Articles published on Saturday, June 1, 2019
(Trinidad Express) A woman who allegedly facilitated a sexual act between a 13-year-old girl and a 27-year-old man was ordered to stay away from the alleged victim as she faced the court on Friday.
MEXICO CITY, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Mexico City lawmakers have given the green light to decriminalize sex work in the capital, hoping it will be a first step to a crackdown on sex trafficking that traps thousands of Mexican women and children.
BRISTOL, England, (Reuters) – David Warner and Steve Smith returned to international cricket today to see Australia through to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in their World Cup opener at Bristol’s County Ground.
The Guyana Rice Development Board today “categorically” rejected statements in Suriname’s De Ware Tijd’s, dwtonline quoting Suriname’s Ambassador to Guyana Ebu Jones as saying that an insect plague has broken out in the rice sector.
President David Granger has offered condolences on the passage of rights activist, Andaiye.
(Trinidad Newsday) The 34-year-old man who allegedly kept a woman a prisoner in her home, where she became a sex slave since March, has been charged.
Seven months after it announced that there had been 10 expressions of interest for three shuttered GuySuCo estates, the government was unable yesterday to point to any progress and said it was seeking to re-engage with the companies as some had lost interest.
With the latest United States Travel Advisory continuing to list Guyana as a country in which visitors must exercise increased caution when visiting, Ministry of the Presidency Director General Joseph Harmon yesterday maintained that the country is safe and said the negative label can hurt both future travel and investments.
Head of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) Albert Gordon says that the company has a plan to end blackouts and is already moving to secure funding to address its mechanical issues.
Junior Nurse, one of the three robbers who was fatally shot after a city home invasion on Thursday night, was a known convict and he had been sentenced to a total of seven years in jail for two armed robberies.
Two eyewitnesses to 18-year-old Kareema Mary Cholmondeley’s final moments of life say that she threw herself into the path of the car that ran over her last Wednesday night, after repeatedly threatening to kill herself during an argument with her husband.
NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – West Indies fast bowlers unleashed a hostile pace salvo to stun a shell-shocked Pakistan before Chris Gayle’s 33-ball fifty inflicted further misery as the Caribbean side made a winning start to their World Cup campaign with a dominant seven-wicket triumph here yesterday.
President David Granger proclaimed yesterday morning that his government is moving to end homelessness and destitution, as he paid a visit to two housing schemes being developed for low and middle-income citizens.
Government yesterday down played the transfer of the US$18 million signing bonus from a special account to the Consolidated Fund, with Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency Joseph Harmon saying that it was determined by Minister of Finance Winston Jordan that the time was appropriate.
An international Under-14 category has been added to the number of categories to be contested when the fourth annual Sheltez tennis club’s Independence tournament gets underway today.
President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Nicholas Boyer on Wednesday emphasised the need for a local content policy and regulatory legislation to protect investments by both the public and private sectors in the emerging oil and gas industry.
Golden Jaguars Youth Internationals Kelsey Benjamin, Ryan Hackett and Sese Norville will commence a one month pre-season training with Seria-D [4th Division] outfit Madureira Esporte Clube of Brazil.
He was appointed to the coaching staff of the West Indies men’s cricket team in January on the back of an exceptional regional record and was surely gearing up for the ongoing ICC 50 World Cup, however, it wasn’t to be.
The police in ‘F’ Division (Interior Locations) are investigating the murder of a 30-year-old labourer, whose body was discovered yesterday morning at Kamarang, in Region Seven, where he had been seen hours earlier drinking with friends.
Powerlifters, Carlos Petterson-Griffith and Junica Pluck have been suspended for a period of 12 months after failing to notify the Executive Members of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) that they would have been competing at the Barbados StrongFit competition held earlier this month.
Attorney Rajendra Nath Poonai, who last week received his instrument of appointment as Senior Counsel, has filed a $45 million lawsuit against the Kaieteur News newspaper for libel, which he says resulted in defamation of his character.
At 34 years old Michelle (not her real name) is a broken woman and she believes that the ‘system’ which should have helped her has failed her miserably.
Back Circle will oppose Bent Street while Future Stars will battle Tiger Bay in the semi-final round of the 4th annual Corona Beer Futsal Championship today at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Junior Anthony Henry, who was recently convicted for the 2013 fatal shooting of a Sparendaam resident, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the crime.
PARIS, (Reuters) – After a cool first week the thermostat was turned up at Roland Garros yesterday as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both blazed a trail into the French Open fourth round for the 14th time.
A city magistrate yesterday sentenced a man to prison after he pleaded guilty to five charges, including three counts of armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
(Reuters) – Athletics South Africa (ASA) said yesterday it had joined Caster Semenya’s appeal against the ruling that currently prevents the double Olympic champion from running her preferred distance races unless she takes testosterone-suppressant medication.
Rashena Hanif emerged as this year’s Miss India Guyana just minutes into Monday morning last at the Ramada Princess Hotel after going head on in a stiff competition with five other contestants.
A Jamaican national was yesterday sentenced to a year in prison after he admitted to publicly sharing an obscene video.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s president and the top U.S. business lobbying group called on President Donald Trump to back down from a threat to impose punitive tariffs on Mexican imports, in a dispute over migration that could shock Mexico’s economy.
