Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Articles published on Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Some flood-hit schools to be reopened tomorrow, others to remain closed

The Ministry of Education today said that  after the receding of flood waters and clean up exercises, the following schools will be reopened tomorrow Thursday January 16, 2014: East Ruimveldt Secondary, Tutorial High School, North Georgetown Secondary, The Bishops High, Saints Stanislaus College, Comenius Primary, St Gabriel’s Primary, St Sidwell’s Primary, Starter’s Nursery, Some schools are not ready to be reopened tomorrow January 16, 2014, and as a result will remain closed.

Roger  Mohammed

Aloes rejects ‘race’ song

(Trinidad Guardian) Roger Mohammed, better known in the calypso fraternity as “Bodyguard”, has shot back at Michael “Sugar Aloes” Osouna, saying he (Osouna) has no moral authority to talk about racism. Mohammed’s

Raveena Cozier

Kuru Kururu girl, 16, murdered

The body of a 16-year-old girl was found early yesterday morning with her throat slit in a creek aback her Kuru Kururu, Linden/Soesdyke Highway home and her 28-year-old lover in whose company she was last seen was found hanging in the afternoon, relatives say.

A game of tag with dogs through floodwaters.

City flooded again

By Jeanna Pearson  Photos by Arian Browne   Georgetown was covered in floodwaters yesterday in a now regular pattern that follows heavy rains with residents once again riled up about the pile-up of garbage in drains and canals.

Christopher Barnwell

Guyana hunting One-Day glory

Some nine years after Shivnarine Chanderpaul led them to One-Day title triumph, the national cricket team, under all rounder Christopher Barnwell will be seeking Guyana’s 10th limited overs regional title at month’s end in the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Little Miracle Angel Price sleeps soundly in her mother’s arms as she awaits medical attention at the Georgetown Hospital. The four month old baby girl had earlier been rescued after being kidnapped by a teenaged girl.

Kidnapped baby Miracle reunited with mother

A four-month-old baby girl was on Monday kidnapped from a Buxton, East Coast Demerara daycare centre by a teenager who pretended to be an aunt and following police investigations, the suspect was arrested and the infant reunited with her mother last evening.

Terry Holder

Terry Holder’s funeral today

The funeral for Terry Holder will take place today. According to the death announcement in yesterday’s Stabroek News, the viewing of the body will be held at the Merriman Funeral Home at Lime and Bent streets  between midday and 1 pm.

Christopher Matthias

GFF uncertain about Caribbean Cup participation

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) says that they are unsure whether the national football team known as the Golden Jaguars will participate in the upcoming Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup qualification tournament in May in the Cayman Islands.

NBA Round-up

Nene helps Wizards bully Chicago (The Sports Xchange) – Back in the starting lineup after coming off the bench for the last 12 games, Nene came alive with 19 points and several emphatic dunks, leading the Washington Wizards to a  102- 88 points victory over the Chicago Bulls.

Bajan Central Bank offers hope

(Barbados Nation) The Barbadian economy will grow by less than one per cent this year, according to Central Bank figures released less than an hour ago, but after that, the bank predicts economic growth will slowly take off.

What was Rohee’s intention?

Dear Editor,   As the PPP ship sinks, its General Secretary’s letter dated January 11 on Sunday Stabroek’s editorial, had the tone and style of an orchestra that fiddles away for dear life in the final moments of the Titanic. 

Top players omitted as CCC names strong team

BRIDGETOWN,  Barbados, CMC- Two of the top players in the three recent trial matches have been left out of the Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) 14-man squad for the 2014 WICB NAGICO Super50 championship in Trinidad & Tobago starting month end.

Injured Danny Green out for four weeks

(The Sports Xchange) – San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green suffered a fractured left hand in Sunday’s game against Minnesota on Sunday and will be out of action about four weeks, the team announced Monday.

Jamaica’s first lottery scam conviction

(Jamaica Gleaner) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Lottery Scam Taskforce on Monday secured its first conviction in the Circuit Court after 21-year-old Marlon Davis of Grange Pen, Lilliput in St James, who was arrested for breaches of the Law Reform (Fraudulent Trans-actions) (Special Provi-sions) Act 2013, pleaded guilty.

Corruption perceptions in Guyana

Development Watch – Tarron Khemraj Each year Guyana’s position in the world is made known by indices and data put together by global organizations such as the IMF, World Bank, Transparency International, The Economist Intelligence Unit, United Nations and others.