Brazilian man dies in Micobie mining accident
The Ministry of Natural Resources says that a Brazilian man lost his life in a mining accident in Micobie, Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni) last evening.
Articles published on Saturday, April 1, 2017
The Ministry of Natural Resources says that a Brazilian man lost his life in a mining accident in Micobie, Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni) last evening.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Hometown boy Evin Lewis went on a six-hitting spree to lead the charge with a pugnacious 91 that ended West Indies’ home season losing skid in style with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the third Twenty20 International today here.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC — Pace legend Sir Curtly Ambrose has debunked recent assertions by West Indies Twenty20 captain Carlos Brathwaite and head coach Stuart Law, that the regional side is making progress despite losing the opening two games of the four-match series against Pakistan.
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry today backed calls for the immediate revoking of the parking meters contract and at the same time posed a series of questions to the city and the government on the deal.
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has been certified as the registered proprietor of geographical indication, ‘Demerara Rum’.
(Trinidad Guardian) The High Court has granted an order brought by Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi to freeze the funds of Shane Crawford under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities called on the country’s Supreme Court to review its decision this week to annul the opposition-led congress, which critics have decried as a “coup” and a lurch to dictatorship.
Already dissatisfied with the scrapping of a five-year contract they had with government, young doctors are now bemoaning the removal of their tax-free allowance for working on-call and they want government to meet and discuss the issues with them.
Skeletal remains, suspected to be those of Lilwantie Balack, were yesterday found buried in a farm behind her Black Bush Polder home, where her husband directed police after he reportedly confessed to strangling her.
The University of Guyana (UG) Council on Thursday agreed to increase tuition fees for students over the next three academic years.
Bruce Lovell is leading a three-member Com-mission of Inquiry (CoI) that has been set up to probe the interception, detention and subsequent release of an unnamed vessel that was in Guyana’s sea space last month.
Having detained 2,000 cartons of ‘Buiwick’ tuna for its “misleading” labelling, the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Depart-ment (GA-FDD) will have to defend its decision to do so in the High Court.
Amidst mounting doubts over the fate of the East Demerara Sugar Estate, GuySuCo says that the poor turnout of cane harvesters is greatly affecting whether there will be sufficient land to plant at the next crop.
The long-awaited setting up of a local television station at Linden continues to face obstacles with the now 14-member board of the Region Ten Broadcasting Inc (RTBI) adjourning a meeting yesterday over the failure of founding director Sharma Solomon to provide other directors with the “articles of association.”
Panelists at a highly anticipated public symposium on Guyana’s constitutional reform process were faced last evening with questions over the lack of engagement by young people with the subject.
Business owners and residents of Eteringbang, Region Seven, have been left in a state of uncertainty following the “abrupt” closure of the Eteringbang Airstrip last Friday afternoon.
Seeking to do business in Guyana once again, Lawrence Duprey, Chairman of CL Financial and other officials of the company met with Minister of Finance Winston Jordan last Thursday and signaled plans to “make amends” for the approximately US$40M debt owed mainly to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS).
By Royston Alkins Berbice Combined yesterday sealed a 10-wicket victory over Essequibo Combined in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board/Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society/National Secondary Schools Cricket League at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.
The Giftland Mall, as part of its corporate social responsibility, has launched its ‘Giftland Cares Sophia Project,’ aimed at developing the community.
The ‘Locked and Loaded’ card has been pushed back to add a bit more international flavour and ammo to the cache.
Just weeks after winning praises for hammering away a wheel clamp from his vehicle, businessman Mikhail Rodrigues found himself in the spotlight once again yesterday when he was hauled a city court and charged with a $2 million fraud.
Leila Jagdeo, the 69-year-old woman who is accused of shooting Brandon Collins, the maintenance worker of the Alpha Hotel at Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Thursday, was yesterday charged and granted her release on bail.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC — Head coach Stuart Law has hinted at West Indies batsmen taking the attack to leg-spinner Shadab Khan in today’s pivotal third Twenty20 International at Queen’s Park Oval here.
The number of certified Sports Administrators in Guyana has grown to 28 more following a Sports Administrators course last Sunday at the Bartica Learning Resource Centre Region 7.
Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday announced that she would proceed with the trial of former public service minister Dr Jennifer Westford and ex-ministry personnel officer Margaret Cummings, who are charged with the attempted larceny of state vehicles and forgery.
A man was yesterday committed to stand trial for the attempted murder of Mark Rodney, who was chopped outside a police outpost on Water Street last year.
The male and female players of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) got a supplement boost from the New GPC yesterday.
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Protesters stormed and set fire to Paraguay’s Congress yesterday after the Senate secretly voted for a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election, a change that will also require approval by the House.
Sir Leon Lessons will oppose Bishops’ High at 13:00hrs while Morgan Learning Centre will engage Carmel Secondary at 15:00hrs today in the quarterfinal round of the Milo Secondary School Football Championship at the Ministry of Education ground.
LIMA (Reuters) – Public prosecutors in Peru have opened a preliminary probe into the country’s former President Alan Garcia as part of a far-reaching inquiry into bribes that Brazilian builder Odebrecht SA has acknowledged distributing to win local contracts, a source in the attorney general’s office said Friday.
A city magistrate yesterday sentenced a man to two years in jail after he admitted to committing a violent robbery.
MOUNTAINS OF CAUCA, Colombia (Reuters) – Former fighters from Colombia’s FARC rebel group are handing over thousands of weapons and other materials to international officials in special camps, as the group’s six-month disarmament process continues.
An Essequibo Coast security guard was yesterday charged with the attempted murder for shooting a businessman during a row over a pool game.
