Articles published on Thursday, September 20, 2018
From pseudo biopics like “Colette” and imagined biopics like “Roma” to inspired-by-true-events films like “Viper Club” and “Cold War,” the dichotomy between the real and the imagined seemed of recurring value throughout TIFF 18.
The police today said that legal advice has been obtained to the effect that Ryan Crawford be charged with the following offences.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Occidental Petroleum are joining a group of major international oil and gas companies in an initiative aimed at curbing carbon emissions in the sector, they said in a statement today.
At 6 this morning, the PPP/C set up a tent outside the office where nominations for local government elections will be received tomorrow so that it could be the first in line.
(Trinidad Guardian) Inappropriate, unfortunate and angry. That was how two political analysts viewed statements made on Tuesday by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley that an “Oreo is the modern, politically correct way of calling someone a house nigger.”
Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago yesterday inked a long-awaited Memoran-dum of Understanding (MoU) on Energy Sector Cooperation with the leaders of both countries assuring that there is no need to fear any “takeover” of the energy sector by either side.
Magistrate Charlyn Artiga yesterday found that a prima facie case had been made out against the five men charged with the 2016 murder of Number 70 Village, Corentyne carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt.
Although it has a working economic relationship with Venezuela, the government of Trinidad and Tobago fully supports Guyana in the border controversy with that country, Prime Minister of T&T Dr.
Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson has submitted documents including a written statement to the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) as part of the entity’s investigation into Cabinet’s award of a contract to Dutch firm LievenseCSO for a feasibility study for a new bridge over the Demerara River.
After several months without a Board of Directors, the APNU+AFC Cabinet on Tuesday approved a new board for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) with agriculture expert John Dow tipped to be chairman, sources say.
Guyana yesterday signed a historic first loan for US$20m with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Finance Minister Winston Jordan played up the country’s prospects in light of the looming oil and gas economy.
The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has dispatched a team to investigate the mining pit cave-in at Mowasi Backdam that claimed the lives of two men, Commissioner Newell Dennison said.
Chadiraj Lall, the Enmore man who was stabbed several times about the body on Monday night by a man who reportedly said that he came to kill him, is recovering at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
It’s crunch time for the ‘Green Machine’. The all-important Rugby America’s North (RAN) 2018 Sevens Championships kicks off in two days in Barbados.
The proprietor of the Wang Wang supermarket in Belle West, Canal #2, West Bank Demerara, is now hospitalised after being shot when bandits invaded his store on Tuesday night.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A tropical wave dumped persistent rain across the island, ravishing the second One-Day International between West Indies and South Africa and forcing a no-result in the contest here yesterday.
A composed unbeaten knock from Georgetown’s skipper, Leon Johnson, eclipsed a virtuoso innings from Trevon Griffith to lead the defending champions past East Bank by two wickets in a tense second-round encounter of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 50 overs franchise league at the Everest Cricket Club Ground, yesterday.
Picketing for their outstanding severance pay, former sugar workers at the Rose Hall and Skeldon estates on Monday lamented the current hardships on their families including the inability to educate their children.
A match defining all-round performance from Richardo Adams saw Essequibo ease their way past Lower Corentyne for a three wicket win in the latest round of the Guyana Cricket Board 50-over Franchise League yesterday at the Albion Community Development Centre ground.
The trial of labourer, Quincy Henry, for the attempted murder of another man is set to commence this morning before Justice Brassington Reynolds and a 12-member jury at the High Court in Georgetown.
A Festival City, North Ruimveldt house belonging to an overseas-based Guyanese was gutted by a fire, suspected to be an act of arson, during the wee hours of yesterday.
St. Cuthbert’s Mission defeated Laluni 4-2 on penalty kicks, after regulation ended 1-1 in the Region #4 Heritage Games Playoff yesterday at the St Cuthbert’s Mission ground.
VALENCIA, Spain, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo’s Champions League debut forJuventus lasted only 29 minutes as he was red-carded but the Italians began their Group H campaign impressively with a 2-0 victory at Valencia yesterday.
Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago have discussed the possibility of Guyana shipping and selling livestock on the Trinidad and Tobago market says the twin island’s Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat.
The cost of travel between Linden and Kwakani has seen a 16.6% reduction since the rehabilitation of the Linden/Ituni/Kwakani road, bringing the current fare down to $2,500.
More than 800 metres of sea defence repairs have been completed on the West Coast of Demerara.
A 47-year-old man was yesterday placed on $75,000 bail, after he denied breaking and entering a Subryanville home.
BERN, (Reuters) – Captain Paul Pogba produced an outstanding performance garnished by two goals to help Manchester United to a resounding 3-0 win at Swiss debutants Young Boys Bern in their Champions League Group H opener yesterday.
