Daily Archive: Saturday, November 16, 2019

President David  Granger today expressed condolences at the passing of former Chief Justice Ian Justice Chang SC.

The University of Guyana (UG) graduating class of 2019 has two Valedictorians: Shane Rampertab and Karishma Narain.

As it celebrates its 25th anniversary Demerara Bank Ltd has registered an after-tax profit of $2.177b for the financial year ended September 30, 2019 and plans to pay out the highest dividend in its history.

(Jamaica Observer) The original soundtrack to Watchmen, HBO’s recently launched series, features songs by two Jamaican acts — Desmond Dekker and The Aces’ Israelites and Do Your Thing by Leroy Sibbles.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Stony Hill community has been plunged into mourning after a 15-year-old boy died in bizarre circumstances on Thursday, suffering a broken neck as he tried to flee a gun attack at a late-night party.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Tesha Miller was yesterday named by the star witness as the don of the Clansman Gang that unleashed murder and extortion in Spanish Town, creating an empire built on fear and force.

(Trinidad Guardian) Sec­re­tary Gen­er­al of the Sanatan Dhar­ma Ma­ha Sab­ha and a man who carved out a lega­cy for him­self as a fight­er, Sat­narayan Ma­haraj, 88, has died.

STOCKHOLM/BEIJING, (Reuters) – Beijing has doubled down in its criticism of Stockholm’s support for Gui Minhai, a book publisher detained in China, after Sweden’s minister for culture attended a literary award ceremony in his honour.

Governing coalition partners APNU and the AFC differ on when negotiations for a revised Cummingsburg Accord are expected to wrap up, with the AFC saying that Monday will be the last meeting between the two electoral allies while APNU has indicated that talks are likely to conclude before the end of the year.

Despite a more than 35% increase in murders, Crime Chief (ag) Senior Superintendent Michael Kingston yesterday reported a overall 2.5% decrease in serious crimes for the year up to the end of October.

Government cannot be blamed for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) workers not receiving wage increases, Alliance For Changce (AFC) Treasurer Dominic Gaskin said yesterday.

Government’s decision to allow Eastern Airlines to begin its scheduled service between New York and Georgetown followed “heavy lobbying from official US sources,” Director General in the Ministry of the Presidency Joseph Harmon has said.

A pensioner was yesterday charged in a city court with engaging in sexual activity with an underage girl. 

Marginally fewer deaths have been recorded on Guyana’s roadways to date for this year as compared to last year, Traffic Chief Senior Superintendent Linden Isles disclosed yesterday as he unveiled the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Christmas policing plan for the roads.

The Golden Jaguars maintained their perfect record against Aruba, defeating the visiting side by a 4-2 scoreline yesterday in League B of the CONCACAF Nations League at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Guyana defeated the Windward Islands by four wickets with 52 balls remaining in the  Colonial Medical Insurance Super50 Cup one-day yesterday and Christopher Barnwell maintained a rich vein of form striking 89.

Port Kaituma, in Region One, has been without electricity for a week and the Port Kaituma Power and Light Company (PKPL) has announced that residents should brace themselves for another two weeks without electricity.

Former Minister of State Joseph Harmon on Thursday announced that he is no longer a citizen of the United States of America (USA).

Machine Corporation of Guyana Ltd. (MACORP) has inked a partnership with the Guyana Football Federation [GFF], donating one million dollars on Thursday to aid in the development of the sport.

Traditional giant Sparta Boss, newcomer Rio All-Stars and Beterverwagting (BV) secured commanding wins, when the inaugural Rio Indoor Street-ball Championship commenced on Thursday.

Elton Dharry saw his chances of claiming the interim WBA super flyweight title disappear in Melbourne, Australia yesterday after the ringside doctor intervened. 

With first oil on the horizon, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has lamented the fact that the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) government is yet to provide feedback on and finalise the third draft of the national Local Content Policy that was released to the public some weeks ago for comments.

In the face of a struggling batting line-up that led to West Indies Women suffering their third defeat in as many T20 International matches against India, the Caribbean skipper, Anisa Mohammed thinks her side fell “20-30 runs short,” while key all-rounder Chinelle Henry believes they have enough match winners to signal a turn around in the five-match series.

A convicted thief will be spending the next nine months behind bars for breaking into Christ Church.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – Nicaraguan police have arrested 13 opponents of President Daniel Ortega’s government, marking what opposition leaders derided as a new wave of repression against those seeking electoral reforms and early elections.

More than 1500 student athletes and teachers from across the 592 will converge in the city and West Demerara to compete in the 59th edition of the National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships which starts tomorrow The National Aquatic Centre, the National Park and the National Track and Field Centre at Leonora will be a hive of activities as students and teachers from the 15 districts battle for medals and one year’s bragging rights.

Vishnu Sookdeo, a homeless man who claimed he broke the window of an ambulance to get back at the government, was yesterday sentenced to nine months in jail.

WINDHOEK,  (Reuters) – Namibia’s justice and fisheries ministers resigned on Wednesday over bribery claims involving Icelandic fishing firm Samherji, the presidency said.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Captain Jonathan Carter and opener Leniko Boucher struck unbeaten half-centuries in a century stand as Barbados Pride beat Leeward Islands Hurricanes for the second time in three days to install them as favourites in Group A of the Super50 Cup.

