Articles published on Friday, September 6, 2019
(Jamaica Gleaner) The timetable to return Fly Jamaica to the skies appears to be in doubt, its employees are still unpaid, and the airline’s founder, Ronald Paul Reece, says the deal for the takeover of the airline is yet to be finalised.
(Trinidad Newsday) A man was shot by police after he stormed the Barataria South Secondary School this morning and attacked security guards and police.
The caretaker APNU+AFC administration today released to the media a list of approved road contracts worth $714.51m for regions 4, 6 and 10.
The investigation into alleged corrupt practices involving Deputy Commissioner of Police Lyndon Alves has cleared him of any criminal conduct, according to Commissioner of Police Leslie James.
The State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) today announced that it was seeking to recover $2.7b from Queens Atlantic Investment Inc over its controversial deal for the former Sanata Textiles and $274m from the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry for the purchase of the Kingston property that is now its headquarters.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted lawfully when he ordered the suspension of parliament for five weeks before Brexit, London’s High Court ruled today, but it allowed the legal challenge to be taken to the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – An American Airlines mechanic was on Thursday charged with purposely damaging an aircraft in July amid a dispute between the airline and its mechanics union involving stalled contract negotiations.
(Jamaica Observer) The declaration of a state of public emergency (SOE) in Clarendon yesterday was greeted with cautious optimism by some residents and business operators.
(Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe was feted as an African liberation hero and champion of racial reconciliation when he first came to power in a nation divided by nearly a century of white colonial rule.
Convicted drug kingpin Roger Khan was yesterday scheduled to be deported to Guyana but was told at the last minute that the journey was postponed, his attorney Glen Hanoman last night said.
Leonard Albert, a 46-year-old Port Kaituma cook, was yesterday sentenced to 23 years in prison for the rape of a six-year-old boy.
Guyana Water Incorpo-rated (GWI) customers will have to pay increased rates from October 1st as the company will be instituting the second phase of tariff increases approved by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) last year.
A West Coast Berbice man was found dead on a dam aback of Naarstigheid Village, West Coast Berbice, with a suspected bullet wound at the back of his head yesterday morning.
Following a visit to hurricane-hit Bahamas by a CARICOM high level delegation yesterday, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has allocated almost US$ 1 million in relief funds for the government and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has deployed three Emergency Medical Teams which will focus on clinical care for survivors.
Bar owner Freeman Fordyce has been freed of a charge of assaulting a policeman after the lawman in question failed to show up at the court hearings.
A construction worker, who is wanted in Canada for a series of charges including attempted murder, was one of two men jointly charged in a city court yesterday with conspiracy to forge documents and uttering forged documents.
A hire car driver has since been placed into police custody after he allegedly ran over a vagrant with his motor car on the New Amsterdam Public Road.
A decision on former Town Clerk Royston King’s challenge to his dismissal as Town Clerk by the Local Government Commission (LGC) is expected to be made by the High Court next Friday.
The Guyana Amazon Warriors opened their 2019 HERO Caribbean Premier League campaign with a 13-run win over the St.
The city garbage collection schedule has returned to a state of normalcy according to Mayor and City Council’s Public Relations Officer Debra Lewis.
Relative newcomer GT Panthers secured their berth to the 4th annual Limacol Football Championship, defeating Eastveldt 2-1 in a Playoff Encounter on Wednesday.
An August 2019 document prepared by the Russian Aluminum giant, RUSAL, the majority shareholder in the local company, Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, , CMC – Australia defeated West Indies by 178 runs, in the opening One-Day International of the three-match ICC Women’s Championship series at Coolidge Cricket Ground here yesterday.
When one thinks of language, the first thing they think of is its utility.
Statistics generated by the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest that last week’s revelation by the local Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) regarding the discovery that three new fake drugs have appeared on the market and moreover that they have been unearthed in local pharmacies may well be just the tip of the iceberg.
The suspect in the murder of 18-year-old Rivaldo Williams is expected to surrender to the police today for questioning, with his attorney, Bernard Da Silva.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Marquee all-rounder Hayley Matthews will take no part in the series against Australia after being pulled from the West Indies Women’s squad for disciplinary reasons.
A Jamaica-based regional provider of technical and scientific services, Technological Solutions Limited (TSL), has become the first such institution in the Caribbean to secure accreditation for its laboratory from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A rampaging Serena Williams moved to the brink of a record equalling 24th career Grand Slam title yesterday storming past Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-1 to book her spot in the U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) Four people accused of operating a drug trafficking operation in Westmoorings have been committed to stand trial.
More than 130 persons from bakeries, fast food outlets, hotels and other service providers in related sectors are expected to spend the day, today, further honing their baking skills at a Baking Seminar at the Marriott Hotel being hosted by the local National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) in collaboration with DeutscheBack of Germany under the theme.
The issue over the development of a community ground at De Kinderen, West Coast of Demerara, has been resolved, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported.
A Williamsburg Village, Corentyne, mason was yesterday found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter at the High Court in Berbice.
Twice last week, during the course of interviews relating to stories published in the Stabroek Business raised with interviewees issues pertaining to the relationship between commercial banks and sections of the private sector in relation to the latter’s disposition to commercial bank lending for investment in small business initiatives, particularly in the manufacturing sector.
