WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The following is the text of the letter United States Attorney General William Barr sent to Congress on Sunday summarizing a report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election:
Dear Chairman Graham, Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Ranking Member Collins:
As a supplement to the notification provided on Friday, march 22, 2019, I am writing today to advise you of the principal conclusions reached by Special Counsel Robert Mueller III and to inform you about the status of my initial review of the report he has prepared.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Former West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt and Dr Kishore Shallow are the new president and vice-president of Cricket West Indies (CWI).
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr said today that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had found no evidence of collusion between President Donald Trump’s election team and Russia, and did not present enough evidence to warrant charges of obstruction of justice.
(Jamaica Gleaner) An alarming shortage of registered dentists in Jamaica has led to a surge in botched services as patients pay a heavy toll chasing after dirt-cheap options.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union was in disarray today as Prime Minister Theresa May faced a possible plot by ministers to topple her and parliament prepared to grab control of Brexit from the government.
(Trinidad Guardian) T&T’s debt to China has jumped from $2.2 billion last year to $6.2 billion after Government partnered with China again on two new projects.
Optimistic that it can deliver a skills transfer system in the provision of marine logistics services to equip locals to run its operations here, United States-based marine transportation company Harvey Gulf has set up an office in Guyana.
With plans to be in Guyana for several decades, ExxonMobil is forging ahead with plans for the construction of its local headquarters at Ogle, on the East Coast of Demerara.
Saying that he believes that the Court of Appeal was wrong in its pronouncement on what constituted a majority in last December’s vote on a no-confidence motion against the government, attorney and accountant Christopher Ram yesterday said he has instructed that his attorney appeal the decision at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
Following more than 40 years without potable water, the 3,000 residents of the D’Urban Backlands squatting area, known as ‘Burnham Boulevard,’ in Georgetown, yesterday received 29 standpipes from the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).
A Calcutta, Mahaicony family is now seeking justice after the death of a five-day-old baby, who succumbed on Wednesday after being rushed to the Mahaicony Hospital for the third time within a day.
OSLO (Reuters) – Rescue helicopters evacuated more than 150 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.
Over a dozen families from Tiger Bay, Georgetown, were presented with food and medicinal hampers yesterday, as part of a community outreach programme undertaken by the Department of Social Cohesion, Culture Youth and Sport, in partnership with German’s Restaurant.
It has been over six years since Sherry (not her real name) has been in the ‘system’ and now legally an adult she can walk out of state care any day, but she believes the stability and security she receives in state care would be replaced by chaos should she return to her family.
Giacomo Leopardi, who was to become one of the greatest poets of his or any time, was born in 1798 on his parents’ estate near the small Italian town of Recanati in the dusty hills above the Adriatic Sea.
The sound of the Aruba official’s final whistle confirmed the historic moment as Guyana defeated Belize 2-1 in their final CONCACAF Nations League Qualifier to seal their maiden appearance in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
A recent car ride down the West Coast road to Parika sparked memories of my youth at Hague, and later Vreed-en-Hoop, in a time when a major factor in public transportation on that stretch was the unique Guyanese country bus totally unlike the mass-produced metal buses common to North America and Britain.
The Ministry of Natural Resources has announced the winners of its inaugural Tony Shields Memorial Essay Competition, including a University of Guyana (UG) student who has been awarded one year’s tuition.
A blistering half century from Deandra Dottin and a four-wicket haul from Hayley Matthews helped Barbados to a five-wicket win over Guyana in the Cricket West Indies/ Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 yesterday.
The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) captured yet another Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) sixes cricket tournament by defeating the host by two wickets in an exciting contest yesterday.
Add another first place finish to Romello Crawford’s palmarès.
The season’s most successfuul cyclist finished in pole position yesterday for the fourth time since the calendar flipped to 2019, once again displaying his sublime speed, strength and stamina in the feature 35-lap event of the sixth Star Party Rental multi-race progamme.
(Trinidad Newsday) With last Monday’s bombing by US-backed Syrian forces of the two remaining ISIS-controlled villages in which 200 men, women and children were reportedly killed, some families in TT fear their loved ones who migrated to Syria and Iraq might be among the dead.
The first phase of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) funded $6.4 billion (US$30.9 million) Sea and River Defence Resilience project is on schedule and is expected to be completed by June, according to contractor Dr.
