Articles published on Sunday, June 1, 2014
The Guyana Government today rejected claims that the cricket administration bill will enable it to intrude in the game here and it slammed the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for “arrogance and contempt”.
After the rains: After 10 minutes of heavy rainfall yesterday, this was the scene in Tucville Terrace.
Mango picker: Picking mangoes from a tree at the corner of Robb and Oronoque streets yesterday.
Women writers’ exhibition: Examining titles at the Guyanese Women Creative Writers exhibition at the National Library yesterday.
Tent down: Heavy wind blew down this vendor’s tent along the seawall at Kitty yesterday (Photo by Arian Browne)
Keeping it clean: Sweeping the parapet with brooms made of sticks and small tree branches at Buxton, East Coast Demerara yesterday.
Sign ignored: The poster above has no effect on those determined to destroy the environment.
A Guyana-born woman who conned her ‘patients’ out of £1million by claiming she could cure them was on Friday sentenced to ten years in prison by a UK judge, according to the UK Daily Mail.
At about 0900h today, police say that the male baby that was abducted from his mother Sandra McLean called ‘Pinky’ of No.
The Alliance For Change today lambasted the government over the removal by the West Indies Cricket Board of the scheduled third Test between New Zealand and the West Indies from Guyana.
The well-planned attack at the New Amsterdam Prison, which left four inmates hospitalised with serious wounds, was carried out by five other inmates who armed themselves with acid and cutlasses.
Story and photos by Jeanna Pearson Acres of canefields and tractors line the access roads of many villages on the West Bank of Demerara, but there is something different about La Retraite that causes villagers, especially the younger folks, to remain in the place of their birth.
A tug operator was swept away and killed yesterday after the tug he was on capsized in the Demerara River.
Originally intended to cost $425 million, Guyana’s Olympic standard pool was built at a cost of $581 million and questions have been raised about the price tag and the structural integrity of the main facility, which is now being retrofitted with a $38.7 million warm-up pool which critics say should have been built from the outset.
The stalemate over the anti-money laundering bill is not good enough grounds for calling general elections, according to the opposition parties.
Linden champions Eagles and Georgetown side Albouystown-B emerged as the only unbeaten teams on the opening night of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets national tourney at the Demerara Park Tarmac, Ruimveldt on Friday.
To some she is known as the ‘Iron Lady’ – maybe for the same reason former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was so dubbed – but when Jacquelyn Major is out in the street supervising road projects she knows she must have an iron grip on what is happening to ensure the timely and exact completion of works.
One of Guyana’s top table tennis coaches has recently upped his knowledge about the coaching aspect of the game.
The execution of Rawle Newton, also known as “Satan Ambassador,” may have resulted from the collapse of a court case in which he was the accused in the murder of two men, according to a security source, who says frustrations with the failings of the court system may have driven persons to take matters into their own hands.
There are striking similarities in the West Indies Cricket Board’s suspension of Sunil Narine for the forthcoming home Tests against New Zealand and that of Desmond Haynes 19 years ago, prior to the 1995 series against Australia.
(KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese woman sentenced to death for converting to Christianity is expected to be released soon, a government official said yesterday, after Khartoum came under diplomatic pressure to halt her execution.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat crushed the Indiana Pacers 117-92 to stay in the hunt for a third straight NBA title after a 4-2 series win secured them the Eastern Conference championship on Friday.
Ronald Burch-Smith was returned as President of the Guyana Bar Associa-tion at its Annual General Meeting which was held last Friday.
Privatization This week I shall continue with the presentation of the second and third ‘other proposals.’
Work has started to modernise the Guyana Zoological Park, which currently functions as a shelter for injured animals or a holding facility at best, but securing funding for the transformation remains crucial.
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has issued a new appeal to the government and opposition to resolve the impasse over the anti-money laundering bill, while saying signs of a decline of investment by private enterprises are directly linked to uncertainties created by possible sanctions.
When I was a youngster growing up in West Demerara and going to Saints, we usually headed for the Pomeroon in the August school break.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The United States and China squared off at an Asian security forum yesterday, with the US defence secretary accusing Beijing of destabilising the region and a top Chinese general retorting that his comments were “threat and intimidation.”
A mother is looking for her 4-year-old daughter after turning up empty when she was sent to the Child Care and Protection Agency’s (CCPA) appointed caretaker’s home on May 25, to collect her child.
Guyana’s Hydrometoer-ological Services were forecasting a large amount of rainfall for Regions Six (south), Eight, Nine and Ten last night, which might continue until tonight a press release from the Ministry of Agriculture said last evening.
