Articles published on Saturday, February 15, 2020
(Trinidad Express) The Child Protection Unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is investigating three reports of children ingesting food items containing marijuana at schools in Central and North Trinidad.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s military on Saturday held exercises that deployed civilian militia and armored vehicles in the capital Caracas and around the country, an effort by President Nicolas Maduro to show strength as Washington prepares to escalate sanctions.
A group of businessmen in the Caribbean Marketing Enterprise Inc (CMEI) are building two branded hotels on 20 acres of land at Ogle and a sod-turning ceremony will be held on Wednesday.
(Trinidad Guardian) A high court judge has found the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) guilty of medical negligence in the death of 30-year-old Navin Singh.
(Trinidad Guardian) Pioneering Soca Producer Darryl Braxton, the man who made hits for Bunji Garlin and KMC, died yesterday.
Seeking re-election after almost five years in office, the governing APNU+AFC yesterday presented its 2020 elections manifesto, which President David Granger called a “contract” with the people for the next five years and beyond.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Guyana Jaguars skipper Leon Johnson made a welcome return to form with a half-century which pulled the five-time reigning champions out of trouble on yesterday’s second day of their fifth round contest against Windward Islands Volcanoes.
Assuring voters that they would never join APNU+AFC or the PPP/C for government positions but will work for unity, the three small parties which have joined their lists in a ground-breaking move yesterday set out how they would share any seats won at the March 2nd general elections.
Demerara completed an undefeated run with an eight-wicket win over West Demerara at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda yesterday to lift the Demerara Under-17 Inter-Association title.
Many young cricketers often imagine themselves representing their country on the grand stage.
Co-Chair of the APNU+AFC campaign Joseph Harmon yesterday denied that the incumbent is using state resources as part of its re-election efforts.
Nearly two years after it was first proposed by the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), a system of Direct Cash Transfers has found favour with the incumbent A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC).
Louis DaSilva pulled off a stunning victory over one of the pre-tournament favourites Ashley Khalil on the second day of the 2020 Bounty Farm Ltd.,
A chainsaw operator died on Thursday afternoon after he was crushed to death by a tractor while it was descending a hill along the Malali Backdam trail, at Region Ten.
La Grange and New Windsor played to a rare tie while Windsor Forest `A’ defeated All Youths `B’ by six wickets and Independence `B’ beat Wales by 100 runs in the latest round of the Beacon Café/West Demerara Cricket Association 50-over tournament on Saturday.
A teen has succumbed after she and two other minors were accidentally struck by a car along the Bush Lot Village, Corentyne, Berbice public road.
Three county teams as well as President’s XI team have been named for the Guyana Cricket Board/ Dave West Indian Imports Under-15 Inter-County tournament set to bowl off tomorrow.
A 12-year-old grade seven student of the West Demerara Secondary School was left hospitalised with a fractured skull last Monday after being beaten and robbed.
The highly anticipated national novices bodybuilding championship will be staged tonight at the Lichas Hall in Linden.
When the dust finally settles at the National Gymnasium this evening, the finalists in in the Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Futsal Champion-ship will be known.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday welcomed the investment represented by the new AC Marriott Hotel but criticized the secrecy with which the arrangement was negotiated.
The Golden Jaguars will open their campaign in the CONCACAF men’s U20 football championship qualifiers today against Montserrat from 17:30hrs in Nicaragua.
After over one year on the run, the accused in the murder of Darren Edwards, who was fatally stabbed in December 2018, was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with the crime.
The West Demerara Cricket Association Golden Republic T20 bash bowled off Sunday with McGill Super Stars and Malvern Cricket Club recording victories.
The woman who struck by a taxi along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Wednesday night has been identified as resident of Yarrowkabra.
The investigation into the one-week old accident which claimed the life of former national cyclist Jude Bentley is “almost” complete and the police are expected to seek legal advice in the new week, Traffic Chief Linden Isles said yesterday.
If you are a fan of powerlifting, then tomorrow at the St Stanislaus College is the place to be to witness some of the strongest men and women in the 592 do battle on the platform.
Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate all the new faces entering politics and lobbying the population for an opportunity to make positive changes.
The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) has enjoyed some measure of success in its efforts to advocate for consumers’ rights and in encouraging suppliers to comply with the Consumer Affairs and Competition and Fair Trade laws.
BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Heavy rain here Saturday (Friday, Eastern Caribbean time) forced the abandonment of the opening warm-up fixture of the Women’s Twenty20 Cup between hosts Australia and West Indies.
Dear Editor, The Bauxite workers have been and are being treated in a crude and crass manner by the global aluminum giant Rusal, the Rusal corporation is the 90% owner of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.
Dear Editor, When we launched The Citizenship Initiative (TCI), one of the first things we called for was for there to be debates among the presidential candidates vying for elections.
A planned signing of a long-in-the-works collective labour agreement between the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has been postponed.
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, (Reuters) – The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose to 1,523 as of the end of yesterday, after 143 people died over the course of the day, the country’s National Health Commission said last night.
