Daily Archive: Friday, March 1, 2019

 (Trinidad Guardian) In­ter-Caribbean air­line Li­at Ltd on­ly has enough cash to func­tion for the next 10 days and will face a shutdown if Cari­com does not in­ter­vene.

Seventeen touts and a number of mini-bus operators were detained today by the police at various parks and then released after being educated on a variety of offences.

WASHINGTON/ASUNCION,  (Reuters) – The United States today announced sanctions on Venezuelan officials who blocked a humanitarian aid convoy last week, as opposition leader Juan Guaido toured South America to drum up support for an end to President Nicolas Maduro’s government.

(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators said on Friday a third cancer-causing toxin was found in some blood pressure pills recalled by India’s Hetero Labs Ltd a day earlier, adding to a global recall of commonly used drugs to treat hypertension.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered state oil company PDVSA’s office in Lisbon to be relocated to Moscow, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said today, a move she said was designed to help safeguard her country’s assets.

(Jamaica Observer) While acknowledging that the Catholic community has been hurt by the sex scandals that have rocked the Church globally, Archbishop of Kingston Most Rev Kenneth Richards says the Jamaican priest fingered by one alleged victim has said their relationship was consensual.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Royal Dutch Shell over its $1.3 billion acquisition of Nigerian offshore oilfield OPL 245 in 2011.

A special meeting of the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM) on its 2019 work schedule was ended yesterday by the walkout of the opposition-nominated commissioners.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is refusing to meet with President David Granger next week unless a date for general and regional elections is on the agenda.

The Guyana Jaguars closed the first day of the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day Championship with an 86-run lead over the Barbados Pride at the Providence Stadium yesterday.

Justice of Appeal Rishi Persaud yesterday refused to grant an interim stay of the High Court judgments on the no-confidence motion against government given the “strict” timelines that have been set for the hearing of the applications filed on behalf of the Attorney General (AG) and private citizen Compton Reid.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon has rejected claims by Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo that government has perpetuated a fraudulent act by sending two letters to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and encouraged Jagdeo to reconsider attending a meeting with President David Granger on Wednesday (see other story on page 2.)

Defending champions Berbice and rivals Demerara will square off in the final of this year’s Guyana Cricket Board Dave West Indian Imports Under-15 Inter-County Tournament at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), Bourda, tomorrow. 

A three-storey business complex, along with a neighbouring house and car, were yesterday destroyed in a midday fire, which erupted at Number 64 Village, Corentyne.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – The in-form pair of Brandon King and Jermaine Blackwood produced yet another half-century partnership to pull Jamaica Scorpions out of trouble against Leeward Islands Hurricanes, on the opening day of their ninth round match here yesterday.

Dozens of workers from the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) and representatives from their union, the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU), the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) and the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) staged a protest yesterday morning to press for an end to the ongoing industrial dispute with the company.

Despite the inactivity of the Beach Football Association for more than two years, the Guyana Football Federation [GFF], has selected a Men’s National Team to compete in an invitational championship in Argentina during the month of March 2019.

 (Reuters) – Women cricketers will now feature on the iconic Lord’s honours board after the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) decided to highlight individual performances from one-day internationals.

Saying that a stable political environment is crucial for doing business, Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) President Shyam Nokta yesterday called for government to uphold the constitution and end ongoing “uncertainty and unease.”

(Trinidad Newsday) A 19-year-old Laventille man was arrested for robbing a La Romaine vendor on Wednesday afternoon and tried to explain his behaviour by blaming it on Carnival, police said.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – World Rugby’s planned revamp of the international calendar with a 12-team World League including Six Nations and Rugby Championship sides as well as the United States and Japan has been questioned by leading players.

The outgoing Chairman of Massy Guyana was last night conferred with an award by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) for his company’s longstanding service to the Commission over the last two decades.

A Corentyne mother of four died yesterday after she collided with a truck and trailer along the Albion, Corentyne Public Road Dead is Christina Ramu, 41, who operates a stand in front of her house at Kilcoy Chesney, Corentyne.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Harry ‘Danny’ Myers could barely contain his excitement and emotions after he was conferred with Jamaican citizenship this morning. 

