Articles published on Thursday, January 30, 2020
BEIJING/GENEVA, (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said today it was declaring the China coronavirus outbreak that has killed 170 people in China a global emergency, as cases spread to 18 countries.
PORT OF SPAIN, (Reuters) – Trinidad and Tobago has imposed 14-day restrictions on travelers from China to prevent the spread of a new strain of coronavirus on the Caribbean island nation, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said today.
A New Amsterdam, Berbice woman has going into hiding after she allegedly doused her husband with a pan of hot oil around 8 am today.
The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred yesterday at about 11.20 pm on the Capoey Public Road, Essequibo Coast, in which a member of the Guyana Defence Force lost his life.
President David Granger this morning told the Annual Police Officers’ Conference 2020 that there has been significant recapitalising of the force but that its current personnel strength is inadequate.
(Reuters) – Three days after Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daugther and seven others perished in a helicopter crash, his wife, Vanessa, broke her silence with an Instagram message saying she was “completely devastated” by their loss.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – Hundreds of foreign evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan entered quarantine on Thursday as deaths from a fast-spreading virus rose to 170 and markets shuddered at the impact of an inevitable big hit to the world’s No.
(Trinidad Guardian) Despite a 45 per cent increase in the last two years, the Child Protection Unit (CPU) of the T&T Police Service (TTPS) has made 29 arrests and laid 44 charges for this year so far.
On the eve of a meeting with Guyana’s Chief Labour Officer, the Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) has laid off nearly all of its employees, a move that has left the Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman shocked.
The United States yesterday called upon Guyana to ensure that the March 2nd general elections are free and fair and expressed concerns about the Government’s “apparent misapplication” of the country’s constitution and “certain court rulings.”
Even as the company plugs most of its US$3 billion capital and exploratory expenditures into its Guyana operations, Stabroek Block partner Hess, yesterday brushed off concerns about a possible renegotiation of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) that it has, along with ExxonMobil and CNOOC, with Guyana saying both government and opposition have signalled they will not renegotiate.
BENONI, South Africa, CMC – West Indies dropped four catches, missed a vital run out while conceding 38 runs from the last three full overs, as they squandered a winning position to crash to a shock two-wicket defeat to New Zealand, and miss out on a spot in the final four of the ICC Under-19 World Cup here yesterday.
Though Guyana has begun production of oil, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) still does not have the minimum resources needed to monitor the sector 24/7 and will have to rely on the operators to take them out to sea if required, Head of the Agency Dr.
Rookie Guyana Jaguars seamer, Nial Smith has come under the radar of Head Coaches, Esaun Crandon and Trinidad and Tobago Red Force’s Mervyn Dillon.
Terrence Jackson, the man who is accused of fatally stabbing his wife during an argument at their Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara home one week ago was on Tuesday charged with the crime and remanded to prison.
A 20-year-old carpenter was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of a Coldingen, East Coast Demerara fisherman, who was stabbed to death more than a week ago.
Floodlights Under 15 side, the losing finalist in the recent Youth US Open cricket tournament played in Florida and organised by Cricket Council USA, will take on Demerara Cricket Club Under 15 team in a feature 30 overs match tomorrow from 4:30 pm under lights at the Demerara Cricket Club ground.
BENONI, South Africa, CMC – Captain Kimani Melius was left to rue several missed chances after West Indies squandered a strong position, to suffer a two-wicket defeat to New Zealand and elimination from the ICC Under-19 World Cup here yesterday.
One week after teenager Marks Gravesande was charged with an armed robbery offence, his alleged accomplice was brought before the courts and charged with the same offence.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is generally pleased with the US$10,000 improvements which the Linden-based Bosai Minerals Group (Guyana) has effected to its once problematic tailings pond, says EPA Senior Environmental Officer, Collis Primo, although he said recommendations will be made on how the facility can be further improved.
HARARE, (Reuters) – Off-spinner Sikandar Raza grabbed career-best figures of 7-113 as Zimbabwe took control of the second and final test against Sri Lanka at the Harare Sports Club yesterday, but for the second match running the home side suffered a concussion scare.
Dear Editor, My great grandfather, Duncan Rohee, who helped raise me and my siblings, was someone who instilled in all of us the importance of taking great care and being very clear with meaning.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Rohit Sharma belted two sixes off the final two deliveries of a Super Over to give India victory in the third Twenty20 international against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton yesterday and clinch the series with two games to spare.
At the commencement of the trial of Gavin Graham who is accused of causing the death of three persons after allegedly setting their house ablaze, the sister of one of the victims tearfully recounted the tragedy.
Shawn Bacchus, who was accused of raping a six-year-old girl, yesterday afternoon walked out of the High Court a free man after a jury unanimously acquitted him.
