Daily Archive: Sunday, November 3, 2019

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – Hong Kong anti-government protesters crowded a shopping mall in running clashes with police today during which a man with a knife slashed several people and apparently bit off part of a local politician’s ear.

(Jamaica Observer) Almost two years after the successful staging of the biennial Shaggy and Friends concert, the Bustamante Hospital for Children is still anxiously waiting to receive the benefits from the charity event which reportedly raised $100 million.

(Trinidad Express) Beware of that boob job or Brazilian butt lift procedure you may be tempted to undergo.

(Jamaica Observer) Two brothers, aged eight and one – were burnt to death after they were trapped in a house on fire in the inner-city community of Norwood, here Friday night.

(Jamaica Observer) Another casualty of the United States stripping prominent Jamaicans of visitor’s visas is Senior Superintendent of Police Terrence Bent, the Jamaica Observer can report.

Guyana has joined the International Offshore Petroleum Environment Regulators (IOPER), an international regulators group whose help it will be seeking as it accelerates preparations for crucial oversight of the oil and gas sector as the expected start of production has been moved to next month. 

The police will be seeking to obtain DNA samples for testing in order to confirm whether the charred remains that were found in the trunk a torched car at Mahaicony on Friday afternoon are indeed those of Colin Rodney Jr, a key witness in a murder case who went missing over a week ago.

-Kesney, McKenzie, Sukhdeo also record first round stoppages The Terrence Alli National Open Championships continued last night at the National Gymnasium with eight bouts, one of which was an exhibition.

Commissioner of Police Leslie James has said that while there has been a recent spike in crime, he is “not bothered” because the Guyana Police Force has recorded an overall drop in serious crimes.

A 45th minute strike in extra time from eventual Most Valuable Player (MVP) recipient Darius Chester, propelled St Agnes to a 1-0 victory over newcomer Genesis in the final of the Courts Pee Wee U-11 Football Championship.

Two Corentyne men who were wanted in connection with the murders of four fishermen during a recent pirate attack have since been arrested in Suriname.

Debutant Vurlon Mills Football Academy (VMFA) were crowned the East Bank Football Association (EBFA)/Ralph Green Under-11 football champions, defeating fellow debutant Riddim Squad 2-1 in the finale yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

(Trinidad Express) A police inspector shot two people whom he said attempted to rob him at a bar in Marabella early Saturday.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Fredrick Flatts has said an eight-foot dam, between Fairfield and Dantzig, Region Five, will soon be built to ease the suffering of Mahaica-Berbice residents who have been devastated by recent spring tides.

A body, suspected to be that of a Venezuelan man, was found with multiple stab wounds in the shallow waters of a creek at Tabatinga, during the wee hours of yesterday morning near the Brazil-Lethem border.

The Guyana Police Force on Friday welcomed 86 new constables into its ranks and Commissioner of Police Leslie James urged them to always keep the law in mind when confronting whatever challenges they may encounter as they embark on their new journey as law enforcers.

Following the Guyana Jaguars’ final warm-up match on Friday at the Enmore Community Centre ground, skipper Leon Johnson has said that the two practice matches were “decent preparation.”

At 19-years-old, Oviah Setra O’Selmo was bursting with typical youthful optimism and ready to take on the world.

“I am not special,” says Nickose Layne. “I am just me, I work harder for the things and if I could do it other people can do it too.”

Eagles mauled Hurry ATE 6-1 when the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) leg of the NAMILCO U-17 Championship continued yesterday at the Goed Fortuin ground.

Commissioner of Police Leslie James has signaled plans for changes at the embattled Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU).

Pouderoyen and Beavers recorded identical 3-2 victories over Golden Warriors and Crane respectively when the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior League continued yesterday at the Uitvlugt ground.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is inviting small and medium-sized agro-processors to participate in a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)-funded project aimed at improving the quality standards of their businesses and products.

After a month of activities to raise funds for the fight against cancer, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has issued a call to local non-governmental organisations to apply for grants through its “Pinktober Fund.”

Formerly rice fields, Lowland, Hope, on the East Coast Demerara, is home to hundreds of people, many of whom depend on fishing for their livelihood.

Former FIFA International Referee Otis James was elected to the helm of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) yesterday when the entity staged its Electoral Congress at the Pegasus Hotel, Kingston.

Dear Editor, I write this letter for the sake of young people in this country.

The traditional Dia de la Muertos (Day of the Dead) Mexican celebration was observed on Friday by the Embassy of Mexico in Georgetown.

The Citizenship Initiative (TCI), one of Guyana’s newest political parties, is calling on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to be forthcoming with the public on the reasons behind its decision making.

Next February, Guyana will celebrate another golden jubilee. February 23, 1970 was the day this country became a republic; February 23, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of that day and of the national festival of Mashramani.

YOKOHAMA (Reuters) – At times it was brutal, often it was downright ugly, but who cares?

Dear Editor, Exxon has an automatic ‘file sweep’ programme that has been deleting company records dated before August 2015.

Police in Region Seven are still on the hunt for two suspects as they continue to investigate the death of a Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke-Linden Highway miner David Atkinson, who was fatally chopped just over a week ago.

“The worst thing about this job is not the little bit of money we work for or even the long hours, it is how people treat us.

