Daily Archive: Monday, August 12, 2019

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s airport halted flights today, blaming demonstrators for the disruption, while China said the anti-government protests that have swept the city over the past two months had begun to show “sprouts of terrorism”.

 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled a sweeping rule today that would limit legal immigration by denying visas and permanent residency to hundreds of thousands of people for being too poor.

(Jamaica Observer) Fewer than 10 Jamaicans attend Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but international student recruitment officer at the institution, Jessica Brown, is hoping that will change with greater awareness of the programmes on offer.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican Clive Peck was one of three United Nations (UN) staff members who died when a bomb-laden vehicle exploded Saturday outside a shopping mall in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi.

(Trinidad Guardian) Com­mu­ni­ca­tion Min­is­ter Don­na Cox’s eyes welled up with tears when she vis­it­ed em­bat­tled PNM MP Mar­lene Mc­Don­ald yes­ter­day at St Joseph Po­lice sta­tion and prayed with Mc­Don­ald.

(Trinidad Guardian) Af­ter four days of be­ing in po­lice cus­tody, the rul­ing PNM’s deputy leader Mar­lene Mc­Don­ald and her com­mon-law hus­band Michael Carew were charged last night.

 (Reuters) – Lawyers for comedian Bill Cosby today will ask a Pennsylvania appeals court to throw out his sexual assault conviction, arguing the trial judge committed errors that deprived him of a fair trial.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said yesterday President Nicolas Maduro’s government is preparing to dissolve the opposition-run legislature and call new legislative elections, potentially escalating Venezuela’s political crisis.

(Trinidad Express) The Government has been reliably informed that based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service shall be charging Minister of Public Administration.

Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, this morning, announced that UK-based Tullow Oil Plc’s wholly owned subsidiary Tullow Guyana B.V. 

Discussions at an Alliance For Change (AFC) National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Saturday focused on a prime ministerial candidate for the next elections and the revision of the Cummingsburg Accord between it and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), sources say.

Economist Tarron Khemraj is in favour of enforcing a Common External Tariff (CET) on refined sugar imported into the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and has rubbished arguments against the tax by local manufacturers.

With customs and duty exemptions in effect for the importation of electric vehicles, an increasing number of such automobiles can be seen on the streets of Guyana.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday published the names of 11 companies that have submitted applications for environmental authorisation, which include firms seeking to establish wharf and bond services and oil field completions sale and services.

As Guyana enters a pivotal period with substantial revenues expected from the oil industry, the populace should push for a reemergence of the village movement to enable them to influence decision-making as it is unlikely that there would be a quick change to the current winner-takes- all system, attorney Nigel Hughes says.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Enrique De Comarmond completed the double after a phenomenal solo ride to the finish line and secured the Junior Road Race title while Puerto Rico’s Derex Segarra outsprinted Time Trial champion, Alexander Miller for the Juvenile division title when the 13th Annual Junior Caribbean Cycling Championship concluded in the green town of Bartica yesterday.

Former Golden Jaguars and Topp XX midfield stalwart Kayode McKinnon sat down with Stabroek Sport for an exclusive interview, in which he discussed the present atmosphere and issues affecting local football.

An American Airlines flight that departed Guyana on Saturday morning, was forced to return and make an emergency landing after experiencing mechanical problems shortly after takeoff.

Over seven months after his yes vote on a no-confidence motion led to the defeat of the government, former parliamentarian Charrandass Persaud says that the APNU+AFC administration is stalling on holding general elections because it knows it will lose power.

Sparta Boss reclaimed the throne of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Champions, defeating two-time East Coast Demerara Champions Melanie-B 1-0 in the grand final Saturday at the Jubilee Park Tarmac.

Residents of Tiger Bay in the western part of the city were yesterday told that the government is attempting to ensure that house lot applications are addressed.

LIMA, Peru,  CMC – Grenadian Anderson Peters broke an eight-year-old record as he captured his country’s first-ever gold at the Pan Am Games by winning the men’s javelin on the final day of track and field action here Saturday.

Hard Knocks will oppose Dave & Celina’s All-Stars while NK Ballers will engage High Rollers in the semifinals of the New Era Entertainment/Mohamed’s Enterprise Futsal tournament following quarterfinal wins on Saturday.

Dear Editor, No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks – James Allen, a 19th –century Englishman.

