Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 18, 2019

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump today became the third U.S. president to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in a historic step that will inflame partisan tensions across a deeply divided America.

(Jamaica Observer) A member of the Jamaican all-schools team to the annual end of season tournament in South Florida is to appear before a Dade County judge this morning after he was caught shoplifting in a store in the US state on Sunday.

(Jamaica Observer) Newly crowned Miss World 2019, Jamaican Toni-Ann Singh, is to return to the island for a brief visit this weekend, organised by the Government of Jamaica.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – India openers Rohit Sharma and both smashed hundreds and combined in a stand of 227 to set up a comfortable 107-run win against West Indies in the second one-day international today, levelling the three-match series at 1-1.

At least five persons are believed to have died following a fatal accident at Mahaicony around midday today.

(Trinidad Express) After a photo of a capuchin monkey wearing a People’s National Movement (PNM) dress was brought to the attention of Minister of Agriculture, Clarence Rambharat, he referred it to local law enforcement officials.

(Jamaica Star) A property owner in Hanover has signalled her intention to lock down a church that is sitting on her property.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans in the United Kingdom have welcomed with delight the crowning of Toni-Ann Singh as Miss World 2019, the fourth Jamaican to snatch the coveted title in the world’s longest-running beauty pageant.

(Trinidad Express) The body of a woman was found yesterday afternoon off Demerara Road in Arima.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil federal prosecutors today said shipping companies Maersk , Tide Maritime and Ferchem were targets in the latest phase of a wide-ranging corruption probe for alleged graft involving shipping contracts with state-run oil firm Petrobras.

The Audit Office of Guyana will be auditing the sale of the first three million barrels of Guyana’s oil to ensure that it is transparent as government’s explanation of the process does not make sense, Auditor General Deodat Sharma has said.

By a majority comprising opposition-nominated members and Chairperson Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh, the Guyana Elections Commission has decided to undertake a five-day field verification of all the new registrants recorded during the truncated national house-to-house registration exercise.

A Linden man was yesterday found guilty on two counts of rape by a jury.

Guyanese of all walks of life but more so from the cricket fraternity yesterday reacted with shock to the news that the former Guyana and West Indies middle-order batsman, the legendary Basil Butcher was no more.

The police yesterday vowed to bring the killer of a 28-year-old athletics coach and rural constable to justice.

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 La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) home last week.

Kristaps Porzingis collected 26 points and 12 rebounds as the visiting Dallas Mavericks ended the Milwaukee Bucks’ 18-game winning streak with a 120-116 victory on Monday.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India, CMC – Strokemaker Shai Hope yesterday underscored the importance of players sticking to their roles, as West Indies prepared to face India in the second One-Day International here today knowing victory would hand them their first series win against the subcontinental powerhouses in 13 years.

A 24-year-old Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo resident is calling for justice after he was allegedly beaten by police ranks on Monday afternoon during a bid to arrest him after he was found in possession of a screwdriver, which is considered an offensive weapon.

Kevin Anthony was elected President of the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Monday at the Annual General Meeting [AGM] at the Mocha Community Centre.

United Kingdom-headquartered Information Handling Services (IHS) Markit has been hired by government to undertake the auditing of ExxonMobil’s pre-contract charges and last week began working alongside the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

The Stabroek News is offering to publish, free of cost, the names of persons in public life who have thus far failed to file their declarations of assets and liabilities to the Integrity Commission.

Clifton Bacchus, General Manager of Sleepin Hotel, joined the list of sponsors supporting the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] Super 16 Cup, donating an undisclosed sum towards the championships.

 Blossoming table tennis maestro Krystian Sahadeo secured his third junior table tennis title on Sunday in the United States to end his  tour of North America on a successful note. 

A new 35-metre pontoon required for maintenance of the Berbice Bridge is estimated to cost just over $115 Million.

Former NBA commissioner David Stern remains in serious condition following last week’s emergency surgery to address a sudden brain hemorrhage.

Lolita Callendar, called ‘Lola Doll,’ is currently awaiting sentencing after a city magistrate yesterday found her guilty of assaulting fellow make-up artist Onika Pompey.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – On the eve of his expected impeachment in the U.S.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Real Madrid and Barcelona may find it easier to get themselves psyched up for their rescheduled ‘Clasico’ La Liga clash today, because both sides will spend the hours before the match cooped up in the same hotel.

The Sheriff Street/ Mandela Avenue road expansion project, which was stalled following dissatisfaction by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) with the quality of safety and traffic-control mechanisms by the contractor, Sinohydro Corporation is now set to resume.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) received a shot in the arm from the National Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday to the tune of $1M.

