Daily Archive: Sunday, December 29, 2019

(Trinidad Express) A thief hungry for cash robbed a food outlet in Marabella on Sunday morning.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Republican Senator John Kennedy, a frequent defender of President Donald Trump, said today there were no real rules for how the U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – After evangelical publication Christianity Today published a blistering editorial on what it called Donald Trump’s “grossly immoral character”, some church leaders and the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) “It af­fects me every sin­gle time there is a homi­cide in this coun­try, so I have been af­fect­ed 500-plus times this year.

From January 1st, 2020, the price for the daily edition of Stabroek News will move from $80 to $100. 

(Reuters) – Many facial recognition systems misidentify people of colour more often than white people, according to a U.S.

MOGADISHU,  (Reuters) – At least 90 people were killed when a bomb-laden truck exploded at a busy checkpoint in the Somali capital Mogadishu yesterday, an international organisation working in the country said, in the deadliest attack in more than two years.

LUCKNOW, India,  (Reuters) – The chief minister of India’s Uttar Pradesh state has rebuffed accusations from rights groups of police abuses during protests against a new citizenship law, crediting his tough stand with restoring calm to the streets.

A US$3.4 million ($714 million) power plant, capable of generating 3.3 megawatts (MW) of electricity was commissioned at Bartica yesterday with officials expressing optimism that it would banish the town’s power woes as the generating capacity is above its peak requirements.

Even as the police are yet to make an arrest, the second victim in the Number 63 Village hotel murders was yesterday identified by relatives as Harry Persaud, 59, of Number 68 Village, Corentyne.

(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday denied an attempt to restore about 98,000 voters in Georgia to the U.S.

The first ten months of 2019 saw some 3,752 reported cases of child abuse and while there is much more to be done, the country has come a far way in relation to the response to the scourge, Director of the Child Care & Protection Agency (CC&PA) Ann Greene says.

DEBARK, Ethiopia, (Reuters) – Rahmat Hussein once inspired fear and respect for the watchful eye she cast over her Ethiopian neighbourhood, keeping files on residents and recommending who should get a loan or be arrested.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China’s parliament abolished yesterday an extra-judicial system of forced labour used to punish sex workers and their clients for up to two years, but it stressed that prostitution remains illegal.

Former APNU+AFC parliamentarian Charrandass Persaud on Friday endorsed the People’s Progressive Party’s presidential candidate Irfaan Ali, saying that he believes that Ali will do “well as president.”

The $227 million solar power farm built in Mabaruma, Region One should be up and running before Republic Day, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson told Stabroek News yesterday.

The Region One Health Officer (RHO), Dr Latchmie Lall has disclosed that the Region has recorded a significant increase in teenage pregnancy.

PARUNG, Indonesia (Reuters) – On the outskirts of suburban Jakarta, housewife Dita Agusta lives with more than 250 cats she has taken in off the streets, creating a shelter for the animals she hopes will one day be adopted.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has submitted an application to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an Environmental Authorisation to construct a new ferry stelling at Parika.

A pork knocker of Tabatinga, Lethem, was found dead on a trail in Region Eight with stab wounds about his body and two persons are currently in police custody assisting with investigations.

ZHENGYUANSI, China (Reuters) – In a short online video, a Chinese man with a round face and a buzz cut pops open a beer cap with a single chopstick.

A 49-year-old woman, who responded to the Cancer Institute of Guyana’s (CIG) recent two-day cervical cancer campaign in Essequibo, ended up being led to a huge suspicious breast mass through an ultrasound after she took the opportunity to seek advice from the team. 

A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change Coalition will officially launch their election campaign on January 3rd,2020 and among the performers will be Trinidadian soca star Farmer Nappy.

(Reuters Health) – Screening fathers for postpartum depression is as important as screening mothers, researchers argue, and current guidelines don’t go far enough in urging doctors to identify new fathers who may be suffering.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has submitted an application to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an Environmental Authorisation, for the proposed upgrade of the Lethem Aerodrome.

