Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 19, 2020

ExxonMobil today said that since 2015 it has spent $45.7b with local vendors and it currently has around 1900 Guyanese in its employ.

Following an intelligence-led operation a team of police ranks on February 13, 2020 at about 21:20h intercepted a motorcar on the No.

The Ministry of Education today said that all  public schools will be closed on March 2nd to facilitate the smooth operations of general and regional elections.

KUALA LUMPUR,  (Reuters) – Malaysia has never ruled out the possibility that missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 could have been downed by a suicidal pilot, the country’s former prime minister Najib Razak said today.

(Jamaica Observer) A man authorities say killed the mother of his children in South Burlington and then fled to Jamaica, leaving the victim’s family starving for justice, pleaded not guilty yesterday in an emotional court hearing.

(Jamaica Observer) Forty-five-year-old Christian Kampfer of an address in Germany has been reported missing since Monday, February 17. 

(Trinidad Guardian) A 14-year-old form two stu­dent from a To­ba­go Sec­ondary School is said to be in a crit­i­cal con­di­tion and is fight­ing for her life af­ter she was shot in the head dur­ing an ex­change of gun­fire with po­lice yes­ter­day.

(Jamaica Observer) KEVIN “Rum Ram” Clarke has become the latest victim of gun violence — the very thing he had spent the last three years of his life advocating against.

(Jamaica Gleaner) As questions continue to swirl around last Tuesday’s removal of Jamaicans from the United Kingdom (UK), a proclaimed “self-deportee” has warned that returning expats “who find themselves in a strange country” may be jolted by a culture shock.

(Jamaica Star) While a St Catherine mother was finishing up her shift at a bar where she works, a trusted neighbour and friend, who she had earlier given dinner, allegedly used the opportunity to sneak into her house and molest her sleeping six-year-old child.

(Trinidad Express) The controversial “sea stage” that was being constructed at Maracas Beach has been removed.

(Trinidad Guardian) Evict­ed from state lands, Pas­tor Es­ther Cruick­shank, head of the Soul Re­vival King­dom Min­istries, said she is not leav­ing Carlsen Field.

Guyana is entitled to five million barrels of oil in 2020 as part of its profit share with ExxonMobil and its partners in addition to the 2% royalty on all production, according to the Director of the Department of Energy, Dr Mark Bynoe.

A suspected bandit was shot and killed, while another was wounded yesterday afternoon during an escape attempt after they allegedly robbed a woman at William Street, Campbellville.

The President’s XI defeated Essequibo by eight wickets while Berbice beat Demerara by 64 runs as the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board/Dave West Indian Imports Under-15 Inter County tournament unfolded yesterday.

The awarding by the APNU+AFC government of major contracts close to year-end to exhaust budgetary allocations is a serious breach of financial laws, says former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran and he has warned that officials involved could be held liable.

Berbice moneychanger Mohamed Jamalodeen Nazmodin has initiated contempt proceedings for the Commissioner of Police to be jailed for not returning the more than $7 million in local currency and millions more in foreign currencies to him, following the police’s failure to have the sums forfeited as part of a money laundering probe.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Barbados Pride captain Kraigg Brathwaite says his men will be steadfast and stick to their game plan going into the next round of the Regional Four-Day Championship, after a fourth consecutive victory here.

The Hetmyer Hurricanes and Rutherford Renegades squads have been finalised for Friday’s Golden Republic T20 bash at the National Stadium, Providence.

When electors go to the polls on March 2, 2020 they will cast their ballots at fewer private residences as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in response to lobbying from the major political parties has moved 95% of polling places to public buildings such as schools, community centres and churches.

A new champion will be crowned in the ‘Let’s Bet Sports’ Mocha Village Cup’ Streetball Championships after Hill Side edged champion One ‘n’ Move on penalty kicks in quarterfinal round at the Mocha Hardcourt Tarmac on Monday.

Underlining that it does not expect to win the 2020 general elections, ANUG yesterday said its capturing of a small number of seats at the March 2nd elections would help to force the two major parties to work together and it also proposed a rotating presidency and that ministers of government not be Members of Parliament.

A 12-year-old girl, who was struck down by a speeding car while crossing a street last Thursday, is currently on life-support at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

SV Ratio FC of Paramaribo, Suriname will arrive local shores on Friday to compete in the second match of the best-of-three series in the Goodwill International Masters Football Championship.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – When West Indies begin their bid for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 title on Saturday, vice-captain Anisa Mohammed says they will be seeking revenge on hosts Australia.