Roann Pierre’s outstanding drawing makes it hard to believe that she is self-taught.
FLORENCE HALL, Jamaica, CMC – Jermaine Blackwood suffered heartbreak, falling two runs short of a deserved fifth first class hundred as Jamaica Scorpions took the upper hand on the second day of their fifth round match against Leeward Islands Hurricanes here Friday.
DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – England’s Tom Curran took two wickets with the last two balls of the match as they beat South Africa by two runs in an amazing T20 international that produced over 400 runs yesterday as the tourists levelled the series at 1-1 with one game to play.
Scientists on Thursday offered the fullest description yet of the composition and origin of Arrokoth based on data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which whizzed past it last year.
Two young children who were left home alone were rescued from a Sophia house that was almost reduced to ashes on Thursday night after a fire of unknown origin.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. jury yesterday found Michael Avenatti guilty in a criminal trial accusing the celebrity lawyer of trying to extort Nike Inc out of millions of dollars and defraud a youth basketball coach he represented.
Dear Editor, Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd has severely broken consumers’ trust over the past few years of operation.
If you are like most people, chicken in some form makes it way to the weekend dining table.
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Friday it was allowing U.S.-based
Almost a month after being doused with a flammable substance and set alight by her husband, Wakenaam resident Sattie Looknauth remains in hospitalised in critical condition.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Fifteen children died in a fire that swept overnight through an orphanage in Haiti run by a U.S.
I took sleep for granted for a big part of my life.
Dear Editor, The Mayor of Georgetown has been quoted in the local press recently as having stated that the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown shall be cancelling all leases that have been granted by its former Town Clerk.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Fast bowler Keon Harding reiterated his immense promise with a third career five-wicket haul while Test opener Kraigg Brathwaite flirted with a return to form, as Barbados Pride took control of their fifth round match against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force here yesterday.
Tonight’s Soca Monarch Final will see 12 singers vying for the title and crown.
CHENNAI, India, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indian police have reunited thousands of missing and trafficked children with their families using a new facial recognition app that campaigners said was a “game changer” in tackling the problem.
Dear Editor, Once we Guyanese have turned our hostile, tense society for a more accommodating culture, particularly during the ‘silly seasons’, there will be room for more give and take politics, more room for cordial exchanges.
CHICAGO, (Reuters) – A few blocks from Chicago’s United Center, a sprawling mural depicting the late Kobe Bryant looms over a nondescript city street, his intense gaze surrounded by Laker purple and gold catching the eyes of motorists as they drive by in the frigid air.
A man was granted bail on Friday after he denied assaulting a police constable, while three other charges against him were dismissed after his accuser declined to pursue them.
ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) – France’s Total is considering stopping sales of fuel oil to power markets as the energy giant seeks to reduce its carbon footprint and grow its renewable power business, its chief executive told Reuters.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration is deploying highly trained officers to boost arrests of unauthorized immigrants in a number of cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, the latest move in a battle against localities that adopt “sanctuary” policies to protect them from deportation.
US-based Guyanese singer/songwriter Dennis France has released his latest single, “Let’s Celebrate Guyana” in time for Mashramani.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists examining the genomes of West Africans have detected signs that a mysterious extinct human species interbred with our own species tens of thousands of years ago in Africa, the latest evidence of humankind’s complicated genetic ancestry.
(Reuters) – South Africa will not tour Pakistan for a three-match Twenty20 international series next month to manage the workload of their players, the host nation’s cricket board (PCB) said yesterday.
A Tucville youth was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail for possession of an unlicensed gun, which was found hidden in his pants.
Dear Editor, The use of the term ‘bridging deed’ for what is essentially a new petroleum prospecting licence was initially puzzling until I examined the laws governing the sector.
For many years there have been numerous complaints against Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd.
Nineteen-year-old R&B/Hip Hop singer and songwriter Anthony Baynes, who goes by the stage name ‘Thoni’, has released his latest song “It’s Two Of Us”, a collaboration with two young local rappers, Andrew ‘Drew’ Adams and Sean ‘Haze’ Tribuhan.
At the end of December 2019, when the coronavirus outbreak was still in its early stages, an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital used WeChat to alert colleagues to the true scale of the threat.
A Jamaican national was yesterday fined and ordered deported after he confessed to overstaying in Guyana.
Dear Editor, My first and last meeting with the former Housing and Water Minister Mr.
(Trinidad Express) Police have detained two men in connection with the killing of Freeport business analyst Charan Singh, who was shot and killed during a botched robbery on Wednesday night.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Delhi police have said London-based Indian bookmaker Sanjeev Chawla, who has been accused of involvement in a 2000 match-fixing scandal involving former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje, is in custody following his extradition from Britain.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday his decision to allow transactions in dollars in the crisis-torn South American country was “correct” and taken “in the midst of a war.”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new probe built by NASA and the European Space Agency set off on a blazing hot journey to the sun last Sunday to take the first close-up look at the star’s polar regions, in a mission expected to yield insight into how solar radiant energy affects Earth.
