Daily Archive: Sunday, March 31, 2019

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration today doubled down on its threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico, a day after it cut aid to Central American countries that President Donald Trump accused of deliberately sending migrants to the United States.

(Trinidad Express) A Chinese national is clinging to life after being shot and robbed of TT$100,000 today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s exit from the European Union was in disarray after the implosion of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy left her under pressure from rival factions to leave without a deal, go for an election or forge a much softer divorce.

(Trinidad Guardian) Look­ing at 25-year-old Collin Gibbs, at first glance, one sees a smart­ly dressed and peace­ful look­ing young man.

(Trinindad Guardian) Po­lice Com­mis­sion­er Gary Grif­fith was in­volved in a ve­hic­u­lar ac­ci­dent yes­ter­day, but luck­i­ly he suf­fered no in­juries.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corpora-tion (GPHC) is currently treating seven Chinese nationals, who were medevacked from Matthews Ridge, in Region One, with flu-like symptoms following the death of another worker who displayed similar indicators early yesterday morning.

Tejwattie Jinkoo, the mother of the Corentyne woman who was brutally murdered yesterday after being run over and then stabbed and chopped by her husband, had been assured by her daughter just prior to the attack that the man would not hurt her.

The Cruise Director of the visiting cruise ship MV Serenissima was attacked and robbed early yesterday morning on Lombard Street, Georgetown, as he was returning to the ship following an outing.

Located on the Corentyne highway just before Adventure Village is the very small, very quiet, very bushy Hogstye Village.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday initiated training for thousands of workers required for its new national house-to-house registration exercise, which could begin by mid-May.

As is now well known, the Constitution makes no distinction between a ‘simple’ and an ‘absolute’ majority.

With several Venezuelan immigrants now working in various jobs around the city, Citizenship Minister Winston Felix has warned that hiring them is illegal if they are not in possession of work permits.

“We women can be our own biggest enemies,” she said. I nodded vigorously in agreement and added my two cents, stopping her thought process briefly.

The Golden Jaguars historic qualification for the CONCACAF Gold Cup will be featured on a special edition of the FIFA Football television show, which is set to be aired April 15th.

DELHI, India, CMC – Chris Gayle smashed a swashbuckling 40 from 24 balls to help his Kings XI Punjab to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians when action in the Indian Premier League continued on Saturday.

In this current “information age” in which we live in Guyana, surrounded by four daily newspapers, round-the-clock online sources, a bundle of radio stations, social media, personal electronic mail, etc.,

Joyce Davis, the American woman who has been reported missing in Region Seven, had sailed the world for 16 years before settling down at Almanac Creek, Essequibo with her husband in 2006.

The Government of Guyana has retained a former Attorney General (AG) of Belize to assist in its handling of the no-confidence motion appeal cases currently before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

If you are a fan of CrossFit style competitions, then the National Park tarmac is the place to be today.

I have always loved sport. All throughout my boyhood and youth I delighted in games.

Ever found yourself in a relationship with someone who was extremely jealous or aggressive and made your life a living hell by being completely manipulative and lying compulsively and yet somehow you couldn’t find yourself leaving that person because they were at the same time so sweet and charming?

Nand Persaud and Company Limited has been awaiting approval to complete an airstrip at Number 36 Village, Corentyne, for three years, according to Chief Executive Officer Mohindra Persaud, who says the project could revolutionise rice farming in the region. 

A dominating bowling performance by Barbados followed up by an unbeaten half century from Hayley Matthews ensured Barbados defeat Jamaica by nine wickets while Trinidad and Tobago salvaged an eight wicket win over Windward Islands in a rain hit contest on Friday in the second round of the Cricket West Indies T20 Blaze.

Dear Editor, A rather unusual event took place on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – one that raised several questions in my mind.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Thou-sands of Venezuelan opposition sympathisers protested yesterday against recurring blackouts that crippled much of the country this month and have aggravated the OPEC nation’s economic and social crisis.

Jamaican singing sensation Mikayla Simpson popularly known as ‘Koffee’ has a trending smash hit called “Toast” which has garnered in excess of 20 million YouTube views since being uploaded four months ago.

Dear Editor, I have read statements in the press reportedly attributed to two senior government officials.

The University of Guyana (UG) is in a commanding position after day one of the Noble House Seafoods two-day second division contest against Diplomats at the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) yesterday. 

President David Granger on Friday told a Regional Youth Caucus that government is interested in developing opportunities for young people to be involved in the process of governance.

Defending men’s Under – 21 singles champion Shemar Britton was unsuccessful in his bid to retain his crown as he went down to Cuban Livan Martinez in the under – 21 final of the 2019 Caribbean Regional Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) senior championship at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on Friday evening. 

