Articles published on Thursday, September 12, 2019
(Trinidad Newsday) Trinidad & Tobago sprint queen and Commonwealth Games 100-metre champion Michelle-Lee Ahye has been provisionally suspended by the world track and field governing body IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federation).
NASSAU, (Reuters) – Piles of debris, decaying human and animal corpses and fetid water on storm-hammered Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas are posing a new risk for those who survived Hurricane Dorian’s wrath: Disease.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A commercial flight with 326 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing when hot coffee was accidentally spilled over the cockpit control panel over the Atlantic ocean, according to a report on Thursday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson today denied lying to Queen Elizabeth over the reasons for suspending the British parliament after a court ruled his decision was unlawful and opponents called for lawmakers to be recalled to discuss Brexit.
(Barbados Nation) At least one Barbadian living in The Bahamas who was reported on social media as missing, is alive and well today.
(Jamaica Observer) Teenaged sprint sensation Briana Williams was provisionally named to Jamaica’s World Championships squad despite her anti-doping case being set to take place September 23-25, ending just two days before the start of the global event in Doha, Qatar.
A massive Massy superstore was opened in the MovieTowne compound at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara yesterday and over 120 persons are employed at the location.
Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix has rejected as “completely false” a report that some Haitian and African migrants, during an August 28th meeting, were promised citizenship for their votes.
Six months after its last visit, the Carter Center has returned to Guyana with a four-member delegation, hoping to gain insight into the country’s current political situation.
Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall yesterday sentenced a young man to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of rape of a minor but he will serve a maximum of 10 years.
Forensic Pathologist Dr Vivekanand Brijmohan is no longer with the Ministry of Public Health as his services were terminated over a week ago.
(Trinidad Newsday) A Point Fortin family is mourning the loss of 20-year-old Kiara Alleyne, who was found dead in her Florida apartment on Wednesday by detectives.
Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon, yesterday urged the Gaming Authority to put measures in place to encourage “responsible gambling” pointing out its impact on “challenged” communities.
The country’s premier riders will converge today as cycling action returns to the inner circuit of the National Park, Thomas Lands from 09.00hrs.
The Public Procurement Commission says there is no merit to the Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) position that the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the government and ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary violates the public procurement law.
Strong arguments by Barbados attorney-at-law Mohia Ma’at that the grounds put forward against bail are “all without merit” were not enough to keep his Guyanese client from spending 28 days on remand.
LONDON, CMC – Newport County manager Michael Flynn says Guyana striker Keanu Marsh-Brown is no longer part of his plans for his first team after turning down the chance to go out on loan.
A city magistrate yesterday jailed a 26-year-old miner for three years after he was found guilty of four offences including wounding a police officer and armed robberies.
With only a matter of weeks out from the ‘Not In My House’ Pro/Am card, Stabroek Sport caught up with light welterweight brawler, Keeve Allicock.
Despite Keevin Allicock’s split decision loss in his opening bout at the ongoing World Championships in Russia, President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle commended his performance on the big stage.
The two brothers who were severely burnt during an incident at their Corentyne, Berbice home less than a month ago are said to be out of danger and are recovering well in the United States, where they are currently receiving treatment.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Veteran Chris Gayle slammed his 22nd Twenty20 hundred but Evin Lewis unleashed the fastest-ever half-century in Caribbean Premier League history, as St Kitts and Patriots completed the highest-ever run chase in franchise cricket, to stun Jamaica Tallawahs by four wickets here Tuesday night.
It is anyone’s guess what the collective reaction is to the recent sacking of Jason Holder and Carlos Braithwaite as white-ball captains of the West Indies one-day and T20 teams and the subsequent appointment of 32-year old Kieron Pollard as the region’s new limited-overs and T20 skipper.
A 20-year-old carpenter who said he robbed a woman of her phone and other articles so that he could buy milk and pampers for his child was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison for the crime.
A fire suspected to be of electrical origin yesterday completely destroyed a two-story wooden house at Miss Phoebe, Port Mourant, Corentyne.
Digicel Guyana, on Sunday last teamed up with the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) and gave 20 deserving youths from Buxton Cricket Academy a chance of a lifetime.
Dear Editor, The missive by Mr. Robin Singh published in the September 10, 2019 edition of the Stabroek News captioned `How can the President not know of issues affecting production and profitability in the gold and diamond sectors’, is most malicious and riddled with inaccuracies.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England have dropped batsman Jason Roy for the fifth and final test against Australia starting at The Oval today as they try to level the series after failing to claim the Ashes.
Five males have been arrested over an alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl which reportedly occurred sometime Saturday evening at a location on the West Coast Berbice.
Dear Editor, The comments by the PNCR-led Coalition government-nominated GECOM Commissioner, Vincent Alexander, as captured in the Guyana Chronicle report on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 – captioned ‘No space for polls this year’ – make it clear that the Parliamentary Opposition’s criticisms on the role of the government Commissioners at GECOM are valid.
Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams yesterday afternoon received a courtesy call from United Kingdom Deputy High Commissioner to Guyana, Ray Davidson to discuss matters of mutual interest, including climate change and conservation, according to a release from the Ministry of the Presidency.
