Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen assailed the president’s character in a tense congressional hearing today, calling him a “conman” who knew in advance about the release of stolen emails aimed at hurting his 2016 election Democratic rival.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad’s iconic sites, scenery and culture, are being featured as the cast of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta, shoots on the island.

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India and Pakistan both said they shot down each other’s fighter jets today, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a 1971 war, prompting world powers to urge restraint.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Terror reigned in the parish of Westmoreland between midday Monday and yesterday morning as eight persons were killed by bloodthirsty gunmen in a murderous rampage that spanned several communities.

(Jamaica Observer) DESPITE the arrest of four police officers in connection with a robbery in Hellshire, St Catherine, last week, the female victim says she is still terrified.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Matu­ra pen­sion­er was yes­ter­day chopped to death by a woman who claimed she act­ed in self de­fence af­ter he tried to have sex with her.

President David Granger has urged the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to begin preparations for general and regional elections and has said government will initiate measures to make the required funding available.

Minister of Social Protection Amna Ally says that the government would have to examine the future of Russian bauxite company, RUSAL here after it refused to reinstate 60 dismissed workers and fired another 30 yesterday.

President David Granger has invited Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo to meet next Wednesday on the readiness of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to hold general elections and the requirement for funding.

Arguing that the allocation of lands at ‘Pradoville 2’ was an act of fraud and in breach of the constitution, the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) is asking the High Court to strip former President Bharrat Jagdeo and six other persons of the ownership of the plots sold to them in 2010.

A young Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara resident is now dead after he collided with a hire car along the Vreed-en-Hoop Public Road early yesterday morning.

Two policemen were yesterday charged with robbing a Brazilian national at the Takutu Bridge.

Over the last year, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has recorded an over 400% increase in internet traffic, which the company’s Chief Executive Officer Justin Nedd said is credited to progress in the deployment of its fibre optic cable network in that time.

The police in ‘C’ Division are currently pursuing a 39-year-old farmer who allegedly attacked and chopped his reputed wife on Sunday while she was in the company of a female rural constable to serve a restraining order on him at Mahaica.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Boosted by the return of all-rounder Andre Russell, West Indies will continue their quest for their first series series win in five years when they face England in a now pivotal fourth One-Day International here today.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Both captain Jason Holder and interim head coach, Richard Pybus, have hailed Andre Russell’s inclusion for the two final One-Day Internationals, as a massive boost to the side’s firepower.

New Amsterdam is expected to be lit up over the next couple of weeks with the expected installation of over 956 streetlights.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has completed its investigation of the erroneous shipment of 33 containers of parboiled rice to Panama last year and while it has cleared its staff of any wrongdoing, it remains unable to say how the mistake was made.

James Harden had his streak of consecutive 30-point games end at 32, but he and Chris Paul helped the host Houston Rockets withstand a career night from Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Trae Young en route to a 119-111 win on Monday.

A young saleswoman was fined a total of $40,000 on Monday after pleading guilty to charges of using abusive language towards a policeman and possession of a weapon, while she was granted her release on a total of $150,000 bail after denying seven other charges, including assaulting three ranks. 

Dear Editor, The editorial of the Stabroek News of Monday, February 25, 2019 is really a polemic exercise.

Madison Fernandes is one of Guyana’s multi-sport national athletes who dissects her time between her love for hockey and her involvement in squash.  

Dear Editor, Sometime ago I wrote about the petroleum find in Guyana and given the state of our planet, climate change, global warming, sea level rise etc.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is yet to receive information from the Jamaican authorities on reports of the confiscation of 70 tonnes of “Cinderella White” rice, General Manager Nizam Hassan said yesterday.

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF] in partnership with the National Milling Company [NAMILCO], launched the second season of the Thunderbolt Flour Power National U17 Intra-Association tournament yesterday at the latter’s Agricola Head-Office.

When the dust settled following the completion of the Trophy Stall annual golf tournament Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club, Kevin Dinanauth was crowned champion of the A flight while Patanjalee Persaud and Clifford Reis won the B and C flights respectively.

Dear Editor, Last Saturday, while on a brief trip to New York, I appeared on a televised town hall style debate moderated by Mr.

The opening of tenders yesterday saw the Guyana Defence Force attracting multi-million dollar bids for dry and fresh rations and fresh fruit juices.

