Articles published on Monday, July 9, 2018
The police say that a “thorough investigation” has been launched following allegations of abuse and threats against a Minister of the Government and her driver at the parking lot of a popular established business premises located at Providence, East Bank Demerara about 20:30hrs last night.
The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the murder of Ricardo Singh, 15, of Lot 63 Block 1 & 2 Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara which occurred about 00:15hrs this morning in the vicinity of Lot 0 Soesdyke/Linden Highway, East Bank Demerara where there was a wedding celebration.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s strategy for leaving the European Union hung in the balance today after two leading eurosceptic ministers resigned in protest at her plans to retain close EU ties after Brexit.
ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Ethiopia and Eritrea declared their “state of war” over today and agreed to open embassies, develop ports and resume flights, concrete signs of a stunning rapprochement that has swept away two decades of hostility in a matter of weeks.
Co-captains, Alexander Cheeks and Rebecca Low established Guyana’s presence at the 2018 edition of the Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) tournament by recording first and second round wins in Jamaica yesterday.
Even as government continues negotiations with ExxonMobil for natural gas to come onshore by 2022 from oil extraction operations, it has simultaneously begun to prepare the infrastructure and has confirmed the landing location and generator types, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson says.
Rules for the selection of a PPP presidential candidate have outlived their usefulness and it is the members of the party who should be making the decision, according to commentator Ralph Ramkarran.
Assistant Director of Sport, Melissa Dow-Richardson says the first draft of the National Sports Policy (NSP) is open to anyone who would like to give their input.
Sole-sourcing of $366.9M in emergency drugs in June 2017 has once again brought into question decisions by the Ministry of Public Health as documents reveal that a company, HDM Labs was handpicked over three others that went through tendering and were declared to have failed the evaluation process.
The Banks DIH Limited in collaboration with the Guyana National Dominoes Federation Inter-Corporation tournament two day competition will end Sunday at Transport Sports Club at Thomas Lands.
With Essequibo winning their maiden Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Franchise three-day tournament last year the team began training with an eye on a successful title defence according to reports, an order was given for the preparations to be stopped.
A man yesterday sprinted away from prison officers after he tried to smuggle contraband items in a pair of boots at the Lusignan jail, Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels reported.
National chess champion Wendell Meusa Chess will be staging a Summer Camp from today until August 3 at the American University for Peace Studies, at Lot 135 Sheriff & Fourth Street, Campbellville.
The ERC has invited the Opposition-nominated GECOM commissioners to a meeting tomorrow in relation to their complaints about “unfair and discriminatory employment practices at GECOM.
The agreement for the establishment of the proposed JOF Haynes Law School (JHLS) was recently signed by the Guyana Government and its partners and this along with the feasibility study and the business plan will be submitted to the Council of Legal Education (CLE).
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), through outspoken President Hilbert Forster, is calling out Cricket West Indies (CWI) as well as the Guyana Cricket Board over their selection policies.
Cabinet has noted the award of several multi-million dollar contracts for the procurement of vehicles, equipment and furniture and the rehabilitation/construction of two roads in Linden.
In an effort to curb the increasing number of fires within the hospitality sector over the past three years, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) on Friday held a one-day seminar at its Water Street Headquarters to educate proprietors about basic safety measures and how to avoid disasters.
In an effort to improve the overall scope of the competition, the final night of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Championship on August 4th will be staged at the National Stadium, Providence.
President David Granger on Friday met with his Surinamese counterpart, Desi Bouterse and the two leaders discussed the piracy attacks off Suriname on April 27th that killed at least four Guyanese and left another dozen missing and presumed dead.
Following a false start on Saturday, the 6th edition of the GT-Beer ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Championship will officially kick-off on Thursday at the National Gymnasium.
Buxton, Chase Academy and St. John’s College were among the teams to seal quarterfinal berths in the Boys Division, when the ExxonMobil U14 Championship continued saturday at the Ministry of education ground, Carifesta Avenue. Buxton crushed Dolphin 6-1.
Plans are on stream to transform the recently closed sandpit area at Five Miles, Bartica into a green space, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said on Saturday.
State Minister Joseph Harmon on Thursday announced that Cabinet has noted the award of contracts for the rehabilitation of three police stations and the construction of a school dormitory in Region Seven.
Timehri Panthers and Diamond Upsetters secured convincing wins when the inaugural East Bank Football Association (EBFA)/Juicy Juice U13 Championship commenced yesterday at the Timehri ground Timehri Panthers made light work of Kuru-Kururu 6-0.
SILVERSTONE, England, CMC – Lewis Hamilton shook off a first-lap collision which left him last and drove superbly to finish second in his home Grand Prix, as Ferrari archrival Sebastian Vettel won at Silverstone here yesterday.