In what will be the third ever meeting of the nations, the Golden Jaguars, Guyana’s flagship national programme, will open their CONCACAF Nations League League-B campaign today against Aruba in Curacao.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The Grand Slam dominance by a handful of elite men over the last decade and a half has come at the expense of the rest of the field, but the sport will see a return to “normal” when the era ends, American great Jim Courier said.
Donnella Dorway is one of a now fast-growing number of fledgling business owners who are beginning to see a possible entrepreneurial future in agro-processing, though, for the time being at least she must wade her way through the formidable competition and the various other hurdles that have to be crossed if her dream of making it to the top is to become a reality.
The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic has once again called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to begin preparation for elections now.
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas, (Reuters) – Richard Johnson said his six-year-old brother Adrian was just too small to withstand Hurricane Dorian.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Diego Schwartzman may have been the smallest player in 25 years to reach the U.S.
Based on what it says is ‘careful review and evaluation” the Jamaica Gleaner on Monday launched a monthly publication, Small Business Today, which, it says, underscores the company’s commitment “to erase the gap in rural coverage by reaching out to communities across the island to tell of their triumphs and unveil their challenges in search of solutions.”
Dear Editor, I refer to an article published in SN on Sunday 2019.09.01 titled `Perilous bridges, risky roads make travel a threat in South Rupununi.’
Two Guyanese teachers who were in The Bahamas when Hurricane Dorian devastated that island chain have been found safe and sound.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Major oil companies have approved $50 billion of projects since last year that will not be economically viable if governments implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, think-tank Carbon Tracker said in a report published yesterday.
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, (Reuters) – China and the United States yesterday agreed to hold high-level talks in early October in Washington, cheering investors hoping for a trade war thaw as new U.S.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Two-time reigning champions Trinbago Knight Riders made a successful start to the defence of their Caribbean Premier League title here Wednesday night, when they beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 11 runs at Queen’s Park Oval.
Dear Editor, Reference is being made to GAWU General Secretary Seepaul Narine’s letter `Mr.
The Guyanese man who was arrested in Queens Village, New York for allegedly setting fire to a house around 11 pm on Tuesday, killing 63-year-old Bibi Jazmin, was said to be her co-tenant and her niece’s boyfriend.
Dear Editor, Once again I write to advise the Minister and his Board at GPL that we at Giftland Mall are ready to help ease the present power predicament.
Representatives of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) on Monday August 26th met with Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman in what has now become a protracted exchange aimed at resolving what the GMSA says are a number of matters concerning the country’s forestry and wood processing sectors.
WAKEFIELD, England, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to kick off what is in effect an election campaign casting parliament as the enemy of Brexit was overshadowed yesterday when his younger brother quit the government, citing the national interest.
An unemployed youth was yesterday sentenced to two years behind bars after he admitted to charges of obtaining money by fraud and escaping from police custody.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Steve Smith’s domination of England’s bowling attack in the Ashes series reached new heights yesterday as his magnificent 211 led Australia to 497-8 declared on the second day of the fourth test at Old Trafford.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Cabinet has decided to cancel a contract that was given to a Chinese construction company, Gezhouba Group International Engineering Co Ltd (CGGC), the Housing Development Corporation (HDC).
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LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Rapper Nicki Minaj took fans by surprise on Thursday with an announcement that she was retiring from the music business to “have my family.”
Police prosecutors on Wednesday, closed a narcotics possession case after the last witness’ testimony was completed.
Dear Editor, West Indies cricket is like Guyana politics. Dead, in a coma or gravely ill.
(Reuters) – Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan became the youngest player ever to captain a test team when he led his side in their one-off match against Bangladesh in Chattogram yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced that Trinidad and Tobago will assist The Bahamas with soldiers, electricity workers and US$500,000.
-Concerning our National Insurance Scheme Fresh off their latest “General Council”, the First Vice-President’s encounter in Berbice, the First Lady at Brooklyn’s Carnival as Grand Marshall and a non-noisy (?)
Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday remanded three men to prison after they plead not guilty to a joint charge which stated that they attempted to rob a resident of Republic Gardens.
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) yesterday certified thirty-one students on the successful completion of their work-study.
In a short while, yet another group of creative people from the agro processing and craft sectors, predominantly, will be heading for a high profile product display and marketing opportunity in the United States.
A man was on Wednesday remanded to prison after he was charged with wounding another person, who now remains hospitalised in a critical condition.
Dear Editor, We continue to navigate the channel amidst ongoing political and constitutional squabbles that have engulfed this nation since the no-confidence motion of December 21 toppled the government whose blatant refusal to give up office and call elections have stifled and stymied the nation’s economic progress.
Introduction For some time, questions have been raised about the royalty provisions in the 2016 Agreement under which Trotman/Greenidge/Granger partially signed away the birthright of all Guyanese past, present and future.
There must be a word in the English language which can express something beyond exasperation.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Eleven more women have accused Spanish opera star Placido Domingo of sexual misconduct, allegations that the leading tenor described yesterday as “riddled with inconsistencies.”
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Australia’s Ashes run machine Steve Smith said England’s short-pitched bowling played into his hands after his superb innings of 211 put the tourists in firm command of the fourth test yesterday.
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 841’s trading results showed consideration of $10,003,675 from 104,587 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 840’s trading results which showed consideration of $1,937,831 from 17,517 shares traded in 21 transactions.
