Articles published on Sunday, June 16, 2019
TUMBES, Peru, (Reuters) – Thousands of Venezuelans crossed into Peru despite a crackdown on migrants without passports or visas meant to stem the flood of immigration from their crisis-stricken nation, as many lacking those documents filed asylum requests instead.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – India extended their unblemished World Cup record against Pakistan after Rohit Sharma’s century and tidy bowling secured their 89-run victory via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the tournament’s most anticipated group match today.
(Jamaica Observer) Members of the Senate clashed Friday, after Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith insisted that the Government would respond to the issues stemming from the detention of five Jamaican fishermen by the United States Coast Guard in 2017 after completing its investigations.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of black-clad protesters in Hong Kong demanded today that the city’s leader step down over her handling of a bill that would have allowed extradition to China and which sparked one of the most violent protests in decades.
(Trinidad Express) Venezuelan school teacher and desperate migrant Isabeth Moren, has a message for the women of Trinidad and Tobago.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Ten months after an incident caught on video in which a policeman appears to body slam a female motorcyclist to the ground during an arrest, the Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM) has completed its probe.
(Trinidad Guardian) Gasparillo resident Verne and his Venezuelan partner Jennifer will likely be heading for the altar since he said Jennifer was among the 400 who didn’t succeed in being registered last Friday.
Another police rank has levelled major allegations against a member of the Guyana Police Force leadership, whom he says has been running corruption rackets in ‘B’ Division (Berbice).
With overwhelming support, Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday won the leadership of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and was also endorsed as the party’s choice to be the prime ministerial candidate for governing coalition at the next general elections.
By Emmerson Campbell Shaking the cobwebs out of his head and returning to the fray with renewed vigor, boxing standout, Keevin Allicock is looking forward to the Pan American Games with his eyes on the podium.
Female Candidate Master, Maria Varona-Thomas moved within one win of retaining her title with two rounds remaining in the National Women’s Chess Championship.
While Republic Bank Guyana Limited (RBL) has still not made a public statement on its ongoing investigation of fraudulent activity on its Visa International Debit Cards, customers who have been affected by the activity say the bank is only making payments for transactions within the last three months.
Mes Delices, situated 12 kilometres from Vreed-en-Hoop along the Canal Number One Polder Road, is bordered by Geneve and Jacoba Constantia.
The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has successfully laid a new 13.8 kV submarine cable across the Demerara River and it is now providing over 5 Megawatts (MW) of power to the Eastern Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS), bringing an end to the daily scheduled load shedding activities.
A new champion will be crowded in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Bartica Zone after defending champs Disconnection Crew were sent walking by newcomers Walking Boys Friday at the Bartica Community Centre tarmac.
When the dust settled at the Lusignan Golf Club yesterday it was Kassim Khan, Azrodeen Shaw and Romel Bhagwandin emerging victorious in their respective A-C flights in the Pre-Father’s Day tournament sponsored by Survival Supermarket.
A family lost their home after a fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, gutted their Timehri, East Bank Demerara home on Friday evening.
I cannot be sure it remains so today because I’m not around large numbers of young people constantly, but in my youth there was this definite impression among youngsters that life on the road, for a travelling musician, was a series of joyful experiences.
Shaleeza Khan, General Manager of Guyana Publications Incorporated (GPI), the publisher of the Stabroek News and Sunday Stabroek newspapers, says the company has been treated unfairly by the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA), which recently denied its application for a primary zone radio licence.
In an age where sports analytics is increasingly becoming one of the main pillars in the development of sport, the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) is working to use a similar model to advance the growth of cricket.
Having long outlived the Biblical span of three score years and ten, I realise more and more clearly that this overtime gifted by the Gods must be very carefully husbanded.
Asks Romario Samaroo Over the last four seasons, Guyana Jaguars’ wicket-keeper/batsman, Anthony Bramble, has staked his claim for a senior call p, but like many outstanding performers, he has been overlooked once again.
Following disclosures by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo of the transfer of millions in funds from the Department of Public Service to the children of Minister Simona Broomes, Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency Joseph Harmon on Friday said the sums represented scholarship payments which they earned as part of their contracts with government.
The best quote I have read among dozens in relation to Father’s Day while preparing for this article is this: “By the time a man realises that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.”
President’s College, Marian Academy and Bishops’ High secured wins in the U18 section when the Youth Basketball Guyana [YBG] ‘Regional Conference’ continued Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.
Fathers often feel as though they aren’t celebrated enough. Mothers are usually the celebrated ones because, more often than not, they tend to be the primary caregiver in many ways.
It will take a new board to reverse the decision to fire Sherod Duncan from the position of General Manager of the Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL), which is the publisher of the state-run Chronicle newspapers.
