Articles published on Sunday, May 18, 2014
At approximately 1630 hours today, two ranks stationed at the Colonel John Clarke Military School at Tacama were injured when two rounds were accidentally discharged from a firearm, a release from the Guyana Defence Force said this afternoon.
RANCHI, India, CMC – Chris Gayle sparkled but in-form Dwayne Smith suffered a rare failure, as Royal Challengers Bangalore kept their Indian Premier League playoff hopes alive with a five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings here today.
A section of the mourners at the funeral yesterday of Central Bank Governor Lawrence Williams at the St George’s Cathedral.
Prime Minister Sam Hinds and Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh were among the pallbearers at yesterday’s funeral for Central Bank Governor Lawrence Williams at the St George’s Cathderal.
Trinidad Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran delivering a tribute yesterday at the funeral of Guyana’s Central Bank Governor Lawrence Williams at the St George’s Cathedral.
TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Heavily armed gunmen stormed Libya’s parliament with anti-aircraft weapons on Sunday in an assault claimed by forces loyal to a renegade ex-general who has vowed to purge the country of Islamist militants.
Seawall lime: Hanging out at the Annandale seawall yesterday afternoon. (Photo by Arian Browne
President Donald Ramotar (left) gets an explanation about one of the products from Joint CEO of Sueria Manufacturing Inc.,
President Donald Ramotar consoling, Valerie Williams, the widow of the Bank of Guyana Governor, Lawrence Williams at the funeral service at the St George’s Cathedral yesterday.
Sueria Manufacturing Inc., a US$2M venture was commissioned last evening, with President Donald Ramotar lauding it as an example of youth entrepreneurship, the Government Information Agency reported.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A University of the West Indies (UWI) professor has found himself in a prickly spot after testifying in Belize that gay men are at a higher risk of contracting the HIV virus, and that it was in the best interest of that country to retain its anti-same-sex relationship laws.
– scientists warn The “lost world” of the Upper Mazaruni River harbours a wide diversity of fishes found nowhere else in the world but the highland ecosystem is under threat from mining activities and protection of this area has been urged.
Story and photos by Dacia Whaul The small village of Barnwell has a population of less than two hundred people accommo-dated in houses dotted along the East Bank Essequibo public road.
Both main opposition APNU and the AFC plan to use the National Assembly as the vehicle for their continued push for the holding of local government elections, but a formal collaboration does not appear on the cards despite their common concerns.
Director of the Child Care & Protection Agency (CC&PA) Ann Greene has said that there is high tolerance for the sexual abuse of children in the Guyanese society even as she lamented the recent acquittal of a stepfather who was accused of violating a little a girl and the hung jury in the Sade Stoby trial.
– Transparency Institute The Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) yesterday said there was no ground for not proceeding with charges against Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh for traffic violations related to his February 23 accident, saying the advice by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to police not to charge is “seriously flawed.”
-Three-Stage cycle road race Team Coco’s Darren Matthews will roll into the hills of Linden this morning for the final leg of the Independence Three-Stage road race with the yellow jersey and a two-second lead on Geron Williams.
By Tony Cozier There is one immediately evident deficiency in the West Indies’ training squads of 20 for their three forthcoming home Tests against New Zealand and the additional nine for the High Performance Centre’s almost simultaneous series against Bangladesh ‘A’.
Nyron Joseph and Akeila Wiltshire recorded victories in their respective under-19 matchup when the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Digicel sponsored national junior championships continued at the Georgetown Club on Friday.
– only four GRIF projects at implementation stage Over four years into a five-year agreement between Guyana and Norway for Guyana to be paid to protect its forests, only US$115 million out of a potential US$250 million in performance-based payments has been awarded and only four projects are in the implementation stage.
The body of an elderly remigrant was early yesterday morning discovered in a drain on Mandela Avenue in the vicinity of Meadow Brook Drive and it is believed that he drowned after falling off a bridge while in a drunken haze.
“What do I have to do to get justice?” This is the question Pram Narine is asking himself six years after his son was shot dead by a person or persons unknown at an unauthorized police roadblock at Middleton Street, Campbellville.
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Friday called for a “fresh” inquiry into the New Opportunity Corps since the Ministry of Youth “seems reluctant to ensure that an efficient inquiry brings to light what has been going on at the NOC.”
Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Secretary Odinga Lumumba said that in any democracy the people have the right to remove any leadership and as such, their position in removing Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Christopher Matthias remains the same.
– for entry to Hugh Wooding The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has indicated that UG’s 2014 law graduates’ admittance into Hugh Wooding Law School will depend on how many UWI graduates opt to exercise their right to seek admission, Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall has said.
The Bitumen (Asphalt) Plant, purchased and installed at a total cost of $169 million in July of 2009 was transferred to the Demarara Harbour Bridge (DHB) Corporation after operations ceased in July 2013.
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – A former high level regional cricket administrator believes there is a lack of will in West Indies cricket to make the tough decisions that will result in a full transformation of the game.
