Articles published on Saturday, September 28, 2019
High waves from the Atlantic Ocean continued this afternoon to flow over the seawalls at Den Amstel, Cornelia Ida, Anna Catherina, Uitvlugt and Zeelugt on the West Demerara resulting in many homes being inundated, the Department of Public Information said this evening.
The murder of 30-year-old Curtly “Conehead” Calder in St James on Friday night has taken to homicide figure for 2019 to 400.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to set aside a plan that would make more people vulnerable to expedited deportation until a court can rule on the matter.
The Organisation of American States (OAS) today said it was looking forward to a proclamation of March 2nd as the date for long-awaited general elections here and it urged an end to the political uncertainty that has gripped Guyana.
Spring tides this morning swamped parts of the West Demerara and the authorities are scrambling hundreds of sand bags to bolster defences for when the high water returns at around 3.30 pm.
GECOM yesterday declared that all potential voters for the 2020 elections must verify their registration during the extended Claims and Objections process, sparking a furore among opposition-nominated commissioners who said the move was illegal.
Two men are now dead after stabbing each other during a fight last night in Alberttown, Georgetown.
Guyanese Khamraj Lall, the pilot who smuggled large quantities of cocaine and currency between Guyana and the United States using his private jet, was yesterday sentenced to 13 years in jail for trafficking hundreds of pounds of cocaine into New Jersey and New York and laundering over US$10.2 million in proceeds from the drug trade.
Maria Pereira Da Silva, the Brazilian national who along with her husband was allegedly set on fire while they were asleep at their camp at Toroparu Landing, in Region Seven, has succumbed to her injuries.
The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has recommended the immediate dismissal of one of its ranks who was recorded during an apparent attempt to extort a traveller at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) after claiming that a quantity of marijuana was found in her luggage.
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure on Thursday signed a contract for the, “Design, Supply and Installation of a 150kW hydropower plant on the Cheung River, at Kato Village, in Region Eight.
Following a statement by British High Commissioner Greg Quinn that no decision has yet been made on the construction of the road between Linden and Mabura under a United Kingdom-funded project, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson yesterday said that works will commence with local funds already approved in the national budget.
President David Granger on Thursday officially opened the first Children and Family Care Centre, in Sophia, Georgetown.
Giving no firm indication as to whether it will remain in Guyana for the long-term following an unsuccessful takeover bid by Republic Bank, Scotiabank yesterday announced that it will continue its business as normal while focusing on a long-term solution for its employees and customers.
A 25-year-old Chinese national is now hospitalised after receiving injuries during a robbery at her America Street business place yesterday afternoon.
After almost a year since being directed to lead a defence to a charge that they failed to comply with a court order, former Ministry of the Presidency Permanent Secretary Omar Shariff and his wife Sabeita Hardeo took the witness stand yesterday and professed their innocence.
Errol Spence Jr. is so physically gifted inside a boxing ring, so comfortable, so much at home, that even a whitewash victory over an elite, unbeaten and highly regarded opponent isn’t enough to satisfy his critics who, nearly seven years after his pro debut, continue to ask, “What has he done?”
Lalita Bollers, the Corentyne woman who was charged with being an accessory after the fact in the murder of a Rose Hall Town security guard last, was freed after a no case submission was upheld by the High Court in Berbice this week.
Guyana’s medal hopes at the IAAF World Championships currently underway in Doha, Qatar were slashed by a third after long jumper, Emanuel Archibald finished 11th of 12 jumpers in his heat yesterday.
“They took from me what I didn’t even have,” were the words of a tearful Carole Chester, moments after she was freed of a charge of obtaining almost $1 million by falsely pretense.
A Sophia resident was yesterday sentenced to spend the next three years in prison after a city magistrate found him guilty of five offences, including robbery and escaping from police custody.
GCC hockey clubs Bingo GCC Spartans and GCC Pitbulls are favored to retain their under-20 crowns as the 2019 Bounty Paper Towel – Quicker Picker Upper, Solo Drinks outdoor hockey leagues head for a close.
An accused drug trafficker was remanded to prison yesterday after police told a court that she had been under police surveillance for suspected narcotics trafficking six months prior to her arrest.
Kwakwani United Sports Club (KKSUC) and TMT Global Inc. concluded their cricket camp in Kwakwani, Region 10 last Friday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives who are pursuing an impeachment inquiry against Presi-dent Donald Trump forged ahead with their probe yesterday, issuing a subpoena to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for documents concerning contact with the Ukrainian government.
Cricket West Indies, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), the National Sports Commission, the Allied Arts Unit of the Ministry of Education and the Child Care and Protection Agency have come together to see the return of Kiddy Cricket.
Dear Editor, On Thursday, I was astonished by a report on an online news agency under the headline; “US$2.2M contract signed for Kato Hydropower project”.
A man was yesterday released on $100,000 bail after he denied charges of forgery and giving false information to a policeman.
