Articles published on Saturday, November 12, 2016
As part of heightened security activities, the Joint Services, today, conducted Operation Safe Guard at the Georgetown and New Amsterdam prisons and seized a large quantity of contraband items.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her stunning defeat in Tuesday’s presidential election in a conference call with her top campaign funders on Saturday, according to two participants on the call.
The police say they are making diligent efforts to apprehend a thirty year old tenant who allegedly shot his landlord multiple times to his legs because he was warned to discontinue doing illegal business on the property.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies cricket was once again rocked by controversy today when batting star Darren Bravo was controversially sent home ahead of the Tri-Nations Series in Zimbabwe, after the West Indies Cricket Board sensationally cancelled his match/tour contract over a contentious tweet deemed “disparaging” to president Dave Cameron.
MARRAKESH, Morocco (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s policies are likely to make it harder for developing nations to obtain the growing finance they need to combat climate change, threatening one pillar of a 2015 international agreement to slow global warming.
(Trinidad Guardian) Over the last five years some TT$63 million of taxpayers’ money has gone down the drain as pharmaceuticals ordered for public health institutions had to be discarded because they had expired.
In light of information on a “potential domestic security threat” and increased crimes, the government yesterday announced that the police force and army will be conducting security operations, which will include aerial coverage by helicopters, in targeted areas.
The Maternal and Child Health Unit of the Ministry of Public Health is seeking to expand its available family-planning options with the introduction of new, long-acting reversible contraceptive for women.
A So Ruimveldt man was shot dead yesterday morning after he and an uncle broke into an Albouystown house to confront another man over a bicycle.
Two men carted off over $3M in electronics from a Mon Repos dealer during a brazen attack yesterday afternoon.
Not disputing the legitimacy of sex tapes that have been the focus of a scandal involving his client, self-proclaimed ‘Pope’ Philbert London, attorney Jerome Khan said yesterday that no crime has been committed and only his congregation should pass moral judgement.
After answering the appeal by President David Granger and the APNU+AFC administration for Guyanese in the diaspora to return home and develop the country, remigrant Lenox Shuman is grappling with buyer’s remorse.
As investigations continue into the armed robbery at the home of PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee on Wednesday, the police are searching for four persons, including two known characters.
Arnold Sankar and Sons Rice Mill is suing the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) for $99.6M for alleged breach of a paddy supply deal and related costs.
Final year students of the Georgetown School of Nursing were in tears yesterday after being told that they would have to re-sit their final examinations since the nursing council had tangible evidence that the tests had been “compromised.”
Rajendra Chandrika and Shivnarine Chanderpaul narrowly missed out on first day centuries as the Guyana Jaguars began their title defense against Jamaica Scorpions in the 2016/17 Professional Cricket League (PCL) 4-Day tournament which commenced yesterday at the Providence National Stadium, Demerara.
Two cousins were arrested early yesterday morning after the police discovered almost 100 pounds of marijuana at their Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara apartment.
A titanic clash, alongside an unlikely meeting will highlight the semi-final round, as defending champs St.
Two men armed with guns held up a group of six friends who were socialising at a Bagotsown, East Bank Demerara house and robbed them of a quantity of cash and cellular phones on Thursday night.
The attorney for Manx Powers, the driver who is charged with causing the death of former world champion boxer Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis, yesterday blamed the deceased for the fatal accident and said his client should not be called on to lead a defence.
From Donald Duff in New York Defending champion Magnus Carlsen opted for a sneak attack in game one against challenger Serjey Karjakin last night, but the Russian refused to budge, and the game ended in a draw after 42 moves of round one, of their scheduled 12-match World Chess Championship series, here at the Fulton Market Building in New York.
All roads will lead to the South Dakota Circuit tomorrow for the finale of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC).
When His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales visits Guyana for two days next month, he will travel to the Hinterland as well as spend time with children at the Joshua House Orphanage and soldiers at Camp Ayanganna.
With only a draw needed to secure the championship, league leaders Uitvlugt will battle third placed rival Pouderoyen FC tomorrow at the Den Amstel ground, in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior League.
More than a dozen healthcare professionals attached to the Caribbean Medical Mission (CMM) travelled to Guyana last week Saturday to conduct a week of medical outreach.
The generosity of well-wishers who responded to the case of seven-year-old Ephraim Collins, who was diagnosed with hydrocephalus as an infant, has pushed the family a bit closer to its fundraising goal, although more help is needed.
With the former Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green set to celebrate his 82nd birth anniversary this month, long standing football coordinator Lennox Arthur will be staging a 9-Aside Inter-Ward/Village Football Tournament on Sunday November 20th.
A pregnant mother of six was yesterday charged with the alleged theft of half a million dollars in gold jewellery from her employer.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Nkrumah Bonner and Jahmar Hamilton struck half-centuries to weather a robust Barbados Pride start, and stabilize Leeward Islands Hurricanes on the opening day of the first round of matches in the Regional Four-Day Championship.
