Articles published on Thursday, June 29, 2017
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Bills backed by US President Donald Trump to crack down on illegal immigrants passed the US House of Representatives on Thursday, drawing criticism from immigration activists and others who called them a threat to civil liberties.
At approximately 8.00 this morning an excavator, contracted by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority, while clearing the outfall on Cowan Street, Kingston, came into contact with GPL’s Guy-wire which supports the structure of transmission lines.
MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq, (Reuters) – After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque at the heart of Islamic State’s de facto capital Mosul, and the prime minister declared the group’s self-styled caliphate at an end.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) today said that to facilitate ongoing expansion works at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, the Baggage Scanner at the Arrival Terminal will be moved from its current position to the new temporary Arrival Terminal located east of the current arrival terminal.
Guyana Shore Base Inc (GSBI) at Houston, East Bank Demerara today advertised dozens of oil and gas positions for what appears to be the onshore base which will be used by ExxonMobil.
While bank capital adequacy ratios appear comfortable (averaging 25.4 percent as of end-2016), non-performing loans remain high and bear close scrutiny, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday.
Head of the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) Sydney James and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU) Major (rtd) Aubrey Heath-Retemyer are in Florida, USA and it is believed that they will make an attempt to speak directly to Winston Brassington about matters pertaining to NICIL.
A Berbice couple who recently lost their newborn child as a result of what they alleged to be “gross medical negligence” has lodged a complaint with the Medical Council of Guyana and is requesting a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the neo-natal death.
The National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) yesterday commissioned a spectrum monitoring system that will detect and analyse radio waves across the country, aiding in radio frequency management, and improving the delivery of radio and television signals.
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo foresees a ‘‘constitutional crisis” if President David Granger continues to delay the selection of the chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).
The third annual Third Rock ‘King of the Ring Basketball tournament will commence tomorrow at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Hard-Court, Linden.
TAUNTON, England, CMC – With West Indies Women desperately needing a victory today against India Women to lift their confidence, head coach Vasbert Drakes wants the side to draw on their experience of winning last year’s Twenty20 World Cup.
The United States government has declined to take a position on a request by Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad to be kept in a minimum security facility except to say that it doesn’t want Ahmad and the man he successfully testified against, former New York State Senator, John Sampson kept in the same facility.
TAUNTON, England, CMC – West Indies Women are hoping to mark captain Stafanie Taylor’s 100th One-Day International with a win, when they take on India Women in a critical fixture in the ICC Women’s World Cup here yesterday.
TAUNTON, England, CMC – All-rounder Deandra Dottin is set to join West Indies Women captain, Stafanie Taylor, in playing her 100th One-Day International, when the Caribbean side take on India Women in their second match of the Women’s World Cup today.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has been unable to say why the nine soldiers who were injured in an explosion at an ammunition depot almost 17 years ago have not received their compensation as yet or what is their status.
Acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC will on July 17 deliver her decision in a court action which seeks clarity on the President’s criteria for the selection of a Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson, including whether a judge must be among the nominees for the post.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has reportedly received guidance from the International Federation Association Football (FIFA), to suspend members of Alpha United and Slingerz FC for their role in filing an injunction against the local governing body.
NEW YORK, CMC – Sentencing for disgraced former CONCACAF strongman, Jeffrey Webb, has been pushed back yet again, this time until January next year.
Breaches of dams along the Pomeroon River in Region Two, coupled with continuous heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in the area with farmers being the most affected.
Fierce rivalry is expected to be the order of the day when the Athletics Association of Guyana hosts its National Senior Championship on Sunday and Monday at the Leonora Track and Field Centre, West Coast Demerara.
“Call my mother and ask her to tell my children that I love them,” were the words spoken by a 25-year-old man yesterday, after he was sentenced to three years in jail for cannabis possession.
An administrative decision was made to rent living quarters for Junior Minister of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes at a price tag of $500,000 per month as there is no constitutional provision for rentals for a minister, Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs says.
KAZAN, Russia, (Reuters) – Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo saved three successive penalties to give them a 3-0 shootout win over Portugal after their Confederations Cup semi-final had ended goalless yesterday.
Dear Editor, As head of Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), James Singh made a major contribution to the fight against drug traffickers and drug crimes.
A team from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) yesterday paid a courtesy call on Minister of State, Joseph Harmon for an exploratory meeting, which was also attended by Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman and Presidential Advisor on Petroleum, Dr.
A number of seasoned racers are set to rev their engines and shift gears in a bid to outmaneuver their rivals in the second edition of the National Race of Champions, set for Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri.
Wismar residents affected by the recent floods are expected to get some relief tomorrow, according to Region Ten Chairman Renis Morian.
Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing the article ‘Initiative launched to plant 10,000 trees in Bartica’ (SN, June 6).
CARACAS, (Reuters) – The Venezuelan government hunted on Wednesday for rogue policemen who attacked key installations by helicopter, but critics of President Nicolas Maduro suspected the raid may have been staged to justify repression.
