Daily Archive: Friday, August 30, 2019

 (Reuters) – Actress Valerie Harper, who won four Emmy awards playing budding feminist Rhoda Morgenstern on the classic 1970s TV series “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and her own spinoff sitcom, died on Friday at the age of 80.

Guyana’s Department of the Environment today expressed concern about the forest fires raging in the Amazon, calling them a global emergency.

(Trinidad Guardian) On the day Dale Lemessy got his let­ter of re­trench­ment, he got the shock­ing news that his wife Dana was hav­ing triplets.

(Barbados Nation) More than a year after a legal fight began over a $5 bank fee, the matter is yet to be heard by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC).

(Trinidad Guardian) Pub­lic Ser­vices’ As­so­ci­a­tion (PSA) Pres­i­dent Wat­son Duke has been re­leased on $250,000 bail af­ter ap­pear­ing in court to an­swer a sedi­tion charge.

(Trinidad Express) A veteran lifeguard fell ill while on duty at Vessigny Beach in La Brea and died on Wednesday.

The PNCR today said it will continue to advocate for a credible list of electors.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – After more than 1,000 days of political brawling, hordes of headlines and dizzying lurches in sterling, the battle of Brexit enters the endgame.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Superintendent Vernon Ellis, the commander of the St James Police Division, says criminal suspects are now pleading guilty in court before the return of DNA test results with the hope of getting lighter sentences.

(Trinidad Guardian) For­mer di­rec­tor of in­tel­li­gence at the Strate­gic Ser­vices Agency (SSA) Carl­ton Den­nie has backpedalled on ac­cus­ing Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley of di­rect­ly in­struct­ing him to fire all East In­di­ans from the agency back in 2015.

All of the Amerindian communities visited in Region 7 as part of a land tenure assessment have reported a land and resource conflict with external parties.

With one week to go for the 2019 HERO Caribbean Premier League, the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Social Cohesion’s Department of Sport has officially signed up the country as a host of the event.

According to Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo, a merger of House to House registration (HtH) data with the National Register of Registrants Database will delay general elections until April, 2020.

After we had spoken with Shon Adams for less than ten minutes we discerned that his interest in the agro- processing sector extended way beyond his own entrepreneurial pursuits as Managing Director of Fresh Press Enterprises, a Granville Park, Beterverwagting, fruit juice factory.

Blairmont Cricket Club were yesterday defeated by 172 runs at the hands of the Georgetown Cricket Club in their under-15 encounter at the Bourda Ground.

The lawyers for Guyanese murder accused Marcus Bisram have filed a petition to have their arguments reheard in an appeal of a New York district court’s order to extradite him to Guyana, where he is due to stand trial for murder.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC)  yesterday said it held a “cordial and fruitful” meeting with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

A Kildonan hire car driver was charged yesterday with the murder of Spring-lands farmer Nigel Matthews, who was found stabbed to death in the wee hours of Monday morning.

Guyana’s first oil production vessel, the Liza Destiny, has arrived in the Stabroek Block, a development in ExxonMobil’s preparation for first oil by 2020.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – World champion Karsten Warholm ran the second-fastest time in history when he held off a late challenge from American champion Rai Benjamin to clinch the men’s 400 metres hurdles at the Diamond League finals yesterday.

As part of its ongoing programme to improve the supply of electricity to its customers, Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Wednesday energised a new 13,800 volt Express Feeder (distribution line) from Vriesland to the Vreed-en-Hoop (VEH) Power Plant, a distance of over 16 kilometers.

Introduction Two weeks ago in Toronto, Canada, the organisation Caribbean Council of the Americas (CCA) in a public advertisement invited the Guyanese community and “other interested parties in the greater Toronto area to learn about all and gas exploration and development in Guyana.”

Cassandra Boucher, the police constable charged with dousing her then boyfriend with acid last year, maintained her innocence under cross-examination at her trial on Wednesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Six days after a heavy 318-run drubbing in the opening Test, West Indies will try to pick up the pieces and turn the tables on India when the critical second Test bowls off at Sabina Park here today.

The year is 2019. We are drowning in our own pollution; the ice sheets are melting at unexpectedly rapid rates and one of the world’s most important ecosystems is dangerously close to major damage.

