Articles published on Thursday, August 15, 2019
The Georgetown-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it is deeply shocked and saddened by the recent mass shootings that took place in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, in the United States, and which resulted in the loss of 31 lives.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – An autopsy of the financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, found his neck had been broken in several places, according to two law enforcement sources.
The Ministry of Education today clarified that the 2019 top student for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) in Guyana is Shanomae Milling of St.
KAMPALA, (Reuters) – A forest of slender white poles topped with dark, unblinking eyes is quietly sprouting on the rubbish-strewn, potholed street corners of the Ugandan capital.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Despite a slight decline in the pass rate for students who sat the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), there were improved performances in most subject areas.
(Trinidad Newsday) The Prime Minister has told the participants in an energy mentorship programme, “Money isn’t everything.”
(Jamaica Gleaner) A psychiatric evaluation and a social enquiry report have been ordered for the 16-year-old boy accused of slashing a six-year-old boy in his face and cutting off his penis on August 3 in White Horses, St Thomas.
(Trinidad Guardian) Port-of-Spain South MP Marlene McDonald remained under police custody at the St Clair Medical Centre, even though her $2 million bail bond had been granted.
Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire yesterday ruled that the current house-to-house registration exercise being conducted by GECOM is not unconstitutional but she also cautioned that existing registrants cannot just be deleted from the list.
This year Guyana recorded what was said to be its highest ever pass rate at the secondary aspect of the CXC examinations, according to Minister of Education, Dr Nicolette Henry but key areas like Mathematics continue to see below par achievement.
Guyana’s economy grew by 4 per cent in the first half of this year as key sectors expanded and the overall growth rate for the year is now projected to be 4.5 per cent, slightly down from the 4.6 per cent projection contained in Budget 2019 but up from the 4.4 per cent revised estimate in April.
Queen’s College student Michael Bhopaul has once again excelled, securing an impressive 16 Grade 1 passes at the Carib-bean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE).
The top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) performer this year is Riana Toney of the Anna Regina Secondary School.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday advised that Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) manager Andre Kellman be charged with the sexual assault of a staffer at the facility, almost two months after a complaint was made to the police.
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Police Constable #2045 Winston Cooper who was discovered lying on Mandela Avenue more than a month ago with serious wounds to his head succumbed at a city hospital yesterday and President David Granger has since called for an inquiry into his death.
The City Works Committee of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council yesterday announced that an investigation has been launched after they received reports of operators not being present at their respective pump stations and sluices.
Following the latest oil find offshore Guyana, this time by Tullow Oil Plc, interest in employment opportunities has been sparked in Ghana, where the London-headquartered oil firm also has operations.
The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is satisfied with yesterday’s ruling by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire and said it shows that the current house-to-house registration exercise is a waste of time as names cannot be deleted without cause from the National Register of Registrants (NRR).
President David Granger yesterday accepted the Letters of Credence from Dr K.
A 22-year-old of Eversham Village, Corentyne, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday at the Georgetown Public Hospital, after he was involved in an accident on Sunday along the Bush Lot Village, Corentyne, public road.
An investigation has been launched into the assault of remanded prisoner Marlon Bradley, who was last Thursday beaten and had portions of his hair cut off by a group of inmates who launched an attack on him while in custody at the Lusignan Prison.
A taxi driver was yesterday granted bail after he appeared in court charged with inappropriately touching a 16-year-old female passenger.
The Chief Magistrate is expected to make a ruling on Monday in the case against Xinoxi Qu, the Chinese supermarket manager facing a charge of attempted murder of a customer.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Irrepressible India captain Virat Kohli stroked his second successive hundred and 43rd of his career to spearhead a remarkable run chase and send West Indies tumbling to a six-wicket defeat under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern in the final One-Day International here yesterday.
Two employees of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI), who allegedly broke and entered the home of a West Ruimveldt woman and stole almost $1 million in articles, were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with the offence.
Cassie Small was in a class of her own, completing a sprint treble while Davin Fraser was the fastest man on show when the Jefford Track and Field Classic was staged Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday tied a U.S. trade deal with China to humane resolution of the weeks of protests wracking Hong Kong, hours after the State Department said it was “deeply concerned” about reports of movement of Chinese paramilitary forces along the Hong Kong border.
The third and final West Indies Under – 19 trial match ended on Tuesday in St.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday accused former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe of plotting to assassinate him in cohorts with Colombia’s U.S.
