Daily Archive: Sunday, April 21, 2019

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Top congressional Democrats left the door open today  to the impeachment of U.S.

(Trinidad Express) “I never heard a thing. I have been good…” This is the response of newly Cabinet appointed Industrial Court judge Nizam Khan when contacted for comment on sexual harassment claims against him.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – More than 200 people were killed and at least 450 injured in bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the first major attack on the Indian Ocean island since the end of a civil war 10 years ago.

(Trinidad Guardian) Hours af­ter de­fend­ing his of­fi­cers’ de­ci­sion to search the ho­tel room of Bu­ju Ban­ton, Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice Gary Grif­fith met with the Ja­maican reg­gae artiste to as­sure him of­fi­cers will not in­ter­fere with him or mem­bers of his en­tourage again.

How much do you know about self-care and what it means for your mental health?

While legislation that deals with unexplained wealth already exists, Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams SC says that it will be given a second look.

President David Granger returned to Guyana last evening after completing his regime of radiation therapy in Cuba and he has been advised against trying to manage a heavy workload immediately.

An 18-year-old was stabbed to death while his parents were injured after they were attacked on Friday morning at Timehri, on the East Bank of Demerara.

Guyana’s U15 cricketers yesterday defeated Trinidad and Tobago by seven wickets in their virtual final at the Coolidge  Cricket Ground in Antigua.

Some foreign nationals seeking citizenship are providing fake addresses on their applications.

A brutal display of power hitting by Man-of-the-Final, Quintin Sampson, handed ‘F’ Division their maiden Police Commissioner’s Inter-Division T20 title as they stormed to a seven-wicket win over the dethroned, President Guards (PG) yesterday at Eve Leary.

Months after he was shot and injured following an attack at his home, School of the Nations Director Dr Brian O’Toole is trying to remain hopeful that his attacker will be caught and brought to justice, while fearing that there has been a “cover-up” in the case.

She started her journey in the education field as a trainee teacher at the tender age of 15 and for 40 years was methodical and committed to improving the sector that prepares the leaders of tomorrow.

Guyana’s swimming contingent on Friday last departed these shores for Barbados to participate in the 2019 Carifta Aquatic Championships which started yesterday and ends Tuesday.

Since ExxonMobil’s oil discoveries offshore Guyana, a number of global oil majors and oil support companies have established their presence here, with local offices and other facilities secured through leases or acquisitions.

 An enterprising century from Garfield Benjamin followed by a masterful spell of off-spin bowling from Dwain Dick, lifted host GNIC to an emphatic 184-run win over Better Hope GYCEA in the penultimate round of the GCA/American Youth Premier Cricket League Under-19 Cricket Competition, yesterday. 

Seventeen-year-old Mae Allicock is the winner of the Annual Rupununi Rodeo pageant, where her indigenous wear, a first for the event, set her apart from the other contestants and guaranteed her this year’s Rodeo Queen crown.

In less than 24 hours a new king will be crowned in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast championships at the Haslington Market Tarmac, with the semi-final round and eventually final set to be staged.

As the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) sponsored Bounty Paper and Solo Drink under – 20 and second division leagues take a pause in observance of the Easter weekend, we take a look at the early points leaders at the conclusion of the first few founds. 

One week after more than $67 million worth of contracts were awarded by the Region Four administration, nine others were awarded, amounting to nearly $75 million, for civil works.

A Corentyne man is now a patient under guard at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital and three other persons are in police custody, after a shooting incident on the Corentyne.

D’Edward Cricket Club and Cotton Tree Die Hard Cricket Club will clash in the historic Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) West Berbice Perry Gossai Memorial 100-ball final today.

Dear Editor, Cases of conflict of interest have flared up in the public domain again.

Dear Editor, I was looking at Al Jazeera News and listened to the serious situation in the world today.

Two legs down, one to go. Today, all roads lead to the Port Mourant Turf Club where fans of the ‘Sport of Kings’ will witness the final leg of the inaugural Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC) Triple Crown Series.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cash-strapped Rio de Janeiro is using prisoners as “volunteer workers” to maintain jails in a move that human rights experts said was illegal and treated inmates like slaves.

KHARTOUM, (Reuters) – Sudanese authorities have arrested several top members of the former ruling party of ousted President Omar al-Bashir, in a move that could bolster military rulers who are under mounting pressure by protesters to hand power to civilians.

