Articles published on Wednesday, November 1, 2017
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump seized on the New York City truck attack to press his call for tighter immigration measures to prevent terrorism on Wednesday, but Democrats accused him of politicizing the incident by trying to assign some blame to one of their senior lawmakers.
(Trinidad Guardian) This country’s Miss Universe T&T pageant first runner-up Martrecia Alleyne is now being considered to replace stripped delegate Yvonne Clarke.
The Canadian chapter of the Alliance For Change (AFC) has pulled all support from the party, while saying that its backing of the unilateral appointment of retired judge James Patterson as the new Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) chairman was the ‘last straw’ after years of being sidelined.
Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George SC yesterday rejected an application by gold dealer Saddiqi Rasul to block Magistrate Crystal Lambert from proceeding with her trial for allegedly defrauding the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) of $900 million.
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) last night stated that a post-mortem examination on six-year-old Sophia resident, Princess Marcelle Kissoon does not point to any link between the child’s death and the ingestion of the anti-filaria tablet, Albendazole.
Upon his return to Guyana, Marcus Bisram will face a murder charge for his alleged role in the death of Number 70 Village carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt, after a judge yesterday dismissed an application by his attorneys to have the indictment withdrawn.
Guyana has dropped two places in the World Bank’s latest rankings for the ease of doing business, moving down to 126 from a rank of 124 last year.
A truck driver was yesterday charged with causing the death of two brothers, who died after a collision at Friendship, East Bank Demarara, just over a year ago.
The Demerara Harbour Bridge will be reopened to marine traffic tomorrow, General Manager Rawlston Adams said yesterday.
Sawak Maraj, the Trinidadian national who allegedly staged his own kidnapping after arriving in Guyana last Friday, has been charged with giving false information to the police and assisting in obtaining a ransom.
A security guard was yesterday read a manslaughter charge after the fatal shooting of a Brazilian national last week.
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Opener Kieran Powell agonisingly missed out on a century but wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich chose the ideal time to break out of a protracted slump as he and captain Jason Holder carved out polished, unbeaten half-centuries to put West Indies in control of the second and final Test here yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Captain Denesh Ramdin expects Trinidad and Tobago Red Force’s strong showing in their opening match against Barbados Pride to inject confidence into the young squad but said improvement was required if they were to start winning matches.
The popular Trophy Stall and Ansa Mc Al are the latest entities to throw their support behind the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association’s (GFSCA) Guyana Softball Cup 7 which bowls off this weekend.
Hours after Trinidadian national Sawak Maraj was faced with charges for allegedly staging his own kidnapping, the police yesterday issued wanted bulletins for two fellow nationals who allegedly conspired with him to carry out the crime.
Almost two years after attorney Keisha Chase allegedly fatally struck down a pedestrian, her trial is yet to begin and a city court heard yesterday that the case file can’t be found.
Three members from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Developmental Department departed local shores yesterday for Barbados to participate in the inaugural Confederation of North Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), “Train the Trainer Programme”.
Dear Editor, I write to let you know about a new animal organisation called “Animal Welfare Activists of Guyana”, which was started up by myself, with the help of Syeada Manbodh (well known Animal Rights Activist) on 15th July 2017 with the intention of improving animal welfare standards in Guyana.
A Corentyne, Berbice pensioner was yesterday granted bail after he denied causing the death of another man.
The Windsor Forest Man who went missing on Saturday after an argument with his common law wife, was found yesterday afternoon at her residence at St.
Guyana’s junior lawn tennis team created history by winning the Guyana of the Guianas (formerly the Inter-Guiana Games) tournament, turning the tables on arch rivals Suriname and French Guiana in the annual competition.
Teams Nicole Schultz, Ena Persaud and Yvette Bunbury won their matches when the ‘We Believe Cup’ Women’s Futsal competition continued Monday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Dear Editor, As I reflect today on the 9th anniversary of the passing of David de Caires, I wonder what action he would have advocated on the way forward if he were still with us today!
Two burglars during the wee hours of Tuesday morning broke into a Cumberland Village, East Canje, Berbice grocery and carted off close to $500,000 worth of items.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Off-spinner Sunil Narine was the only West Indies player found in the top 20 of the latest ICC One-Day International rankings released on Monday.
