Daily Archive: Saturday, September 22, 2018

Popular disc jockey DJ Stone has been reported missing, the police have confirmed.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) GARTH ROAD in Princes Town is one of the worst roads in the country, according to councillor Vashti Sookhoo.

China’s Foreign Minister Wangi Yi (centre) applauding a steel pan player today at State House. 

China’s State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, today, paid a courtesy call on President David Granger at State House.

ABUJA,  (Reuters) – Nigeria’s two main oil unions have prepared their members for possible nationwide industrial action over a staffing dispute with Chevron, they said today.

(JAMAICA GLEANER) A Government senator yesterday stopped short of suggesting that more “ordinary” Jamaicans be allowed to obtain licensed firearms.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) The new US am­bas­sador to Trinidad & Tobago Joseph Mo­nde­llo ar­rives next month, US Charge D’Af­fairs John McIn­tyre said yes­ter­day.

Voluntary groups have disappeared from the contest for seats on the Georgetown City Council but a few independent candidates continue to see local government as an opportunity to serve their community.

A young mother and her six-month-old infant are now among the latest road fatalities after a collision between two vehicles along the Jib Public Road, on the Essequibo Coast, claimed three lives yesterday.

PPP/C Members of Parliament Juan Edghill and Vickram Bharrat have lost their challenge to the decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to discontinue private criminal charges which they had filed against Ministers Volda Lawrence and George Norton for misconduct in public office.

Attorney Ryan Crawford was yesterday faced with five charges stemming from an expletive-laden exchange during a recent police traffic stop and he was released on his own recognisance after pleading not guilty.

Nomination Day for Local Government Elections (LGE) in Region Six went off smoothly yesterday with no major issues, according to the contesting parties.

Fourth Vice-President of Guyana and Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Sydney Allicock officially opened the 2018 Indigenous People’s Heritage Games yesterday at Everest Cricket Club, reminding the people that they are all winners by just being there.

When residents of the Linden municipality vote at the November 12th local government elections, they will have four choices: A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, the Alliance for Change (AFC) and the United Republican Party (URP) The independent groups Linden for Lindeners and the New Horizon Movement, which had registered their symbols ahead of Nomination Day, did not show up yesterday to present their list of candidates to the municipality’s Returning Officer, while Individual Candidate Dr Orin Miller made the last minute decision to contest as part of the PPP/C slate.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), in 2019 will strike a collaboration with the Denmark Football Association to aid in the development of the sport locally. 

As Guyana descends to the shores of Batumi, Georgia for the 43rd Chess Olympiad, Vice-President of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF), Irshad Mohamed, is confident  the eight-member team will achieve some personal milestones.

A young businessman is now dead after he was struck down on Thursday evening while reportedly attempting to cross the Uitvlugt Public Road, on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD), by a driver who fled.

A father of two died yesterday after he collided with a truck while riding his motorcycle along the Betsy Ground Village, East Canje, Berbice Public Road.

Fitness Express is once again doing heavy lifting for five-time Mr.

Days after he was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for molesting a five-year-old, Deosarran Narine is suspected to have taken his own life by ingesting a poisonous substance.

Middleweight’ contender, Derick Richmond failed to make weight for his main event fight against Barbadian, Keithland King tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall but the show will go on.

A Wismar man is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with causing the death of a labourer, whom he allegedly beat.

St GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Amidst a controversy over unpaid monies to service providers and athletes, Prime Minister of Grenada Dr Keith Mitchell has called for Grenada Invitational Inc to account for the monies which it spent on the athletics meet.

ZURICH, Switzerland, CMC – Former general secretary of the Cayman Islands Football Association Costas Takkas has received a life ban from FIFA.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. official who oversees the federal investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S.

A city magistrate is set to rule next week on the causing death by dangerous driving charge against Keon Haynes, the Linden taxi driver accused of killing a 64-year-old pedal cyclist during an accident along the Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara last year.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday that Brexit talks with the European Union had hit an impasse, defiantly challenging the bloc to come up with its own plans a day after EU leaders savaged her proposals.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Jamaica’s talented duo of Oshane Thomas and Fabian Allen have shown that they are good enough cricketers to merit selection to the West Indies senior team.

