Articles published on Tuesday, March 10, 2020
(Trinidad Guardian) A jilted husband and his friend, who allegedly solicited and contracted a hitman to murder his ex-wife and her new lover, a little over 13 years ago, have won their appeal against their convictions.
(Trinidad Guardian) Canadian authorities say one of seven new cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 in the Alberta province, had travelled from Trinidad and Tobago.
(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Stuart Young fell off the stage after giving his address at the opening of the new Penal Fire Station on Tuesday.
The United Kingdom today expressed deep concern about the events following the elections here on 2 March 2020.
As post-election tensions here continue, CARICOM Chairperson and Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley will tomorrow lead a delegation of regional heads here PPP/C General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo today confirmed.
Chief Justice Roxanne George today hears the case which seeks full verification of the results of Region Four in the General and Regional Elections held on March 2.
Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh today said that she anticipated a greater level of compromise by the six GECOM commissioners in agreeing on the next steps when Chief Justice Roxane George rules in a case currently before her seeking the full verification of the results of Region Four.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica has confirmed its first case of the Coronavirus.
(Jamaica Star) It is impossible to enter Thompson Town in Clarendon and not notice the charming, single-storey building which is adorned with red, green and gold mouldings at the roofline, windows and an entrance arch.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping today made his first visit to Wuhan since a coronavirus outbreak forced a lockdown of the city of 11 million people, in a sign that authorities’ efforts to control the virus are working.
(Jamaica Star) Prime Minister Andrew Holness is encouraging Jamaicans to join in efforts to locate missing university student, Jasmine Deen.
(Jamaica Observer) The police have sought assistance from their partners in the United States to have the former Seventh-day Adventist pastor accused of sodomising a teenage boy in St Ann returned to Jamaica to face charges.
Guyana’s protracted election process continues to draw attention from Western countries with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announcing yesterday that he had discussed the issue with Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
A drawn encounter for Guyana Jaguars and a loss for Barbados Pride did little to the points table of the West Indies Championship after round seven concluded on Sunday.
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday told representatives of the Organization of American States (OAS) Electoral Observer Mission that there can be no swearing in of a new President without the verification of the results for Region Four.
He started to play volleyball a little over five years ago and today 20-year-old Kristoff Shepperd is enjoying marvellous success at the international level.
Adverting to elections-related unrest in recent days, President David Granger yesterday said he won’t allow “political malefactors to hijack our democracy” and compromise public order.
West Indies Uunder – 19 selectee Joshua Persaud continues to draw positive attention, putting up impressive numbers in the ongoing TT Cricket Board (TTCB) National Premiership competition at the weekend.
Under Article 162 (b) of the constitution, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is entrusted with ensuring fairness in the conduct of elections.
Dear Editor, As a former Minister of Home Affairs, I know Assistant Commissioner Edgar Thomas.
Cornelia Ida Cricket Club (CI) and McGill Super Stars booked their spots in the final of the West Demerara Cricket Association/Beacon Café 50-over tournament following wins over Independence `A’ and All Youths respectively Sunday.
Police Commander of Region Four (B) Kurleigh Simon yesterday denied a report that ranks from his division carried out a targeted search on the home of a People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) polling agent.
Dear Editor, We, Caribbean advocates for social justice and gender equality, join in solidarity with Guyanese in calling for compliance with the rule of law and specifically with the election procedure in Guyana.
The Department of Energy (DE) has still not disclosed how much Guyana was paid per barrel (BBL) from its first crude oil cargo in February, while payment from royalty or sales has not been collected as yet.
Guyanese off-spinner, Eon Hooper bagged his second five-wicket haul of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board National League two-day tournament to earn Barrackpore United a draw with Endeavour Sports Club over the weekend.
Dear Editor, It is not that some of us did not know.
CAPE TOWN – West Indies Over-50s (WI O-50s) backed up a credible bowling performance with resolute batting to register a confidence-boosting two-wicket victory over India Over-50s in their second warm-up match ahead of the Over 50s Cricket World Cup (O-50sCWC) which begins tomorrow in Cape Town, South Africa.
Dear Editor, You would think that His Excellency would have made a clear statement that, over, above and beyond the minima set out by the law, as a man of integrity and leader of this nation, he unequivocally and unswervingly supports the most rigorous and transparent verification of the results for Region 4, in the manner agreed upon; that which was employed as regards the other Regions.
The campaign of the Lady Jaguars in the CONCACAF Women’s U20 football championships where they created history by becoming the first national U20 female team from Guyana to play in that 16-team tournament reflected somewhat the relative uncertainties and eventual successes which occur in the beautiful game.
German non-profit environmental and human rights organisation Urgewald has criticised the World Bank’s decision to fund technical assistance for Guyana’s preparation for the oil and gas sector using a contractor whose clientele includes United States oil major ExxonMobil, the United Kingdom’s Guardian newspaper has reported.
Dear Editor, It is clear that our current PR system of governance is not working.
