Articles published on Thursday, December 12, 2019
LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party will win a resounding victory in Britain’s election with a parliamentary majority of 86 seats, an exit poll showed yesterday, empowering him to deliver Brexit on Jan.
The United States says it has provided nearly 4 million USD for humanitarian assistance to Venezuelan refugees in Guyana since Fiscal Year 2017.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s son, Rafael Antonio Ortega Murillo, for alleged money-laundering and corruption, the U.S.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican public relations practitioner and media relations specialist Lyndon Taylor is one of the recipients of this year’s Impact Awards in New York, presented by Caribbean Life and Schneps Media for outstanding contribution to the Caribbean diaspora community.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Some of the major armed robberies that have occurred across sections of Jamaica in recent months have been driven by criminals seeking to secure funds to pay legal fees for their cronies nabbed by the police.
(Jamaica Observer) Pauline Smith’s heart is heavy. She believes that if she had related a disturbing dream she had a week ago to her daughter, 42-year-old Patricia King, she would likely have made King more aware of her mortality.
(Trinidad Express) A man who often wore a lot of gold jewelry, was shot, killed, and robbed of it on Wednesday night.
The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Guyana (BoG) yesterday signed a pact which brings closer the operationalisation of the Natural Resource Fund, which is to receive oil revenues, a move hailed by government as demonstrative of its transparency in the management of the oil and gas sector.
The Bank of Guyana (BoG) is considering levying penalties on Republic Bank Limited (RBL) over the large number of complaints received by customers during the bank’s platform changeover last month, Governor of the Bank of Guyana Dr.
Houston Estates is disputing City Hall’s claim that it owes over $100 million in taxes even as Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday remained adamant that the company wants to evade paying its due.
President David Granger yesterday downplayed the “organisational restructuring” of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as he said the recently announced decision to replace several overseas mission heads was in keeping with plans to professionalise the Foreign Service, including reducing the number of political appointments.
The Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC) wharf on Lombard Street, Georgetown was closed yesterday as a result of a chemical spill, which was being cleaned up by authorities, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), up to yesterday afternoon.
The Government of Guyana in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) yesterday launched a Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) document for the investigation and prosecution of trafficking in persons (TIP) cases.
Former Demerara Cricket Board executive and renowned coach, Harold Dhanraj or “Doc” as he was popularly known, passed away November 24.
Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday reported a dramatic reduction in human trafficking cases for the year, while also revealing that almost 85% of the victims are Venezuelan nationals.
“The worst officiated tournament I have ever been to,” was how Guyana’s first AIBA Three-Star Coach, Terrence Poole, dubbed the just-concluded Caribbean Boxing Championships which was staged in Trinidad.
The police are on the hunt for two bandits who allegedly attacked and robbed a civil engineer and his family shortly after they had returned to their Bel Air Village home on Tuesday evening before escaping with his Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV).
Albion Cricket Club’s Kandasammy Surujnarine is confident his unit can dethrone Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolts in Saturday’s final and lift the Berbice Cricket Board/Busta Champion-of-Champions title.
While Guyana has moved up two places on the United Nations Development Programme’s latest Human Development Index (HDI), where it now ranks 123rd of 189 countries, worrying indicators, including the high number of maternal deaths and significant gender inequality, persist.
New Amsterdam registered two wins while the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) also secured success in the latest round of the MYO/Trophy Stall Inter-Jamaat 10 overs Softball Cricket Competition on Sunday last.
The United States Embassy has said that a State Department official’s assertion that the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will likely return to power at upcoming polls does not reflect the official position of Washington.
As is the norm, Trophy Stall of Bourda Market, has officially joined the list of sponsors for the second KFC Goodwill Secondary Schools football championships.
Pandit Ubraj Narine was yesterday re-elected for a second term as Mayor of Georgetown, while Alfred Mentore was similarly returned as Deputy Mayor.
Lodge Secondary dethroned Annandale to be crowned the new GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary School Football League Champion yesterday at the National Training Center, Providence.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies’ bid for a rare series win fizzled under the weight of an enormous run chase as India pulled off a convincing 67-run victory in yesterday’s third Twenty20 International to clinch a 2-1 verdict in the three-match series.
Avisha Best, the 22-month-old who was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) last month, departed Guyana on Monday for emergency medical treatment in the United States, for which funds are still desperately needed.