According to Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander, GECOM has received a request to approve proxy votes for the hundreds of Guyanese currently working on ExxonMobil’s  offshore oil platform.

BRISBANE, Australia,  CMC – Lee-Ann Kirby top-scored in her first appearance for West Indies Women in five years but the effort proved in vain as the Caribbean side suffered a narrow two-run defeat to India Women in their final official warm-up match for the T20 World Cup here yesterday.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday signed an agreement for the avoidance and settlement of disputes.

The police officer who was involved in an accident while on his way to investigate a shooting in Region Seven is currently recovering after undergoing surgery to reduce the swelling in his brain.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Champions League holders Liverpool will need to summon another famous European comeback at Anfield next month after they were beaten 1-0 away to Atletico Madrid in their last-16 first leg yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Bauxite & General Workers (GB&GWU) is putting the government on notice that it is willing to have faith in their declared intent to resolve the impasse with the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Ross Taylor will celebrate his 100th test in the series-opener against India this week and the veteran batsman says he has no intention of winding down his international career as he nears his 36th birthday.

The High Commission of India is currently inviting Guyanese nationals to apply for scholarships being offered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Government of India, for the academic session 2020-2021.

BEIJING/TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Hundreds of people began disembarking a quarantined cruise ship off Japan last night as the death toll from the new coronavirus in mainland China passed 2,000 and the number of new cases in the country fell for a second straight day.

Dear Editor, Our Union recently learnt that the GuySuCo is projecting that sugar production this year will reach 114,162 tonnes sugar as follows:- In effect, the Corporation by its estimates is telling the nation that sugar production in 2020 would rise by 26.5 per cent when compared with last year’s production.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies Women’s bowler Shakera Selman was taken to hospital for precautionary scans yesterday, after hurting her neck in an official warm-up ICC T20 World Cup match against India.

Three families who were squatting on land at Demerara Distillers Limited’s, (DDL) Diamond Industrial site, will soon become land and homeowners According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release, this was made possible through a collaboration between the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) and DDL.

A fixed, single CARICOM roaming rate is soon to be implemented according to CARICOM Chair and Barbadian Prime Minister, Mia Mottley.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump came under fire yesterday for commuting the sentence of Rod Blagojevich, the ex-Illinois governor convicted of trying to peddle Barack Obama’s vacated U.S.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Former Australia batsman Mike Hussey said yesterday he may not know exactly what his title is but he is delighted to be back with the team to help head coach Justin Langer build towards the Twenty20 World Cup on home soil in October.

Dear Editor, Mr. David Granger in a message on behalf of the A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) said our nation “is in a better place today than it was in 2015”.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele deployed hundreds of soldiers yesterday to fight gangs, days after facing criticism for barging into Congress with the army to pressure lawmakers over his security plan.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies pacer Oshane Thomas is said to be recovering and expected to be back training today, after being involved in a car crash Sunday night.

The Houston Rockets are keeping busy during the All-Star break, with plans to sign veteran forwards DeMarre Carroll and Jeff Green, according to multiple media reports Monday.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada is seeking a peaceful end to a rail blockade that has shut down freight and passenger traffic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday, amid increasing pressure from business leaders and the Conservative opposition to clear the tracks.

Dear Editor, Anil Nandlall’s letter in Monday’s SN (titled `APNU+AFC failed completely on constitutional reform’) is another case of the miscomprehension behind the repeated calls for constitutional reform.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday tightened financial restrictions on Venezuela, blacklisting a subsidiary of Russian state oil major Rosneft that President Donald Trump’s administration has said provides a lifeline to President Nicolas Maduro’s government.

Dear Editor, One of the gravest mistakes the APNU+ AFC made when it assumed government almost five years ago was to behave as though the outgoing PPP/C government did nothing to enhance the security sector during its twenty-three years in office.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro yesterday said he was pushing a bill through Congress to allow commercial mining and agriculture on protected indigenous lands, as he met with tribal leaders to announce a credit line to support indigenous farmers who have developed soy plantations on their reservations.

As increasingly vast amounts of television and sponsorship money continue to flood the world of sports, and the lines between sports and entertainment becomes even more blurred, the pressure on teams to win titles and championships continues to rise.