Articles published on Sunday, December 1, 2019
PARAMARIBO, (Reuters) – President Desi Bouterse said he was victim of a “political game” when he returned to Suriname today after a court found him guilty of murder in absentia for the 1982 execution of 15 activists in the former Dutch colony.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jah is My Keeper, a composition by Jamaican reggae icon Peter Tosh, resonated mystically within the ancient walls of the celebrated Canterbury Cathedral in England yesterday afternoon, during the service of installation for Jamaica-born Rose Hudson-Wilkin, the new Bishop of Dover.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong today, ending a rare lull in violence, as residents took to the streets chanting “revolution of our time” and “liberate Hong Kong”.
(Trinidad Guardian) An off-duty police officer and a vegetable vendor were killed last night along Lower Charlotte Street, Port-of-Spain, after a gunman opened fire on a Beetham man who managed to escape with minor injuries.
A 12-year-old girl and a mother of one are among the four persons who died last night after a minibus crashed into a car along the Nismes Public Road, on the West Bank of Demerara.
At 21, Michelle (not her real name) is HIV positive but she has kept her diagnosis a secret from her family.
The Integrity Commission is unable publish and gazette the names of public officers who are delinquent in filing their declarations with the body for this year as it does not have the funds to do so, according to Chairman Kumar Doraisami.
“Stigma and discrimination is still a big, big thing in Guyana and because of that people don’t want to say that they HIV positive.
After becoming a full-time artist, Nigel Butler encountered a major problem familiar to many in his field.
The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is receiving assistance from the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) to address its current power generation problems and the results will be seen soon, according to Executive Director of CARILEC Dr Cletus Bertin.
The People’s Republic Party (PRP), which calls itself a political organisation established on and governed by godly principles, was launched yesterday with a pledge by the Christian leaders at its helm to lead the country away from the path of corruption towards it best years.
National junior table tennis player Isaiah Layne enhanced his growing reputation by winning two titles in the United States of America and placing second in another category.
A 25-year-old father of one is now dead following a fatal accident yesterday morning along the Leonora Public Road, where the vehicle he was driving toppled after he reportedly fell asleep at the wheel.
In very recent history Guyana has developed distinct advantages in the field of culture and the arts.
Tucber Park registered a 198-run win over Port Mourant while Rose Hall Town Thunderbolt Flour defeated Blairmont Blazers by eight wickets to book their spots in the semi-final of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club/Berbice Cricket Board/ Busta Champion of Champions 40-over first-division tournament.
After not placing any state ads with Stabroek News (SN) for the month of October, the Department of Public Information (DPI) placed a small number in November but the newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief (EiC) Anand Persaud maintains that the fundamental issue of the attempt to muzzle the free press by the Guyana Government remains unresolved.
LONDON (Reuters) – The London Bridge attack pushed law and order towards the top of the British political agenda yesterday, with days to go before a snap election, after police said the assailant had previously been convicted of terrorism offences but freed early from prison.
Today is D Day, the time is 2pm and the place is Rona Place (pardon the pun), Ogle.
Just over 31 miles from the city on the East Coast Demerara, and bordered by Zealand and Cottage, is a community called Planters Hall where the people live up to the name.
Dear Editor, Once again the ranks have found themselves in a mire due to the recent death in the Blairmont Police Station lockups of Chandatt Yodha, a 49-year-old West Berbice fisherman.
Long serving diplomat Audrey Waddell, who is currently Director General of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, yesterday said she knew nothing of reports that government has not renewed her contract.
Protein is a macronutrient (nutrients we need in large quantities) that is chemically composed of amino acids.
VALETTA (Reuters) – One of Malta’s wealthiest men, Yorgen Fenech, was charged in a Valletta court yesterday with complicity to murder in the car bomb killing of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.
If the draw is anything to go by, the winner of today’s Brian Tiwari birth anniversary 9-a-side Inter-Ward football tournament, should be a team from West Demerara.
Emphasising the importance of a system of public accountability and transparency, former Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller says that as the country prepares for general and regional elections next year, politicians must embrace these principles to create “trust” in government and in national institutions.
In our society, we don’t talk openly about sex and sexuality.
