Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 20, 2018

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump backed down and abandoned yesterday his policy of separating immigrant children from their families on the U.S.-Mexico

Police are investigating the murder of phone card vendor Ron Mansfield, which occurred last night in front of his home.

The driver of a state vehicle which crashed into a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) pole on the Zorg Public Road, Essequibo Coast about 12.15 this morning is dead.

ExxonMobil Corporation said today it made its eighth oil discovery offshore Guyana at the Longtail-1 well, creating the potential for additional resource development in the southeast area of the Stabroek Block.

(Trinidad Guardian) After giving the Government a failing grade during his performance appraisal at the annual Labour Day rally in Fyzabad, Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) leader Ancel Roget called on citizens to use the PNM’s third anniversary in office, September 7, to rest and reflect.

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) via  Order No 2 / 2018, dated 7th June, 2018, has approved an application by the Guyana Water Inc.

Two Indian companies yesterday tendered  bids to the Transport and Harbours Department for the construction and delivery of a ferry to Guyana.

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs received a letter from a resident of Kamarang Village expressing concern about the election of a convicted child molester to the position of toshao of the village.

The 21-year-old boyfriend of Sasia Adams, the young woman who succumbed last week after allegedly jumping from a moving car that was being driven by him, was today charged with manslaughter.

A policeman in Berbice is now a patient at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was stabbed eight times on Monday while attempting to search a man accused of being in possession of marijuana.

Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman, Justice (ret’d) James Patterson while declaring the recent visit by a United Nations (UN) team a success, has expressed confidence that his request for an internationally recruited Information Technology specialist will be granted.

Georgetown will have three mobile pumps by December.

A miner at Imbaimadai, Region 7 died yesterday after a mining pit caved in shortly after 10 am.

A Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo family was early yesterday morning beaten and robbed after three bandits invaded their home and carted off a small quantity of cash and a silver ring.

A frequently expressed sentiment in relation to rearing children is that  “it takes a village”.

Accused child molester Otis Pearson, also known as ‘Otisha,’ was yesterday granted a reduction of bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guardsman who allegedly struck and killed a man on Sunday evening, is now being kept in the custody of the army as the police await legal advice on charging him.

A mixed jury at the High Court in Berbice on Monday found a Rose Hall Town man guilty of murdering a New Amsterdam Market vendor during the course of a robbery at his Hampshire, Corentyne home in early 2010.

(Reuters) – England stormed to a one-day international world record of 481 for six as they thrashed Australia by 242 runs at Trent Bridge to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series yesterday.

A 55-year-old man fell to his death on Monday night at his La Bonnne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara residence.

Guyana women ended their run in the Cricket West Indies Female Regional T20 Blaze tournament with a commanding eight-wicket win over Leeward Islands on Monday at Sabina Park.

Canadian aerospace and defence company PAL Aerospace will not be conducting operations in Guyana without government approval, according to Captain Gerry Gouveia, whose company Roraima Airways has partnered with the firm to provide surveillance services to the oil and gas sector in Guyana.

The first draft of the long awaited National Sports Policy (NSP) was released on Monday by the Government of Guyana.

Two vagrants were hospitalised after an early morning accident in the vicinity of Regent and Cummings streets.

Gros Islet, St Lucia, CMC – Sri Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal was suspended for one Test match and fined 100 per cent of his match fee after he was found guilty of altering the condition of the ball during the just concluded second Test match against the West Indies.

The Roraima Duke Lodge Hotel, Atta Rainforest Lodge and Old Fort Tours were among several tourism-based enterprises who were award recipients from the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) on Saturday evening during the THAG’s 26th Annual President’s Awards and Masquerade Ball.

Australian mining company Alicanto Minerals Ltd will be moving forward alone with its gold mining at Arakaka in Region 1 after Canadian mining company Barrick Gold Corporation withdrew from the joint venture.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – The West Indies are just one match away from a historic win over Sri Lanka, and captain Jason Holder says the regional side will be gunning for victory in the final Test.

