Articles published on Tuesday, July 30, 2019
NEW YORK, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Dozens of young adults visiting the United States in recent years under a cultural exchange visa programme have become victims of human trafficking, according to research released on Tuesday that said the program was riddled with abuses and exploitation.
Roger Khan, who was released from a US prison almost one month ago after serving near to ten years of a 15-year sentence for drug trafficking is expected to be back in Guyana within the next two to three weeks once the request for the issuance of his emergency travel documents is approved.
(Trinidad Express) With their savings stolen by thieves who shot and killed Moruga grandmother Merle Singh-Subero, her family said they do not have money for her funeral expenses.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s capital city has banned the world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, from selling its products in the key New Delhi market for 3 years for allegedly evading local taxes, government orders seen by Reuters showed.
(Jamaica Observer) Paul Burke, the outspoken former general secretary of the People’s National Party (PNP), has reacted with disbelief at the decision of his wife, Dr Angela Brown Burke, to endorse Peter Bunting over Dr Peter Phillips in the Opposition party’s presidential race.
(Trinidad Newsday) A Businessman told a High Court judge yesterday how he had to sell off his business and migrate because of a robbery in which his family was terrorised.
(Jamaica Observer) A woman and her daughter were murdered at their home in Eltham Park, St Catherine on Sunday night.
The country’s first drug treatment court, aimed at providing alternative sentencing and reducing the rate of incarceration for non-violent drug offenders, is expected to be established before the end of the year.
-falls to Canada Guyana women’s squash team participating in the ongoing Pan American games in Lima, Peru, yesterday tasted their first bit of success, recording a comfortable 3-0 win over the home side.
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli yesterday quashed reports of a rift with senior batsman Rohit Sharma, calling the rumours “baffling” and “ridiculous” before the team’s departure for a tour of the West Indies.
Retired Justice of Appeal Claudette Singh was sworn in as the first female chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday and signalled that the constitution would be her guide.
Keevin Allicock, one of Guyana’s best medal hopes for this year’s Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, lost 2-3 in his quarterfinal bout last night versus Uruguay’s Lucas Fernandez.
A father of six was shot and killed early yesterday morning during a scuffle at a city bar and the police force has since issued a wanted bulletin for the suspect, who has been identified as an ex-policeman.
Local badminton stars Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani yesterday endured a less than ideal start to their campaign in the ongoing Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
The final draft of the Local Content Policy for Guyana’s oil and gas sector has been completed and is expected to be presented to the private sector and other relevant stakeholders in two weeks, head of the Department of Energy Dr Mark Bynoe said yesterday.
Over the last week, the national house-to-house registration exercise that is being undertaken by the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM) has been able to register over 50,000 persons but challenges still plague the process, according to Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield.
With heavy rainfall forcing just nine holes of play among the 22 participants, Mike Mangal, Deoram Dinanauth and Carlos Adams stormed to the top of their respective flights during the Laparakan Invitational Golf Tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club on Saturday.
The ‘Olympics’ of CrossFit, the Reebok CrossFit Games, kick into high gear on Thursday in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, and Guyana’s representatives Dillon Mahadeo and Delice Adonis are excited to get their competitive juices flowing.
Some fast food chains have said that their operations are being affected by the current chicken shortage in the country.
In a further sign of the global interest in Guyana’s offshore oil, Qatar Petroleum said yesterday it had agreed a deal with Total (TOTF.PA)
LONDON (Reuters) – England are still basking in the glow of an epic World Cup triumph but if anything can throw cold water over their memorable summer it would be a first home Ashes series loss to Australia for 18 years.
Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams has filed an application challenging the action brought by chartered accountant and attorney Christopher Ram, who has asked the High Court to declare the current house-to-house registration exercise being conducted by the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM) to be unlawful.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s peak anti-doping authority has defended its use of “confidentiality agreements” to suppress details of doping cases amid a storm of criticism over the handling of swimmer Shayna Jack’s failed drug test.
Karran Ramsammy was on Sunday returned to the helm of the Whim Cricket Club (WCC) when the body held its elections at the Whim Community Centre Ground, Berbice.
Government will go to tender either during the current quarter or the next for “a fee-based marketing service” to market its share of crude oil from expected oil production, according to Department of Energy Director Dr Mark Bynoe.
A grouping comprising virtually all the major Indigenous Peoples organisations in Guyana has been formed, and it aims to be a common platform for representation of the issues and rights of Amerindians.
LIMA (Reuters) – The United States jumped clear at the top of the Pan Am Games medal table after sweeping the 3×3 basketball gold medals yesterday and every indication would suggest they are likely to remain there for the duration of the two-week showcase.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A court in southern Brazil has forbidden ex-Barcelona striker Ronaldinho from selling 57 of his real estate properties due to an unpaid environmental fine and other debts, a Brazilian newspaper reported yesterday.
Claiming a likelihood of bias, Senior Counsel Stanley Marcus on behalf of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has asked that Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire recuse herself from hearing the challenge filed by chartered accountant Christopher Ram to the current house-to-house registration.
The Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) has flayed commentator Ralph Ramkarran for his column in the last Sunday Stabroek where he criticised President David Granger over his handling of nominees for the chairmanship of GECOM and for not accepting that he must fix a date for general election since article 106(6) and (7) of the constitution have been activated.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Tom Barrack, a billionaire friend of U.S. President Donald Trump, pursued a plan to buy Westinghouse Electric Corp even as he lobbied Trump to become a special envoy to promote the building by the firm of nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia, said a congressional report released yesterday.
(Reuters) – England’s World Cup success came with a new-look pace attack but they are likely to pin their Ashes hopes on the tried and trusted Jimmy Anderson.
ASUNCION, (Reuters) – Paraguay’s foreign minister and three other officials resigned yesteday amid a growing scandal over the signing of an energy deal with Brazil, a blow to President Mario Abdo who has forged close ties with Brazil, South America’s No.
(Reuters) – Five-times Olympic champion Dana Vollmer will retire from competitive swimming after this week’s national championships, the American said yesterday.
Dear Editor, One of the points made in the letter `For GECOM to be in a perpetual state of readiness it must also be in a continued state of development – SN of 26 July, 2019’ reads as follows: “One such obstacle is continued political interference which stifles GECOM’s role as an impartial agency.
The Ministry of Finance on Sunday donated an outboard engine to the Department of Education of Region No.
(Reuters) – Former Manchester United left back Patrice Evra announced his retirement from soccer yesterday, bringing a trophy-laden 20-year career to an end.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is the “last hope” for Africa’s most advanced economy, but his government must turn incentive policies into laws to secure more Chinese investment, a senior Chinese diplomat told Reuters.
Dear Editor, I happily note the award of the Guyana Fund for Cultural and Creative Industries (GFCCI) and would like to congratulate this first batch of awardees.
The top ten achievers at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) from Region Ten were last week honoured at a ceremony to celebrate their achievements.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – It was only in March last year that a tearful David Warner sat in a lecture theatre at the Sydney Cricket Ground and told the assembled media he was resigned to never playing for Australia again.
Dear Editor, I would like to comment on your article in Saturday’s, July 27th Stabroek News titled `Advanced City Surveillance System Unveiled’.
A decision is expected today on the wounding charge against Revelana Smith, who is accused of attacking fellow inmate Savita Persaud.
Calif., (Reuters) – A 19-year-old California man was identified by police yesterday as the gunman who opened fire with an assault rifle at a garlic festival in Gilroy, California, killing three people and wounding a dozen others.
A man was remanded to prison yesterday on a charge that he damaged his ex-partner’s window panes despite being told to stay away from her home.
VALLE DE LAS PALMAS, Mexico, (Reuters) – At school in Tecate in the 1950s, a city sitting on Mexico’s border with the United States, Josefina Meza was welcomed by a chorus of children’s chants in a language she did not understand.
Dear Editor, Let’s call an ax an ax. Both General Elections (GE) statistics since 1992 and the unilateralism of Jagdeo do not suppport a PPP victory.
SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – A bloody clash between two prison gangs yesterday left at least 57 inmates dead with 16 of them decapitated, authorities in the state of Para said, the latest deadly clash as Brazil’s government struggles to control the country’s overcrowded jails.
(Reuters) – Temporary dismissals, popularly known as ‘sin bins’ in other sports, will be introduced across all levels of grassroots soccer in the 2019-20 season, England’s Football Association (FA) said yesterday.
The 2019 edition of the Guyana Annual magazine was launched on Saturday and over 30 persons who participated in its literary and art competitions were also awarded for their work.
For the 15th consecutive year, the family of Reagan Rodrigues, founder of Ricks and Sari, will host a 46-mile road race in honour of the late racer.
Dear Editor, No more walkouts. Free and fair elections. So said chairwoman, Judge Claudette Singh, of Gecom.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday said there was no evidence an indigenous chief, whose death was decried by the U.N.
(Trinidad Express) Police are yet to establish a motive for the murder of Mario “Tattoo Man” Francis who was shot dead on Sunday night in Diego Martin.
(Trinidad Guardian) One day after the relatives of Himraj Sooknanan said prayers and held out hope that he would return home safe and sound, his body was found in the waters off La Brea.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – A Chinese court yesterday jailed for 12 years a veteran human rights activist known for running a website tracking abuse accusations and helping victims of a 2008 earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
Dear Editor, This coming Thursday, the 1st of August 2019, is “Emancipation Day” – the day on which we celebrate the anniversary of the 1834/1838 abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
By Manos Antoninis PARIS – Recent decades have brought significant progress toward a more just and equal world in areas such as poverty reduction, immunization, and life expectancy.
A recent series of workshops on basic techniques in puppetry design and performance concluded on Friday, when the final batch of participants were awarded with certificates.
In the last few days new evidence has been published suggesting that scientists are now 99 per cent certain that human activity is causing global warming.
No one has any really reliable idea as to just how serious the problem of the use of drugs by schoolchildren and in schools really is.
The National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue will become a hive of activity as the fourth edition of the Sheltez Tennis Club’s annual summer camp serves off from August 5.
