Articles published on Monday, September 16, 2019
President David Granger, this afternoon, received a courtesy call from representatives of the Carter Center at State House and assured them that he will act decisively on receiving advice from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as to its readiness to conduct General and Regional Elections.
(Trinidad Express) A Valsayn woman who claimed she stole over $3,000 in clothing to give to the poor, has been arrested.
(Trinidad Guardian) Surviving Hurricane Dorian for six Trinidadian nationals in The Grand Bahama islands in Freeport almost two weeks ao is only half their nightmare.
(Jamaica Observer) Two public passenger vehicle operators were on Friday arrested by members of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), after checks revealed that the two had a combined total of more than 1,000 outstanding traffic tickets.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A Government senator has nudged the Andrew Holness administration to make changes to the law that will allow Jamaica to resume hanging, but that suggestion was quickly shot down by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Judiciary of T&T has collected $170.9 million in fines paid by errant and delinquent drivers who committed traffic offences and violations between 2011 and 2015 on the nation’s roads.
(Reuters) – Humberto, which gained hurricane strength late Sunday, is expected to drop another 2 inches of rain on the storm-ravaged northwestern Bahamas as it crawls away from the U.S.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s High Court ruled today that the government should refuse a request from the United States to extradite Venezuela’s former military intelligence chief.
ExxonMobil today said it made an oil discovery on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana at the Tripletail-1 well in the Turbot area.
Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, today, announced that UK-based Tullow Oil plc’s (Tullow) Joe-1 exploration well has discovered a new Upper Tertiary oil play in the Guyana basin.
Parliament should be considered automatically dissolved given the constitutionally mandated period for general elections, according to former two-term Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran.
A US-based Guyanese man, who was on vacation here, was found dead yesterday morning and police have launched an investigation to determine the cause of his death.
Winston Missigher showed up for the Courts 10K yesterday seeking to defend the title he won for the first time last September.
We Stand United’s Briton John produced yet another remarkable solo ride to victory yesterday to win the 37-mile Rose Hall Town Day road race.
Oil services company Nalco Champion will not be storing chemicals at the John Fernandes Ltd (JFL) Inland Terminal at Industrial Site, Ruimveldt as its client ExxonMobil has moved to access those services overseas.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Last year’s losing finalists, Guyana Amazon Warriors, maintained their unbeaten start to the Caribbean Premier League season with a comfortable seven-wicket win over St Kitts and Nevis Patriots here Saturday night.
The stakes for the Alliance for Change (AFC) will be high as it meets with its coalition partner A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) this week to review the pivotal Cummingsburg Accord that underpinned their victory at the 2015 general elections.
Still coping from the trauma of Hurricane Dorian that ravaged The Bahamas earlier this month, a family of five last evening returned to Guyana after seven years in hopes of starting life afresh.
Newcomer Vurlon Mills Football Academy upset defending champion Timehri Panthers 2-0 when the fourth East Bank Football Association/Ralph Green U11 League commenced Saturday at the National Training Center, Providence.
Mocha brushed aside Soesdyke while Samatta Point/Kaneville downed Friendship when the East Bank Football Association [EBFA] Zone in the NAMILCO U17 Championship continued yesterday at the National Training Center, Providence.
The Government of Guyana will be donating $41.6M (US$200,000) to The Bahamas to aid in relief following the battering by Hurricane Dorian.
Fruta Conquerors U20 whipped the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) 5-1 on Saturday in the fourth annual Limacol Football competition at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
After a spate of robberies in Lamaha Springs, residents yesterday removed and burned an ‘illegal’ bridge between their community and ‘C’ Field, Sophia.
Citing fears of an influx of foreigners, political party, ANUG has called on government to cease all grants of citizenship to such aliens unless stringent and clear criteria for citizenship are made available for public examination and discussion.
Despite rain washing out the entire first session of the second day of the Georgetown Cricket Association/Star Party Rental/GISE/ Trophy Stall first-division, two-day competition, Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) still defeated Guyana Defence Force (GDF) by an innings and 142 runs.
The Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) team has assisted 14-year-old Shaniece Nahoe, who has been diagnosed with a cancerous facial tumour, in her battle for survival.
A US appeals court has ordered that Guyanese murder accused Marcus Bisram be extradited to Guyana, after denying both a rehearing of his appeal arguments and a motion to stay the extradition.
Dear Editor, Think back to when you were around 14 year olds, the absolute beginning of your formative years.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday that the United States was “locked and loaded” for a potential response to the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, after a senior official in his administration said Iran was to blame.
