Articles published on Monday, January 21, 2019
(Trinidad Guardian) Almost a year after the sea swallowed three homes and a portion of the road near the coast in Cedros, villagers are still fearful that more houses will collapse into the sea.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government said today it had suppressed a small military revolt after a group of officers stole weapons and kidnapped several officials, as a video posted online showed a sergeant demanding the removal of President Nicolas Maduro.
Police are investigating the murder of Godfrey Phillip, 48, a contractor/businessman of lot 3028 ‘D’ Field Sophia, East Coast Demerara, which occurred about 23:45hrs yesterday at ‘D’ Field Sophia.
(Trinidad Newsday) There have been calls for a boycott and overwhelming condemnation on social media of a “dub plate” sung by soca artiste Denise “Saucy Wow” Belfon, in which she calls for the killing of a “b—-r” and a “batty bwoy.”
(Trinidad Guardian) The mas fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the death of veteran mas man Roland St George, 73, at around 4 am yesterday.
(Jamaica Observer) Even as the country accounts for one of the highest rates of lupus worldwide, according to noted rheumatologist Dr Desiree Tulloch-Reid, Jamaican doctors are not equipped to properly diagnose the autoimmune disease because of the unavailability of a particular type of testing equipment on the island.
(Trinidad Guardian) As the longest-ever government shutdown in United States history continues, there are warnings that T&T and other countries in the Caribbean could be affected.
A Lusignan, East Coast Demerara mechanic died in a suspected hit-and-run incident on the Linden/Soesdyke highway on Saturday and his family is calling on the police to conduct a thorough investigation.
Newly-anointed PPP presidential candidate Irfaan Ali returned to his hometown yesterday, vowing not to disappoint and with grand pledges that “from year one” of his administration, over $100 billion would be invested in Guyana and 50,000 new jobs created.
Agriculture will be a prime focus for Region Ten this year with a number of initiatives planned including the development of 500,000 acres of farmland under the auspices of the Madena Co-Op Society Limited.
Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran has berated the Alliance For Change (AFC) for failing to hold its coalition partner APNU to account and for becoming a “rubber stamp”.
Nitender Oemrawsingh, the Surinamese rice dealer who was killed execution-style in Guyana last week after being linked to the largest drug bust in his country, was previously charged but not convicted in relation to a huge cocaine bust in Suriname.
Talks could begin as early as today on a prime ministerial candidate for the PPP/C, according to party General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo.
A composed century from Montcin Hodge carried the Leeward Islands Hurricanes to a two-wicket win over Guyana Jaguars at Providence Stadium yesterday in the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships.
Guyana Police Force [GPF] edged newcomer GT Panthers by a 2-1 score line to seal their final’s berth in the Stag Beer ‘Revival Cup’, yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club [GFC] ground, Bourda.
Lennox Williams, the truck driver charged with causing the death of a pensioner who was struck down on the Houston, East Bank Demerara (EBD) Public Road in August, 2017, was on Friday freed of the offence.
Defending champions Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), the Everest Cricket Club (ECC) and the Police Sports Club (PSC) notched up wins during Sunday’s round of matches in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), New Building Society (NBS) 40-over second division tournament.
Saipem, ExxonMobil Guyana’s prime contractor for subsea installation services has offloaded its second shipment of 2684 pipes for the Liza Phase One project.
(Reuters) – WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao showed flashes of his past brilliance as he delivered a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision victory over Adrien Broner in Las Vegas on Saturday.
An East Canje, Berbice hire car driver is on the run after he allegedly attempted to rape a teenager who was a passenger in his car sometime last Friday morning.
Paul George scored 31 points, including a go-ahead four-point play with 5.1 seconds left, to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117-115 win over the 76ers on Saturday in Philadelphia.
The trial of Rosanna Ramnarine and Deborah Forbes, former employees of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) who are accused of defrauding the agency, is slated to begin next month.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World number one Simona Halep said she does not feel intimidated by the prospect of facing Serena Williams and will relish the opportunity of taking on the 23-times Grand Slam champion at Melbourne Park yesterday.
Five months after the heavy duty knife turbine at the Uitvlugt Estate developed significant technical problems which delayed the start for the second crop at that estate, the probe into the incident is still to be completed.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Roger Federer’s hopes of winning a third consecutive Australian Open title were crushed by 20-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, who earned the biggest victory of his career to reach the quarter-finals yesterday.