– woman critical Investigators probing Friday morning’s shooting which left 26-year-old Susanna Da Silva in a critical condition are yet to determine the motive for the attack.
– monitoring stations proposed to guard against mining threats Plans are in the pipeline to construct a tractor trail from Parabara to the Kassikaityu River landing that would halve the two weeks travelling time it normally takes for members of the Wai-Wai Amerindian nation to travel to the Rupununi.
Central bank Governor Lawrence Williams was laid to rest yesterday in the Cane Grove Methodist Church yard after a funeral service at the St George’s Cathedral.
The case of Rudisa Beverages and Juices (Rudisa) v The State of Guyana, decided by the Caribbean Court of Justice (“CCJ”) on May 8, 2014, exposes not only the state of governance in Guyana over the past two decades but also symbolizes the complete loss of Guyana’s ability to achieve political agreement on any matter of consequence.
Turfites will be in for a pre Independence treat today when The ‘Sport of Kings’ returns to the Kennard Memorial Turf Club for the staging of a grand horse race meet.
The cliché about a picture being the descriptive equivalent of a thousand words remains relevant because like every cliché it conveys some essential truth.
Leadership The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) is the second largest bank in Guyana with about 25 percent of the deposits, a market capitalization of $25 billion and assets to the tune of $95 billion or 28 percent of the assets under the control of the commercial banks.
By Delvon Mc Ewan A blistering unbeaten half century by Rawle Browne guided Police to the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Carib Beer T20 title as they completed a comprehensive eight wicket victory against Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), yesterday, at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.
Renaissance defeated Sunburst Camptown by a 5-1 score line when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) u-17 football league continued yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.
Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) were in a fierce battle for first innings honours when play ended yesterday at the MSC ground, Thomas Lands in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Hadi’s World Incorporated first division Two day Competition.
Between May 22 and May 25 Europeans will vote for a new European Parliament.
The `hard landing’ for a Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) plane at Kurupung Bottom airstrip on Friday is a consequence of the lack of the 100-foot approach to the strip and an equal distance at the other end of it.
When you get to my age you are in overtime and a penalty shoot-out looms which you know you cannot win.
(Reuters) – LeBron James and the two-time defending champion Miami Heat have rolled through the first two rounds of the playoffs and now face the familiar, but unpredictable, Indiana Pacers as the last hurdle to another NBA Finals.
Fruta Conquerors brushed aside Flamingo FC by a 4-1 score line when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Stag Beer first division league continued on Friday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.
We are well into the season of annuals, seeds and bulbs.
In good taste Microwave-made Potato Chips will save your hips and waistline a lot of calories and give you that crisp potato-chip fix whenever you want it.
BALTIMORE, (Reuters) – California Chrome used a dazzling stretch run to easily win the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes yesterday and remain in the hunt to claim the elusive Tripe Crown.
SANTIAGO, Chile — Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz vehemently denies that Chile’s new left-of-centre government will distance itself from — and in effect weaken — the Alliance of the Pacific, the bloc of pro-free market countries made up of Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile that many see as Latin America’s best antidote to the region’s populist craze.
The national men’s rugby team kick started it’s 2014 NACRA 15s campaign with a 48-19 drubbing of Barbados yesterday at the Garrison Savannah.
– Guyana plays catch up with Caricom neighbours Formal training in the performing arts is developing in Guyana, and indeed around the Caribbean.
PARIS (Reuters) – West African leaders yesterday agreed to work together to wage “total war” on Boko Haram saying the Nigerian Islamist group had become a regional al Qaeda that threatened all of them.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will not be able to monitor the Egyptian presidential election this month because Cairo has not given permission for it to bring essential security and safety equipment, an EU official said yesterday.
Scientists refer to the Amazonian Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus coronatus) as a “passerine” or perching bird.
Dear Editor, As the public debate on matters local government continues, more and more it is becoming obvious that there is the need for the local intelligentsia to occupy its rightful place and not surrender its territory to political pronouncements and politicians.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi was arrested yesterday on charges including inciting hatred against the state that could lead to the death penalty, his granddaughter said.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A senior member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government hinted yesterday that Israel was involved in back-channel contacts with Palestinian and Arab officials despite the collapse of US-brokered peace negotiations last month.
I have never had so many telephone calls and letters about a subject since this column was started so long ago.
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The police conducted last Friday conducted a drug eradication operation at Hauraruni, Upper Demerara River and so far no arrests have been made.
MEXICO CITY (Reu-ters) – The Mexican government said yesterday it had captured the leader of a drug gang allied with a dangerous cartel in the violent southwestern state of Guerrero.
Dear Editor, Approximately 13 years ago animal lover Melinda Janki asked several volunteers to help clean up the Manatee pond in the Botanical Gardens.
No one could have imagined that so much hidden talent resided at the apex of our capital city.
FIDE, the world chess federation, has published its first-ever Rapid and Blitz rating list allowing chess players to achieve proper and measurable ranks.
