Daily Archive: Sunday, July 21, 2019

(Trinidad Express) A 26 year old Mayaro man who was the ex-lover of WASA security guard Chris Rivers, has been charged with her murder and is expected to appear in court on Monday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said today he believes there is “substantial evidence” that President Donald Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors, and he plans to ask former Special Counsel Robert Mueller to present those facts at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

(Trinidad Newsday) A 37-year-old customs officer is expected to appear before an Arima Magistrate on Monday charged with the possession of cocaine with the intention of trafficking after she was arrested on Thursday morning with the drugs strapped to her body.

(Barbados Nation) Pastor Victor Roach has passed. The anti-tobacco advocate passed away yesterday at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in running clashes with protesters late today amid chaotic scenes as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh front against what many see as a broader erosion of freedoms by Beijing.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – India’s cricket selectors today named Rishabh Pant as their preferred wicketkeeper for all three formats for next month’s tour of West Indies with the future of long-serving glovesman Mahendra Singh Dhoni still shrouded in mystery.

SAN DIEGO,  (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s Marvel Studios on Saturday unveiled a star-packed slate of superhero films for the next two years that includes Angelina Jolie in “The Eternals,” Mahershala Ali in a remake of “Blade” and Natalie Portman as a female “Thor.”

(Jamaica Observer) Female entertainer Keshan was shot dead early yesterday morning in Sharper Lane, Old Harbour, St Catherine.

There is no doubt that sexual harassment is prevalent in workplaces but because it is not taken seriously by many organisations, the victims are often re-victimised and they suffer in silence.

Growing up, Petra Richmond dealt with her challenges and pain silently and in her attempt to keep it all in, she self-harmed and wanted to end her life.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Surrogacy has become a big moneymaking business all across the world, raking in millions for some countries, and Jamaica is not to be left out.

Almost a decade since the enactment of the sexual offences legislation, which expanded the traditional definition of rape, the judiciary is still encountering a lack of awareness among the citizenry.

If elections are not held on or before September 18, as appears likely, the Government will fall over a constitutional precipice that it is fast approaching.

By Daryll Goodchild Arthritis licked Mr. Greaves from head to toe.

“I believe natural, everyday stories are not necessarily mundane, but still go untold,” says Daryll Goodchild, 21, the writer of ‘Old Mr.

Guyana’s boys’ team copped gold on the final day of the 2019 Caribbean Area Squash Association Junior Championship in Trinidad and Tobago after completing a 4-1 win over eventual overall winners Barbados. 

Thousands of enumerators took to the streets yesterday as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) began a contentious house-to-house registration exercise across the country, prompting Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo to direct his party’s supporters against participating as he announced plans to seek an injunction to stop it.

Restating that his government has accepted its “interim” status, President David Granger says that the APNU+AFC administration will not pass a budget and will conform to the “half a dozen” international conventions which govern such a period.

Rebecca’s Rust is situated between Harmony Hall and Carlton Hall at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, approximately 47 kilometres from Georgetown.

The Lady Jaguars Friday night defeated St Lucia 2-0 at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora in their CONCACAF Women’s U20 championships to seal a place in the next round.

After several warnings, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined a Pomeroon coconut company $1 million for its dumping of shells and husks into tributaries of the Pomeroon River.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Devon Thomas said controlling the middle overs against India A had been key to West Indies A’s first win of the five-match one-day series here Friday.

Raymond Choo Kong (August 5, 1949 – July 13, 2019) was a major contributor to an important movement in the contemporary theatre of the Caribbean.

“Let me tell you something, it is 14 years now I living with HIV and right now I don’t allow it to bother me because I have to live my life.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday requested the immediate resignation of the Cabinet, including President David Granger, in keeping with the constitutional provisions triggered by the passage of the no-confidence motion against government.

LONDON,  CMC – West Indies left-hander Nicholas Pooran was upstaged for fellow Trinidadian Ravi Rampaul, as Derbyshire beat Yorkshire by five wickets in the T20 Blast here yesterday.

There is a saying that it is easier to become a millionaire than to stay a millionaire.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland, (Reuters) – If there were any nerves concealed behind Shane Lowry’s thick beard they had no impact on his golf as the Irishman took the British Open by the scruff of the neck with a sensational course record in yesterday’s third round.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has urged government and the opposition to return to the National Assembly to address the constitutional implications of the passage of a motion of no-confidence against the APNU+AFC administration and to engage to establish constraints to government functioning that will be acceptable to both.

(Jamaica Observer) Popular businessman Richard Bowen is said to be held hostage by persons unknown, and his family is worried.

While commending the APNU+AFC administration for accepting its “caretaker status” as a result of its defeat on last December’s confidence vote, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday urged that the constitutional requirement of elections within three months be followed in order to ensure a “fully functional” government.  

