Daily Archive: Friday, April 5, 2019

CALEXICO, Calif.,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump today promised approximately 450 miles (725 km) of new “wall” along the southern U.S.

Deodat Persaud Gangapersaud, a 72-year-old Guyanese man died yesterday when a helicopter crashed onto the Tampa, Florida, US highway he was driving on.

DINARD, France,  (Reuters) – Canada’s foreign minister said today it was likely that foreign actors would meddle in her country’s October elections and her British counterpart said a deterrent to stop countries like Russia from interfering was critical.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Even though more than 7,000 native or descended Jamaicans may be beneficiaries of a portion of the £200 million Windrush Compensation Scheme, the British high commissioner here has urged against focusing on monetising the trauma of the thousands of people who have suffered from the United Kingdom’s (UK) tough immigration laws.

(Trinidad Express) A 20-year-old student has more than ten million reasons to be happy.

(Trinidad Guardian) A fe­male Spe­cial Re­serve Po­lice (SRP) has won her law­suit over her sus­pen­sion by for­mer po­lice com­mis­sion­er Stephen Williams, af­ter a provoca­tive pho­to­graph of her in uni­form was shared on so­cial me­dia two years ago.

(Jamaica Observer) Ann-Marie Vaz proved the pollsters right, but her victory in the Portland Eastern parliamentary by-election was closer than anyone projected.

As Guyana Goldfields Inc. awaits approval from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to proceed with exploration works for underground mining at Aurora in Region Seven, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Scott Caldwell yesterday said the data gathered so far indicate that the venture stands to be more profitable for the company.

Guyana Football Federa-tion [GFF] President Wayne Forde yesterday disclosed that the entity has sealed developmental partnerships with Denmark’s Football Association and Union of European Football Associations [UEFA], with a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] slated to be signed in June.

One of the quarantined Guyana Manganese Inc (GMI) miners, who was diagnosed with leptospirosis, succumbed yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being critically ill for days.

Godfrey Yearwood, the husband of Minister Valerie Adams-Yearwood, has been granted at least one contract to construct houses for the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).

The ruling in the High Court by Justice Fidela Corbin that the Executive Committee of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is illegal, has reportedly resulted in the calling off of the scheduled April 6 hosting of the Inter-County Under–17 tournament.

Days after police issued a wanted bulletin for Milaimi Alli for questioning in relation to the murder of her husband, Ramzan Alli, a fuel dealer in 2009, she was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

March 23rd 2019 will forever be remembered in the annals of Guyana’s sporting history as on that date, the Golden Jaguars sealed their berth to the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Fugitive Troy Thomas has lost yet another bid in a series of recent challenges mounted to fight his extradition to the United States (US), where he is wanted for a murder committed almost eight years ago.

The second quarter of the cycling season rides off on Sunday in Linden with the staging of the eighth annual Baker’s Memorial Cycling Classic.

The Guyana Chronicle yesterday explained that a layout glitch was responsible for the errors in naturalisation notices that were highlighted by opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo as evidence of corruption and it said that corrective action was immediately taken.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Michael Ricketts said he expects the sport in the island to receive a huge boost after it was revealed that Jamaica will stage a couple of matches in this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Two men were remanded to prison yesterday after being jointly charged with robbing a traffic rank of his cellphone and cash.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England defender Danny Rose has had enough of racism in the game and said he cannot wait to get out of football amid frustration over the response of the authorities to the abuse.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – South Africa coach Ottis Gibson knows the players he wants to travel to England for the Cricket World Cup, but injuries and loss of form have complicated his 15-man selection.

The death of a Leguan youth has left his family calling on the police to conduct a thorough probe into his death, since they believe foul play was involved.

Residents of Jonestown, Mahaica, are concerned about the length of time that contractors are taking to construct a bridge in the community, and are calling on authorities to provide clarity on the situation.

(Reuters) – Former Sri Lanka international Dilhara Lokuhettige has been charged with three counts of breaching the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption code, the sport’s governing body said yesterday.

(Reuters) – England’s Jos Buttler has vowed to make sure he is never dismissed by a “Mankad” run out again after losing his wicket that way for the second time in his career during an Indian Premier League (IPL) game last week.

