Articles published on Tuesday, October 16, 2018
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican close to President Donald Trump, today accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of ordering the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and called him a “rogue crown prince” who is jeopardizing relations with the United States.
The Chairman of the Berbice Bridge Company Inc Dr Surendra Persaud today announced massive toll increases following the absence of an agreement with the government on the way forward.
(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) Mother-of-two Vanessa Ali was the second woman to be killed in 2018.
(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) The 21-year-old mother of a two-year-old girl who drowned in Chaguaramas in August has been released on $75,000 bail after appearing in court charged with manslaughter.
(JAMAICA OBSERVER) A Jamaican man who authorities said masterminded a lottery scam that defrauded at least 95 Americans out of more than US$5.8 million was sentenced yesterday to six years in federal prison.
A manhunt is currently underway for three inmates, including a murder accused, who escaped from a holding bay at the Lusignan Prison during the wee hours of yesterday morning.
While insisting that she has nothing to hide, Public Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes yesterday disclosed that she has declared her assets and interests to the Integrity Commission and that Cabinet was informed about the intention of her husband’s law firm to open an office in Texas for oil industry clients but she stopped short of saying how she will deal with the potential conflict of interest.
Former Guyana High Commissioner to Canada Harry Narine Nawbatt yesterday won a more than $24 million judgment against the APNU+AFC government for wrongful dismissal.
A Rural Constable was yesterday charged with murdering 15-year-old Ricardo Singh, who was stabbed in July during an altercation at a wedding house along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
Julio ‘The Beast’ Sinclair defeated Carlos ‘The Showstopper’ Petterson on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to win the Guyana’s Strongest Man competition, becoming the first local to take home the prestigious title in the second staging of the event.
Ruling that the court does have jurisdiction to hear the challenge mounted by Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Commissioner and PPP member Bibi Shadick, to the activation of new Local Government Areas (LGA’s), Justice Gino Persaud yesterday said that the applicant’s challenge does not have to be done by way of an elections petition as was contended by the state.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – With the countdown on to next month’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, legendary left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul is calling on his fellow Guyanese to support the event.
Just hours after three prisoners fled from the facility (see other story on page 10) , a number of prisoners were injured yesterday afternoon after they rose up against what they said were inhumane conditions in the Lusignan prison on the East Coast of Demerara.
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday said that it was seeking a meeting with Finance Minister Winston Jordan to understand the basis of his statement on how drug proceeds are affecting the economy.
The 2019 Senior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) tournament will be held in Georgetown, Guyana during the summer.
Two men were yesterday remanded to prison over the alleged possession of a firearm.
Nand Persaud and Company Limited of No 36 Village, Corentyne, Berbice will be providing sponsorship for the “Guyana Softball Cup 8” to be run by the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA).
The Government of Guyana and the Government of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador yesterday signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation towards responsible oil and gas development opportunities.
In our society there is usually a decision to be made when it comes to participation in sports or academics with children often picking one or the other.
In the wake of another breakout yesterday from the Lusignan Prison, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) released an August 28th letter it sent to Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan raising serious concerns about the state of penal institutions in the country and urging that swift steps be taken to address the security issues.
A century from Randy Hemraj was the highest score on the first day of the Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club/Banks Beer 100-ball tournament that saw Strathavon beating Beehive by 93 runs Sunday at their home venue.
Abdool Razack followed up his half century by capturing four wickets as McGill Sports Club defeated All Youths Sports Club by 69 runs in the West Demerara Cricket Association President’s Cup 50 over tournament at Canal No.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Patrick Todd who has been at the centre of a probe into an accident which claimed the life of Conrad Alleyne, a 64-year old cyclist has been charged with two traffic related offences and is scheduled to appear in court today.
Getting the draft regulations for debarment and suspension of contractors approved by the end of the year is still possible, Chairperson of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Carol Corbin told a stakeholder engagement yesterday.
Bernard Bailey was in red-hot form with both bat and ball as he guided Eccles to a 42-run win over Rome Athletics when the East Bank Cricket Association/Neville Sarjoo Memorial 40 overs tournament continued Saturday at the Young Men’s Christian Association Ground, Thomas Lands.
Dear Editor, I have noted the expressed and implied attack on me by the Stabroek News in their edition of Monday the 15th October 2018 in a front page article headed “Transparency body sees “major” conflict of interest for Hugheses over oil.”
The Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) yesterday said that no state funds were used to purchase bicycles, boats or buses which have been deployed since 2015 around the country to transport schoolchildren.
The CrossFit 592 trio of Dillon Mahadeo, Delice Adonis and Josh DeAgrella emerged winners of the RX CrossFit competition of the 2018 Health and Fitness Expo on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson.
