Articles published on Tuesday, December 17, 2019
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today decided by a majority vote to allow a five-day field verification of the supposedly new registrants recorded during the truncated and controversial House to House (HtH) exercise.
(Trinidad Newsday) Port of Spain mayor Joel Martinez, on Tuesday, called on citizens and members of the public to desist from feeding the homeless in the city.
(Trinidad Express) A Freeport woman has vanished on her drive home from her mother’s house.
Two police constables, who are brothers are currently under close arrest after they allegedly beat and burnt a 17-year-old, who they accused of breaking into their Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) home last week.
The police are investigating the murder of a 28-year-old athletics coach whose lifeless body was discovered early this morning with multiple stab wounds at D’Urban Park.
(Jamaica Observer) Miss World 2019 Toni-Ann Singh has musical roots embedded in her native St Thomas.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Crime has sparked a plunge in the school population of Bull Bay Infant and Primary by almost 70 per cent as families have fled outbreaks of violence that have rocked the eastern Jamaica community.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A Canadian man who was arrested by the Narcotics Police on Sunday, December 8 is to appear in the St James Parish Court on Wednesday to answer to several charges related to the seizure of $1.5 million dollars worth of cocaine.
(Trinidad Express) If you plan on making a generous offering of old $100 bills at Old Year’s mass this year think again.
ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – A Pakistani court sentenced today former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death on charges of high treason and subverting the constitution, government officials said.
(Trinidad Guardian) Five men were sentenced to death by hanging yesterday after a jury found them guilty, after lengthy deliberation, of the kidnapping and murder of Dr Edward Khoury.
While declaring that no laws were broken in the selection of companies to come here to bid on Guyana’s first three lifts of oil from the Liza-1 field, Director of the Department of Energy (DE) Dr.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has received applications from 14 new political parties for symbols with which they hope to contest the upcoming general and regional elections.
Legendary former West Indian cricketer Basil Butcher passed away last night after a prolonged period of illness.
Two United States Embassy officials yesterday met with executives of the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) and the association’s Under15 cricket team, at 93 Dennis Street Campbellville, where the team was undergoing sessions ahead of their trip to the US, later this week.
Magistrate Alex Moore has recused himself from hearing the case against Marcus Bisram, who is accused of directing the murder of a Corentyne carpenter, in wake of a petition being sent to the Chancellor of the Judiciary accusing him of showing favour to the defence during a hearing.
The Court of Appeal yesterday decided that they will now set a date for the ruling on the consent order to stay the Cricket Administration Act when the court resumes in January.
Twelve persons including several children were displaced yesterday morning after a fire of unknown origin gutted their Plaisance, East Coast Demerara house.
Lucky Star continues to play the role of spoiler. After upsetting the field to win the Guyana Cup in August at the Rising Sun Turf Cluf, the Cheefoon Stable standout took it talents to the Port Mourant Turf Club on Sunday and galloped away with the spoils of the feature C and Lower 1600m event.
Shawn Harris, the Kitty man who was charged with murdering a vagrant in 2017, was yesterday found guilty of the offence by a 12-member jury.
A Stanleytown motorcyclist died on Sunday evening and another biker is now in a critical condition after they collided on the Main Road in New Amsterdam.
Akili Haynes and Priyanka Shivnauth wrapped up 2019 in triumphant fashion after clinching individual under – 19 titles in the West Indian Sports Complex, Christmas Open doubles and under-19 singles badminton tournament at the National Gymnasium Sunday evening.
SEATTLE/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Boeing Co is temporarily halting 737 production in January for the first time in more than 20 years as the grounding of the planemaker’s best-selling MAX after two fatal crashes looks set to last well into 2020.
Newcomer Aroima and Winners Connection secured hard fought wins, when the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) year-end Championship continued on Sunday.
Former policeman Teon Allen, known as ‘Spoil Child’, was yesterday faced with four charges, including shooting at a lawman, stemming from an encounter with police at Houston.
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. and Mexican governments yesterday sought to defuse a controversy over Washington’s plan to monitor Mexican labour standards under a new regional trade deal, with Mexico saying it was satisfied by U.S.
The inaugural Dragon Stout Street-ball ‘Community Cup’ will officially commence tonight with eight knockout matches at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.
Director of School of the Nations, Dr Brian O’Toole said he had a fruitful meeting last week with Crime Chief (ag) Michael Kingston in relation to the almost one-year-old shooting in which he was wounded.
Dear Editor, Last weekend I drove to Linden and back. The surface of the Linden highway has deteriorated appreciably and it is definitely not safe on a number of stretches to drive in excess of 80kph.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Congress would raise the U.S. tobacco purchasing age to 21 and permanently repeal several of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) taxes under a massive government spending bill unveiled yesterday.
President’s College copped the U18 boys title while Kwakwani secured the girls and boys U16 divisions when Youth Basketball Guyana [YBG] Titan Bowl Championships concluded on Sunday.
Dear Editor, As the Ministry of Natural Resources continues its engagements with the mining bodies representing the various categories of miners, it welcomes the Manifesto for Mining published by the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) and the National Mining Syndicate.
NEW YORK, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Five of the world’s largest tech companies have been accused of being complicit in the death of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo forced to mine cobalt, a metal used to make telephones and computers, in a landmark lawsuit.
