Articles published on Wednesday, May 22, 2019
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Andrew Holness-led Cabinet will be asked to agree to amending laws to allow convicts who have abandoned criminality for an extended period of time to have their records expunged.
A 75-year-old medical doctor was killed in a robbery near his home before dawn on Wednesday.
(Trinidad Express) Independent Senator Dr Varma Deyalsingh says, given the ill-effects of alcohol, legislation should be passed that will make it harder for people to obtain liquor licences.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s final Brexit gambit was in tatters today as lawmakers in her own party rejected a compromise offer and called for her to resign immediately.
(Trinidad Newsday) Tobago East MP Ayanna Webster-Roy is appealing to parents who have children languishing in orphanages to renounce their rights and allow them to be adopted.
MANILA, (Reuters) – President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered his government to hire a private shipping company to send 69 containers of garbage back to Canada and leave them within its territorial waters if it refuses to accept the trash, his spokesman said today.
(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — A new batch of 113 farm workers will take up employment opportunities in Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP).
Collin Hooper, the man who was gunned down in East La Penitence on Monday night, was a suspect in the murder of moneychanger, Prince Phillip Alleyne, who was shot and killed during a robbery outside Ashmins Trading’s building more than a month ago.
The Integrity Commission is looking for suitably qualified and experienced persons to be employed as investigators.
A joint murder charge was yesterday instituted against the two men charged in connection with the murder of taxi driver Marlon Rodney.
A recent controversial opinion from the legal officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is “water under the bridge” according to Government-nominated Commissioner Vincent Alexander.
Allowing an appeal of the conviction and sentence for the December 2011 murder of his wife, the Court of Appeal yesterday set aside that conviction against Michael Anthony Persaud, ordering that a new trial be conducted.
Sixty-eight million dollars’ worth of sonar equipment was yesterday handed over to the Government by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, and within the next three weeks, Guyana will be able to undertake undersea surveying and mapping activities.
(Trinidad Guardian) Relatives of a young woman who was among 22 passengers on board the Ana Maria, the vessel that has not been seen since it sailed from Güiria in Venezuela bound for T&T, say she had been promised a job at a resort hotel where the income of up to US$1,000 a week was guaranteed.
The Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) experienced a shutdown yesterday at approximately 07:55 hrs, according to the Guyana Power and Light (GPL).
The police in ‘G’ Division are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 20-year-old porter, who reportedly lost his life after he fell from a truck he was working on Monday evening along the Le Destin Public Road, East Bank Essequibo.
Historic individual performances already assured, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green went after something more important to them Monday night.
A 34-year-old miner who allegedly dealt his General Manager several chops to his face with a cutlass following an argument, was remanded to prison yesterday, after being charged with attempted murder.
A Bartica woman who was allegedly found with over 500 grammes of cannabis during a search at the Bartica ferry stelling, was remanded to prison yesterday.
PARIS, (Reuters) – French prosecutors have described a web of corruption once rife in world athletics, including bribes paid to cover up athletes’ positive drugs tests, in an indictment recommending that Lamine Diack, the Senegalese former head of the IAAF, and his son stand trial.
The Venezuelan national who was charged last Friday in relation to fraud offences surrounding counterfeit US currency, was further remanded to prison, after she presented the court with an alleged forged document.
VIENNA, (Reuters) – Austrian motor racing great Niki Lauda, whose comeback from a near-fatal crash made him a global symbol of resilience and determination, has died at the age of 70.
A 9-month-old toddler reportedly drowned in a tub of water at D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice on Monday afternoon.
(Trinidad Guardian) Six men from Diego Martin, who spent almost a decade behind bars awaiting trial for murder, were freed on Tuesday after a magistrate found there was insufficient evidence for them to face a judge and jury.
Decorated and long-serving squash coach Carl Ince is set to take the Junior National Squash team under his wings for an intense period of training as the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) intensifies its readiness for the 2019 edition of the Caribbean games set for Trinidad and Tobago in July.
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The respective group finishers in the fourth annual Corona Futsal Championships were presented with their prizes yesterday at the National Gymnasium.
Two female inmates were brought before a city court yesterday to be charged over a scuffle that occurred between them.
The 16th Torginol Paints Golf tournament was launched at the company’s Industrial Site Ruimveldt location yesterday and is set to tee off June 1.
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) is awaiting permission from the US Food Corp (USFD) to ship samples taken from stricken Muscovy ducklings for testing, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) Dr Dwight Walrond told Stabroek News.
Dear Editor: Has Guyana become such a heartless society? I ask this question because on Sunday evening on the bridge linking Church Street to North Road which leads into Orange Walk I noticed a walker (equipment used to support someone who can’t walk on their own ) partially in the pathway of vehicular traffic.
