Articles published on Friday, January 11, 2019
(Trinidad Guardian) A group of Venezuelans who are living in Trinidad and Tobago are questioning the relationship between the Government and Nicolas Maduro regime, in light of the questions surrounding the legitimacy of Maduro’s new regime.
In what will be seen as a sharp deterioration of relations with Venezuela, Guyana yesteday voted with the majority of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) “to not recognize the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro’s new term as of the 10th of January of 2019.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today confirmed that it has formally approached the Canadian High Commission in Georgetown seeking an explanation regarding what it said were certain breaches of protocol.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said today he is planning changes to the H-1B programme that grants temporarily visas to highly educated immigrants who work in specialty occupations such as technology or medicine.
(Jamaica Observer) There was an attempted prison break at the Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre for women yesterday, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has informed.
NEW DELHI, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Two Indian cricketers have sparked outrage after a run of misogynist comments on prime television, prompting calls for gender sensitisation in a sport rife with sex scandal.
(Jamaica Observer) THE parents of the newborn baby who was snatched from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital on Tuesday say they are optimistic that their son will be returned to them.
President David Granger yesterday urged ranks of the Guyana Police Force to rise above their existing “challenges” and properly manage the available resources to ensure that public security is maintained.
A man suspected to be a member of the Sindicato gang was killed late Wednesday night after security officers held off an attack that lasted for over an hour and a half at a mining camp at Black Water, Cuyuni, Region Seven.
An Upper Corentyne lad was found dead yesterday afternoon at the Number 70 Village, Corentyne, Middle Walk Dam.
The five men accused of trafficking over 100 pounds of drugs last year yesterday all maintained their innocence, while two contradicted each other.
A dominating century from wicketkeeper-batsman Anthony Bramble solidified Guyana Jaguars’ dominance as they closed on 307-6 at the end of day one against Windward Islands Volcanoes in the fourth round of the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day tournament at Providence yesterday.
Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) James Patterson is now expected to return to work on January 22 following his application on Tuesday for an additional 14 days of sick leave.
(Reuters) – Police in Nevada have formally asked Italian authorities to obtain a DNA sample from Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo in the investigation of accusations that he raped a woman a decade ago in Las Vegas, police said yesterday.
Radio communication provided by Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as proof that the Norwegian vessel doing seismic work in Guyana’s territorial waters for ExxonMobil was out of its jurisdiction on December 22nd, 2018, when it was intercepted by the Venezuelan navy, is false and proves nothing, Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge says.
A Route 42 (Georgetown-Timehri) minibus driver was yesterday committed to stand trial for the alleged rape of a woman with a disability.
The 2019 cricket season is set to bowl off tomorrow in Georgetown with several headline fixtures set to ignite cricket once again following a break due to the holiday season.
Four persons have been admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital after the driver lost control of the minibus they were travelling in and it turned over and spun several times before coming to a halt on Homestretch Avenue last night.
The 2nd edition of the Magnum Mash Futsal Championship will officially commence on February 1st at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Police Commissioner Leslie James yesterday refused to disclose details of the ongoing investigation involving former government Member of Parliament (MP) Charrandass Persaud, saying that it is a national security issue which “will not be disclosed publicly” at this point.
The Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara/East Bank Demerara playoff round will kick-off on Sunday at the Pouderoyen Tarmac from 9:00am.
Exactly six weeks and a day after being rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) with a broken leg, Charles Flavius was yesterday finally able to undergo corrective surgery.
Usual suspects, Emanuel Archibald, Leslain Baird and Kenisha Phillips were among the standout performers when the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) staged its first development meet of the 2019 season on Wednesday evening at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground.
What the Private Sector Commission (PSC) says was an “encouraging” preceding year for the country’s economy has, it surmises, metamorphosed into a potentially challenging 2019 arising out of lingering economic challenges and moreso, the political circumstances arising out of the December 21 Confidence Vote in the National Assembly.
After both proclaiming their innocence yesterday, accused drug traffickers Vaughn Anderson and Damion Williams were told that they would learn their fates on January 31st.
VALENCIA, (Reuters) – Barcelona’s recent iron grip on the Copa del Rey came under threat as they lost 2-1 at Levante in their last-16 first leg tie yesterday after resting a host of first team regulars, including Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
—stresses need for GRA, NIS compliance for eligibility While the implementation of the policy allowing for the ‘set aside’ of 20% of state contracts under the Small Business Act could face some “teething challenges,” its full and effective implementation could be “the country’s biggest ever job creation game-changer”, CEO of the Small Business Bureau, Dr.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Andy Murray will be retiring this year because of the severe pain from his troublesome right hip with next week’s Australian Open potentially his last tournament as a professional, the former world number one said today.
While welcoming Wednesday’s meeting between government and the opposition on the issues surrounding the passage of the no-confidence motion against the David Granger-led administration, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has urged that civil society also be included.
Just over two years after he first spoke with Stabroek Business, Andre Cummings, the Managing Director of the Caledonia, East Bank Demerara wood products company, Floor It, remains as focused now as he was then, on raising standards in the sector.
Dear Editor, The Wapichan People of the South Rupununi welcome the recent Communication sent to the Government of Guyana by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination concerning the Mining on Marutu Taawa (Marudi Mountain).
