Daily Archive: Monday, January 8, 2018

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Some 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants allowed to live and work in the United States since 2001 will lose their right to remain in the country in 2019, officials said on Monday, marking the Trump administration’s latest move to tighten immigration enforcement.

The Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ryan Roberts, 37 years, of Hurradiah Village, Moruca, NWD, whose partially decomposed body was discovered in the community by villagers about 1000h.

The Manager of Korner Kick Bar and Restaurant was this morning found dead in his Garnett Street house with a suspected gunshot wound to his head.

Criminal charges are likely against nine persons including Colombians and Venezuelans following an 11- kilogrames cocaine bust in the Moruca River, north west during the first four days of this year.

It was President David Granger who selected current Chief Justice of Belize, Justice Kenneth Benjamin to be the nominee for Chancellor of the Judiciary, following a report from the committee that he set up to help narrow down the applicants.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) yesterday elected its first female president and a new executive body at its biennial elections held at the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue.

Caribbean Airlines had to yesterday cancel flights inbound and out of New York’s John F.

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers have arrested a suspect who was wanted for questioning in the April 2016 discovery of cocaine in plywood which was being prepared for shipment to the US.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Pride, led by half-centuries from Shamarh Brooks and Shayne Moseley, chose discretion as the better part of valour and settled for a draw with Windward Islands Volcanoes in the Regional 4-Day Championship yesterday here.

Over one month since leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Raphael Trotman said that he would soon write to meet with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to discuss revising the terms of  the Cummingsburg Accord before its February 14th anniversary, the correspondence is still to be sent.

Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded here, in Jamaica and in New York as Fly Jamaica continues to be affected by a series of problems.

At its first statutory meeting for  2018 on Thursday, Chairman of  Region Six, David Armogan called for a thorough investigation into the purchase of a bulldozer after the machine arrived at the Council’s compound in a somewhat used state.

(ICC) The ICC U19 Cricket World 2018 Cup officially got underway in style at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch yesterday with an impressive ceremony showcasing New Zealand’s culture.

With the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) declaring their intention to advertise locally and internationally for the Golden Jaguars senior coaching post, interim tactician Wayne Dover, has signaled his intent in remaining at the helm of the programme.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia romped to an innings and 123-runs victory over England after dismissing the tourists for 180 on the final day of the fifth test last night to complete a 4-0 Ashes triumph that fell short of a whitewash but was little less emphatic.

Farmers in Black Bush Polder, Corentyne were told last Thursday that the first rice crop for the year 2018 is expected to be a ‘big’ one.

(Reuters) – For good reason a two-week grand slam can be described as a ‘last man standing’ marathon of mental and physical endurance, which makes Roger Federer’s haul of 19 all the more incredible.

The Local Government Commission (LGC) will this year establish regulations for the conduct of its affairs and Standard Operating Procedures for the conduct of the business of the Commission.

Dear Editor, This contribution is submitted because of my examination of the Enmore district, which includes Foulis, and which I feel is a microcosm of the wider Guyana.

HOBART, Tasmania, CMC – Deandra Dottin won the battle of the West Indies players as Brisbane Heat overcame Hayley Matthews’s Hobart Hurricanes by eight wickets, in the Women’s Big Bash League here Sunday.

A private sector initiative on Wednesday distributed 200 hampers of food and household items to the residents of Canal # 1 affected by the floodwaters on December 22, 2017.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the now dormant University of Guyana Guild of Graduates, Ontario, please allow me to express deepest sympathy to the wife, children and relatives of Dr Martin Boodhoo, one of the most outstanding graduates of the University of Guyana (UG), who passed away on Christmas Day (December 25, 2017) in Manchester, England.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the article captioned, ‘City to charge residents garbage collection fee’ (SN, January 6). 

Several residents of Subryanville have voiced objections to the development of a commercial Indoor Gun Range at Lot 2 & 4 Subryanville, Georgetown, Guyana.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Ben Stokes was named in England’s Twenty20 squad for a tri-series against Australia and New Zealand on Monday, his participation dependent on whether he is charged for his involvement in an altercation outside a nightclub in September.

