Articles published on Friday, February 28, 2020
The PPP this evening said that Police Commissioner Leslie James has given an assurance of the Force’s readiness to provide adequate security for Monday’s general elections and for all polling places.
The police today said that a thorough investigation has been launched following the death of Cleon Gomes, 36, a driver of 111 Miles, Mahdia, Region 8 who was shot in the left shoulder at about 8.30 pm yesterday by a member of the Guyana Police Force.
The sugar union GAWU says it was disturbed to learn today that the Uitvlugt Estate factory, for the first crop so far, has suffered breakdowns aggregating to 48 hours.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – The risk of spread and impact of the coronavirus is now “very high” at a global level, the highest level of alarm, but containment is still possible, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.
The Guyana Police Force today notified the general public that due to the current condition of sections of the Linden Highway due to erosion of the soil, a decision was taken to have the speed limit on the Highway reduced from 100km to 80km with immediate effect, in the interest of road safety.
(Trinidad Guardian) For just about 30 minutes yesterday, Trinidad born rapper Nicki Minaj spent time bonding with students of the St Jude’s Home for Girls in Belmont.
(Jamaica Observer) The death of former Reggae Boy Irvino English has hit home hard among the football fraternity, especially at Waterhouse Football Club where he was considered a legend.
(Trinidad Express) The Jamaican security guard who hacked to death Rachel Logan was a demon who pretended to be a saint.
(Jamaica Star) Maxfield Park resident Nadine Brown rested her head in her arms and cried her eyes out as the thought of being homeless flashed across her mind.
(Jamaica Star) Some vendors in the Santa Cruz Market in St Elizabeth say that they are afraid to use it because of obeah workers.
(Jamaica Obserer) Dwight Fox, the 10-year-old boy from Bullet Tree district in Old Harbour, St Catherine, for whom the police yesterday activated a high alert, was later found, but concerns are that he is a repeat runaway who has vanished from his home as many as 20 times, the Jamaica Observer has learnt.
GENEVA/BEIJING, (Reuters) – The rapid spread of coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic today, with countries on three continents reporting their first cases and Swiss authorities cancelling the giant Geneva car show.
Daryl Vaz’s Cabinet post remains safe for now as Prime Minister Andrew Holness continues to “carefully” weigh issues surrounding the revocation of his United States (US) visa.
The Lady Jaguars suffered their first loss in the CONCACAF Women’s U20 Championship, losing to defending champion Mexico 3-0 yesterday at the Felix Sanchez Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Demerara thrashed Berbice by eight wickets while Essequibo defeated Select Under-15 by two wickets yesterday in the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board/Bel Air Rubis Under-17 inter-county tournament.
(Reuters) – Arsenal suffered a shock Europa League exit to Olympiakos Piraeus on away goals after a 2-1 extra-time home defeat, while Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers cruised into the last 16 with emphatic aggregate wins yesterday.
The local boxers preparing for the Olympic Qualifiers next month in Argentina can now train with less stress after their airfare and accommodation expenses were finally covered, albeit after the deadline.
FLORENCE HALL, Jamaica, CMC – Veerasammy Permaul’s 28th five-wicket haul in first class cricket helped cripple Jamaica Scorpions on the opening day of the sixth round encounter here yesterday.
Navigant Builders Inc, the developers of Windsor Estates, yesterday broke ground for a premier luxury commercial and residential community at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.
An Amelia’s Ward, Linden woman was yesterday shot dead and her boyfriend, ex-cop Teon Allen was wounded.
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The only selection issue facing New Zealand as they head into the second match against India at Christchurch is likely to be whether pace bowler Kyle Jamieson, so impressive on his test debut at the Basin Reserve, bats higher in the order.
The battered body of a Rose Hall businessman was found yesterday morning a short distance away from his house, from where a safe was stolen.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Kyle Mayers closed in on 500 runs for the season with his second hundred of the campaign to lift leaders Barbados Pride out of trouble and help them dominate yesterday’s day one of their sixth round match against Windward Islands Volcanoes.
Dear Editor, The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown wishes to inform the general public that the Municipal Abattoir, located at Water Street South Cummingsburg, will be closed from today, February 28, 2020 until further notice.
(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic used a dizzying array of drop shots to make short work of Karen Khachanov at the Dubai Open yesterday, reaching the semi-finals with a dominant 6-2 6-2 win over the Russian seventh seed.
In what is being seen in the local retail industry as a step in the direction of closer collaboration between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago in the food distribution sector, the popular Trinidadian food distribution brand, Coss Cutters, through its Farm, East Bank Demerara outlet, has teamed up with the Guyana Marketing Corporation’s Guyana Shop to help to accelerate the distribution of locally produced foods and other consumer items here.
An employee from a Canadian human resource firm has alleged that in 2018 he was asked to pay “up to $50,000 USD per month” by a GDF officer working at the Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) to have his company’s name on ExxonMobil’s preferred list of suppliers.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Beleaguered Trinidad and Tobago Red Force struggled with the bat on the opening day of their sixth round contest against Leeward Islands Hurricanes here yesterday.
Unsurprisingly, the future of Guyana’s traditional agricultural economy in the wake of the emergence of oil & gas and the fanciful futuristic dreams that have attended a projected economic explosion, has, up until now, attracted a great deal less than the level of public discourse that it perhaps merits.
Dear Editor, As the country prepares to host its General and Regional elections, the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) is appealing to the general public to demonstrate Tolerance, Civility and Peace on Elections Day, Monday March 2nd, 2020 and thereafter.
The East Coast Demerara road-widening project was yesterday commissioned to the tune of US$43 million, US$6 million less than the projected cost.
