Articles published on Wednesday, October 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry devolved into chaos today as Republican lawmakers, encouraged by President Donald Trump to get tougher in fighting Democratic efforts to impeach him over dealings with Ukraine, stormed into a high-security hearing room and delayed testimony by a witness.
President David Granger returned to the country last night from Cuba having completed a scheduled medical evaluation at CIMEQ over the past few days and his medical specialists have said that he is in remission from Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a release from the Guyana mission in Havana said today.
GRAYS, England, (Reuters) – British police found the bodies of 39 people inside a truck believed to have come from Bulgaria at an industrial estate to the east of London today, and said they had arrested the driver on suspicion of murder.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Kingston Mayor Delroy Williams has indicated that due process was followed to allow American artiste Kanye West and his 120-strong gospel choir the right to stage last Friday’s Sunday Service concert at Emancipation Park in New Kingston.
Members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) say that Chairman, Justice (retired) Claudette Singh has been called upon to make a definitive decision on the use of the date collected during the recent House to House exercise (HtH).
Days after the police issued a wanted bulletin for Shane ‘Demon’ Morgan, the suspected mastermind of last week’s attempted robbery outside of El Dorado Trading that left gold miner Deon Stoll dead, he was arrested at a roadblock along the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).
The man accused of fatally stabbing 22-year-old Noel Singh outside his Met-en-meerzorg, West Coast Demerara (WCD) home on Sunday evening was yesterday apprehended by the police.
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday held the first of two hearings, its first ever advisory opinion proceedings, which concern whether a member state of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), may opt out of a decision of the Conference of Heads of Government to extend the class of workers allowed to move work freely across CARICOM, and the legal effect of such opting out.
(Trinidad Express) A husband and his wife who were both found driving the same car under the influence of alcohol mere moments apart on the same day, appeared before the court.
Renard Caesar, one of the men who was allegedly involved in a recent shootout at La Penitence Market was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the attempted murder of fugitive ex-policeman Teon Allen.
The Traffic Department of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Monday towed and impounded several motor cars found parked diagonally, and double parked, making good on a warning issued last week to punish persons who defy traffic laws.
The 2019 edition of the West Indies Full-bore Shooting Council (WIFBSC)/West Indies Full-Bore Championships fired off Monday with the individual competition at the Tucker Valley Rifle Range, Chaguaramas.
(Reuters) – A lawyer for New York’s attorney general yesterday told a state judge Exxon Mobil Corp used two sets of books to hide the true cost of climate change regulations from investors, while an attorney for the oil major assailed the claims as false and politically motivated.
A Corentyne man was yesterday charged in connection with the hit and run accident which resulted in the death of Premchand Harripaul along the Number 76 Village, Corentyne Public Road on Saturday afternoon.
West Berbice completed an exciting and tense one-wicket win over Georgetown in the penultimate round of the ongoing SBF Petroleum Jaguars One-Day League at the Everest Cricket Club ground, yesterday.
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) recently made a donation to the East Ruimveldt Community Enhancement Committee in efforts to promote and contribute to cricket development in the area.
Even with heightened awareness, Marcia Burrowes, 63, initially ignored a lump she felt on her right breast until a friend advised her about screening, which led to her being diagnosed with stage two breast cancer.
Football administrators Faizal Khan and Frank ‘English’ Parris have expressed reservations about contesting for the top post of the Georgetown Football Association [GFA], when the entity hosts an Extraordinary General Meeting on November 2nd at the Pegasus Hotel, Kingston.
The recent operation carried out at Quartz Stone in Region Seven by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Geo-logy and Mines Commission (GGMC) was an enforcement activity intended to clear the area of illegal miners, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman says.
In fading light, West Demerara’s Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored a century to lead his side to a six-run win over Lower Corentyne at Cumberland yesterday in the fifth round of the SBF Petroleum/Cricket Guy Inc.,
Wazim Perreira, who was charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting his former partner on fire, yesterday faced a murder charge after she recently succumbed to her injuries.
(Trinidad Guardian) In an unusual feat, a now confirmed tornado touched down in parts of Woodbrook and Invaders Bay this afternoon, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is maintaining that the established process for employee promotion at the Blairmont sugar estate was not followed in the recent appointment of a former manager of Rose Hall Estate as an artisan.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India have evolved into a “multidimensional” team capable of winning anywhere in the world and irrespective of the nature of pitches, captain Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri said after the side’s 3-0 series sweep against South Africa yesterday.
Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the procurement of uniform material for the Guyana Police Force, a majority of the bids were well over $100M, with the highest bid being just below $800M.
Favourites St. Stanislaus College, boasting a number of junior national players, ran out winners of the team category of the Marian Academy Inter- Schools Invitational chess tournament held at the school’s auditorium last weekend.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – New Windward Islands head coach, Andrew Richardson, hopes to mark his first season in charge with the capture of the Regional Super50 which bowls off next month.