Golden State forward Andre Iguodala is expected to play tomorrow, despite being hobbled at the end of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, but teammate Kevin Durant won’t.
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 Gleaner) Five young men, including four high school students, were left nursing injuries after gunmen sprayed a popular hang-out spot in their Manchester community with bullets on Thursday.
Dear Editor, The Honourable Minister Trotman, in the Guyana Standard online publication on the 28th May 2019, said “… at no point during his tenure did he (Jan Mangal) ever request that capacity be developed or that the relevant expertise be hired to ensure independent reviews of data on the Stabroek Block which would be submitted by ExxonMobil.”
As a 29-year-old woman, I still find it difficult to speak about doing what is best for my body and myself.
(Reuters) – A disgruntled public utility employee opened fire on co-workers at city offices in Virginia Beach, Virginia, yesterday afternoon, killing 11 people and wounding at least six others before he was fatally shot by police, authorities said.
A man was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison after he admitted to charges of illegal firearm and ammunition possession.
Dear Editor, Please allow me space to expose the continuous violations being committed by GTT+.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka have arrived at the World Cup with a reshuffled squad and in patchy form but newly-appointed skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has backed the fresh faces to deliver when they begin their campaign against New Zealand in Cardiff yesterday.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil withdrew an invitation to the envoy for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to present her diplomatic credentials, she said yesterday, and the government in Brasilia said it would decide later whether to accept them.
(Trinidad Guardian) Hundreds of Venezuelan nationals, some of whom slept on the sidewalks in San Fernando and Port-of-Spain on Thursday night to be ahead in the line, turned out yesterday on the first day of the 13-day registration which will allow them to work and live in this country legally for up to a year.
Twenty-six young girls of the St Ann’s Orphanage were on Monday treated to donations by designer Michelle Cole-Wagner and her up-and-coming designer daughter Sapphire Rose, in collaboration with TidyUp Liquid Detergent Company.
Dear Editor, For over a week now the politically tainted officials of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) have been engaged in what is undoubtedly an attempt to divert attention from the inept management of Guyana’s oil and gas sector by the APNU+AFC Coalition Government.
BRISTOL, England, (Reuters) – Opener David Warner will be selected for Australia when they launch their World Cup campaign against Afghanistan today, captain Aaron Finch said on the eve of the match.
After helping to care for triplets since their birth, an East Canje, Berbice woman is now hopeful of adopting them following the recent death of their mother.
The aeration facility of the new Diamond Water Treatment Plant, which is almost 80% completed.
A former soldier was handed an 18 month-sentence yesterday after he admitted that cannabis found by police in his home was to be used alongside other “bush medicine” to treat his prostate cancer.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korea executed its nuclear envoy to the United States as part of a purge of officials who steered negotiations for a failed summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Caribbean Examination Council -CXC- in Barbados has announced that no student who wrote the CSEC math examination earlier this month will have to re-write it.
Dear Editor, After the initial hullabaloo we have hardly heard anything about the Ministry of Education’s Mobile Psychosocial Unit (MPU)?
With the Carambola Fruit Fly (CFF) posing a threat to exports of fruits and vegetables to key markets, the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) has been intensifying its efforts to control the spread of the pest in regions Six, Eight and Nine.
NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – Captain Jason Holder said the aggression displayed in yesterday’s seven-wicket victory over Pakistan was a blueprint of the type of cricket West Indies hoped to produce going forward in the ICC World Cup.
On Sunday last, Majesty International introduced 25 quarterfinalists to compete in the Miss World Guyana 2020 competition.
Asked about the Mueller report on a popular daytime talk show, Senator Elizabeth Warren recently observed that if Donald Trump “were anyone other than the President of the United States, he would be in handcuffs and indicted … I didn’t take an oath to support [him] I took an oath to support the Constitution.
Guyanese artiste and band member of Feed the Flames, Josie Mitchell will be the face of the band in new spin-off side project called Josie and The Flames set to debut in a live performance tonight at MovieTowne.
In recent weeks, the newest Disney remake “Aladdin” and the third instalment of the “John Wick” action franchise have been dominating the sales at local cinemas.
(Barbados Nation) The governments of Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda are to sit at the negotiating table in the coming days to determine how many shares will change hands, affecting the future of regional airline LIAT.
Dear Editor, I would like to thank everybody who read and responded to my article `First oil or fool’s gold – Guyana’s proposed oil venture and the global economy’ in the May 19th Sunday Stabroek.
NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – Chris Gayle and Andre Russell are both expected to recover in time for next Thursday’s clash with Australia, after picking up niggling injuries in West Indies’ World Cup opener against Pakistan here yesterday.
OXON HILL, MD., (Reuters) – Eight young super spellers beat the dictionary to be crowned co-winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in what officials said was a first since the U.S.
Guyana’s 53rd Independence anniversary and the second Guyana Carnival just ended.
Several months after the murder of Baramita resident Ruthina Thomas, whose husband has been charged with the crime, the police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a second suspect.
