Daily Archive: Sunday, December 9, 2018

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump could face impeachment and jail time if hush money payments reported by his former lawyer are proven to be campaign finance violations, Democratic lawmakers said today.

Two youths who live alongside each other in Cummings Lodge are now dead after the bike they were riding crashed into a jeep last night.

Commissioner of Police (CoP) Gary Griffith is bringing in foreign officers and other experts to help in the war on crime.

Former United States Ambassador Perry Holloway is concerned that Guyanese don’t grasp the magnitude of the country’s expected economic takeoff from its impending oil production and as a result are not planning accordingly.

By the end of the first quarter of 2019, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is hoping to set up a Guyana consulate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of efforts to extend its diplomatic presence as it seeks partners to assist in the preparation for the development of the oil and gas sector.

The recent statements made by Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence at a PNCR meeting appear to signal violations of several parts of the Code of Conduct that governs the behaviour of ministers and other public officials, raising the question of how the government will deal with the infractions.

As the National Assembly prepares to debate the 2019 budgetary estimates, opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo has signaled that the PPP/C intends to challenge the presence of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo in the House.

With its news radio programme, the Society Against Sexual Orienta-tion Discrimination (SASOD) has been seeking to widen its reach for advocacy and to create a space for voices that do not yet have a place within Guyana’s mainstream media, according to its Managing Director and Founder Joel Simpson, who says it has yielded some success.

Following a campaign by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) in which the names of delinquent taxpayers were made public, the entity has seen an increase in the number of persons coming forward to clear their debt, which includes 55% of those named.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) and boat operators have agreed to implement several measures, including a pre-departure mechanism, to prevent serious accidents from occurring on the water, Director of Maritime Safety John Flores says.

Andy Ville is one of the last villages in Wismar, Linden along the road that leads to Lethem.

Lamenting the fact each member of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the killings that occurred during the July, 2012 protests in Linden was paid more than the total payout to those injured and the families of those killed, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has said that he will be lobbying for a review of the package.

Why has the Government failed to proceed with constitutional reform to implement the proposals contained in its manifesto for the 2015 general elections?

By the very definition of what they are, epiphanies come at us uninvited. 

The hotel and shopping mall under construction on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, next to the Chinese Embassy, is now expected to be completed by the end of 2019, says Jason Wang, President of the China Trading Company, one of the principals behind the investment.

Minister within the Ministry of Finance Jaipaul Sharma last Tuesday sought to rebut several claims made by the opposition, including the assertion that the increase in tax revenue projected for next year is due to new tax measures.

“I thought having a baby was the best thing that could have happened to me.

(Trinidad Guardian) It has been con­firmed, T&T will get its third Olympic gold medal.

Gina Miller, investment manager, philanthropist, social justice advocate and pioneer of the 2016 R.

The Plegt Anker Health Centre, at East Bank Berbice, has finally commenced operations, while the Number 76 Village Health Centre is expected to be opened in a few weeks’ time.

An old sporting argument – good for many lovely hours of intense discussion and fervent argument – surfaces every now and then: Is winning everything?

Half centuries from Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Clinton Pestano and Christopher Barnwell cemented Guyana Jaguars’ dominance of their first round clash against Windward Island Volcanoes with a lead of 294 runs heading into the final day of the first round of the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day tournament needing eight wickets to win.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) were spurred to a controlling position against Police Sports Club on the back of a six-wicket haul from Bernard Bailey on day one of the Georgetown Cricket Association/Noble House Seafood two-day second division final at the GCC ground yesterday.

She was faced with depression at an early age, which forced her to take time out from secondary school months before she wrote the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate, but today Lleuella Morris is miles ahead of that as not only does she own businesses, but she also uses that experience and the many others she has had over years to inspire others.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Stand-in skipper Rovman Powell believes West Indies can turn the page on their wretched Test series outing by flaunting their true Caribbean identity in the three-match One-Day International series starting here today.

The first batch of teenage mothers to benefit from a school reintegration programme graduated on Friday after completing courses in cooking and cake decoration at the Carnegie School of Home Economics.

It has been confirmed and reported that it was the Kashif & Shanghai (K&S) Organisation and not the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) that applied to ExxonMobil for sponsorship for the upcoming GFF/ExxonMobil International Futsal Competition.

Despite receiving only just over a third of the information requested from nine government agencies, the Guyana Extractive Indus-tries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) is optimistic it will be able to receive all the data by the end of the year, its head Dr.

Dear Editor, Well once again the central government, like ‘a gallant knight in shining armour, has ridden in very chivalrously and saved the fair maidens at City Hall’ with another huge bailout.

With the construction of the East Bank/East Coast road link scheduled  to commence soon, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Environmental Authorisation to execute the project.

Grove Hi-Tech, Agricola Red Triangle and Timehri Panthers triumphed over their opponents when the East Bank Football Association (EBFA)/Ralph Green Under-11 League continued yesterday at the Diamond Community Centre ground.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Public Infrastructure wishes to notify the general public of the unforeseen delay in the rehabilitation of the Itaballi Landing to Puruni Landing road due to inclement weather and continued damage to the route by overladen trucks.

