Articles published on Saturday, March 23, 2019
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s top ministers are moving to oust her within days, The Sunday Times reported, as her Brexit strategy lay in tatters just weeks before the United Kingdom was due to leave the European Union.
Passengers airlifted from cruise ship in storm off Norway * About 1OSLO, (Reuters) – Rescue helicopters evacuated dozens of people from a luxury cruise ship which suffered engine failure on Saturday in stormy weather off the west coast of Norway, police and rescue workers said.
President David Granger has successfully completed the first phase of his medical treatment in Cuba for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, according to Guyana’s Ambassador to Cuba Halim Majeed.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Fallout from a petrochemical fire outside Houston continued for a sixth day on Saturday, with emergency workers struggling to remove volatile fuels from exposed tanks and ship traffic disrupted on the nation’s busiest oil port.
The Police say they are investigating the murder of Dave Boyal, 19, a miner of Batavia ,Cuyuni River which occurred at about 10 pm yesterday at Blackwater Island Backdam, Cuyuni River; allegedly by a close relative who was also his employer.
VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, the archbishop of Santiago and the highest ranking member of the Catholic Church in Chile, who has been caught up in the country’s sex abuse scandal.
(Trinidad Newsday) Siparia magistrate Margaret Alert denied bail to the parents of a two-month-old boy when they appeared before her yesterday jointly charged with having a gun and ammunition.
The Guyana Court of Appeal, by a majority decision, yesterday overturned the January 31st ruling made by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire that the December 21st no-confidence motion against the APNU+AFC government was validly passed with 33 votes, saying that the correct mathematical formula for finding the “absolute” majority was not used.
The National Assembly, which has been on hiatus since January 3rd in wake of the no-confidence vote against government, will soon be reconvened, Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge, who is currently performing the duties of President, announced last evening.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday stated that while the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will be respectful of the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which by majority invalidated the passage of last December’s no confidence vote against the government, it intends to immediately approach the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to appeal.
With the Court of Appeal ruling by majority that the December 21st, 2018 vote on the no-confidence motion against the government was not valid, almost all parties have committed to moving to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Guyana’s final appellate court, to definitively settle its legality.
A chance at history will be at stake tonight for the Golden Jaguars as they battle Belize in a must-win encounter in the CONCACAF Nations League from 18:30hrs at the National Track & Field Centre, Leonora.
After five years, the Ministry of Natural Resources resumed the distribution of mining lands via lottery and mostly women miners yesterday openly expressed their joy for the opportunity to be equally able to earn in the field as their male counterparts.
President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde yesterday presented tickets for today’s CONCACAF Nations League clash between Guyana and Belize to Attorney General, Basil Williams left and Minister of State, Joseph Harmon.
Albion Estate worker died on Thursday after he was attacked by a swarm of bees while cutting a track at GuySuCo’s Ankerville, Corentyne cultivation backdam.
Digicel Guyana yesterday, donated a quantity of tickets to the Kingston Football Development Academy for the CONCACAF Nations League clash today between Guyana and Belize at the National Track & Field Centre, Leonora.
A man was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly after he admitted to having just under nine grammes of ganja.
Guyana’s first World Cup football team captain, Maurice ‘Cabio’ Enmore is urging fans of the sport to come out and support the National team when they confront Belize at the Leonora Park today.
Holding firm to its belief that the APNU+AFC government became illegitimate at midnight Thursday, the PPP yesterday held picketing exercises in several regions across the country and in front of Guyana’s US and Canadian consulates.
Former government parliamentarian Charrandass Persaud has sued Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan for over $30 million over alleged libelous statements he has made about him in the aftermath of the December 21st, 2018 no-confidence motion vote in the National Assembly.
After registering their first win of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 competition, Guyana will come up against an undefeated Barbados today at the National Stadium in round four.
The University of Toronto yesterday gifted the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the University of Guyana (UG) 23 second-hand microscopes, which are valued at more than $12 million.
Dear Editor, In view of the very hotly contested battle for the Presidency and Vice Presidency of Cricket West Indies, I have taken the liberty of reproducing the pertinent sections of the WICB Inc Articles of Association as it relates to the voting process at general meetings.
The National female hockey team yesterday endured mixed returns on the opening day of the Field Hockey Canada (FHC) Invitational Indoor Hockey Tri-Nation series in Canada, which included a thrilling win over Kazakhstan at the University of Toronto’s Athletic Centre.
Six million in Presidential Grants have been disbursed to four Pomeroon, Region Two communities to fund sustainable community projects.
The country’s Special Olympics outfit found success once again at the event which concluded on Thursday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Melicia Partab-Alli has been the name behind makeup and a number of gorgeous fashion pieces in pageantry for several years and this week, she afforded The Scene a look into her journey to the fashion world.
