Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 1, 2019

A privately-owned and operated Cessna 182 aircraft upon landing at Bethany, Region One hit a pile of dirt and flipped at approximately 5.37 pm today, according to the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

Anthony Jones, the farmer who was charged with the murder of Nyron Vyphuis, a Yarrowkabra labourer last October, was today committed to stand trial for the crime.

(Trinidad Newsday) There were scenes of panic in City Gate yesterday afternoon after an unidentified woman fell unconscious.

(Jamaica Observer) People’s National Party (PNP) President Peter Phillips is expressing sadness at the death of former west central St James Member of Parliament (MP) Patrick Rosegreen.

(Trinidad Express) The position adopted by the Office of the President that only married partners be allowed to accompany invited guests, is getting the support of the Trinidad and Tobago Council of Evangelical Churches.

(Trinidad Newsday) There is no doubt that the mud volcano in Piparo will erupt.

(Trinidad Express) Investigators are trying to determine how a licensed firearm was stolen from the home of a 32-year-old municipal police officer.

(Jamaica Observer) Miss China, Alice Li, was crowned Miss Global International 2019 during a glitzy ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James on Saturday night.

(Trinidad Newsday) Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has announced a new promotion called Caribbean Layaway, an interest-free layaway plan, which allows passengers travelling within a two to six month period, the opportunity to pay for their flights on a phased basis.

KATHMANDU, (Reuters) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives in Nepal’s parliament, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, resigned today  to allow an investigation into an accusation made by a female parliament employee that he raped her.

(Trinidad Express)  Bank yesterday afternoon announced the long-delayed sale of the traditional insurance portfolios of CLICO and British American Trinidad (BAT) choosing its preferred bidder Sagicor Life, a subsidiary of Sagicor Financial Corporation.

Guyana Amazon Warriors 185/6 (Hemraj 66, Hetmyer 48, Shepherd 32*, Searles 3/39) beat Trinbago Knight Riders 166/5 (Pollard 71, DM Bravo 58*, Green 2/18, Tahir 2/32) by 19 runs Guyana Amazon Warriors last night extended their perfect 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign to eight wins from eight matches with a 19-run win over defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders at the Queen’s Park Oval despite Kieron Pollard and Darren Bravo briefly threatening to pull off an outrageous heist.

Lack of funding coupled with concerns over the safety of the cyclists has forced the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) to pull out of participating in the Tour of Tobago.

The Philip Fernandes-led Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has released its 2019 Indoor Season fixtures, which captures a rigid latter half of the year for local hockey players. 

ANSA McAL Trading Limited (AMTL) on Friday handed over $200,000 in cash and other incentives to the King Medas-Pansy Adonis Foundation.

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to comment on the recent (alleged) shakedown by a CANU officer, who reportedly attempted to falsely accuse an outgoing passenger at CJI Airport of having an illegal substance in her suitcase; an experience that she recorded and published on social media.

Elegant right-hander Timothy McAlmont piloted defending champs, the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) to a winning start in this year’s New Building Society (NBS), Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) second-division 40-overs tournament at the weekend. 

Dear Editor,  After giving quite a bit of thought to our current unfortunate situation on the coast it has become apparent that we will eventually need to relocate our coastal population to a new capital city.

Dear Editor, On the evening of December 21, 2018, the National Assembly of Guyana successfully passed a no confidence motion in the David Granger government.

By Rudi Webster Once again, Cricket West Indies (CWI) is about to choose a new head coach for the senior team.

Dear Editor, I was very privileged on Sunday to hear Professor Clem Seecharran deliver the Gafoor indentureship lecture at ’Guyana speaks’ in London.

GCC the Sequal continued their box office effort in this year’s Bounty Paper Towel-Quicker Picker Upper, Guyana Hockey Development second-division league by notching up two more wins Sunday at the Saint Stanislaus College Ground to remain firm favourites for the men’s title  Sequal hammered YMCA Old Fort Rusty 11-0 on the back of hat-trick conversions from Philip Fernandes, Medroy Scott and Devin Hooper.

Dear Editor, Browsing through a more recent edition of the Marian Academy school’s yearbook, I came upon a most interesting article contained therein, which featured an educational exchange visit paid by a group of their students to the Far East and North America recently, an initiative which I consider to be both fascinating and ground breaking.

Half centuries from Alex Algoo and Seon Hetmyer followed by a blistering spell of fast bowling from Suresh Dhanai ensured Young Warriors Cricket Club a 116-run victory over Rose Hall Community Center Cricket Club.

