TORONTO, (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd warned on Friday it expects to report a huge quarterly operating loss next week and that it will cut more than a third of its global workforce, rekindling fears of the company’s demise and sending its shares into a tailspin.
The Ministry of Local Government is moving to address occupation at the newly constructed Mahaica Market, and the Ministry will soon hand over the structure to the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) and the Mahaica Market Committee.
The United States today rebuffed Venezuela’s claim that it had banned President Nicolas Maduro from flying through US airspace over Puerto Rico with Washington saying that Caracas had not complied with the required notice and that permission was finally approved on the evening of September 19.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Junior Works Minister Richard Azan has resigned.
In a release a short while ago, the Office of the Prime Minister said Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has accepted the resignation.
At about 13:05h today, police say that Abdalla Hamilton, 29 years, of Section “K” Campbellville, Georgetown, was sitting in a motor vehicle that was parked on Charlotte Street, Georgetown, when he was held up by a man armed with a handgun.
First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar yesterday presented a cheque valued £800 to the Dharm Shala, Home of Benevolence for all races in Albouystown, on behalf of several cultural organisations in London.
Jermaine Grant will be pursuing a Master of Arts Degree in International Security and Diplomacy at the University of East Anglia after winning the 2013/14 Chevening Scholarship funded by the UK government.
At about 1830h. last evening, police say that Meenawattie Puranauth, 45 years, of Hampshire, Corentyne, attempted to cross the main road and was struck down by a motor car.
At about 1900h. last night, police say Rabin Deenauth Clad, 54 years, of Sisters Village, EBB, was involved in an altercation with another man at Lancaster Village, Corentyne, during which he was injured about his body.
(Trinidad Express) Former prime minister Basdeo Panday has said when he uttered the now infamous words, “Wake me up when it’s over,” he really meant it as joke.
A private investor will be contributing US$8 million towards the needed equity for the completion of the Marriott Hotel, Executive Director of the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington announced yesterday.
BANGALORE, India, CMC- Kirk Edwards made a case for a return to the senior side by hammering a century as West Indies A claimed the series with a 45 run victory over India A in the third unofficial One Day International here yesterday.
Pledging €1 billion in grants, European Union (EU) Deve-lopment Commis-sioner Andris Piebalgs said yesterday that his bloc remains committed to strong ties with the region but he urged that the Caribbean improve project implementation and adhere to the highest standards of accountability and transparency.
Tournament favourites Plaisance/Vryheid’s Lust edged Lodge/Meadowbrook 75-72 in their quarterfinal match when the Mackeson-sponsored Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters Basketball Club Inter-ward tourney continued on Wednesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Neighbours were last night furious that a row between a husband and wife may have sparked the husband to set their Lot 548 99th Street, Parfait Harmonie home ablaze.
The Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) is providing counselling for post-traumatic stress disorder to Odessa Thomas’s family, following the fire last month that claimed the lives of her two youngest children.
After 54 events, Allen House leads the Bishops’ High School (BHS) Inter-House Annual School’s Track and Field event with 486 points, leaving both Wearn House and Baskett House in its wake when the games were held at the Eve Leary sports Club ground yesterday.
Santos FC edged Fruta Conquerors 2-1 when action in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League Georgetown Playoffs continued on Wednesday at the Tucville Community Centre ground.
(Reuters) – Dutch veteran Clarence Seedorf missed a penalty as leaders Cruzeiro thumped Botafogo 3-0 in their top-of-the-table clash to open up a seven-point lead in the Brazilian championship.
While government is yet to provide a date for the launch of the Small Business Bureau (SBB), Chief Executive Officer of the state-run small business support organisation Derrick Cummings has told Stabroek Business that the startup of what is being promoted as the most significant official gesture to support small business development in Guyana is now “imminent”.
International Day of Peace will be observed on Saturday and the Guyana chapter of Global Shapers Georgetown Hub will host a panel discussion at the Theatre Guild on Guyana’s role in the promotion of peace education.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, may continue competing until the 2017 world championships in London, the Jamaican told the BBC yesterday.
At 32, Traceann Boodie presents herself as an ‘old head,’ a woman focused on making a living in an industry still almost thoroughly dominated by men and one in which the rules of the game are radically different to those that apply in the more sedate urban business arena.
Much has already been said in recent days, both here and in Trinidad and Tobago, about the agreement struck between the two governments on the allocation of large tracts of land here for the pursuit of farming ventures by Trinidadian investors.
RANCHI, India, CMC-Trinidad and Tobago Red Force management says it does not object to strict security measures introduced for the ICC Champions League T20 which gets underway in India this weekend.
Trophy Stall is the sponsor of the next Nationwide Male/Female Softball Tournament, according to a release from the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association ( GFSCA).
Michael Carrington believes that the current boom in the country’s shoe repair sector is a result of what he says is the aggressive “dumping” of inferior products on the local market.
Nine men, who were held in connection with armed robberies in the West Demerara area and on Wakenaam Island, remained in police custody yesterday and according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud investigations continue into the crimes they are accused of committing.
Last Monday’s launch of the new Forshaw and Oronoque streets business establishment, HFD Mining Supplies marks the continuation of a steady growth in investments in Guyana by Suriname.