Dear Editor, Many citizens have lamented that Guyana needs to resume beating and flogging children in schools to prevent the children from beating and injuring each other.
The National Track and Field Centre is ‘fit and proper’ to host the 50th edition of the CARIFTA Games next year.
President David Granger yesterday commissioned Radio Essequibo 95.5 FM, the first radio station on the Essequibo Coast, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.
Dear Editor, A day or two ago Mr Carl Greenidge dedicated about 14 minutes of his speech at the APNU campaign in Berbice to criticising an accomplished international anti-corruption NGO called Global Witness, and myself, Jan Mangal, a former adviser to President Granger on oil & gas.
Starr Computers Chief Executive Officer Mike Mohan last Friday told Stabroek Business that the business-related opportunities that promise to derive from the country’s oil & gas sector must become available to Guyanese entrepreneurs, both at home and abroad.
Following his stints at two table tennis camps in Europe, national junior player Miguel Wong had a taste of top-flight competition in the recently held 2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum German open, in Magdeburg, Germany but was unsuccessful in advancing past the opening round.
Dear Editor, Do accept our sincere regrets for not responding to a letter in the Stabroek News dated January 17, 2020 written by Mr.
(Reuters) – Australia opener Jake Fraser-McGurk will return home from the ongoing ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa after being scratched on the face by a monkey at a nature reserve, Cricket Australia (CA) said yesterday.
A 49-year-old taxi-driver who is accused of raping a 12-year-old child was granted bail yesterday after he was charged with the offence in a city court.
Dear Editor, I refer to your article `Auditor General’s report queries costs for vehicle repairs in regions’ (SN Monday 27th January 2020).
(Reuters) – England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of next month’s three-match Twenty20 series against South Africa due to soreness to his right elbow, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.
A Rosignol man was remanded to prison after denying an armed robbery charge.
Dear Editor, I read with great sadness of the death of Mr.
The Children’s Mash Competitions continued yesterday with Morgan’s Learning Centre taking home the winning trophy for their cover of Guyana’s national songs in the Choir segment and the Sophia Special School being the only competitor in the jingle competition.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the U.S.
MELBOURNE, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Dominic Thiem ended six years of Grand Slam frustration against Rafa Nadal on Wednesday with a seismic 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) upset that booked his maiden Australian Open semi-final and rocked the old guard of men’s tennis.
The fire that broke out at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday morning was said to have been started by one of the in-patients at the Psychiatric Ward who was arrested and afterward released back into the care of the institution.
Dear Editor, There is a heated controversy brewing. It is over the dividing line – in Guyana that tortured line – that highlights the dual roles lived by a small handful of professionals.
LONDON/MONTREAL, (Reuters) – Global airlines yesterday suspended or scaled back more direct flights to China’s major cities amid an increase in travel warnings and decline in demand from passengers due to a growing outbreak of coronavirus.
Vanessa Bryant has yet to speak publicly since her husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash Sunday, but yesterday she changed the profile picture on her Instagram account to one of her husband and daughter hugging.
(Trinidad Guardian) With a general election months away, newly appointed chairman of the Housing Development Corporation Noel Garcia is promising record-breaking housing allocations for applicants in 2020.
SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department yesterday issued a public designation for 13 current and former Salvadoran military officials for what it called gross human rights violations during El Salvador’s civil war three decades ago.
Dear Editor, The Current Election Campaign Season easily attracts robust debates amongst your numerous correspondents and frequent, almost professional, letter writers.
Two former Royal Castle workers have been charged with larceny and released on bail.
(Reuters) – For his next trick, Swiss great Roger Federer will look to make holder and ‘Big Three’ rival Novak Djokovic disappear from the Australian Open today.
(Trinidad Express) A La Romaine man was shot dead at his home on Tuesday night.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia will allow hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants to legalize their presence in the country through work permits meant to bring them into the legal economy, the government said yesterday.
Dear Editor, From the Kingston bandstand all the way to the Kitty Roundabout, people can be seen, in large numbers on a daily basis, happily drinking all sorts of tasty beverages and eating all sorts of delicious fast foods packaged in containers of various colours, shapes and sizes.
On Thursday and Friday last week, two women were violently attacked in their homes by men wielding sharp instruments; one was killed and the other critically injured, adding to the ever-growing statistics of Guyanese women killed or affected by domestic violence.
A man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in Kamarang last year was granted bail yesterday after he was charged with the offence.
(Trinidad Express) Naiee Singh was murdered by the man she once loved but her voice will not be silenced, says her best friend, Christa Prevatt.
The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) released fixtures for this weekend’s cricket action which includes for the first time this year, two first division matches.