Mark Jeffers defended three runs from the last delivery to help Zeeburg defeat Cornelia Ida Cricket Club (CI) by two runs and take the West Demerara Cricket Association President’s T20 Cup Saturday at the Zeeburg ground.

BALAKOT, Pakistan/NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India said its warplanes killed “a very large number” of fighters when they struck a militant training camp inside Pakistan yesterday, raising the risk of conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours, although Pakistan officials denied there had been casualties.

Dear Editor, I am delighted that “The Green Book” won the Oscar for the Best Picture at the Academy Awards and that Mahershala Ali took home the Best Supporting Actor prize for his portrayal of the African American classical and jazz pianist and composer Dr Don Shirley.

Condemning the State Assets Recovery Agency’s (SARA) recent civil proceedings against former President Bharrat Jagdeo and six other persons as illegal, former Attorney General Anil Nandall yesterday said it was a desperate move by an illegitimate body.

Demerara defeated the President’s XI by 168 runs while Berbice registered a 257-run victory over Essequibo in the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board/Dave’s West Indian Imports Inter-county Under-15 tournament at the Everest Cricket Club and Lusignan Community Centre grounds respectively.

Dear Editor, The media recently featured aspects of the Bertram Collins College at Ogle which sent me down memory lane: I was reminded of the ‘master strokes’ played by the iconic Harold B.

ABUJA,  (Reuters) – Nigeria’s electoral commission on Wednesday said incumbent Muhammadu Buhari won the country’s presidential election.

A youth was yesterday accused of stealing over $1.8 million in cellular phones after breaking and entering a store at Kumaka, in Region One.

(Reuters) – West Indies have not won a bilateral one-day series in close to five years but they can shock any team at the World Cup, interim coach Richard Pybus has said.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – In a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump, the House of Representatives yesterday brushed aside veto threats and passed legislation to terminate the emergency he declared at the U.S.-Mexico

The Region One Health Department is again preparing to send medical teams to areas where Venezuelan migrants have settled, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Dear Editor, Larry John Adams, is a 20-year old former student of School of the Nations.

(Trinidad Guardian) A pro­pos­al to of­fer all Venezue­lans a one-year amnesty to live and work in T&T will be tak­en to Cab­i­net soon says Na­tion­al Se­cu­ri­ty Min­is­ter Stu­art Young.

The Ministry of Public Health has handed over an oxygen concentrator to the Mabaruma Regional Hospital in Region 1, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka batting great Sanath Jayasuriya has been banned from all cricket for two years after breaching two counts of the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption code, the world governing body said yesterday.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela yesterday deported a team from U.S. television network Univision after anchor Jorge Ramos said authorities detained them at the presidential palace because President Nicolas Maduro was upset by their interview questions.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – A top Russian security official yesterday accused Washington of deploying forces in Puerto Rico and Colombia in preparation for a military intervention in Venezuela to topple Moscow’s ally, President Nicolas Maduro, something the United States denied.

Dear Editor,        I was saddened by the news of the recent passing of Isahak Bashir.

The 91st Academy Awards which were presented last Sunday has stirred the usual heated debates over ‘who won and who should have won’ in the respective categories, the most heated of which has centred on the winner in the Best Film category, The Green Book.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, a once-loyal “fixer” for U.S. President Donald Trump who has turned against his former boss, said yesterday he was keen to tell his story of Trump’s business and personal dealings in a public hearing in Congress today.

(Trinidad Express) Sital College is mourning and celebrating the life of Pandroutie “Pamela” Sinanan, who was killed and her body found in the Fullerton Beach last Thursday, four days after she disappeared.

Dear Editor, Once again, the GAWU cannot allow the patent falsehoods of Vice President and Minister of Public Security and AFC Chairman, Mr Khemraj Ramjattan to be left unanswered lest his remarks related to sugar be considered truthful.

LONDON, CMC – Off-spinning all-rounder, Moeen Ali, will join Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler on the sidelines for the three-match Twenty20 series against West Indies, after being granted time off.

‘My government has time and again expressed concerns over the investments made before the PPP/Civic took office.

A recently-held regional high-level seminar on statistics saw participants calling on CARICOM member states to ensure that adequate resources are provided for the timely conduct of the 2020 Round of Population and Housing Census.