A Demerara Harbour Bridge Company (DHBC) worker was on Monday morning pitched into the river by a small explosion, which occurred while he was welding on a pontoon.

Centuries from Jason Mohammed and Jermaine Blackwood saw West Indies A posting an unassailable total against Worcestershire (Worcs) to mark their first win on tour in England yesterday.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo says he has deliberately stayed away from all oil-related activities due to his discomfort with some of the postures being taken by the government.

First Lady Sandra Granger announced on Monday that there will be a national dialogue centred on Domestic Violence on 3rd August at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, which will see participation from across the ten regions.

Dominoes action is set to entertain the local audience here when the World Council of Dominoes Federation (WCDF) hosts its eighth biennial championships from October 4-18. 

Following toshao elections in 116 villages, 82 new leaders have been voted into office, while the remaining 34 were leaders who were re-elected.

Central Service stormed their way into the final of the Banks DIH Limited ‘President’s Cup’ Inter-Department Domino Championship after defeating Pre-Sellers and Power Generation Monday in the semi-finals.

More than ten thousand acres of arable land will soon become accessible following the awarding of the contract for construction of a four-door sluice at D’Edward, West Coast of Berbice, the Department of Public Information (DPI) says.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Illness has forced Shimron Hetmyer out of the current series between West Indies and Sri Lanka, with Keemo Paul being named as his replacement.

A La Penitence man was yesterday granted his release on $3,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to a robbery charge.

LONDON, June 19, CMC – Shannon Gabriel’s historic wicket-taking performance has propelled him to number 12 in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings.

Dear Editor, At the very first RDC Statutory meeting in January this year, the entire RDC Boardroom listened in shock to a narrative that an old decrepit bulldozer parked precariously outside of the RDC Compound actually belonged to the Region and was newly purchased for a whopping $15 million.

Closing arguments were made yesterday at the High Court and the trial of Delon Henry called `Nasty Man’ is expected to conclude tomorrow.

National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships (Nationals) cycling champion, 15-year-old Beyoncé Ross will be laid to rest today after health complications caused her untimely demise.

Dear Editor, I applaud the recent Stabroek News editorial titled ‘Decriminalisation of homosexuality’ published on June 17th, 2018.

Omesh XI Sunday reached the playoffs of the Unity Cup T1o tournament with a five wicket win over Crossbreeds at Zeeburg in the final of the West Demerara leg.

A miner was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with unlawful possession of a pistol and eight live matching rounds.

A miner was yesterday fined $75,000 and ordered to perform four months of community services after he admitted to possession of 21.5 grammes of cannabis, which police said he had for trafficking.

Guyana suffered their second consecutive defeat at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Women’s Championship, going down to host nation Suriname 73-52 on Monday at the Anthony Nesty Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, I refer to Chairman of GECOM, Justice (Ret’d) James Patterson’s letter in Stabroek News, June 19, 2018.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC– Karla Cohen provided some last over heroics to lift Jamaica to an exhilarating four-run win over arch-rivals Barbados to claim the CWI T20 Blaze tournament on Monday.   

First and second-year resident nurses at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) have received stethoscopes for their work in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Unit, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

Dear Editor, It is heart-wrenching to hear and see how children are separated from their parents on the southern border of America.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told Republican lawmakers yesterday he would back either of the immigration bills making their way through the House of Representatives, as the outcry grew over his administration’s separation of immigrant parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico

Several Sophia fathers were honoured by the Ministry of Public Health on Monday at a Health Outreach hosted at the ‘C’ Field Sophia Health Centre.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s all-powerful Constituent Assembly elected as its head on Tuesday Socialist Party No.

Dear Editor, Not only the drainage infrastructure  in  Chateau Margot on the East Coast of Demerara is very poor and ignored by the Regional Democratic Council at Triumph village on the East Coast of Demerara, or even the Neighbourhood Democratic Council which is at  Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, but also the damaged unsuitable roads and streets.