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard has slammed West Indies’ performance in Wednesday’s second One Day International as “pretty, pretty poor” and has taken full responsibility for the manner of defeat which saw them concede yet another series on Sri Lankan soil.
Dear Editor, I was tuned in to Lite FM radio just before 9 am on Thursday 27th February.
The Georgetown Municipal Abattoir yesterday afternoon sustained significant damage after a crane collapsed onto the building.
Evidence of the continual strengthening of links between the agricultural and agro-processing sectors is evidenced in the fact that, increasingly and as their financial fortunes become more favourable, agro-processors are beginning to examine the prospects of investing in modest agricultural plots, sufficient to cultivate crops that are tied to their agro-processing pursuits and perhaps to utilise whatever remains for their own purposes.
Dear Editor, Something is inherently and patently amiss that a lifeguard was on duty and adults in the pool with the child and she still drowned (‘Pegasus owner says lifeguard was on duty at pool when child drowned’ SN Feb 27).
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela will allow companies to raise capital in foreign currency, according to a new rule by the country’s securities regulator, as socialist President Nicolas Maduro liberalizes the struggling economy in the face of sanctions.
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) yesterday announced a 4% increase in Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors pensions for all persons who are in receipt of an amount that is above the minimum pension.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – India became the first team to reach the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals yesterday after beating New Zealand by three runs to register a third successive victory at the tournament.
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(Trinidad Guardian) Travellers from Iran, Italy, Japan and Singapore will be denied entry to T&T for 14 days as currently obtains for persons from China, Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh announced at the post-Cabinet press briefing a short while ago.
An expected ruling on an application on behalf of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo to strike out the lawsuit calling on him to disclose the academic certificates of PPP/C presidential candidate Irfaan Ali has been deferred.
By Raymond Trotz Introduction With the advent of oil, talk of diversifying our economy has intensified with particular emphasis on its agricultural base.
Dear Editor, As we prepare for General and Regional Elections next week, there are some concerns about whether there will be peace and stability in the country thereafter; I wish to share five very important points for consideration by our citizens, as to why this elections should be peaceful, and an atmosphere of stability should be maintained after March 2nd.
ZURICH (Reuters) – Restrictions on the international loan of players are set to come into force in July as part of a wide-ranging reform of the transfer system, FIFA said yesterday.
GENEVA/BEIJING, (Reuters) – Hopes the coronavirus would be contained to China vanished yesterday as infections spread rapidly around the world, countries started stockpiling medical equipment and investors took flight in expectation of a global recession.
A Corentyne woman was yesterday arrested after her partner succumbed to a chop injury at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital on Wednesday after-noon.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Environment Ministry has fired two senior climate officials, leaving the posts vacant at a time when the country is under growing scrutiny for the greenhouse gases released by clearing the Amazon rainforest.
Dear Editor, This modern-day Napoleon, a simulant of George Orwell’s `Animal Farm-a Fairy Tale,’ marches to the beat of his unconstitutional drums as his support become less and less by the day.
Not everyone has had the opportunity to transform a passion into a full-fledged business enterprise, so that for all the challenges that she has had to face in the process of so doing, Melana Hudson concedes not just that she is privileged to enjoy the best of both worlds but that she never fails to count her blessings.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s football fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the shooting death of former national player Irvino English here Wednesday night.
ANKARA/ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Turkey, faced with a possible new wave of Syrian migrants and dozens more dead Turkish soldiers in Idlib, will no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe, a senior Turkish official said as President Tayyip Erdogan chaired an emergency meeting.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – A United Nations report critical of Colombia’s efforts to protect human rights advocates failed to recognize advances in that area and social investment in regions suffering violence, President Ivan Duque said yesterday.
Dear Editor, Sunday, February 23rd was a sad day in Guyana indeed!
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s appeal against a four-year ban from the Olympics and other major sporting events will not be heard before the end of April and will be closed to the public, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.
United Nations Resident Co-ordinator here, Mikiko Tanaka yesterday said that ensuring a credible and peaceful general election is pivotal to the country’s future development and underlined the need for “dignified acceptance of the results by political parties”.
Election over-’70’s and a suspect GECOM From Congress Place to the State House upstairs as well as the Baridi Benab downstairs emotions ran the gamut: tension, reasonable expectations, doubt, confidence, enthusiasm, anxiety, “tiredness”, acceptance of final results, potential hostility to the unwanted unexpected.
As part of its efforts to upgrade its services to the public, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) yesterday commissioned a new $36 million dollar sub-office and living quarters at Nouvelle Flanders (Crane Public Road), West Coast Demerara.
Not so long ago, Guyana persistently stood on the Tier 2 watch list for failing to fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons.
In democracies subject to less drama than this one, elections might be occasions for a rise in the level of popular excitement, but generally speaking they are not a source of stress for the average voter.
GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Widespread government “ghost jobs” will likely be among the first targets of Guatemala’s new anti-corruption tsar, the official said yesterday, although the commission he heads has more limited scope than its powerful U.N.-backed
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Dear Editor, I see numerous letters by Christopher Ram appearing in SN and his letters are all rather lengthy and bathed in nonsensical rhetoric and low blows to the present government led by President Granger.
TOKYO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee is “fully committed” to holding the Tokyo Olympics on schedule despite the coronavirus outbreak, IOC President Thomas Bach told Japanese media in a conference call yesterday, Kyodo news agency reported.
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BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry will allow for agrochemicals awaiting regulatory approval to receive licenses automatically, potentially allowing new pesticides to reach market faster, according to new rules published yesterday.