For all the talk in the Caribbean regarding the relatively food secure status of many of the territories, the real picture is not one that generates unbridled optimism according to an article headlined “Five Overlooked Facts About Caribbean Food Security” authored by the Barbadian writer,  Daphne Ewing-Chow, and published on February 20th in Forbes magazine.

Dear Editor, The 1980 Guyana Constitution Article 106 was radically amended during the 1999-2001 Constitution Reform period by the addition of two new clauses 106 (6) and (7) based on the recommendations of the report of the Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC)  of July 17, 1999 which provided for “the Cabinet, including the President, who is part and parcel of the Cabinet as provided for in Article 106, must resign if the government is defeated by a majority of all the members of the National Assembly on a vote of confidence” Please note that the CRC does not appear to have recommended a three-month period within which elections were to be held nor does it appear that it provided for an extension by a 2/3 majority of the National Assembly.

(Trinidad Guardian) Which one of this sea­son’s ca­lyp­soes might be a “night­mare” for Na­tion­al Se­cu­ri­ty Min­is­ter Stu­art Young?

The Guyana Committee of Service (GCS) yesterday rewarded some of its executive members and also chipped in to help offset surgical expenses for renowned amputee sportsman, William ‘The Conqueror’ France.

Dear Editor, The Guyanese nation and governments since independence have demonstrated an open-handed policy in relation to foreign investments, to facilitate economic and social development.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC – Devon Smith, the most prolific batsman in regional first-class history, has been recognised for his contributions to the game by having the main pavilion at the Grenada National Stadium named in his honour.

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, has announced that government will be moving ahead with plans to establish drug treatment courts across Guyana, with the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court serving as the pilot institution.

Last Sunday was one of those days when fruit and vegetables ‘was lickin dog’ (one of those colloquialisms employed to describe a glut of food items on the local market) at the Farmers’ Market close to the Georgetown Fire Station.

Dear Editor, I have read with great interest, Mr Ram’s letter (Stabroek News, 27/2/19), `Ramjattan cited doctrine of necessity to justify failure of Administration to comply with No Confidence Motion’. 

Some Route 44 (George-town to Industry) bus operators were taken into custody yesterday morning and warned after they were accused of trying to prevent other operators loading passengers at the Regent Street, Georgetown bus park.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will stage its second Pepsi Mike Parris Under 16 competition for 2019 tomorrow at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym.

It occurred to Sursattie Paul to venture into a modest enterprise re-packaging spices and home-made sweetmeats while she was employed as a merchandiser with the Bounty Supermarket chain. 

HANOI,  (Reuters) – A second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un collapsed yesterday over sanctions, and the two sides gave conflicting accounts of what happened, raising questions about the future of their denuclearisation negotiations.

Dear Editor, I read in the press that the Opposition Leader has refused the invitation from the President to meet with him next Wednesday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – All-rounder Imran Khan stroked his second half-century in as many outings while tail-ender Khary Pierre struck his second first class fifty, as they rescued Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in an unbroken century stand, on the opening day of their ninth round encounter against Windward Islands Volcanoes.

Former UK Marine, Richard Allen, who rowed solo from Sierra Leone to Port Georgetown is set to travel across Guyana and assist the Guyana Foundation with projects that it has ongoing.

Retired University of Guyana Engineering, Drawing and Design Lecturer, Andy Moore, who served for several years as one of the country’s more prominent Industrial Arts teachers has told Stabroek Business that given what would appear to be the trajectory of the country’s developmental focus, what he sees as a decline in the focus of Technical Drawing in the schools’ curriculum could come back to haunt us “in a big way” once we begin “what one imagines will be a major infrastructure development programme to go along with our wider ambitions as a nation.”

(Trinidad Guardian) Po­lice of­fi­cers were called to the Hous­ing De­vel­op­ment Cor­po­ra­tion’s Clifton Tow­ers at St Paul Street, Port-of-Spain, yes­ter­day, af­ter il­le­gal oc­cu­pants at the com­plex al­leged­ly van­dalised a ve­hi­cle be­long­ing to a le­gal ten­ant.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Noted cricket journalist and former Gleaner Sports Editor Tony Becca passed away yesterday morning.

