Articles published on Sunday, June 11, 2017
SAN JUAN, (Reuters) – Puerto Rico voted overwhelmingly today to apply to Congress to become the 51st state, election officials said, although less than a quarter of eligible voters cast ballots in the plebiscite.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara revealed today that he received a handful of “unusual” phone calls from Donald Trump after the November election that made him feel uncomfortable, and said he was fired after declining to take the third call.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Claycourt king Rafa Nadal regained his Roland Garros throne after two years in exile with a brutal 6-2 6-3 6-1 mauling of Swiss Stan Wawrinka to complete ‘La Decima’ today.
Police ranks on a mobile patrol on the East Bank of Demerara observed two males standing at a street corner at Land of Canaan, about 11:30 last night and on approaching they dropped a bag and quickly fled through the unlit street.
(Trinidad Guardian) Marcia Ayers-Caesar says her removal as a High Court Judge is “unlawful and unconstitutional” as she was put under pressure to resign.
The Ministry of Public Health says that the nurse who complained about the abuse of medication by now resigned Region Five Councillor Carol Joseph breached public service rules.
Mora is a tiny village on the right bank of the Essequibo River, 35.5 kilometres from Vreed-en-Hoop tucked between Salem and Sparta and home to just a few families.
Despite an earlier arrangement, President David Granger is yet to discuss with Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo those nominated for the substantive posts of Chancellor and Chief Justice but legal sources say the process should not be rushed given that it is now transparent following the appointment of a special panel to review applications.
The performance of the British Labour Party in the elections last week has been spectacular.
On Tuesday this week I’m walking up Carmichael Street about to turn into Lamaha, and a man comes running out of the business on the corner and hails me: “Boy, I’m glad I ran into you.
The national men’s rugby team came from behind to defeat the burly Trinidadian unit 24-17 in a physical match up at the St Stanislaus College Ground yesterday.
Introduction If one began with the standard industry description of an oil refinery that was earlier introduced, which is: “an industrial plant or complex that manages hydrocarbon molecules extracted from crude oil, natural gas liquids and national gas” (in the case of Guyana, at the Stabroek bloc Liza wells), that complex could produce an assemblage of different petroleum based products that can potentially reach several thousand.
The police have completed the reconstruction of the files in the Nezaam Ali rape case and are now awaiting word from Magistrate Alex Moore as to when the matter will be reopened.
Seamus Heaney, the great Irish poet, whose marvellous collection of essays The Redress of Poetry I like to re-read, writes that W H Auden’s elegy for Yeats was “a rallying cry that celebrates poetry for being on the side of life, and continuity of effort, and enlargement of the spirit.”
(Conclusion) Rule out Perhaps among the main reasons for agriculture remaining a priority is the contribution that it makes to the economy beyond making food available for consumption.
Over five years after she secured a court order, which deemed a move by the government to have her blacklisted unlawful, a young professional is forced to produce the original document as well as a photocopy every time she is about to leave the country; today she is angry that those who failed to correct the unconstitutional act are now crying foul.
Manager of the Guyana U17 basketball team, Andrew Junior Hercules said the focus of yesterday’s opening trial session was to assess the physical conditioning of the provisional Centro Basket roster.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies’ embarrassment plumbed new depths here Friday night when they suffered a humiliating 63-run defeat to ICC Associate side Afghanistan, in the opening day/night One-Day International of the three-match series.
A boat was completely destroyed on Friday morning after it caught afire on the Cuyuni River when a gas stove hose reportedly slipped out; eight persons who were on board at the time manage to escape.
The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) is all set to host the Caribbean Area Squash Association Junior Championships (CASA) which runs from July 1 – 9 with ongoing rehabilitation works at the two main venues expected to host the championships.
The Alliance for Change (AFC), formerly one of the most vocal advocates for the Local Government Commission (LGC), has over the last two years been strangely silent while the government of which it is a part fails to establish the constitutionally required body.
Despite the existence of a Legal Practitioners Committee (LPC) decades have passed without an attorney-at-law being tried in court for misconduct, Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran recently pointed out while noting that this may have resulted in the erosion of public confidence in the system to discipline lawyers.
A few days ago, China struck a remarkable deal: it agreed with the state of California to work on projects that will help lower US greenhouse gas emissions.
Cyclists will have a dress rehearsal for next week’s National Championships today with the staging of the Albert Rose Memorial 50-mile cycle road race.
A court in Aruba has declared Insel Air Aruba bankrupt, the Curacao Chronicle has reported.
