Daily Archive: Sunday, February 17, 2019

Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix on Saturday visited the North Rupununi community of Aranaputa as part of a government ‘fan out’ exercise in the Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo Region.

Information technology and access to potable water were up for discussion in the villages of Katoonarib and Sawariwau as day two of the Ministerial Outreach continued in Region 9 on Saturday, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – The Haitian government vowed to deepen the investigation into alleged corruption in the PetroCaribe oil programme and to reduce its expenses, seeking to meet some of protestors’ demands as demonstrations roil the country.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian lender Gazprombank has decided to freeze the accounts of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA and halted transactions with the firm to reduce the risk of the bank falling under U.S.

 “This relationship only stressing me out.”                                                  “This wuk is bare stress.”

Unbeaten super middleweight Lennox ‘2 Sharp’ Allen (22-0-1, 14 KOs) scored a convincing 10-round unanimous victory over Derrick ‘Take it to the Bank ’Webster (28-2, 14 KOs) to claim the WBA Gold belt on Friday night. 

Defending champion Michael Alphonso will battle Nicholas Verwey in the category ‘A’ final of this year’s Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Annual Bounty Farm Handicap Tournament after both young men completed semi-final wins last evening at the Georgetown Club Squash Court.  

Everest Cricket Club (ECC) completed another impressive performance in the New Building Society (NBS) Second Division 40-overs tournament by defeating the University of Guyana at home.

Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) Sydney James yesterday said he has sought legal advice after denying that he gave permission to sacked adviser Dr.

The GCC Hockey Club yesterday registered three crucial wins in the ongoing Guyana Hockey Board’s (GHB) First Division Outdoor League at the Saints Ground.  

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Left-handed opener John Campbell is poised to make his one-day debut less than a month following his first Test cap, after being drafted into West Indies’ 14-man squad as one of three injury replacements, ahead of Wednesday’s start of the five-match series.

The mother of three of the nine boys allegedly raped by Muslim scholar Nezaam Ali yesterday said attempts are being made to coerce her into accepting a monetary settlement ahead of the commencement of his trial.

The “ministerial plenary” which has been performing the duties of Cabinet since the start of the month has “noted” the award of six multi-million dollar contracts, State Minister Joseph Harmon said on Friday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Feb 16, CMC – With the odds yet again firmly stacked against West Indies in the upcoming One-Day International series, marquee batsman Shai Hope says the Caribbean are bracing for a strong challenge from England but also plan to counter with firepower of their own.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies all-rounder, Andre Russell, had little impact but his Multan Sultans still did enough to beat Islamabad United by five wickets and open their Pakistan Super League campaign on a winning note here yesterday.

The Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI), which is controlled by Russian Aluminium (RUSAL), has shut down a part of its operations and ordered nearly 200 workers to vacate company property following a strike over an imposed hike wages.

Golden Grove and Cummings Lodge secured hard-fought wins when the 7th Milo Secondary School Football Championship, continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

A Canada-based Guyanese man is now facing a first degree murder charge over the death of his 11-year-old daughter.

The police are probing the death of a two-year-old, who is suspected to have drowned on Thursday while at his grandparents’ Reliance, Essequibo Coast home.

(Jamaica Gleaner) United States (US) presidential hopeful Kamala Harris faced scathing criticisms from her father for attributing her support for the legalisation of marijuana to her Jamaican heritage.

Brothers United ended the three year reign of Showstoppers in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara/East Bank Demerara Championship, defeating the home side 1-0 on penalty kicks on Friday in the finale at the Pouderoyen Tarmac.

The National Gymnasium is the place to be tonight to witness the second edition of the Patrick Ford Memorial Tournament.

Born with lower limb deficiencies, 14-year-old Tamia Lewis’ hopes of becoming an aviation pilot were restored three years ago, when she received her first pair of prosthetic legs.

It was at a point in his life when Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Egbert Field was “feeling fit as a fiddle” and could have been described as a “fitness freak”, he said, that he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) registered an eight-wicket victory over the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Select Under-17 XI at GCC, yesterday.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF), through its Fallen Heroes Foundation, on Friday handed over almost $800,000 to the families of ranks who lost their lives in the line of duty over the years.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi scored one penalty and missed another as Barcelona beat Real Valladolid 1-0 yesterday to open up a seven-point lead at the top of La Liga.

CHARLOTTE — Dirk Nowitzki wants to be everywhere, treating his final NBA All-Star Weekend as if it were his first.

The embattled Fly Jamaica Airways is considering a mid-March resumption as it works to meet its obligations to passengers affected by the disruption of its operations following the crash landing of one its planes at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri last November.

Dear Editor, When I was a student living away from Guyana, I often spent money meant for groceries on books.

Dear Editor, I confess to a growing disgust over this Guyanese immersion in bacchanalia attached to this local season thoughtlessly called elections.

FC Eagles of West Demerara was crowned the inaugural Frank Watson Memorial U15 National champions following convincing wins yesterday at the National Training Centre, Leonora.