A Soesdyke businessman was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with allegedly trafficking two Venezuelan nationals for labour.

Dear Editor, Please grant me the opportunity to flag for the attention and consideration of all my fellow Guyanese, the article in the Guyana Chronicle of Wednesday, September 10th, 2018, entitled, `Task force works out severance pact for RUSAL workers’.

Eighteen-year-old Ransford Simon is fast becoming recognised for his paintings and drawings.

Hi Everyone, My friend Patricia on the telephone: “Do you want me to slice the bread or leave it whole?”

Four young women were last Saturday sashed as contestants of this year’s Miss Cultured Guyana Pageant at the St Joseph High School in front of a small gathering.

Mahaica Determinators and Riddim Squad secured hard-fought wins, when the Limacol Football Championship on Thursday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.  The East Coast Demerara unit edged Pele FC 1-0.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States is preparing a “series of actions” in the coming days to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, U.S.

Dear Editor, After reading Dr Frank Anthony’s article,  `Urgent steps must be taken by gov’t to preserve Amerindian languages’ dated September 15th, 2018, it is with utmost urgency that I respond expressing my disagreement with the lack of effort expressed on the part of the Amerindian people themselves.

Chadiraj Lall, the Enmore, East Coast Demerara man who was brutally stabbed on Monday night in a suspected attempt on his life at his home, has been discharged from the hospital, while police are continuing a search for the suspect, who has been identified.

MONROVIA,  (Reuters) – The U.S. government is considering helping Liberia track down more than $100 million in missing cash, an embassy spokesman said, in a case that has triggered a political crisis in the impoverished country.

The Humanitarian Mission Guyana Inc on Thursday provided a Corentyne single mother of two the opportunity to open her own business by giving her an interest-free loan of $200,000, which she will repay on her on terms.

Dear Editor, I am pleased to see the issue of police abuse attracting the attention of some outstanding Guyanese, some of whom I have never met, but I am familiar with their contributions to various matters that should be of concern to Guyanese.

It’s amazing how your interests and priorities shift as you grow older.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The former director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency said yesterday that WADA’s decision to reinstate Russia’s anti-doping authority was driven by money over principle.

Junior Minister of Health Dr Karen Cummings on Tuesday visited villages within the Mabaruma sub-region to ensure that measures are in place to protect the population against any risk of outbreaks that can result from the influx of Venezuelan migrants.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England named uncapped Surrey opener Rory Burns on Friday in a 16-man squad for three November tests in Sri Lanka, the first tour since the retirement of Alastair Cook.

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – China’s most senior envoy inaugurated a new embassy in the Dominican Republic yesterday after the Caribbean country cut ties with Taiwan in a move that prompted U.S.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJ) recent ruling that Jagdeo’s time is over has started the PPP looking for a new Presidential candidate.

Guyana and China are to sign a concessional loan agreement today, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods has embraced the Ryder Cup unequivocally if perhaps belatedly as he enters the twilight of his career a changed man whose previous tunnel vision has given way to a more expansive view of his role in the sport.

Dear Editor, At the age of 29, I sit here five weeks post radical hysterectomy; after having been diagnosed with Stage 1B1 cervical cancer.

The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination’s (SASOD Guyana) film festival, ‘Painting the Spectrum 14,’ will close next week with two screenings that focus on experimentation.

“Secrets are like margarine,” quips Stephanie, the protagonist of “A Simple Favor,” Paul Feig’s new mystery/comedy/thriller.

(Reuters) – More than 3 million people died in 2016 due to drinking too much alcohol, meaning one in 20 deaths worldwide was linked to harmful drinking, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday.

Judge Kavanaugh’s controversial confirmation hearing marks a transitional moment in American culture.

Residents of Batavia, in Region Seven, are up in arms over what they say is an infringement of their land rights by a miner, who has reportedly moved in on village lands.

“I was raped,” she said. Stunned by her confession, I wondered: Should I hug her?

Today it begins. The quest to secure another Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens Championships starts today in Barbados for the national ruggers.