Articles published on Friday, April 19, 2019
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido today called on supporters to take to the streets on May 1 for what he called “the largest march in the history” of the South American country to keep the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to leave power.
Businessman Lawrence ‘Larry’ Singh on Wednesday lost his bid at recouping what he says are millions owed for rental of a Camp Street, Georgetown property, which he had sub-let to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in 2016 and a judge opined that the agreement’s evident breach of the procurement law warrants a criminal investigation.
The Auditor General’s Office is to undertake a special audit of the finances of the University of Guyana (UG) and Vice Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith says he welcomes it.
A man who was yesterday afternoon acquitted of charges that he had raped a nine-year-old girl, was encouraged by Justice Brassington Reynolds to use the opportunity granted to him to avoid brushes with the law in future.
While sitting on the bench, Magistrate Renita Singh yesterday drew her firearm after a Corentyne robbery accused, who she remanded to prison, sprang from the docks at the Whim Magistrate’s Court and attempted to get at her.
Junior Hercules, the coach for the national basketball team, and his family are now traumatised after they were robbed by four men in an early morning attack yesterday.
Sport betting service Superbet yesterday denied the claim made by the Attorney General’s Chambers that it is operating here without a licence, while saying that it is actively considering taking legal action as a result.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Legal counsel for the recently-sacked Cricket West Indies selection panel, Tony Astaphan, has slammed comments by Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt regarding their removal, and also plans to challenge the manner of their dismissal in court.
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday directed the Judicial Manager of the Clico International Life Insurance Limited (CLICO), to recognise and pay a debt of EC$1,423,329.46 to Octavius John and Laurent John of Dominica, within ten days of the Court’s judgment.
Following Venezuela’s continued refusal to accept the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Guyana has asked the Court to move forward with the case “at the earliest possible date.”
A beautifully pieced together century from Nkosi Beaton – his second at the club level – sealed an imposing 175-run win for the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) over Queen’s College (QC) in the latest round of the GCA/American Youth Premier Cricket League Under-19 Cricket Competition at the DCC ground yesterday.
Sylvester Joseph, 29, and Ashley Bonita Drigpaul, 22, both of Cumberland Village, East Canje Berbice, appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where they were jointly charged with a series of robberies.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in partnership with KFC Guyana Incorporated, officially launched the KFC National U20 Intra-Association Championship yesterday at the latter’s Vlissengen Road office.
Heavyweights Eagles and Net-Rockers will battle for the inaugural Linden Town Week Mayor’s Cup Football Championship, following semi-final wins on Wednesday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.
A West Coast Berbice woman was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of murdering her mother, Rookmin Jameer, last week.
Guyana Football Federation (GFF) 3rd Vice-President, Thandi McAllister, has been nominated to serve on the Caribbean Football Union’s (CFU) Legal Committee, a Standing Committee of the CFU.
The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) says that the letters it has recently issued to broadcasters have no political undertone or objective as seems to be the perception of the Parliamentary Opposition.
When the National Assembly meets on April 26 a total of six new bills including an amendment to the Interception of Communications Act will be read for the first time.
Linden Technical Institute (LTI) will tackle defending champion Christianburg/Wismar in the Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Secondary School Football Championship, following a semi-final win over Linden Foundation Secondary on Wednesday.
The Playoff Round in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship will commence on Sunday at the Silver City hardcourt from 8am.
Eleven persons were arrested and one person charged and sentenced to two years in jail after a police operation in Berbice unearthed more than 11 kilogrammes of narcotics yesterday morning.
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – There are great goals, lucky goals, own goals, winning goals and now, in the era of VAR, we have the ‘provisional goal’.
An increasingly vociferous group of emerging (mostly women) agro-processors have told Stabroek Business that government must actively lobby for the removal of regional trade barriers to their products since Guyana continues to be an open market for regional products.
The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has announced its lists of compliant broadcasters for the year 2019.
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa have included off-form opening batsman Hashim Amla in their squad for the Cricket World Cup in England and Wales starting next month, but there is no place for all-rounder Chris Morris.
President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Nicholas Boyer has told the Stabroek Business that while he is excited that the Caribbean region sees Guyana as a growing market for products manufactured in the region he also wishes to see the country being regarded as a market in which a stronger regional manufacturing capability can be created.
A Sophia resident was yesterday remanded to prison after he was accused of stealing $1 million in property belonging to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) It is alleged that Mark Bynoe, between February 13th and February 14th, at Ganges Street, Sophia, stole a Myers pressure pump and a Myers pressure tank, both valued at $500,000 each, property of the EPA.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Former Sri Lanka captains Dinesh Chandimal and Upul Tharanga were left out of the 15-man squad announced yesterday for the World Cup in England and Wales, while spin-bowling all-rounders Milinda Siriwardana and Jeevan Mendis were recalled.
