Daily Archive: Friday, May 31, 2019

 (Reuters) – A disgruntled city employee opened fire at the municipal center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this afternoon, killing 11 people and wounding at least six others before he was killed himself, the city’s police chief said.

Trinidad’s Minister of Agriculture Clarence Rambharat has advised that raw and cooked poultry meat from Guyana has been banned from entry into Trinidad and Tobago with immediate effect.

Raveshwar Jainarine is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Ruthina Thomas between 2018-10-23 and 2018-10-24 at Central Baramita, NWD.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) today reported a hike in scamming reports from customers in the Mobile Money Department.

(Trinidad Express) Registration of Venezuelan migrants began at three locations in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday morning.

OXON HILL, MD.,  (Reuters) – Eight young super spellers beat the dictionary to be crowned co-winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in what officials said was a first since the U.S.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  CMC – Veteran Chris Gayle smashed a 33-ball fifty as West Indies demolished Pakistan by seven wickets to make a winning start to their World Cup campaign here Friday.

(Jamaica Observer) The Manchester police were last night hunting taxi operator Shawn McPherson, who is accused of chopping his infant son to death and wounding the boy’s mother yesterday morning.

(Jamaica Observer) ST JAMES, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the Government is giving consideration to implementing a gun amnesty as part of measures to curb gun-related crimes in the country.

Three bandits were killed in a shootout last night with police in Norton Street, Lodge that saw the area transformed into a battle zone with bullets flying.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  CMC – Fuelled by a desire to prove their many detractors wrong, a confident West Indies will launch an ambitious bid to win the ICC World Cup when they take on enigmatic Pakistan at Trent Bridge here today.

(Field Level Media) TORONTO — Pascal Siakam scored a career-playoff-best 32 points and added eight rebounds and five assists as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 118-109 Thursday night in the opening game of the NBA Finals.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday interviewed a “person of interest” in the January shooting of School of the Nations Director Dr.

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF] has officially revealed their 23-member roster for their maiden appearance at the impending CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States of America [USA].

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday questioned the potential outcomes of the government’s Green State Development Strategy (GSDS), while saying it would be discontinued if his party is elected into office at the next elections.

Levi Stephens was yesterday morning sentenced to 12 years in jail for the unlawful killing of a man whom he said shot at him with a water gun.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – Fast bowler Mohammad Amir could make his World Cup debut in Pakistan’s opening match against the West Indies on Friday, captain Sarfaraz Ahmed said yesterday.

NOTTINGHAM, England, May 30 (Reuters) – West Indies skipper Jason Holder refused to get swept away by talk of records and breaking through the 500-run mark as his side prepared for today’s World Cup clash with Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

A police detective yesterday testified that he informed Constable John Holder, who is charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice in the case against Maryann Daby, to ensure that his statement corroborated that of the rank who has accused the woman of attempted murder.

(Reuters) – Former Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) general secretary Tai Nicholas has been banned from all soccer-related activities for eight years for financial misconduct, world soccer governing body FIFA said yesterday.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will support an investigation of the award of several oil blocks shortly before the 2015 general elections once it is led by an internationally recognised firm and not the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA), which it believes is biased.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England made a confident start to their Cricket World Cup campaign as they crushed South Africa by 104 runs in the tournament opener at The Oval yesterday.

The Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC) has lamented that over two-thirds of the sugar consumed in the region comes from outside of it, and the imports, garnered duty-free, are displacing market opportunities for over 200,000 metric tonnes of CARICOM sugar.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Two-time reigning champions Trinbago Knight Riders will face 2017 losing finalists, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, in the opening match of the Caribbean Premier League on September 4.

-reprimands lower courts for sloth in completing written judgments The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Wednesday ruled that the High Court should proceed with a decades-old action filed by the Guyana National Co-operative Bank against R.

(Reuters) – Anthony Joshua’s long-awaited U.S. debut tomorrow may not be the mega-fight with Deontay Wilder the boxing world is waiting for but the British heavyweight champion is taking his Mexican opponent just as seriously.

The possibility of a free University of Guyana education is being considered by government, Prime Minister (PM) Moses Nagamootoo announced to an Essequibo gathering during an outreach on Wednesday.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Reigning champion Simona Halep overcame stiff resistance from Magda Linette, as well as her own nerves and a bout of illness, to book her place in the third round of the French Open with a 6-4 5-7 6-3 victory yesterday.