Dear Editor, Oil is expected to start flowing in 2020 with oil revenues contributing significantly to Guyana’s Treasury after 2020.

A fire at Manchester, Corentyne, has left an elderly woman hospitalised and the home she shared with four others destroyed.

MAPUTO, (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of cholera in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit port city of Beira has nearly doubled to 271 in the last 48 hours, the southern African nation’s government said yesterday.

A simple thank you from the mother of a patient who took her own life was enough to drive young Dr Colleen Bovell to branch off into clinical psychiatry; the gratitude from that mother was because Bovell had treated her daughter humanely, when everyone else had written her off.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) registered a comfortable six-wicket win over Transport Sports Club (TSC) in the first semi-final of the Noble House Seafoods U19 Generation Next Cricket Competition at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) yesterday. 

Dear Editor, The legal argument that the vote of no-confidence was so important that an “absolute” majority was needed, appears to have caused two judges of the Appeal Court of Guyana to determine that a majority of two votes was indeed needed.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States is cutting off aid to the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, known collectively as the “Northern Triangle”, the State Department said yesterday, the day after President Donald Trump blasted the countries for sending migrants to the United States.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May risks the “total collapse” of her government if she fails to get her battered Brexit deal through parliament, the Sunday Times newspaper said, amid growing speculation that she might call an early election.

A Linden miner is now nursing gunshot wounds after he was shot while pursuing three bandits who robbed a Wismar, Linden family on Thursday evening.

Annandale Secondary and President’s College secured quarterfinal wins yesterday in the Milo Secondary School Football Championship at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Dear Editor, Following the recent court decisions resulting from the “No Confidence Motion”, there has been unprecedented commentary in the public sphere about our Courts and Judges.

New Amsterdam Multilateral and New Amsterdam Technical Institute [NATI] secured contrasting wins when the regional conference of the National School Basketball Festival [NSBF] commenced yesterday at the Vryman’s Ervin court.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor George Clooney has called for a boycott of luxury hotels, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, owned by Brunei because of the Southeast Asian nation’s plans to impose the death penalty for people having gay sex or committing adultery.

Dear Editor, The majority of minibus owners give operators their bus to work and attach various conditions including times for collecting and dropping off the bus, maintenance, and the target (amount of money for the bus each day).

The police in Berbice are searching for a 15-year-old boy of Angoy’s Avenue, in New Amsterdam, after his mother led police to the discovery of a rifle that was hidden in an empty lot near their home. 

With the recent dry weather, lawns and plants are crying out for help.

Karl Popper’s much quoted aphorism that institutions are like fortresses: they have to be strongly built and well manned, is as applicable in Guyana as it is elsewhere.

Last Update: 529.44                                                                      Movement: 0.125% Current Update: 530.11                                                                YTD Movement: 2.96%                                              LUCAS STOCK INDEX The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 0.125% during the fourth period of trading in March 2019. 

The Ferruginous-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza ferruginea) can be found in the Guiana Shield and in central Amazonia.

New winds are blowing through the Caribbean. Some may welcome what they bring, others may not.

Six juveniles escaped from the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) at Onder-neeming, Essequibo last week in the second break-out from the facility to occur within a two-week period.

“The difference between genius and stupidity: genius has its limits.” – Albert Einstein The National Chess Champion-ship begins next Sunday, April 7, 2019.

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said on Friday the company was looking to place restrictions on who can go live on its platform based on certain criteria in the aftermath of the Christchurch massacre.

Ti Jean and His Brothers by Derek Walcott is one of the most celebrated plays in Caribbean drama.

Dear Editor, Could it be our lack of response and perceived compassion as a people/nation to the recent suffering and destruction caused by Cyclone Idai be attributed to matters of national import which caused us to lose focus of other happenings around the world?

(Jamaica Gleaner) As the trees bowed as if in admiration and reverence for the libation ritual that kick-started the graduation ceremony of the first batch of students who participated in the One One Cocoa Permaculture and Sacramental Course at Source Farm in Johns Town, St Thomas, last Friday, Yoruba Priest Babba Yommi Robinson offered a sacrificial offering to God and his ancestors.

Defending champion Fruta Conquerors overcame newcomer Guyana Police Force [GPF] 4-2 when the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] Elite League resumed on Friday at the Eve Leary ground.

Introduction Today’s column summarily considers the two remaining existential threats to Guyana’s coming petroleum sector, which I have identified for the Road Map; namely: 1) a cataclysmic environmental event occasioned by petroleum extraction, and 2) the geo-strategic spillover from domestic political strife/conflict.