The New Orleans Pelicans agreed to trade All-Star big man Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers in return for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round picks — including the No.
A Guyanese fisherman is now missing and feared dead after he was allegedly cut loose by a fellow crew member while transferring fish from his boat to another in Suriname’s waters.
“I just need answers, I need closure. My son is dead, and we don’t know what happened,” 72-year-old Martha Persaud said.
Abused by a partner as a young woman which left her ashamed and in a state of self-blame and even once attempting self-harm, Michelle Nicholas knew she had to do something to assist other women in similar situations.
Training sessions for minibus operators are expected to start soon due to a lax adherence to the Minibus Code of Conduct, head of the United Minibus Union (UMU) Eon Andrews has said.
CARDIFF, (Reuters) – South Africa finally got a World Cup win under their belts as they eased to a nine-wicket triumph over Afghanistan yesterday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals.
Dear Editor, What does it take to get punished in this country?
LONDON, (Reuters) – Captain Aaron Finch’s brilliant 153 and ruthless pace bowling by Mitchell Starc led Australia to an emphatic 87-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup yesterday.
A member of the deaf community is seeking financial assistance to travel to Moscow, Russia to participate in the Miss and Mister Deaf International pageant through which he hopes to build a platform to further empower the community in Guyana.
Seventeen seniors were on Friday awarded with certificates after they completed a five-day workshop on Puppetry Design and Performance, aimed at building capacity in live show production.
Dear Editor, What did Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Jobs (Apple), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Tim Berners-Lee (the Internet), Larry Page (Google), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), and Elon Musk (Tesla) all have in common?
SOUTHAMPTON, England, CMC- West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching its code of conduct.
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam yesterday indefinitely delayed a proposed law that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, in a dramatic retreat after anger over the bill triggered the city’s biggest and most violent street protests in decades.
A Coroner’s Inquest is scheduled to begin this week to determine if anyone is responsible for the death of Ian Chaves, the 43-year-old Industry resident whose lifeless body was discovered on the Turkeyen Public Road six years ago after a suspected hit-and-run accident.
Dear Editor, June 16th, 2019 marks 71 years since the brutal and cold-blooded murder of five sugar workers at the hands of colonial police.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The eastern parish of Portland is arming itself to tackle a rat-infestation problem that has taken root especially in the seaside town of Port Antonio, the parish’s capital.
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Leaked personal messages published yesterday by a news website show the judge who led the corruption trial that jailed former Brazil president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva advised prosecutors to influence public opinion against the leftist leader.
A homeless man is now nursing injuries about his body after he was beaten and chopped by a group of men who allegedly attacked him on Friday evening along the University of Guyana (UG) access road.
Dear Editor, Perusing some old 1972 newsprints during a research project, I came across a Guyanese actress who seemingly was about to make it big in movies but apparently it didn’t happen because of her belief that stripping for the movies was not healthy.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, CMC – Despite two losses former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd has not given up faith that the West Indies can still win the 2019 ICC World Cup.
Think of your body like a car, when you fuel that car with premium fuel it runs at a completely different level.
Region One (Barima-Waini) continues to be affected by a fuel shortage as a result of the existing crisis in neighbouring Venezuela.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will stand trial soon on corruption charges, while 41 former officials from his government are being investigated for suspected graft, the chief prosecutor said yesterday.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial, ‘Luck of the draw’ (SN: 09/06/19) in which you claim “the draw seems heavily weighted in India’s favour.”
In what was a particularly interesting development on the Guyanese stage, the Georgetown International Academy (GIA) performed Almost, Maine, a play by American actor/playwright John Cariani, directed by Subraj Singh at the Theatre Guild Playhouse last week.
Barbados’s display theme this year at Chelsea Flower Show was ‘The Charter of Barbados 1652’. This
Whoever believes that there is an easy route out of Guyana’s political dilemma is probably labouring under a misapprehension.
Anthony Drayton outplayed his six opponents over two weekends of magnificent chess and captured his first ever national title.
When in the early 1990s it became apparent that Europe’s preferential regimes for Caribbean bananas and sugar were coming to an end, an impassioned debate began about a transition to other forms of economic activity.
Introduction Last week’s column wrapped-up my discussion of break-even prices, both from a business (commercial) perspective and a fiscal and their relation to the unit total cost of Guyana’s crude oil exports.
Last Update: 556.17 Movement: 0.28% Current Update: 554.59 YTD Movement: 7.71% The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) declined 0.28% during the second period of trading in June 2019.
The Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) can be found throughout the American tropics and subtropics, from the middle Rio Grande and the Gulf and Californian coasts of the United States south through Mexico and Central America to southern South America.
