Daily Archive: Saturday, July 13, 2019

The Government of Guyana today said it accepts its “interim” status but that “Cabinet has not stopped functioning”.

Notwithstanding the fact that a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission is still to be named, the PPP/C appointed commissioners today said that the electoral body must immediately begin preparing for general elections in accordance with yesterday’s ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice.

The Working People’s Alliance today said it welcomed yesterday’s rulings by the CCJ on the motion of no confidence and the GECOM Chairman but it said it did not agree that the current caretaker government should be limited to just preparing for elections.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Serena Williams remained tantalisingly one short of a record-equalling 24 Grand Slam singles titles as Simona Halep thrashed the off-key American in a one-sided Wimbledon final on Saturday.

(Barbados Nation) The massive influx of smelly Sargassum seaweed in the island’s waters continues to inundate a number of beaches across Barbados.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The St Catherine Health Department said it has identified the source of the rat infestation at the Spanish Town Hospital and has taken steps to eliminate the problem.

(Trinidad Guardian) Po­lice are mov­ing to lay a charge of in­vol­un­tary manslaugh­ter against a Cen­tral school bus dri­ver more than a week af­ter a tod­dler died in her care.

MOGADISHU/GAROWE, Somalia,  (Reuters) – Islamist gunmen killed 26 people, including Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians, when they stormed a hotel in Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayo, a regional state president said on Saturday, the deadliest day in the city since insurgents were driven out in 2012.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 40-year-old man, of no fixed place of abode, has ap­peared be­fore a San Fer­nan­do Mag­is­trate, af­ter be­ing charged with lar­ce­ny amount­ing to $51,000, af­ter promis­ing to im­port and de­liv­er ve­hi­cles to sev­er­al vic­tims.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has declined to fix timelines for general elections, which it says should be held in accordance with the Constitution following the December 21st, 2018 passage of a motion of no-confidence against the APNU+AFC government and it has further established that a “caretaker” administration now exists.

Saying that there is no need to issue directions given the resignation of Justice James Patterson from the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday urged President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo to ensure the urgent appointment of a replacement.

Reiterating his commitment to free and fair elections, President David Granger late yesterday afternoon said he is prepared to appoint a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as early Monday once he has the cooperation of the Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Eoin Morgan’s England can cap a stunning white-ball transformation in tomorrow’s Cricket World Cup final but awaiting them at Lord’s will be a New Zealand side chasing their own slice of history.

A jubilant Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday thanked the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) for the professional manner in which it handled the cases stemming from last December’s passage of a no-confidence motion against the government and he once again declared that his party will not be returning to the National Assembly to grant an extension to the three-month election deadline outlined in the Constitution.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England quick Jofra Archer will keep up his aggressive approach in tomorrow’s World Cup final against New Zealand after his bouncer left Australia’s Alex Carey with a bloodied chin in Thursday’s semi-final at Edgbaston.

The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) has released murder accused Alvin Reid, known as ‘Satan,’ by mistake and the police are now seeking the public’s assistance to recapture him.

Larry Singh, the owner of the drug bond on Sussex Street that the government was renting in a controversial deal, has admonished Prime Minister (PM) Moses Nagamootoo for “misleading” comments on the building.

Lady Jaguars head-coach Dr. Ivan Joseph said yesterday that the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Qualifiers which commence today will be utilized as an avenue to start the rebuilding of the women’s programme.

Several villages on the Corentyne were flooded yesterday, following heavy rainfall on Thursday that continued throughout the evening.

The Burnham Court on Carmichael and Middle Streets will come alive tonight when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship resumes with the second elimination round.

Former three-time national men’s singles champion Colin France feels that nine-yea-old emerging table tennis maestro Jasmine Billingy has the potential to be a world-beater.

Sports-betting giant Superbet has sued the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Gaming Authority for not processing its application for betting licences and imposing the requirement of good standing certification as a precondition.

Harvey Gulf International Marine officially launched its local subsidiary, Guyana Offshore Vessels Services Inc.,

Robert Singh, who captured three medals at the recent third annual Caribbean Beginners and Developmental archery championships, was the recipient of a fourth from Director of Sport Christopher Jones.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has over the past few months intensified its monitoring of local media and citizens using social media platforms, to discourage the heightening of tensions and the promotion of discriminatory practices due to political developments.

The Guyana under-17 cricket team will look to cap off their disappointing Cricket West Indies “Future Stars” U17 Regional tournament with a victory when they come up against the Leeward Islands today at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy ground.

By Royston Crandon Guyana’s national badminton player Narayan Ramdhani has hailed his one-week badminton camp a success.

A 36-year-old miner is now nursing three gunshot wounds after he was shot after he attempted to sexually assault a woman.

Timothy McKenzie, the 22-year-old man who was charged with murdering Richard Noel last year at the Stabroek Market, was yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime, while his father, James McKenzie, who was charged alongside him, was freed.

Leo Romalho with an aggregate of 118 points and six V-bulls won the latest round of the Guyana National Rifle Association Record Shoot held Sunday last at the Timehri Rifle Ranges, Yarrowkabra, Linden Soesdyke Highway.

A murder accused prisoner was sentenced to three years in jail yesterday after admitting to the ownership of cannabis found in his food at the Camp Street Prison.

One of Guyana’s leading table tennis clubs the Titans Table Tennis Club, is set to roll out its 2019 junior summer camp from Monday until July 26. 