More than 20 Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) schools are set to undergo rehabilitation, to create improved learning environments for learners and educators on the Essequibo Coast.

A West Coast Berbice farmer and his workman were this week charged with possession of firearms and stolen meat.

The Petra Organization launched the second edition of the ExxonMobil Boys and Girls U14 School Football Championship yesterday at the Cara Lodge, Quamina Street.

The Local Government Commission (LGC) has dispatched an auditor to the Municipality of Corriverton to investigate a series of complaints against Treasurer Ronita Griffith.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has launched a ground-breaking new live Match Centre on www.windiescricket.com

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Serena Williams breezed into the third round of the French Open yesterday with a routine 6-3 6-2 win against Japanese Kurumi Nara, wasting little energy in her quest for a record-equalling Grand Slam singles title.

Wayne Anthony Chester, called ‘Sharky,’ who is charged with the murder of Purcell Moore, was yesterday sentenced to five years in jail on five separate charges, including robbery and discharging a loaded firearm.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  CMC – Much of the spotlight is expected to fall on dashing left-hander Shimron Hetmyer when West Indies open their ICC World Cup campaign against Pakistan here today.

Challenging the assertion by the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) in the headline of the Stabroek News story of Sunday May 25th that “unknown” forces were smuggling gold out of Guyana, a source close to the industry told Stabroek Business earlier this week that “nothing could be further from the truth.”

Law firm, Cameron & Shepherd, following an evaluation of the Guyana Gold Board’s (GGB) dealer licensing process, has concluded that no special consideration was given to Adolphus Mining Inc.,

LONDON,  (Reuters) – It was one of the most spectacular catches ever to grace a World Cup match but England all-rounder Ben Stokes was reluctant to take too much credit yesterday after admitting he made it so difficult by misjudging the flight of the ball.

The upgrade of the Supenaam to Charity highway, and a Charity waterfront enhancement project, are among initiatives slated for Region Two, which are expected to be realised by next year.

Growing global demands, particularly in developed countries, for a greater mindfulness of food safety concerns in their importation policies continue to bring the international food processing industry, particularly in developing countries, under pressure to conform or else, to forfeit lucrative markets, according to a recent report published under the name of the international Pest Control Company RENTOKIL.

Dear Editor, Reference is being made to the letter `Unless there is a change in GTUC’s stance on university matters, UG unions will withdraw from it’ (SN 30th May, 2019) signed by Dr.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s king told an emergency Arab summit yesterday that decisive action was needed to stop Iranian “escalations” in the region following attacks on Gulf oil assets, as American officials said a U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Former National footballer and father of one Jason Marcano has been killed in a car crash in Arima.

A 57-year-old miner was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with a multi-million dollar armed robbery which took place almost six years ago.

Dear Editor, Below are my opinions on the imbroglio developing between the General Secretary of the TUC (not the TUC itself) and the two UG unions.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament yesterday, paving the way for a new election after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline.

Queen’s College (QC) yesterday defeated Bishops’ High School and earned themselves a berth in the final round of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) 2019 debating competition.

Dear Editor, Another year to remember and celebrate the lives of those lost defending their grateful nation.

Against the backdrop of continually mounting region-wide concern over the difficulties being encountered by the Carib-bean in reducing expenditure of food imports, yet another high profile forum has drawn attention to the urgent need for countries in the region, both individually and collectively, to take resolute action to reduce food imports.

(Reuters) – Australia opener David Warner underwent a thorough fitness test yesterday after concerns that an upper leg injury might rule him out of the World Cup opener against Afghanistan this weekend.

With raising the profile of Guyana’s interior regions being one of the focal points of the country’s broader initiative to popularize the industry, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has been engaged in enhancing the preparedness of some of those communities to raise tourism-friendliness standards.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, incensed by a surge of illegal immigrants across the southern border, vowed yesterday to impose a tariff on all goods coming from Mexico starting at 5% and ratcheting higher until the flow of border-crossers ceases.

The government is working to improve its performance this year in the implementation of the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP).

PARIS, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic wasted little time beating Henri Laaksonen 6-1 6-4 6-3 yesterday to breeze into the third round of the French Open and stay on course to hold all four Grand Slam titles.

