Daily Archive: Saturday, December 7, 2019

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica’s national costume for the 2019 staging of the Miss Universe pageant has left social media users divided over the theme chosen for the design.

The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Thursday night intercepted 68 lbs of suspected cannabis after a car chase on the West Demerara and one man is in custody and another is being sought.

(Trinidad Guardian) In an at­tempt to es­cape the grid­lock traf­fic which snarled all routes in­to and out of the cap­i­tal city on Sat­ur­day, a de­liv­ery dri­ver lost his life af­ter he at­tempt­ed to use an al­ter­na­tive route.

(Trinidad Guardian) Dana Pe­ruza last saw and spoke with her son Key­on “Geno” Gill around 7 pm on Thurs­day as she or­dered KFC for din­ner.

The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) tonight said that it busted a man at a ‘backtrack’ crossing from Suriname yesterday morning with suspected Ecstasy pills and Crystal Meth.

HAMME-MILLE, Belgium, (Reuters) – The Belgian village of Hamme-Mille became Christmas central on Saturday when “Elf Serge” turned on more than 25,000 lights in his garden.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives met behind closed doors on Saturday to prepare for what could be the final week of their months-old impeachment inquiry that has imperiled Donald Trump’s presidency.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The complete rupture of a recently discovered fault line in the Kingston Harbour could generate a 5.8 to 6.9 magnitude earthquake, potentially having serious implications for the capital city located less than five kilometres away, according to a recent study.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Grants Pen woman is lucky to be alive following a case of attempted suicide which was thwarted after she was cut loose from a rope by a relative who found her hanging from a tree.

(Trinidad Guardian) Rage and out­rage af­ter a 15-year-old Form Three stu­dent of the Mara­bel­la South Sec­ondary School had to be hos­pi­talised af­ter be­ing beat­en by a par­ent on the school com­pound on Wednes­day.

The performance of the coalition government, of which the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is a part, has been satisfactory as it has been able to deliver in several areas, including law and order and the fight against corruption, party executive Aubrey Norton said yesterday.

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF), which will hold oil revenues, is to be located in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York rather than the Central Bank of Guyana, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has revealed.

President David Granger on Thursday cited the lack of evidence and witnesses as the reasons why inquiries have not been led into the killing of persons following the 2002 Camp Street Prison jailbreak and the ensuing crime wave.

Eleven persons, including several children, were displaced early yesterday morning after a fire, suspected to have been caused by an unattended kerosene stove, destroyed three Bent Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown houses.

Parents of some of the students of an East Coast Demerara Primary School, where a six-year-old was allegedly raped earlier this week, yesterday staged a protest yesterday to press for the removal of the accused perpetrators.

The children of the parent accused of assaulting a teacher at the Winfer Gardens Primary School have been transferred to another school.

Global travel magazine ‘Condé Nast Traveler’ has listed Guyana as one of its  suggested 20 destinations to visit in 2020 and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) says is not only an honour but sees it adding to the exposure that the oil and gas sector will bring.

Heavy equipment retailer Machinery Corporation of Guyana Limited (MACORP) is selling its eight-acre Demerara riverfront property at Providence and moving further up the East Bank to a 25-acre plot it has purchased.

ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) says locally-trained engineers are eligible for engineering posts which the company is looking to fill but questions persist as to whether Guyanese will be hired for the most technical of these.

HYDERABAD, India CMC – A breathtaking Virat Kohli masterclass dashed West Indies hopes of victory in the opening Twenty20 International here yesterday, as India trounced them by six wickets with eight balls to spare, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Three of Guyana’s four boxers lost their opening bouts when the Caribbean Boxing Championship got underway Thursday night in Trinidad .Team

Seven hundred students received certification in engineering, business, computer science, land surveying, mechanics and hydromet studies when the Government Technical Institute (GTI) held its 68th convocation ceremony on Thursday.

Following the conclusion of the 2019 cycling season the outstanding cyclists are set to be rewarded tonight at the Guyana Cycling News Awards with Briton John adjudged the cyclist-of-the-year.

Just over a year after a contract was awarded for the rehabilitation of the dilapidated Leguan Stelling, works began yesterday, according to General Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) Marcelene Merchant.

A 26-year-old taxi driver was ordered to serve three years in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of stealing more than $85,000 in articles from a West Ruimveldt resident during a burglary.

James Harden scored six of his 23 points in the fourth quarter after leaving the game briefly at the end of the third with a head injury and the visiting Houston Rockets defeated the Toronto Raptors 119-109 Thursday night.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Former Barcelona and Brazil striker Ronaldinho has backed Pep Guardiola to end his Champions League barren run and win the trophy with Manchester City.

A man is now serving a three month-sentence behind bars after he told a Georgetown Magistrate that he was too drunk to remember beating his spouse in the washroom of a nightclub.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The White House said yesterday it would refuse to take part in hearings in the U.S.

(Reuters) – Lean-looking British challenger Anthony Joshua weighed in more than three stones lighter than world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr ahead of their title rematch in Saudi Arabia today.