Dear Editor, There are gaps in the US economic system that tweets cannot fill.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica has recorded the most incidents of human rights violation when compared to its Caribbean neighbours.
Cracking centuries from Kemol Savory and Quentin Samson propelled the Police Sports Club (PSC) to first innings honours over the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) as the two sides played to an exciting draw in the latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association Noble House Seafoods second-division, two-day cricket competition yesterday.
By Frank Seepersad (Trinidad Guardian) One year ago, I broke with tradition and spoke directly to the media about my views in relation to the opening of the 2018/2019 Law term.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Matthew Wade’s defiant century proved in vain as England bowled Australia out for 263 to win the final test at The Oval by 135 runs yesterday and ensure the first drawn Ashes series since 1972.
Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI) continues to be vocal on a range of corruption issues hampering anti-corruption efforts and stymieing development in Guyana.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP filed for bankruptcy protection in New York last night, succumbing to pressure from more than 2,000 lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the deadly U.S.
Dear Editor, Almost daily, I pass a caption related to Guyana’s immigrant presence(s).
(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago Special Olympics athlete Sean Gibson, 34, has been found dead.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Veteran opener Chris Gayle surpassed 13 000 Twenty20 runs as Jamaica Tallawahs broke a four-game losing skid with a four-wicket victory over Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League here yesterday.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition said yesterday a dialogue mediated by Norway’s Foreign Ministry to try to resolve the country’s political crisis had ended, six weeks after President Nicolas Maduro’s government suspended participation.
Three years after rehabilitation works began on the Kitty Market, vendors are still unsure about when they can return to ply their trade.
Dear Editor, President Donald Trump has fired his National Security Advisor John Bolton.
(Jamaica Observer) While the brutal killing of promising young attorney-at-law Sashakay Fairclough has shocked, in particular, the parishes of St Ann and St James where she practises mainly, the police have no leads yet into the murder, nor has a motive been established.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies Women’s misery continued here Saturday night when they suffered yet another defeat to Australia Women, in the opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series.
Dear Editor, l am a senior citizen and I accomplished the golden age of 80 years not so long ago.
MANAGUA, (Reuters) – A commission from the Organization of American States seeking to help broker an end to a political crisis in Nicaragua said yesterday the government of President Daniel Ortega had barred its entry into the Central American country.
Construction of 150 metres of rip-rap sea defence at Cane Garden, on the northern end of the Essequibo River island of Leguan is moving along and that project is 80% complete.
DETROIT/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers (UAW) said yesterday that its roughly 48,000 hourly workers at General Motors Co facilities would go on strike as of midnight on Sunday after U.S.
By D. Alissa Trotz and Christian Campbell D. Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora column.
(Barbados Nation) Barbados has produced only 7 800 tonnes of sugar from about 93 600 tonnes of cane this year, one of the most disappointing harvests in the last decade.
(Reuters) – Britain’s Tyson Fury overcame an early cut over his right eye to win a majority decision against his gutsy Swedish opponent Otto Wallin in Las Vegas Saturday.
A young Guyanese with a drive to succeed in the US is putting her skills at work in bringing a ‘breath of fresh scents’ to homes in New York (NY) with her creation of soy-based candles.
Dear Editor, I write especially to parents with respect to September 10th, 2019 being World Suicide Prevention Day.
A single lane trail in Port Kaituma, Region 1 that had many large potholes is undergoing a complete transformation into a $172M highway, as part of the government’s vision to connect Port Kaituma to Mabaruma, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
This week’s article is a continuation of last week’s in which we provided a background to the United Kingdom’s (UK) proposed withdrawal from the European Union (EU), known as Brexit, following the referendum of June 2016.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – Spain beat Argentina 95-75 to win the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time since 2006 yesterday, completing a stunning campaign for a squad considered by many to be among the outsiders when the 32-team tournament began.
It is undeniable that since the night of December 21st when the government surprisingly lost the motion of no confidence brought against it that the country has been in a state of suspended animation – verging on nine months of it with no end in sight.
Dear Editor, There has been much heat and precious little light on the oil future for Guyana.
(Trinidad Guardian) The relatives of Tobago gyro vendor Elias Dabbourah, 30, are demanding justice following his death on Saturday.
(Reuters) – Ric Ocasek, the idiosyncratic lead singer and chief songwriter of the 1970s and 80s hook-heavy hitmakers The Cars, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan.
