Articles published on Monday, December 17, 2018
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo this evening rejected a suggestion by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo that the motion of no confidence scheduled for debate in the National Assembly on Friday be deferred until next year as it falls just immediately before the Christmas holiday.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The family of 82-year-old returned resident Seymour Samuels is upset that for the seven weeks he was reported missing, he had been lying dead in a Westmoreland morgue.
(Trinidad Express) A 22 year old man was shot dead just after midnight outside a club in Penal.
(Jamaica Observer) The man who was arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Karen Cleary-Brown, a returning resident from the United Kingdom, was remanded when he appeared before the St Mary Parish Court on Friday.
(Trinidad Express) A mother appeared before the San Fernando Court on Monday charged with neglecting her two children.
(Trinidad Guardian) Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says there are sufficient grounds for Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to trigger Section 137 impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Ivor Archie which could result in him being tried for misconduct in office.
(Jamaica Observer) A father who cut his 10-year-old daughter’s forehead while beating her, claimed he panicked and ended up stitching the wound with needle and thread.
(Jamaica Gleaner) It comes as no surprise that of the fewer than 100 African-American female commercial pilots in the United States, one of two employed to American Airlines (AA) is Jamaican-American.
(Trinidad Guardian) Five-year-old Joshua Rufus is literally getting a helping hand from a Point Lisas-based engineering company.
SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium here today.
(Jamaica Observer) THE gun is still the weapon of choice for co mitting violent crimes in Jamaica, with the deadly weapon being used in 78.9 per cent of murders and 67.8 per cent of robberies in 2018.
KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Malaysia said today it has filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two of the U.S.
Managers and staff from all of GuySuCo’s locations are to hold a protest against NICIL’s expected takeover of the Corporation as tension between the two sides over control of what remains of the sugar industry continues to escalate.
On the heels of its partner Hess boasting of its Guyana’s offshore operations being pivotal to its projected financial gains, oil major ExxonMobil has lauded this year’s five discoveries and echoed similar sentiments even as it believes that more gains will be made in 2019.
After a month on the run from law enforcement officers, murder suspect Deion Evans, also known as ‘Rasta Beans,’ was on Saturday arrested by police in the Cuyuni River area.
Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence has denied that the Ministry has rented a bond in Princes Street and that medical supplies stored in seven rooms at the Ocean View Hotel were damaged due to termite infestation.
Just days after he was granted bail after being accused of stealing a friend’s cellphone, a youth was remanded to prison by a city court on an allegation of robbery.
West Ruimveldt walked away with the Smalta Girls Pee-Wee Football Championships, defeating North Georgetown 3-1 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
While he believes that electronic voting makes for faster tabulation and possible result declarations, Guyana’s current ballot box counting system seems hard to manipulate, former United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, says.
Guyana’s leading lady in the squash arena Mary Fung – A – Fat is currently completing her second year as a professional athlete, with measured success as she continues to fulfil her childhood dream.
The body of Linden Williams, the Moruca boat captain who reportedly fell into the Pomeroon River last Thursday, was recovered yesterday.
Young table tennis sensation and national U15 cricketer Niran Bissu yesterday marked his return to competitive table tennis by serving his way to championship honours in the boys U15 category of the Titans Table Tennis Club ‘Play to Conquer’ junior tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). Bissu captured the title by playing unbeaten in the round robin final.
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) says it is disturbed by the absence of any meaningful effort to implement constitutional reform, saying efforts so far have been token.
KATOWICE, Poland, (Reuters) – Fractious climate change talks in Poland showed the limits of international action to limit global warming in a polarised world, putting the onus on individual governments, cities and communities to stop temperatures rising.
The Opposition PPP/C has called for more money for the Child Care and Protection Agency saying such a move would have its full support.
CAIRO, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia yesterday rejected “the position expressed recently by the United States Senate”, saying that the Jamal Khashoggi murder is a crime that does not reflect the policy of the kingdom, a statement by Saudi’s foreign ministry said.
PERTH (Reuters) – Australia battled through an onslaught from India’s fiery fast bowlers on the third day of the second test, building an ominous 175-run lead with six wickets in hand on a menacing Perth Stadium pitch that is expected to deteriorate further.
Dear Editor, The GAWU has recognized that several sections of the media reported that the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) is seeking to pay workers what it deems as a bonus arising from its higher level of sugar production this year.
SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – Captain Carlos Brathwaite said yesterday in-form Shai Hope will play in today’s opening Twenty20 International, even if he has to be “stretchered” on and off the field, underscoring the importance West Indies have placed on winning the three-match series and salvaging something from an otherwise wretched tour.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s prime minister today, making a remarkable comeback weeks after being ousted by President Maithripala Sirisena under controversial circumstances.
A labourer of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo died yesterday after a motor vehicle drove over him on the One Mile Linden Public Road.