Senior Magistrate Leron Daly has recused herself from presiding over the Preliminary Inquiry into the murder charge against Ashaka John, who is accused of strangling a man to death during a robbery at Church Street, in Georgetown.

Dear Editor, I am not from Aishalton. I am from another community but I empathise with the people of the south Rupununi from working and spending time among them.

PENSACOLA, Fla., (Reuters) – A member of the Saudi Air Force visiting the United States for military training is the suspect in a shooting that killed four people and injured eight at a U.S.

Anyone who has seen Ravindra Racktoo’s photographs would agree that they are unconventional.

In ten days, Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty is expected to make a ruling on the charge against Lolita Callendar, also known as ‘Lola Doll,’ who stands accused of the assault of fellow cosmetologist Onika Pompey.

In what was classified as the most competitive Rapid Chess competition in the ancient county, Fide Master Anthony Drayton was crowned champion of the Berbice Chess Association (BCA) R.

(Barbados Nation) In his election victory speech last night, Prime Minister and leader of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) Roosevelt Skerrit called for restraint, respect and calm in the country.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Richard Hadlee says New Zealand did something special in 1985 by winning their first test series in Australia and there is no doubt current skipper Kane Williamson would view victory in the upcoming series across the Tasman Sea as a career highlight.

Dear Editor, I am writing to voice my concerns regarding the 19th century Chateau Margot Chimney and its historic site, where once a thriving sugar factory stood.

Vasheer Khan, a man who admitted to assaulting and calling his sister-in-law an offensive name, was recently fined a total of $20,000.

What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you have but may be too shy to ask.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in an apparent nod to Iranian influence, as armed men killed at least 19 people, including three police, near a Baghdad protest site yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The 2019 murder toll is now officially over 500.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian police launched an operation yesterday to break up a smuggling ring that it said had exported 1.2 tonnes of illegal gold bought since 2017 from wildcat miners in the frontier region between Brazil and Venezuela.

Dear Editor, Mr Fritz McLean, a member of the GuySuCo Board, in a letter he authored which appeared in the December 05, Stabroek News, says “…the mentors and strategists of the sugar union leadership are contriving to rub salt in the extant economic and financial wounds of the industry.”

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. regulators yesterday said they had found now-defunct British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica deceived consumers about the collection of Facebook Inc data for voter profiling and targeting.

Empire Media Inc (EMI) last Sunday launched its Armageddon Clash 2020 at Mango Lane, East Ruimveldt and it was revealed that six sound systems will face office for the grand prize of $1 million on January 25, 2020 at the National Park tarmac.

A man who allegedly had more than 400 grammes in his possession at his Mahdia home was granted bail on Wednesday after he denied the charge.

(Reuters) – British heavyweight Dillian Whyte has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the UK Anti-Doping agency (UKAD), which yesterday withdrew a charge against the boxer for a doping violation.

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday he will temporarily hold off designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations at the request of Mexico’s president.

DNA testing to verify whether charred remains found in a torched car more than a month ago are those of missing witness Colin Rodney Jr is still ongoing, according to Director of the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) Delon France.

Titanic clashes will be on the playing card this evening when the quarter-finals of the inaugural Rio Indoor Streetball Championship commence at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, In February 1982, a learned magistrate tried a case against Mr.

In a country where tourism ranks the highest in terms of contribution to the economy, Barbados benefits from approximately half a million visitors each year and the Peg Farm and Nature Reserve offers a unique mixture of glamorous camping and farm life to tourists.

HYDERABAD, India, (Reuters) – Indian police shot dead four men yesterday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian near Hyderabad city, an action applauded by her family and many citizens outraged over sexual violence against women.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentine President-elect Alberto Fernandez unveiled his cabinet and new central bank chief last evening, laying out his core team days before the center-left leader takes office facing a stalled economy, rising debt fears and painful inflation.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa chief executive Thabang Moroe has been suspended following allegations of misconduct, the CSA said yesterday, just hours after the organisation’s major sponsor said they would not renew their contract.

“Knives Out” and “Queen & Slim”, two American films that opened in the U.S.

Was Guyana ever great? It is evident that we have been working on our plot to achieving greatness.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is responding to two articles published in the Guyana Times newspaper on Thursday, December 5, 2019 under the headlines ‘Lamaha Springs residents frustrated by road woes’ and ‘Excavated drain at Festival City blocks roadway’.

In October 2017, Daphne Caruana Galizia, an investigative journalist who relentlessly exposed high level corruption in Malta, was killed by a car bomb that was triggered by a text message.

Aspiring lawyer Shmael King was last Saturday night crowned the new Miss Berbice I’m A Big Deal queen at the Albion Sports Complex Ground, besting four other young women.

Members of the private sector will soon be able to benefit from the training provided by the Centre of Excellence in Information Technology (CEIT), Minister of Public Telecommunications Cathy Hughes has said.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk emerged victorious yesterday from a defamation trial as a federal court jury swiftly rejected the $190 million claim brought against him by a British cave explorer who Musk had branded a “pedo guy” on Twitter.

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Singapore could become the world’s first country to only use sustainable palm oil as part of a green push to tackle forest fires and air pollution blighting Southeast Asia.