Daily Archive: Friday, October 4, 2019

Alston Stewart, a Jamaican advisor to the Alliance For Change has explained an incident at Piarco Airport, Trinidad where a firearm magazine was found in his luggage.

(Trinidad Express) Police have interviewed the husband of the Princes Town woman who drank poison while at a park with her children on Wednesday.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) has gathered almost $2M through the GBTI Hurricane Relief Fund – Bahamas which was initiated shortly after Hurricane Dorian ravaged sections of the island chain early in September.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Diahann Carroll, a versatile singer and stage actress who quietly blazed a trail for black women on American television in the late 1960s by playing a widowed nurse and single mother in “Julia”, died on Friday at age 84, her manager said.

(Jamaica Observer) The father of the baby who was snatched from Victoria Jubilee Hospital on January 9, 2019, Sinclair Hutton, is dissatisfied with the sentence handed down to the perpetrator yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) Member of Parliament for St Andrew Eastern Fayval Williams has been hit hard by a series of tragedies which impacted her constituents over the past week, while she was overseas.

(Trinidad Newsday) Housing Development Corporation chairman Newman George yesterday insisted fired managing director Jearlean John was “disrespectful” to the board at a meeting, and this led to her being summarily terminated the next day.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam invoked colonial-era emergency powers today for the first time in more than 50 years in a dramatic move intended to quell escalating violence in the Chinese-ruled city.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday warned that international organizations which disburse monies to the current administration during this period might not be repaid if his party forms the next government.

Twelve Guyanese will over the next five years benefit from a $785M academic programme sealed between the University of Guyana (UG) and Trent University of Canada.

Dominic Gilpin, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guardsman who was allegedly found with a quantity of cannabis and a firearm with matching ammunition on Monday, was yesterday remanded to prison after facing three charges.

President David Granger yesterday deflected questions about whether Minister of National Security Khemraj Ramjattan would be the APNU+AFC coalition’s Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2020 elections.

The government is in a race to seal a decrepit section of the Mahaicony sea defence before spring tides return on October 26 and around 50,000 tonnes of boulders will be needed.

(Trinidad Guardian) The cen­tu­ry-old Clax­ton Bay Ju­nior An­gli­can School has been shut down be­cause of un­safe con­di­tions, leav­ing over 170 pupils dis­placed.

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday declared that he still has full confidence in the chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Justice (Rtd) Claudette Singh but argued that she must realize how damaging recent events will be to the institution’s credibility.

Guyana extended their undefeated streak to nine matches after defeating the Jamaica Tallawahs by 77 runs last night at Providence during their penultimate league stage match of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

At age 18, Tashana Sasha Ramdeholl developed a “tiny” white spot on her face.

As the rainy season ends, the West Indian Sports Complex has continued its venture to provide nation-wide access to sport by young athletes, most recently donating a large quantity of gear to the Ministry of Social Cohesion and the Ogle Community Centre Cricket Club.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that his PPP/C administration “was wrong” to withdraw state advertising from Stabroek News in 2006.

Fruta Conquerors U-20 and Riddim Squad earned their semifinal berths in the 4th annual Limacol Football Championship, following quarterfinal wins on Wednesday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Church is urging the voting public to carefully scrutinise those candidates that present themselves for selection to run the country’s affairs in the upcoming elections and that they be selected based on credibility and merit.

Jamal Baird, Dragon Stout Brand Coordinator, has confirmed that the inaugural ‘Community Cup’ Street-ball Championship will become a reality, as arrangements are currently in the process of being finalised.

Public schools in Guyana will be closed today as teachers enjoy a manager’s holiday as part of the observance of Teachers Day 2019.

The ongoing national discourse on the importance of ensuring that Guyana’s agricultural sector is not quickly washed away by the force of an oil-driven tsunami has bestowed a new significance on the country’s rice industry.

Wayne Forde, the President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), conducted an official visit to the Essequibo–Pomeroon Football Association (EPFA) from September 27th-28th in a bid to promote development of the sport within the region.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Law As­so­ci­a­tion has filed its law­suit against Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley over his de­ci­sion to re­ject its in­ves­ti­ga­tion in­to mis­con­duct al­le­ga­tions lev­elled against em­bat­tled Chief Jus­tice Ivor Archie. 

Almost two years after the signing in December 2017 of a memorandum of understanding between the Berbice rice giants, Nand Persaud & Company and the University of Guyana for the creation of a $40 million Soil Testing Laboratory at the university’s Tain campus, the company’s Managing Director Mahindra Persaud has signalled that the wait for the completion of the facility is almost over.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will stage the Lennox Blackmoore National Intermediate Championships from this evening at the National Gymnasium.

The Regional Health Director of Region Six, Jevaughn Stephens, yesterday informed the Regional Democratic Council that the water ambulance which was commissioned in August for the community of Baracara is in need of an engine control module (‘computer box’) for its engine.

By Karen Abrams, MBA Executive Director, STEMGuyana Innovation is defined as the improvement of existing products, processes, services, and business or organisational models which drive long-term economic growth, competitiveness, and quality-of-life improvements, or the creation of entirely new ones. 