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies directors, Enoch Lewis and Conde Riley, have sparred publicly over the recent choice of Richard Pybus for senior men’s head coach, further increasing the rancour surrounding the Englishman’s appointment less than two weeks before the opening Test against England.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) may likely be reconstituted before the end of this month, President David Granger disclosed yesterday.
If you want to get a compelling sense of the wide variety of fruit cultivated on farms across Guyana you can do worse to travel to Roy Boodhoo’s 131-acre farm aback of Parika at Hubu, on the East Bank of the Essequibo river.
Dear Editor, Prime News, on Wednesday, January 9, 2018, carried a news item which relates to an India Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Scholarship granted to Mr.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro started a second term yesterday, defying critics in the United States and Latin America who called him an illegitimate usurper of a nation where economic chaos has wrought a humanitarian crisis.
One of the main suspects in the recent murders of Bush Lot farmers Harricharran and Premcharran Samaroo yesterday surrendered to the police in Berbice.
Arguably Guyana’s most active and visible Table Tennis Club, Titans TTC, is set to embark on another bold initiative when it hosts its inaugural two-day ‘Mental Toughness’ seminar on January 13 and 20.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Argentines marched through Buenos Aires yesterday carrying torches, in the first of a series of planned protests against President Mauricio Macri’s austerity program and the soaring cost of public services.
Dear Editor, Fenton Harcourt William Ramsahoye passed away on or about the 27th December, 2018 in Barbados at the age of 89.
Two students living in Wowetta Village, North Rupununi, Region 9 will soon benefit from the donation of bicycles undertaken by the Muslim Core Group.
There is a new store situated at 68 Parika Highway, East Bank Essequibo, which is attracting increasing public attention.
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa have named uncapped batsman Rassie van der Dussen in their 14-man squad for the first two contests of the five-match home one-day international series against Pakistan as they explore options ahead of the World Cup later this year.
(Trinidad Guardian) A Tabaquite woman has died from swine flu. Relatives said medical officials only confirmed Nicole Seecharan contracted the deadly H1 N1 virus days after her death.
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MCALLEN, Texas/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Flanked by border agents who are going without paychecks during a government shutdown, U.S.
Dear Editor, I would like to take a minute to divert attention from the no-confidence vote and the related post mortems to discuss the code of conduct for mini-bus operators.
A Cuban national was yesterday remanded to prison after he was read three charges, including forging a confirmation letter for an appointment at the Mexican Embassy.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Legendary former captain Clive Lloyd has lamented the snubbing of fellow West Indies icon, Desmond Haynes, for the post of men’s head coach, and says it is unfortunate that great former players continued to be ignored for the position.
(Barbados Nation) Tuesday night’s killing of a tattoo artist, who was shot 16 times, has left his family in a state of shock.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insisted yetserday that the Trump administration would keep tight control on companies linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, despite last month’s decision to ease restrictions on the firms.
*Prices only represent the average Wholesale Farmgate and Retail Prices at the above mentioned markets and are NOT prices set by the Guyana MArketing Corportation or Ministry of Agriculture.
Dear Editor, The public releases in the immediate aftermath of the political leadership talks of Wednesday represented a good beginning.
A salesman is now on bail pending his sentencing after he pleaded “guilty with explanation” to a charge that he stole a midwife’s cellular phone.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A plethora of Test hopefuls will have their chance to impress selectors when they line-up in two two-day matches for Cricket West Indies President’s XI against touring England starting next week.
(Barbados Nation) Several mourners turned up at St Stephen’s Anglican Church on Wednesday afternoon for a funeral service, but the corpse never made an appearance.
The police yesterday issued a bulletin for Onika Benjamin, 30, in relation to a false declaration for the purpose of obtaining a Guyanese passport.
NEW YORK, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A small Native American tribe in Louisiana whose land has nearly vanished into the sea has moved a step closer to relocating its community further inland after authorities acquired new land for the move, part of a first-of-its-kind project.
Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday January 10, 2019
Dear Editor, It is with heavy heart that one embraces the very profound sentiments expressed by Mr C.V.
(Reuters) – England must make the most of their “best opportunity” to win a World Cup as well as regain the Ashes series on home soil this year, new director of cricket Ashley Giles has said.
(Barbados Nation) About 46 sugar workers are being cut from the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC).
The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Gregory Ramkellawan, 39, in relation to the illegal trading of birds at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri on December 8.
WASHINGTON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Cuban programme that exports doctors around the world qualifies as human trafficking according to a resolution introduced in the U.S.
Guyana’s unique geographical location on the North Atlantic coast of the South American continent has many benefits including being accessible to water transportation such as cargo, luxury and other vessels.
There was a hollow ring to this week’s warning from the Government Analyst Food and Drugs Department (GAFDD) regarding the circulation of yet another fake drug, apparently an imitation of Daflon, which the Department says, is used for treating patients suffering from “chronic venous insufficiency” (CVI) and other ailments.
-`Majority’ – when meanings matter How diverse can I attempt to get on this eleventh day of Guyana’s New Year?
Dear Editor, With the Leader of the Opposition agreeing a government must be in place, does this mean the opposition will be attending Parliament?
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MADRID, (Reuters) – The Spanish Civil Guard has made widespread arrests following an investigation into tennis match-fixing by an organised Armenian criminal gang, the European Union’s Europol agency said yesterday.
Penta paint winner: Seventeen persons emerged winners in the Penta “A Million Reasons to Paint” promotion.
