Articles published on Tuesday, January 29, 2019
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government struck back at self-declared interim president Juan Guaido today, with the Supreme Court imposing a travel ban and freeze on his bank accounts despite a warning from Washington of “serious consequences” if it did so.
(Trinidad Express) A dry future may be looming for “wet-fetes” in Trinidad and Tobago.
(Trinidad Guardian) Education Minister Anthony Garcia yesterday scolded a group of schoolgirls who were recorded smoking marijuana in their school uniforms, saying it is illegal and “you will have to pay the consequences for your actions.”
(Jamaica Observer) Up-and-coming reggae singer Mortimer was freed of rape in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) As the economic crisis deepens in neighbouring Venezuela, fishermen plying their trade off the southwestern coast are fearing for their lives.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – White House national security adviser John Bolton raised questions about the United States’ intentions in Venezuela after he appeared at a briefing on Monday with a notepad containing the words “5,000 troops to Colombia,” which neighbuors Venezuela.
Guyana has fallen by one point in the latest Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Report but it was listed among the 20 countries which have significantly improved their scores in the last seven years.
(Jamaica Observer) Assistant Superintendent Dahlia Garrick, head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), is confirming that investigations are under way to determine whether a firearm in a video involving a popular dancehall artiste and a woman is real.
(Trinidad Express) In a fit of rage after an argument with his wife, a La Brea man committed suicide by setting himself on fire inside the family home.
(Jamaica Observer) The overall state of West Indies cricket has been a source of irritation, agony and pain for millions of West Indian fans in the Caribbean and the Diaspora, not the least of them being retired Prime Minister of Jamaica, PJ Patterson.
(Trinidad Guardian) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he has spoken to CARICOM leaders and has told them that he is open to mediation talks in “Trinidad and Tobago or wherever”, with the Venezuelan opposition.
After failing to meet its December 31st, 2018 deadline for the completion of the US$150 million Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion project, Chinese contractor China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) is being penalised US$7,000 per day until the work is completed, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson announced yesterday.
Residents and farmers at Ann’s Grove village, on the East Coast of Demerara, are calling for better drainage, which they say is currently being neglected by their neighbourhood council.
The privately-run School of the Nations, in George-town, has decided against resuming classes today in order to address continuing concerns by parents about security measures in light of the recent threat to students that was made on Facebook.
Basdeo Lallchan and Jonathan Ramkellawan, the two men who were injured on Saturday after a Guyana Police Force vehicle transporting the Police Commissioner collided with their truck, are blaming the police driver for the accident and they say he should be held accountable.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies have named an unchanged squad for the second Test starting here Thursday, following their shock demolition of England in the opening in Bridgetown last Saturday.
Given the developments in wake of the passage of the December 21st no-confidence motion against government, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday told representatives of several diplomatic missions and international organisations that a constitutional crisis is brewing.
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh, CMC – Left-hander Evin Lewis lashed a spectacular unbeaten hundred to end his barren run as his Comilla Victorians thrashed West Indies teammate Carlos Brathwaite’s Khulna Titans by 80 runs in the Bangladesh Premier League here yesterday.
LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC – All-rounder Bismah Maroof will lead Pakistan in the upcoming limited overs series against West Indies starting Thursday in Karachi.
Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence yesterday disclosed that her ministry has requested technical assistance from the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) to aid in the probe of the deaths of three children at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) after they were administered with chemotherapy treatment.
Diplomats from the United States, Britain, Canada and the European Union (EU) were yesterday briefed on the process of elections preparation utilized by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).
Across a substantial career a batting average is an effective measure of a batsman in Test cricket.
![Lennox Cort [centre] of GFC trying to maintain possession of the ball while being challenged by two GPF players in the GFA ‘Revival Cup’ finale at the GFC ground, Bourda.](https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2019/01/cort29-450x300.jpg)
Georgetown Football Club [GFC] was crowned the Georgetown Football Association [FA] ‘Revival Cup’ Champion, upsetting the Guyana Police Force [GPF] in the finale on Sunday. Staged at the GFC ground, Bourda, it was the first senior championship secured by the hosts in more than 40 years. The home side took the lead in the 34th minute, as forward LaVaughn Ennis etched his name on the scorer’s sheet.
The cause of death of 15-year-old Mae’s student Vanica Schultz remains “undetermined” following a post-mortem conducted yesterday.
Ten digital recording systems have been officially handed over to the judiciary to support the transition to electronic recording of court proceedings throughout the country.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – England head coach Trevor Bayliss says he is baffled by his side’s batting capitulation to West Indies in the opening Test here last weekend.
While the draft Code of Conduct for minibus operators is still being finalised, some Route 42 drivers have already started wearing uniforms and adhering to other provisions as they are aiming to be the pioneers of a new culture for public transportation.
What a victory! West Indies’ brilliant performance against England in the first Test at Kensington Oval, Barbados will long be acclaimed, remembered and treasured by generations of West Indians.
(Reuters) – Former England captain Alastair Cook has questioned the team’s preparations for their West Indies tour, after the visitors crashed to a humiliating 381-run defeat in the first test in Barbados on Saturday.