Weeks after being hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital, Presidential Guard Winston Cooper has been discharged.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Conservative Alejandro Giammattei was poised for a decisive victory in Guatemala’s presidential election yesterday, taking a commanding lead over his centre-left rival, former first lady Sandra Torres, preliminary results showed.

A man was yesterday shot on Hadfield and High streets in front of the Ashmin’s building following an argument with another man.

Banks DIH Limited recently signed on as a major sponsor for the 13th Guyana Cup through their popular Banks Beer brand.

Dear Editor, The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown is an elected group of representatives that should be considered as a major stakeholder in the City of Georgetown.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentine voters soundly rejected President Mauricio Macri’s austere economic policies in primary elections yesterday, raising serious questions about his chances of re-election in October, early official results showed.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Serena Williams’ first U.S. Open tune-up ended in dramatic fashion as the tearful American was forced to retire with a back injury while trailing Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu 1-3 in the Rogers Cup final yesterday.

The administration of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has pledged support and assistance for Acting Commander of ‘G’ Division (Essequibo Coast and Islands) Superintendent Crystal Robinson, as her family looks to regroup following a fire that gutted the officer’s Stewartville, West Coast Demerara home.

Dear Editor, 174,000 persons registered by GECOM shouted the Stabroek News headline, using figures provided by Public Relations Officer Yolanda Ward.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Metro stations in Hong Kong resumed regular service yesterday and streets were being cleaned of debris as the city recovered from another night of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police, with more protests planned this week.

LIMA, (Reuters) – The Pan Am Games medal podium is no place for politics, United States softball gold medallist Monica Abbott said yesterday after two of her team mates used award ceremonies to stage protests.

(Reuters) – New York City’s chief medical examiner is confident Jeffrey Epstein died by hanging himself in the jail cell where he was being held without bail on sex-trafficking charges, but is awaiting more information before releasing her determination, the New York Times reported yesterday, citing a city official.

Dear Editor, Recently His Excellency President David Granger announced the commitment of his government to the restoration of free education from nursery to university.

(Trinidad Guardian) The board of Aus­tralian out­fit BHP has ap­proved its more than $3 bil­lion Ru­by and Delaware project in T&T.

The main access road for Hauraruni, along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, is to be repaired, according to the Department of Public Informa-tion (DPI).

(Trinidad Guardian) In a brazen “machine gun” attack in Curepe on a busy Saturday night where a doubles vendor was shot, scores of limers and late night snackers were left shaken, in shock and thanking God for saving their lives.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation (CFPA) salutes all Youth in the Caribbean and joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Youth Day #IYD 2019, under the theme: Transforming Education.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Veteran opener Chris Gayle broke Brian Lara’s record for the most runs by a West Indies batsman in One-Day Internationals but his failure typified the Caribbean side’s brittle batting and overshadowed the achievement, as the hosts crashed to a 59-run defeat under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern in the second ODI here yesterday.

Graduates from the Caribbean Science Foundation’s (CSF) science and engineering programme now number 152 since 2012 and 10 will begin studies at the Massa-chusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) this fall.

DHAKA,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As countries around the world try to cut down on throw-away plastic shopping bags, Bangladesh is hoping to cash in on an alternative: plastic-like bags made from jute, the plant fibre used to produce burlap bags.

Dear Editor,   In light of David Granger’s decision not to honour our Constitution and name a date for elections, we are of the opinion that he and his coalition should consider the following responses available to us as a people before they embark on any path that is doomed to fail in the first instance, and leave his political party without the capital to recover at the polls.   

According to a recent United Nations report on climate change, human activity is causing a dramatic degradation of the Earth’s land, thereby making global warming worse.

President David Granger yesterday hailed the role of Congregationalists as he attended the Bicentenary Anniversary celebration of the Mission Chapel Congregational Church, New Amsterdam.

On July 29th in a statement welcoming the appointment of the new GECOM Chairman, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland QC also adverted to the larger issues that have arisen here in the aftermath of the successful December 21, 2018 motion of no-confidence against the APNU+AFC government.

By D. Alissa Trotz D. Alissa Trotz is editor of the  In the Diaspora Column A little over a week ago, Guyanese woke up to what can only be described as a racist and xenophobic attack on Haitians in the Guyana Times newspaper.

Eagles FC earned secured their berth to the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ‘Federation Cup’, defeating Uitvlugt 3-1 yesterday in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Qualifiers at the National Track and Field Center, Leonora.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia’s state communications watchdog has asked Google to stop advertising “illegal mass events” on its YouTube video platform, it said yesterday.