HERZOGENAURACH, Germany, (Reuters) – Tommie Smith, the former U.S. sprinter who won Olympic gold 50 years ago, is glad his decision to raise a black-gloved fist on the podium has inspired others even if it cost him his running career, as he sees a groundswell of support for equality.
A 28-year-old woman was yesterday released on $25,000 bail on charges of assault and damage to property.
LONDON, CMC – Sussex’s Barbadian fast-bowling star Jofra Archer moved his tally for the season to 42 scalps, after his four-wicket haul triggered a late Warwickshire collapse yesterday.
Dear Editor, There seems to be a discrepancy in the Bank of Guyana (BOG) Supervision Guidelines relevant to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) verification requirements, which is creating some confusion among banks and friction with customers.
A week before the start of training camp, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler reportedly has requested a trade.
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter in Stabroek News dated September 19, 2018, captioned `There is a great need for better planning, execution of construction projects’.
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, (Reuters) – The United States said it was ready to resume talks with North Korea after Pyongyang pledged on Wednesday to dismantle its key missile facilities and suggested it would close its main Yongbyon nuclear complex if Washington took unspecified actions.
(Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency will vote today on whether to lift its ban on Russia, in the face of outrage and revolt from athletes and the anti-doping establishment after its advisory committee recommended Moscow be let back in.
ZAGREB, (Reuters) – The Croatian state attorney has charged Croatia international and Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren with giving false testimony in a trial against officials of his former club, the attorney’s office in the eastern city of Osijek said yesterday.
Dear Editor, An evolution is occurring in Indigenous culture that is more than ever being assimilated into mainstream culture, as we know it.
GUATEMALA CITY/UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The United Nations said yesterday that it would send an assistant director to lead its anti-graft mission in Guatemala as the group’s chief remains banned from entering the country.
(Jamaica Gleaner) As Seprod grapples internally on whether to hang on to its sugar operation, the company is chasing a tax break to offset the losses that continue to mount in the near decade that it has owned the Golden Grove factory in St Thomas.
KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – A total of 21 money laundering charges will be laid against former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak over a $681 million dollar transfer into his bank account, police said on Thursday, money that allegedly came from scandal-linked state fund 1MDB.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Leeward Islands Hurricanes head coach, Winston Benjamin, has lamented his non-involvement in the selection of the squad for the Professional Cricket League season and has lambasted the process as “dictatorial”.
(Trinidad Express) Just over 24 hours after gang violence in Maloney Gardens led to the deaths of two men, a school teacher was gunned down on Tuesday night.
Dear Editor, I am wondering whether Guyana should be selective in its areas of cooperation with Trinidad and Tobago.
There has been some amount of consternation expressed over the reported “discovery of the recreational drug ecstasy in five schools,” which came about as a result of “investigations” by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), according to the agency’s Deputy Head Lesley Ramlall, who was speaking at the opening of his organisation’s annual staff training on Monday.
(Trinidad Express) Police are using GPS trackers to locate five vehicles, a Jaguar, three BMW and a KIA Sorento, stolen from the home of a Gasparillo businessman yesterday.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s opposition-run Congress renewed its confidence in the cabinet of President Martin Vizcarra yesterday, averting a political crisis that could have forced new legislative elections.
First Lady, Sandra Granger, yesterday, met with delegates of the 2018 Lethem Town Week Pageant, who paid her a courtesy call at her State House Office.
(Reuters) – England captain Joe Root has given his backing for seamer Stuart Broad to be included in the test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka amid speculation that the new-ball bowler could be dropped.
Dear Editor, I read about Minister Harmon petitioning ExxonMobil for help in restoration efforts for Georgetown.
Leaping into the air, the lanky Trinidadian medium-pacer with the trademark tan mohawk took a spectacular right-hand catch, gripping the ball even as he tumbled at mid-on.
The Co-operative Republic of Guyana and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (hereinafter referred to individually as “the Party” and collectively as “the Parties”); CONSIDERING the commitment of both governments to continue the development of cooperation mechanisms to foster the creation of an environment conducive to energy integration on the basis of the principles of reciprocity, solidarity and respect for sovereignty; RECOGNIZING that the development of the energy sector contributes significantly to the strengthening of economic and social development while improving the quality of life of the citizens of both Parties; The Parties have reached the following understanding: Article 1 Objective This Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Cooperation (hereinafter referred to as MOU) establishes the process through which the Parties agree to work with each other in the development of the energy and energy related sectors of the Parties with the aim of developing and promoting joint projects throughout the hydrocarbon value chain in accordance with the provisions hereof and without prejudice to their respective national legal systems.
