Articles published on Sunday, July 14, 2019
(Trinidad Newsday) Fired CEO of the Trinidad Tourism Ltd (TTL) Camille Campbell maintains she did her best for the company in the six months she was there, and her work had only just begun when she was axed.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic again proved the toughest of nuts for Roger Federer to crack as he repelled everything the Swiss threw at him to claim a fifth Wimbledon title in the first All England Club final to be decided by a tiebreaker today.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England ended their 44-year wait for a maiden 50-overs World Cup title by beating a gutsy New Zealand side on boundaries after a tied Super Over amidst heart-stopping drama today.
(Trinidad Express) Mother of two, Roslyn Rivers, has a bad feeling about her younger daughter’s disappearance.
The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred yesterday about 7.40 pm on the Soesdyke/Linden Public Road, EBD, involving motor car # PVV 535 driven by Alonzo De Santos, 32, of Lot 136 Prospect ,EBD and motor hire car #HC 2554, driven by Royston Stewart, 44, of Sandville, Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.
(Jamaica Observer) Michael O’Hara has refuted claims that he has disrespected Racers Track Club Head Coach Glen Mills.
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican animator living in Japan, Michelle Keane is using her work to address mental health, racism and black negative stereotypes in an industry where being black and female is an anomaly.
(Jamaica Observer) A former Jamaica Defence Force soldier who has reportedly been stalking his ex-lover and assaulted both her and her current young lover on separate occasions, claiming the young man had destroyed his family, was remanded for psychiatric evaluation when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court last week.
KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Malaysia has seized more than 1 billion ringgit ($243.25 million) from a bank account of state-owned China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Ltd (CPP), the Straits Times newspaper said on Saturday.
(Trinidad Guardian) Clothes, photos, shoes, even a bank card and other personal items belonging to Neil, 25, and Nigel Seebran, 23, are cherished and closely guarded by their family at their Granville, Cedros home.
To some, Weusi and Vilma Tafawa, who hail from Buxton and Bachelor’s Adventure, respectively, might appear to be thrill seekers, but the couple, both aged 70, did not decide overnight to climb Africa’s tallest mountain.
By Kevin Garbaran “Jumbie is not real” is what nine year old Devika had come to believe after her teacher interjected the idea into a conversation she was having with two of her friends during lunch break.
By Nigel Westmaas In a long search through public records, newspapers, books and other sources over several years, I managed to unearth, at last tally, roughly 95 plus “formally announced” political parties from the Dutch colonial period right until the present.
If current job postings in the local press and on online platforms are any guide, companies are hiring and, in some cases, recruiting apprentices.
By Alim Hosein The awards ceremony for the 2019 Guyana Visual Arts Com-petition was held at the National Cultural Centre on Thursday June 27, and the Guyana Visual Arts Exhibition was officially launched later the same evening by Minister of Social Cohesion George Norton at the National Gallery of Art.
Although accepting its “interim” status based on the judgment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the APNU+AFC government yesterday declared that Cabinet is continuing to function, in apparent defiance of the Constitution.
There is a lovely Rupununi hammock in our house; one which has given me much relaxation and sound sleep recently.
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that the Guyana National Assembly “properly passed” a no-confidence motion (NCM) against the Government on December 21.
While the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has established that the current APNU+AFC administration is now serving as a “caretaker” government, following the passage of a no-confidence motion against it last year, opinion so far is divided on the implications for the exercise of its authority.
-company forging ahead with two more offshore oil projects Still on target for first oil in the first quarter of next year from its Liza 1 project, offshore Guyana, ExxonMobil is forging ahead with plans for two other offshore developments in the Stabroek Block that are expected to see Guyana receiving additional revenue as there will be increased production.
In last week’s column, I touched on tips for a better night’s rest and subsequently received numerous emails on the subject.
The top brass of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) is optimistic of the nation’s representatives at the Pan American Games putting their best feet forward and perhaps even returning with medals from the event scheduled for Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11.
Every now and then, I travel up the Essequibo River to spend weekends in a small house set on the bank in a clearing of white sand cut from the jungle.
The 2019 Caribbean Area Squash Association Junior championship gets underway today in Trinidad and Tobago with Guyana squarely focused on regaining the team’s overall title.
Dear Editor, Now that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has, subsequent to its judgments rendered on 18 June 2019, made deliberate and specific declarations and orders – inter alia: “…..
“The residents don’t want it! We have the power and if we have power, we are not standing for that,” a frustrated resident declared yesterday on behalf of citizens of Houston Gardens, East Bank Demerara and other communities, who held a press conference to argue against a proposal by Nalco Champion Guyana to store large quantities of chemicals at Industrial Site, Ruimveldt.
A few weeks ago we spoke about workplace burnout. This week, we will look at taking that much needed vacation.
Dear Editor, The Caribbean Court of Justice in its final pronouncements on the 12th July, 2019, describes the current status of the Coalition Government as a “Caretaker”.
What construction entails Construction can be described as the activities required to form and assemble materials and components to make infrastructure products, fixed to the land, with such products to be utilised in the place where constructed, by the society and human community as a whole.
While President David Granger has said that a Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) can be appointed by Monday and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has expressed a willingness to meet, efforts to arrange a meeting between the two were still to yield a result up to last evening.
