Articles published on Wednesday, August 23, 2017
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today sacked the justice minister over his criticism of a $1.1 billion deal, signed last month, to lease a port to a Chinese company, the cabinet spokesman said.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Two Harvard University researchers said in a study published today they had collected scientific data proving Exxon Mobil Corp made “explicit factual misrepresentations” in newspaper ads it purchased to convey its views on the oil industry and climate science.
In the wake of rising bad loans and a massive alleged fraud against it this year, the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has posted an unaudited net after tax profit of $603m for the first six months of this year compared to $961m in the same period for 2016.
Vamanadev Hiralall, of the privately-run Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN), is the country’s top performer at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) after achieving an accumulated 13 grade one and 3 grade two passes.
Twenty-six students in the top one percent of the 12,684 who sat this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certification (CSEC) examinations earned 12 or more Grade I passes, with half of them, including the top performer, coming from Queen’s College (QC).
On the second day of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into African ancestral lands and other matters, four witnesses made cases for the return of lands they feel they are rightly entitled to, which were either taken by the state or occupied by private owners.
Shelton George, the man charged with both murdering a waitress at a Chinese restaurant and the attempted murder of a magistrate, was found dead in his cell at the Lusignan Prison yesterday morning.
The Chairman of the Triumph Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) yesterday instructed workers employed on a private site, reportedly intended to build a first-floor pool, to cease operations, just two days after residents called on authorities to halt its construction.
A 55-year-old man was crushed to death yesterday afternoon by the bulldozer he was operating at Mahdia, Region 8.
Armed bandits yesterday robbed an employee of Buddy’s of $2M, moments after he had returned from a city bank and the police later recovered the suspected getaway car in Middle Road, La Penitence.
A resurgent Guyana Amazon Warriors side completed a comprehensive seven wickets victory over the out-of-sorts St Lucia Stars to cruise to their second consecutive home win in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, last evening.
An East Bank Demerara businessman was on Monday afternoon shot and robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash and valuables after he was attacked by two gunmen while at the traffic light on Irving Street, Georgetown.
BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona are suing Neymar for 8.5 million euros ($10.00 million) for breach of contract as they want him to return the bonus he was paid when he signed a new five-year deal just nine months before joining Paris St Germain, the Spanish club said yesterday.
(Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo will have to serve his five-match ban for pushing a referee after the Spanish sports court (TAD) rejected Real Madrid’s appeal against the length of the suspension, Spanish media reported yesterday citing court officials.
Design contracts for sanitary landfills were yesterday signed by the Ministry of Communities for Bartica, Linden and Mahdia.
The police are looking for a North West District woman who is believed to have fatally stabbed her common-law husband in the Upper Pomeroon.
A 90th+3 minute strike secured Western Tigers a 1-1 draw with Georgetown Football Club (GFC), when the Corona Beer Invitational Football Championship continued on Monday at the GFC ground, Bourda.
Dear Editor, Twelve years ago when I was in Sydney, Australia, I was told by Sam Loxton, a member of Don Bradman’s Invincibles of 1948, that only Test cricket is ‘real cricket’, and that the limited versions of the game are really ‘limited’; mere slogging – light entertainment.
Despite concluding the CONCACAF u15 Boys Championship with only one victory from four matches, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde said, he is delighted with the team’s overall performance.
A Kitty woman is now a remanded prisoner after she was charged with possession of cannabis, which police say she tried to hide in a pillow during a raid.
Dear Editor, It is essential that the current administration keep in mind that they work for the Guyanese people and not ExxonMobil.
The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) was mum yesterday on the recent awarding of a US$154,154 contract to Trinidadian company, Western Scienti-fic, which was accused earlier this year of delivering expired or nearly expired drugs to the Ministry of Public Health.
A number of Guyanese organisations are calling on Governments and civil societies of Caricom to recognize the scale of the humanitarian crisis currently experienced by the people of Venezuela.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Ex-West Indies seamer Winston Benjamin has been appointed head coach of Leeward Islands Hurricanes for the upcoming Professional Cricket League campaign.
Dear Editor, The residents of the Santa Rosa Amerindian village, Moruca sub-region, Region 1 (Barima- Waini) are complaining that they do not have the services of a veterinarian even though one is stationed at the Mabaruma sub-region.
Though the life of the Police Service Commission (PSC) will come to an end in a few weeks, Chairman Omesh Satyanand has said that it will continue to comply with the president’s directive to halt the consideration of promotions.
Dear Editor, At the risk of understatement, it was another good academic year for The Marian Academy.
(Reuters) – Manchester United’s Paul Pogba is the world’s best midfield player and has the potential to win the Ballon d’Or in the next five years, the Frenchman’s club and national team mate Anthony Martial has said.