(Reuters) – Three world-class swimmers have filed a lawsuit in the United States, challenging what they allege is the monopoly world governing body FINA has over the control of international competitions.

In keeping with an earlier promise, Principal of the Essequibo Technical Institute (ETI) Rawle Pearce on Thursday offered full scholarships to two young women who were among the 43 graduates from First Lady Sandra Granger’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) training workshop, which was held at the Anna Regina facility.

Dear Editor, Volda Lawrence’s foot in mouth speech, which was recently spotlighted, was either a Freudian slip or a sign of an amateur politician.

Defending champion Georgetown Police and No. 5 village secured contrasting wins when the second annual GT-Beer 8-a-side Football Championship continued on Friday at the All-Saints ground.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to delay Tuesday’s key parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal and head to Brussels next week to demand better terms from the European Union, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.

Dear Editor, A friend of mine asked a very cerebrally stimulating question on social media.

In observance of the ongoing international 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign, the Heart to Art Foundation is slated to debut its charity event, Orange the Runway: Volume 1, a fashion, awards and advocacy show today.

A new champion will be crowned in the Smalta Girls Pee Wee Football Championship after North Georgetown eliminated holder South Ruimveldt 1-0 in their semi-final clash yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

BEIJING/OTTAWA, (Reuters) – China warned Canada yesterday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer, calling the case “extremely nasty.”

A total of 36 persons, including 10 foreign nationals, were arrested yesterday morning after the police conducted several cordon and search operations in the North Cummingsburg and Kingston communities in Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Now that the PPP had a good showing at the last LGE, there were no talks of rigging – by GECOM or the GECOM Chairman or PNC or ABC or anybody for that matter.

Joint Services ranks on Friday evening arrested a foreign national after he was allegedly found in possession of an unlicensed 9 mm pistol and ammunition.

Dear Editor, The 2019 Budget debates are now behind us. The debates were for the most part lively and at times heated but in the end it provided an opportunity for the Guyanese people to listen to opposing views from both sides of the political divide.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Chief of Staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year, U.S.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane posted half-centuries in a telling 87-run stand to help propel India to an ominous 275-run lead at lunch on day four of the first test today.

Ranks of the Joint Services yesterday morning carried out a three-hour raid at the New Amsterdam Prison, during which a number of illegal items were found.

KATOWICE, Poland, (Reuters) – Half-way through talks to breathe life into the Paris climate deal, negotiators haggled over how to share the cost of curbing global warming and struggled to bridge deep political divides.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican reggae superstar Buju Banton rewarded a handful of fans who camped outside his St Andrew recording studio on Friday night after his return to the island.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Boca Juniors’ last-minute attempt to suspend today’s Copa Libertadores final against River Plate was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday, clearing the way for the decisive match to take place in Madrid.

Dear Editor, The recent announcement that the government has sold its shares in Guyana Stockfeeds is a clear demonstration of corruption in high places. 

January 25th has now been set as the date for former Attorney-General Anil Nandlall to lead his defence to the charge that he stole over $2 million worth of law reports.

Introduction Today’s column starts consideration of the final topic (number 10) on my list of the top 10 development challenges, which I anticipate that spending Government’s Take from its coming petroleum sector, scheduled to be on-stream in early 2020, will have to confront in the coming years.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Friday gave investors additional time to divest their holdings in three sanctioned Russian companies, saying they would have until Jan.

There is a new film currently in circulation in Guyana, which has already found its way further afield, particularly in the USA, and will no doubt go further.

Since the mid-2000s, the ability of the Caribbean tourism sector to  generate rapid economic growth has been widely accepted by international financial institutionsm such as the IMF, World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.

As we draw closer to 2020 and national elections, the calls for shared governance have increased.

Good morning! Ever noticed that when you sleep well and wake up feeling rested, your day seems to go more smoothly?

(Reuters) – U.S. singer Beyonce will perform at the wedding of the daughter of India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, along with Bollywood stars, and guests will be flown in on 100 chartered flights in lavish marriage celebrations.

Dear Editor, My 78-year-old mother who lives on the West Coast of Demerara has not been receiving potable water at her home since about two weeks ago.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Kadijah Robinson, Jamaica’s representative to the Miss World pageant has finished 4th in the grand final which took place yesterday in Sanya, China.

Last Update:      481.77                                   Movement: -0.43% Current Update: 479.71                                YTD Movement: 63.00%                                                    LUCAS STOCK INDEX The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) declined 0.43% during the first period of trading in December 2018.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The United States will be favourites to lift a record fourth Women’s World Cup following the draw for next year’s tournament yesterday, while hosts France play the opening match against South Korea in Paris on June 7.

The renown that riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

Two of the most popular outdoor hanging basket ferns are Rabbit Foot and Toyo which can be used along the patio.

The Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) is a pernine raptor which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina; North and Central American breeds winter in South America where the species is resident year round.