Interim Head-Coach of the Golden Jaguars senior team Wayne Dover feels his track record and recent outing against Martinique justifies the role on a more permanent and long term basis.
North Ruimveldt resident Ras Parris, who police say had two pounds of cannabis in his possession, was granted his release on $200,000 bail yesterday after his lawyer disputed the police’s account of the bust.
(Reuters) – The new Twenty20 tournament being planned by the England and Wales Cricket Board will not hurt the existing 18 counties, England’s limited overs captain Eoin Morgan has said.
BURAO, Somalia (Reuters) – Deadly cholera is spreading through drought-ravaged Somalia as clean water sources dry up, a top aid official said, deepening a humanitarian crisis in a country that is on the verge of famine.
Dear Editor, Your article of March 25, 2017 captioned ‘BOG prepared to inject foreign currency into market’ includes the following sentences: “He added that a retention account is not a right, ‘it’s a privilege granted at the behest of the Central Bank; we have net earners of foreign exchange also trying to play the market.’
On a night of must win encounters, defending champions Bent Street, Sparta Boss, North-East La Penitence and Tucville were among the teams to seal quarter-final berths when the Petra Organization Futsal Championship group stage concluded on Thursday.
A Plaisance woman, who was accused of attempting to pass off forged United States dollars, was on Wednesday granted her release on bail by a city magistrate after denying the charge.
(Reuters) – The sight of Venezuela’s National Assembly president tearing up a Supreme Court ruling and warning foreign firms against making deals with the leftist government will no doubt resonate in international boardrooms.
Andrea Bryan-Garner can safely be described as a woman of many talents; as apart from her being a mistress at preparing scrumptious cakes with eye-catching designs, she is also a designer of clothing and jewellery, photographer/videographer and co-owner of ProMEDIA.
Dear Editor, I respond to an article in the Sunday Stabroek dated March 26, 2017 on pages 10 and 23.
Hi Everyone, Food plays an important part in our lives; it has many functions.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Agricultural ministers have agreed on a plan to fight the red palm weevil which ravages coconut, date and oil palms, experts said yesterday, describing it as “a global threat”.
James Barrington Layne, known as “Uncle James,” of Lichfield, Mahaica, Berbice, celebrated his 101st birthday on Monday.
Dear Editor, An independent judiciary is the sine qua non of a democratic society.
Four weightlifters have been named to represent the Golden Arrowhead at the World Masters Games, scheduled for Auckland, New Zealand from April 20 to 30.
About two weeks ago I read about an incident that took place in Canal Number One Polder, West Bank Demerara which resulted in Dameion Gordon and Vernon Beckles enduring a merciless beating and verbal abuse (inclusive of racial slurs being thrown at them).
Caribbean Ministers of Education and other educational officials yesterday met to finalise a regional strategy for education and human resource development.
(The Sports Xchange) – Nikola Mirotic scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Jimmy Butler finished with 25 points as the Chicago Bulls completed a season sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 99-93 victory Thursday night at United Center.
By Mark Wilson (Trinidad Express) – An indefinite general strike started on Monday.
Dear Editor, I am a constitutional post holder having been appointed chairman of the Public Service Commission, member of the Police and Judicial Service Commissions and the Commissioning Board of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).
LONDON (Reuters) – Campaigners mounting a legal challenge to determine whether Britain’s divorce from the European Union can be reversed said they had filed their written legal case yesterday.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Grant Elliott, who smashed a six off South Africa paceman Dale Steyn to put New Zealand into their maiden World Cup final in 2015, has confirmed his retirement from international cricket after signing a deal to play in England’s Twenty20 competition.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) wishes to respond to a letter from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) appearing in the March 30, Stabroek News written by the company’s Senior Communications Officer, Ms Audreyanna Thomas.
There are almost two hundred thousand people living in Georgetown. Yet, I am often asked by acquaintances about places to rent in the city.
Michelle ‘Big Red’ King is back and slaying with two of her latest singles, “Women On The Move” featuring Shaundelle ‘JP’ Alleyne and “Road March”.
In a thoughtful new book the journalist Chris Hayes takes a close look at the importance of certain social norms that most of his fellow Americans take for granted.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday he would resolve within hours controversy over the judiciary’s annulment of congress which has sparked opposition protests and condemnation from around the world.
Assistant Commissioner of Police and Force Training Officer Paul Williams yesterday urged 21 ranks who successfully completed this year’s first Basic Drill Course to continuously practice their drills as they progress in the force.
LAHORE, (Reuters) – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shaharyar Khan will not seek another term in office due to personal and health reasons and is to step down in August when his current tenure ends.
Myths and legends and fairy-tales. They’re the stuff that traditions are born of; the sort of stories that provide a familiarity that we find compelling and even protective.
Sonia Noel, fresh from the Women in Business Expo, is teaming up with the New Thriving Restaurant to launch an event themed ‘Afternoon Delight’, which would encompass tea and fashion at the restaurant’s Providence location.
Dear Editor, Let me at the outset express my thanks to Mr Rajendra Bisessar for turning the spotlight on the recent case in which a 23-year-old woman was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months imprisonment plus a fine of $159,000 after being found guilty of possession of four grams of marijuana.
ASUNCION, (Reuters) – Protesters stormed and set fire to Paraguay’s Congress on Friday after the Senate secretly voted for a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be hosting a Heads of Mission Conference (HOMC) from April 3-8, 2017 at the Pegasus Hotel, under the theme “Advancing Guyana’s Diplomacy in the 21st Century”, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said yesterday.