For the 42nd consecutive year, the National Sports Commission under the tutorage of National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed will ride off from July 9 to September 1 in the National Park, Thomas Lands.

MASAYA, Nicaragua,  (Reuters) – Nicaraguan police and masked gunmen clashed with anti-government protesters yesterday, leaving at least two dead following the suspension of peace talks to quell two months of deadly demonstrations, a human rights group said.

EDINBURGH/LONDON,  (Reuters) – Scotland’s highest court ruled against petrochemicals company INEOS yesterday, after it challenged a devolved Scottish government moratorium against fracking for oil and gas.

Dear Editor, The local media has recently been inundated with controversial debate/discussion on the pros and cons of the selection processes for the position of Deputy Chief Election Officer.

Junisca Blair is one of several young Bartica-based entrepreneurs benefitting from the Small Business Bureau’s (SBB) In-School Entrepreneurship Pilot Programme.

Guyana conceded their third consecutive defeat in the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Women’s Championship, losing to the Dominican Republic 112-24 yesterday at the Anthony Nesty Sports Hall.

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The United States withdrew from a “hypocritical and self-serving” United Nations Human Rights Council yesterday over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform, a move activists warned would make advancing human rights globally even more difficult.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 35-year-old mother of three, who had recently taken out a restraining order against a man she knew, was found dead in St James on Monday night.

Dear Editor, Please refer to the Stabroek News editorial of June 19, 2018, `Town Clerk’s food safety licence lament’ for us at City Hall, the management or administration of the citizenry’s affairs is never a cloistered virtue; we do not disdain helpful critical comments.

ST PETERSBURG,  (Reuters) – World Cup hosts Russia virtually booked their place in the second round with a 3-1 win over Egypt yesterday that moved them to top of Group A with six points from two games.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Senegal became the first African team to win a match at the 2018 World Cup yesterday when they beat Poland 2-1, helped by an own goal from a Brazilian-born Polish defender and a nightmare moment for goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.

Dear Editor, One can only see as twisted logic and unharnessed greed, the argument being advanced by the Town Clerk of Georgetown against sections of the Food Safety Bill which he considers a peril to the Council’s revenue base as he claims that the Council will be losing approximately six million a year from no longer being able to license “eating houses” and “street food vendors.”

KUALA LUMPUR,  (Reuters) – Embezzlement and bribery with government money are among the charges that Malaysia is looking to bring against former prime minister Najib Razak following a probe into funds allegedly looted from the state-run fund 1MDB, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Government is to install 1,000 closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) in strategic locations islandwide by year-end.

SARANSK, Russia,  (Reuters) – Japan upset 10-man Colombia 2-1 in a dramatic match yesterday to become the first Asian side to beat South American opponents at the World Cup. 

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter written by Mr. Vincent Alexander captioned `No basis for Jagdeo to conclude GECOM Chairman has been biased’ that was published in SN on June 14, 2018. 

ADEN,  (Reuters) – Arab coalition troops stormed the airport in Yemen’s main port Hodeidah on Tuesday and captured large areas of the compound in battles with Iran-aligned Houthis, a Yemeni military source, the UAE news agency and local residents said.

Comment is required on former president Bharrat Jagdeo’s statements about the course he and his party intend to take should the attempts he believes are being made by the government to manipulate the 2020 general and regional elections succeed, for if he is forced to respond in such a negative fashion, there goes the opportunity to optimize the significant wealth fossil fuels are projected to generate.

The 2018 World Cup kicked off last Thursday with the usual pomp and ceremony, and the fans of the game are filled with hope that their country will be lifting the World Cup trophy come Sunday, 15th July.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chilean prosecutors said yesterday they questioned the Vatican’s top sex abuse investigator as he prepared to fly out of the country following a fact-finding and reconciliation mission ordered by the Pope.