Although the security sector reform report which was handed over to Presi-dent David Granger more than a year ago is yet to be made public, British High Commissioner to Guyana Greg Quinn says that he is not worried as the process for implementation of its recommendations has started.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – A group of South American leaders signed a declaration yesterday to create a regional bloc of nations they say is open to any country, regardless of ideology, to collaborate on solving regional problems.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Calabar Physics teacher Sanjaye Shaw, says he has now formally reported to the police, the December 15, 2018 alleged assault by top athletes Christopher Taylor and DeJour Russell.
Dear Editor, I have heard that Bernard De Santos was one of our legal luminaries, but I did not know that Bernard very well.
Former England youth international and English Football League championship player Callum Harriott will make his debut for the Golden Jaguars in their CONCACAF Nations League clash today at the the Leonora Track and Field Facilty.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Denesh Ramdin reckons Trinidad and Tobago Red Force can be a force in the future once they keep the young core of the current side together.
What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you have but may be too shy to ask.
(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith says Jamaica and eight other countries in the region, have signed an agreement to preserve existing preferential trade terms with the United Kingdom in a Post-Brexit era, backed by UK Trade Minister, George Hollingbery.
Dear Editor, Sadly, Miles Greaves Fitzpatrick S.C. CCH is no longer blessed with life.
PALM BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump pledged investment in a rare meeting yesterday with five Caribbean leaders who have sided with the United States in backing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as head of state, the White House said.
The dead body of an unidentified man was found in a drain along East Street, Georgetown yesterday afternoon.
(Trinidad Express) Director of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) David West says corrupt police officers are involved in “gangs, money laundering and human trafficking—with young Venezuelan girls fast becoming the preferred targets”.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller yesterday handed in a confidential report on his investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election and any potential wrongdoing by U.S.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – London’s Gfinity eSports Arena will play host to the players draft for the 2019 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season on May 22.
Sometimes it feels as if the marketing departments of stores that I speak of and like, listen in on my telephone calls.
Dear Editor, It is disheartening to read horrific stories of ending another’s life through violence.
Collis Collison, the 26-year-old man who was fatally shot on Thursday in Albouystown, is believed to have been killed over an old grievance.
(Trinidad Express) Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Susan Francois has suggested that a “cash-restricted” system be implemented in Trinidad and Tobago to combat money laundering and corruption.
Dear Editor, The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, might not be tall, but she certainly stood tall for her country and particularly the Muslim community, following the recent horrific terrorist attacks on two mosques in that country.
Guyanese Gospel artiste, Samuel Medas has won a second regional award in just over a month.
WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions yesterday on Venezuela’s development bank, Bandes, a day after the Trump administration warned there would be consequences for the arrest by Venezuelan authorities of opposition leader Juan Guaido’s top aide.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Scientists in southwest China’s Yunnan province have cloned what they called the “Sherlock Holmes of police dogs” in a program they hope will help cut training times and costs for police dogs, the state-owned tabloid Global Times reported on Wednesday.
KOLKATA, India, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite believes the Caribbean side can spring a few surprises at the upcoming ICC World Cup, once they can reproduce the form they showed against England in the Caribbean recently.
(Trinidad Guardian) The death of an elderly man who was struck and killed by a police vehicle while attempting to cross the Priority Bus Route in Barataria — the second fatal accident involving a police officer in three days — has prompted the Commissioner of Police to get personally involved in the investigations of both matters.
The suspected mastermind behind the armed robbery of a Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo family, in which over $4 million in cash, jewellery and other items were stolen, has been released on station bail.
Twenty five years ago, the economist Jeffrey Sachs found that economies which rely on the extraction of natural resources tend to develop slower than those that don’t.
Two men were yesterday charged with trafficking 140.1 grammes of cannabis and while one admitted to the offence and was jailed for three years, his co-accused denied the charge and was remanded to prison.
Dear Editor, It is very disturbing to witness the suffering for water especially during the short holiday season, can you imagine no water and in the homes of people at Eccles Old Road near to the Oxygen Company?
(Trinidad Express) A Tobago landscaper is expected to appear before a Scarborough Magistrate charged with the March 12 murder of businessman Donald Parks.
The Georgetown Inter-national Academy presents its annual musical theatrical production at the end of this month.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Inter-American Development Bank yesterday called off next week’s meeting of its 48 member countries in China after Beijing refused to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend, two sources with knowledge of the decision said.
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland topped the ranking of the world’s happiest countries for the second year in a row, with the Nordic countries taking the leading spots, an annual survey issued on Wednesday showed.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The outcome of tomorrow’s Cricket West Indies presidential elections is likely to rest on the Jamaica votes but the cricket association here has remained tight-lipped on their support.
You really can’t put a price on representation. There is nothing quite like seeing shades of your life vividly represented in the media you consume.
Bouncing off the floors and walls, the scents of life and death, and hope and despair coalesce in hospitals.