Dear Editor, When the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GPL took over I sent a reaffirming letter complimenting and recognizing his efforts.
Reliance Hustlers, Queenstown B, RG X1 and Bacchus Bulls stormed into the semi-finals of the Banks Softball league which commenced last Sunday at the Affiance Ground.
Opposition-nominated member of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Sase Gunraj is calling for members of the secretariat to face penalties after they failed to co-operate with a recent investigation by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) into the hiring practices at GECOM.
Dear Editor, There exist grievances between the University of Guyana (UG) and the trade unions (UGSSA and UGWU) who represent workers at this institution.
The Golden Jaguars will commence their League-B campaign in the CONCACAF Nations League September 6th away to Aruba following the official release of the event schedule yesterday by the confederation.
The recreational ground in Waramuri Village, Region One was on Saturday commissioned, following an upgrade to the facility made possible by over $10 million in funding from ExxonMobil.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, CMC – Veteran opener Chris Gayle will be among several West Indies players anxious to find one-day form when the Caribbean side take on Australia in a warm-up match here today.
The Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency (CRMA), in its goal to help disadvantaged youth become more marketable and gain access to employment, will be lobbying for financial support for students of the Sophia Night School who wish to sit the CSEC exams.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May set out a “new deal” yesterday for Britain’s departure from the European Union, offering sweeteners to parliament including the chance to vote on whether to hold a second referendum to try to break the impasse over Brexit.
Dear Editor, I was amazed to see in a recent TV programme the use of the word “conflictologist” to describe a professional attached to the University of Nairobi.
Dear Editor, Although I support calls for relevant public officials to submit declaration of assets to the Integrity Commission by June 30, every year, in accordance with the 1997 Integrity Commission Act and the 2017 Code of Conduct Amendment, I think the matter appears to be devolving into a political, perhaps personal, tug-o-war among certain individuals in the public arena.
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG), has noted what appears to be an increase in crimes recently— contrary to reports emerging from the Guyana Police Force— and emphasised that it falls to the government to provide an environment where citizens feel safe.
LONDON, CMC – Ex-West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul produced his 10th five-wicket haul in first class cricket but Derbyshire faltered in their second turn at the crease to leave Glamorgan in control of their County Championship Division Two contest.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Steel, the country’s second largest steel producer, is on the brink of collapse unless the government agrees to provide an emergency 30 million pound ($38 million) loan, two sources close to the situation said.
Dear Editor, In March I wrote to point out that the traffic lights controlling the junction of the Rupert Craig Highway and Sheriff Street were not working.
Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administra-tion Board for the construction of a Smart Health Centre at Diamond-Grove and for the construction of the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s living quarters.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain went into administration yesterday, leaving 1,000 people without jobs as the majority of branches ceased trading immediately in the latest blow for Britain’s high street.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Jofra Archer’s whirlwind rise continued when he was named in hosts England’s 15-man World Cup squad yesterday, having appeared in only three one-day internationals.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States is preparing sanctions and criminal charges against Venezuelan officials and others suspected of using a military-run food aid programme to launder money for President Nicolas Maduro’s government, according to people familiar with the matter.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Confidence levels are soaring so high in the England team that captain Eoin Morgan wishes the World Cup was starting tomorrow.
Dear Editor, One cannot help feeling that we are getting a raw deal with part of the Government and the GTT and GPL companies, it is not that these people are unaware of the sufferings of the populace.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. House committee chairman yesterday subpoenaed two more former White House aides, including Hope Hicks, just hours after former White House Counsel Donald McGahn was a no-show for testimony before the panel at President Donald Trump’s request.
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), in collaboration with ExxonMobil, yesterday rolled out the oil spill response training component of its Volunteer Emergency Response Team (VERT) programme.
Dear Editor, The construction of the General Post Office was, in the colonial days, a very visionary project – with the same space as of today, to cater, however, with considerably less human traffic than in these days.
Mark Herbert was on Friday granted bail in the sum of $30,000 by a city court, after he denied being in possession of four grammes of cocaine.
(Reuters) – Fast bowlers Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir have been drafted in to Pakistan’s final 15-man squad for the World Cup along with middle-order batsman Asif Ali, the country’s cricket board (PCB) said on Monday.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s populist ex-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner passed through a crowd of ardent supporters and into a Buenos Aires courthouse yesterday to undergo a graft trial she derided as a “smokescreen,” days after kicking off her campaign for vice president on social media.
When PPP central committee member Dr Vindhya Persaud stated her intention go up for election to be that party’s presidential candidate, from my reckoning she received more support from letter writers and commentators than the actual winner of that contest, Mr.
Last Friday Seymour MacDonald Nurse made his final appearance at the famous Kensington Oval in Barbados.
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, (Reuters) – Beijing is ready to resume trade talks with Washington, China’s ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said, as a top U.S.
