Articles published on Friday, January 31, 2020
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate today voted against calling witnesses and collecting new evidence in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, clearing the way for Trump’s almost certain acquittal in the coming days.
Sheria Khalil, a bank teller, was stabbed last night allegedly by her reputed husband, Clifton Richmond who then allegedly ingested poison and plunged into the Demerara River, the police said in a statement today.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp today reported a 5.2% drop in fourth-quarter profit on weaknesses in chemicals and refining and flat oil and gas output, with asset sales helping to stem the decline.
The Guyana Government today issued an advisory on the Novel Coronavirus and said that persons arriving here from China will be subject to quarantine protocols.
The bullet-riddled body of a rice farmer of Number 68 Village, Corentyne, was this morning found at the Number 67 Village, Corentyne backlands.
EL ROSARIO, Mexico (Reuters) – Surrounded by the millions of monarch butterflies that Mexican environmental activist Homero Gomez fought to protect until his mysterious death, relatives and friends paid tribute to him today.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A coronavirus outbreak in China could cut oil demand by over 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the first quarter of this year and drag on oil prices already beleaguered by oversupply, analysts and traders say.
(Trinidad Guardian) Sex therapist Giriraj “Dr Raj” Ramnanan says a High Court ruling that prevents Customs and Excise Division officers from banning the importation of sex toys has the ability to change the national conversation on sex.
Producing statistics and calculations to show that Guyana has an oil deal far below global standards and will lose out on up to US$55 Billion over the 40-year period of the licence for the Stabroek Block, international corruption watchdog Global Witness has written to ExxonMobil urging a renegotiation.
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) has officially complained to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) about calls by various leaders of the APNU+AFC on the campaign trail for their supporters to congregate at polling places after closing on March 2nd and “protect their ballot” In a letter to the Chair, retired Justice Claudette Singh, the PPP/C said it was “gravely disturbed” by APNU+AFC leaders urging their supporters to “assemble in large numbers at Polling places at the close of polls to protect their ballot.”
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers will pay tribute to Kobe Bryant today when the team plays its first game since the NBA great died, although details of what that will entail remain unclear.
Mocha brushed past Alexander Village 3-1 when the Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Cup Futsal Championship continued yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
President David Granger yesterday said that during his proposed “Decade of Development” the Guyana Police Force (GPF) would be restructured and augmented to effectively respond to local and transnational crime as well as interpersonal violence.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic once again beat great rival Roger Federer at a Grand Slam yesterday with a 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 win to reach the Australian Open final and remain on course for a record-extending eighth title at Melbourne Park.
One day before they must prove to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that they were not citizens of a foreign state on Nomination Day, Lenox Shuman and Valerie Leung are challenging the authority via which the commission is questioning them.
The support of government is necessary if Guyana is to successfully stage the Golden Jubilee edition of the CARIFTA Games next year.
Change Guyana has chosen attorney, Mishka Puran, as its replacement prime ministerial candidate for the upcoming General and Regional Elections saying that her focus will be on women’s rights and empowerment.
(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.
After spending six years on remand without a trial, former murder-accused Cloyd Harris has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the state for what he says was the loss of his liberty.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, has accepted an invitation to join the Marylebone Cricket Club’s (MCC) World Cricket Committee.
The judiciary in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has embarked on a programme to facilitate remote court participation which will see specialised areas being set up at hospitals, police stations and the prisons, to allow witnesses to testify without having to visit the courts.
HARARE, (Reuters) – Brendan Taylor struck a fluent half-century as Zimbabwe moved into a strong position on day four of the second and final test against Sri Lanka, but are in danger of running out of time to force a victory after rain interrupted their charge.
A member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) died during the wee hours of yesterday from injuries sustained after colliding with a motor car on the Capoey Public Road, Essequibo Coast.
Continually growing international recognition of the size and commercial significance of Guyana’s recently unearthed oil and gas resources has again been reflected, this time, in this week’s announcement days by the United States-based global energy company Hess that the country could attract the lion’s share of its US$3 billion exploration and production budget for 2020.
(Field Level Media) Trae Young exploded for 39 points and the Atlanta Hawks stunned the visiting Philadelphia 76ers with a 39-point first quarter en route to a front-running 127-117 victory last night.
The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) yesterday called on the Government to take a firm stand against the firing of nearly 290 workers by the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc, (BCGI), the union In a decade-long rift between the union and the Russian-owned bauxite mining company, union president, Lincoln Lewis, yesterday called for an end to the situation.
Chuku-Liana Adams-Scott showers all of the credit for her passion for plants on her uncle, Francis ‘Garfield’ Boston, whose own obsession has earned him the sobriquet ‘Plant Man.’
