Daily Archive: Monday, August 5, 2019

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on assets of the Venezuelan government, according to an executive order published today.

Following a request made by the Government of Dominica jointly to the CARICOM Secretariat, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, to assist in the country’s efforts with various aspects of electoral reform, the three organisations have agreed on a Joint Special Mission to Dominica.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is reminding members of the public to be cautious of false information sent via social media, which can cause unnecessary panic and anxiety.

(Trinidad Express) A man who police said was involved in car thefts and narcotics was gunned down near his Ste Madeleine home on Sunday.

NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR,  (Reuters) – India today revoked the special status of Kashmir, the Himalayan region that has long been a flashpoint in ties with neighbouring Pakistan, moving to grasp its only Muslim-majority region more tightly.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – A masked Rio de Janeiro inmate dressed as a woman tried to break out of a Brazilian jail this weekend, in a surreal act of derring-do, only to be thwarted on the cusp of freedom by state prison authorities.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A six-year-old boy has been hospitalised after he was stabbed multiple times and his penis dismembered allegedly by a 16-year-old boy in White Horses, St Thomas, last Friday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Despite just released data showing poverty increasing in Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says citizens have much to be thankful for as the country gets ready to celebrate 57 years of Independence.

Spring tides over the last few days have washed away a large section of the recently repaired Prospect, Mahaicony sea defence and Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson says that his ministry has already applied for emergency funding to execute rehabilitative works.

Diversification plans for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) have been delayed as the government seeks approval to reallocate funds from a $30 billion bond as some priorities have changed.

The Guyana Chess Federation has turned over a new leaf with a ‘clean slate’ taking over the administration as former Vice-President, Frankie Farley has replaced James Bond as the body’s President.

Returning to the saddle after a four-month hiatus, Team Evolution’s Akeem Wilkinson shaved off four minutes from last year’s time to ride away with the 15th annual Ricks and Sari sponsored Reagan Rodrigues Memorial 46-mile Road Race at Schoonord, West Bank Demerara yesterday.

Policy Forum Guyana (PFG), a civil society group, says that the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is not institutionally fit for the task of environmental protection and this function should be assigned to another agency.

Buoyed by a large partisan crowd at the Mackenzie Sports Club [MSC] ground, Linden, tournament favourite Eagles FC defeated Botofago 3-1 to clinch the inaugural Divine Entertainment Summer Super Cup Football Championship on Saturday.

The Pomeroon coconut factory fined $1 million by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month for dumping husks and shells in the surrounding waterways has closed operations indefinitely and is blaming the EPA for not giving it enough time to get its operations in compliance with rules.

An Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam man is now hospitalised in a serious condition after he was chopped and beaten about the body during a robbery at his home yesterday morning.

Guyana will commence their CONCACAF u15 Championship campaign today against Nicaragua from 9:00am at the IMG Academy, Florida, USA.

Survivors of the horrific vehicular crash, which occurred on Friday morning along the New Hope, East Bank Demerara (EBD) public road and left one person dead, yesterday recalled that the driver of the pick-up was swerving on the road before he collided with the Route 42 (Georgetown-Timehri) minibus.

Grove Hi-Tech dismantled Swan FC 6-0, when the East Bank Demerara zone of the National Milling Company [NAMILCO] U17 Football League continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

The Berbice policeman, under investigation after he was accused of stowing ganja on the premises of a Superbet shop located in Reliance Village, East Canje, Berbice, in an extortion bid, has been transferred to the Tactical Services Unit (TSU).

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa will radically overhaul their management team, including saying goodbye to coach Ottis Gibson, as they instead move to a football-style new structure.

Dear Editor, In April last, there was a report in the media that Guyana Goldfields Inc announced that it will be embarking on deep underground mining at its Aurora mine. 

President David Granger has declared the next ten years – 2020-2029 –a decade of development during which oil revenues will be used to fund free education from Nursery to Tertiary levels for all Guyanese.

-in 1-0 win over Albouystown-B A dynasty was solidified on Saturday evening at the Jubilee Park Tarmac, as defending champion Gold is Money successfully defeated first-time finalist Albouystown-B 1-0 to retain the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship.

Dear Editor, We have observed in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek that the Attorney General has gone on record to establish that the CCJ ruling does not require Cabinet to resign. 

BIRMINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – A second successive century from Steve Smith swung an unpredictable Ashes opening test in Australia’s favour yesterday  as the tourists set England a daunting 398 runs to win.

Three residents of the community of Princeville, Potaro-Siparuni are to be trained as Community Health Workers (CHWs), according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The body of a Lower Pomeroon River teenager who went missing on Saturday was found floating yesterday afternoon at Tenez Ferme, Lower Pomeroon River.

Dear Editor, Confidence in Government was lost on December 21, 2018. 

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton hunted down Max Verstappen to win the Hungarian Grand Prix for a record-extending seventh time yesterday and surge 62 points clear in the championship standings.

Dear Editor, As the return-to-school bell looms on the horizon, there remains an issue that if continued to run unchecked would ultimately serve as the educational death knell of our children.

Over two months after the Guyana-Suriname ferry service was suspended, there is no word yet on when the main transportation link between the two countries will be restored.

(Reuters) – A gunman wearing body armour and a mask opened fire in a crowded Dayton, Ohio neighborhood known for its night life early yesterday, killing nine people including his sister and wounding at least 27, authorities said, in the second deadly U.S.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida,  CMC – Luckless West Indies conceded their three-match series to India here yesterday after thunderstorms stalled an already stuttering run chase, leaving them with a 22-run defeat under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Saturday denied reports from a U.S.

Thirty-two women of Parishara, Central Rupununi, Region 9 have been trained and certified in catering and the preservation of food including fruits and vegetables, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, There is a story making the rounds in India following the apparent suicide by ‘Coffee King’ VG Siddhartha. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Two mass shootings that killed 29 people in Texas and Ohio reverberated across the U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Petrol dealer Annette Wong-Lee says growing up in a clan of nine boys and two girls not only prepared her to hold her own, but to stand out in the tough world of the auto industry.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Ato Boldon has long been unrivalled as Trinidad and Tobago’s most famous sprinter but there might just be a challenger on the horizon after Nicholas Paul blitzed to a second Pan Am Games gold in track cycling on Saturday.

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – China’s yuan skidded against the U.S. dollar today, weakening beyond the key 7-per-dollar level for the first time in more than a decade, as pressure mounted on the world’s second-biggest economy from an escalating trade row.

In an affidavit filed by Deputy Solicitor-General Deborah Kumar in the challenge brought by Christopher Ram against the ongoing house-to-house registration exercise, Attorney General, Basil Williams SC has made another spurious excuse for the government not abiding with constitutional strictures imposed as a result of the passage of the December 21, 2018 motion of no confidence against the government.

Introduction Column 71 published last week included a summary table of the Statements of Financial Position (the Balance Sheet) of the three oil companies which will lead Guyana to First Oil projected to take place during the first quarter of 2020.

I am endeavouring to have a free, fair and transparent election … I believe in inclusivity and I will speak with everybody.

Dear Editor, I write to highlight the neglected, unkempt, litter-strewn and weed-overgrown condition of the parapets, pavements, drains and median in front of the National Stadium at Providence and beyond.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – All three matches in the CWI Under-19 Championship fell victim to torrential rains here yesterday, as the fourth round was abandoned without a ball bowled.