Articles published on Thursday, March 28, 2019
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Talk about scary good. Universal’s “Us,” the second directorial effort from Jordan Peele, pulled off a stunning debut, generating $70 million from 3,741 North American locations.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The Russian troops sent to Venezuela should leave if their purpose is to maintain the country’s leftist government in power, Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo said today.
In the wake of the likely convening of Parliament and the ruling of the High Court that dual citizens should not be sitting in the National Assembly, A New and United Guyana (ANUG) today called for the MPs in question to either renounce their foreign citizenship or to resign from the House.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Members of the Russian military have arrived in Venezuela but will not take part in military operations, Venezuela’s military attache in Moscow was cited as saying by Interfax news agency on Thursday.
(Trinidad Guardian) St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonzalves has hinted that Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) could drop Trinidad and Tobago from its schedule of routes as the airline seeks to restructure amid financial burdens.
(Jamaica Observer) THE second witness in the Uchence Wilson Gang trial testified yesterday that two of the series of robberies that he participated in were coordinated from behind bars.
Despite the pending decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the no-confidence case, President David Granger said yesterday that parliament will soon be reconvened to approve the $3.5B recently requested by Chairman of the Guyana Elec-tions Commission (GECOM) James Patterson for holding of general elections.
Hundreds of persons yesterday turned up at the Square of the Revolution, to take part in the ‘Government comes to you” initiative.
Guyana women’s table tennis team, last evening, secured a silver medal finish in the 2019 Caribbean Regional Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) senior championship at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).
Canadian goldminer, Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) saw a big slump in earnings from its Region Seven mine in 2018 and production fell by 10,050 ounces compared to 2017.
A Guyana Defence Force soldier yesterday succumbed to injuries sustained after being involved in a vehicular accident on Tuesday evening.
The East Coast Demerara edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Championship will officially commence April 12th at the Haslington Market Tarmac.
A six-year-old child of Epsom Village, Corentyne, has died after being struck by a hire car along the Corentyne Highway on Tuesday afternoon.
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Kobras bested Eagles in the first division while Vikings pillaged Pacesetters in the second division, when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA]/’Lets Bet Sports’ championship continued on Tuesday at the Burnham Court, Middle and Carmichael Streets.
Guyana will need to sort out its batting problems quickly as they switch their focus to the shorter format of the game when they open their campaign against Trinidad and Tobago in the Cricket West Indies Colonial Medical Insurance T20 Blaze today at the National Stadium.
Crime Chief Lyndon Alves yesterday told Stabroek News that investigators are on the hunt for the suspect involved in the fatal shooting of Collis Collison.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May failed to sway hardline opponents of her European Union divorce deal yesterday with an offer to quit, but parliament’s bid to agree an alternative fell short, leaving the Brexit process as deadlocked as ever.
Citizens are being cautioned against fake WhatsApp and Facebook profiles claiming to be that of Volda Lawrence, Minister of Public Health and Chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform.
KOLKATA, India, Mar 27, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell once again put his phenomenal powers on display, smashing a cameo and then snapping up a brace of wickets, to lift Kolkata Knight Riders to their second win in as many matches with a 28-run victory over Chris Gayle’s Kings XI Punjab here Wednesday.
Three of the main business bodies in the country yesterday urged a swift end to the political uncertainty over the elections date and two of them, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) included, maintained that business was being hampered.
ST JOHN’s, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies have settled their long-running legal dispute with former head coach Phil Simmons.
Dear Editor, One of the signal achievements of the PPP/C government of 1992-2015 was the dramatic improvement in the health sector.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday called on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela and said that “all options” were open to make that happen.
Dear Editor, It is good to know that the police are considering a change in name from the Guyana Police Force to the Guyana Police Service.
The Ministry of Natural Resources has dismissed claims that it has been withholding land from small scale miners, countering that it has in fact been working to provide equal land access to miners within this grouping.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Legendary former West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd, says he is “deliriously happy” with the election of Ricky Skerritt as the new president of Cricket West Indies.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India shot down one of its own satellites in low-Earth orbit with a ground-to-space missile yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, hailing his country’s first test of such weaponry as a breakthrough establishing it as a military space power.
Dear Editor, Mr Hamilton Green’s own words refute him in his letter of March 27, 2019 in Stabroek News.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Steve Smith and David Warner may wake with some relief today as they greet the final day of their ball-tampering bans but the anniversary of their humiliation will otherwise be a sombre milestone for Australia’s cricket fans.
With the advent of the oil and gas sector in Guyana, the University of Guyana (UG) is now equipped with a Geotechnical computer lab which will serve hundreds of students, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – The United States said yesterday it had reached an agreement with three Central American countries to carry out joint police operations in the region, as the Trump administration seeks to stem the flow of migrants across its southern border.
(Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said yesterday he wanted to “find out what happened” to cause prosecutors to abruptly drop charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a hoax hate crime to boost his career.
Dear Editor, The PPP/C refusal to join the APNU+AFC government in parliament has been frowned upon by sociopolitical commentators and certain political factions in Guyana.
Eric Bledsoe stole the spotlight from the MVP front-runners, and the Milwaukee Bucks coasted to a 108-94 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Tuesday.
CARICOM has hammered the European Union (EU) over a revised tax governance blacklist that includes Caribbean countries, accusing it of infringing upon their sovereign rights The March 12 revised list of countries purportedly not adhering to tax good governance includes five members of CARICOM: Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Dominica and Trinidad & Tobago.
A city magistrate yesterday dismissed charges against a plumber who was charged last year over having a loaded unlicensed pistol, which police say he fired in a public place.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Cricket Association president, Conde Riley, says he intends to give newly-elected Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, his full support even though the BCA openly backed losing three-time incumbent, Dave Cameron, at last Sunday’s election.
Dear Editor, The next elections are the biggest of all elections in Guyana.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Rapper Cardi B has admitted to drugging and robbing men while working as a stripper, but defended her past actions saying she had limited options at the time, and vowed to “be a better me” in the future.
Dear Editor, Dr Henry Jeffrey’s Future Notes of Wednesday, 27 March, once again touches a nerve, however isolated from so many others.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp is relishing the prospect of a hectic finale to the Premier League title race as his side kick off a breathless charge to the finish line with a home clash against third-placed Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
The shooter in the Albouystown, Ghetto Flex Bar shooting from last Thursday has been identified and police are working to apprehend him, Crime Chief Lyndon Alves yesterday related.
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc yesterday banned praise, support and representation of white nationalism and white separatism on its social media platforms, a shift in policy after criticism by civil rights groups that it was failing to confront extremism.
Dear Editor, The old adage ‘actions speak louder than words’ has taken on a new level of prominence and significance in the context of the political ‘goings on’ in Guyana.
Among the dozens of appealing American advertisements crammed in the colourful comic books of our youth was the magic mystery of “The Money Maker.”
(Reuters) – Former Australian bowler and influential coach Bruce Yardley died yesterday at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer.
For the past week at least, the name Jacinda Ardern has been in every international newspaper, her image plastered all over and the commentary on her latest actions is still ongoing, though not all of it is complimentary.
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is advising customers of a bill distribution delay and urging them to honour their payments in the meantime, by utilising the services available to access their outstanding balances.
CARACAS/VALENCIA, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido yesterday called on supporters to take to the streets this weekend in protest of a major nationwide blackout that has left millions without power for three straight days.
Doreen Williams yesterday received a wheelchair for her son Compton Williams, who was the victim of a hit-and-run accident.
