Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Articles published on Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Silvertown man found dead on road

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Terry Inverary, 65 years, of Silvertown, Wismar, whose body was found on the roadway at Half Mile, Wismar, at about 2250h last night.

Region 10 castigated again for overpayments

Region 10 officials were on Monday flayed for a second time this year by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament for overpayments and the sitting also saw an overseer and an audit office official get into a muddle over an abandoned West Watooka project.

The Red Steel boys at net sessions in the nets yesterday.

LCPL ‘party’ finally here!

The Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) party comes to Guyana at the National Stadium located at Providence later tonight and features two of the Caribbean’s most familiar opponents, Guyana’s  Amazon Warriors and the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel.

Members of the head table, from left Tobago’s Red Steel Head Coach Gordon Greenidge, Digicel Head of Marketing, Jacqueline James, Red Steel’s skipper, Dwayne Bravo, Event Operations Officer of the LCPL, Alex Graham, Limacol Brand Ambassador Clive Lloyd, Amazon Warriors Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan and Amazon Warriors Head Coach Roger Harper.

James: LCPL tying cricket and carnival together

Captains and coaches of Guyana’s Amazon Warriors and Trinidad and Tobago’s Red Steel, who will engage in T20 battle later on tonight, are optimistic about the outcome of their first match of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL), played tonight at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Some of the eager cricket fans awaiting their turn to purchase tickets yesterday.

Tickets not sold out for Guyana leg of LCPL

The pitch and field of the Guyana National Stadium located at Providence on the East Bank of Demerara is in superb condition and is set to accommodate a mass of cricket enthusiast, fans and die-hard lovers tonight as the Guyana Amazon Warriors battle the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel under floodlights.

Mc Rae fails to advance

Guyana’s swimmer Earlando McRae yesterday failed to advance to the next round of the men’s 50m breaststroke event in Barcelona, Spain at the 15th FINA World Swimming Championship despite a new personal best effort.

IAAF promises aggressive drug testing

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is determined to crack down on drug-taking in the sport after two leading sprinters tested positive this month, the ruling body’s vice-president Sebastian Coe said yesterday.

Anthony Thomas

GRA officer wanted for questioning turns self in

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) officer, for whom the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) had asked the public for assistance in locating, yesterday afternoon turned himself in as investigations continued into the cocaine find at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri on Saturday.

Being gay is not a crime

Dear Editor, Pope Francis continues to impress the international public not only with his humility and simplicity but also by his courage to pronounce on controversial issues, such as the attitude of the Church towards gays.

Egypt allows EU envoy to see deposed president

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egypt allowed Europe’s top diplomat to meet deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi yesterday, flying her after dark to Mursi’s secret detention facility but ruling out any role for him in ending the turmoil convulsing the country.

Request for information

Dear Editor, In ‘Future Notes’ of July 24, I made the following request for information: “… it must have been realised that, Member’s Day or not, attempting to question the government’s traditional right to set the order of business in the National Assembly would have been  controversial.

Stretching on the beach

Stretching on the beach: Students of Esmerelda Cricket Coaching School from Trinidad and Tobago doing stretch exercises on the beach near the Kitty Seawalls yesterday.