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – British-Zimbabwean cricket coach and former cricketer Andy Flower has been named St Lucia Zouks head coach for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season.
Devin Booker scored 20 of his team-high 36 points in a 47-point first quarter for Phoenix on Sunday as the host Suns took advantage of the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo to thump the Milwaukee Bucks 140-131.
The driver involved in the hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of Rose Hall youth Shawn Smith on Sunday has surrendered to the police.
As the courts now consider whether the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has complied with the law in its handling of the results of voting in Region Four from last week’s general elections, the law suggests that if needed there should be at least four copies of each Statement of Poll (SOP) from every polling station in the region in possession of at least four persons, including the Chief Election Officer (CEO).
Two members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Artillery Unit who were hospitalised after the explosion of fireworks at the Coast Guard Wharf just over two weeks ago are recuperating and have shown significant signs of improvement.
Dear Editor, The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) would like to publicly commend the International Observers and Foreign Missions in Guyana for their relentless efforts to protect Guyana’s Democracy.
ASUNCION, (Reuters) – Former Brazil and Barcelona player Ronaldinho Gaucho is adapting quickly to life in a Paraguayan jail, the head of the facility told Reuters yesterday, but his lawyers are hopeful he may soon be released into house arrest while the investigation continues.
Dear Editor, Guyana has suffered its first 2020 election death because our leaders failed us.
Police have begun questioning Teon Allen about the recent murder of his girlfriend in order to determine whether he may have been involved.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The crushing defeat in Sunday’s final against Australia will haunt Harmanpreet Kaur and her team for a while but India hope the experience will only make them better before the next Women’s Twenty20 World Cup in 2022.
KABUL, (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term yesterday, but the ceremony was marred by a rocket attack and a rival held his own inauguration ceremony in an escalating political feud compounding challenges to ending the 18-year war.
Change Guyana, the party of businessman Robert Badal yesterday said the swearing in of an illegitimate President on the basis of unverified elections results will set the country back by decades.
Dear Editor, The High Court will meet again on today, then what?
LIMA, (Reuters) – In Peru’s capital, a group dressed in biblical-style robes, veils, and sandals gathered one recent Sunday night to celebrate an unlikely victory: their congregation had overnight become a major force in the country’s new Congress.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – President of the Bermuda National Athletics Association (BNAA) Donna Raynor says next month’s Carifta Games, which are set to attract more than 600 athletes from 27 Caribbean countries, should not be affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) that is spreading across the globe.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday said he will be taking “major” steps to gird the economy against the impact of the spreading coronavirus outbreak and will discuss a payroll tax cut with congressional Republicans on Tuesday.
The Protected Areas Commission (PAC) recently held a regional workshop to focus on strategies to mitigate threats from illegal gold mining in the Protected Areas of the Guianas.
Dear Editor, This March started on the eve of our general elections.
(Reuters) – Kusal Perera has returned to Sri Lanka’s squad for their two-test series against England later this month despite carrying a finger injury that could rule him out of the first match.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal environment agency last year gave out the fewest fines for breaking conservation laws since 1995, the agency’s press office told Reuters on Monday, as the efficacy of the agency, known as Ibama, continues to fall under President Jair Bolsonaro.
SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped more than 6% last night, clawing back some ground on hopes that a price war by top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia that sparked the biggest daily rout since the 1991 Gulf War will not be sustained.
The recently launched restoration fund for the historic City Hall has been receiving donations since its launch.
Dear Editor, I strongly believe in the right to protest. However, I do not subscribe to protesters blocking thoroughfares, damaging private/public property and/or harming others.
By Moses Bhagwan and Eusi Kwayana We write as two Guyanese who have come out of the leadership of both major parties, who have lived through the violence of the 1960s, and who have been following with deep sadness and alarm the news of the outbreak of conflict following a mainly peaceful electoral campaign and voting process in our beloved country.
Two weeks ago, Caribbean Heads of Government passed a resolution critical of US policy towards Cuba.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Heineken NV will invest 865 million reais ($183.14 million) to expand its Ponta Grossa brewing plant in Brazil, the company said yesterday, as competition between the world’s two largest beer makers bubbles up.
(Reuters) – The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has postponed its 2020 Team USA Media Summit, where top U.S.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Max von Sydow, the tall, blond Swedish actor who brought gravitas to arthouse dramas, horror movies and Hollywood blockbusters, has died in France aged 90, his agent said yesterday.
Notwithstanding an all-out price war this week between Saudi Arabia and Russia that can see oil prices fall persistently below Guyana’s production cost, it is fast approaching five years since our eternal dream of lifting ourselves out of what the Jamaican Economist George Beckford termed ‘Persistent Poverty’ reached the crest of not just a mere wave but a tsunami.
Dear Editor, There is a character in the TV series Game of Thrones, Lord Baelish, of whom it is said “He would see this country burn if he could be King of the Ashes”.
Several of the major customary phagwah celebrations were cancelled because of tension in the air following last Monday’s general elections but that did not stop the customary celebration on streets in many parts of the country
