Daily Archive: Friday, June 28, 2019

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Some 5,000 Venezuelans leave their country each day, the Organization of American States (OAS) said in a report on Friday, and the number of migrants from the oil-producing country could double to 8 million by the end of 2020.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,, CMC – West Indies have slipped to number nine in the ICC One-Day International rankings, compounding their misery of being eliminated from the ongoing World Cup in England.

Rum producers from around the region met in Barbados this week to discuss how to promote responsible drinking and to reduce the harmful use of alcohol and labels are now to include warnings.

 (Reuters) – Rapper Nipsey Hussle and the man accused of killing him talked about “snitching” before the rap star was shot dead, according to court documents released Thursday, media reports said.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has been fined 15% of his match fee for showing dissent at the umpire’s decision in their World Cup defeat by India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said today.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The United Nations must drop its bureaucratic timidity and stand up to its member states if it is to tackle global problems, a top U.N.

(Jamaica Observer) An additional 44 foreigners living in Jamaica were today granted citizenship by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA).

While Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday claimed the APNU+AFC government has been in a “mad rush” to allocate prime state lands to key officials and alleged supporters since the December 21st no-confidence vote, Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) Trevor Benn has labelled his statements as misinformation.

By Zoisa Fraser Almost 10 years after being wrongfully dismissed from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Simon McBean was yesterday reinstated by the Police Service Commission (PSC) and he will retain the rank of Superintendent for the time being.

President David Granger yesterday said that the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) now has greater national reach and responsiveness and that investors can be assured that the force will employ all means at their disposal to protect their investments.

President David Granger has not yet responded to a letter from Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo stating that he is prepared to meet at any time to discuss the current political situation and arrangements for a new GECOM Chairman.

A student of Matthews Ridge Secondary School was fatally stabbed by his schoolmate during an altercation at a shop in the community.

A 16-year sentence was yesterday handed down to 59-year-old Mahadeo Dasrat, who was on Wednesday found guilty by a 12-member jury of raping a woman two years ago.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is currently preparing recommendations for the Ministry of Finance to have certain aspects of signed tax agreements with other territories renegotiated and updated, according to Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia, who says this country ought to be cautious when entering tax agreements.

A 27-year-old construction worker was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with embezzling $2 million from his former employer.

A West Coast Berbice man was on Wednesday sentenced to 20 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to rape in the High Court in Berbice.

The findings of the investigations into the deaths of the three children at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) in January after being administered cancer drugs, is still under review by the Medical Council of Guyana, Head of the agency, Dr Navindranauth Rambarran said.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Malcolm Culley, one of the two men accused of killing elderly Albouystown businesswoman Sumintra Dinool, commenced yesterday with the testimony of one of the main witnesses.

Waste disposal company, Cevons Waste Management is seeking environmental authorisation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to operate a sewage treatment plant on the East Bank of Demerara.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday made a donation of $4 million worth of televisions, computers and forensic kits to the Ministries of Social Protection and Public Health, which will go toward the establishment of Child Advocacy Centres to curb child abuse.

The extradition proceedings against ex-policeman Shaun Darcy Nebblett continued yesterday with testimony of the Immigration Officer who discovered that he was blacklisted.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – West Indies’ already wretched campaign tasted even more misery here yesterday when they were dumped from the World Cup without so much as a whimper, in a humbling 125-run loss to powerhouses India at Old Trafford.

Italian Special Envoy for the Caribbean, Caterina Bertolini, visited Bartica yesterday to assess the scope of work which was undertaken under the first phase of the Transitioning to National Energy Security (TNES): Bartica as a model ‘Green’ Town Project.

The goal scoring fiesta in the ongoing Guyana Hockey Board (GHB)/Noble House Seafoods’ Goals Galore Handicap Open Indoor Hockey tournament continued to live up to the billing on Wednesday evening as Marzana Fiedtkou, Aroydy Branford and Devin Munro recorded stimulating performances to spur their sides to triumph at the National Gymnasium.

An IAAF World Championships berth, one year’s bragging rights and cash incentives will all be up for grabs this weekend when the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) stages its flagship National Senior Championships.

Dear Editor, It was bound to happen. Notwithstanding the Commander-in-Chief’s pleadings that he wants incorruptible and unbribable Officers to lead the Guyana Police Force (GPF), ironically, quite the opposite has transpired under his watch.

A mechanic and a mortician, who were charged with possession of around half a pound of marijuana late last year, were freed after the charge against them was dismissed yesterday.

Fifteen youths who made up the 11th batch of apprentices in Republic Bank Guyana’s Youth Link Apprenticeship programme, graduated yesterday.

Dear Editor, Guyana is awaiting clear and definitive directions, so that there can be no ambiguity, as it relates to elections 2019.