A Canefield Settlement, East Canje, Berbice woman is now a patient at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after she was struck by the tray of a truck on the Number 19 Public Road on Thursday evening.

More than two weeks have passed since murder accused Shaheed Ally was brutally beaten while in custody at the Lusignan Prison and the police are yet to identify the perpetrator/s of the crime.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – When Norway’s largest political party decided that the Lofoten Islands in the north should not be opened up to oil exploration, a chill ran down the spine of the energy industry.

League leader Western Tigers and defending champion Fruta Conquerors continued their respective unbeaten runs when the GFF Elite League continued Thursday at the GFC ground, Bourda.

Dear Editor, The plight of sugar workers in Guyana could have been avoided.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British pop singer Adele and her husband have separated, her representatives said yesterday.

DELHI, India, CMC – Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle struck his third half-century in his last four outings to pass 400 runs for yet another Indian Premier League season but the effort went in vain as Kings XI Punjab slipped to a five-wicket defeat to Sherfane Rutherford’s Delhi Capitals here  yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) There are re­ports of T&T ports be­ing used by Venezuela’s state oil com­pa­ny, Petróleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA), to avoid US sanc­tions.

Police are questioning the credibility of a report of robbery committed on Vilvoorden, Essequibo businessman Naime Sabar and his family, who were reportedly held at gunpoint and robbed of over $11 million in cash and cellphones last Sunday.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – More than two dozen heavily-armed men stormed into the center of Guararema early on a recent morning, rousing the Brazilian town’s residents with the sound of broken glass, explosions – and then gunshots.

(Reuters) – U.S. intelligence has accused Huawei Technologies of being funded by Chinese state security, The Times said yesterday, adding to the list of allegations faced by the Chinese technology company in the West.

Dear Editor, The type of banditry perpetrated on the family of the football coach has now become systemic in this country.

Introduction Today’s column continues my presentation on Guidepost 6. As observed earlier, this Guidepost is crucial for my estimating Guyana’s anticipated petroleum revenues.

I have been re-reading Derek Walcott and realising how much I have loved his poetry.

(Trinidad Express) Police officers shot and killed a man who was chopping his wife to death in Chaguanas on Friday.

In English law, fair comment on a matter of public interest is allowed.

The Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) is a brilliant scarlet red over its whole body, the only non-scarlet regions restricted to the distal third of the outer four primaries, the eye, and the bill, which are black.

“I was so angry I had to stop, turn back and address that man.

Annuals and bulbs are coming into bloom in a rainbow of colours.

Guyana’s Claudrice Mc Koy stormed to victory in the girls U20 1500m at this year’s CARIFTA Games in the Cayman Islands last evening.

La Bagatelle is the largest and busiest of all villages on Leguan Island.

“The child is father of the man;  And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.” 

“In chess you should be as cool as a cucumber,” Yuliya Snigir – actress/chess player The qualifier for the National Chess Championship has ended and seven persons were identified to proceed into the final stage.

As promised last week in the first installment of my Singular Guyanese column when space ran out, here is the second half of that creature.  In

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – An array of U.S. companies have told the Trump administration that a citizenship question on the 2020 Census would harm business if it leads to an undercount of immigrants, undermining the data they use to place stores, plan inventory and plot ad campaigns.

An inmate, who is suspected to have mental illness, last evening attempted to start a fire at the New Amsterdam Prison.

As was the case in the last two national polls, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo appears to have taken charge of the PPP’s drive for re-election and is his party’s highest profile campaigner even though not its presidential candidate.

Dear Editor, The World Bank recently approved a US$20 million loan for a Guyana Petroleum Resources Governance and Management project to “strengthen institutions, laws and regulations to promote good governance and a prudent management of Guyana’s oil and gas sector…(update) existing laws and regulations and introduce strong checks and balances to mitigate environmental and social impacts”  (http://www.worldbank.org/

Several weeks ago I started a series of columns on the ethnic security dilemmas (ESDs).

Guyana Independence Carnival 2019 is right around the corner and gyms and fitness centres countrywide are filled with individuals (including myself) looking to get a tighter physique and to get primed for the many pool parties, J’ouvert celebrations and the street parade.

ALGIERS, (Reuters) – An Algerian court has summoned former Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia and current Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal, two close associates of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in a probe into the wasting of public money, state TV said yesterday.