Articles published on Friday, September 27, 2019
Khamraj Lall was sentenced today to 156 months in prison for trafficking cocaine into New Jersey and New York and then laundering over US$10.2 million in cash drug proceeds, US Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
The US, UK and European Union (EU) today issued a joint statement noting that March 2nd has been set for general elections and stating that it is now essential to ensure free and fair elections and they were prepared to aid in this task.
UK High Commission today said that no decisions have been taken on the next phases of two vital projects: the road between Linden and Mabura and the development of the Kingston-Ogle seawall.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United Nations Human Rights Council agreed on Friday to set up an international fact-finding mission to document violations in Venezuela, including torture and thousands of summary executions.
Armed bandits killed a homeowner on his bed and robed his tenants, two Chinese women, during the early hours of this morning, San Fernando.
President David Granger now says that General and Regional Elections will be held on March 2, 2020 whether or not the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) returns to Parliament and grants an extension.
Trinidad’s Republic Bank yesterday expressed disappointment at a decision by the Bank of Guyana (BoG) to deny its bid to acquire Scotiabank here.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday maintained that the PPP/C would not agree to extend the period for general elections under clause 106(7) of the constitution.
Guyana has requested that the United Nations Secretary General place this country’s border controversy with Venezuela on the Agenda of the General Assembly.
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) is interpreting President David Granger’s lack of constitutional compliance as a usurpation of executive power and a perpetuation of the charades that the Coalition has been engaged in since the beginning of the year.
The significant decrease in the incidence of persons being diagnosed with breast cancer at a late-stage during the past two decades in Guyana can be attributed to increased awareness of the cancer, according to Cancer Institute of Guyana Director of Outreach Dr.
Guyana on Tuesday signed an Air Services Agreement with the Middle Eastern state of Qatar to facilitate aviation services between the two countries as well as beyond to third countries with no restrictions on capacity, frequency, aircraft type and routing.
The Local Government Commission (LGC) has by unanimous vote decided to appeal the ruling of Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall which nullified the dismissal of Georgetown Town Clerk Royston King.
Burglars over a period of three days stole $450,000 in items from the Reliance Mandir and $80,000 in items from the VEDA centre which is located in the same compound as the Mandir.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has published an order for a 49-day-long Claims and Objections (C&O) process that will run from October 1st to November 18th, 2019.
In a gesture to improve the quality of teacher training, the science laboratories at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) have been further enhanced with a gift of equipment from the People’s Republic of China.
A truly sensational display of sustained hitting from JP Duminy and a ridiculously good bowling effort from Hayden Walsh Jr allowed Barbados Tridents to finally end their eight-match losing home run.
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday congratulated President David Granger on confirming the holding of National and Regional elections on March 2, 2020.
The unbeaten Fruta Conquerors U-20 unit dismantled Buxton Stars 8-1, when the 4th annual Limacol Football Championship continued on Wednesday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
A city magistrate yesterday overruled a no-case submission and ordered the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) salesman Jermaine Lambert, who was charged with causing the death of a pedestrian, to lead his defence.
A taxi driver was on Tuesday freed after a jury found him not guilty of raping a 13-year-old.
(Reuters) – Key men to watch at the Sept 27-Oct 6 world athletics championships in Doha: Noah Lyles, USA, 200m, 4x100m relay Only three men have run a 200 metres faster than the 22-year-old Lyles, but that run of 19.50 seconds at Lausanne in July is only a portion of the charismatic Lyles’ talents.
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) yesterday launched the Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC)-Guyana chapter.
(Reuters) – Key women to watch at the Sept. 27-Oct. 6 world championships in Doha: Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Bahamas, 400m Miller-Uibo wanted to chase both the 200 and 400 metres titles, but the schedule did not work out.
Upon entering the inner sanctum of Pawsome Pets one immediately recognizes the familiar layout of a beauty salon.
DOHA (Reuters) – The first world athletics championships in 16 years without Usain Bolt in the starting blocks get underway today with the sport searching for someone to step into the starring role left vacant by the charismatic Jamaican sprinter.
Robbery accused Omalo Williams was yesterday freed of two charges after a city magistrate found that the prosecution failed to make a case against him.
Eighteen local companies drawn from various sectors are expected to be represented at the October 9th – 10th Florida International Trade Conference and Expo (FITCE) in Florida.
The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) on Tuesday held a Stakeholder Meeting with public procuring entities at the Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown.
BARCELONA (Reuters) – La Liga champions Barcelona have been fined a miniscule 300 euros ($328) by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) after they were found to have broken the rules in their pursuit of 120-million-euro signing Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid.
With the focus on the realisation of increased production and profitability in selected agricultural sub-sectors, the John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer to Farmer Programme, is currently harnessing technical assistance from United States volunteers to support farmers, farm groups, agribusiness and agriculture sector institutions in Guyana with the goal of “promoting sustainable improvements in food security and agricultural processing,” according to information released by the Farmer To Farmer coordinating group in Guyana.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A whistleblower report released yesterday said President Donald Trump not only abused his office in attempting to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 U.S.
Dear Editor, This is the “silly” season and true to form, we are witnessing political promises that make no sense from a national development standpoint – free tertiary education, forgiveness of student loans, and establishment of a law school.
A young mechanic was yesterday fined after he was found guilty of wounding a shop owner in the vicinity of the Merriman Mall in Georgetown.
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Facebook will have exclusive digital content rights for International Cricket Council (ICC) events in the Indian subcontinent till 2023, the world governing body of the sport said yesterday.
