Articles published on Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Governing coalition partner the Alliance For Change (AFC) has called for the appointment of a new Chairman for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to be done with the utmost urgency so that it can be concluded within two weeks.
A prisoner who was on remand at Lusignan died today following a beating endured yesterday in the holding bay of the facility.
President David Granger, this afternoon, met Minister within the Ministry of the Presidency, Simona Charles-Broomes to refine her work programme for youth affairs.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Grammy Award-winning rapper Cardi B pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to felony assault charges relating to an alleged fight at a New York City strip club last year.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – West Indies opener Chris Gayle wants to play the home series against India in August-September reversing his earlier decision to quit international cricket after the ongoing World Cup, the batsman said today.
(Trinidad Guardian) Tobago Police are currently investigating a video of a group of boys dressed in the uniform of Signal Hill Secondary School passing around what appeared to be a firearm.
(Trinidad Newsday) Members of the 2019 National Culinary Team, who took part in the Taste of the Caribbean competition in Miami which ended on Tuesday, took away gold, silver and bronze medals in individual categories.
(Jamaica Observer) Senior defence attorney Bert Samuels says the four Jamaican fishermen who have brought a case against the United States Coast Guard alleging egregious mistreatment and human rights violations in 2017 could have a case against their own Government.
(Jamaica Gleaner) An alleged quack doctor who reportedly fleeced several residents of western Jamaica out of hundreds of thousands of dollars under the guise that they were being treated by a certified physician will know today whether she will be granted bail.
(Trinidad Express) A six-year-old boy was stung by a scorpion while at school on Monday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Hackers working for China’s Ministry of State Security broke into networks of eight of the world’s biggest technology service providers in an effort to steal commercial secrets from their clients, according to sources familiar with the attacks.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A British grandmother who has never strayed onto the wrong side of the law in all her 93 years has fulfilled one of her dearest wishes – to be arrested.
Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that he is willing to meet with President David Granger at “any time, and, on a daily basis,” if necessary, to address the appointment of a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).
Crime Chief Lyndon Alves has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the recent exposure of a network of alleged corruption in the Guyana Police Force’s ‘B’ Division (Berbice).
Sixty-six-year-old George Robin was yesterday sentenced to 19 years behind bars for the rape of a 16-year-old girl.
ExxonMobil stood the expenses for Head of the Department of Energy Dr Mark Bynoe and First Lady Sandra Granger’s recent trip to Singapore for the commissioning of its Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Liza Destiny.
Retired judge James Patterson has vacated the office of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) following the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that his appointment was unconstitutional.
Even though the management of wealth funds is primarily a public sector responsibility, the United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch says that their operation and success are heavily dependent on a proactive private sector participating in administration and oversight.
After seizing nearly 90 bags of repackaged flour from several city and lower East Coast retailers, the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department has issued a warning to importers and distributors that continuing the practice can result in their permits being rescinded.
Kansas, USA: Guyana will wrap up its debut appearance at the CONCACAF Gold Cup this afternoon when they take on Trinidad and Tobago in a Caribbean derby at the Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City from 17:30hrs (18:30hrs Guyana time).
The Business School of Brickdam, will look to make a lasting impression when they take to the field for the first time in the Sir Garfield Sobers schools cricket tournament in Barbados during the summer.
A Corentyne private school teacher was yesterday found not guilty of two counts of rape, at the end of a jury trial in the High Court in Berbice.
The saying goes “it takes a village to raise a child,” and that is what the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) exemplified when they decided to support West Indies U15 players Isia Thorne and Rampertab Ramnauth.
While the APNU+AFC’s Green State Development Strategy (GSDS) is an ambitious and laudable plan, its 2025 target to get close to 100% renewable energy is unrealistic, according to specialist in Latin American energy issues Lisa Viscidi.
By Royston Alkins Pepsi Hikers pulled off a thrilling effort last evening by netting 21 goals in a resounding win over YMCA Old Fort Champs on the second evening of the 2019 Guyana Hockey Board (GHB), Noble House Seafoods Goals Galore Handicap Open Indoor Hockey tournament at the National Gymnasium.
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has remained silent on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review of its entire operations at Diamond, East Bank Demerara.
By Romario Samaroo Seventeen individuals completed the Cricket West Indies Foundation Coaching course yesterday at the National Stadium.
The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against the supermarket manager accused of attempting to murder a customer, commenced yesterday with testimony by the complainant in the matter.