Dear Editor, September 11 marked 18 years since the attack on the World Trade Center which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people including around two dozen Guyanese.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, Sep 11, CMC – Fast bowler Megan Schutt’s final-over hat-trick coupled with opener Alyssa Healy’s dashing half-century underlined another dominant Australia performance as West Indies slumped to an eight-wicket defeat and a 3-0 whitewash in their ICC Women’s Championship series here Wednesday.
(Reuters) – The Sri Lankan cricket association (SLC) said yesterday it was reassessing the security situation in Pakistan after receiving a warning “of a possible terrorist threat” to its team.
NASSAU, Bahamas, (Reuters) – Some 2,500 people are still listed as missing in the Bahamas more than a week after Hurricane Dorian pummeled the Caribbean island chain, although that number may include evacuees who fled to shelters, authorities said yesterday.
The police in ‘G’ Division are investigating a report of assault committed on Regional Vice Chairperson Nandranie Coonjah allegedly by Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) Regional Executive Officer (REO) Denis Jaikarran on Tuesday.
Dear Editor, The Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Raphael Trotman made a visit to Kwakwani on September 8, 2019 to conduct an inspection of the Workers’ Club which is currently under rehabilitation.
The charge against a Dominican woman accused of stealing $340,000 from a man she allegedly spent the night with in a hotel was dismissed after the complainant offered no evidence in court yesterday.
Dear Editor, The game between Jamaica Tallahwahs and St Kitts/Nevis Patriots (Tuesday, Sept 10) in the current CPL season has to be the most exciting game to date and may very well be the game of the 2019 Season.
(Trinidad Guardian) Praises are pouring in for a retired police superintendent whose bravery may have saved the lives of bar patrons from trigger-happy bandits yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament for five weeks was unlawful and should be annulled, Scotland’s highest court of appeal ruled yesterday in a damning verdict on the British prime minister’s reasons for the shutdown.
(Reuters) – England paceman James Anderson hopes to overcome a calf problem that forced him out of the Ashes series and will aim to return for their tours of New Zealand and South Africa later this year.
(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) Task Force officers were airlifted from their base operations in Nassau, Bahamas, to the hurricane ravaged Grand Bahama Islands on Tuesday to begin assessment for relief operations.
Dear Editor, Not subtracting from the attention the issues of revenues are generating among us Guyanese, I would like to ask a few questions: 1.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba must implement emergency measures to stave off an acute fuel shortage in September caused by the Trump administration’s efforts to block oil shipments to the country, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said yesterday.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India are unlikely to make it to their first World Cup finals this time around but a 0-0 draw in Doha against Asian champions Qatar in 2022 qualifying on Tuesday has filled them with pride.
The trial of Sheneza Jafarally, the University of Guyana (UG) student who is accused of making a bomb threat earlier this year that disrupted classes and operations at the Turkeyen Campus, is set to begin on October 8th.
Dear Editor, I have an idea for the political parties to use for their campaign slogan.
Kuwait’s new non-resident Ambassador to Guyana, Nasser Riden Al-Motairi had his credentials accepted by President David Granger yesterday at the Ministry of the Presidency.
(Trinidad Newsday) A man has appeared in court for committing a grievous sexual assault on his wife with a broom handle.
(Barbados Nation) Make that two CEOs Government has parted ways with in the last fortnight.
Students of Grades 9 and 10 will have an opportunity to win various prizes in the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry/ BrainCentral Math and English online Olympiad this month.
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday granted a request by President Donald Trump’s administration to fully enforce a new rule that would curtail asylum applications by immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico
TORONTO, (Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu returned to her hometown a conquering hero yesterday with a little more celebrating to do before getting back to work and setting new goals, such as staying injury-free.
Dear Editor, I was delighted to read that GuySuCo is opening up a sugar trail for domestic and international tourists.
(Trinidad Express) Naresh Basant was trying to earn an honest living when he was gunned down by criminals in Carapi-chaima on Tuesday night.
Hockey action is set to resume today and the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has released the weekend’s fixtures that will see the country’s top second division and under – 20 players going against each other.
The report, ‘Man jailed for stabbing wife, assaulting daughter,’ published in the September 4th edition of the Stabroek News, erroneously identified one of the victims as the wife of convict Peter Thompson.
One day before World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10, 2019) was globally acknowledged, Balkaran Persaud, a taxi driver of Mon Repos, reportedly forced his 35-year-old wife Kavita Persaud and their 3-year-old daughter to consume a poisonous substance, before taking a portion for himself.
On her inner left forearm, American teenager Margaret Koukos carries a comforting Biblical line, tattooed in curling, cursive script, “Love never fails…” Taken from Corinthians 1, the popular verse pronounces in the new international version of the Testament, “Love is patient, love is kind.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – A regional head of Brazil’s environmental authority was fired yesterday, a week after being named, after he made public comments saying he would no longer burn machinery, some of it seized from illegal miners, in an area heavily affected by forest fires.