A CARICOM delegation yesterday expressed grave concern over the situation in Venezuela during a meeting with the United Nations Secretary General and highlighted the importance of refraining from the threat or use of force.
Dear Editor, It is the growing frustration at the insensitiveness to business by the closing of roads by our authorities which prompts this letter.
The owner of Gabar’s Halal Chicken Outlet, located at Clifton Village, Coren-tyne, Berbice, was robbed on Sunday morning by two bandits, one of whom shot at him after being recognised during the attack.
WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday imposed sweeping sanctions on Venezuelan state-owned oil firm PDVSA, aimed at severely curbing the OPEC member’s crude exports to the United States and at pressuring socialist President Nicolas Maduro to step down.
Dear Editor, London-based, British investigative journalist, Mr. Phil Miller, asked a timely and consequential question in the In the Diaspora column of Stabroek News dated January 28th.
In the latest round of the East Coast Cricket Committee, SPR Enterprise 40-overs tournament, Buxton, Strathavon, Lusignan A and Lusignan B chalked up wins over the weekend.
PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo on Saturday told thousands of Berbicians that the party is on track to taking back power in Guyana.
Dear Editor, Aware that I have been teaching literacy and numeracy for many years, many people have asked my opinion on the minimum majority of 65 after the recent no-confidence vote.
A fine all-round display by 12-year-old Romeo Deonarain helped the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) crush Transport Sports Club (TSC) by five wickets in a feature Under-15, 30-overs-a-side match played under lights last Friday at the home of legends, DCC, Queenstown.
BRUMADINHO, Brazil, (Reuters) – Brazil’s government weighed pushing for a management overhaul at iron ore miner Vale SA yesterday as grief over the hundreds feared killed by a dam burst turned into anger, with prosecutors, politicians and victims’ families calling for punishment.
Dear Editor, The shooting of Brian O’Toole and the circumstances surrounding it constitute this surreal circumstance, a confluence of escalating events that feels like too much of a portent than I am comfortable with.
The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) has been officially informed of the vacancy in the position of Town Clerk and is now expected to advertise for Royston King’s replacement.
A brutal century from Everest Cricket Club’s Dwayne Adams helped plunge Diplomats to a 145-run defeat on Sunday in the Georgetown Cricket Association/New Building Society’s second division 40-overs tournament at Everest, Camp Road.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday announced criminal charges against China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, escalating a fight with the world’s biggest telecommunications equipment maker and coming days before trade talks between Washington and Beijing.
Leslain Baird, Daniel Williams and field standout, Tortque Boyce were among the outstanding performers when the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) staged its second Development Meet of the 2019 season on Sunday at the Enmore Community Centre Ground.
(Trinidad Express) Congress of the People (COP) leader Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan says she thinks the Dragon Gas deal between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela has fallen through because of the political crisis in Venezuela.
Dear Editor, I had occasion to refer a gentleman with an amputated leg to Commander of `C’ Division, Mr Calvin Brutus.
A New York court last week stayed the extradition of Guyanese murder accused Marcus Bisram, giving the businessman another chance to continue his battle to remain in the United States instead of returning to Guyana to face the charge of murdering Number 70 Village carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt.
Dear Editor, Would the decisive victory in the just concluded test match vindicate the president in his not so popular choice of coach for the senior male team?
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Superhero film “Black Panther,” heralded for its mainly black cast and vibrant celebration of African culture, won the top Screen Actors Guild award on Sunday, boosting its stature ahead of next month’s Oscars ceremony.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – A rare tornado ripped through Havana late on Sunday, leaving at least four dead and nearly two hundred injured as it tore off roofs, flipped vehicles and reduced some of the buildings in its path to rubble.
(Trinidad Express) Talk by the Opposition United National Congress that Trinidadians holding US Visas should be fearful, is being rubbished by Communications Minister Stuart Young.
A city magistrate yesterday remanded three Cuban nationals to prison after they were read two charges of breaking and entering and larceny.
Family, Strike Team, Dream-Team and Ballers Empire, secured hard-fought wins, when the second Annual Mocha Village Cup Street-ball championships commenced on Saturday at the Mocha Arcadia Community Centre. The large crowd which descended on the venue was treated to several hard-fought encounters.
Dear Editor, On January 25, 2019, Stabroek News published a letter captioned `Democratic trees bloomed only a short while after passage of no-confidence motion’.
A man was yesterday fined after admitting to causing a noise nuisance to his neighbour.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The family of Michael Jackson yesterday described reaction to a new documentary about alleged child sex abuse by the late singer as a “public lynching” and said he was “100 percent innocent” of such accusations.
It would be a good thing if the removal of Mr.
The president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, declared himself as the interim president on Jan.
By Laura Chinchilla SAN JOSÉ – Hardly a day goes by without some new allegation that social media are undermining democracy.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Alan Alda, best known for playing a wise-cracking Army doctor on the long-running anti-war television comedy “M*A*S*H,” received a lifetime achievement award from his fellow actors yesterday, celebrating a 60-year career on stage and screen.
Rose Hall Town Bakewell continued its impressive run in the Berbice Cricket Board/ New Building Society, second-division 40-overs tournament with two wins last weekend.
