Daily Archive: Tuesday, December 24, 2019

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) this afternoon signed the revised Cummingsburg Accord.

Lloyd Smith’s last words to his neighbour on Sunday night were chilling.

(Jamaica Star) A 78-year-old returning resident died about a week after she and her husband were robbed of US$7,000 (approximately J$980,000).

Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited was named today by the Department of Energy as the successful buyer of the first three cargoes of Guyana’s oil.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – One of Bollywood’s leading directors called on its three superstar actors to break their silence about a new citizenship law that has triggered riots in India, saying they could influence millions of fans.

(Trinidad Guardian) A gun­man opened fire on a group of young men who were lim­ing in Ari­ma on Mon­day night.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was unable to locate 6,534 of the 16,863 new registrants recorded during the truncated national house-to-house (HtH) registration exercise.

Turfites get ready, in excess of 60 of the nation’s best thoroughbreds have registered to compete at the annual Boxing Day meet scheduled to be staged at the Bush Lot, Corentyne track.

Australian mining company Troy Resources Limited yesterday announced that it has secured needed capital for the immediate restart of its Karouni Gold Mine operations in Region Seven, for which it will be hiring workers.

An unbeaten half century from West Indies and Guyana opener, Chandrapaul Hemraj spurred Somerset Cavaliers to a 10-wicket win over Atlanta Fire in the US Open 2019 final Sunday.

Government yesterday confirmed that the Kingdom of Norway has released G$9.1 billion to the World Bank-run Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF), thereby completing its final payment under a landmark forest protection deal between the two countries.

The Lusignan Community Center Cricket Club has honoured the outstanding contributions by its members for the past two years.

French oil major Total yesterday announced it had signed an agreement for a stake in an offshore Suriname oil block and will pay a signing bonus of US$100 million on closure of the deal.

The curtain came down Thursday last at Strikers Sports Club when the inaugural All Female Christmas Bonanza aggregate dominoes competition concluded.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had approved the construction of a helipad at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara but is yet to process another application to develop part of the foreshore there as part of the project.

By Rudi Webster In the early nineteen eighties, I worked with many Australian Rules football coaches and spoke to them about the dangerous effects of high levels of continuous stress on the performance and the mental and physical health of their players.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that no charge be filed against any of the primary school students accused of the rape of a fellow student.

Dear Editor, After a hiatus of some years, and at the urging of several persons who can best be described as concerned citizens, I am forced to go against my earlier conclusion that it makes absolutely no sense in sharing my thoughts on national issues since things will remain pretty much the same whether I write or not, and the safest (and sanest) thing to do is to do nothing. 

Golden Grove defeated Brusch Dam on penalty kicks to punch their semi-final place in the inaugural 592 Beer Inter-Village football championships Sunday at the Golden Grove Community Centre ground.

ExxonMobil yesterday announced an oil find offshore Guyana at the Mako-1 well southeast of the Liza field, marking its 15th discovery in the Stabroek Block.

National player Shemar Britton and Yeudistir Persaud combined their efforts to capture the inaugural ‘Seniors partner with Juniors’ Table Tennis Team tournament Sunday evening at the Malteenoes Sports Club. 

Dear Editor, First of all, let me thank you for the publication of my letters over the years; Stabroek  News has been an inspiration to all who believe in a free press due to its integrity and bipartisan approach to political/economic matters; its sports, arts and culture coverage are evenly balanced and hold no racial or religious bias; its opinion and editorial sections are pretty fair while representing a constant questioning, a great credit to your newspaper –  to question everything is a newspaper’s prime purpose and responsibility.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial `New Parties’ (Dec 22) and GHK Lall’s `Small parties should form one grand coalition’ (Dec 23).

Up to yesterday there was no update by the Department of Energy (DE) on the results so far of the bidding process being used by government to sell first oil cargoes.

Hinterland powerhouse Annai Secondary was crowned the KFC Goodwill Series International Football Champion, dismissing Georgetown unit Lodge Secondary by a 2-0 scoreline on Sunday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Dear Editor,  I offer my sincere condolences to Basil Butcher’s widow, sons and daughter.

A Corentyne mechanic was arrested yesterday midday after he was busted with 46.250 kilogrammes (102 pounds) of cannabis at a roadblock in front of the Weldaad Police Station.

Canje Knights defeated Rose Hall Town Jammers 68-60 when the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association [BABA] ‘Mecca Championship’, commenced Saturday at the Vryman’s Erven Court, New Amsterdam [NA].

Defending champions Den Amstel and Santos secured lopsided wins when the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] Super 16 Championship continued on Sunday at the National Track and Field Center, Leonora.

Encountering various challenges in their lives, most of the children of the Prabhu Sharan Orphange at Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara are trying their best to put their past behind and have started to show improvements in their academic performances. 

A young man will be spending the remainder of the year in jail as he awaits his sentence for the crime of stealing from his aunt’s boutique.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera yesterday signed off on a referendum to be held on a new constitution, which he vowed would generate a “solid, compassionate and legitimate framework” that would help reunify the country after nine weeks of intense protest over inequality and elitism.

LONDON, CMC – Elegant West Indies strokemaker Shai Hope has moved into the top 10 of the ICC one-day batting rankings for the first time, following his heavy scoring in the recent series against India.

Dear Editor, Congratulations to all who achieved ‘first oil’ in record time.

RIYADH, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia yesterday sentenced five people to death and three to jail over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but a U.N.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party lost control of another state yesterday, adding to a string of electoral losses since last December amid protests that mark the biggest challenge to the Hindu-nationalist leader.

A South Ruimveldt man, who police say was found in unlawful possession of a pistol, has been granted his release on $100,000 bail.

CUTTACK, India, CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard said he was proud of the strides West Indies had made despite their 10th straight one-day series defeat to India here Sunday.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled, `Liberty and Justice Party sees no good future without constitutional reform’ (SN December 23). 

ABIDJAN, (Reuters) – Ivory Coast has issued an arrest warrant for Guillaume Soro, a former rebel leader and candidate in next year’s presidential election, four government sources said yesterday, just before he was due to return home after more than six months overseas.

(Reuters) – Boeing Co has fired its Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg, seeking to restore confidence after two fatal crashes forced the world’s biggest planemaker to halt production of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner.

A miner was granted bail yesterday after he denied stealing articles valuing $185,000.

Taken at face value, the outcome of Britain’s December 12 general election could not have been clearer.

The Guyana Police Force has issued an advisory on changes for some traffic routes today in regions Three, Four, Five and Six.

Perhaps the most interesting feature of Guyana’s agro-processing sector is the way in which the contemporary practice links the present to the past in ‘processing’ agricultural produce to produce a range of food seasonings and condiments that are an integral part of what we eat.

Dear Editor, In Guyana, we have a national crisis in the form of traffic accidents and the consequential injuries and deaths.

Everyone knows that footballers are well paid for playing the beautiful game.

LUSAKA,  (Reuters) – The United States has withdrawn its ambassador to Zambia following a row with authorities in the southern African nation after he criticised the jailing of a gay couple, embassy sources said yesterday.

By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – At a time when India’s major national priority ought to be creating economic growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has instead plunged the country into a new political crisis of its own making.

(Reuters) – In the not-so-distant past, TV viewers were forced to wait a week for the next installment of their favorite shows, parceled out by networks in half-hour or hour-long increments.