GENEVA,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Businesses that fail to look beyond the bottom line will not survive as consumer pressure also to do good mounts, said the billionaire behind top-selling U.S.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union Co-operative Credit Union Society Limited has reported that a surplus of $22,254,706 was realized in the 2017 fiscal year.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Angola has recovered more than $5 billion stolen from state coffers so far this year, both at home and from abroad, Justice Minister Francisco Queiroz said on Monday, amid a two-year crackdown on corruption.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Osafa Grundell and James Fraser, the two men charged with shooting and killing Marlon Seon Rodney, called ‘George’, continued yesterday with the testimony of a key witness.

Four members of the Dorado Speed Swim Club who chalked up impressive showings in the just-concludedAmateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) Invitational Swimming Championships, took their form over to the Marlins Open Water Invitational and tasted more success. 

Dear Editor, In his New Year’s Day message of 1974, Prime Minister Forbes Burnham announced the imposition of a special tax levy (called the sugar levy) to extract a portion of the huge profits that accrued to Bookers McConnell (Bookers) and the others in the plantocracy as a result of the high price for raw sugar on the world market.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus has gifted books to high school students across Sweden to try to stem the flow of fake news.

Two men employed with Russian-owned bauxite company, RUSAL, on Saturday suffered electrical shocks whilst carrying out maintenance works and General Secretary of the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers’ Union (GB&GWU), Lincoln Lewis has voiced his concern over the company’s lackadaisical approach to the accident.

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh,, CMC – West Indies star Andre Russell inched closer to a return to full fitness with another handy, even though minor, all-round performance as his Rajshahi Royals slipped to a five-wicket defeat to Khula Tigers in the Bangladesh Premier League here  yesterday.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – A Pakistani court sentenced former military dictator Pervez Musharraf to death in absentia yesterday on treason charges stemming from his imposition of a state of emergency in 2007.

Dear Editor, It is with great sadness that I learnt of the passing of Basil Butcher.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Legendary former West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd, said yesterday Basil Butcher’s outstanding contribution to the game had secured him a place in any Caribbean cricket Hall-of-Fame.

The trial of the Crabwood Creek couple charged with possession of forged United States currency has been reassigned following Magistrate Alex Moore’s recent decision to recuse himself from hearing the case.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia plans to build a grain hub at the Syrian port of Tartus in order to boost its presence on Middle East markets, the Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov as saying yesterday.

Dear Editor, As Guyana is about to trade its portion of First Oil another red ants’ nest is being raised as to its transparency.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis were left out of the Australia squad for next month’s limited overs tour of India yesterday as Marnus Labuschagne was handed a chance to earn his first one-day cap.

A man has been ordered to compensate a friend $100,000 or serve two months in jail after committing a drunken assault.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Pace bowler Peter Siddle has been brought into Australia’s squad in place of the injured Josh Hazlewood for the second test against New Zealand on what is expected to be a benign Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch.

(Reuters) – Costa Rica’s president yesterday requested urgent international aid for refugees in the small Central American nation, which has taken in tens of thousands of people from Nicaragua after a political crisis triggered months of violent protests.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados is moving ahead with advancing elements of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, including free access to public schools for CARICOM students.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Department of Energy (DE) still hasn’t explained how they decided on which companies to bid in a process for selling the first 3 crude oil cargoes to be lifted from the Liza field [https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/12/15/news/guyana/dept-of-energy-defends-plan-for-sale-of-first-three-lifts-of-oil/];

Television and radio broadcasters will from next year be required to submit their audited financial statements to renew their licences, Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Board of Directors Leslie Sobers has revealed.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa (CSA) was plunged into further disarray yesterday as the country’s players’ association repeated its call for the executive to step down and refused to co-operate with a proposed committee to reform the domestic game.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition-run congress yesterday approved a measure allowing lawmakers to vote on legislation without being present, a response to a government crackdown that has left dozens of legislators in hiding or in exile.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The 2019-2020 sugar crop year got off to an early start when Chinese producers Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC) started production on November 28.

Guyana participated in the 12th International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN2019) from December 2nd to December 6th in Aqaba, Jordan, where it concluded the negotiation of Air Services Agreements with eight countries.

It is now well recognised that much of what we will become in adult life is determined by our experiences by ages 5 or 6, and last week, in discussing the effects of inequality and poverty, I suggested that this time span should be extended backwards to include what occurred in the womb.

It’s that time of the year again. Sports reviews of the year are prepared, lists of outstanding achievements are compiled, and awards are handed out to the leading performers of the year.

Dear Editor, Young people are increasingly becoming more aware of what is happening in our communities and ultimately the country we are living in.