(Reuters) – Nicaraguan captain Juan Barrera called into question the authenticity of his country’s votes in the FIFA awards as he said he did not submit any votes even though he is credited to have picked Lionel Messi and Juergen Klopp as his winners.
(Reuters) – The Trump administration said yesterday it plans to allow only 18,000 refugees to resettle in the United States in the 2020 fiscal year, the lowest number in the history of the modern refugee program.
By Karen Abrams Executive Director STEMGuyana A Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) curriculum is one vehicle through which children can benefit from a vision of life beyond deprivation and an absence of opportunity.
Dear Editor, Politics in Guyana has gone through a series of rapid changes over the last one hundred years, from a former expansionist government of the then British colonial empire, to a self-sustaining, independent and democratic government.
NEW YORK, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – United States officials yesterday called on all nations to stop using Cuba’s medical missions, which send doctors around the world, saying that Cuba refused to pay the medical staff and held them against their will.
The Department of the Public Service yesterday handed to the Ministry of Public Telecommunications (MoPT) a report in which it recommended that two former senior managers of the now defunct National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) be compensated for being wrongfully dismissed 20 years ago.
Dear Editor, Mr. Granger finally yesterday called the elections for March 2, 2020.
On October 9th and 10th, a contingent of Guyanese creative people drawn mostly from the agro processing, dress design and craft industries will benefit from a key opportunity to display their talents and their products to a global audience and a potentially lucrative market at the Florida International Trade and Cultural Expo in Fort Lauderdale.
(Reuters) – Jamaica’s World Under-20 double sprint gold medallist Briana Williams has escaped a doping ban for using the banned diuretic Hydrochlorothiazide, the Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (IADP) ruled yesterday.
As part of its continued investment in building its human resource capacity, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) recently welcomed back two members of its staff who were in the UK pursuing a one-year master’s degree programme at the University of Cranfield.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday imposed U.S. travel sanctions on Cuban Commu-nist Party chief Raul Castro over his support for Venezuela’s socialist president, Nicolas Maduro, and involvement in what it called “gross violations of human rights.”
Dear Editor, Democracy cannot flourish in a lawless climate. No democratic nation today can act in a manner that irresponsibly flouts the rule of law, international norms and conventions without the risk of attracting international condemnation.
The World Economic Forum has identified twelve transformative agricultural technology areas with the potential to generate positive impacts along food value chains.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Former President Jacques Chirac, a political chameleon who dominated French politics for decades and strived to make France’s voice heard in Europe and beyond, died yesterday at the age of 86.
(Reuters) – Olympic judo champion Rafaela Silva was among seven athletes who have been disqualified for doping from the Pan American Games, which were held in July and August, organising body PanAm Sports said.
A fire of unknown origin late yesterday afternoon completely destroyed the upper flat of a 92-year-old pensioner’s house located at Lancaster Village, Corentyne.
(Trinidad Express) Convicted drug accused Stephen Gocking has been slapped with a 20-year prison term after being found guilty by a Port of Spain jury in July on two counts of cocaine possession for the purpose of trafficking.
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Dear Editor, Happy Amerindian Heritage to you and other Guyanese. My topic today is Cultural Heritage which I hope will be beneficial to all my human siblings.
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s environmental agency Ibama said yesterday that an analysis of a vast oil spill along the country’s northeastern beaches showed the spilled crude did not originate in the country.
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar wants to make alcohol accessible for visiting fans when it hosts the 2022 World Cup and will use cruise ships to ensure it can accommodate an expected one million visitors, the head of the organising committee told reporters yesterday.
What drives someone to take their own life? This is a question that many have pondered as news of completed suicides reach them.
In his conversations with the Stabroek Business on plans for Guyana’s participation in the October 9th – 10th Florida International Trade Conference and Expo, President of the Guyana-America Chamber of Commerce (GACC) Wesley Kirton went to considerable lengths to emphasize the efforts that the Chamber had made to ensure adequate participation at the event by local small businesses including arrangements which the GACC had made to ensure that the participation of those small businesses benefitted from some measure of subsidy.
Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday September 26, 2019Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.
(Barbados Nation) Starting today, the Barbados Water Authority will be rationing water and diverting it to other areas, especially parishes to the north and east that are most in need.
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 844’s trading results showed consideration of $27,807,649 from 162,767 shares traded in 33 transactions as compared to session 843’s trading results which showed consideration of $13,363,415 from 164,423 shares traded in 15 transactions.
President David Granger, who made the route to an election following the vote of no confidence last December an obstacle course of Herculean proportions, tossed yet another potential hurdle onto the electoral track on Wednesday.
-Will we ever, ever enjoy `civilized’ electricity? So who are “PPP People” – mentioned in today’s lead caption?
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Scientists have captured a view of a colossal black hole violently ripping apart a doomed star, illustrating a extraordinary and chaotic cosmic event from beginning to end for the first time using NASA’s planet-hunting telescope.
Dear Editor, I wish to make it pellucid to the nation, to our Government of the day, and to the Opposition that I have no political priority in my life.
DOHA (Reuters) – Marathon runners and race walkers at the world athletics championships in Doha have been offered pill thermometers to monitor their reaction to the severe heat, IAAF president Sebastian Coe said yesterday.
Providing adequate shelter to the thousands of Venezuelan migrants who have come to Guyana in recent months is a key concern, according to Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix.
