Daily Archive: Friday, October 11, 2019

(Jamaica Gleaner) Neighbours in Hellshire, St Catherine, of Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) President Professor Fritz Pinnock yesterday said that since news broke of his connection to accusations of corruption involving the Ministry of Education and the CMU, his behaviour has changed drastically.

(Jamaica Observer) Two of three lawyers representing the five people accused of milking State coffers of over $50 million, among other illegal acts, yesterday came out swinging in defence of their clients, charging that the allegations were false and unsubstantiated while lambasting the investigators for using unnecessary tactics to detain the individuals.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday State-owned Caribbean Airlines is in the black “for the first time”.

(Trinidad Express) Police constable Vishram Ragoo has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for five offences including the 2008 rape of a teenager.

The Police today said that they are investigating the murder of Marva Oudkerk, 67, a pensioner of Lot 241 Bourda Street, Georgetown which occurred at the said address between 4.30 pm  on October 9 and 6.30 pm on October 10, 2019.

In the wake of a fatal accident at its Karouni mine in Region Seven, Australian mining company Troy Resources Limited today applied for a halt of trading of its securities in its home country pending an announcement on its operations here.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South African former President Jacob Zuma will stand trial on corruption charges relating to a $2 billion arms deal after a high court today  denied him a permanent stay of prosecution.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize today for his peacemaking efforts which ended two decades of hostility with longtime enemy Eritrea.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two po­lice of­fi­cers have been charged with mis­be­hav­iour in pub­lic of­fice, fol­low­ing an in­ci­dent in­volv­ing a male vic­tim which oc­curred in March 2018.

The bullet-riddled bodies of two fishermen were yesterday morning found on Shell Beach, Region One.

Almost nine months after being selected as the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) presidential candidate for next year’s general elections, Irfaan Ali is yet to detail how one of the key planks of his campaign so far – the creation of 50,000 jobs – would be achieved.

Leaders of hinterland communities are frustrated with the “substandard” works and repairs that are being done by contractors on transport infrastructure and they also heard that pensioners  will be able to travel for free on state vessels from November 1st.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday accused Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield of trying to prevent international assistance from reaching the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

(CPL) Ashley Nurse and Raymon Reifer starred with both bat and ball as Barbados Tridents knocked out defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders to set up a 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final against the all-conquering Guyana Amazon Warriors.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Berbice rice-milling giant Nand Persaud and Company, Mahendra Persaud has told the Stabroek Business that his company regards the collaborative initiative with the University of Guyana to create a new Soil Testing Laboratory at the University’s Tain Campus as much more than just another philanthropic undertaking.

Photos by Terrence Thompson Boulders to seal a decrepit section of the Mahaicony sea defence have begun to arrive by sea but raging waves are preventing the offloading of pontoons and transport by road may have to be considered as the authorities brace for more towering spring tides from October 26.

The future of Guyana’s squash was on display last evening, exhibiting their quality in the open category of the 2019 ANSA McAL Trading Ltd sponsored Handicap Squash tournament at the Georgetown Squash Court.

Guyana’s senior football team, the Golden Jaguars, will attempt to overcome history when they battle Antigua and Barbuda today from 17:00hrs at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in League B of the CONCACAF Nations League.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter by Sasenarine Singh, which was published in Stabroek News, October 10, 2019, under the caption, `Huge footprint of executive in Natural Resource Fund law makes it unacceptable’.

USAID Farmer to Farmer Volunteer, Ohio State University Professor Melvin Pascall earlier this week told the Stabroek Business that the prospects for Guyana’s agro-processing sector on the international market depend heavily on the sector raising its game insofar as the packaging and labeling of its products is concerned.

Police yesterday charged Clive Wilson with murdering his wife Shemain Frank as she slept at her home in Victoria in August.

Dear Editor, The Demerara Waves article dated October 9 titled, “Bank of Guyana probe uncovering reasons for US notes shortage at cambios” covered a lot of territory. 

(Reuters) – Romelu Lukaku scored his 50th international goal as Belgium thrashed San Marino 9-0 yesterday and became the first side through to the Euro 2020 finals, with Russia on the verge of joining them after seeing off Scotland 4-0 in Moscow.

Texila American Univer-sity (TAU) has moved to expand its curriculum base from its Providence, East Bank Demerara Campus in Guyana, with the launch of its Bachelor’s (BBA) and Masters’ (MBA) programmes in Business Administration.