The Kingdom of Norway on Tuesday announced that it will provide further support to High Forest Cover countries, including Guyana.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Peo­ple’s Na­tion­al Move­ment (PNM) vot­ed yes­ter­day to ex­pel sus­pend­ed long-stand­ing mem­ber and fi­nancier, Har­ry Ra­goo­nanan from the par­ty.

(Jamaica Observer) Amid the recent baby-snatching incidents and debate on abortion comes the curious case of Kerry-Ann Anderson — a woman who has given birth to five sets of fraternal twins, four of which she had consecutively.

In observance of  international Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) day, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and European Union Delegation to Guyana, with support from the Ministry of Education on Monday launched the third and final campaign to promote STEM for girls in Guyana.

Dear Editor, We have read in the Stabroek News on February 16, 2018, that there was/is a massive Rupununi outreach by politicians from the APNU+AFC. 

(Reuters) – Manchester City endured some anxious moments but escaped from fourth-tier Newport County with their FA Cup hopes intact as Phil Foden scored twice in an ultimately comfortable 4-1 fifth-round victory yesterday.

Dear Editor, The successful December 21, 2018 no-confidence vote in the National Assembly has initiated a train of events which will lead to new general and regional elections before the prescribed term of office of the APNU+AFC government was scheduled to expire.

The Mahaica-West Berbice, Region Five area will soon benefit from major infrastructural works, since a total of 44 projects from the Region Five 2019 budget were approved at the region’s tender board sitting.

Turfites get ready, the first leg of the 2019 Triple Crown runs off in exactly one week at the Rising Sun Turf.

DAURA/YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian authorities postponed yesterday’s national election by a week, just hours before polls had been due to open, prompting the opposition candidate to accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of seeking to “disenfranchise” voters.

By Stanley  Greaves Before commenting on Ron Savory the artist, note must be taken of his association with the Theatre Guild in charge of lighting electronics and stage setting.

CUCUTA, Colombia, (Reuters) – A U.S. military transport plane carrying humanitarian aid meant for Venezuelans landed yesterday in the Colombian border city of Cucuta, where food and medicine is being stored amid uncertainty over how and where aid will be distributed.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – A cyber attack on Australian lawmakers that breached the networks of major political parties was probably carried out by a foreign government, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said yesterday, but did not name any suspects.

Dear Editor, As a boy growing up in Georgetown in the 1960s, there were three popular daily newspapers: Graphic, Chronicle and Argosy.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s middle-order batsman Kusal Perera scored a brilliant unbeaten century to lead them to a famous one-wicket win over South Africa in a thrilling first test at Kingsmead yesterday.

La Heureuse Aventure is really small. The village has the least number of residents in Canal Number One with no more than ten houses in total, of which a couple are vacant.

No matter how long ago you were born, no matter how long you live, we keep running into stuff that leaves you gaping and saying something like, “I think I know a lot of stuff, but I that’s news to me.

Dear Editor, Mr Jagdeo is right to lay down the law on the PNC that the PPP will not agree to extend the Government beyond March 21.

(An edited version of the eulogy delivered at Ron Savory’s funeral in St Lucia by his niece Denise Savory Archer) Born to Clarine Dewar and Neil Savory, he was the youngest of the 4 boys they managed to have before Neil’s untimely death in 1934.

The week before last, the UK Economist published a piece on ExxonMobil and Guyana.

About to arrive at the age of 86, so suddenly after being born, I recognize very clearly that I am slowing to a jog, approaching a hobble.

By Alim Hosein The biennial Guyana Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition (GVACE) will be held in June of this year.

“I use to think that when the day come I would feel so free and happy that it was over.

The statement issued by the Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association during last week quoted a dictum of the Chief Justice (ag) in the case of Attorney General of Guyana v Dr.

The Rufous-throated Antbird (Gymnopithys rufigula) is confined to the Guiana Shield, where it inhabits the understory of lowland terra firme forests.

Artocarpus heterophyllus commonly called Jackfruit originated in India and South East Asia.

Caribbean private sector organisations are important. They, like the media, academia and non-governmental organisations, are central to the retention of plurality in the region.

Introduction Today’s column presents my justification for the “bullish estimate of 13 to 15 billion barrels of high quality oil as Guyana’s reserves potential.”

The qualifier for the National Junior Chess Championship begins next Sunday, February 24, at the National Resource Centre, Woolford Avenue (opposite the Government Technical Institute).

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Rookie West Indies left-arm seamer, Obed McCoy, has been included in a UWI Vice-Chancellor XI to face England in a 50-overs tour match at the 3W’s Oval today.

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, (Reuters) – Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said yesterday he had not yet determined whether a border wall with Mexico was a military necessity or how much Pentagon money would be used.

As promised last week, I will do a short review of the book by Minister Carl B.

Last Update: 523.86                                                                       Movement: 0.57% Current Update: 526.85                                                                 YTD Movement: 2.33%LUCAS STOCK INDEX The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 0.57% during the second period of trading in February, 2019.

(Trinidad Guardian) “I didn’t kill my son,” Justin Francette whis­pered yes­ter­day as he re­count­ed how he fought to free his dy­ing son from the flames that en­gulfed his car fol­low­ing an ex­plo­sion on Fri­day.

Have you heard a lot about the ‘Afterburner Effect’ lately? What exactly is it?