Dear Editor, Yesterday several persons including my entire family were served with documents to attend a hearing this morning at the Gecom Mahaicony office to determine whether we exist.

Those who have seen Michael Griffith’s paintings are in awe of his work, but Michael himself did not realize his potential while he stood on the sidewalk everyday as a watch repairman some years ago, doodling in his free time.

A construction worker, who asked a city magistrate for community service after admitting to stealing toilet bowl and receiver sets, has been ordered to serving nine months in jail for the crime.

(Jamaica Star) When 33-year-old Nikaylia Johnson went to the St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital in February, she thought the pain in her neck would be a quick fix.

Rice makes a daily appearance of many tables, and on Sundays we are always looking for ways to jazz it up.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – For the second time in three days at the ATP Finals, Rafael Nadal fought off one of the game’s rising powers but beating Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas proved in vain as his semi-final hopes vanished yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday asked the conservative-majority U.S.

A man who pleaded guilty to “taking” money from a woman’s purse but denied stealing it was yesterday jailed.

Dear Editor, When the history of this country is written post oil, the name Dr.

I have done virtually nothing, and Christmas has already started to exhaust me.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James on Friday said he is a long way from hanging up his high tops and likened himself to veteran New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who is still going strong at age 42.

Selwyn Lancaster, the Linden man who was sentenced to 15 years behind bars after being found guilty of raping and fondling a six-year-old, has moved to the Appeal Court to have the sentence overturned.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump launched a Twitter attack on a former U.S.

Dear Editor, In an article published by the Guyana Chronicle on November 11, 2019, the Minister of Finance said that public servants received more than a 75 percent increase in wages and salaries for the period 2015-2019.

Magma, a new t-shirt brand offering a trendy look for both men and women, young or old has recently hit the local market.

Dear Editor, According to Stabroek News of November 07, 2019, an earlier notification of the termination of their respective services caught two executives of GPL off-guard – the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and the Human Resources ‘Officer’.

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – Bolivia’s interim government said yesterday it had asked Venezuelan officials to leave the country, and accused Cubans, including doctors, of instigating unrest after the resignation of former president Evo Morales.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Opener Mayank Agarwal smashed an epic 243 and forged two century-plus partnerships to flatten Bangladesh and put India firmly in control of the opening test in Indore yesterday.

After two years of planning, the Natural Resources Ministry yesterday announced that a number of mining properties are to be converted from prospecting permit status to mining status, which is expected to benefit a number of big players in the industry and others.

A Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, henna artist spent last weekend overseas becoming inter-nationally certified with the intention of returning to Guyana and commencing classes for locals who wish to learn the very popular trade of applying mehendi.

(Trinidad Guardian) The pro­tract­ed “Pi­ar­co Two” pre­lim­i­nary in­quiry in­to fraud charges aris­ing out of the con­struc­tion of the $1.6 bil­lion Pi­ar­co In­ter­na­tion­al Air­port has to be restart­ed.

Dear Editor, It is now abundantly clear to me that the phrase ‘Something is rotten in the State of Denmark,’ taken from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, unhappily, now applies to my beloved country Guyana.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday announced that it has entered an oil and gas service joint venture partnership with Trinidadian company CWSL and their plans include the development of a “world-class” shore base facility.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone was convicted on all charges yesterday by a federal court jury that found the veteran Republican operative and self-proclaimed “dirty trickster” guilty on seven counts of lying to the U.S.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Reigning champions CCC Marooners wilted under the weight of Nitish Kumar’s third List A hundred as they slumped to a shock 100-run defeat to minnows Canada in the Super50 Cup here Thursday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Homi­cide de­tec­tives strong­ly be­lieve that a dead­ly hit was car­ried out on the life of Ar­lene Black­man, how­ev­er, a mo­tive is yet to be es­tab­lished for her killing.

The Rupununi Music and Arts Festival comes to Georgetown and the Theatre Guild will play host.

“Ford v Ferrari” ends with the requisite historical facts to contextualise the “based on a true story” film we’ve just seen.

Courts Guyana on Friday night hosted its annual Christmas Tree Light Up at its main branch on Main Street, Georgetown.

Dear… God… Dear God, I am thankful for life… I wonder if the vagrants pray and stop before their prayers are verses.

(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co shares soared to a record high after the entertainment firm said its new streaming service, Disney+, had been met with “extraordinary consumer demand,” reaching 10 million sign-ups in its first day.

Dear Editor, I am currently in Madeira, Portugal, participating in a conference on Portuguese migrant labour and speaking on relations between Portuguese and other ethnic groups in Guyana.

A respected survey of political freedoms recently concluded that global democracy has been losing ground for at least a dozen years.

Local non-governmental organisation (NGO) Youths on the Rise Guyana will be hosting a blood drive today at Summertime Travel Agency, Lucky Dollar Building at Vreed-en-Hoop.

(Reuters) – A teenage boy who killed two classmates and wounded three others at a southern California high school on his birthday before shooting himself in the head died on Friday of his wounds in hospital, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s office said.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia’s top batsman Steve Smith says he is returning to the Big Bash League domestic tournament for the Sydney Sixers with an eye on next year’s Twenty20 World Cup on home soil.