The role of information technology in linking communities was exemplified in the activities and outcomes arising out of the recent visit to Lethem by the Ambassadors of the STEM Guyana Organization under the leadership of the Guyanese-born, Atlanta-based national awardee Karen Abrams, who work in schools and clubs in Guyana in the areas of information technology, notably robotics.
Murder accused Jason Howard was on Wednesday sentenced to 12 months in jail after being found guilty of the 2016 robbery of a fruit vendor.
MILAN (Reuters) – Juventus should finally wrap up an eighth successive Serie A title tomorrow but it will be little more than a consolation prize to the Turin side following their Champions League exit.
As the global lobby for healthy eating brings ‘fast food’ establishments the world over under increasing public scrutiny and in many instances, carping criticism, franchises here in the Caribbean are beginning to attract a measure of attention from lobbyists for healthy eating.
A young mason on a robbery charge was granted bail yesterday after giving an explanation for how he found himself before a city court.
Dear Editor, The National Assembly is to meet on Friday, April 26.
Dear Editor, The ingenuity of tactics and strategies of the Guyana Police Force to address crime is always amusing.
Jacqueline (Jackie) Butcher is just one of maybe thousands of Guyanese who, over the past decade or so, have become increasingly attracted to agro-processing, both as a means of satisfying their own penchant for ‘invention’ as well as pursuing a post-retirement employment strategy.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prominent Jamaican businessman and government senator, Don Wehby, has been named to lead a Cricket West Indies task force on the much talked about issue of governance reform.
Dear Editor, The GAWU’s attention was drawn to the Director of the Department of Public Information (DPI), Mr Imran Khan’s commentary programme titled “The current political situation”.
United States Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch, on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine.
Beginning in May 2019, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) will be unveiling its Card of Competency for seafarers, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Veterans Merissa Aguilleira and Anisa Mohammed have been axed for West Indies women’s tour of Ireland and England next month.
Entrepreneurial aspirants from various Caribbean territories, including Guyana, last week secured an opportunity to learn more about the procedures and challenges associated with venturing into the realm of business through an April 9th – 10th Work-shop staged in Barbados by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA).
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his inquiry into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S.
(Reuters) – Leading Premier League players yesterday backed the Professional Footballers’ Association’s (PFA) campaign to boycott social media for 24 hours in a stand against racism.
(Trinidad Guardian) Three men accused of holding four Venezuelan women captive and sexually assaulting two of them have been denied bail after appearing in court.
Dear Editor, It’s almost the Easter weekend and the biggest Rupununi Rodeo ever is almost upon us.
The 130-year-old Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is pursuing plans for both the upgrading of its physical facilities and the enhancement of its service delivery capabilities to coincide with what Chamber President Nicholas Boyer has told Stabroek News is a major push to respond to the needs arising out of the economic direction in which Guyana is moving and the needs that derive therefrom.
A mason was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with snatching a woman’s phone as she was heading to her car from a city nightclub.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The new North American free trade pact would modestly boost the U.S.
(Trinidad Express) Officers of the Special Investigations Unit have executed a search warrant at Radio Jaagriti for evidence in relation to an alleged audio-visual clip, which aired on Tuesday.
Dear Editor, Dr. Troy Thomas, director of Transparency Institute Guyana Inc.
Kites for Region Seven: Police Commander ‘F’ Division, Senior Superintendent Kevin Adonis and Officer-in-Charge of the Bartica Police Station, Assistant Superintendent Orin Pitt earlier this week distributed over 200 kites to the children of the Agatash and Byderabo communities, Region Seven.
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Mavindra Dindyal extended his excellent form with 87 while Zachary Jodah got an unbeaten 68 as Guyana brushed aside Leeward Islands by 96 runs in the fourth round of the Regional Under-15 Super50 Cup here yesterday.
(Reuters) – Fast bowler Mohammad Amir was left out of Pakistan’s 15-man preliminary World Cup squad but will feature in their warm-up games against England, the country’s cricket board (PCB) said yesterday.
It is no secret that our national safety and health record in the mining sector has been a far from exemplary one.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Airports Authority (AATT) has announced that the Piarco International Airport has topped the region as the Best Airport in the Caribbean, as declared by the Skytrax 2019 World Airport Awards.
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Department yesterday swooped on the various bus parks where 15 individuals were arrested for touting.
Dear Editor, Mr. Tony Vieira’s very informed critique of GTT’s service to its customers, as published in SN of April 17, 2019, would certainly have attracted long queues of applauders, who cannot speak for themselves, whether or not online.
-My rigging series resumed (Pt 7) Hey you-all! You know that I “know my place”.
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On Monday evening the 850-year-old Parisian cathedral which Victor Hugo described as a “symphony in stone” went on fire.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro is funneling cashflow from Venezuelan oil sales through Russian state energy giant Rosneft as he seeks to evade U.S.
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