The prosecution yesterday closed its case against the three men charged with the murder of Bourda Market vendor Troy Ramalho.

The 30% reduction in after-tax profit reflected in the recently released Sterling Products 2018 Annual Report and which the company says was due overwhelmingly to inexorably climbing fuel-related operating costs do not gainsay the numerous indicators pointing to last year having been yet another year in which Sterling Products returned outstanding production as well as sales performances at the local and international levels, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Ramsay Ali has told the Stabroek Business. 

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Hardik Pandya will be a key cog in India’s tilt at the Cricket World Cup this year but the past few months have been a “reality check” for the all-rounder, who has had to deal with injury problems and controversy off the field India has produced a plethora of spin-bowling all-rounders suited to Asian conditions but past tours to Australia, England and South Africa have highlighted the need for a batsman who can turn his arm to fast bowling.

NABI/KCL Oilfield Construction Services Guyana yesterday announced that it has been awarded the contract to build the new office facilities of Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.

Time was when Linden was widely perceived as a ‘spoilt’ township, a community pampered on the luxury of a bauxite industry from which it derived paid employment and sundry other attendant privileges including ridiculously subsidized electricity and sundry other perks and privileges most of which were associated with the presence of a world-renowned bauxite mining company. 

ADDIS ABABA/SEATTLE,  (Reuters) – Faulty sensor readings and multiple automatic commands to push down the nose of a Boeing plane contributed to last month’s fatal crash in Ethiopia, leaving the crew struggling to regain control, according to a preliminary accident report.

About 100 cane harvesters who were transferred to the Albion Estate after the closure of the Rose Hall Estate yesterday protested for severance payment over the conditions they are facing at the estate.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder said his upcoming stint with English county side Northamptonshire was a big opportunity that he welcomed with open arms.

(Trinidad Guardian) A to­tal of 120,055 Cari­com na­tion­als were al­lowed en­try to T&T in 2018—but bar­bers beau­ti­cians, se­cu­ri­ty guards and agri­cul­tur­al work­ers whom re­gion­al lead­ers re­cent­ly pro­posed for re­gion­al free move­ment, can’t get this yet since it isn’t fi­nalised.

As the national focus continues to shift inexorably from the ‘feel-good’ sensation associated with Guyana becoming an oil-producing nation to some of the more sobering realities of the risks that attend oil recovery, discourse on the country’s oil and gas sector is drifting in the direction of what could go wrong, environmentally that is, and what the consequences might be for the country’s environmental profile.

Political party A New and United Guyana (ANUG) has welcomed the government’s announcement that its Members of Parliament (MPs) who hold dual nationality have resigned their positions and will not be returning to the National Assembly. 

LONDON (Reuters) – England football manager Gareth Southgate received the OBE award at Buckingham Palace yesterday after steering the national team to the World Cup semi-finals in Russia last summer.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Blood pressure and stroke risk rise steadily the more alcohol people drink, and previous claims that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke are not true, according to the results of a major genetic study.

A delegation from the Ministry of Public Health, over the last two days, commissioned and re-commissioned laboratories and health centres across Region Six.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Police in Sao Paulo state shot and killed 11 assailants who were preparing to blow up automated bank teller machines simultaneously at two branches early yesterday, authorities said.

Senior executive member of the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA), Ramsay Ali has described Sunday’s UNCAPPED IV event staged at the Providence Stadium as “very successful,” asserting that the achievement was a manifestation of one of the accomplishments of the ongoing public/private sector discourses that have been ensuing for some time.

PARIS (Reuters) – Brazilian soccer great Pele was hospitalised in Paris with a strong fever but his condition is not life-threatening and he should be released “within a couple of days,” one of his long-time friends said on Wednesday.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) is calling on the relevant authorities to clear the Non-Pareil, East Coast Demerara reserve of squatters before the rainy season begins, in order to prevent severe flooding to surrounding villages and agricultural lands.

After Sterling Products (SPL) had launched its packaged Plantain Fries at the April 2018 UNCAPPED event at the Sophia Auditorium it had – or at least so it seemed – appeared that this would be the latest really profound statement for the local agro-processing industry.

