Daily Archive: Friday, February 22, 2019

Guyana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Hamley Case and priest Monsignor Terrence Montrose are among the top awardees in this year’s list of National Awards.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – Grammy-winning singer R. Kelly was charged today with criminal sexual abuse of at least three girls under 17, a prosecutor said, following years of allegations against the 52-year-old R&B singer.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Seth George Ramocan, has called for a suspension of deportations to the island until the investigation into the Windrush scandal is published by Home Office and other issues surrounding immigration are resolved.

(Trinidad Express) Woman special reserve police constable Avril Alleyne has tendered her letter of resignation, with immediate effect, to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS).

Constable Mark Grimmond who was injured when a single-engine plane crashed on the West Demerara on Monday says that he never panicked  and went about trying to enlist help.

The following letter released by the US Embassy was sent to President David Granger on behalf of the people of the United States.

(Reuters) – Actor Jussie Smollett’s character is being removed from the final two episodes of the Fox hip-hop drama “Empire” after he was arrested and charged with staging a hoax hate crime attack on himself, show officials said on Friday.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman cemented a $10 billion deal for a refining and petrochemical complex in China today, meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping who urged joint efforts to counter extremism and terror.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board (BCCI) is writing to the game’s governing body asking the cricket community to sever ties with any nation from where “terrorism emanates”, its chief administrator said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three el­der­ly women were among 20 peo­ple who were res­cued from a se­nior cit­i­zens’ home in Ari­ma that was de­scribed as a “House of Hor­rors” by state of­fi­cials and po­lice of­fi­cers.

(Jamaica Observer) It was her deceased parents’ wish for her to return to Jamaica.

(Trinidad Express) A Chi­nese na­tion­al de­scribed by po­lice as one of the mas­ter­minds be­hind a ma­jor sex and drug ring op­er­at­ing in West­ern Trinidad that was smashed more than two weeks ago was cap­tured on Tues­day.

(Jamaica Observer) The US$300-million lawsuit brought by Jamaican deejay Flourgon against American singer Miley Cyrus over alleged copyright infringements, has been given a possible lifeline.

Representatives of the American, British, Canadian and European Union missions here met yesterday with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on poll preparations and a concern was raised about the impact the current political situation could have on foreign investment.

Despite continuing to voice concerns that the country is heading towards a “constitutional crisis” as elections are not expected to be held by the constitutional deadline set by last December’s passage of a no-confidence motion against government, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday ruled out the possibility of him requesting another meeting with President David Granger.

Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran maintains that it is not difficult to repurpose the funds earmarked for national house-to-house registration in order to hold general elections, since as a constitutional agency the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has wide discretion in the use of its budgetary allocation.

A pilot died yesterday afternoon in a crash at the Eteringbang Airstrip in Region Seven.

A 17-year-old miner of Imbaimadai, Upper Mazaruni River, died yesterday afternoon after a wall in the mining pit he was working in collapsed and crushed him.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said neither he nor the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is afraid of the return of convicted drug lord Roger Khan to Guyana.

Solicitor General Nigel Hawke has denied resigning from his post. Stabroek News reported yesterday that Hawke resigned with immediate effect on Wednesday following a meeting with Attorney General Basil Williams.

Facing calls to take a stand and represent workers following the firing of 60 Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) workers for striking, a team of ministers met with company executives yesterday and Minister of State Joseph Harmon emphasised that the workers must be respected and the country’s labour laws upheld.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Clinton Pestano’s four-wicket burst hauled leaders Guyana Jaguars back into their eighth-round contest against Jamaica Scorpions after a batting collapse left them in danger of falling behind, on the opening day at Sabina Park here yesterday.

Saying that the “ministerial plenary” currently performing the functions of Cabinet is not provided for in the constitution, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday called it illegal.

With their campaign in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship slated for April, Fruta Conquerors General Secretary Daniel Thomas sat down with Stabroek Sport to discuss the club’s preparation for the regional championship.

Former APNU+AFC parliamentarian Charrandass Persaud, whose vote led to the passage of a no-confidence motion against the current administration, says a constitutional crisis is looming and that either elections should be called within the stipulated ninety-day period or that the government and opposition must come together and agree on an extension.

Bissan’s Trading has renewed its sponsorship of the Berbice Cricket Board’s (BCB) Elizabeth Styles Under-21 knockout tournament.

Reaz Shaw, the teen who was confined to bed more than a month ago after he was critically injured in the Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Public Road hit-and-run accident, has significantly improved and can now walk and even speak on his own.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has expressed condolences to the family of former national welterweight champion Lennox Beckles, who died recently following a prolonged illness.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) on Tuesday successfully concluded a two-day FIFA facilitated medicine workshop for physiotherapists and doctors attached to the GFF’s respective member associations.

