Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 5, 2019

(Jamaica Gleaner) Culture Minister, Olivia Grange, is encouraging Jamaicans to observe ‘nine night’ in honour of the late former Prime Minister Edward Seaga.

With the submarine cable linking its Vreed-en-Hoop and Kingston facilities still down, the Guyana Power and Light is continuing with scheduled blackouts.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – At age 75, singer Julio Iglesias can’t run and can no longer play soccer.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – Days after this year’s “Mass Games” debuted before North Korea’s top leadership, the huge pageant has been put on hold after leader Kim Jong Un expressed his dissatisfaction, foreign tour groups said today.

(Barbados Nation) Attorney Vonda Pile has been found guilty of theft but not guilty of money laundering.

(Jamaica Gleaner) For more than a century, the practice of obeah has been illegal under Jamaican law.

(Trinidad Guardian) Kid­napped Ja­maican busi­ness­man Yohan Chin has been re­leased by his ab­duc­tors af­ter 51 days in cap­tiv­i­ty.

(Trinidad Guardian) US au­thor­i­ties who dis­cov­ered the body of a Nicaraguan mi­grant in­to Texas this week, say that among the things they found on him was a phone num­ber for some­one in Trinidad and To­ba­go.

Geeta Chandan-Edmond, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL), resigned yesterday after Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo directed that the decision to fire Sherod Duncan from the post of General Manager of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle be rescinded even as she maintained that due process was followed.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday strongly refuted the claims by the Special Purpose Unit (SPU) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) that it is not adequately accounting for funds it has received and has withheld pertinent information on spending.

A shopkeeper was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with murdering a customer, who allegedly pulled a gun on him.

A miner was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with killing a man by stabbing him with a beer bottle after an argument.

A second suspect was yesterday charged with the murder of Patrick Fraser, who was gunned down while liming with friends at an abandoned house at Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara (EBD) last month.

The driver of the truck that crushed seven-year-old Ciarra Benjamin to death on Saturday on the Agricola Public Road, has been released on station bail pending further investigations into the accident.

Although he did not inflict the fatal wound, Linden Williams was yesterday morning sentenced to eight years behind bars for the unlawful killing of a friend.

The Golden Jaguars conducted their first training session in Bermuda on Monday ahead of their international friendly tomorrow against the host nation which will serve as preparation for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign.

The National Monitoring System (NEMS) is currently assessing an eruption of what is suspected be natural gas, which occurred yesterday morning in Mabaruma, Region One where two wells were being dug, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has reported.

Golden Jaguars Head-coach Michael Johnson and his Bermuda counterpart Kyle Lightbourne said yesterday that the international friendly between the two nations tomorrow is the ideal preparation ahead of their respective maiden campaign in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

A Black Bush Polder, Corentyne man who was found guilty of manslaughter in the High Court in Berbice last month, was yesterday sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment.

Guyana Football Federation [GFF] First Vice-President Brigadier [retired] Bruce Lovell met with Denmark Football Association boss Jesper Moller at the 69th FIFA Congress in Paris, France, with the aim of fostering relations between the two entities.

Representatives of the Region One Council, coastal village councils and other agencies, recently participated in an oil spill demonstration at Waini Point, Shell Beach.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) 12-month suspension of standout lifter Carlos Petterson-Griffith is final, however the federation will be revisiting the 12-month suspension of Junica Pluck.

Former national youth cricketer Kellon Carmichael has begun his 2019 stint in England with a few top performances at the weekend for his clubs – Goring By Sea CC in the Sussex Premier Cricket League and Sabina SC – in the Greater London Cricket League.

Romario Baljeet yesterday completed his testimony in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against Abdul Imran Khan, who is accused of attempting to murder him in an attack at the Palm Court nightclub.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – New Zealand will stick to an unchanged line-up as they seek to build momentum in their second match of the World Cup against a fired-up Bangladesh at The Oval today.

The Public Infrastructure and Natural Resources ministries are assessing the damage to the access road from Lethem to Aishalton caused by recent flash flooding and are working with regional authorities to address the situation.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – French Open fans will be treated to the semi-final they had always hoped for as great rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal advanced in contrasting fashion yesterday to set up a last-four encounter at Roland Garros.

Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Godfrey Statia has made a promise to pen a “letter of comfort” to the Bank of Baroda (Guyana) Inc.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Klay Thompson gave himself a green light while the Golden State medical staff threw a stop sign in front of Kevin Durant and Kevon Looney as the two-time defending champion Warriors prepare to take on the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight.