Defending champion Gold is Money, along with traditional giants Sparta Boss, Back Circle and North East La Penitence secured wins when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship commenced on Friday.
A gutsy solo escape with two laps to go by Walter Grant-Stuart was enough to win him yesterday’s feature 35-lap event of the P&P Insurance Brokers 11-race programme.
The opposition PPP/C-nominated members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have declared that the Elections Commission Secretariat must immediately begin preparing for general elections in accordance with Friday’s ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
Dear Editor, It was reported that the cabinet issued a proposal to remove custodial sentences for persons found with up to 30 grams of marijuana in their possession, by an amendment to the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act 1988.
Dear Editor, The Sunday Stabroek of 07 July, 2019 carried a most thought provocative analysis of the 2019 results of the Grade Six Assessment, during which it correctly pointed out that there was little in these results for the Ministry of Education to be so overly optimistic in its review.
The Boyce/Jefford Classic, a track and field partnership involving Colin Boyce and Edison Jefford has ended after nine years and Boyce is prepared to take the latter to court after it was publicized that the ‘Jefford Track and Field Classic’ is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Looking to secure a larger foothold in the ethnic market in western Canada by year end, GraceKennedy has expanded retail space and launched new products in that market.
The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has called for the country’s political leaders to meaningfully engage each other in order to resolve the current impasse over the holding of general elections and the appointment of a Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson.
The diagram represents a puzzle which was created in 1968 by eminent Hungarian-American chess grandmaster and world championship candidate Pal Benko.
Based on the show’s track record, you may have been expecting the new season of Stranger Things to be jam-packed.
KHARTOUM, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands demonstrated in cities across Sudan yesterday, witnesses said, to mark 40 days since security forces killed dozens when they stormed a protest camp in the capital Khartoum.
Saying that Guyana has benefitted significantly, particularly in the areas of trade and investment, health and security since establishing diplomatic ties with the United States (US), President David Granger on Friday night expressed optimism that two countries will continue to enjoy good relations and cooperation.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A green tinge on the Lord’s track intrigued New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and his England counterpart Eoin Morgan yesterday, although both shied away from making bold predictions for Sunday’s Cricket World Cup final.
As we headed along the De Hoop Branch Road, Mahaicony, the driver of the vehicle was pointing out the villages we passed.
Dear Editor, Nurses are the heart of healthcare, present when the first and last breath is taken.
MOGADISHU/GAROWE, Somalia, (Reuters) – Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians were among 26 people killed when Islamist gunmen stormed a hotel in the Somali port city of Kismayo, officials said yesterday, the deadliest attack in the city since insurgents were driven out in 2012.
After meeting with the Labour Department just over a month ago, former Fly Jamaica workers remain concerned about the lack of progress in getting them paid monies owed to them by the now decertified airline.
The fourth annual Guyana Animation Network (GAN) Summer Camp was officially launched on Friday and is set to commence tomorrow.
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 yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – Hurricane Barry weakened to a tropical storm as it made landfall in Louisiana yesterday, after a westward shift that appeared to spare low-lying New Orleans from the massive flooding feared earlier this week.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – One of India’s biggest housing finance companies, Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd (DHFL) , warned yesterday that its financial situation was so grim that it may not survive.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England captain Eoin Morgan knows New Zealand have the ability to defend small totals and says the hosts will need to replicate their near-perfect game against Australia to prevail in today’s Cricket World Cup final.
(Barbados Nation) Music producer Eddy Grant believes there should be a calypso college in Barbados.
PoliticsCCJ dubs gov’t ‘caretaker’ but elections date a no-go: The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday, July 12th, 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 also established that a “caretaker” administration now exists.
In an address to the nation on Friday, President David Granger was not at his most presidential.
“At one time, he didn’t want to go back to school and it was hard to get him to go.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chilean officials said yesterday that the unborn baby of a Venezuelan migrant had died while the woman waited for the appropriate visa to cross the border from Peru into Chile.
Dear Editor, The apparent twisting of the ruling of the CCJ in handing down its Consequential Orders that the call by the Opposition to name an elections date was blanked by that august body is indeed disingenuous by one media house.
Today’s edition of Sunday Style features a few pieces from the ‘Savannah Collection’ by local designer Akilah Atherley.
Dear Editor, The CCJ in its consequential orders has challenged Guyana’s political leaders to act in accordance with the Constitution and within the requirements of what it has ruled to be a valid NCM.
Last Update: 559.29 Movement: -1.77% Current Update: 549.41 YTD Movement: 6.71% The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) declined 1.77% during the second period of trading in July 2019.
Introduction Today’s column measures the impact of applying my values for production, price, and Government Take (indicated in Part 1 of Guyana’s Petroleum Road Map), to Rystad Energy’s analytics.
(Jamaica Observer) FREEPORT, St James — Massy Gas Products has disclosed that it has an interest in leasing the Petrojam Oil Refinery should it be divested by Government as was recently recommended in the report from the Christopher Zacca-led Petrojam Strategic Review Committee.
The informal or underground economy has been the source of tremendous speculation and political controversy.
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday said that while the holding of timely elections must be at the top of the government’s agenda, it should not inhibit it from carrying out its normal functions.
We are accepting submissions of pieces of short fiction, creative non-fiction, and excerpts from full-length work, inclusive of plays.
The Writers’ Room is a new column featuring the work of Guyanese writers, both established and emerging.