Guyana’s five-man cycling team led by Hamzah Eastman missed the mark during last weekend’s Elite Caribbean Championships staged in the Dominican Republic.
The trials of former Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh and former Chief Executive Officer of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington on charges of misconduct in public office, over the sale of three tracts of government land, continue to be delayed due to High Court proceedings challenging the prosecution of the two men.
Dear Editor, The Regional Democratic Council of Region Two calls for urgent action by the relevant authorities to address the recent allegations of rape of a young lady in the presence of her boyfriend at the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground by GDF ranks stationed at the Anna Regina Base.
Deshanna Skeete finished 11th overall in the 400m on Sunday at the Youth Olympic Games currently underway in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Dear Editor, There have been sporadic reports of determination to establish a local law school; a good thing by any measure.
A businessman was yesterday charged with defrauding a woman of over $500,000 by a selling her a car for which he still owed payment.
LONDON, CMC – West Indies have lost one ratings point following their series defeat to India on Sunday, leaving them still languishing in ninth spot in the ICC Test team rankings and even closer now to minnows Bangladesh below them.
Noting that a 2009 agreement between Guyana and Norway was a “trailblazer” in forest-climate partnerships, President David Granger on Wednesday signalled government’s anticipation of enhanced environmental cooperation with the European nation, as it continues to forge ahead with its ‘green’ state plan.
ANKARA/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is preparing to acknowledge the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a botched interrogation, CNN and the New York Times said yesterday, after U.S.
Dear Editor, In February 2018, Exxon produced a 20-minute Facebook video in which its stated purpose was to address questions concerning the Oil Contract, Revenues and Taxes.
Dear Editor, In yesterday’s Stabroek News, the attention of the GAWU was drawn to the news item which stated that Vice President, Minister of Public Security and Alliance for Change (AFC) Chairman, Khemraj Ramjattan in his address to a meeting in New Amsterdam on October 13, among other things, spoke to the sugar industry.
As former sugar workers in Berbice continue to face financial struggles following the closure of two estates for almost one year, the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) provided 75 of their children with $10,000 each towards their education.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – The two Koreas agreed yesterday to begin reconnecting rail and road links, another step in an improving relationship in spite of U.S.
LONDON, CMC – Amidst the gloom of the 2-0 series whitewash to India, there was a ray of sunshine for West Indies captain Jason Holder whose outstanding efforts in the second Test saw him leap into the top 10 of the ICC Test bowling rankings yesterday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Evin Lewis’s career took another twist yesterday when he pulled out of both the one-day and Twenty20 squads for the imminent series against India.
A young man was yesterday faced with two charges alleging that he stole a total of over $500,000 in cash and smartphones during a break-in.
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen, the man who persuaded school-friend Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard to start what became the world’s biggest software company, died yesterday at the age of 65, his family said.
Dear Editor, In response to GPL’s letter, ‘GPL upgrade programme in Buxton/Friendship does not include reconfiguring of the network’, in the October 7th, 2018 edition of Stabroek News; I wish to offer the following response.
(Barbados Nation) The Government of Barbados announced yesterday the near-universal participation of affected creditors in the BBD Debt Exchange Offer that was launched on September 7.
Lethem Town week is underway, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.
MINSK, (Reuters) – The Russian Orthodox Church said yesterday it had decided to sever all relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in protest over its endorsement of Ukraine’s request for an “autocephalous”, or independent, church.
Dear Editor, I read with great interest a front page story in yesterday’s Stabroek News under the rubric `Transparency body sees `major’ conflict of interest for Hugheses on oil’.
If one is even remotely aware of the sheer scale of the crisis that has been afflicting the administration of the capital for many years, then it becomes the easiest thing in the world to be persuaded that City Hall is incurably afflicted with a condition of sheer idiocy.
If you think that most developing nations are hopeless — or, as President Trump reportedly said, that some of them are “shithole countries” — you should take a look at the World Bank’s new ranking of the world’s most promising nations: Most of them were basket cases not so long ago.
Dear Editor, It was good to have my memory refreshed by colleague John Seeram in SN’s edition of October 10, 2018, on the sensitive subject of the status of the Internal Audit Function in the Mayor and City Councillors of Georgetown.
By Ibrahim Assane Mayaki Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, a former Prime Minister of Niger, is CEO of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
SALMON, Idaho, (Reuters) – An Idaho wildlife official was forced to resign yesterday after photographs of him posing with a family of baboons and other wild creatures he killed in September during a hunting trip in Africa went viral online, igniting a firestorm of criticism.