A 12-member jury, on Wednesday acquitted Quaison Jones, called ‘Blondie’, at the end of his retrial for the murder of his fellow fish cleaner, Marlon Greene.

   What’s in a brand? The premise of the second article you’ll be seeing from me, #Made in Guyana, is to really highlight Guyanese-made products on the market that may not be easily recognizable.

Dear Editor, The nation wakes up to a letter dated February 25, 2019 sent by Mr.

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Costa Rica yesterday opened a major new container port on an island built off its Caribbean coast that could deliver a major boost to trade in the Central American country and increase competition for the Panama Canal.

Dear Editor, The incidence of vacancy notices which carry rather rude warnings that only shortlisted applications will be acknowledged has been on the rise.

(Reuters) – Roger Federer overcame two rain delays to beat Marton Fucsovics 7-6(6) 6-4 yesterday and reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

(Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports sank 40 percent in the first full month after the beginning of U.S.

LISBON,  (Reuters) – Portugal has declared a day of mourning for victims of domestic violence after data showed attackers had murdered 11 women so far this year – the highest number in a decade.

Already having led the way for the Caribbean in the popularisation of a range of canned agro-produced foods in parts of the United States and Europe, the highly accomplished Jamaican company, Grace Kennedy (GK) is further broadening the base of its convenience-food offerings to eight states in the USA, a move which the Jamaica Gleaner says will test just how much the American palate can handle the company’s aggressively spiced jerked wings.

The police in ‘C’ Division are investigating the handling of the case of Vashtie Mahase, the young woman who was brutally chopped while accompanying a Rural Constable (RC) to serve her partner a restraining order, according to Divisional Commander Calvin Brutus.

Dear Editor, The role of any Opposition that is worth its weight in salt, is to maintain a sense of No Confidence in the Government.

CARICOM heads are asking the European Union (EU) to cease its blacklisting of Member States that have committed to reforming their tax structures, calling the approach to “tax good governance” an infringement on sovereignty, coercive and harmful to the future of the community’s economic sector.

(Trinidad Express) A despicable act of violence and a sad day for education.

KHARTOUM,  (Reuters) – Thousands of Sudanese rallied yesterday in some of the most widespread protests of a two-month revolt against President Omar al-Bashir, as emergency courts tried hundreds late into the night and Bashir delegated his powers as head of the ruling party to its deputy.

(Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios said he would not listen to criticism from Rafa Nadal, who accused the Australian of lacking respect “for the public, the opponent and toward himself” following their match at the Acapulco International on Wednesday.

-Comrade Irfaan Vs His Excellency: Any contest? I’ve advised voters, especially those bright-eyed first-timers between eighteen and twenty-five, that even when they fashion their loyalty and vote for their favourite political tribe, their choice is essentially, “the best of the bad lot”.

(Barbados Nation) There are six major gangs in Barbados, and guns are being circulated or rented for up to Bds$10 000.

Guyana has been besieged by a high level of domestic violence within families for some time now, and analysts might argue that domestic violence has long since assumed crisis proportions.

As part of their 8th anniversary celebrations today, the Diamond branch of Demerara Bank Limited is set to be engaged in a series of activities to express their appreciation to customers and staff alike for their commitment and support over the years.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – BJ Watling became the second New Zealand wicketkeeper to record 200 test dismissals as the hosts seized back control of the first day of the opening test against Bangladesh at Seddon Park in Hamilton yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen was “fully cooperative” during closed-door testimony before a congressional committee investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S

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Commissioner of Police Leslie James and his administrative team yesterday met with representatives of American Aviation giant MIDAS Aviation Service Inc, of Beach Airpark Florida, USA.

Dear Editor, Can someone say what specific Labour Laws were violated by Rusal in their decision to dismiss employees following their unilateral withdrawal of Labour? 

The near silence that has greeted the news regarding just where CARICOM’s food import bill has been headed recently is, to tell the truth not altogether surprising though, for a few very obvious reasons it is deeply disturbing.

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