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Cleaners swept up broken glass at the Hong Kong office of China’s official news agency Xinhua today, one of the buildings vandalised in a violent day of protests which also saw activists hurl petrol bombs and set fire to metro stations.

Dear Editor, According to information available via the media, the chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has decided in favour of the exclusion of the particulars of registrants/electors from the Revised List of Electors (RLE) which will naturally follow the ongoing Claims and Objections exercise. 

A $16 million lapidary facility was commissioned on Friday at Monkey Mountain in the North Pakaraimas, Region Eight.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Fast-bowling icon Courtney Walsh believes his previous association with West Indies women will help foster success in his new role as assistant coach.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp to take over users’ phones, according to people familiar with the messaging company’s investigation.

BANDUNG, Indonesia (Reuters) – A watchmaker in Indonesia’s Bandung city thinks the next step in sustainability is a wristwatch with a strap made out of the complex root structure of a mushroom.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article headlined, “Granger says media houses should get state ads based on ‘fairness’ of reportage” (SN: 02/11/19).

The Humanitarian Mission Guyana Inc in partnership with its donors has recently made two separate donations to victims of the recent fire in Port Mourant, Corentyne, and to female victim of domestic violence, also from the Corentyne. 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in Oregon yesterday temporarily blocked a Trump administration proclamation that would have required prospective immigrants to prove they would have U.S.

Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) on Friday announced that it completed the acquisition of seven Scotiabank operations in the Caribbean yesterday.

Exercising is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Your weight will be kept under control, you will have more energy, your mood will be lighter, and you will sleep better.

Timehri Panthers squeaked past Grove Hi-Tech 2-1 when the East Bank Football Association’s Senior League resumed yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence. 

BAMAKO (Reuters) – At least 53 soldiers and one civilian have been killed in an attack on an army post in northern Mali, the government said, in one of the deadliest strikes against the West African country’s military in recent memory.

Dear Editor, The call that government ads to media houses must be based on fairness of reportage could be interpreted to mean favourable reporting.

 LAGOS (Reuters) – Author Bernardine Evaristo hopes her Booker Prize-winning novel will help to alter perceptions of black British people among African readers and Britons she sees as grappling with heightened racial tension.

Happiness is different for every person as it is based on how they were raised and the value that they place on things both material and immaterial.

Defending champions Annandale maintained their perfect record in the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary Schools Football League, downing President’s College 6-4 on Friday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue Omari Glasgow led the way with a hat-trick in the 19th, 45th and 66th minute, with Collin Henriques the next best scorer with a double in the 12th and 34th minute.

Dr Keith Cummings, who has been making donations to the medical development of his home country for years, last Thursday made a contribution of over four hundred thousand dollars to his former primary school.

Soon after the Gaico Construction sponsorship for chess was finalised, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) favoured the brain game with a $320,000 injection.

SAO PAULO/ATHENS, (Reuters) – The manager of an oil tanker being probed by Brazilian authorities in connection with an oil spill off the country’s coast has found “no proof” of the vessel conducting activities that may have led to leaks on a journey between Venezuela and Malaysia.

Dear Editor, In a letter which appeared in the Stabroek News on October 31st, Mr Hamilton Green (Hammy), a former Mayor of Georgetown and also Minister of Works and Hydraulics (W&H) under the PNC government, expressed his disgust and trepidation at the callous clogging of drainage channels in the city and its environs as well as the filthy condition of the esplanade/bandstand and seawall east of the Pegasus Hotel.

Over the years, writing this column, there have been some short ones, but the one today will be the shortest I’ve done. 

Last Update: 581.73                                                    Movement: -0.00% Current Update: 581.73                                              YTD  Movement: 12.99% The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) remained unchanged during the final period of trading in October 2019. 

Introduction Today’s column continues the discussion of establishing a domestic oil refinery (or refineries), whether private or state-owned, to process Guyana’s crude slate.

This year, Queen’s College celebrates its 175th anniversary. It is one of the few functioning institutions to have survived here for this length of time, and the weight of that tradition is still apparent notwithstanding the vicissitudes to which the school has been subject in the more recent past.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Illegal loggers in the Amazon ambushed an indigenous group that was formed to protect the forest and shot dead a young warrior and wounded another, leaders of the Guajajara tribe in northern Brazil said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) For­mer sport and youth af­fairs min­is­ter Dar­ryl Smith is de­mand­ing that the government de­stroy all copies of the re­port in­to the pay­ment of $150,000 to his for­mer per­son­al assistant af­ter she was fired and al­leged sex­u­al ha­rass­ment.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A large ancient wetlands region spanning northern Botswana – once teeming with life but now dominated by desert and salt flats – may represent the ancestral homeland of all of the 7.7 billion people on Earth today, researchers said on Monday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Women survived a massive umpiring blunder in a tense final over to pull off a dramatic one-run victory off the last ball, in the opening One Day International against India Women under lights here late Friday.

The Bank of Guyana Act makes it clear that the central bank is the government’s bank.

Esther Perreira, a PNC supporter, filed an elections petition in 1998, challenging the validity of the 1997 elections on several grounds, one of which was that the elections were unlawfully conducted.

The younger generation never experienced, and older people tend to forget, how very limited and how very stifled the media was in the last period of President Burnham’s rule.