(Field Level Media) Bradley Beal scored 34 points and the Washington Wizards put together a strong second half to defeat the visiting Charlotte Hornets 121-107 last night to snap a two-game losing skid.
Guyana is currently negotiating with the team of internationally renowned British chef Gordon Ramsey for a film project here, the British High Commission confirmed yesterday.
(Field Level Media) Serge Ibaka scored 26 points and the visiting Toronto Raptors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-109 last night to extend their season-best winning streak to nine games.
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A Mahaica family is in mourning following the sudden death of a 15-year-old boy on Tuesday, just a short while after he fell ill while getting ready to leave for school.
Dear Editor, “Elections are the base of our democracy and if we do not have truly a fair electoral process and one that can be managed well by a truly independent body, it really is an attack on our democracy and we should all be concerned about that.”-
It appears to be entirely true that the high-profile image that drives the marketing of Women in Business is largely a function of the central role played in the emergence of the organisation by the popular local fashion personality Sonia Noel.
LONDON, CMC – Veteran West Indies opener Chris Gayle has confirmed he will feature in the upcoming Everest Premier League starting next month, raising questions about his availability for West Indies tour of Sri Lanka.
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) is concerned that politicians have so far failed to address the current spate of violent acts against women.
Dear Editor, Less than two months after winning the last general election in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released what are referred to as “ministerial mandate letters” to each Cabinet minister.
(Trinidad Express) Christa Prevatt, who has promised to give her murdered friend a voice, says closed circuit camera footage of Naiee Singh’s final moments has been released.
E-Networks on Wednesday granted Minister of Finance Winston Jordan, a tour of its subsea station, even as questions remain unanswered regarding what laws governed the granting of the permit for the project and the National Telecommunications Agency (NATA) continues to dodge answering.
Dawn Skepmire believes that she is now in a place of comfort that she has been anticipating for much of her life.
(Field Level Media) New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris created an uproar by saying Memphis Grizzlies forward Jae Crowder has “female tendencies” after a Wednesday game.
Dear Editor, This missive is directed to members of the Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) as well as to those who have criticized and/or sought clarification on my remarks at a public meeting held at Little Diamond EBD.
A Taiwanese man wears a mask at a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Jan.
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, (Reuters) – The U.S. government warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new coronavirus reached 213 yesterday and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency.
Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday January 30, 2020 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.
Pupils of South Rupununi villages now have access to two fully equipped primary schools in Bashaizon and Achiwib.
Dear Editor, So now we have the News Editor of the National Communications Network (NCN) being sent on leave resulting from an altercation at NCN’s newsroom with the Director of the Department of Public Information.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia’s suspended athletics federation said it would continue to battle to prove its innocence after the Athletics Integrity Unit Board accused it of showing a “total lack of contrition” in its response to anti-doping violations.
(Trinidad Express) A sex doll that was seized by Customs officers in December of 2018 after it was imported into this country is to be returned to its rightful owner.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Democrats appeared to have fallen short yesterday in their bid to secure the votes needed to call witnesses in President Trump’s impeachment trial, clearing the way for Trump’s likely acquittal as early as this weekend.
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 862’s trading results showed consideration of $16,499,485 from 160,768 shares traded in 39 transactions as compared to session 861’s trading results which showed consideration of $3,128,037 from 16,718 shares traded in 23 transactions.
27 not out today! Politics in a mini-bus Oil-producer/Oil producing country.
In recent weeks, the Stabroek Business has published several stories which, in one way or another, focus on what we believe to have been the accomplishments of the agro-processing sector in 2019.
A 55-year-old man who was allegedly found with ecstasy pills and cannabis was remanded to prison yesterday after a city court heard that he is already on trial in another court for a similar offence.
The new Guyana Marketing Corporation has agreed to provide us with the above information which we will publish on a weekly basis subject to receipt.
On Wednesday a letter was pinned up on the notice board of the Rusal-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) informing 146 workers whose names were listed that they had been laid off.
Dear Editor, I read with dismay Mr. Hamilton Green’s letter in response to Akola Thompson’s article `Will ending corporal punishment increase childhood development?’
MANAGUA, (Reuters) – About 80 armed men killed six indigenous people on an isolated Nicaraguan nature reserve in an attack linked to raging land disputes, the indigenous Mayagna community said yesterday, with 10 other Mayagnas kidnapped in the raid.
This Column has finally been able to put its hands on the Bridging Deed referred to in Article 30 of the Petroleum Agreement signed by the APNU+AFC Government and Esso, Hess and CNOOC/Nexen.
Trade unions have played an important role in the evolution of the rights and protections of workers as it relates to capital, safety and development.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Garbine Muguruza continued her stunning revival at the Australian Open yesterday as she fought off Simona Halep 7-6(8) 7-5 in a battle of attrition to reach her first Australian Open final in broiling heat.