The national women’s and men’s rugby teams will begin their quests to capture respective Rugby America’s North (RAN) 7s titles when the championship action gets underway today in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
A law student was released on $50,000 bail yesterday after denying a charge that he stole $90,000 from the bank account of a friend of his girlfriend.
A manager of a ranch in the Rupununi was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the unlawful possession of a rifle.
RAJKOT, India,(Reuters) – England’s morale received a huge boost when they picked up two wickets in the last four balls against India on the third day of the opening test on Friday, said assistant coach Paul Farbrace.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, says left-hander Darren Bravo’s recent “poor” performances did not merit him receiving a higher grade retainer contract.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) would like to respond to Mr Hydar Ally’s letter that was published in the Stabroek News on November 2 titled ‘The government should reconsider its position re the sugar industry’.
Police are treating the death of New Amsterdam welder Timothy Fraser as a murder after an autopsy found that he died as a result of blunt trauma to his head and two persons have since been held.
The multi-talented Rondel ‘Disi’ Holder is a spoken word poet, rapper and conscience singer who has been singing since he was a child and uses his music to sell the message of his faith and to engineer positive change.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump began laying the groundwork yesterday to take office on Jan.
BERLIN, (Reuters) – Germany urged other developed countries yesterday to support a plan it is finalising to bolster the economies of Africa, create jobs and slow the flow of migrants from the continent to Europe.
SAO PAULO,(Reuters) – Brazil dealt Argentina’s hopes of reaching the 2018 World Cup finals a serious blow on Thursday with a resounding 3-0 win that dropped the world’s top ranked side into sixth place in the 10-team South American qualifying group.
Dear Editor, First let me thank President David Granger for accepting the Guyana Trades Union Congress’ invitation and delivering the feature address to our 4th Triennial Conference (10th-11th November).
Hi Everyone, What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions you may have about food or cooking but are too shy to ask.
Guyana Fashion Week (GFW) 2016 promises Guyanese a fashion fusion as it seeks to highlight issues such as domestic violence, people living with disabilities and Trafficking in Persons (TIP).
HOBART, (Reuters) – South Africa bowled Australia out for 85 after lunch, on day one of the second test in Hobart today, the hosts’ lowest score at home against the Proteas.
Dear Editor, The US elections are now over. Donald Trump and the Republican Party, (notwithstanding the fact that Hillary Clinton secured a larger slice of the popular vote) have won an unexpectedly, overwhelming majority of the very important Electoral College votes, thereby securing for Trump the presidency of the United States of America and in the process of the victory march entrenched the Republican Party’s control, not only of the executive, but also of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Government Chief Whip Amna Ally on Thursday refuted the PPP/C’s claim that it had been denied a Members’ Day for opposition business at last week’s sitting of the National Assembly.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Protesters demonstrating against the election of Donald Trump gathered in several U.S.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition and the government of President Nicolas Maduro engaged in a new round of talks last evening as part of a Vatican-backed dialogue process meant to ease a political standoff amid the spiraling economic crisis.
Warriors 125, Nuggets 101 (The Sports Xchange) Stephen Curry hit seven three pointers on his way to 33 points as Golden State coasted to a win over Denver.
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) plans to distribute water filters to homes, schools, and health facilities to ensure a safe water supply in hinterland and riverine communities, Managing Director Dr.
A new Trinidadian soca artiste has entered the arena and hopes to make an impact at the Trinidad and Tobago’s carnival celebration which is just around the corner.
Dear Editor, The government, at the height of a crime wave, is speaking about too many legal guns around.
Pollsters got the outcome of this year’s US elections “badly wrong,” according to Baruch College Professor David Birdsell, who says that the massive error can result in a heavy backlash for the polling business in future elections.
Parts of the East and West Demerara as well as Essequibo are scheduled for blackouts next week as the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) conducts line maintenance.
A firefighter spraying water around the city’s incinerator on Princes Street, Georgetown on Thursday, after the fire service was summoned.
Just around 7am last Sunday, the dreaded blackout arrived in parts of Georgetown.
The anguished post-mortems of the US election are a depressing record of how drastically liberal America misread the country’s outrage with the status quo.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Nearing the end of his four-game audition and having swept away the ‘Auld Enemy’ at Wembley, Gareth Southgate is seemingly poised to leave questions about his suitability to be England manager in his wake and claim the job permanently.
NEW YORK, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The election of Republican Donald Trump to be the next U.S.
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president poses risks for the relationship between the European Union and the United States, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said yesterday.
The news that Donald Trump was triumphant at the recently held elections in the USA found me whilst I was having lunch with a group of friends who were in support of him.
Dear Editor, Where the community of Linden-Region 10 is concerned, it is my opinion that we have more than our fair share of uncouth, banal and boorish taxi drivers.
