Daily Archive: Monday, December 9, 2019

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog said it found numerous errors but no evidence of political bias by the FBI when it opened an investigation into contacts between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia in 2016.

(Jamaica Star) A popular Jamaica Union of Travellers Association (JUTA) tour bus operator who allegedly beat up a police constable last Friday has been arrested and charged.

LAUSANNE/MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia was banned from the Olympics and other major world championships today after sporting officials decided to punish it for tampering with doping-related laboratory data in another blow to Russia’s already tarnished sporting reputation.

Rose Hall Town Poonai on Saturday stormed off with the Berbice Cricket Board/Trophy Stall Under-13 title after gaining first innings points against Albion at the Hampshire Community Centre Ground.

Albion wrapped up an innings and 216-run victory over Rose Hall Canje before lunch while Young Warriors beat West Berbice by 10 wickets on the final day yesterday of the Berbice Cricket Board/ Banks Beer two-day first division tournament.

Guyana’s national men’s basketball team clinched the three-match Goodwill International Series against Grenada 2-0, defeating the visitors on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

(Trinidad Newsday) A fun hike for five young men from San Fernando turned into a frightening ordeal as they claimed to have encountered the female jaguar which was rescued and taken to the Emperor Valley Zoo.

Annandale mauled St. John’s College 12-0 yesterday in the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary School Football League at the National Training Center, Providence.

The four Berbice men who were reported missing after they left their homes on December 1st to go to Suriname to catch crabs have since been found.

Sparta Boss will faceoff with Gold is Money while Rio All-Stars will battle Bent Street in the semi-final round of the inaugural Rio indoor championships following quarterfinal wins on Saturday night at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Over two weeks after the partners in the APNU+AFC governing coalition reached consensus on a revised Cummingsburg Accord, their electoral pact for next year’s elections, there is no word on when it will be formally signed though it has been indicated that the campaign launch will be on January 3rd, 2020.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) remains hopeful that the David Granger administration would make provisions to pay sugar workers an increase in wages and salaries.

Fruta Conquerors romped to their third win in as many matches and in the process handed Lady Panthers their first loss when action in the GFF-Always Championship Cup 2019 continued yesterday at the GFF National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, I thank Mr. Ram for sharing his interpretation of Section 105 of the Income Tax Act, Chapter 81:01, and for his kind words with regard to our professional interaction.

An Ituni motorcyclist, who was riding without a head lamp on, died after crashing into a car on the Ituni trail on Saturday night.

Dear Editor, We need big structural changes in Guyana that create new value and we need a grassroots movement to get it done.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Dec 8, CMC – Veteran opener Lendl Simmons stroked his first half-century in nearly four years while Nicholas Pooran made an instant impact his first match back from a ball-tampering ban, as West Indies brushed aside powerhouses India by eight wickets to level the three-match series 1-1 here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Beth England and Maren Mjelde both scored within the space of two minutes as Chelsea came from a goal down to beat title rivals Manchester City 2-1 while Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 over Reading in the FA Women’s Super League yesterday.

Government’s reason for WPA founder Dr Walter Rodney’s name being removed from the National Archives of Guyana building to correct the process by properly gazetteing the change is absurd and an excuse as there is no law which requires this, former PPP/C Attorney General Anil Nandlall says.

(Trinidad Express) Women and girls in Trinidad and Tobago cannot walk the streets without being harassed by dirty men with foul mouths who brazenly make offensive comments which can range from “baby yuh sweet and sexy” to explicit remarks about female genitalia.

Dear Editor, I came in with a planeload of Haitians last Friday evening aboard LIAT.

The land surrounding the Chateau Margot chimney was purchased in 1959 from the then Bookers Limited by the Irisdeen family.

Julius Randle missed a game-tying free-throw attempt with one-tenth of a second remaining, and Indiana handed host New York its ninth straight loss in the debut of Knicks’ interim coach Mike Miller.

Dear Editor, It has been over a month since Republic Bank (Guyana) did an ‘upgrade’ on their services.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A beaten Andy Ruiz Jr., called for a rematch after Anthony Joshua won back an array of world heavyweight titles in Saudi Arabia yesterday, but the Mexican-American cannot expect to be at the front of the queue.

Corrupt police ranks play a major role in the continuing misconduct of mini-bus operators, who, according to commuters, break traffic laws on a daily basis with the knowledge that they will not face any legal consequences as they can bribe the police.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica-born author director, producer, and actress, Sandy Daley waited with bated breath with her family on December 3 to see if she would win one of the coveted spots in the 2020 Toronto Fringe Festival.

Dear Editor, Once again with the Christmas season on us, the residents of Lethem are being besieged by the noise of explosive firecrackers.

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Leicester City set a club record of eight successive top flight wins after two goals from Jamie Vardy helped them to an impressive 4-1 Premier League victory at Aston Villa yesterday.

Dear Editor,  A Notice to Landline customers in Sunday’s newspapers  from GTT stated that detailed landline paper bills can be received by visiting its retail stores or through the online process.

A four-day design workshop for local designers, which was facilitated by the Department of Culture and the Golden Jubilee Festival Committee, concluded on Friday.

(CNN) Miss South Africa rules all. Zozibini Tunzi was crowned Miss Universe Sunday night after excelling through rounds of swimsuit and evening gown struts, questions on social issues and one final chance to explain why she was the right choice.

Oil and gas commentator Christopher Ram has flayed the latest version of the government’s local content policy and has also faulted the local private sector.

The Guyana Woman Artists Association will this week host its 31st annual exhibition at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre from Thursday December 12th .

One hundred and twenty-six young people from the bauxite community of Linden graduated on Friday from the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) in four technical courses – electrical installation, welding and fabrication, heavy-duty equipment operation and motor vehicle repairs.

(Barbados Nation) Caribbean people and institutions have to stand in defence of the region against external attacks from those who don’t have its best interests at heart, says Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.

(Trinidad Guardian) National Security Minister Stuart Young announced on Thursday that a Cabinet decision was made to remove the existing $100 bill from circulation and replace it with a new, harder to counterfeit note.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s captain Virat Kohli says his priority is to help India win matches than just play ‘slam-bang cricket’ for the sake of entertaining the crowd in the Twenty20 game.

As oil is the leitmotif of the day and the stakes and risks are stratospherically high, the government and the contenders for the March 2, 2020 general elections must be made constantly aware of what has been done, left undone and the imperatives.

By Aminta Kilawan-Narine Aminta Kilawan-Narine is an attorney, community activist, and co-founder of Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus, which is committed to promoting social justice through the values at the heart of the Hindu faith.

Dear Editor, It is quite unwise to have a sovereign nation such as Guyana place the revenue from its natural resources in a bank account out of its control.

Climate change is no longer a long-term problem. We are confronted now with a global climate crisis.

Dear Editor, I look at the year 2019, and I could write a full-length book in one sitting.