Approximately one hundred youths turned up at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Saturday morning to participate in ‘Part Two’ of an interactive session on the oil and gas sector.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Chadwick Walton and Brandon King notched half-centuries as Jamaica Scorpions finally broke their losing streak with a convincing six-wicket victory over Windward Islands Volcanoes on the final day of their fifth round encounter here yesterday.
A Venezuelan national was arrested on Thursday after he was found with five rounds of ammunition by police on patrol at the Eteringbang Landing, Cuyuni River.
A Cuban tattoo artist who exceeded his one-month stay permit, was on Friday fined, after pleading guilty to the offence in a city court.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday that his proposed immigration deal to end a 30-day partial government shutdown would not lead to amnesty for “Dreamers,” but appeared to signal support for amnesty as part of a broader immigration agreement.
(BBC) England’s preparations for their Test series in the West Indies are “not ideal” but they must “make do”, says veteran seam bowler James Anderson.
Dear Editor, I am not a member of any political party in Guyana.
Residents of Sea View, Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, have complained of illegal structures in their community that house shops which play loud music at nights and disturb the peace of the area.
KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Congo’s political standoff deepened yesterday after the top court backed the contested presidential election victory of Felix Tshisekedi, then his main rival rejected the ruling, called for protests and declared himself leader.
BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi came off the bench to inspire Barcelona to a 3-1 win over a dogged Leganes side yesterday, creating one goal and scoring another to keep the Catalans five points clear at the top of La Liga.
MILAN, (Reuters) – Napoli scored twice before halftime and hit the woodwork three times in yesterday’s 2-1 Serie A win over Lazio, who had defender Francesco Acerbi sent off to end his remarkable run of 149 consecutive matches.
Dear Editor, The day and selection day farce for the PPP/C presidential candidate is now over.
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May is considering solving a Brexit deadlock by amending a 1998 agreement that ended 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland after ditching attempts to negotiate a cross-party deal, the Daily Telegraph reported late yesterday.
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel’s military said yesterday it struck Iranian Quds targets inside Syria and warned Syrian forces not to attack Israeli territory or forces.
Former Honorary Consul for Germany and Austria in Guyana, Ben ter Welle passed away yesterday in his home country of the Netherlands after a brief illness.
Dear Editor, I first met Mohamed Irfaan Ali in 2009, he was a member of a cricket team I managed for a match in Wakenaam Island, despite being Minister of Housing at the time, Irfaan willingly subjected himself to my ‘tough’ style of management without complaint.
(BBC) England coach Trevor Bayliss has targeted finalising his top three for the Ashes during the Test series in the West Indies, which begins on Wednesday.
(Reuters) – Manchester City barely got out of second gear as they easily beat bottom club Huddersfield Town to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) Relatives of Jamel Woods, 24, who was killed in a police-involved shooting in Waterhole, Cocorite, on Saturday claim he was executed and are calling for a full investigation into his death.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – White flags and balloons filled streets nationwide as thousands of Colombians marched yesterday to express outrage at violence after a car bomb blamed by the government on ELN rebels killed 20 police cadets and injured dozens.
A contract was signed last Monday for the preparation of final designs and provision of construction supervision services for the expansion and refurbishment of three Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) facilities at the secondary level.
Dear Editor, Kindly permit me a space in your newspaper to respond to a misleading article, published by the Guyana Chronicle on 2019.01.17 which was captioned: `Karasabai residents rail against PPP’.
In our last two columns, we emphasized the need for political parties to prepare and submit their election manifestos to guide the electorate in their choice as to which party they will support in the forthcoming elections constitutionally due by 20 March, following the successful vote of no confidence in the APNU+AFC Coalition.
Saturday’s election of Mr Irfaan Ali as the PPP/C presidential candidate for the general elections to be held in three months from December 21st is unsurprising.
By Ronald Cummings Ronald Cummings teaches Caribbean literature in the Department of English at B rock University, Canada.
(Barbados Nation) The boots of the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) will be hitting the streets alongside those of the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) in a step to reduce crime and gun violence.
Dear Editor, While I make no comment on the terrifying process used by the PPP to decide, elect, or hand pick a presidential candidate once again, kindly permit me to suggest to their presidential candidate, Mr.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – The probe involving cash transfers into the account of President Jair Bolsonaro’s son is not related to the government, Vice President Hamilton Mourao said yesterday in an interview with Reuters.
