Articles published on Monday, January 23, 2017
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Pride have dismissed any idea of home pressure when they take on perennial rivals Guyana Jaguars in one of two games on the opening day of the 2017 Regional Super50 here Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on Monday, distancing America from its Asian allies, as China’s influence in the region rises.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state, former Exxon Mobil chairman Rex Tillerson, on Monday.
CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Offering prized bags of flour to police and hurling empty medicine boxes on the floor, Venezuelan opposition protesters launched a new push today to force President Nicolas Maduro from power and end 18 years of socialist rule.
The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 2230h.
(Trinidad Guardian) Well known hairstylist and cosmetology teacher Essenese Sambury was up to late yesterday in serious condition at the Eric WIlliams Medical Sciences Complex, Mount Hope, after she was shot outside her Trincity home yesterday afternoon.
A refrigeration technician is now dead and another man was injured after the ice plant they were working in exploded yesterday morning at the Houston Wharf.
Paid parking, which was to be implemented today, appears to be on hold at least for several days after the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) made a late submission of by-laws to Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan for approval.
Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran has accused the APNU+AFC government of intimidatory behaviour towards the judiciary and acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh.
Three men were last evening taken into custody by police following a raid on a Campbellville, Georgetown residence which unearthed an AK-47 assault rifle with matching ammunition and a 9mm handgun.
A number of persons were over the weekend arrested following Trafficking in Persons (TIP) operations in Georgetown, the East Bank of Demerara and the West Demerara, sources close to the operations told Stabroek News.
Government is relying on dialogue with the opposition, unions and civil society to definitively decide the way forward for the ailing sugar industry, President David Granger said last Thursday while stressing the desire to have unanimity on the choice made.
The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that the member of the Guyana Fire Service who allegedly struck down and killed boat builder, Clement Skeete more than three months ago be charged.
Jason Howard, one of the men charged with the murder by fire of Good Hope rice farmers Mohamed and Jamilla Munir, was allowed to plead to several robbery charges in a city court on Thursday.
More than one week after Vickram James, who was discovered with his throat slit at Pigeon Island, Corentyne River, succumbed to his injuries, the police are yet to pick up a lead that could result in the arrest of a suspect.
The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is currently in the process of reviewing the file on the shooting of Jean Rodrigues, the woman wounded by a policeman in the vicinity of the Stabroek Market in September last year.
There is no Soca Monarch competition on the roster of events for Mashramani this year, however, a national music festival is slated to be held in later on, which will include this genre.
A Brazilian national was on Thursday remanded to prison after he pleaded not guilty to trafficking three grammes of cocaine.
Aubrey Hutson was re-elected President of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) for another four-year term when the body held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday at the National Resource Centre.
Firearm and ammunition possession charges were on Thursday read to a mason, who was remanded to prison.
Guyana-born Canadian Hall of Famer Alex Bunbury, said he is open to the idea of serving as the Golden Jaguars Head-Coach on a temporary basis.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica Scorpions believe they have the side capable of challenging strongly in the Regional Super50 which bowls off tomorrow.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago captain, Carlos Edwards, has hailed the appointment of former national teammate Dennis Lawrence as men’s senior team head coach.
Dear Editor, The Sunday Stabroek and the Kaieteur News of yesterday put Messrs.
Come next month the Guyana Badminton Association’s 2017 season will commence with an Open doubles tournament at the National Gymnasium.
Dear Editor, It is now 3.23 am in the morning, Saturday, January 21st, and I cannot sleep.
The wait is finally over as, the second annual Petra Organization/Limacol football tournament kicks off today, with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) battling Mahaica Determinators and Riddim Squad tackling Camptown at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chairman of selectors, Courtney Browne, has urged regional players to make their mark in the upcoming Regional Super50 in order to force their way into the West Indies squad.
Dear Editor, Every resident of Alaska receives an annual cash dividend called the Permanent Fund Dividend, from the Sovereign Wealth Fund of the state oil revenues.
KOLKATA, (Reuters) – Ben Stokes hit a brisk half-century and then picked up three crucial wickets to help England to a tense five-run win against India in the third and final one-day international at the Eden Gardens yesterday.
Dear Editor, I refer to the news item titled, `No corruption in scholarship awards to ministers –Granger’ (SN January 22).
Dear Editor, Comments like those offered by the Minister of Finance in his 2017 Budget with respect to the progress on the reforms in the judicial system have to be rejected on all fronts.
JOHANNESBURG,(Reuters) – Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Lakshan Sandakan took four wickets on his debut in a three-wicket victory over new-look South Africa that levelled the three-match Twenty20 series yesterday.
Dear Editor, About a month ago, I was party to an interesting discussion with some gentlemen regarding the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo).
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – David Warner’s 12th one-day international hundred and brisk fifties from Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head set up Australia for an 86-run win over Pakistan in the fourth match yesterday as the hosts secured an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series.
A welder was remanded to prison on Thursday after being charged with being in possession of almost one pound of cannabis.
Dear Editor, Guyana which gained political independence more than 50 years ago and produced more outstanding legal scholars than any country in the region, was operating on outdated, obsolete, and antiquated Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) for more than six decades, while countries in the region are functioning on modern and effective rules and procedures.
(Reuters) – Heavy rain washed out the entire third day’s play of the second test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Hagley Oval in Christchurch yesterday.
The Ministry of Finance has pointed out that yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek page 1 headline `Jordan blames `contrived’ reporting for foreign currency panic’ was incorrect as the Minister had used the word `contrived’ to describe the reported shortage of currency and not the reportage on the matter.
Dear Editor, One notes the debate in the press about the process for selection of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – In the blocks surrounding the White House, signs reading “Love Trumps Hate” and “Build Bridges Not Walls” littered the sidewalks yesterday, the detritus of the Women’s March protesting the policies of President Donald Trump.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The whiff of sporting upset hung around Melbourne Park yesterday after top seeds Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber were handed stunning defeats in the Australian Open fourth round.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian security officials worked to complete an improvised wall of metal shipping containers yesterday inside a prison where rival gangs have clashed in the past week, resulting in the brutal killing of 26 inmates.
Aziz Choudry Aziz Choudry is associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Social Movement Learning and Knowledge Production in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University, Montreal, and visiting professor at the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation in the University of Johannesburg’s Faculty of Education.
By Dreylan Johnson and David Papannah This week we asked the man/woman in the street their views on tattoos in the workplace and the military.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The White House vowed yesterday to fight the news media “tooth and nail” over what it sees as unfair attacks, with a top adviser saying the Trump administration had presented “alternative facts” to counter low inauguration crowd estimates.
Dear Editor, I commend Samuel J Goolsarran for his letter ‘Political dialogue between the leaders of the PPP and PNC should be promoted as high priority’ (SN, January 21) in which the gentleman lays the groundwork for consensus politics.
Guyana devalues $ Greenidge Presents A Ten-To-One Is Murder Budget By SHARIEF KHAN FINANCE Minister Mr.
Political coalitions which succeed in unseating incumbents develop for any number of reasons and their acceding to office is particularly dependent on the mood of the populace at that point and the circumstances in the country as a whole.
It is incumbent on the DPP to engage the services of special prosecutors whose knowledge, skills and reputation can match those who represent the interest of the accused.
(The Sports Xchange) – Even when they are half asleep, the Golden State Warriors still dominate the NBA.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday tapped a political ally and economist, Ricardo Sanguino, to be the new chief of the country’s central bank, amid a deep economic contraction, runaway inflation and Soviet-style product shortages.