The Government of Guyana is showing its support for track and field by throwing its weight once again behind the Aliann Pompey Invitational (API) scheduled for July 6th at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday handed President Donald Trump a stinging defeat, blocking his contentious citizenship question planned for the 2020 census because officials gave a “contrived” rationale and prompting Trump to suggest an extraordinary delay in the constitutionally mandated population count.

Dear Editor, The GAWU could not have ignored the many media reports that have appeared, over recent times, regarding what appears to be the wanton sell-out of assets linked to the sugar industry.

Two fraud charges against a taxi driver were dismissed by a city magistrate yesterday.

The Mayor and City Council was on Monday briefed on an incident involving a city food shop that was ordered to undergo cleaning, after an inspection by the Food and Hygiene Department revealed substandard conditions.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder said the Caribbean side had not performed at the standard expected, after they crashed to their fifth defeat in seven games here yesterday, to suffer elimination from the ICC World Cup.

Dear Editor, When I learnt of the passing of Leon Dundas, the first reaction and that of my family was a feeling of sadness and pain.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives backed down to President Donald Trump and passed a $4.6 billion aid package to address a migrant surge at the U.S.-Mexico

After homeowners registered complaints about structural imperfections at their Perseverance, East Bank Demerara homes, Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Annette Ferguson, on Tuesday assured them that corrective works will begin on the houses within a week’s time.

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – West Indies have a bright future despite the team’s elimination from the Cricket World Cup yesterday, fast bowler Kemar Roach said after India snuffed out their slim chances of making the semi-finals.

Dear Editor, Contrary to Swami Aksharananda’s letter in SN of June 25, 2019 `Every Dharmic tradition speaks unambiguously of the evils of greed’,  I did not state that corruption is motivated by Hindu religious beliefs.

KINSHASA,  (Reuters) – At least 41 artisanal miners were killed yesterday when part of a copper and cobalt mine owned by Glencore collapsed in southeast Congo, the provincial governor said.

The Caribbean College of Surgeons (CCOS) has successfully trained four specialist surgeons attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) Department of Surgery, to perform thyroidectomy procedures.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Algeria knocked Senegal out of their stride and kept Sadio Mane under wraps as they edged the West Africans 1-0 in a stop-start Africa Cup of Nations match yesterday to reach the last 16.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – An ex-Venezuelan electricity minister and another former official at the country’s electricity ministry yesterday were placed under U.S.

PARIS (Reuters) – High stakes, high heat, high turn-out and high expectations — the U.S.

A youth who was found guilty of stealing a gold chain will be spending the next six months in jail.

Dear Editor, Hanna Barrington, an Englishwoman of Austrian origin, died at the age of 101 at her home in Battersea, London, a few weeks ago.

LE HAVRE, France, (Reuters) – England marched into the women’s World Cup semi-finals with an impressive 3-0 victory over demoralised Norway yesterday, delivering their best performance of the tournament.

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has dispatched two excavators to clear the foreshore at Number 43 Village, a move meant to improve drainage in Black Bush Polder.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday he would not sign any trade deal with Brazil if President Jair Bolsonaro pulled out of the Paris climate accord, threatening to put a spanner in the works of EU-Mercosur trade negotiations.

Dear Editor, I noted that ExxonMobil has admitted to paying all expenses for First Lady Sandra Granger and Head of the Energy Department, Dr.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris confronted front-runner Joe Biden on race during a debate yesterday, saying Biden’s remarks about working with pro-segregationist senators were “hurtful” and questioning his 1970s opposition to school busing.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Kenya, helped by a Michael Olunga brace, twice came from behind to beat East African neighbours Tanzania 3-2 yesterday and chalk up their second-ever win at the Africa Cup of Nations in a match both coaches described as crazy.

Dear Editor, In another section of the media, I read an article captioned, “Beware of scammers and imposters”.

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, (Reuters) – Brazil beat Paraguay 4-3 on penalties to advance to the last four of the Copa America last night after they drew 0-0 in their quarter-final in Porto Alegre.

-Romanticising the ghetto? Or empowering it? Hoping that the thoughts explored or expressed in the paragraphs immediately hereunder do not attract the displeasure of the more politically-minded.

From a young age, many women are societally conditioned to accept acts of sexual harassment made against them.

There is a certain logic to how bureaucracies work; there has to be, otherwise no organisation could function at all.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Indigenous groups in Peru are turning to the courts with a new legal strategy for keeping mining and oil projects off their lands, racking up victories that could make it harder for companies to secure permits in the Andean country, a major minerals producer.

(Trinidad Express) For the second time in just over one month and the third time in two years, a Claxton Bay man has been awarded compensation by the court for wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution.