Daily Archive: Monday, October 28, 2019

Popular D’Urban Street restaurant and hangout spot the Guinness Bar was this evening destroyed by fire of suspected electrical origin.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The European Union agreed to a Brexit delay of up to three months today, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would push on with his bid to end Britain’s political paralysis with an election on Dec.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A stunning revelation that the Caribbean region, led by Jamaica, is the amputation capital of the world, due to poor foot care, has been made by a local The University of the West Indies (UWI) professor.

(Jamaica Star) Songbird Tessanne Chin has tied the knot with Brandon, the father of her unborn child.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Actress Geena Davis urged Hollywood filmmakers to take new steps to address an ongoing gender imbalance in media as she accepted an honorary Oscar on Sunday for her work to promote more women on screen.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Air pollution in some parts of the Indian capital deteriorated early today to the worst recorded level, officials said, a day after revellers set off fireworks to mark Diwali in celebrations that were more subdued than in previous years.

(Trinidad Guardian) Five years af­ter Nicole Jag­gan mys­te­ri­ous­ly dis­ap­peared while on her way to a hair­dress­ing class, her younger broth­er An­dron Jag­gan has al­so gone miss­ing from a su­per­mar­ket in South Trinidad.

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Saturday in a ground-breaking initiative met with stakeholders of the sports infrastructure in Guyana in an effort to have a more enabling environment.

Guyana national player, Akshaya Persaud, has been named in defending champions, Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) Marooners side for the upcoming Colonial Medical Insurance Super50 next month.

An overworked Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) is approving plans that have resulted in key public infrastructure being essentially handed over to private developers including at Houston, East Bank Demerara where a critical drainage canal is being filled in by developers.

Following another year of exceptional performances on the domestic league, wicketkeeper/ batsman Kemol Savory has earned himself a call up to the Guyana Jaguars side for the upcoming Colonial Medical Insurance Super50 tournament next month, an opportunity he is looking to take with both hands.

Well-known dentist Dr Jennifer Bulkan was early Saturday evening assaulted and robbed by two “brazen” gun-toting bandits, minutes after she had entered her Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown home.

Candidate Master and former national champion Taffin Khan ended the second Guyana Chess Federation Gaico-sponsored seven-round Swiss System tournament with a perfect 7-0 score after a walkover from Roberto Neto in his final round match recently.

A Kuru Kuru, Linden/Soesdyke Highway miner on Saturday succumbed to his injuries after he was chopped about his body on Friday during an alleged robbery and police are currently seeking two suspects, a Brazilian national and his step-father.

Uitvlugt FC and Crane Rovers claimed commanding wins when the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior League Championship continued yesterday at the Uitvlugt ground.

(Trinidad Newsday) FRESH violence inside a Syrian camp, where some children from Trinidad & Tobago have been living, has sparked new fears.

Diwali celebrations for a Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara family took a turn for the worse after their house was destroyed by a fire suspected to be electrical in origin.

(Trinidad Guardian) Pun­dit Satyanand Ma­haraj has tak­en Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley to task for fail­ing to at­tend the clos­ing night of Di­vali Na­gar.

The Guyana Open 2019 teed off yesterday at the Lusignan Golf Club with three golfers including nine-time defending champion, Avinash Persaud, producing the best gross and Alfred Mentore securing the best net results on day one.

Guyana is now among the top 25% robotic teams worldwide following its fighting performance in the recently completed ‘First Global Robotic’ competition in Dubai where they gained six victories and three losses which earned them an overall ranking of 39 out of the 190 countries who competed.

The body of Keion Paul, the 17- year old who went missing while swimming in the Puruni area, Region Seven was discovered on Saturday.

National youth all-rounder, Joel Spooner snatched an eight-wicket haul yesterday on his home ground, Transport Sports Club to see the hosts defeat Sophia by seven wickets in the latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association New Building Society 40 overs second division tournament.

Presidential candidate of the Change Guyana political party Robert Badal says that under his government, Guyana will be ‘blackout’ free and voters should judge him on his record as Chairman of the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL).

Living with an autistic sister and understanding the challenges faced, was what drove Sasha Williams, a quarterfinalist in the Miss Guyana World 2020 competition, to choose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as her Beauty with a Purpose project. 

A fire yesterday afternoon destroyed a Meadowbrook home and left the sole occupant homeless.

Dear Editor, The news that the GECOM Chair will talk to the media soon is very welcome news.

Defending champion Sparta Boss, Bent Street, Gold is Money, Future Stars and Tiger Bay secured their quarterfinal berths, when the GT Beer ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Championship continued on Saturday.

Dear Editor, Mr Tacuma Ogunseye said he was amused at a column from Dr Henry Jeffrey published in the Stabroek News (SN: 16/10/19).

A 26-year old labourer was last week remanded to prison for allegedly attempting to kill a 66-year-old Mes Delices, Canal No.

West Demerara edged Georgetown when the Jags Sports Entertainment Group Masters competition commenced yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

Dear Editor, Setting up a drug court is the humanitarian way to manage individuals who have drug problems.

The Muslim Youth Organisation/Trophy Stall 10/10 Inter Jamaat softball cricket competition is set to commence today at the MYO ground, Woolford Avenue, Thomas Lands.

For a second consecutive year, Guyana is ranked at 134 in the World Bank’s ease of doing business index.

A Spring Garden, Essequibo Coast mother of four lost her two-storey wooden and concrete home in a mysterious fire on Friday night.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died “whimpering and crying” in a raid by U.S.

Dear Editor, I was not there. I was heading towards a time and place of prayer, with people of prayer.

LA PAZ (Reuters) – The Bolivian government said yesterday it planned to agree a deal with the Organization of American States (OAS) within days to audit a controversial national election that handed President Evo Morales an outright win amid allegations of vote-rigging.

Dear Editor, It is public knowledge that the police, in conjunction with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, have established that the state has no credible evidence with which to charge and prosecute Mr Roger Khan.

A man who allegedly stole a roll of vinyl from his sister was last week sentenced to six weeks in jail after he admitted to the simple larceny charge that was read to him in a city court.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Opener David Warner thumped a maiden Twenty20 international century as Australia kicked off their home summer with a ruthless 134-run thrashing of Sri Lanka at Adelaide Oval yesterday.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Police found more than 40 skulls, dozens of bones and a fetus in a glass jar next to an altar in the den of suspected drug traffickers in Mexico City during a raid this week, authorities said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Born in April 1939 within days of each other, VYK and I lived our early years as next yard neighbours in Middle Street, Georgetown on the north side between East and Cummings streets.

MEXICO CITY, CMC – Superstar Lewis Hamilton moved closer to the brink of a sixth Formula One world title and third straight when he produced a clinical drive to win the Mexican Grand Prix in an upset here yesterday.

Speaking last week in Pittsburg, President Trump all but confirmed that the US was withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate change agreement.

(Trinidad Express) A man shot near his Morvant home two Fridays ago died in the hospital on Saturday morning.

By Kemahl Khan Editor’s Note: On Friday, September 13, QC alumnus, Kemahl “ARK” Khan, died while on vacation with his daughter and grand-children. 

Dear Editor, I spent the Diwali season in England, New York, Trinidad and Guyana, interacting with Guyanese and other West Indians.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s Peronists swept back into power yesterday, ousting conservative president Mauricio Macri in an election result that shifts Latin America’s No.

(Trinidad Guardian) San Fer­nan­do grave dig­ger Neville Boland en­joyed tak­ing a dip in Black Stone beach every Sun­day be­fore go­ing to church.

The life of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) unfortunately came to an end yesterday at a crucial juncture both in terms of the work that it had been doing and the country’s intersection with the imminent oil and gas economy which will see a vast expansion of procurement.

YOKOHOMA, Japan (Reuters) – Losing Wales coach Warren Gatland said his team can leave Japan with heads held high after trying everything they could to break the South African stranglehold during yesterday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final.