The section of the East Bank four lane extension contracted to BK International ought to be finished by next March as long as weather conditions remain favourable, says BK Project Manager Julian Archer.
ATLANTA, (Reuters) – In-form Swede Henrik Stenson, boosted by a red-hot front nine, totally upstaged his playing partner Tiger Woods as he surged into a one-shot lead in yesterday’s opening round of the elite Tour Championship.
In wake of recent defections, AFC Chairman Nigel Hughes yesterday insisted that the party remains both cohesive and committed to the struggle for a better Guyana.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin returned to Australia’s one-day squad for next month’s tour of India yesterday with captain Michael Clarke also included under the proviso he recovers from his back injury.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela said yesterday the United States had banned President Nicolas Maduro’s jet from flying through US airspace over Puerto Rico en route to a state visit to China
Maduro is due in Beijing this weekend for bilateral talks.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Despite A bold pronouncement from Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell that Jamaica is on the way to cutting its energy cost by half in the next five years, the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) and Azurest Cambridge Power say they have not done any modelling to make such a forecast.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged world leaders yesterday to “seize the opportunity” presented by his election to engage Iran in constructive dialogue and said his country was ready to facilitate talks between the Syrian government and the opposition.
(Reuters) – Durham clinched the English County Championship title with an eight-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday, their 10th win of a season they started with a points penalty.
Dear Editor,
I had indicated that I would say no more on the issue of the National Minimum Wage but having been shown a copy of a letter dated August 11, 2013, written by Messrs Witter and Joseph making accusations against me I crave your indulgence to respond.
Qualfon’s recent multi-million dollar investment in the expansion and upgrading of its facilities here could result in the creation of additional jobs beyond the projected 6,000 expected to be in the company’s employ after work is completed on its present pursuits.
Magistrate Fabayo Azore granted $100,000 bail to a Mahaica man charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on another after he pleaded not guilty when he yesterday appeared in court.
One of the two suspects in the September 16 robbery at Kamboat Restaurant, Sheriff Street was yesterday remanded to prison after he was arraigned by Magistrate Fabayo Azore.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is to undergo minor back surgery and may be sidelined for the rest of the season, the BBC reported yesterday.
Upper Corentyne businessmen want the recently concluded agreement between Guyana and Suriname that will see detachments from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard undertake joint river patrol operations in collaboration with their counterparts from Suriname implemented with haste.
Dear Editor,
I faithfully endorse the submission made in the Sunday Stabroek of September 15 by Dr Mellissa Ifill, Vice-President of the University of Guyana Senior Staff Association.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said the Catholic Church must shake off an obsession with teachings on abortion, contraception and homosexuality and become more merciful or risk the collapse of its entire moral edifice “like a house of cards”.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) – NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has come up empty-handed in its search for methane in the planet’s atmosphere, a gas that on Earth is a strong indicator of life, officials said yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Edmund Muntslag, considered by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as an international drug trafficker, had come to Trinidad to rendezvous with a contact just before he was arrested on August 29.
(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago is on a path of “unprecedented development” as the People’s Partnership Government has rescued the economy and implemented sound fiscal policies to achieve sustainable growth rates, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has boasted.
Parents of pupils attending the Parfait Harmonie School say they are prepared to stage another protest if their demands are not met by the end of the month.
Dear Editor,
Some time ago I had commented on the condition of the street lights along the East Coast Highway and had observed that some attempt was made to restore a few.
PHOENIX, (Reuters) – Ken Norton, the former heavyweight boxing champion who broke Muhammad Ali’s jaw in a 1973 bout, died on Wednesday at an Arizona hospital at age 70, his manager said.
Local businesses and support organisations will, on Monday, be afforded the opportunity of participating in a videoconferencing exercise at the Country Office of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on how to participate in a programme that could secure them non-reimbursable funding for innovative projects under a scheme being offered by regional organisation, Compete Caribbean.
One of the six vehicles that were yesterday involved in a collision on the McDoom public road, which reportedly began when a minibus bearing licence plate BMM 6196 rear-ended a wagon resulting in a domino effect.
Last week, whilst the United States and most countries within its sphere of influence were sombrely marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 atrocities, the effects of which continue to reverberate in today’s world, relatively remote Chile was commemorating the 40th anniversary of its own 9/11 – the bloody coup that overthrew the democratically elected Socialist president, Salvador Allende, and ushered in the brutal 17-year dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, the legacy of which is still a divided country.
Dear Editor,
I have started a conversation with the Guyanese public on my ‘I Am Guyana’ television show on Chandra Narine Sharma (CNS) – Channel 6, and generally at other forums about a ‘citizens’ vision’ for Guyana’s development.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Manuel lashed Mexico’s northwest coast with heavy rains yesterday, prompting evacuations and adding to flash floods that have unleashed chaos across Mexico and killed at least 97 people.
Today is preachy-sermon day. This brief is another perspective on my well-worn theme of the new morality/abandonment of acceptable, old-fashioned values and virtues.
LONDON (Reuters) – A global rise in cases of the mind-robbing Alzheimer’s disease is creating a chronic shortage of carers, with the number of old people dependent on care set to nearly treble to 277 million by 2050, according to a report by a leading dementia charity.