Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 6, 2019

(Jamaica Observer) Supreme Ventures Group is putting much hope for increased profitability from its newest market, Guyana, where operations in the just-ended third quarter of 2019 recorded a massive loss of $53.7 million.

(Trinidad Express) The investigation into how the children of Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi’s were allowed to use the shooting range at Camp Cumuto, where they were photographed holding what appeared to be high-powered weapons, is almost at a close.

(Jamaica Star) The St James Police are currently processing the scene where a male parent was shot and killed, while dropping off his child at the Cornwall Gardens Basic School, in Mount Salem, this morning.

Government cannot commit to public servants receiving a bonus this year as its current status restricts  spending, President David Granger this morning said.

Global organisations, including the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF, have declared, based on data they have gathered and compiled, that maternal mortality has declined by 38% between 2000 and 2017, though they agree that the incidence is still unacceptably high.

Three new parties on the scene: ANUG, FED-UP and TNM have pledged not to support either of the two main parties: PPP/C and PNCR in the upcoming general elections.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica’s double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson, who recently tied the knot, says hubby Derron Herah has been a source of inspiration.

(Trinidad Guardian) Bish­op of the An­gli­can Dio­cese of T&T Rev Claude Berkley has ‘strong­ly con­demned’ the de­pic­tion of scant­i­ly-clad mod­els in the Trin­i­ty Cathe­dral over the past week­end, say­ing it was out of or­der.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Security forces battled their way on to the Qahal Yahweh Church compound Tuesday afternoon to remove three children reportedly in need of care and protection at what has been styled as a cultic stronghold of abuse, sexual assault, and wife-swapping.

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Efforts to have the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) reverse a decision to exclude from the Official List of Electors (OLE) those persons who have not collected their Identification cards have failed.

An Onderneeming, Essequibo man died after he was struck down by a speeding car along the Adventure, Essequibo Coast Public Road on Monday evening and the driver who fled the scene was arrested yesterday morning.

The Change Guyana party yesterday detailed plans to reform the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL), which includes privatising the utility company and transitioning it from fossil fuel use, in order to deliver on a promise to ensure blackouts become a thing of the past for customers.

LUCKNOW, India,  CMC – Armed with a new head coach and captain, West Indies will hope to turn the page on several years of underachievement when they take on minnows Afghanistan in the opening One-Day International of the three-match series here today.

The Mabaruma district in Region One has opened its doors to a large number of Venezuelans who have sought refuge in the area following the devastation of their country under the Nicholas Maduro administration. 

As the Guyana Jaguars embark on their 2019 Cricket West Indies Colonial Medical Insurance Regional Super50 title hunt, skipper Leon Johnson reckons that consistent batting from a deep line-up and all-round ability of the side will be necessary for them to lift the title.

The death of Rupertee teen Robert Francis, who died in the wee hours of Sunday morning, has been ruled a hit and run after a post-mortem examination found that he died of a crushed skull due to a vehicular accident, resulting in the arrest of the driver of a Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) vehicle that is believed to have been involved.

An autopsy conducted yesterday on the charred remains suspected to be those of Colin Rodney Jr, the key witness in an ongoing murder case, was inconclusive, according to Crime Chief (ag) Michael Kingston.

Canada national players, Jeremy Gordon and Mark Montfort have thrown their support behind the Guyana Jaguars to win the Cricket West Indies Colonial Medical Insurance Regional Super50.

The Hydrometeorological Service says that increased rainfall is to be expected as the northern section of Guyana transitions into the second Wet/Rainy season of 2019.

The 2019 edition of the Smalta Girls Pee Wee Primary School Football Championship was officially launched yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Guyana Football Federation [GFF] President Wayne Forde has selected Upper Demerara Football Association [UDFA] boss Terrence Mitchell, as the newest member of his slate which will seek re-election at the entity’s Electoral Congress on Saturday November 9th.

A woman who was allegedly assaulted by make-up artist Lolita Callendar, known as ‘Lola Doll,’ yesterday told a city court that she would be willing to accept $800,000 as compensation for damage to her hair instead of proceeding with the case.

Morris Carter, the taxi driver who allegedly stabbed a man with a pair of scissors during an argument for $2,000, was on Monday committed to stand trial after he failed to prove his innocence during the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Hosts Leeward Islands Hurricanes and title-holders Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners have both exuded confidence ahead of today’s opening clash of the Regional Super50.

