(Jamaica Gleaner) Police Commissioner Antony Anderson is touting the pending end of the ‘big book’ in logging reports at police stations as part of the ongoing transformation of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) using technology.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says the Level 3 United States travel advisory published on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was an upgrade from Level 4, which advises Americans ‘NOT TO TRAVEL’.
Political appointees in the former APNU+AFC government have one week to quit their positions or they will be fired, according to Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira.
Government yesterday said that all public land deals made by the APNU+AFC administration since December 21st, 2018, when a no-confidence motion was passed against it, are to be reviewed.
Lead West Indies selector, Roger Harper. has acknowledged feeling disappointed with the West Indies 1-2 defeat by England in the recent three test series but has opted to take things into perspective.
Armed bandits on Thursday severed the left leg of a miner and the finger of another in a raid at Lago’s Apartment, at Apaikwa Landing, Mazaruni River, from where they carted off $800,000 in cash.
Charles Ramson Jr., was sworn in as Guyana’s new Minister of Sports
on Wednesday and President Irfaan Ali and the PPP/C believes he is the perfect man for the job.
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira has dismissed claims by the opposition APNU+AFC that the recent appointment of a special technical team to conduct a financial management review of key state agencies is part of a political witch-hunting exercise.
Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen is ripped and ready for his 12-round WBA Super Middleweight Interim Title match-up tonight versus Cuban sensation, David Morrell at the Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles, California.
Former president David Granger on Friday reaffirmed his position that the results used to declare the PPP/C as the winner of the March 2nd elections contained a number of irregularities as he vowed that the APNU+AFC coalition would proceed with a legal challenge.
It’s only the interim WBA super-middleweight title he’ll be fighting for tonight at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, but it will be some amazing achievement on the part of Osvary David Morrell if he is able to win the belt.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – More than 160,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, a Reuters tally showed yesterday, as President Donald Trump said he would unilaterally grant financial relief to Americans after talks with congressional Democrats stalled.
Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) Lenox Shuman will be the first parliamentary representative for the seat awarded to three parties that joined their lists for the March 2 polls.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – England roared back into contention with the ball but Pakistan remained in the driving seat following an intriguing third day of the first test at Old Trafford yesterday.
The isolation facilities that were established by the Civil Defense Commission (CDC) in Lethem will only be used to isolate asymptomatic coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, thereby reducing the risks of persons living nearby becoming infected, the Regional Chairman and Head of the Regional COVID-19 Task Force Bryan Allicock has said.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton scored 33 points each as the Milwaukee Bucks — who trailed by 23 in the first half — rallied to defeat the Miami Heat 130-116 on Thursday as part of the NBA restart near Orlando.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Dozens of U.S. states, cities and counties yesterday urged a federal court to block President Donald Trump from carrying out what they called a “flagrantly unconstitutional” directive to exclude undocumented immigrants when apportioning congressional seats.
WASHINGTON/BEDMINSTER, N.J., (Reuters) – The top U.S. counterintelligence official yesterday warned that Russia, China and Iran will all try to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, with Russia already trying to undercut Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Dear Editor,
Allowing for the non-allocation of responsibilities for Finance and critically Oil and Gas, indications so far are as follows:
a) Nineteen (19) Ministers
b) Three (3) Ministries to be managed each by two (2) Ministers
c) Nine (9) Ministers who have been personally resuscitated
d) Ministries would have appeared to be re-christened with old familiar nomenclatures
e) Newcomers to Ministerial portfolios so far add up to nine (9)
Along with the President himself and the Prime Minister, the above will debate and decide on the fortunes of approximately 700,000 citizens – a rough average of about 30,000 per Minister.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian billionaire Jorge Lemann’s foundation and other business interests will fund the building of factory to produce the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC.
BUENOS AIRES/MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Support grew in Latin America yesterday for a move to delay the election of a new president for the region’s leading development finance lender, a potential setback for U.S.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A missed flight has cost West Indies all-rounder, Fabian Allen, his place in the Caribbean Premier League starting here this month, and dealt a severe blow to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots’ chances in the competition.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States riday imposed sanctions on the leader of a Central African Republic-based militia group, the Treasury Department said, accusing the leader, Sidiki Abass, of human rights abuse, including directly participating in torture.
(Trinidad Express) Commissioner of Police, Gary Griffith, has ordered that an investigation be conducted into a report that police officers stood still and did nothing and allowed more than 1,000 spectators to witness a cricket match in Central Trinidad last Wednesday evening, thereby breaching the Public Health Ordinance Regulations guidelines.
Dear Editor,
Reference is made to two letters to the Stabroek News dated July 18, 2020 under the caption `No help from NIS’ and July 19, 2020 `NIS not even responding to hand delivered letters’.
Lawyer for the governing PPP/C Anil Nandlall has pegged costs from the court actions filed by APNU+AFC supporters Eslyn David and Misenga Jones, who sought to prevent a final declaration from the March 2nd polls based on the results of the national recount, at millions.
KOZHIKODE, India (Reuters) – At least 17 people were killed and more than 100 injured when an Air India Express passenger plane repatriating Indians stranded by the COVID-19 pandemic overshot the runway in heavy rain near the southern city of Kozhikode yesterday, officials said.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Australia will host this year’s postponed Twenty20 World Cup in 2022 with India retaining their tournament next year, the sport’s governing International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.
Guyana’s political impasse has been brought to an abrupt end thankfully, but unfortunately at the expense of loss of life in Bath Settlement earlier on in year and the psychological scarring of young schoolchildren making their way from school.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Dirty fuel oil widely used to generate electricity in Mexico should be completely banned, Mexican scientist Mario Molina said, citing its high sulfur content as a danger to both human health and the earth’s atmosphere.
SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – The constitutional chamber of El Salvador’s Supreme Court of Justice yesterday declared an executive decree that would establish protocols for the gradual reopening of the economy as unconstitutional.
Dear Editor,
The Guyana Equality Forum (GEF) and our member organizations strongly condemn the recent arson attack on the office building of the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) in Georgetown.
The police are seeking the assistance of the public in their search for a 25-year-old man who allegedly abducted another more than four months ago at Eccles, East Bank Demerara.
SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – China’s Li Haotong may not have been on anyone’s radar ahead of this week’s PGA Championship but he thrust himself into the mix with a bogey-free trip around TPC Harding Park yesterday to grab the early second-round clubhouse lead at the year’s first major.
(Reuters) – England’s limited overs tour of India that was scheduled for late September has been postponed to early 2021, officials confirmed yesterday.