Last week’s performance of “Nothing to Laugh About 10” at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) seems to have sealed the issue about current audience choices in popular theatre in Guyana.
The Georgetown Domino Association Champion of Champions dominoe competition is set to get cracking today at 1223 Gauling Place, South Ruimveldt.
It has been almost a year since that brutal attack that took her daughter’s life and left her with a lasting injury on her left hand, and Bibi Shameela’s constant wish is that she could turn back time and offer more protection to her daughter who had fled an abusive husband.
She is in her thirties, but still timid around her parents and older relatives.
The Rising Sun Turf Club, in collaboration with the Guyana Association of Women Police, will hold a one-day horse racing meet on June 25 at Rising Sun, Village, West Coast Berbice.
If you have been around fitness circles for any length of time, you are probably no stranger to the infamous ‘summer cut’.
Minister of State Joseph Harmon said on Friday that government hopes Am-bassador Dag Nylander, the Personal Representa-tive of the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres on the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela will arrive at a favourable decision when he completes his work at the end of this year.
(Reuters) – Todd Pletcher-trained Tapwrit took the lead from Irish War Cry on the final straight and won theBelmont Stakes in Elmont, New York yesterday.
LONDON/BELFAST (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May secured a deal yesterday to prop up her minority government but looked increasingly isolated after a botched election gamble plunged Britain into crisis days before the start of talks on leaving the European Union.
Up to yesterday afternoon, the police had not managed to apprehend the suspect in the murder of Sophia resident, Roy Beckles, who was killed on Monday during a cutlass battle.
PARIS, (Reuters) – It has been a breeze for Rafa Nadal so far at this year’s French Open — but a storm is brewing.
The Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco), also known as the Toucan or Common Toucan, is the largest and probably the best known species in the toucan family.
Guyana Defence Force librarian Jewel Gibson, who was shot during what appeared to be the attempted hijacking of her car one week ago, remains hospitalised and the suspects are still on the run.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Maiden grand slam finals are meant to be suffocating experiences but Jelena Ostapenko laid waste to that theory as she blasted past Simona Halep to win the French Open in audacious fashion yesterday.
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite the constitution is opposed by 85 percent of Venezuelans, according to a survey by polling company Datanalisis carried out as protests calling for presidential elections grew increasingly intense.
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – US special forces have joined the battle to crush Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town, officials said yesterday, as government forces struggled to make headway and 13 marines were killed in intense urban fighting.
The Norwegian Chess Federation celebrated the 5th anniversary of its Altibox Norway Chess Tournament by inviting the world’s strongest chess players to participate.
Conservationist Dr Kamal Bawa has lauded as unique, “Guyana’s intact rainforest, together with relatively low population density and commitment at the highest political level…,” adding that it puts the country on course to developing a “green” economy.”
BIRMINGHAM, (Reuters) – Australia were knocked out of the Champions Trophy without winning a game after Ben Stokes’ stunning century guided England to an impressive 40-run Duckworth-Lewis victory yesterday.
Over the past week, work crews have been observed clearing overgrowth from alleyways in North Ruimveldt, a long neglected area.
My love of curry, particularly fish curry often has me exploring the regional cuisine of India.
(Trinidad Guardian) – A 54-year-old Arima man who showed pornography to two children was sentenced to 24 months in jail after being found guilty of the offences on Thursday.
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said yesterday it had told the United States it was unacceptable for Washington to strike pro-government forces in Syria after the US military carried out an air strike on pro-Assad militia last month.
A 38-year-old woman, who is suffering from end-stage kidney disease is once again seeking the public’s assistance in raising the funds needed for her to undergo another renal transplant in India.
The British people spoke on Thursday. Except that they weren’t all speaking about the same thing.
Contrary to what some might think, there is a lot to do in the garden during the rainy season.
(Trinidad Guardian) – There are 15,042 people in T&T illegally—the majority of them being 1,015 Venezuelans, acting National Security Minister Dennis Moses confirmed on Friday.
Dear Editor, I wish to respond briefly to questions raised by Anil Nandlall about an event to be held today (Sunday) in Florida published in yesterday’s edition of your newspaper (‘Are two US events public or private’).
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a letter yesterday that he will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday to address matters former FBI Director James Comey brought up this week in testimony to the same panel.
CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – The Cleveland Cavaliers staved off NBA Finals elimination and ended Golden State’s shot at an unprecedented perfect run through the playoffs with a gritty 137-116 win over the Warriors on Friday.