Plaisance Young Warriors defeated Back Street Boys to clinch the inaugural Better Hope U13 Inter-Block Football Championship on Saturday at the Better Hope ‘Four Corner’.

Almost six years after signing on to the Minamata Convention on Mercury in October 2013, deliberations at a policy forum held to mark mining week earlier this week have described the current status of mercury use in the recovery of gold here as a “free-for-all” that “falls some way short of the robust commitment to eliminate mercury within a realistic time-frame.”

In keeping with the energy objectives of Guyana’s Green State Development Strategy to transition to a hundred per cent use of renewable and clean energy sources, the Guyana Oil Company Limited (GUYOIL) will officially open their Green Office and Store Complex (GGOSC) located at GUYOIL’s Providence Terminal, East Bank Demerara, on Friday 6th September, a GUYOIL release has stated.

‘COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Martin Guptill went through “the best and worst day” of his career during last month’s Cricket World Cup final against England but the opening batsman’s focus has now firmly shifted to the World Twenty20 in Australia next year.

Currently in the throes of a ‘pitch’ for both public and private sector financial support to field teams for forthcoming Robotics competitions in Dubai and South Korea, respectively, the organisation STEMGuyana, will be keeping an eye on the help that the British oil company, Tullow Oil, has been extending to the furtherance of science and mathematics education in Ghana by hosting that country’s first ever STEM Share Fair.

Good-Life’ oil-money vouchers? Hello friends. Hi “electorate”- those of you eligible to and will probably vote.

Guyana on Wednesday voted with 20 other members of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) to strongly condemn “the grave and systematic violations of human rights in Venezuela” and call for an investigation.

Dear Editor, I read your editorial in yesterday’s Stabroek News `A burning in the lungs’ and I would like to transmit some information about what Brazil is doing to control the fires.

(Reuters) – Roger Federer is prepared to champion the cause of lower-ranked players on the ATP Tour and said at the U.S.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is seeking technical assistance on data merging from the Electoral Commission of Jamaica.

HAMILTON, Bermuda,  CMC – Former West Indies fast bowler Reon King says he was impressed by Bermuda’s “tenacious” display at the ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier, which saw the island twice upset the more fancied United States to advance to the next stage ahead of next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Wimbledon champion Simona Halep’s U.S. Open frustrations continued as the Romanian fourth seed suffered a 2-6 6-3 7-6(4) loss to American qualifier Taylor Townsend in second round action on Thursday.

Dear Editor, In response to a letter to the editor published in the Stabroek News, dated Wednesday, August 28, 2019 and titled, ‘Why are certain communities being targeted for smart meters’, the Guyana Power and Light Inc.

The news that two hundred and fifty minibus drivers and conductors from five coastal routes (Regions 3,4,5,6 and 7) “have recently benefitted from training in the areas of hospitality, first aid, tyre & fire safety, life & vehicle insurance, and defensive driving” would have come as a surprise to sizeable sections of the commuting population, though any initiative that seeks to retrieve this sector from the dire state in which it finds itself is welcome.

While Jamaica, one of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) leading tourism destinations, has frequently made international headlines as a place where tourists are vulnerable to harassment and even sexual assault by hotel staff, a Jamaica Gleaner story earlier this week is reporting that these days, it is staff members who are increasingly reporting instances of sexual harassment by guests, at some of the country’s “top hotels”. 

(Reuters) – Indian wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a notable omission in the Twenty20 squad announced yesterday by the country’s cricket board (BCCI) for next month’s three-match series against South Africa.

There are three witnesses expected to be called to testify in the preliminary inquiry into the man-slaughter charge against the City Constabulary Lance Corporal who allegedly shot and killed a mentally ill prisoner last year.

MIAMI/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Florida residents yesterday were bracing for a hurricane that was threatening to smack into the centre of the state over the Labor Day weekend, and President Donald Trump said it appeared the storm’s winds would be “unbelievably high.”

Trade Unions in Guyana will only win back the considerable support of the workers that they have lost over the years by undertaking a frank and honest assessment of the role of the leadership of the movement that arrives at an understanding that leadership is about “giving service [and] not being in control,” according to General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Lincoln Lewis.