The shortage of fuel in Region One (Barima-Waini) has taken a toll on the daily operations of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and residents are being forced to bear exorbitant prices for fuel and services, Chairman of the RDC, Brentnol Ashley said.

Dear Editor, A few days ago a young girl was horrifically killed in the blossoming of her youth.  

(Reuters) – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said it will seek a swift reversion of Monday’s Swiss court ruling in favour of double Olympic champion Caster Semenya.

Civil society grouping, Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) has taken a stance against the oil and gas path Guyana is advancing on, arguing that ensuing policies are contradictory to the country’s climate goals.

Dear Editor, Your columns, over the recent weeks, have been replete with heated debate surrounding: the performance of the Vice-Chancellor of UG; his related employment contract; the legal status of the contending UG Unions; the decision-making process of the UG Council – all overtaken by the advice of the overseeing GTUC, via its President.

Dear Editor, I write to add my personal tribute to Andaiye whom I was fortunate to know from my teenage years, as she was a friend of my father’s.

CARDIFF, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka survived a woeful batting collapse to beat Afghanistan by 34 runs in a rain-shortened World Cup thriller yesterday.

It has been more than a month since Bartica resident Perion Nicholas Bobb was murdered, and while no charges have yet been laid, Police Commissioner Leslie James said that the investigation remains active, though the police have experienced difficulty in locating witnesses.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh have dealt with the trauma of the Christchurch mosque attacks by becoming closer as a team, coach Steve Rhodes said yesterday as his World Cup players prepared to play New Zealand for the first time since the March mass shooting.

Works on the sea defence at Prospect, Mahaica, Region Five, and the surrounding areas are expected to begin within two weeks, according to head of the River and Sea Defence Department of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Kevin Samad.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – The Trump administration banned cruises to Cuba under new restrictions on U.S.

Dear Editor, I am pleased to address you with regards to the Editorial `Chagos Islands’, published on May 26, 2019 in your newspaper, where erroneous statements are made regarding the question of the Malvinas.

SOUTHAMPTON, England,  (Reuters) – India are banking on their experience in their World Cup opener against South Africa and cannot take the opposition’s depleted bowling attack lightly, captain Virat Kohli said yesterday, insisting the Proteas can call upon quality replacements.

Dear Editor,  I wish to be afforded some space in your publication to point out, and in some way proffer an analysis of a posture taken by the Ministry of Education.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, once a close aide to President Donald Trump, has agreed to turn over documents related to his 2016 election campaign to congressional investigators, a top Democratic lawmaker said yesterday.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, for the operating of the Haags Bosch Landfill and other municipal landfills.

Dear Editor, What is this debate all about, whether Cheddi Jagan was a practising Hindu or whether Hinduism impacted the PPP?

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil sped up in May to the fastest rate in a decade, according to data from an early-warning satellite system, as experts pointed to activity by illegal loggers encouraged by the easing of environmental protections under President Jair Bolsonaro.

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England,  CMC – Ex-West Indies seamer Ravi Rampaul snatched his second successive five-wicket haul but Derbyshire’s batting faltered, to leave their Division Two County Championship contest against Durham delicately balanced here yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A new mandatory requirement for Jamaicans and other citizens across the globe to disclose all the social-media platforms they have visited in the last five years, along with their user names, when they apply for American visas will have a “chilling effect” on free speech, a Jamaica-born immigration attorney based in the United States (US) has said.

Residents of Kwebana, Moruca, in Region One are now the proud beneficiaries of a newly-built Cassava Processing Factory.

Dear Editor, The recent ministerial or Cabinet outreach in Region 2 (Pomeroon-Supenaam) at Damon Square can be termed a resounding success so far, and I say “so far” because there are some issues that were addressed almost immediately, but of course others would take some time.

The International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy met for the second time last week, in Ottawa.

“Guyana will be one of the few countries to have a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) in place before ‘First Oil’”. 

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro received the diplomatic credentials of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido’s envoy to Brazil, formally recognizing her as the ambassador of the neighbouring country.

NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – West Indies head coach, Floyd Reifer, has backed rookie Nicholas Pooran, to excel in the ongoing ICC World Cup.

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), in observing Eid ul Fitr today, an observance marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, is encouraging Muslims to work toward unity by promoting peace and harmony.