EUGENE, Oregon, CMC – Grenada’s Olympic champion Kirani James stormed to a world-leading time as he won his first major 400 metres duel of the year with American Lashawn Merritt at the Prefontaine Classic here yesterday.
By Delvon Mc Ewan Kelvin Shewpersaud’s all-round performance inspired West Demerara to a seven wicket defeat of East Coast in the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-17 competition, yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club ground.
Continued from last week As was promised last week, we will deal with a condition known as ‘Hygroma’ or, as some scientists refer to it, a ‘False bursa’ or ‘bursitis.’
More than normally, our politicians seem to be tearing at each other’s throats.
The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) has expressed support for the Government of Guyana in its efforts to pass anti-money laundering legislation and endorsed the strengthening of the institutional structures of Guyana for the prevention and fight against those crimes.
The meeting scheduled for tomorrow between President Donald Ramotar and Opposition Leader David Granger is the constitutionally mandated consultation for the reconstitution of the Service Commissions, Office of the President (OP) said yesterday.
Black Pearl FC edged a nine man Pele side 2-1 when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) under-17 league continued yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.
Bodybuilders sitting in street clothes having dialogue with their federation’s executives is not that exciting but the topics discussed yesterday were very important and informative.
Fruta Conquerors edged arch rivals Sunburst Camptown 2-1 when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) under-17 league continued yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.
When Barack Obama campaigned to be-come President of the United States he made clear that he was against what he described as ‘wars of choice,’ a reference to the way he saw George W Bush’s decision to invade Iraq.
Cuba’s first major independent newspaper in more than five decades — a digital daily called 14ymedio — was quickly blocked within the island last week, but the big question is for how long the country’s regime will be able to maintain its monopoly on the news media.
The first appointment of a Queen’s Counsel in England was that of Sir Francis Bacon, made by Queen Elizabeth 1 in 1594, for a political purpose.
BERLIN (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned he would no longer be able to guarantee that Britain would remain a member of the European Union if European leaders elect Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission chief, Germany’s Spiegel said.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The last US prisoner of war from America’s waning Afgan war, was handed over to US Special Operations forces in Afghanistan yesterday in a dramatic swap for five Taliban detainees who will be handed over from Guantanamo Bay prison to Qatar.
Unique way In what could be a unique way to focus attention on the issue of poverty and how it could be tackled, the World Bank in its World Development Report 2014 points to the need for risk management by all economic units in an economy.
Wild animals are exported from Guyana to supply the global demand for exotic pets.
Mangoes of many varieties are in season and tis the time to enjoy this fruit to the full extent.
LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly nine in 10 of the over four million Britons who backed the anti-EU UKIP party in this month’s European elections will vote for them again in national polls next year, potentially costing Prime Minister David Cameron vital votes, according to a survey on Saturday.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police fired teargas and water cannon yesterday to disperse protesters in central Istanbul who sought to mark the one-year anniversary of the country’s biggest anti-government demonstrations in decades.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Newly appointed West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin has expressed concern over his side’s batting, and wants to see a bigger effort in that department before the first Test against New Zealand which bowls off in eight days.
Brunfeisia pauciflora commonly called ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’ originated from Brazil, and is found throughout South and Central America.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s Headley/Weekes Trophy hero Damion Jacobs has been included in a 13-man squad to face New Zealand, in a three-day practice match starting here tomorrow.
Old Age Pension and National Insurance Scheme vouchers for the month of June can be cashed beginning tomorrow at 8.30 am at local post offices.
(Jamaica Observer) Tashoy Lawrence had only a few weeks ago cheated death when he escaped from a burning car that had overturned as he made his way to a funeral.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal once again showed he is the man to beat at the French Open after putting down a brief rebellion from Argentine Leonardo Mayer to win 6-2 7-5 6-2 and reach the fourth round despite a sore back yesterday.
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Independence Day rolled around again last week, and all the reflections, commentaries, analyses, ruminations, declamations and speeches on the passage of 48 years must have had the naïve and uninitiated wondering whether these really related to one country alone, or whether in fact two nations were not involved.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Outspoken Trinidad and Tobago Sports Minister Anil Roberts has asked the West Indies Cricket Board to reconsider their decision to rule off-spinner Sunil Narine ineligible for selection for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand.
China has won the women’s event in the Asian Nations Cup championship tournament that is currently being held in Tabriz, Iran.