Having established an office here, oilfield services provider, Schlumberger, is currently constructing a mud plant aback the Gafoor’s Houston, East Bank Demerara Complex, and is looking for a contractor to demolish old bonds at the facility and renovate some existing ones.
A number of culverts in the South Rupununi have been destroyed as a result of heavy flooding in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Vice-Chairman of the region, Karl Singh last night reported.
CHIANG RAI, Thailand, (Reuters) – Four of 12 Thai schoolboys were rescued from a flooded cave yesterday in a daring and dangerous operation to save the children and their soccer coach who have been trapped underground for more than two weeks.
Dear Editor, According to the article on page 16 of Stabroek News of July 5, 2018, our Regional Health Services are in an unhealthy state.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Captain Jason Holder has praised his side’s “clinical” all-round performance which earned them an emphatic innings and 219-run victory over Bangladesh in the opening Test here Friday.
The Ministry of Public Security has said that it terminated the contract with a contractor who was hired to construct a horse stable at the Lethem Police Station.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Brexit Secretary David Davis has resigned because he was not willing to be “a reluctant conscript” to Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to leave the European Union, delivering a blow to a British leader struggling to end divisions among her ministers.
LONDON, CMC – Opener Kraigg Brathwaite and Kemar Roach have surged into the top 20 of the ICC Players rankings following outstanding performances in the just concluded opening Test against Bangladesh.
Dear Editor, Over the last two years there has been a slew of new rentals by governmental and their semi- autonomous offspring in residential neighbourhoods.
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to Mr Al Creighton’s letter captioned: `All literary prizes use literary critics, academics and practicing writers as judges’ in the July 5th 2018 edition of Stabroek News and the other newspapers simultaneously.
Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo has accused the governing coalition of attempting to “deplete the leadership” of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic by filing frivolous charges against frontrunners for the post of Presidential Candidate.
MIHARA, Japan, (Reuters) – Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble yesterday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed widespread floods and landslides that killed nearly 100, with dozens missing.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Protesters blocked streets in Haiti yesterday while many damaged or looted stores stayed closed for a third day following anger over steep fuel price increases in the Caribbean nation.
TORONTO, Canada, CMC – Superstar Chris Gayle fired for the first time, smashing a half-century to help Vancouver Knights deal West Indies B their first defeat of the Global T20 Canada league here yesterday.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Belgium will be deeply disappointed if they fail to win the World Cup, defender Thomas Vermaelen said yesterday, in the first direct acknowledgement of the team’s belief in their ability to emerge triumphant in Russia.
Dear Editor, I have had several opportunities over the last few months to interact with a very senior public servant; in each instance I walked away in amazement and appreciation.
A wide range of arts and cultural activities will this August commemorate the celebration of the city’s 175th anniversary, as the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Friday announced the hosting of a week-long observance for the milestone.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A British woman died yesterday after she was poisoned by the same nerve agent that struck a former Russian spy in March and triggered a crisis in relations between Western capitals and Moscow.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Energy is now seeking foreign assistance to cap off a well which is spewing high pressures of oil and gas, 40 feet from the seabed in the Gulf of Paria, near the Couva oil platform.
This week we asked the people about their thoughts on the Caribbean Court of Justice upholding the law on the presidential term limit.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Members of Brazil’s national team, which was knocked out of the 2018 World Cup, were applauded by fans greeting their arrival at Rio de Janeiro’s international airport yesterday.
Dear Editor, As a member of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee for the Security Sector, I have been taking special interest in the performance (or lack thereof) of the Public Security Minister, the Honourable Khemraj Ramjattan.
Two weeks ago, the police in Malaysia raided 12 properties linked to former Prime Minister Najib Razak in a money-laundering investigation.
By Reverend Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth (Guyana Presbyterian aChurch, Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association) Almost every society faces issues of discrimination to varying degrees, where people reject others because of differences and where various forms of domination and control affect relationships – whether it is men over women, leaders over followers, large nations over small ones or in different forms of gender/sexual orientation, age/race/tribe/caste/class supremacy.
Cabinet recently approved the reconstitution of the Parole Board and Justice (rtd) Oslen Small has again been identified to chair it.
(Reuters) – A tropical storm that formed off the North Carolina coast early yesterday was forecast to become a hurricane today, forecasters said, while the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl looked set to bring heavy rain to Puerto Rico.
On May 10 this year, the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) called on the Jamaican Government to urgently resume traditional post-Cabinet press briefings.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The chief justice of a Brazilian appeals court blocked another judge’s efforts to release imprisoned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva yesterday, in a legal battle over the country’s most popular politician ahead of an October election.
