bill for former PNC Prime Minister Hamilton Green with Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) calling for its withdrawal and describing it as vulgar, political partisan and reeking of cronyism.

Shomari Wiltshire was crowned the Category-A champion while Makeda Harding clinched the Category-B title when the Farfan and Mendes Junior Squash Championship concluded yesterday at the Georgetown Club Facility.

By Jonelle Fields   A Tuschen Housing Scheme man died after he was stabbed in the neck by a sixteen-year-old on Saturday night following a confrontation over a woman at Eccles.

(Reuters) – Kane Williamson, leading New Zealand in a test for the first time at home, scored his 24th half century to guide the hosts to an eight-wicket victory in the first test against Pakistan in Christchurch yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Two-time reigning champions Guyana Jaguars will fancy their chances of a victory on today’s final day after batting themselves into a strong position against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in their Regional Four-Day contest here yesterday.

Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran has accused Attorney General Basil Williams of “shredding the constitution” by stating that President David Granger has discretion in deciding whether to appoint judges recommended by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

Dear Editor, John Q Tilson, a lecturer in Parliamentary Law at Yale Law School, a former Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives and a former Majority Leader of the US House of Representatives in his text, A manual of Parliamentary Procedure, (1948), describing the personage of one who presides over a Parliament, wrote thus: “The presiding officer of a parliamentary assembly is an institution growing out of human efforts directed toward self-government and is typical of a democratic republic.

Over 2,400 workers of the Rose Hall Estate, Canje fear being displaced amid reports about the entity going out of cane operations under the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) diversification plans.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Opener Anthony Alleyne blasted a boundary-studded maiden first class hundred here yesterday to install Barbados Pride as heavy favourites to win their Regional Four-Day second round contest against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French voters defied expectations yesterday by throwing ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy out of the race to be the conservatives’ nominee for the presidential election and propelling his ex-prime minister Francois Fillon to top spot.

Dear Editor, On December 14th 2015 you published a letter that expressed the opinion of many of the Rastafari in Georgetown on the renaming of streets in Georgetown.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India, (Reuters) – Alastair Cook led England’s dogged resistance with a diligent fifty before falling to the final delivery of the day as India stayed on course for victory in the second test yesterday.

A Parfait Harmonie mother has succeeded in her quest to stop the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) from repossessing her house and has also been awarded $200, 000 in damages.

A blaze suspected to be electrical in nature gutted a mobile phone shop on Regent Street yesterday but swift action by members of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) led to the saving of several businesses located in the same building.

PUKHRAYAN, India/NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) – At least 119 people were killed and more than 150 injured when an Indian express train derailed in northern state of Uttar Pradesh yesterday, with the toll set to rise amid a scramble to locate survivors.

LONDON, (Reuters) – His season had already provided several unforgettable chapters but Andy Murray saved the best to last as he eclipsed Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 to claim his first ATP World Tour Finals title and rubberstamp the year-end top ranking yesterday.

Dear Editor, We’re a nation where we always talk about being patriotic and call for the show of love to one’s country this ‘Dear Land of Guyana’, but miss every real opportunity that presents itself to express this.

A brawl between the occupants of a car and a minibus over a broken side view mirror last night left two men injured and worrying over the fate of a friend who they said was left behind in the melee as they fled for safety.

Dear Editor, Like their predecessors, some members of the governing APNU+AFC have sought the reins of power for the perks.

LES CAYES, Haiti,  (Reuters) – Haiti held a long-delayed election yesterday amid scenes of devastation in parts of the country, with voters hoping a new president will lift the economy after a destructive hurricane and more than a year of political instability.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia’s selectors have responded to the threat of a first ever test series sweep on home soil by dropping five players from their squad for the third match against South Africa, which begins in Adelaide on Thursday.

Retired judge James Patterson says it will take a large scale operation as well as money to fix the broken prison system and is urging the public to be patient with the process as it cannot be done in the short term.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – Angela Merkel announced yesterday she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year’s election, a sign of stability after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S.

Dear Editor, Everyone is familiar with the great divide, heated and stormy, of the peoples in this land. 

VIJAYAWADA, India, CMC – West Indies Women remained true to form when they clinched their three-match Twenty20 International series against India with an uncomplicated 31-run victory in the second game here yesterday.

From Donald Duff in New York Predicting the winner of the 2016 Fide World Chess Championships title match between the defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and the challenger Serjey Karjakin of Russia is extremely difficult.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday he hopes for an improvement in relations with nemesis the United States after Donald Trump’s White House win, despite last year calling the real estate tycoon a “bandit and thief.”

(As part of its 30th anniversary being observed today, Stabroek News revisited the Stabroek Market for which it is named and spoke to some of its stallholders) For 135 years, the Stabroek Market, with its peaked clock tower and steel-framed structure has sat at the edge of the Demerara River, hovering over downtown Georgetown like a prayer.

 Guyana Publications Inc (GPI), publishers of Stabroek News and the Sunday Stabroek last month presented a range of items to the St George’s High School on Church Street.

Dear Editor, I have travelled this entire nation and I note with interest that from Essequibo to Berbice we have more sellers than buyers.

A NEWSPAPER represents the interests, outlook (and prejudices) of those who own and control it.

In our view, missing in the Public Service is a culture embodying a set of core values and standards which are accepted and treated as sacrosanct to the extent that their breach would evoke responses of criticism and even condemnation of violators and insistence that the “right” thing be done.

An intoxicated 20-year-old resident of Grant 1805  Crabwood Creek, Corentyne (CWC) who struck down three sexagenarians about 17:10 hrs.

By Matthew J. Smith Matthew J. Smith is Professor of Caribbean History, UWI-Mona.

On November 15, 2016, Parliament Office distributed the Order Paper for today’s session of Parliament which contained the hitherto unknown bill for a pension for former Prime Minister Hamilton Green and a range of other benefits.

Dear Editor, The results are in, and the so-called “unthinkable” has happened.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Half-centuries from Sunil Ambris and all-rounder Kyle Mayers gave Windward Islands Volcanoes the upper hand over Jamaica Scorpions, on the penultimate day of their second round game in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – A police helicopter in Rio de Janeiro crashed Saturday evening, killing four officers after a day of intense firefights between law enforcement and suspected criminals in the slum known as City of God.

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