Articles published on Saturday, May 4, 2019
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – The Trump administration has revised training guidelines for asylum officers in ways that could make it harder for migrants seeking refuge in the United States to pass an initial screening.
In a meeting held on May 2, at the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CCAC) Office at Sophia, representatives of the CCAC and Fly Jamaica met to discuss refunds to consumers following an accident the company suffered on November 9th 2018, resulting in the subsequent non-operation of flights.
(Reuters) – A Boeing jetliner with 143 people aboard from the U.S.
(Trinidad Express) A fourteen-year-old girl was among three people shot dead, while a police constable was injured in Carenage last night during a shoot-out between the police and a group of men they were trying to arrest.
(Jamaica Observer) The police are reporting that the driver who was involved in a hit-and-run that claimed the life of two-year-old Sasha-Gay Dennis on the Howard Cooke Highway in Montego Bay, St James last month has been charged.
(Trinidad Guardian) Special Operations Response Team (SORT) police officers raided seven mansions in the posh residential community of Gulf View, La Romaine, yesterday, breaking down doors and preventing homeowners from entering their premises.
(Trinidad Guardian) For much of Friday, Jafar Howe’s phone would not stop ringing, as scores of people reached out to pledge monetary support to get him to Princeton University.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Chinese Ambassador Tian Qi has praised Jamaica’s decision to sign on to the mammoth Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), saying that it has opened a new era of mutual development and cooperation between the two nations.
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will host the National Youth and Junior Championships this weekend at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora with CARIFTA Games athletes set to compete.
For many young aspiring cricketers, the dreaded feeling of having to find expensive gear to play the gentleman’s game is a nauseating feeling, but for young Essequibo off-spinner, Amit Persaud, he will enter the second round of the Hand-In-Hand Under-19 three-day tournament decked out in gear sponsored by V-Net Communications.
Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said yesterday that the “damning” findings of the police audit of the financial records of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) require the “shifting around” of persons and possibly firings.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Reigning World champions West Indies have slipped to ninth in the new expanded ICC Twenty20 team rankings.
Having received government and regulatory approvals, ExxonMobil yesterday announced that it has funded its Liza Phase 2 development project offshore Guyana and it is expected to cost US$6 billion and produce up to 220,000 barrels of oil per day, with startup expected in mid-2022.
MOHALI, India, CMC – All-rounder Andre Russell blasted a cameo to become only the third player this season to pass 500 runs in the Indian Premier League as his Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a seven-wicket win over Chris Gayle’s King Punjab XI.
Only months away from first oil, Department of Energy (DoE) Head Dr Mark Bynoe yesterday said his agency will be on firm footing to ensure the country gets value for money but former government adviser Dr Jan Mangal differs and pointed to the dearth of essential legislation.
Jamual John will be aiming for a podium spot in the road race today after finishing 12th of 17 starters in the time trial event on Wednesday as the marquee events takes centre stage at the XXIV Pan American Road Championship currently underway in Mexico.
A remigrant pensioner was found dead with five stab wounds about his body at his home at Springlands, Corentyne yesterday.
An Upper Corentyne man is now dead after a speedboat reportedly crashed into his fishing boat in the vicinity of Long Pole in Suriname’s waters early yesterday morning.
The Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) held a Development Championship on Monday at the Micheal Parris Fitness Centre.
Reiterating his interest in vying to become the APNU+AFC coalition’s prime ministerial candidate for the upcoming general elections, Alliance for Change (AFC) Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday disclosed that the party will make a selection at its next National Conference, which is slated for mid-June.
Reuters) – South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will return home from the Indian Premier League (IPL) to avoid aggravating a back problem ahead of the Cricket World Cup, the Delhi Capitals said yesterday.
An alteration in the design and foundation of the new building to house students of the St.
Chairman of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said based on the explanations provided by party member and Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes, he sees nothing wrong with the award of contracts to a company owned by her.
(Reuters) – Rajasthan Royals have decided to bring back Ajinkya Rahane as captain for the remainder of their Indian Premier League campaign after Steve Smith left to join the Australian squad, the franchise announced yesterday.
A 47-year-old man was on Friday found dead on the roof of an Industrial Site, Ruimveldt storage bond in what appeared to be an apparent burglary gone awry.
Joel Embiid had 33 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots to carry the 76ers past the visiting Toronto Raptors 116-95 as Philadelphia took a 2-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday.
Marlon Rodney, the taxi driver who was shot during a misunderstanding last week Thursday at the corner of D’Urban Street and Mandela Avenue, in Georgetown, has succumbed to his injuries.
Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell was cited for marijuana possession at a New York airport on Wednesday night, according to multiple reports Thursday.
The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to offer their vacant head coaching position to Tyronn Lue, ESPN reported yesterday.