Alfie Garraway, who surrendered to the police last week after a wanted bulletin was issued for him, was released on $120,000 bail yesterday after denying charges of illegal possession of a gun and ammunition.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The top American diplomat in Ukraine testified yesterday that President Donald Trump made the release of U.S.
A 28-year-old security officer was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison after he admitted to charges of unlawful possession of a gun and ammunition.
The Masters over-50 fraternity of Guyana will celebrate the 79th birth anniversary of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, globally adored as ‘King Pele’ with an exhibition match between traditional rivals Pele and Santos today at the Georgetown Football Club [GFC], Bourda.
Dear Editor, The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic has been relentless in its condemnation of the ill-advised, improperly conceived and callously implemented policies in the Forestry Sector which have practically destroyed the once vibrant communities of Region 10.
(Reuters) – Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has recovered from an ankle injury to return to the squad for Wednesday’s Champions League group game at Genk but they will take a late call on his participation, manager Juergen Klopp said yesterday.
Dear Editor, I refer to your article in the Sunday Stabroek of October 20, 2019, captioned ‘More consultations planned to finalise national cultural policy’ and more specifically to the first bullet point (Pg.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday it was up to the EU to decide whether it wanted to delay Brexit and for how long, after a defeat in parliament made ratification of his deal by the Oct.
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Thousands of Bolivians furious over what they saw as an attempt by leftist President Evo Morales to rig Sunday’s election protested outside the hotel in the capital city of La Paz where the country’s electoral board was processing remaining ballots yesterday.
Tavin Ahmad, a bus driver who was charged with assaulting a police officer, was sentenced to 14 days in prison yesterday after being found guilty of the crime.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Lawmakers who attended a crisis summit with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera’s ruling coalition called yesterday for reforms to tackle inequality in response to countrywide riots that sowed chaos in the South Ameri-can nation and led to 15 deaths and the arrest of more than 2,600 people.
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) – Eddie Jones, not for the first time this year, claimed yesterday that someone had been spying on England’s first World Cup training session back in Tokyo after team officials spotted a red light in a building overlooking their pitch.
Dear Editor, Guyana can be regarded as a cash-based economy because the majority of private-sector retail and commercial payments are made in cash or near cash.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – As Haiti entered a sixth week of violent anti-government protests over corruption and economic woes, Catholic leaders held a rare march yesterday calling for a resolution to the crisis that has paralyzed the country and sweeping political reform.
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s cricket board lashed out at the players who hatched a “conspiracy” to destabilise the game in the country by striking, while an international federation of players’ associations came out in support of the action yesterday.
The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) is inviting the public to attend the 45th running of its annual Diwali Motorcade to be held on Saturday October 26th.
Dear Editor, There has been a minor exchange over the major issue of identity in the Stabroek News between Ms.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro yesterday hailed the Senate’s approval of a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s pension system as a launch pad for the wider economy, although voting on the last few remaining amendments was delayed to the following day.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A judge with the U.S. Court of International Trade has struck down the Trump administration’s 2017 revisions to a sugar trade pact with Mexico that limited imports of refined sugar into the United States, ruling that the changes were “unlawful.”
LAHORE (Reuters) – Pakistan’s rookie pace duo of Musa Khan and Naseem Shah have promised to rattle Australia with their speed when they travel Down Under next month for a two-test series and three Twenty20 Internationals.
SOCHI, Russia/ANKARA, (Reuters) – Syrian and Russian forces will deploy in northeast Syria to remove Kurdish YPG fighters and their weapons from the border with Turkey under a deal agreed yesterday which both Moscow and Ankara hailed as a triumph.
Dear Editor, Mr GHK Lall’s comment on the issue of identity is welcome.
The file on the investigation into the accident at Friendship, East Bank Demerara, which claimed the life of Bonita Sugrim, a mother of four, who was struck down by a drunken driver earlier this month, has been sent for legal advice.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday faced the cold reality of a minority government that will likely be forced to tilt left to survive, a move that risks upsetting the business community and stoking alienation in oil-producing provinces.
Double ‘L’ Promotion and Chaka Entertainment will commence the Inter-Block Football Championship from November 10th at the Victoria Community Center ground.
The espionage world, one previously dominated by governments in their quests to acquire military and government information on their adversaries, and popularized by various films and television series, now appears to have developed as a new sub-culture in the world of sport.
Dear Editor, The subject of cash transfer has hit the national fan.
(A column by Transparency Institute Guyana Inc) The issue of whistleblowing was discussed recently in the public domain both with respect to the Guyana Police Force and the larger public service.
There is a belief in some quarters that the present universal basic income (UBI) debate is being motivated by the wish to gain political popularity and win votes at the 2020 elections and such is the nature of democratic politics.
The High Commission of India has announced that it will be be switching over to Online Visa Application Filing for all applicants and all visa types with effect from November 15, 2019.
Justice Jo Ann Barlow last week Monday advised one of Guyana’s newest attorneys-at-law against settling for being ordinary in her practice as she accepted her petition to practise law in Guyana’s courts.