(Reuters Health) – People who eat oatmeal for breakfast instead of eggs and white toast may be lowering their risk of stroke, a Danish study suggests.

LONDON, CMC – Legendary former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, along with former Windies batting star Gordon Greenidge, have been awarded in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.

Loreta Hilliman-Sullivan is living her dream of transforming her huge yard space at Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara into an attractive garden, adorned with arches and pergolas and even though it is not yet complete it is still an eye-catcher. 

(Reuters) – Archeologists have discovered a large palace likely used by the Mayan elite more than 1,000 years ago in the ancient city of Kulubá, near the modern day tourist hot spot of Cancun in eastern Mexico, Mexican anthropology officials said.

Toolsie Persaud Limited has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency for Environmental Authorisation to construct a wharf at its Sussex and Lombard streets location. 

In an event that is an annual occurrence during the Christmas season, the Enmore Association of New York (EANY) has once again fêted over 700 persons at its annual Christmas luncheon in Enmore, East Coast Demerara.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is  set to sanction players and other officials under its jurisdiction for participating in the popular futsal and other such tournaments.

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc and its Ring home security camera unit have been sued by an Alabama homeowner, who said the cameras’ defective design leaves purchasers vulnerable to cyberattacks.

The sugar union GAWU says it is  dismayed to know that for workers employed in the private sector their minimum pay remains stuck at $44,200 per month whereas their colleagues in the State sector would be receiving $70,000 per month.

 With six hours of play lost due to rain Anthony Adams XI managed to close yesterday’s opening day against Leon Johnson’s XI at 80-2.

(Reuters) – Facebook’s Libra project has failed in its current form and needs reworking to be approved, said the president of Switzerland where the cryptocurrency is seeking regulatory consent.

The Buxton Community Center ground will come alive tonight when Friendship battles Paradise and Golden Grove opposes Beterverwagting [BV] in the semi-final round of the inaugural 592 Beer Inter-Village Football Festival.

Dear Editor, The nation has been, during the past couple of weeks, paying tribute to Basil Butcher for his contributions to the County of Berbice, the nation of Guyana,  and the West Indies. 

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From cockroach milk to beer made from waste water, a raft of eco-friendly food trends hit menus and supermarket shelves in 2019, vowing not to add to the world’s carbon emissions.

Dear Editor, Mr Earl John in a letter published in the December 20, Stabroek News `More sugar levy history’ sought to give some perspective on the sugar levy.

FIDE Master Anthony Drayton played undefeated yesterday to become the new Guyana Chess Federation’s senior blitz champion while Jayden Taylor won the junior tournament, sponsored by Topco Juices at the National Stadium.

Dear Editor, History will confirm that Team Granger acted and operated in a manner that was incompetent and lazy over the last 4 years and 5 months.

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Millions of people joined Pride marches around the world in 2019 and gay, bisexual and transgender rights were increasingly in the spotlight, with some countries legalizing gay marriage while others mulled the death penalty for same-sex relations.

Dear Editor,   The news that two former Windies cricketing legends – Clive Lloyd (now to be referred to as Sir Clive) and Gordon Greenidge – were honoured in Her Majesty, the Queen’s New Year Honours List is just fantastic!

Initially scheduled to depart today for Cuba for a three-month high level training stint ahead of the Olympic Qualifiers, Guyana’s boxing contingent will now leave on January 4, 2020. 

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Countries around the world have promised gender equality by 2030, but in 2019 a new index showed that even the most advanced nations weren’t doing enough to reach that goal.

Dear Editor, Apologies for the typographical error in the letter entitled `More sugar levy history’ in SN December 20, 2019.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell produced a late cameo as Rajshahi Royals beat Cumilla Warriors by 15 runs here yesterday to post their fifth win in six outings and close in on leaders Chattogram Challengers.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Mexico should stay out of Bolivian domestic affairs after the collapse last month of former leader Evo Morales’s Socialist government, Bolivia’s acting foreign minister Karen Longaric was quoted saying in an interview published yesterday.

“What do you do with the mad you feel?” It’s the question that Tom Hanks’ Fred Rogers asks the audience in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”.