New Campbellville and East Ruimveldt will face-off in the Girls division final of the ExxonMobil U14 Secondary School Championships following semi-final wins yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Introduction A significant number of readers have asked me to clarify/expand/repeat more simply the way in which I arrived at the “back of the envelope” or “ballpark estimates” of annual Guyana Government Take, which I offered in last week’s column.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday rejected President David Granger’s insistence on his selected candidates being included on Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo’s final list of nominees for the post Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson, calling it a misinterpretation of the judgment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Construction as an engine An insight into infrastructure might be gained by looking at construction’s specific role in helping societies to grow and develop.

(Reuters) – England paceman James Anderson is recovering well from a calf muscle tear and could be fit for the one-off test match against Ireland starting on Wednesday, failing which the 36-year-old will target next month’s Ashes series against Australia.

If you’re lifting heavy, it’s going to take a toll on your muscles.

Defending champion Gold is Money and former champions Sparta Boss, Leopold Street and Tiger Bay secured contrasting results when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Street’ Georgetown zone group round commenced Friday.

Dear Editor, I am issuing a challenge to my dear fellow citizens for them to step out of their comfort zones and listen to the new voices seeking political leadership in Guyana.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two young lovers died in a car ac­ci­dent in Williamsville yes­ter­day morn­ing.

For Imam Baksh, it all began in the library of his Affiance, Essequibo Coast home, where he engrossed himself in countless books, told his peers stories and later began writing his own.

It was an evening of drawn encounters as Amelia’s Ward and Blueberry Hill battled to a 2-2 stalemate while there was also a scoreless meeting between Milerock and Silver Shattas in the Divine Entertainment’s Summer Super Cup football championships.

Whilst the local chess fraternity is quietly anticipating the Guyana Chess Federation’s elections set for Sunday, August 4, at the National Resource Centre, with local Frankie Farley challenging the incumbent James Bond for the presidency, it is an appropriate time to publicise some international news.

Around 4,000 residents of the North and Central Rupununi Districts, of Region Nine, are expected to benefit from a soon-to-be constructed bypass road, for which a $200 million contract has been signed.

Dear Editor, As I watch and reflect upon the unyielding political impasses, the questions that come are: what is so different this time?

A 25-year-old fisherman is dead and his brother is now hospitalised at the West Demerara Regional Hospital after they were attacked by three men on Thursday night at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo.

GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain yesterday denounced the Iranian seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a “hostile act,” rejecting Tehran’s explanation that it had seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accident.

Cycling action returns to the Ancient County today with the sixth staging of the Grenville Felix Memorial road race.

Dear Editor, President Granger’s assertion that Opposition Leader Jagdeo’s rejection of his GECOM nominees is a ‘recipe for gridlock’ (SN: 20/07/19) represents yet another attempt to frustrate Guyana’s progress and undermine the well-being of the populace.

It’s not new. I have sounded this trumpet before—on the need for us in the Caribbean to recognise the ones in our story, past and present, who have made significant contributions to the cultural fabric.

A father of four, of Met-en-Meerzorg, West Coast Demerara, died on Friday after he came into contact with live electrical wires.

Seamus Heaney, the great Irish poet, whose marvelous collection of essays, “The Redress of Poetry,” I like to re-read, writes that W.H.

COL DU TOURMALET, France, (Reuters) – An enraged Thibaut Pinot put the hammer down on the first major mountain test of the Tour de France, leading a French one-two ahead of overall leader Julian Alaphilippe to triumph at the top of the iconic Col du Tourmalet yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have been following with interest, discussions in the media on how to utilise our newly discovered oil riches.

MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A gay man in the tiny Caribbean nation of Dominica filed a legal claim challenging its laws that ban gay sex and punish same-sex relations with prison terms and psychiatric confinement, a Canada-based rights group said on Friday.

Today’s Sunday Style gives readers a sneak peek at local designer Sonia Noel’s latest collection, which comprises a number of unique, colourful and sassy pieces.

Last Update: 549.41                                                                     Movement: 1.16% Current Update: 555.77                                                               YTD Movement: 7.94%                                                   LUCAS STOCK INDEX The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 1.16% during the third period of trading in July 2019.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – South African Akani Simbine pulled off something of a surprise in the London Diamond League 100 metres yesterday, holding off local hope Zharnel Hughes and former world champion Yohan Blake to come home in 9.93 seconds.

Dear Editor, Recently, some friends and I received a WhatsApp picture of eight men posing with big smiles on their faces, a gun and knife in their hands and seven dead deer on the ground near them.

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama yesterday became the first Central American nation to ban single-use plastic bags to try to curb pollution on its beaches and help tackle what the United Nations has identified as one of the world’s biggest environmental challenges.

Around 100 pieces of striking artwork by children and teens were on display on Friday following the conclusion of a two-week art workshop, which was held at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

(Trinidad Guardian) The coun­try’s mur­der toll now stands at 294 af­ter four more were record­ed between Thurs­day night and Fri­day night.

Nearly everyone is familiar with Lord Acton’s oft-quoted adage about power.

An estimated 820 million people did not have enough to eat in 2018, which is up from 811 million in the previous year and underscores the immense challenge of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of Zero Hunger by 2030, according to a new edition of the annual The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, which was released last Monday.

President David Granger has departed Guyana for Cuba for a scheduled evaluation following treatment for cancer earlier this year.