ISTANBUL/ANKARA,  (Reuters) – Turkey pounded Kurdish militia in northeast Syria for a second day yesterday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and killing at least dozens of people in a cross-border assault on U.S.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has declared that the second crop for 2019 has recorded a 23 per cent shortfall and not 35 per cent as claimed by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE).

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Mayank Agarwal notched up his second hundred in as many tests and combined with Cheteshwar Pujara to set up a platform for the hosts to post a big first-innings total against South Africa in the second test at Pune yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have noted several recent media articles about sapling giveaways and upcoming tree planting exercises by the Ministry of Agriculture in observance of Agri Month.

An accident which occurred yesterday along the Perth Public Road, Essequibo Coast,  resulted in a number of school students being injured.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday sanctioned the three Gupta brothers at the centre of the South African corruption scandal that contributed to the downfall of former President Jacob Zuma, saying they had misappropriated state assets.

The portents for a global food crisis may already be looming large as climate change unleashes a multi-faceted onslaught on the food production system according to a report from the Inter- governmental Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC) a United Nations body dedicated to providing an objective, scientific perspective on climate change, its natural political and economic impacts and risks and possible response options.

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Iran handed Cambodia a record-breaking 14-0 thrashing on an historic day in Tehran as goals flowed in World Cup qualifiers across Asia with Japan, South Korea and Australia securing comfortable wins yesterday.

Dear Editor, I was reading of the recent winners of the 2019 noble prize in chemistry and how with the help of Exxon they were able to develop the Lithium Ion Battery.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Two foreign-born Florida businessmen who have helped President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani investigate political rival Joe Biden were arrested in a scheme to illegally funnel money to a pro-Trump election committee and other U.S.

Legal Advisor at the Office of the Prime Minister Tamara Khan on Wednesday urged participants at the National Toshaos Council (NTC) conference to “read and understand” the Constitution so they can better prepare for planned constitution reform consultations.

Having in recent years secured a string of breakthroughs that have transformed its status from that of an illicit narcotic that could land you in jail to a medicinal herb that has attracted the attention of medical researchers and investors in metropolitan countries, marijuana may well be on its way to taking another game-changing step towards full-fledged societal acceptability.

Dear Editor, On page 13 of SN October 9, 2019’s edition was a photograph of the ceremony in observance of the 43rd anniversary of the Cubana Air Disaster.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday announced the passing of one of its leaders, Cyril Belgrave, in New York, USA.

KIEV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday  he would be ready to open a probe into any Ukrainian interference in the 2016 U.S.

ROTTERDAM (Reuters) – Memphis Depay scored twice and Luuk de Jong was also on target as the Netherlands came back from a goal down with 10 minutes left to beat Northern Ireland 3-1 in their Euro 2020 qualifier in Rotterdam yesterday.

PRAGUE (Reuters) – England manager Gareth Southgate has said his team will adhere to UEFA’s protocols if they are subjected to racist abuse in their Euro 2020 qualifiers but stated that his priority would be to provide a safe environment for his players.

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Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in yesterday’s SN by UG lecturer, Sherwood Lowe (`Election campaigning and columnists’). 

A brand new, state-of-the-art sound system is currently being installed at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) at a cost of $19M, the Ministry of Social Cohesion said yesterday.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Austrian writer Peter Handke won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature yesterday  and Polish author Olga Tokarczuk was named as the 2018 winner after a sexual assault scandal led to last year’s award being postponed.

During the celebration held to observe the 36th anniversary of the Guyana Prison Service, Director of Prisons (ag) Gladwin Samuels gave an address where he said that punishment without rehabilitation condemned an individual to an existence without hope.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 846’s trading results showed consideration of $26,599,166 from 88,068 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 845’s trading results which showed consideration of $7,385,208 from 48,838 shares traded in 14 transactions.

Over time there has been a great deal of local chatter at official levels on the subject of embracing Guyanese in the diaspora in pursuit of the attainment of the country’s development goals.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Tennis star Naomi Osaka has taken steps to give up her U.S.

-Politicising even the cricket? The official description for our February 23 national holiday is Republic Day.

In June 2019, it was reported that Savita Persaud, owner of the “Liquid love” bar in Station Street was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for the sex trafficking of two Venezuelan women.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Two-thirds of bird species in North America, already disappearing at an alarming rate, face extinction unless immediate action is taken to slow the rate of climate change, the National Audubon Society said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I often shy away from public commentary but my beliefs as a member of the Christian faith compel me to break away from this practice, if only in this one instance.

A welder was granted bail yesterday after he denied a charge of possession of cannabis for trafficking.