Dear Editor, An April 3rd, 2019 Stabroek News letter to the editor headlined `Mining in Marudi area remains major problem, gov’t must take action’ has come to the attention of the Ministry of Natural Resources.

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya,  (Reuters) – After years of sabre-rattling, eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar ordered his troops yesterday to march on the capital Tripoli, escalating a conflict with the internationally recognised government.

BARCELONA (Reuters) – After somehow snatching a 4-4 draw at Villarreal in one of the most memorable games in recent La Liga history, Barcelona can practically seal the title when they host nearest challengers Atletico Madrid tomorrow.

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The pre-fabricated steel cells meant to accommodate an additional 180 prisoners at the Camp Street Prison, are already on-site to be erected, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan said.

(Trinidad Guardian) Venezuelan national Alexander Cedeno Roroba was gunned down at De Verteuil Street in Port-of-Spain yesterday morning.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday that the longer it takes to find a compromise with the opposition Labour Party to secure a parliamentary majority for a Brexit deal, the less likely it is that Britain will leave the European Union.

HERAT, Afghanistan,  (Reuters) – Hundreds of Taliban fighters stormed a district in Afghanistan’s western Badghis province, with both Afghan government forces and the insurgent group suffering dozens of casualties, provincial officials said.

(Reuters) – Wolverhampton Wanderers have exercised the option to sign on-loan striker Raul Jimenez from Benfica on a permanent deal and the Mexican has penned a four-year contract, the Premier League club said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The leader of the AFC at a Press Conference on Wednesday expressed the view that the time has come to amend the provisions of the Constitution dealing with the question of dual citizenship.

An Early Childhood Development Centre was yesterday commissioned at Ithaca Village, on the West Bank of Berbice, an initiative that Minister of Education, Nicolette Henry, believes will lead to fewer students being placed in Special Education programmes during their primary years.

(Trinidad Guardian) Less than 24 hours af­ter the Spe­cial Op­er­a­tions Re­sponse Team (SORT) is­sued a con­fi­den­tial re­port in­di­cat­ing that pris­ons of­fi­cers were the tar­get of death threats, their of­fi­cers in­ter­cept­ed a “hit­man” on his way to al­leged­ly kill a first di­vi­sion pris­ons of­fi­cer in East Trinidad on Wednes­day night.

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WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – Less than 18 months ago, New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham had become so disaffected with cricket he would open the curtains on match day and hope it was raining.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The government of Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has rejected an appeal by a United Nations expert not to revise Brazilian history by denying a military coup occurred in 1964.

Dear Editor, The communities of inner Bagotville and Independence Street appear to be unaware of the dangers posed to their lungs and other organs of their bodies by the inhalation of smoke.

Because I had had enough of Bharrat Jagdeo’s direct and covert rule and dominion over Guyana’s resources and destiny in 2015, I voted for the best of the bad lot – Granger/Nagamootoo in 2015.

(Trinidad Express) Nobody is happy with the foreign exchange (forex) situation in T&T, said the head of the local operations of Scotiabank, at the bank’s launch of its digital banking platform at the Hyatt Regency on Wrightson Road in Port of Spain on Wednesday evening.

The Indian Arrival Monument which is located at Palmyra, East Berbice has been completed and is expected to be commissioned on April 17, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI) .

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(Reuters) – Jason Behrendorff marked his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut with two wickets on Wednesday but the Australian fast bowler knows he needs to deliver consistently to stake a claim for a Cricket World Cup spot.

As with Cedric Richardson, his counterpart in the third term case, farmer, Compton Reid took on the task as a citizen of challenging the validity of the vote of former APNU+AFC MP Charrandass Persaud as a means of nullifying the December 21, 2018 motion of no-confidence which had initially ended the term of the government.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Chicago will sue actor Jussie Smollett for the costs of police overtime spent investigating his claims that he was the victim of a hate crime, which prosecutors say were false, a city lawyer said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Please permit me a meditation prompted by your Editorial yesterday on the recent UncappeD show of the GMSA.

On the surface, at least, it is difficult to find fault with events like last Sunday’s UNCAPPED 1V at the Providence Stadium.