With official figures showing over 4,000 Venezuelan migrants registered in Guyana, the local office of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received some US$500,000 through its regional office to assist them and a sizeable amount of it will be used for water and sanitation in border communities, according to UNICEF Emergency Officer Ian Jones.

Guyana has officially been drawn in Group G of the CONCACAF U-17 Championship, which is slated to be held at the IMG Arena, Florida, USA in May.

Twenty-five more Guyanese are closer to being able to gain footholds in the emerging oil and gas industry after they completed an eight-week immersion programme in safety and operational training at the TOTALTEC Oilfield Services Academy.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Captain Jason Holder has defended his side’s bowling performance in Wednesday’s opening One-Day International, after they failed to defend a venue record 360 at Kensington Oval.

The Ministry of Indi-genous Peoples’ Affairs and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) on Wednesday signed a Mem-orandum of Unders-tanding (MoU) to work together towards the development of sustainable community-based tourism models in Guyana’s hinterland.

Crabwood Creek resident Ramesh Sahadeo on Wednesday secured a $40 million judgement against the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation over non-payment for materials he supplied in May of 2014.

Guyana rolled out the red carpet for newly crowned World Boxing Association (WBA) Gold super middleweight champion Lennox ‘2 Sharp’ Allen upon his return yesterday.

Guyana’s eleventh and twelfth oil finds announced by ExxonMobil in January are listed among the four “high impact discoveries of oil and gas” realized globally so far this year in an article published in the internationally authoritative journal, Oil Industry News, on Thursday February 14.

Guyana is one of eight gold-producing countries that will be partnering with several international agencies in a new US$180 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) – backed initiative targeting the long-term development of the artisanal and small-scale gold – mining (ASGM) sector and aimed at improving conditions for miners while slashing harmful mercury emissions.

The opposition PPP recently made an application to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to fix an early date to hear its challenge of the decision of the Guyana Court of Appeal upholding the appointment of retired judge James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Former Cabinet minister and West Indies team manager, Ricky Skerritt, has formally launched his bid to unseat Cricket West Indies president, Dave Cameron, at next month’s elections in Jamaica.

Danielle Hodge is an engaging young woman with a passion for the land of her mother’s birth and, having herself ‘discovered’ Guyana, is immersed in an entrepreneurial pursuit which she now treats as though it were a sacred mission. 

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka seamers Kasun Rajitha and Vishwa Fernando took three wickets each to bowl out South Africa for 222 on the first day of the second and final test yesterday, but the hosts struck back late in the day with the ball.

Ravindranauth Doodnauth, a taxi driver accused of pawning the car he was entrusted with for work, was faced with two fraud charges yesterday.

Two women were yesterday granted bail after they denied separate perjury charges.

Against the backdrop of the sustained challenges associated with adequate international airline services between Guyana and the country’s key tourism markets in North America and Europe, the semi-autonomous agency, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has listed among its 2019 priorities, the creation of a partnership with the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Ministry of Public Infra-structure (MoPI) that targets agreements with two new airlines to serve the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri by  December this year and a total of four new airlines to serve the country’s main international airport by December next year.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Yuzvendra Chahal has forged a formidable wrist-spin partnership for India with Kuldeep Yadav and the leg-spinner believes their success, to a large extent, is due to their freedom to attack relentlessly even when bleeding runs.

Dear Editor, I want to thank Mr. Ian Christie, Director – Guyana Industrial Minerals  for the short Geological History.

Dear Editor, For the longest while we have been noticing very little activity on the repair of our roads in Georgetown and I wonder whether the politicians in Government do not think they should pay some attention to the repairs especially by filling the holes which are causing much damage to vehicles.

A Coroner’s Inquest is scheduled to begin next Monday to determine if anyone is responsible for the death of Donickel Campbelle, the transgender woman who lost her life last year after she was struck down by a car at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara.

Two debilitating rounds of United States sanctions last year have not been able to prevent Russia’s aluminium giant RUSAL from turning in end-of-year production levels that point to significant increases for both the fourth quarter of last year and the entire 2018, the independent news site, the Aluminium Insider, disclosed in a Saturday February 9th  news report.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – All-rounder Hardik Pandya will miss India’s limited overs home series against Australia, their last before this year’s World Cup, with lower back stiffness, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.

The story of the rise to prominence of the Eccles-based company Comfort Sleep, is a story of stamina and staying power in the face of business-related challenges as well as tragedy, and Dennis Charran, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, has been at the centre of events for all of more than two decades.

Dear Editor, I wish to join with my fellow letter writers, who are mostly rice farmers like myself, on issues of millers and governmental agencies; and I have to agree with all that has been said about the devious business practices of rice millers countrywide.