Dear Editor, The July – August 2019 House to House Registration Exercise, supposedly authorised by the then Guyana Elections Commission Chairman, Justice James Patterson and found to be legal by Chief Justice Roxane George, has become the breaking point for Guyana’s General and Regional Elections.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has arrested a citizen of Belize for allegedly colluding with people in the United States to meddle in the affairs of Hong Kong, the official Guangdong Communist Party newspaper reported yesterday, citing local authorities.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia declared their first innings closed at 589 for three before the dinner-break on day two of the second test against Pakistan at Adelaide Oval yesterday.
With her first book going on sale last week, former journalist Whitney Persaud is hoping to inspire persons who are battling with the vicissitudes of life to put their thoughts to paper and find healing and peace.
January 10th, 2020 is Nominations Day for the March 2nd, 2020 General and Regional Elections, according to a notice from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).
Dear Editor, There are many tricks the salesman has studied to close a lucrative deal.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – A fragment of wood reputed to be from the manger where Jesus was laid after his humble birth arrived in Bethlehem as a gift from the Vatican yesterday, kicking off Christmas season at the town revered as the place of Jesus’ birth.
(Trinidad Guardian) There have been over 552 reported cases of sexual offences for the year with women making up the majority of the cases.
Albion underlined their remarkable season with a spectacular Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club/ Berbice Cricket Board/ Busta Champion of Champions 40-over first division display at home to defeat last year’s finalist, Young Warriors by 102 runs yesterday and book their spot in the final.
SAN JOSE (SciDev.Net) By infecting mosquitoes with a common bacterium, scientists have in trials reduced the ability of the insect to transmit dengue, chikungunya and other viral diseases by up to 79 per cent, an international meeting has heard.
Dear Editor, Any conversation that seeks to improve our system of governance and create a more inclusive and prosperous environment for the citizens is encouraging.
(Barbados Nation) Three neighbours are dead and two others suffered injuries yesterday in a cutlass attack at Walkers, St Andrew.
ATHENS (Reuters) – Clothes should be cherished, re-worn and even passed on to the next generation, Anna Wintour, the influential editor of Vogue magazine said, calling for more sustainability in the fashion world and less of a throwaway culture.
George United, Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force [TTDF], Hikers and Queen’s Park continued their impressive displays when the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival continued on Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Jahmar Hamilton stunned favoured hosts Trinidad and Tobago Red Force with a 21-ball half-century as Leeward Islands Hurricanes pulled off an exciting four-wicket win in the second Super50 Cup semi-final, to set up an intriguing clash with WI Emerging Players in today’s final.
The Rahaman family along with the Ministry of Business held its annual Christmas tree light up on Friday evening at the Rahaman’s Park Triangle.
Charging that the PPP/C has no interest in credible elections, the PNCR, the majority partner in the coalition government, on Friday said that if data gathered during the house-to-house registration is not used as the opposition party is insisting, over 30,000 persons will be left off the voters’ list.
We are into the season of political manifestos it seems. At least, the PPP/C’s launch of the outline of its manifesto last week might appear to suggest such.
(Trinidad Express) The wife of a former local government councillor died on Thursday from a suspected case of the H1N1 flu virus (swine flu).
A seven-round Swiss system tournament will be held today from 10 am by the Berbice Chess Association at the University of Guyana’s Tain Campus, Corentyne.
Dear Editor, An advertisement by the elections body states Nominations Day as January 10, 2020.
Introduction Today’s column concludes the discussion on my Road Map recommendation that “sustained Government of Guyana (GoG) investment in renewable energy becomes a declared priority for optimising the use of its expected petroleum wealth.
Last Update: 586.89 Movement: 0.86% Current Update” 591.91 YTD Movement: 14.96% The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 0.86% during the final period of trading in November 2019.
Following my frequent exhortations for us in Guyana to tell the story of stalwarts among us as useful knowledge for our young people, I’m doing my own bit for one of them, the well-known sports commentator and organiser Reds Perreira, or the Pomeroon Man as I often refer to him.
At its 130th Anniversary gala dinner during last week, the President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer, outlined a development plan which he urged political parties to support and implement, whichever political party holds office.
Life at 86 is as full of adventure and interest as it ever was but the adventures and interests are now sedentary.
OSLO (Reuters) – The sequel to Walt Disney Co’s 2013 hit animated musical “Frozen” is generating excitement among indigenous Sámi people in northern Europe, whose culture the movie has taken inspiration from.