Just over a week ago, the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs concluded the local observances of the International Year of Indigenous Languages with a debate in the village of Paramakatoi, in the Potaro-Siparuni region, where participants exchanged arguments in fluent Patamona.

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sithara Shahnawaz is torn between wearing a gown or a traditional salwar kameez when she attends the first all-night New Year’s Eve party for women in her hometown in southern India.

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sithara Shahnawaz is torn between wearing a gown or a traditional salwar kameez when she attends the first all-night New Year’s Eve party for women in her hometown in southern India.

Dear Editor,  It is with the greatest frustration and disgust that I pen this letter to your paper on behalf of my fellow residents of Karasabai village in the South Pakaraimas.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia’s cricket board will “seriously consider” playing four-day tests, joining a global push to condense the game’s longest format.

What started as a way to earn some extra cash has brought a mother and daughter closer as they try to put smiles on the faces of satisfied customers of their home catering operation.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia marched toward a dominant series victory over New Zealand yesterday after dismissing the visitors cheaply and building a mammoth 456-run lead on day three of the Boxing Day test.

(Reuters) – A Japanese artist whose manga comics about a Uighur woman went viral wants to use the simple power of her work to raise awareness of the “daily suffering” endured by the Chinese mostly Muslim minority.

Dear Editor, Like most Guyanese, I read in the newspapers, earlier this week, that Mr.

(Trinidad Express) A Mayaro woman who was doused with kerosene and set on fire by a relative, died on Friday.

The Department of Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies (LCCS) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) has invited writers from Guyana to apply for a two-week residency at the St.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – A battling 77 not out from Rory Burns yesterday gave England a fighting chance of improbable success as they need 255 more runs for victory in the first test against South Africa at Centurion Park.

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Anyone in Nepal banishing women to “menstrual huts” during their periods will forfeit state benefits as well as face up to three months in jail, according to a government crackdown on the illegal practice unveiled last week after several deaths.

Last Update: 604.85                                          Movement: 2.36% Current Update” 590.57 YTD                            Movement: 14.70% The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) fell 2.36 percent during the fourth period of trading in December 2019. 

Introduction This week’s column considers those processes that are required for making the Buxton Proposal operational.

There has been much discussion about the number of small parties which have announced their intention to contest the elections due on March 2, 2020.

Modern man has miraculous powers. He flies to the moon and soars beyond the sun.

What a difference a year makes.  A little over twelve months ago the government lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru´s government on Friday night announced measures to strengthen penalties for companies found responsible for workplace accidents, days after two McDonald´s franchisee workers died in one of its restaurants.

Dear Editor, President David Granger resurrected the constitutionally dead (since 18 September 2019) National Assembly, and dissolved it.

Once again, West Demerara’s Taffin Khan demonstrated that he belongs to the select inner circle of chess in Guyana when he won the last Gaico Constrution Chess Tournament, which concluded on Sunday at the National Stadium, Providence.

Auld Lang Syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?

“For me, just getting a new start is good enough. I ain’t really putting no meaning to New Year’s Day but I just happy that in the new year I not the same way I start out and for that I just thanking God.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, said yesterday the knighthoods conferred on West Indies legends Clive Lloyd and Gordon Greenidge were “much deserved”, in light of their sterling contribution to the “global success” of Caribbean cricket.

Princeville is in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), a half an hour’s ride from the mining town of Mahdia and home to more than 100 residents who are still learning to co-exist with the wildlife that was there before them.

It’s nearing the end of the year and may we ask ourselves whether we have achieved all that we set out to do in 2019.

(Reuters) – When the first Apple iPhone hit the market in 2007, not everyone was convinced it would supplant the flip-phone.

The standard of expression one encounters on the various social media, even on Facebook, can range at times from low to quite high, and shades in between, but in the midst of that melee salient points or insights can emerge so it’s up to us to pick and choose. 

This time of the year always gets me excited. I start thinking about ways that I can improve myself moving into the new year in order to totally dominate it.