The partly decomposed body of a woman was found under a bridge in a trench at Dispensary Dam, Port Mourant, Corentyne yesterday.
Point guard Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers has been fined $20,000 and assessed a flagrant 1 foul after elbowing Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry in the groin during the first half of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday night.
Dear Editor, No doubt many Guyanese are now aware of the recent damage wrought by fires at Waikin Ranch.
The police have detained one person for questioning about the murder of Albouystown shopkeeper Nalini Persaud, who died after she and her husband were attacked by armed bandits who invaded their Albouystown home on Thursday morning, Divisional Commander Marlon Chapman has said.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. job growth surged in April and the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest in nearly half a century, pointing to sustained strength in economic activity even as last year’s massive stimulus from Republican tax cuts and spending increases fades.
(BBC) Caster Semenya said “no human can stop me from running” after winning the 800m at the Doha Diamond League meet yesterday amid speculation over her future.
KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Diplomats and rights groups condemned Ugandan authorities yesterday for ordering the suspension of more than 30 senior journalists after TV and radio stations covered protests by supporters of a pop star turned politician.
(BBC) Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has been banned for three games after being sent off in the French Cup final, while disciplinary proceedings have been opened against team-mate Neymar.
The Mayor and City Councillors (M&CC) of Georgetown have signed a one-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) for formal cooperation in seven areas, including rates, security and garbage collection in the capital.
Dear Editor, Sir Shridath Ramphal, Rashleigh Jackson, Rudolph Insanally, are a few of the predecessor Foreign Ministers who must have been unheard of when the decision was made to appoint a total ingénue to a position whose earlier incumbencies would have been as highly respected, if not more so, as the recently demitted Carl Greenidge.
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday added its voice to criticism of the government-sponsored sympathy motion to mark the passing of convicted terrorist plotter Abdul Kadir, while calling it “highly damaging” to the country’s reputation.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and a senior U.S. House Democrat tightened the screws on U.S.
Guyana Jaguars skipper Leon Johnson was in full flow on Wednesday, banging a century in the opening round of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Premiership T20 tournament in the Twin Island Republic.
“One day I had taken a really up-close picture of a seedling I had planted.
Dear Editor, I saw a letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News titled, `I consented to a vascular bypass at the back of the knee and woke up to a whole leg amputated.’
DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Barbadian fast bowler Jofra Archer’s long-awaited international debut for England proved a muted one, as England overcame a batting collapse to beat Ireland by four wickets here yesterday.
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.
On the occasion of Portuguese Arrival Day, the Honorary Consul of Portugal, Michael Correia Jr, yesterday asked President David Granger to consider as a political priority a more comprehensive reform of Guyana’s local government system.
LIMA, (Reuters) – The Lima Group regional bloc yesterday accused the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of protecting “terrorist groups” in Colombia, keeping up pressure days after an attempted military uprising failed to dislodge Maduro from power.
Dear Editor, May 5, (Indian) Arrival Day is special to me.
(Trinidad Express) A series of corruption charges were last night being laid against former attorney general Anand Ramlogan, SC, and United National Congress (UNC) Senator Gerald Ramdeen by officers of the Anti-Corruption Investigative Bureau (ACIB).
A man accused of raping a nine-year-old girl walked out the Sexual Offences Court a freed man yesterday afternoon after a judge upheld a no-case submission made on his behalf by his attorney.
TURIN, Italy, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo headed a late equaliser to deny Torino their first win away to neighbours Juventus for 24 years as the two sides drew 1-1 in Serie A yesterday.
I don’t like the phrase ‘beach body’. It’s a common term that is often thrown around when the summer/August holidays approach.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has canceled a trip to the United States, his office announced yesterday, after sharp protests against his being honoured as the person of the year by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce.
Dear Editor, Several developments, both locally and internationally, have taken place within the recent past which could have implications for the wellbeing of the Guyanese people.
Thomas Jefferson memorably said that “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
“Avengers: Endgame” picks up immediately after the end of the previous Avengers film, “Infinity War,” as we see the effect of Thanos’ great snap – culling all the living organisms on earth by half.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday sued Cuba’s state-owned Cuba-Petroleo and CIMEX Corp in U.S.
A man was yesterday sentenced to nine months in jail after he admitted to escaping from lawful custody.
Despite a forecast of weekend rain, the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) will be hoping for some respite since it has forged ahead with fixing a number of matches for the weekend.
Contracts for road works, mainly in the interior regions, were among nine multi-million dollar contracts noted by Cabinet at its Sub-Committee meeting held in Linden last Tuesday.
Dear Editor, Kindly permit these comments to supplement some of what has been said already regarding the government’s controversial motion passed in praise of the late PNCR MP, Mr.
Last Saturday night saw the sashing of the 6 contestants who will be vying for the Miss India Guyana crown and title later this month.
Every opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate our accomplishments should be esteemed.