A Linden resident was yesterday granted bail after he was charged with wounding a man after a row over missing items.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Australia ruthlessly demolished England by 64 runs at Lord’s yesterday to march into the Cricket World Cup semi-finals and put the hosts in serious danger of failing to make the last four.
Three men are presently in police custody, while two others managed to escape, after the police intercepted a car on the Ruby Access Road, East Bank Essequibo on Sunday evening and found an unlicensed pistol and ammunition among a quantity of suspicious items.
Den Amstel, Uitvlugt and Eagles secured easy wins when the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior League continued on Sunday.
A Smithfield, New Amsterdam man was found with more than two kilogrammes (kg) of marijuana during a stop and search operation along the Weldaad Public Road on Monday.
New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) defeated Berbice High School 34-30 to clinch the Berbice Zone title in the Youth Basketball Guyana Championship on Saturday.
MANAMA, (Reuters) – The Trump administration launched a $50 billion economic formula for Israeli-Palestinian peace yesterday, saying an investment programme for the Palestinians was a precondition for ending the decades-old conflict.
LONDON, CMC – Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd believes Carlos Brathwaite can be among the best all-rounders in the world but needs to show the consistency required to get to the highest level.
Dear Editor, We have found ourselves in a predicament as a people.
Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for a consultancy for the upgrading of the Lethem aerodrome.
The Guyana Medical Relief (GMR), a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California says it saw 600 patients in its outreach at Mahaicony on Sunday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who issued a report in April on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, will testify in open session before the House of Representatives Judiciary and Intelligence Committees on July 17, the panels’ Democratic chairmen said yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Iconic former West Indies batsman Brian Lara says he has been cleared of anything serious after being admitted to a hospital in Mumbai with chest pains yesterday.
Dear Editor, As reported by SN of Friday 21 June, 2019, the new political party ‘A New and United Guyana (ANUG)’ set out its vision for the future governance of the country at a press conference held the day before.
(Reuters) – All-rounder Mitchell Santner believes New Zealand’s unbeaten run at the World Cup has been a triumph of collective skill, but he said they will be tested by an unpredictable Pakistan side in their next match today.
A Buxton, East Coast Demerara resident was taken into custody on Monday, after the police conducted a search at his home and found two illegal handguns and a quantity of live ammunition and cannabis.
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened yesterday to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked “anything American,” in a new war of words with Iran which condemned fresh U.S.
Dear Editor, The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has now found itself, as it were, between a rock and a hard place on the issue of consequential orders pertaining to the no-confidence vote and the appointment of a new GECOM Chairman.
MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Four men with suspected ties to the Islamic State militant group were captured yesterday by members of the Nicaraguan armed forces after entering the country illegally from Costa Rica, Nicaraguan police said.
A 12-month sentence was yesterday imposed on a man who was previously charged with stabbing a woman during an argument.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Congress threw out part of a decree by President Jair Bolsonaro giving say over indigenous land claims to the Agriculture Ministry, further undermining the right-wing president’s agenda to empower rural farmers in disputes over land.
(Reuters) – Pakistan must win their early battles against New Zealand if they are to overcome an in-form Kiwis unit in today’s World Cup match at Edgbaston, according to bowling coach Azhar Mahmood.
Dear Editor, Justice has delivered a sensible verdict to politicians who sought to manipulate common sense mathematics and the crystal clear language of our constitution for the purpose of avoiding the consequences of the no confidence motion.
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court yesterday delayed until August its decision on an appeal by imprisoned former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who argued he should be freed because leaked private messages showed that the judge who convicted him was not impartial.
GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will deploy up to 89 agents to Guatemala by the end of August under a joint agreement to curb illegal immigration and strengthen border security, according to an official document seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
When the Ministry of Education decided to include marks from the Grade Two and Grade Four Assessments in the Grade Six Assessment (formerly known as the Common Entrance), the curse of the Extra Lessons Syndrome spread all the way down the ladder of the school system.
(Trinidad Express) Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s ‘wajang’ behaviour places Trinidad and Tobago at risk if United States President Donald Trump pulls support to the Caribbean basin programme says Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
The decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to strike down all the APNU+AFC positions in the cases relating to the no-confidence vote (NCV) and the appointment of the chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was predictable, and its decision to give the parties space to do their political work is commendable but predictably doomed.
Dear Editor, My head hurts from the judicial and other contortions of Guyanese politics.
NEW JERSEY, United States, CMC – Haiti won their third straight match to top Group B but Bermuda made the headlines when they won their first-ever match at the CONCACAF Gold Cup when they blanked hapless Nicaragua 2-0 here Monday.