A young man was yesterday sentenced to a total of five years in jail, after he pleaded guilty to firearm and narcotics possession charges.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday unveiled enhanced security measures for flights to the country designed to prevent expanding an in-cabin ban on laptops, but an airline trade group said the changes might cause more disruptions.
Dear Editor, I wish to refer to an article titled, ‘Cap on Ministers’ housing allowance was increased to $500,000 in 2015’ in your issue of June 27.
(Reuters) – Three-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic beat Canadian Vasek Pospisil 6-4 6-3 in his first grasscourt match of the season yesterday to reach the third round at the Aegon International in Eastbourne.
A miner was yesterday granted bail by the Chief Magistrate, after being accused of stealing 19 pennyweight of raw gold.
National 93kg deadlift record-holder, Erwyn ‘Superman’ Smith recently received a timely shot in the arm from two corporate sponsors ahead of the July 3-8 annual NAPF/FESUPO North American, Caribbean and Pan-American Powerlifting Championships.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Post Office Corporation wishes to respond to Mr Mohamed Khan’s letter published in the June 23, 2017, edition of the Stabroek News, captioned, ‘Express package has not arrived.’
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration will require visa applicants from six predominantly Muslim countries and all refugees to have a close family or business tie to the United States, the Associated Press reported late yesterday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Attacking right-hander Sunil Ambris says he is not taking his call-up to the West Indies side for granted and will be looking to prove his worth in the five-match series against India.
(Trinidad Express) Former police prosecutor Harry Ramlochan, who raped a 17-year-old child at the San Fernando police station when she went there to make a report, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison with hard labour.
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to a letter by the Region 5 REO, Mr Ovid Morrison, published on June 16, 2017 in the Stabroek News, captioned ‘Once budget is approved REO does not have to go to council to ratify every project execution.’
The Guyana Sugar Corporation says that over the past six months the World Market price for sugar has fallen significantly with a range of US$ 250 – 275 per tonne which is around US12.5 cents per pound (c/lb).
(Reuters) – South Africa’s stand-in captain Dean Elgar says their three-day warm-up fixture against England Lions that starts today is a chance to build vital momentum and confidence ahead of the four-match test series next month.
Parmanand Sookdeo, the former policeman who was charged with breaking into a house earlier this year, had the charge dismissed after the prosecution failed to prove its case.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The top U.S. Senate Republican struggled yesterday to salvage major healthcare legislation sought by President Donald Trump, meeting privately with a parade of skeptical senators as critics within the party urged substantial changes.
(Trinidad Express) A Malabar mother arrived home yesterday afternoon in anguish after learning that her son and his sitter had been murdered.
AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – A joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil said yesterday it would appeal against a Dutch government plan to lower a production cap at the Groningen natural gas field by a further 10 percent.
(The Sports Xchange) – The Los Angeles Clippers reached an agreement on a blockbuster trade to send All-Star point guard Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports yesterday.
I awoke early one morning, with a vague sense of increasing unease, to the sharp, insistent barks of our first, feisty Antiguan Chihuahua mix, faintly audible in the deep gloom below the rumbling rains ramming the galvanised gabled roof.
An 18-month sentence was yesterday handed down to a man, who admitted to stealing over $200,000 in items.
Dear Editor, The flooding in Guyana is not only caused by heavy rainfall but by human negligence both of the NDCs and those responsible for drainage and irrigation.
Dear Editor, I was preparing to comment on the previous day’s housing allowance headline when I read on Wednesday that the “$500,000 maximum house allowance applies only for ministers from out of town” (SN June 28).
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian authorities have suspended the issuance of passports indefinitely due to a lack of funding, as the federal government grapples with a budget crunch and political infighting over control of the coffers.
Three persons are in police custody in connection with the murder of eight-year-old Isaiah Smartt, whose lifeless body was pulled out of a trench in Sophia last week, Commander of ‘A’ Division Marlon Chapman said.
(Trinidad Express) Another Chinese national has been shot and killed. Yang Zeng, the owner of N&N Mini Mart, was shot by men who entered her business place demanding money on Tuesday night.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – The reclusive former head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has called the FIFA ethics report “inconclusive” and asserted that he is safe in Brazil despite a U.S.
Dear Editor, The Executive Director of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recently called for a “rethinking [of] the economic model and [the] implementing [of] a new paradigm for the region that contributes to putting an end economic, social and environmental inequalities and moving towards sustainable development.”
The United States Embassy is happy to answer some common questions about non-immigrant “holiday” visas.
TAUNTON, England, CMC – West Indies Women captain Stafanie Taylor will move up the order to number three in an effort to strengthen her side’s ailing batting in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup.
There are several disturbing things that the current rainy season has forced into the spotlight.
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Protests were held in cities across India yesterday against a wave of attacks on Muslims by mobs that accuse them of killing cows or eating beef.
(Trinidad Express) Two criminal suspects were shot and killed by police in Caroni yesterday.
A 70-member delegation has been chosen to represent Guyana at Carifesta XIII from August 17-27, 2017 in Barbados.