Dear Editor, Reference Sherwood Lowe’s letter (‘For many Guyanese the motion of no confidence is not a matter of legalities only’) in yesterday’s Stabroek News which was thought-provoking.

The Moruca sub-region of Barima-Waini is next in line to benefit from a river ambulance, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The new Guyana Marketing Corporation has agreed to provide us with the above information which we will publish on a weekly basis subject to receipt.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said yesterday unseen forces were spying on him and his cabinet, revealing that a “sophisticated camera” had been discovered at the presidential offices in central Mexico City.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A large scientific study into the biological basis of sexual behaviour has confirmed there is no single “gay gene” but that a complex mix of genetics and environment affects whether a person has same-sex sexual partners.

Dear Editor, The much needed and touted fare structure for Mini Buses and Hire Cars to have in their possession and to be displayed has been agreed on by the Ministry of Business and the Association and it must be  noted this was only after several letters were written to the editors of the major daily newspapers and published in the Letter Columns by yours truly, along with the Police starting to impound the Mini Buses both at Suddie and Anna Regina Police Station, that then and only then did the Association get going.

(Reuters) – Under-pressure Australia batsman Usman Khawaja is “frustrated” after failing to convert a number of starts in the Ashes series but insists his batting is in a good place as he looks for form in the tour match against Derbyshire.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – A group of former rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) said in a video posted overnight that they will embark on a new offensive, threatening to resume five decades of armed conflict against the government.

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Dear Editor, The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Retired Justice Claudette Singh must be commended for doing the right thing, namely to bring an end to the house to house registration which was unilaterally launched by the previous GECOM Chair.

Nine more witnesses are to testify in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against two men, including the operator of Rockies Hotel in Georgetown, accused of plotting to kill a Lethem businessman.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams survived a second-round scare at the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two mur­ders have been record­ed in the past 15 hours in Ch­agua­nas and Mal­oney.

Dear Editor, The C. V. Nunes Primary School has been a paragon of excellence academically and even in athletics.

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest have receded slightly since President Jair Bolsonaro sent in the military to help battle the blazes, but international fallout accelerated as a major shoemaker said it would not buy supplies from Brazil.

More than eighteen students  were honoured yesterday by the Guyana Water Incor-porated (GWI) for their excellent performances at the recent National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) Examinations, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

(Reuters) – Australia are reviewing the way they use cricket’s Decision Review System after blowing their last referral late in the Headingley cliffhanger against England, captain Tim Paine has said.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korea’s parliament has approved changes to the country’s constitution to solidify leader Kim Jong Un’s role as head of state, official state media said on Thursday.

(Trinidad Express) A nervous-looking Kerry Phillips appeared before an Arima magistrate yesterday charged with the murder of a 71-year-old retired nurse.

Dear Editor, The return of lawlessness and other forms of degenerate behaviour at Stabroek Market area is being attributed to supervisory ranks ‘not performing to expectations ‘.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) yesterday awarded bursaries to eleven rice farmers’ children who were successful at the 2019 National Grade Six Examinations.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Seamer Kemar Roach has set his sights firmly on becoming only the fifth West Indies bowler to take 300 wickets in Tests.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The opposition Labour Party said yesterday it would trigger an emergency debate in parliament next week to try to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a withdrawal deal.

(Trinidad Guardian) Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard, SC, has advised police to charge Public Service Association (PSA) Watson Duke with sedition.

Dear Editor, Further to my observations (letter to SN Editor 28th Aug 2019) on the ICJ role mentioned in Ms Lye’s letter, please permit me, in the interest of accuracy, to correct an error in my reply.

Several young people attending a community meeting at De Kinderen West Coast of Demerara called for the establishment of a multi-purpose centre and playground in the area, the Department of Public Information reported yesterday.

There can be few democratic countries in the world where so much suspicion, scepticism and uncertainty have swirled around an elections body for as many decades as is the case with Gecom.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 840’s trading results showed consideration of $1,937,831 from 17,517 shares traded in 21 transactions as compared to session 839’s trading results which showed consideration of $6,079,950 from 23,100 shares traded in 16 transactions.