A Grove, East Bank Demerara construction worker is now hospitalised after he was shot on Saturday night during police efforts to arrest him.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking in an interview that aired yesterday, said for the first time that his Liberal government was looking for a way out of a multibillion-dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
The ZV All-Stars, who are set to arrive on December 26th to compete in the ExxonMobil International Futsal Festival, have officially announced a 13-member touring squad.
Dear Editor, It has been a year filled with everything for everyone: the serious, the frivolous, the dubious, and the ludicrous, among many other enervating things.
Jonathan Mangra and Priyanna Ramdhani walked away with the respective male and female singles titles when the Trophy Stall Christmas badminton tournament concluded yesterday at the National Gymnasium.
The Local Government Commission (LGC) is set to make a decision on which of the recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry into City Hall will be implemented.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s new government aims by mid-February to put out tenders for the first four sections of a planned railway connecting the southeast of the country to Caribbean resorts, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said yesterday.
Dear Editor, I have read the letter by Robin Singh in Stabroek News, 8th December, 2018 `Truth and Reconciliation Commission needed to get to bottom of claim about 400 men killed’.
BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Thousands of Hungarians thronged the streets of Budapest yesterday in the fourth and largest protest in a week against what they see as the increasingly authoritarian rule of right-wing nationalist Viktor Orban.
Dear Editor, Caribbean islands are among the most vulnerable to climate change impacts and are threatened by extreme weather patterns with hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, volcanoes, droughts and other disasters often causing substantial destruction to communities and entire nations, with debilitating effects on families, communities and entire nations.
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Kane Williamson provided a batting masterclass against Sri Lanka in Wellington yesterday to keep up his chase of Virat Kohli to become the world’s top test batsman, just as the Indian skipper was showing his class in Perth.
Consumers and local businesses will now be able to conduct online transactions, after a new online payment solution – WiPay of Trinidad and Tobago – was launched on Thursday.
A businessman charged with assaulting a police officer, was granted bail on Friday by a city court.
(Trinidad Guardian) The police officer slain at a Carapo bar yesterday may have been shot dead in a case of mistaken identity.
Half centuries from national Under-19 players, Kevin Sinclair and Alex Algoo ensured their respective teams, Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets and Young Warriors Cricket Club book their spots in the final of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club Champion-of-Champions tournament.
Dear Editor, I am passionate on patients having the best care in Guyana.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, (Reuters) – Bermuda’s government on Thursday filed an appeal to a high court in London seeking to uphold a law challenged in local courts that would ban gay marriage in the British overseas island.
A man was on Friday remanded for allegedly introducing cannabis to a prisoner of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court lockups.
Dear Editor, Is there any industry in Guyana that is profitable?
PERTH, (Reuters) – Nathan Lyon hopes to provide a desperately-needed tonic for Australia’s beleaguered supporters after the veteran off-spinner’s five-wicket haul helped his side build an ominous lead in an enthralling second test against India.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Rocket Lab, a rocket propulsion company backed by investors in Silicon Valley, has launched a batch of 13 tiny probes from New Zealand to study space.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A Brazilian faith healer who was accused of sexual abuse by more than 300 women has turned himself in a day after being officially ruled a fugitive, local news media reported yesterday.
It has been a particularly testing last couple of weeks for leading Chinese telecoms equipment provider, Huawei, underlined by the dramatic arrest in Canada of its Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, pending hearings for extradition to the United States over Iran-linked transactions with multi-national banks.
Last week, we began a discussion of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for 2019 which have since been approved by the National Assembly.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba’s economy will grow next year at about the same sluggish 1 percent pace it did in 2018 and an austerity program begun in 2016 will continue, the country’s economy minister said yesterday, according to state-run media.
Christmas joy was felt by scores of children in the village of Courtland and neighbouring communities on the Corentyne, as they were feted by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and his wife Sita Nagamootoo, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.
Guyana Jaguars extended their unbeaten streak to 13 matches after swiftly wrapping up the Leeward Islands Hurricanes, winning their second round match by nine wickets on the final day of the Cricket West Indies Regional four-day tournament.
MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Nicaraguan police on Saturday beat at least seven journalists with batons, including one of the country’s best known editors, in an escalating crackdown on independent media in the aftermath of protests against President Daniel Ortega.
Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to the bold lead story on the front page of the Guyana Chronicle on Friday, 14th of December `Nandlall loses bid to stall theft-charge trial…as Chief Justice throws out application to stay proceedings’.
By Ulric Trotz Ulric Trotz is the Deputy Director & Science Adviser, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, Belmopan, Belize Two years ago in Paris, at the Conference Of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC), the global community concluded the historic Paris Agreement, which was hailed at the time as the platform for serious global action to address the existential risks engendered by climate change.
(Editor’s note: Stabroek News has agreed to carry occasional columns from the Guyana Gold Board on matters of public interest.
Fifty-one students in Region Six graduated from the Youth Entrepreneurial Training Programme (YEST) on Friday.
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is the new box office king, collecting a solid $35.4 million during its first three days of release.