A Dominican Republic national was remanded to prison yesterday after pleading not guilty to forging his passport.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A Nike Inc sneaker worn by a college basketball superstar split in half less than a minute into a highly anticipated game between Duke University and North Carolina, prompting an outcry on social media as the company sought to figure out what caused the malfunction.

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Dear Editor, I respond to your editorial of February 21st headed `Too many campaigns not enough action’.

A teen pleaded not guilty last Thursday to being in possession of an illegal firearm, which police claim was found in the hollow section of a tree stump.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – New Zealand’s series sweeps of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were pleasing but the 4-1 loss to India will serve as a reality check for the World Cup, according to coach Gary Stead.

Dear Editor, It is quite clear that the coalition government will go all out to stall elections as long as possible.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Circumstances conspired to facilitate Mayank Agarwal’s test debut in Australia and the 28-year-old has now embarked on establishing himself as India’s preferred opener across formats.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The estate of Michael Jackson filed a lawsuit on Thursday against HBO, saying that its documentary about allegations of child sex abuse by the late singer breached a previous agreement by the cable channel not to disparage him.

A contractor accused of swindling a woman out of over $100,000 when he appeared before a city court last Friday.

(Reprinted from World Economic Forum) Stunning technological advances in robotics and artificial intelligence are being reported virtually on a daily basis: from the versatile mobile robots in agriculture and manufacturing jeans, to autonomous vehicles and 3D-printed buildings.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro threatened to close the border with Colombia yesterday as opposition leader Juan Guaido and some 80 lawmakers ran a gauntlet of roadblocks trying to get to the frontier to receive humanitarian aid.

A 23-year-old excavator operator was granted bail last Thursday after denying a charge of unlawful possession of parts of a firearm without being the holder of a firearm licence.

Dear Editor, It has been brought to my attention by several individuals that Mr.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – For the first time since the 1959 Revolution, Cuban voters on Sunday may express significant dissent, when they go to the polls to ratify a new constitution that institutes modest economic changes while maintaining the one-party system.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – Actor Jussie Smollett paid two brothers thousands of dollars to beat him in a staged racist and homophobic attack because he was unhappy with his salary on the hip-hop TV drama “Empire,” Chicago’s police chief said yesterday.

*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.

A 21-year-old man was on Friday granted bail by a city court after denying that he unlawfully wounded a woman.

LONDON (Reuters) – A humanitarian crisis in Venezuela is accelerating the re-emergence of malaria, Chagas disease, dengue, Zika and other dangerous infectious diseases and threatens to jeopardise 20 years of public health gains, experts warned yesterday.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Ferrari are looking stronger than Mercedes in testing and the Formula One champions have work to do before next month’s season-opening race in Australia, Valtteri Bottas said yesterday.

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A man was remanded to prison on Friday after he was accused of robbing a woman, who remains hospitalized with stab wounds.

Regarding Speaker Scotland, Mr Nadir Mindful of my self-imposed caution not to contribute to any inflammatory rhetoric in this sudden season of political constitutional controversy and open and covert election campaigning, I resort to creative speculation today.

Dear Editor, When given the mandate to govern it should be a matter of great pride to lead for the opportunity to serve selflessly and not for a display of pomp and greed.

There is a sense of contempt and callousness in the treatment customarily meted out to workers employed at the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

(Reuters) – Two-times Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova says Naomi Osaka’s shyness is a problem for her as she struggles to deal with the increased scrutiny in the wake of her success at the Grand Slams and her rise to the top of the world rankings.

LONDON (Reuters) – A humanitarian crisis in Venezuela is accelerating the re-emergence of malaria, Chagas disease, dengue, Zika and other dangerous infectious diseases and threatens to jeopardize 20 years of public health gains, experts warned on Thursday.

(Trinidad Express) Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith is responding to concerns that the camouflaged outfit he is wearing on duty, is in violation of the police dress code.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Hollywood’s awards season reaches a climax at Sunday’s Oscars with a cliffhanger over the top prize after a topsy-turvy best picture race marked by the fading of early favorites and the tantalizing question of whether Netflix can trump traditional movie studios.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three-day period ending Thursday February 21, 2019  

Eight masquerade bands yesterday flounced their way along Main Street and the Avenue of the Republic before providing a show at the Stabroek Square.

In the textbook “Principles of Biomedical Ethics,” authors Beauchamp and Childress address in detail four principles which for many have become the standard for the examination of ethical issues in the medical system.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is militarily ready for a Cuban Missile-style crisis if the United States wanted one and threatened to place hypersonic nuclear missiles on ships or submarines near U.S.