Dear Editor, There were full page colour ads promoting alcohol consumption from ANSA McAl and GTT in the Sunday papers of 29 October, 2017.
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Opener Kieran Powell said yesterday West Indies would continue to pile the pressure on Zimbabwe heading into the penultimate day of the final Test, as they pressed for a win and a clean sweep of the two-Test series.
Dear Editor, This letter is being written to inform the public of the unfolding events since my presentation to the Lands Commission of Inquiry (CoI) pertaining to lands at Kingelly, a village bought by my great-great-great-great grandfather Cudjoe McPherson, a man who came from slavery.
The low turnout at the recently-concluded agro-processors exhibition, market and food festival has not deterred the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GM&SA) from hosting similar events in the future.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A man driving a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists on a bike path alongside the Hudson River in New York City yesterday, killing eight people and injuring about a dozen others in what authorities said was an act of terrorism.
Dear Editor, A few weeks ago, I attended a presentation at Moray House by our prolific Chris Ram.
Billion-dollar bids were opened yesterday for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation for the supply of pharmaceuticals in 2018.
While the police continue to search for a travel agent who allegedly defrauded over 30 customers of some $9 million, the Muneshwer’s Limited Travel Service says it is putting measures in place to prevent a reoccurrence.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies A will be anxious to prove their worth following a trouncing in the recent “Tests”, when they take on their Sri Lankan counterparts in the first one-dayer of the three-match series starting here today.
Dear Editor, On Monday October 2, 2017 while walking with a friend on the seawall in the vicinity of the GTT cable and wireless network, we observed a fire on the northern side of the wall with the smoke crossing over the wall and the flame of the fire evident in the distance.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States is quietly pursuing direct diplomacy with North Korea, a senior State Department official said yesterday, despite U.S.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A large group of U.S. states accused key players in the generic drug industry of a broad price-fixing conspiracy, moving yesterday to widen an earlier lawsuit to add many more drugmakers and medicines in an action that sent some company shares tumbling.
Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited on Friday welcomed the tenth batch of apprentices to its Youth Link Apprenticeship Programme 2017/2018.
The Guyana Football Federation last Sunday successfully completed a two day training workshop for Technical Instructors and Referee Development Officers at the Ministry of Education’s Music School, Brickdam.
Home side Golden Stars muzzled Plaisance Panthers 4-0 when the East Coast of Demerara leg in the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) U17 Football League continued on Saturday.
Dear Editor, The position taken by the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on the unilateral appointment by President Granger of a GECOM Chair is at best disappointing, and at worst a betrayal of the legacy of its founder leader, the late Dr.
The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL Inc.) donated $400,000 to the Cancer Institute of Guyana yesterday at a ceremony held at the Institute’s Lamaha Street, Georgetown facility.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. senators on Tuesday pressed Facebook Inc’s chief lawyer on why the company did not catch 2016 election ads bought using Russian rubles, why its investigation of them took so long and how much it knows about its 5 million advertisers.
A Venezuelan national was yesterday fined $15,000 for entering the country illegally.
An international assessment has determined that Hurricane Maria inflicted around US1.3B worth of damage on Dominica in September.
The Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, will come alive tonight with the conclusion of the Turbo Energy Drink Knockout Football Championships round of 16 matches.
The present political impasse has yet again presented opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo and the PPP/C with an opportunity to reposition the party as a positive national rather than communal institution.
The Government of India has contributed US$1M in support of various reconstruction projects in Antigua and Barbuda following Hurricane Irma.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to President Donald Trump who criticized NFL players who engaged in pre-game protests — across the league knelt, locked arms, raised their fists and even refused to come out of the locker room during the national anthem.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Netflix Inc indefinitely halted production of political drama “House of Cards” yesterday following an allegation of sexual misconduct against series star Kevin Spacey.
American photographer Seph Lawless in his book Autopsy of America: The Death of a Nation has documented the failed state of the shopping mall in the United States of America with a series of eerie photographs of empty decaying buildings, shattered display windows, naked mannequins and broken parking lots.
