(CPL) Sandy Lane Country Club – St James, Barbados – Financier, Ajmal Khan, Founder and Chairman of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), revealed further details about the League, including regional and international franchise player information, event dates, potential franchise countries, plans for player development in the region, tournament logo and the terms of agreement between the League and the WICB, all of which can be found on newly launched website: www.CPLT20.com.
LAUSANNE, (Reuters) – Wrestling was left in a state of shock after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a surprise recommendation today to drop the sport from the 2020 Games.
BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy (Reuters) – Italian police arrested the head of defence group Finmeccanica SpA today on a warrant alleging that he paid bribes to win an Indian contract, adding to a wave of corporate scandals shaking Italy before a general election.
(WICB) Brisbane, Australia – Chris Gayle is ready to return to his spot at the top of the batting order for West Indies and he is looking to make an impact in the one-off T20 International against Australia at the Gabba.
Broadcast expert Kit Nascimento has expressed shock at the granting by the Guyana Government of a licence and broadcast frequency to the Government of China saying it has given a foreign power the right to transmit here without being subject to regulatory requirements and the principles that should underpin licensing.
(Barbados Nation) Digicel Barbados could be one step closer to entering the local landline market following a Fair Trading Commission (FTC) decision, according to chief executive officer of Digicel, Barry O’Brien.
VIENNA, (Reuters) – North Korea’s nuclear test may be aimed at showing its foes it can deliver a missile with a warhead but it is still a long way from being able to threaten the United States, experts said.
The three men who attacked police recruit Harold Haimchand Sukhai and later shot him dead on Sunday night are believed to be part of a gang that has been wreaking havoc on Tuschen New Scheme, East Bank Essequibo.
Attorney General Anil Nandlall yesterday said he was awaiting a date from the High Court on when proceedings will start in the contempt of court motion filed against several officials purporting to be the executive of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).
Officials from the Region 5 Regional Democratic Council were yesterday made to answer questions as to why legal proceedings had not been brought against an official who reportedly defrauded the region of more than $200,000.
Acting president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Franklin Wilson has signalled his intention to run for of president of the GFF when that body stages its annual general meeting in April.
Following a flurry of press on the reasons government gave for the non-hiring of Guyanese workers at the Marriott hotel worksite at Kingston, CEO of Atlantic Hotels Inc Winston Brassington has declined to give an explanation of his recent statements justifying the arrangement.
A double from Richard Ishmael’s Ray Stanton powered the aforementioned institution to a crushing 6-1 victory over Sophia Special School in the latest round of the Milo U20 schools football tournament.
An Alden Lawrence second half strike enabled Victoria Eagles to secure a hard-fought 1-0 victory over a determined Melanie B unit on Sunday in the Guinness Greatest of the Streets East Coast leg at the Haslington Market Square.
Delta Airlines yesterday stopped short of confirming that it is pulling its services from Guyana, saying only that flights from May of this year are not confirmed.
A team of Georgetown Hospital doctors were successfully able to deliver a healthy baby boy to a 35-year-old mother although she suffers from a life threatening valvular heart disease.
The government and the Region Ten administration are closer to naming chairpersons for the technical and economic committees, Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon said on Sunday.
Headquarters male and female softball teams defeated their respective opponents in the finals of the Leroy Brummell 10/10 softball competitions Sunday at the Police Sports Club ground.
Attorney-General Anil Nandlall yesterday resumed his legal battle for acting Chief Justice Ian Chang to quash the decision of Speaker Raphael Trotman to prevent Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee from speaking as minister in the National Assembly and grant an order to ensure he enjoys his constitutional right to speak.
Four persons were rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex yesterday morning after the Route 43 minibus they were travelling in collided with a truck along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) re-elected Sharon Atkinson and Mike McCormack as co-presidents at its annual general meeting on Saturday last and added a third co-president, hydraulics engineer Charles Sohan.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr. Frank Anthony said on Friday that contrary to what is being said, the National Sports Policy is already in operation.
Despite a three-month lay-off University of Guyana Track and Field Club athlete, Wayne Harlequin, won gold in the men’s invitational 800m at the Leroy Brummell fun day at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Windward Islands were in a position to force a win on today’s final day after three quick wickets late Monday gave them control of their first round encounter against Combined Campuses and Colleges in the Regional Four-Day Championship.
The president and members of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) are saddened at the passing of the distinguished Professor Aubrey Bishop, retired Chancellor of the Judiciary, who served as the club’s patron since 1993.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Co (GT&T) has made its DSL internet facility available free of cost to the Guyana Society of the Blind (GSB) at its St Phillip’s Green, Werk-en-Rust location.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – A keen battle was developing between the Leeward Islands and Guyana on the third day of their regional Four-day Championship match yesterday.
UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA, Tur-keyen, Georgetown – Guyanese film producers are calling for private/public partnerships to help fund the reviving local film industry.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Left-arm spinner Nikita Miller bowled five-time defending champions Jamaica to a 63-run victory over Barbados in the Regional 4-Day Championship yesterday.
The cyclist struck dead on Sunday by an ambulance from the Skeldon Hospital was yesterday identified as Zulfikar Rahaman, 34, called ‘Milo’ of Rose Hall Town.
The family of Narindra ‘Dado’ Thakoor, of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, who police say poisoned himself after he hacked his former partner to death, is claiming that there were signs he may have been beaten before he suddenly died.
A security guard who admitted to having in his possession two grammes of cannabis and three grammes of cocaine was yesterday ordered to do three weeks community service and pay a $15,000 fine, along with three years imprisonment after he said that he used the drugs to stay awake at nights.
MUMBAI, India, CMC-A crucial ninth wicket stand between Shanel Daley and Anisa Mohammed upstaged performances from Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin as West Indies women defeated New Zealand Women by 48 runs in their second Super Six, second round match in the ICC Women’s World Cup at Brabourne Stadium here yesterday.
A Brazilian miner was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with fraud and conspiracy when he appeared before Magistrate Alan Wilson at the Georgetown Magistrates Court.
Residents of De Veldt, Berbice River are appealing to the relevant authorities to assist in providing a regular transportation service so that their produce could be sold.
The trial of murder accused Yogeshwar Shivdyal, who is accused of fatally stabbing another man at a wedding house, began yesterday in the High Court and the statement he gave to the police, in which he claimed he stabbed men who were attacking him, was admitted as evidence.
The emergency medical team deployed to Waramadong, Region Seven last month to investigate claims of a malaria outbreak will be making a follow-up visit to the community some time this week.
Dear Editor,
In a SN article of Feb 10, the Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Paul Bhim was reported to have stated that although the Torani Canal was becoming shallower this does not pose any immediate threat to irrigation supplies from the Canje River for rice and sugar cultivations.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC- Iconic sprinter Kim Collins says he does not owe any money in child support following his arrest as he prepared to leave the country.
Law enforcement officials have released one of the two suspects held in connection with last Friday’s find of 36 kilogrammes of cocaine in a house at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.
A man who took ownership of cannabis, which he claimed his Rastafarian relatives might have left in his yard, was yesterday fined $5,000 along with six weeks of community service, when he appeared before Magistrate Alan Wilson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
A 25-year-old man who allegedly broke and entered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and stole $300,000 in items was yesterday refused bail and remanded to prison after he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
Neil Miggins, the 13-year-old Patentia Secondary School student who had a pair of scissors stuck in his head by another student, has been released from hospital after recovering from surgery.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Supporters of liberal reform in the Catholic Church said yesterday they hoped Pope Benedict’s successor would give a greater voice to women and reconsider rules on priestly celibacy, women priests and same-sex couples.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic Church yesterday when he announced he would stand down, the first pope to do so in 700 years, saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to carry on.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States yesterday announced new sanctions on a Chinese businessman and several companies for selling to Iran items banned under US laws aimed at curbing that country’s missile program.
Dear Editor,
The incidents of school-age youth violence are becoming pervasive so much so that serious interventions are necessary in the short to medium term.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Some 28.1 million Americans watched the Grammy Awards show on television, a predictable 30 per cent drop from last year’s emotion-filled ceremony following the death of singer Whitney Houston, according to ratings data yesterday.
Dear Editor,
Recently, I have had the bittersweet experience of encountering a few episodes of To Catch a Smuggler which is currently being aired on the National Geographic channel.
GAO, Mali (Reuters) – Malian troops hunted house-to-house in Gao yesterday for Islamist insurgents whose attack inside the northern town at the weekend showed the risk that French forces might become entangled in a messy guerrilla war.
Surfing: Two men enjoy some inland fishing while another, in the distance, took advantage of Sunday’s hostile spring tide waves to do some wind surfing.
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – A gunman stalking a woman in a long running custody dispute opened fire in a courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, yesterday and in the ensuing gun battle with police two women and the gunman were killed, authorities said.
Dear Editor,
I could not believe the statement as contained in a letter by Bramdeow Singh (SN February 9th, 2013) – titled `The MMA/ADA canals should not be cleared by the use of herbicides’.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the expression of concern proffered by the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) in response to the reported exclusion of Guyanese labour from the construction phase of the Marriott Hotel project.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg and other European ministers will meet in Brussels tomorrow to consider the implications of horsemeat found in products sold as beef, Ireland, the current EU president country, said yesterday.