Investigators working on the murder of French Guiana-based clothing vendor Purcell Moore are still on the hunt for two other suspects.

Dear Editor, The community of Linden, Region Ten, the PNCR family and the immediate family, have lost a phenomenal woman in Ms Sandra Adams.

(Field Level Media) The Miami Heat rallied late in the fourth quarter to post their fourth consecutive win, beating the Utah Jazz 103-102 on Sunday afternoon in Miami on guard Josh Richardson’s short jumper with five seconds remaining.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former strategist Steve Bannon yesterday backed away from derogatory comments ascribed to him about Trump’s son in a new book that sparked White House outrage and could threaten Bannon’s influence as a would-be conservative power broker.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Twice champion Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from this month’s Australian Open as she continues a legal battle over the custody of her son.

Dear Editor, It does not bode well for Region Six when at the very first statutory meeting at the beginning of the new year the RDC council was taken by surprise by a deal which was exposed by RDC Councillor Mr Zamal Hussain.

On December 29 last, the police say that a hire car was impounded at a Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)  bond at Springlands, Corentyne after it was found with a quantity of fireworks and other items on Line Path, Skeldon by Enforcement Officers of the said agency.

KUALA LUMPUR,  (Reuters) – Malaysia’s opposition alliance named former premier Mahathir Mohamad yesterday as its prime ministerial candidate for a general election this year, although the authoritarian who ran the country for two decades and is now 92 years old faces an uphill task.

Texas State University respiratory care students who are in Guyana on a Study Abroad Programme are spending time at several institutions, according to a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Dear Editor, I read the New Year message of President Granger in the press.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The aftermath of a gunfight on the outskirts of the Mexican seaside resort of Acapulco that pit residents of a small town against members of a local, self-appointed community police force has left 11 dead, state officials said yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – FA Cup holders Arsenal suffered their first third-round defeat for 22 years as they crashed to a 4-2 defeat by second-tier Nottingham Forest in a sizzling City Ground clash yesterday.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools, a senior education official said, after Islamic leaders warned that early learning of the language opened the way to a Western “cultural invasion”.

Dear Editor, Our young adults of Lethem and other parts of the Rupununi district, are now becoming vulnerable to trans-border criminal activities, and have links to organized gang members in Brazil.

Drivers are calling on the relevant authorities to address the large potholes along the East Bank Demerara Highway, specifically the stretch of road between Craig and Friendship.

Spanish Company, Repsol Exploracion Guyana S.A. and Canadian Company CGX Energy inc.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Rain washed out day three of the first test between South Africa and India yesterday, preventing any chance of play in the finely balanced opener to the three-game series between the top two ranked sides in world cricket.

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is preparing citizens for another difficult year, and has outlined Government’s strategies to tackle the crime epidemic and stabilise the economy.

By Andaiye, Moses Bhagwan and Eusi Kwayana Sometimes in political life, movements that promise relief to the majority of the population fail to perform and are left to flounder and crash.

Dear Editor,  Your piece, `Serious crimes down by 11% in 2017’ (SN 6 Jan 2018), raises many questions. 

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – England’s Alastair Cook became the sixth batsman to score 12,000 test runs with a single off his pads after lunch on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes test against Australia yesterday.

In addition to upgrading infrastructure and creating greater connectivity across Guyana, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure is also committed to electrical safety, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – The deputy head of Norway’s main opposition Labour Party said yesterday he was resigning following accusations of sexual harassment.

Towards the ending of December and in keeping with the constitutional requirement, President David Granger wrote to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo proposing Chief Justice of Belize, Kenneth Benjamin as the next Chancellor of the Judiciary. 

(Trinidad Express) Presidential nominee Paula Mae Weekes is likely to have her historic elevation into office with full support from both the Government and Opposition benches.

In last week’s article, we mentioned some of the key findings contained in the IMF report entitled “Guyana: A reform Agenda for Petroleum Taxation and Revenue Management”, dated November 2017.