A 69-year-old man drowned on Saturday evening after he reportedly jumped overboard at Kwakwani Waterfront, in Region 10, in a bid to evade the police.
The annual Youth Basketball Guyana [YBG] Titan Bowl Championship will commence today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue with four boys U18 matches, a release from the organisers stated.
The Iwokrama International Centre has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Guyana (UG) to support a PhD scholarship at that institution under a science programme funded by oil major ExxonMobil.
Six persons are now in police custody assisting with the investigation of the robbery committed on an overseas-based couple during the wee hours of Tuesday morning at John’s Settlement, Corentyne.
Duncan Robinson bombed in his ninth 3-pointer of the game 17 seconds into overtime, then added a 10th later in the extra session as the host Miami Heat outlasted the Atlanta Hawks 135-121 on Tuesday night.
Dear Editor, I herein reference Francis Carryl’s letter in the Stabroek News on Thursday, December 5, 2019, on the Belle Vue Cooperative imbroglio.
NEW YORK/MADRID (Reuters) – Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swede who inspired millions of young people to take action against climate change, has been named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019.
A man was yesterday sentenced to three months in jail after he told a Georgetown magistrate that he bit a security guard.
Dear Editor, Christmas is in the air. The vendors don’t agree fully; not with petroleum and politics competing fiercely with the festivities.
MUNICH, (Reuters) – Bayern Munich made it a perfect six victories from six games in Champions League Group B as goals by Kingsley Coman, Thomas Mueller and Philippe Coutinho earned them a 3-1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur yesterday.
LONDON (Reuters) – Voters go to the polls today in an election that will pave the way for Brexit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson or propel Britain towards another referendum that could ultimately reverse the decision to leave the European Union.
Dear Editor, There are probably thousands of studies in psychology and sociology about self-disclosure; from time to time, most people would want to discuss important or troubling matters with other people.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Former Afghanistan cricket captain Asghar Afghan has been brought back to replace Rashid Khan and lead the team in all formats, the country’s cricket board (ACB) said yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Kazim Hosein says his team is on the ground and responding to flood victims throughout the county.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives moved closer yesterday to impeaching President Donald Trump as a key House committee began debating formal articles of impeachment that are expected to be brought to the House floor next week.
A man who says by impersonating the police he was able to easily rob people is now awaiting sentencing for the crime.
WHAKATANE/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The death toll from a New Zealand volcano eruption rose to eight today, with two victims dying in hospital, and will continue to climb with eight victims presumed dead on the island and more than 20 in intensive care suffering severe burns.
Daniel Boutrim, who was recently charged with stabbing his sister and escaping lawful custody, was yesterday fined after he admitted to slapping a policewoman.
Dear Editor, As the principal organiser of the Guyana United Artists (GUA), I have to interface with grassroots artists regularly, and for too long have our artists, now pensioners, lived in an uncertain state of existence.
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Norway, Germany and Britain said yesterday they would spend up to $366 million over the next five years to help Colombia reduce deforestation in its vast Amazon rainforest.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan needs more time to recover from a knee injury and will miss the three-match one-day international series against West Indies, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s Senate voted yesterday to strip a former interior minister of his right to hold public office, saying he failed to prevent human rights abuses by security forces during days of violent protests.
On Tuesday, a New York (NY) judge cleared energy giant ExxonMobil of alleged securities fraud involving climate change regulations risk in a closely watched case that fatally weakened over the years.
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The Chilean Air Force said yesterday it had located debris believed to be from a military cargo plane that crashed this week with 38 people aboard over a remote stretch of frigid sea between South America and the Antarctic.
LAHORE, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s teenage fast bowler Naseem Shah led the hosts’ recovery against Sri Lanka on a riveting opening day as test cricket returned to the country yesterday for the first time since a militant attack in 2009.
Dear Editor, A close friend of mine, who is a Guyanese national living legally in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), contacted me a few days ago informing me that she was denied medical treatment at the Mount Hope Hospital there.
Seventeen East Berbice-Corentyne Secondary Schools will be competing in a School Gardening Competition, which was officially launched at the St.
On Tuesday last, Guyana joined the rest of the world in observing Human Rights Day, which was commemorated under the theme, “Youth Standing Up for Human Rights”.