The driver and conductor of a Route 44 minibus who were caught on camera dancing and gyrating as they proceeded along the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) roadway more than one month ago were arrested and yesterday charged with several traffic offences.
Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Milerock earned quarterfinal berths when the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] year-end championships started Sunday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.
State prosecutor Teshanna Lake is expected to respond to a no-case submission made by the defence in the trial of acting Registrar of Deeds Azeena Baksh, who is accused of fraudulently causing or procuring valuable securities in the total sum of $4.5 million.
Dear Editor, GECOM claims there are 20,556 new registrants from the questionable house-to-house (HTH) registration and they want to merge this list into the Official List of Electors (OLE).
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The so-called Phase One trade deal between Washington and Beijing has been “absolutely completed,” a top White House adviser said yesterday, adding that U.S.
Defending champion Shiva Boys of Trinidad and Tobago commenced their title defence in the perfect manner, brushing aside highly touted Region #9 unit Annai Secondary 3-0 yesterday in the 2nd Annual KFC Goodwill Series at the National Training Center, Providence.
SANTIAGO/LONDON/MADRID, (Reuters) – Chile defended itself yesterday against criticism it was too weak in presiding over international climate change negotiations, saying it did all it could but that four big polluting countries got in the way.
Dear Editor, The nation had high hopes in the new GECOM Chair recommended by President Jagdeo but she has so far turned out to be a big disappointment.
The results of the DNA test that is being done locally on the samples taken from the charred remains suspected to be those of missing witness Colin Rodney Jr are expected to be ready before the end of this week.
International lawyer and environmental activist Melinda Janki has called on members of the United Nations to request Guyana to halt all oil activities until human rights are protected.
MEXICO CITY, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A comedy on Netflix depicting Jesus as a gay man has prompted widespread anger in Brazil with almost two million people signing a petition calling on the streaming service to remove the show.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points as the Brooklyn Nets capitalized on Joel Embiid’s absence and led most of the way in a 109-89 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night in New York.
Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate President Granger and the coalition for their creative approach in stabilizing the AFC presence in that coalition – it cannot be overstated because unity against the communists who control the PPP is vital and has to be enduring – too much is at stake in this upcoming election.
HARARE, (Reuters) – The wife of Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was charged with trying to kill her husband when she appeared in court yesterday.
Azim Ali, the 30-year-old man who the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) said was recently intercepted with just over 68 pounds of marijuana, was remanded to prison last Wednesday after being charged with possession of the drug for trafficking.
Dear Editor, Mayor of Mabaruma, Chris Phang and his Councillors, need agonise no further over the decision as to whether they ought to cut down the century-old rubber trees that line the Philbert Pierre Avenue in Mabaruma.
CARACAS/MIAMI, (Reuters) – While U.S. President Donald Trump wants to drive Venezuela’s socialist ruler out of power with economic sanctions, there has in fact been a burgeoning influx of American-bought goods from Nutella spread to Oreo cookies.
NYON, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Thirteen-times winners Real Madrid were drawn against English champions Manchester City while title-holders Liverpool must face Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 following yesterday’s draw.
BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Outraged concert-goers shouting “revolution, revolution” hounded former Lebanese prime minister Fouad Siniora from a Christmas concert at the American University of Beirut on Sunday night.
The University of Guyana (UG) on December 12th held it 29th annual Long Service Awards Ceremony in the Education Lecture Theatre (ELT), Turkeyen Campus.
Dear Editor, I am no expert when it comes to oil but after reading in the media about the manner in which the sale of our first crude is about to be executed, I am reminded of a popular Shakespearean line, ‘something is rotten in the State of Denmark.’
(Barbados Nation) Barbados has passed its latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) test with flying colours, in the process impressing the directors of the fund, and opening up for itself access to almost $100 million from the Washington-based institution.
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, (Reuters) – South African cricket may be in the doldrums with challenges on and off the pitch, but England coach Chris Silverwood says there will be no complacency from his side ahead of the first test in Pretoria on Dec.
Last Sunday may well have offered a seminal moment in the contemporary history of our formal education system.
NEW YORK – It’s clear: we are living beyond our planet’s limits.
Regional news coverage can be patchy. While electoral politics, national economic performance and crime from across the Caribbean are regularly reported and commented upon, this is not the case when the issues are regarded as being domestic.
HELSINKI/TALLINN, (Reuters) – Estonia apologised to Finland on Monday after Estonia’s interior minister mocked Finland’s new prime minister — the world’s youngest-serving government leader — as “a sales girl” and questioned her ability to run the Nordic country.
The Mayor and City Council and the Ministry of Public Infrastructure have done a clean-up of Caneview Avenue, South Ruimveldt Gardens, Georgetown, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – World soccer body FIFA yesterday filed claims in Swiss court seeking to recover 2 million Swiss francs ($2.01 million) that it said were paid inappropriately by ex-FIFA President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter to former French football star Michel Platini.
Dear Editor, Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Mr. Doraisami could not have been more Unbelievable when he, reportedly, told Stabroek News that the Integrity Commission was unable to publish and gazette the names of the delinquent public officers, because it did not have the funds to do so.
(Barbados Nation) The anguished wails and screams of Stacie Howard filled the air at Welches, Christ Church Sunday evening after she identified the bodies of her daughter and grandson who died in an apparent drowning.
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) yesterday held its annual Senior Citizens Party at the Palms Geriatric Institution, which catered for 188 persons.