Dear Editor, In an article, `DPI cuts state ads in the Stabroek News,’ published in the Sunday Stabroek September 29th, 2019 edition, it would appear that the Government of Guyana, through the Department of Public Information (DPI) has stopped supporting the Stabroek News in the form of advertisements, because of critiques by said newspaper.

Playing in her debut tournament following the announcement of her college stint in Canada, Priyanna Ramdhani copped silver in the YONEX AJC Silver – Airdrie Junior Under 19 tournament which was played in Alberta, Canada at the weekend. 

Dear Editor, I refer to your front page news item that Gecom requires verification of the names of potential voters on the Preliminary Voters List (PVL) (SN Sept 30) and Ralph Ramkarran’s column (Sept 29).

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment probe into President Donald Trump intensified on Monday, as Trump raged about the inquiry and news reports suggested he had used additional diplomatic channels to go after his adversaries.

Santos and Pele U20 teams reached the semifinals of the 4th annual Limacol football competition following quarterfinal victories Sunday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra dissolved Congress yesterday to end a yearlong battle with rightwing lawmakers over his anti-graft campaign, but rebel legislators refused to leave the chamber as protests against them started across the country.

Aliyah Abrams, Guyana’s last hope of earning a medal at the ongoing IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar qualified for today’s semifinal in the 400m event.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – When U.S. oil firm Talos Energy found nearly a billion barrels off Mexico’s southern Gulf coast two years ago, it marked the first discovery by a foreign firm since the oil industry was nationalized eight decades earlier.

Dear Editor, The unending diatribes and antics of the man in the White House remind of a previous occupant of Guyana’s State House. 

On Friday evening, in a residential community in the capital, two young men, armed with knives and hopelessly intoxicated in the moment, set upon each other, inflicting wounds with a crazed sense of purpose.

Sometime next month, Russia’s Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, is expected to travel to Cuba.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has fired the head of the agency responsible for rural land rights at the urging of an official backed by the country’s powerful agriculture lobby, two sources told Reuters yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three men have been formally charged under the Anti-Gang Legislation following advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Roger Gaspard, yesterday.

By Marina Silva BRASILIA – The Amazon rainforest will survive only if the will to preserve it is stronger than the desire to burn it down.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China celebrated its growing power and confidence with a massive display of military hardware and goose-stepping troops in Beijing yesterday, overseen by President Xi Jinping who pledged peaceful development on the 70th birthday of Communist China.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News is one of the most trusted, impartial and well-respected media houses in Guyana.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – An astonishing St Lucia Zouks collapse gifted Barbados Tridents a 24-run win in a do-or-die contest here Sunday night, and a place in the playoffs of the Caribbean Premier League.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has revoked an order which required all prospective voters for the 2020 general and regional elections to verify their registration during the upcoming claims and objections (C&O) process.

Millions of dollars in crops and livestock were lost over the weekend along the Mahaicony coast following the extreme high tides.

Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Barton Scotland yesterday told reporters that the National Assembly “continues” and will conclude its two-month recess on October 10th.

Action will be taken against the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officer 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 Department of Public Information (DPI) yesterday stated that the reduction of state advertisements in Stabroek News was a result of its decision to suspend bookings in May until significant arrears were cleared and it also announced a major shift in the manner in which ads are being placed.

Auditor General Deodat Sharma yesterday handed over the 2018 Auditor General’s report to Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Barton Scotland.

Investigators are yet to establish whether Saturday night’s shooting in Linden, which has left a man dead and his partner critically injured, is linked to an apparent gang war in the town, according to Divisional Commander (ag) Ramesh Ashram.

More than 120 Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers are expected to benefit from the agency’s annual training programme, which began yesterday with emphasis being placed on the need for an increase in capacity building.

Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, on Sunday night said that only three Guyanese families decided to return here from the hurricane-hit Bahamas.

Bail was on Friday granted to two men jointly charged with the illegal possession of narcotics after they denied the charge, which was read to them by a city magistrate.

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) yesterday cautioned the public that it is illegal and dangerous to place signage on the company’s utility pole.

A man was freed of a narcotics charge on Friday after a city magistrate upheld a no-case submission in his favour.

Three men have been separately fined $5,000 for having a gramme of ganja.

An Amelia’s Ward youth was yesterday granted his release on $60,000 bail after being charged at a city court with possession of narcotics suspected to be for trafficking.

Two men, who allegedly attempted to rob a man of his valuables at the Kitty Seawall, were remanded to prison on Friday after being charged at a city court.