A labourer who fell from a building at the Pegasus Hotel expansion project work site remains in the hospital and underwent surgery yesterday.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Once touted as the ‘next big thing’, Rohit Sharma’s test outings have been curtailed by injury, inconsistency and India’s quality lineup, so now that he has another chance to fulfil his potential he has no intention of taking his foot off the pedal.

A 22-year-old Cane Grove man is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) following a beating at a wedding house on Sunday night that has left him with a fractured skull and other injuries.

KATOWICE, Poland, (Reuters) – Outgoing World Anti-Doping Agency president Craig Reedie said yesterday the scale and size of the Russian doping scandal that erupted in 2015 had overwhelmed his organisation at the time.

Jerome Liddell, a policeman who had been charged earlier in the year with the unlawful possession of a pistol, was freed on Monday after a city magistrate dismissed the charge.

The Bishops’ High defeated Cummings Lodge 2-0 yesterday in the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary School Football League at the Ministry of Education ground.

Two police detectives testified on Monday when the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Osafa Grundell and James Fraser, who are accused of killing taxi driver Marlon Rodney, continued.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Steve Smith struck a sparkling half-century to fire Australia to an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in their T20 match in Canberra yesterday.

Bids were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the construction of Living Quarters at the Ministry of Agriculture’s East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) estimated at $25.2M.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand fast bowlers Blair Tickner and Lockie Ferguson shared four wickets to trigger an England batting collapse that helped the hosts to a thrilling 14-run win in the third Twenty20 international at Nelson yesterday.

Commuters using the Demerara Harbour Bridge were caught in a traffic jam after a number of utility poles being transported across the bridge by truck came loose and slid off.

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – A Bolivian protest leader vowed yesterday to intensify pressure on President Evo Morales to resign as he resisted opposition demands that he step down over contentious election results.

Dear Editor, Guyana Goldfields in January 2016 declared that it had commenced commercial operations at its Aurora Mine on January 1, 2016.

On top of a hill at Hosororo, North West District, sits the Mabaruma Green Park that was constructed at a cost of a few million dollars to boost tourism in the community. 

(Reuters) – American hurdler Dawn Harper Nelson is coming out of retirement to chase more Olympic gold, the 35-year-old has said.

The trial of two men accused of murdering a security guard during a 2013 multi-million dollar heist in Lethem continued yesterday at the High Court in Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Issuance of leases or sales of large tracts of land attract plenty attention in Guyana.

(Reuters) – U.S. Democrats scored an upset victory in Kentucky yesterday over a Republican governor backed by President Donald Trump and seized control of the state legislature in Virginia, where anti-Trump sentiment in the suburbs remained a potent force.

Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams on Sunday said although the Government has invested significantly in relief measures for domestic violence victims, a coordinated approach is needed to effectively address the problem.

(Field Level Media) Atlanta’s Trae Young returned from an ankle injury to score 28 of his 29 points in the second half and help the Hawks beat the visiting San Antonio Spurs 108-100 yesterday.

WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday issued licenses allowing some U.S.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the November 3rd edition of the Stabroek Weekend section – page 11a.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s Congress approved a raft of constitutional changes yesterday that include permitting the right to a recall vote on the president, overriding opposition concerns it may open the door to allowing re-election of the country’s leader.

(Field Level Media) Gordon Hayward highlighted his career high-tying 39-point performance by making all nine shots he attempted in the first half as the visiting Boston Celtics recorded a 119-113 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers yesterday.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s carbon emissions have remained stable despite an increase in deforestation because they were offset by a larger use of clean energy sources such as ethanol and wind power, a report said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me space in your letter column, to publicly beseech the telephone company that uses the most vexatious and belligerent, “The person you are calling is on the phone!”

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Gunmen killed nine women and children in the bloodiest attack on Americans in Mexico for years, prompting U.S.

Ever since the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) decided that it intended to remove over 25,000 persons who have not collected their national identification cards since 2008 from the list of electors, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has been up in arms, claiming that such an action would be illegal.

(Field Level Media) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points, and Chris Paul added 20 as the host Oklahoma City Thunder continued their dominance of the Orlando Magic with a 102-94 victory yesterday.

An autopsy has given the cause of death of Bushy Park, East Coast Demerara (ECD) farmer David Micah as multiple chop wounds.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia said yesterday it would speed social investment of $391.6 million earmarked for southwestern Cauca province, where indigenous communities and political candidates have been recent targets for violence by crime gangs and dissident rebels.

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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland said he knew that the Trump administration withheld nearly $400 million in American aid while pressuring Ukraine to investigate President Donald Trump’s political rivals, according to an excerpt of his testimony released yesterday.