Dinesh Sookram, the Corentyne youth who escaped police custody at the Whim Police Station two Mondays ago, has since been recaptured by lawmen in Berbice.
Off-spinner Leandra Ramdeen and the consistent Reniece Boyce yesterday spearheaded another win for title contenders Trinidad and Tobago in the ongoing Cricket West Indies (CWI) Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 Cup at Everest as they defeated Jamaica by four wickets to extend their unbeaten run.
Dear Editor,
It has been shown time and again that courts have made decisions that goes against all logic and standing precedents in order to achieve a certain outcome.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prominent Caribbean academic, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, believes whoever wins today’s Cricket West Indies presidential elections, faces the challenge of undertaking critical governance reform of the regional body, regaining the trust of stakeholders and implementing a visionary structure to move West Indies cricket from “awful to awesome”.
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Gunmen killed at least 134 Fulani herders in central Mali on Saturday, a local mayor said, the deadliest such attack of recent times in a region reeling from worsening ethnic and jihadist violence.
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has notified parties in the challenge to the decision of the Court of Appeal to uphold the appointment of Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman James Patterson that a case management conference is due to be held on Friday.
LONDON (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people opposed to Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union marched through central London yesterday to demand a new referendum as the deepening Brexit crisis risked sinking Prime Minister Theresa May’s premiership.
Dear Editor,
I was slightly taken aback by Mr Hamilton Green’s objection to GECOM having discussions with the Carter Center (SN: 21/3/2019) I for one was heartened by the involvement of such a reputable body that invested so much in Guyana.
Dear Editor,
The rules or guidelines for statutory interpretation are intended to ensure that ambiguities are avoided in order to give effect to a statute or law.
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.
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday urged all political parties and their supporters to respect the decision of the Court of Appeal which ruled that the passage of a no-confidence motion against government last December was invalid.
As the high profile endorsements mount for his rival, amidst his invisible plans for the future and the bombshell ESPN Cricinfo expose’ on his expense indulgences, fans should be repulsed by the Guyana Cricket Board’s continued slavish support for the Cricket West Indies (CWI) incumbent president Dave Cameron.
Raid uncovers weapons, other contraband in NA Prison: Ranks of the Joint Services on Friday carried out a raid at the New Amsterdam Prison, in Berbice, where a number of contraband items were found.
Dear Editor,
A friend of mine who is an attorney and also holds a ministerial position in another country, once told me that the ethics in law is different from that of the practice of physicians as lawyers generally are not held to the standards of the medical profession.
LECHERIA, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s administration has reached its final stage and there will soon be a change in government, opposition leader Juan Guaido said, adding that his allies have spoken with high-ranking military members about changing sides.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Cricket West Indies presidential hopeful, Ricky Skerritt yesterday made one last rallying cry for support, warning of the need for the regional governing body to change course in order to confront the challenges before it.
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Introduction
Today’s column addresses the first listed, and perhaps the most pressing of the three existential threats to the materialisation of Guyana’s petroleum sector and its projected Government revenues.
By Alim Hosein
Winslow Craig’s work, currently on display at Castellani House, is ample proof of his genius, even though it shows only a part of his many creations.
CHENNAI, India, CMC – West Indies batting star Shimron Hetmyer made a wretched start to life in the Indian Premier League here yesterday when he made a two-ball ‘duck’ as his Royal Challengers Bangalore crashed to a seven-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings in the season-opener.
A 38-year-old chef was taken into custody on Friday after a search conducted at a mining camp at Kupang Backdam, Cuyuni River, unearthed an unlicensed shotgun and a quantity of ammunition.
It is probably without precedent for a major Caribbean industry to declare that unless CARICOM’s Common External Tariff (CET) is properly enforced, the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of rural and other workers will be put at risk.
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria, (Reuters) – U.S.-backed forces proclaimed the capture of Islamic State’s last territory in Syria yesterday, eliminating its rule over a self-proclaimed “caliphate”, but the jihadists remain a threat from sleeper cells around the world.
Dear Editor,
There has been much discussion in the press recently on the factors that would have hindered the attainment of the “Impact Goals” in the PAHO Strategic Plan 2014-2019 for the Guyana health sector.
The Guianan-Streaked Antwren (Myrmotherula surinamensis) is found in tropical South America where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.