Dear Editor, West Indies plays its first match in this year’s World Cup against Pakistan today, and fans are hoping that the Caribbean squad will perform well.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Trinidad & Tobago Civ­il Avi­a­tion Au­thor­i­ty (TTCAA) is in­ves­ti­gat­ing an in­ci­dent in which Vene­zolana Air­lines flight AW1303 was forced to make an emer­gency land­ing at Pi­ar­co In­ter­na­tion­al Air­port on yes­ter­day af­ter­noon.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Toronto has long considered itself the centre of the hockey universe but the Raptors, for the moment at least, are the shiniest object in city’s sporting cosmos grabbing the imagination of an entire country.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have targeted Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in an investigation of large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering, a recent court filing shows.

At Victoria, the East Coast Highway veers off in two directions, into the villages of Cove and John and Victoria, then continues its journey eastward.

Hearing that the Tapakuma Lake Primary School in Region Two has been without electricity because the solar panel batteries have expired, Minister of Social Protection, Dr George Norton, on Wednesday indicated willingness to source funding for the donation of five new batteries to the school.

Dear Editor, I have been vocal in my call and rigorous in the campaign to see the decriminalisation of small amounts of marijuana, which would see young people not being jailed in the event that they possess minute portions of that particular herb.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund suspended work with Venezuela on its economic data in January because of questions about the legitimacy of the government, the IMF said yesterday, two days after the central bank reported its first data in nearly four years.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), yesterday morning began a second round of consultations at the Pegasus Hotel for the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Bill.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday May 30, 2019

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Top seed Naomi Osaka admitted being a nervous wreck as she narrowly avoided a meek first-round exit at the French Open this week but said she was at full throttle as she outslugged former world number one Victoria Azarenka yesterday.

Dear Editor, With respect to the letter you were good enough to publish on Wednesday May 29, 2019 titled `Report of COI into the Public Service should be used to inform work of this high-level Committee’, I shall be most grateful if you will publish a correction to the effect that the COI Report referred to, was actually laid in Parliament on May 24, 2016.

First Lady,  Sandra Granger, yesterday morning, presented a quantity of sanitary supplies, including  adult and children’s clothing, school supplies, toys and other accessories to the Women Across Differences (WAD) at its Anira Street, Queenstown office.

*Prices only represent the average Wholesale Farmgate and Retail Prices at the above mentioned markets and are NOT prices set by the Guyana Marketing Corporation or Ministry of Agriculture.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – When Frankie Dettori’s life flashed before his eyes during a plane crash 19 years ago, one of his major regrets was that he would die without winning The Derby.

Dear Editor, It is stories like Kodi Lee’s that make me want to give every child a chance to live.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The charges against former Pemex Chief Executive Emilio Lozoya, who is wanted in a major Mexican anti-corruption investigation, are for money laundering, Mexican newspaper Reforma reported yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Yesterday’s sitting of the Primary Exit Profile Grade 4 Performance Task test at Ramble Primary in Manchester had to be postponed as the school community was left traumatised by an attack on a teacher and her eight-month-old baby.

It would do both the health sector as a whole and the food safety authorities, specifically, a power of good, if they pay more focussed attention to the surfeit of information being disseminated globally on food safety.

I bore – or upset – many friends and readers whenever I repeat herein my limitations and feelings of being “out-of-my-depth” with respect to certain national issues.

MANILA, (Reuters) – The jewellery of former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, famed for her extravagant spending and vast shoe collection, will go on sale with the proceeds going to benefit the Philippine public, the president’s spokesman said yesterday.

The week before last a 37-year-old Wismar man, Leonard Moriah, died from injuries he had received from the residents of Block 22 who had caught him in the act of robbing someone’s house.

(Reuters) – England may be among the favourites to claim their maiden World Cup title on home soil but fans of the gentleman’s game believe they are not likely to win any fair play awards, according to a poll.

Banks DIH Limited has joined the relief effort for residents of Mahdia affected by flooding following heavy rainfall on May 25th in Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni).

Dear Editor, I recall a statement made some years ago by an African leader who lamented the fact that in Africa there is underdevelopment with consultancies whereas in Europe there is development without consultancies.

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