A three-year sentence and a fine of $2 million were yesterday imposed on a Thomas Street, Kitty man, who was found guilty of having 10 pounds of cannabis in his home for trafficking.

The Business School (TBS) will have to wait a bit longer for their first win in the Sir Garfield Sobers Schools Cricket Tournament in Barbados after crashing to three successive losses.

A three-year sentence was on Thursday handed down to a man who was found guilty of the illegal possession of a gun and ammunition.

LONDON (Reuters) – Serena Williams no longer wants to obsess about elusive Grand Slam “number 24” and Simona Halep is desperate to win Wimbledon more than to stop the American reaching that milestone but there will be no place for either to hide in today’s final.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A nationwide wave of arrests of immigrants facing deportation will commence over the weekend, U.S.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Even for the two players vying for the title of GOAT (Greatest of All Time) it was perhaps greedy to expect them to produce a blockbuster to compare with their previous duel at Wimbledon.

A youth has been sentenced to six months in jail after admitting to pocketing money someone else had dropped in the vicinity of Stabroek Market.

Wakenaam-born model Abeena Gomes has been strutting the runway for two years professionally, but fashion, entertainment and art are nothing new as she has been doing these things since she was a child, including modelling at numerous school events.

ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Turkey began taking delivery of an advanced Russian missile defence system yesterday, a move expected to trigger U.S.

A day after being further denied bail by a city magistrate for conspiring to murder a Lethem businessman, Mark Grimmond, the operator of Rockies Hotel in Georgetown, secured bail from the High Court.

Dear Editor, I write this letter prompted by the letter entitled: “APNU and PPP/C must use this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for meaningful constitutional reforms” in Stabroek News, Friday, July 12, 2019 by Terrence R.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic held off a spirited challenge from Spanish outsider Roberto Bautista Agut yesterday to triumph in four sets and advance to a mouthwatering Wimbledon final against Roger Federer.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Colombia is working to halt scores of slayings of community leaders by criminal groups and remnant bands of rebels following the country’s historic 2016 peace deal, President Ivan Duque said yesterday, during a visit from the UN Security Council.

The other day I offered homemade mango and guava drinks (made separately) to some teenagers visiting my home.

Dear Editor, The past week has been a relatively disappointing one for representatives of the security sector at the national and regional levels.

Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence is seeking an inquest into the death of Nursing Assistant Schenise Apple, who was found dead in her apartment at the nurses’ quarters in Mahdia, in Region Eight, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder traded guard Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for guard Chris Paul and a pair of first-round draft picks, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Panama will withdraw its flag from more vessels that violate sanctions and international legislation, the country’s maritime authority told Reuters, following the removal of about 60 ships linked to Iran and Syria from the Panamanian registry in recent months.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigned yesterday amid fresh scrutiny of his handling of the sex abuse case against financier Jeffrey Epstein, becoming President Donald Trump’s latest adviser to leave the administration in controversy.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – A senior Pakistani judge was sacked yesterday following a scandal over blackmail claims relating to the jailing of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on corruption charges, the law ministry said.

Dear Editor, She came on the scene in a less than glamorous manner, but the recent announcement that the three months wait for salary by new public servants is a thing of the past has redeemed her opening missteps.

While youth sometimes makes you feel as if you have all the time in the world, growing older forces you to contemplate certain aspects of your life.

As part of its efforts to reduce maternal mortality countrywide and guarantee safer deliveries for first-time mothers, and particularly teen mothers, nurses in the Maternity Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) have established a support group to educate young mothers on the various steps of delivery.

CHALON SUR SAONE, France, (Reuters) – Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen put his nightmare of a Tour de France start behind him when he won the seventh stage in a bunch sprint after a pancake-flat 230 km ride from Belfort yesterday.

BOGOTA,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A court in Ecuador has upheld a ruling that prevents the government from selling land in the Amazon rainforest to oil companies, a move activists called a historic win for the Waorani indigenous tribe living there.

Before we see anything, “Spider-Man: Far from Home” begins with a sound cue of a famous pop song.

The 14th Chinese Medical Brigade has just concluded a one-year stint at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Dear Editor, President Medina of the Dominican Republic wants to ram through an amendment so that he can run for a third term.

NEW ORLEANS,  (Reuters) – City officials warned New Orleans residents yesterday to secure their homes, stock up on supplies and prepare to huddle indoors with Tropical Storm Barry poised to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019.

LIVERPOOL, England, CMC – World number three Jamaica hardly broke a sweat as they opened their Netball World Cup campaign with an authoritative 85-29 victory over Fiji here yesterday.

MADRID/ZURICH (Reuters) – Lab-grown meat, first introduced to the world six years ago in the form of a $280,000 hamburger, could hit supermarket shelves at $10 a patty within two years, European start-ups told Reuters.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday that the nomination of his son Eduardo to be ambassador to the United States was not an act of nepotism and that he would not make the appointment if it were.

In its consequential orders yesterday, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) set out pithily that the Granger administration fell from office on December 21, 2018 and must now only function as a caretaker government for the purposes of holding general elections in three months from June 18 unless there is an enlargement of that period with the concurrence of the opposition.

Many Guyanese now refer to the period of July and August as summer.

Guyana’s first ever Coily Hair and Beauty Expo is billed for later this month at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.