(Barbados Nation) Live performances by Barbadian soca stars Peter Ram and Lil Rick will add to the sizzling party atmosphere when Barbados Tridents clash with Guyana Amazon Warriors, in the opening home match of the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League next Tuesday, August 29 at Kensington Oval.
New Amsterdam (NA) Warriors secured their finals berth in the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) League Championship, downing Ithaca Hardliners 59-57 on Sunday at the Ithaca Basketball Court.
MADRID, (Reuters) – An Islamist militant cell that last week used a van to kill 13 people in Barcelona had planned one or several major bomb attacks, possibly against churches or monuments, one suspect told a court yesterday, according to sources close to the investigation.
The Region Seven administration has committed to working with residents of Jawalla, in the Upper Mazaruni to restore a sense of normalcy following last Friday’s storm which damaged dozens of houses.
Dear Editor, Noise abuse is no picnic or joke; it is injurious to people’s health; it’s annoying and it inflicts so much misery on its victims.
(Reuters) – After playing most of their home games in the United Arab Emirates due to security concerns over the last eight years, Pakistan hope hosting a series against a World XI next month will help cement the return of international cricket to the country.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Conor McGregor should rely on the skills that have made him a two-weight UFC champ and not try to out-box unbeaten Ameri-can Floyd Mayweather when the two clash in Las Vegas on Saturday, former sparring partner Steve Collins Junior told Reuters.
A training manager attached to Beharry Restaurant Holdings was last night robbed by gunmen on her way home.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court yesterday ruled a Muslim instant divorce law unconstitutional, a landmark victory for Muslim women who have spent decades arguing that it violated their right to equality.
Dear Editor, The National Toshaos Council (NTC) consisting of 208 elected Amerindian village leaders who represent over 80,000 persons is currently meeting at the Cyril Potter College of Education under the theme ‘Good Governance – A Brighter Future for Guyana’s First Peoples.’
President David Granger on Monday evening commissioned three new 35-seater buses, which will serve schoolchildren in the north and south areas of Georgetown under the ‘Boats, Buses, Bicycles plus Breakfast and Books’ or Five ‘Bs’ programme.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States suggested yesterday it could cut U.S.
(Reuters) – Rafael Nadal’s return to the top of the world rankings is a testament to the Spaniard’s longevity in the game and is as impressive as any of his career achievements, men’s tennis chief Chris Kermode has said.
Dear Editor, I refer to an article in Sunday Stabroek of August 20 captioned ‘Restoration Task Force planning relocation of homeless from streets –Singh’ and the challenges the National Task Force Commission faces.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Halt the “ill-conceived” agreement that guarantees Chinese investors US$1 million in the Government Oval project, local construction players are demanding of the Government in an intensification of their lobby against the deal.
(Emily Parker is a former staff writer for The Wall Street Journal and policy advisor in the U.S.
The Enmore Police Station Management Committee on Friday last donated a table and eight chairs for the use by ranks stationed at Enmore, a release from the committee said.
Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice is requesting that all media refrain from using the term ‘committed suicide’ to refer to the act whereby someone dies by suicide.
A 94-year-old pensioner was yesterday charged with forgery. It is alleged that Fritz Rupert Lewis conspired with persons and forged a transport, No.
CARACAS/BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Relations between Caracas and Washington are at their lowest point ever, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday in a speech at the presidential palace for international media that was televised to the nation.
DHAKA (Reuters) – Ashton Agar looks set to play his first cricket test in four years against Bangla-desh on Sunday after coach Darren Lehmann suggested Australia would go with two spinners for the series opener in Mirpur.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutors yesterday charged Aldemir Bendine, the former chief executive of state-controlled oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA, with corruption, alleging he used his position to take bribes from construction firm Odebrecht.
The dust has settled on the Edgbaston pitch on which the historic first day/night Test in England was played.
The Guyana National School of Dance took to the CARIFESTA stage on Monday night at the Frank Collymore Hall, Spry Street Bridgetown, Barbados, with a variety of dances representing Guyana’s rich cultural diversity from the African, Indian, folk, masquerade and classical dances among others.
PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Panama’s government said yesterday that from October Venezuelans wishing to enter the country would need a visa, accusing the administration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of undermining democracy at home and security abroad.
On reading the Stabroek News article ‘Democracy is Bureaucracy’ (SN: 18/08/2017), I was again reminded of the need for conceptual clarity as we seek to broaden the scope of political participation for being imprecise could lead to deliberate avoidance or our missing important aspects of the discourse.
Dear Editor, Guyanese-born Richard David is a candidate for the New York City Council (District #28 in Richmond Hill, Queens).
MILAN, (Reuters) – Kimi Raikkonen will be racing for Ferrari again next season after the Italian Formula One team announced yesterday a contract extension with the Finn for 2018.
A teen is now a remanded prisoner after he was accused of the gun-point stick up of a man.