CHESEREX, Switzerland, (Reuters) – A collection of luxury cars confiscated by Geneva authorities from a son of the president of Equatorial Guinea is estimated to fetch 18.5 million Swiss francs ($18.67 million) this weekend, Bonhams auction house said yesterday.
Three siblings were displaced yesterday after a fire of unknown origin charred a large section of their Stevedore Housing Scheme, South Ruimveldt home.
Long serving cycling coach, Hassan Mohamed yesterday received timely sponsorship from Guyana’s oldest insurance agency, Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Companies.
Dear Editor, We refer to the Business Editorial appearing in Stabroek News of September 27, 2019, entitled `The PSC must embrace the entire business sector’.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haitian police used tear gas and live ammunition yesterday to disperse increasingly violent protesters in the capital, witnesses said, as anger over the economic and political problems in the country grew.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United Nations Human Rights Council agreed yesterday to set up an international fact-finding mission to document violations in Venezuela, including torture and thousands of summary executions.
DOHA, (Reuters) – Christian Coleman posted the top time in the men’s 100 metres heats in the air-conditioned comfort of Khalifa Stadium at the world championships yesterday but there will be no such relief on Doha’s streets as the women prepare for a midnight marathon.
Dear Editor, I taught at the Sophia Special School for about a year during the 1990s, and can attest to the fact that students aggressively confronting and threatening teachers were regular occurrences.
A labourer is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with punching a man to the nose.
The Rotary Club of Demerara yesterday launched its first ever off-road rally; a family oriented fundraising event which is scheduled for next Saturday with special emphasis being placed on off-roader fans.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – An oil spill has contaminated beaches and coastline across eight Brazilian states, the country’s environment agency said yesterday, although authorities are still stumped as to its origin.
DOHA, (Reuters) – Some competitors at the world athletics championships that began yesterday have already encountered their most challenging opponent: the sweltering Qatari heat.
Dear Editor, Even though there has been a political “progress” in Guyana in that general elections will be on March 2, 2020, we are not out of the woods.
(Trinidad Express) Mini mart and car wash owner Jahdiel David Robinson was shot and killed in Mt D’or on Thursday night Robinson, 24, who owns and operated the One Stop Mini Mart and Car Wash along Mt D’or Road, was killed at about 9.20p.m.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in collaboration with the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) and the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) has published a comprehensive ‘Tax Exemption Guide for the Tourism Sector’.
MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Two Nicaraguan newspapers abruptly announced they were shutting down yesterday, citing “adverse economic” conditions after previously complaining that the government of President Daniel Ortega had blocked newsprint imports amid a grinding political crisis.
SAN JUAN, (Reuters) – Puerto Rico would reduce a major portion of its debt by more than 60% under a long-awaited restructuring proposal the bankrupt U.S.
Dear Editor, The life of the National Assembly ended on 18 September 2019 as a result of the non-extension of its life by a two-thirds vote as required by the Constitution for such extended period as determined by the National Assembly.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Beleaguered West Indies will try to revive their flagging fortunes in the ICC Women’s Championship when they host India in a three-match One-Day International series in November.
Dear Editor, There has been much concern about the conditions associated with the March 2nd date for elections.
The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has exhorted its members to unite to hold every politician, in and out of Government, accountable for any action or inaction that denies social justice to the workers of this country and unify regardless of the political season “for our true interest never changes when political power changes.”
(Trinidad Guardian) Preliminary investigations into the abduction and murder of Richard Chan Attong, 43, of Belmont, points to a close relative.
Not long ago, Justin Trudeau’s fondness for donning inappropriate costumes was safely confined to a handful of cringe-making photos from a state visit to India; Boris Johnson’s disregard for truth was discounted as a harmless quirk, or even seen as part of his blustery charm; Donald Trump’s mob-boss dialogue with world leaders was hard to watch, or read about, but not enough to induce a crisis.
KADUNA, Nigeria, (Reuters) – More than 300 captives, most of them children and many in chains, have been rescued from a building in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, a police spokesman said yesterday.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As top designers wrapped up London Fashion Week and made their way to Paris to grab the world’s attention with their lavish creations, a group of artists in London were making their own fashion statement, in a bid to become invisible.
“Downton Abbey” premiered as a self-contained miniseries in 2010. At the time, it comprised seven episodes exploring the lives of the Crawley family in Yorkshire England for two years between 1912 and 1914.
Disturbing stories are so common that often they are the focus for a day or two and then we wait for the next manifestation of the mental illness that permeates our society.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has shortlisted six candidates for the post of West Indies men’s head coach.
With March 2nd set for the holding of general and regional elections, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) have said that they are prepared to aid in ensuring free and fair elections.
President David Granger will dissolve Parliament “at the right time” as doing so now would mean that elections have to be held within three months, two months before the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has said it can deliver credible elections.