A 66-year-old pensioner is presently in police custody after he was nabbed on his birthday with a quantity of cocaine concealed in his shoes at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.
Two residents of Rasville Housing Scheme, who were accused of stealing almost $300,000 in articles from a house they allegedly broke into, were yesterday granted their pre-trial liberty after they denied the allegation.
On the heels of a successful hosting of the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships last weekend, Guyana could once again host an international tournament of this nature, this time, the senior version in 2020.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday accepted a watchdog’s report that he breached ethics rules by trying to influence a corporate legal case but refused to apologize, saying he had been trying to defend jobs.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s supreme court ordered the health ministry yesterday to issue regulation within six months on medical marijuana use, saying its failure to do so after legalization in 2017 had put rights at risk for patients, including children.
A 20-year-old man accused of robbing a woman of her personal items at knifepoint, was yesterday remanded to prison after a city magistrate heard that the recently convicted youth had failed to perform his community service.
Guyana’s’ National Under 11 Boys Champion, Malachi Moore is currently in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic participating in the International Table Tennis Federation Caribbean Hopes Table Tennis training camp which ends Monday.
Dear Editor, The issue of migration of people and immigration policies of nations is complex.
BOGOTA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Poor harvests and prolonged drought are driving rural families in parts of Central America from their homes to seek better opportunities in their own or neighbouring countries and in the United States, the United Nations said yesterday.
A miner appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, charged with assaulting his drinking partner, and was granted bail after denying the charges.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Foreign joint venture partners with Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA are concerned the latest set of U.S.
ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Champions League winners Liverpool won the Super Cup 5-4 on penalties against Chelsea after the game ended 2-2 following extra-time yesterday.
Dear Editor, I wrote the Press earlier this month, asking the Minister of Citizenship and or our President to explain the sudden arrival in Guyana of a very large number of Haitians reported on extensively in our media.
A man accused of stealing a bull appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday and was granted bail after he denied the charge.
(Barbados Nation) A 54-year-old ZR driver is the island’s latest murder victim.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party has urged rebel lawmakers in the ruling Conservatives to help block a no-deal Brexit by bringing down Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s administration and allowing its leader Jeremy Corbyn to form a caretaker government.
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Guyana Rush Saints maintained their perfect record while Moco-Moco earned their first win when the Theresa and George Bobb/Rupununi Football Association [RFA] Under-17 Women’s Championship continued recently at the St.
The Guyana Football Federation [GFF], has shortlisted a 31 member locally based provisional squad to begin preparations tomorrow at the GFF’s National Training Centre, Providence, for the upcoming CONCACAF Nations League campaign.
(Trinidad Express) One man was killed and a second wounded outside a bar in Curepe yesterday morning.
A woman accused of stealing money from her employer was granted bail by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly after she denied the charge yesterday.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong braced yesterday for more mass demonstrations through the weekend, with the weeks-long crisis escalating after pro-democracy protests forced the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights this week and world leaders urging calm.
Dear Editor, The Ministry of Natural Resources takes note of an article published in the August 11 Sunday Stabroek headlined `South Rupununi Council alarmed at illegal river dredges in Kuyuwini River’ which was followed by an Editorial on August 13, 2019 entitled – Mining and the environment: Confronting the anomalies.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentine President Mauricio Macri yesterday unveiled a package of welfare subsidies and tax cuts for lower-income workers to lessen the pain of an economic crisis months before elections, but his announcement failed to halt the peso currency’s collapse.
Dear Editor, The GAWU has seen the comments of GuySuCo’s Corporate Communications Manager, Ms Audreyanna Thomas which appeared in the August 10, Stabroek News regarding the recent strike action by workers of Albion Estate.
First Lady, Sandra Granger, on Tuesday urged the young people of Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) to take Information and Communication Technology (ICT) seriously and to utilise it as a tool for developing the region.
LIMA, (Reuters) – A Peruvian court ordered the arrest of the indigenous governor of a mineral-rich southern region after sentencing him to six years in prison on Wednesday for leading 2011 deadly protests against a Canadian open-pit silver project.
It should concern all of us that the relevant authorities appear to be unable to deal comprehensively with illegal mining.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya, who has been locked in a battle over her testosterone levels with athletics authorities, said yesterday that she has not felt supported by other women in sport.