DeSinco Trading Limited yesterday donated food supplies to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) for Region Eight.

Fifteen years into her career as a hair stylist, Donette Lambert has arrived at a crossroads.

DOHA (Reuters) – Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser destroyed the field and stunned Olympic champion Shanuae Miller-Uibo as she became the first Asian to win the women’s 400 metres world title yesterday.

A 27-year-old Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo man is expected to face a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict in his trial for the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl. 

DOHA (Reuters) – Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot, favourite for the world 1500 metres title, comfortably won his opening heat yesterday, evading the rough-and-tumble which saw Ethiopia’s Teddese Lemi falling.

Deploying one of his customary emotive speeches, United States President Donald Trump, on September 25th, unleashed yet another salvo against the government of President Nicholas Maduro in Venezuela, restating what he says is Washington’s commitment to correcting the “tragedy of historic proportions” that exists in Venezuela.

A delegation of Indian businessmen representing the firm of Terna Impex LLP, on Wednesday met with the Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman to discuss business opportunities in the mining, energy and agricultural sectors.

(A conversation with Paul Archer) About Risk Management The discipline of risk management involves the application of strategies for identifying, assessing and managing threats to institutions’ interests, primarily its material assets.

DOHA (Reuters) – Before he began competing in lucrative Diamond League meetings, Norwegian discus thrower Ola Stunes Isene moved back to his parents’ home with his girlfriend because he could not make a living from the sport.

A 16-year-old boy was yesterday sentenced to four years at the New Opportunity Corps after being found guilty of raping a six-year-old child.

Dear Editor, I have read in the newspapers that GTT recently launched 4G services in September 2019.

On Monday September 30th, United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch toured the flour milling operations of the National Milling Company at Agricola on the East Bank Demerara.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will ask the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for details regarding the case of American top running coach Alberto Salazar and the potential involvement of athletes in doping — witting or unwitting.

Dear Editor, The year is 2077. The last traffic jam that occurred in Georgetown, Guyana was recorded in September 2029.

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DOHA (Reuters) – Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands stayed on course for a unique 1,500-10,000 metres double at the world championships by easily winning her semi-final yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday again invited foreign interference in a U.S.

Dear Editor, The Cummingsburg Accord talks are underway and the AFC are getting their turn to deal with the doyen of duplicity, David Granger.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies announced on Wednesday that it had started the recruitment process for selectors for all of its teams.

*Prices only represent the average Wholesale Farmgate and Retail Prices at the above mentioned markets and are NOT prices set by the Guyana MArketing Corporation or Ministry of Agriculture.

Two witnesses yesterday testified when the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the attempted murder charge against Abdul Imran Khan continued before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in Georgetown.

TEGUCIGALPA,  (Reuters) – Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said yesterday he had never intervened to protect anybody, after his brother was accused of smuggling tons of cocaine into the United States for years under Hernandez’s protection.

(Reuters) – Manchester United’s lean goalscoring form continued in a turgid 0-0 draw away to Dutch club AZ Alkmaar in their second Group L match in the Europa League yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) The man last seen near the Chaguanas overpass on Sunday, ended up in Malick, where he was killed that very day.

Dear Editor, Permit me to pen my opinion by firstly taking umbrage at the statement made by GPHC Chief Executive Officer Brigadier George Lewis, following the birth landing on a hospital floor of a newborn.

The portents arising out of the late September meeting between Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago to discuss the twin-island Republic’s generally inhospitable posture towards the importation of a range of goods from Guyana are not particularly encouraging, at least not as things stand at this time.

On Wednesday Minister of Foreign Affairs Karen Cummings told the media that calls by the international community relative to the matter of holding elections in Guyana were unnecessary.

(Reuters) – Brighton & Hove Albion manager Graham Potter said he has the utmost respect for Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino, despite the north London club’s troubled start to the campaign.

(Reuters) – India declared their first innings closed on 502 for seven wickets on the second day of the opening test against South Africa at Visakhapatnam yesterday.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peru’s centrist President Martin Vizcarra swore in a new Cabinet yesterday as a challenge to his leadership by dismissed lawmakers fizzled out, potentially ushering in a rare period of political calm in the South American nation.

-His Excellency’s master-class – 2018-2020 As I indicated in my nostalgia piece two Fridays ago, I grew up in the city ward of Alberttown.

Dear Editor, I am quite disappointed to hear that there is a decrease in ads to the Stabroek News (SN).

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno declared a state of emergency on Thursday as protesters hurled stones and erected burning barricades after the end of decades-old fuel subsidies as part of a $2 billion government fiscal reform package.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 845’s trading results showed consideration of $7,385,208 from 48,838 shares traded in 14 transactions as compared to session 844’s trading results which showed consideration of $27,807,649 from 162,767 shares traded in 33 transactions.

By Akola Thompson Given its powerful role in the political realm, the media has long been regarded as the fourth estate or the fourth branch of government.