Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Articles published on Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Clement Rohee

PPP exploring ‘national alliance’

Facing possible early general elections, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has announced that it is meeting with various stakeholders to gauge interest in the formation of what it is calling a “National Democratic Front” alliance.

Mining sector awardees with President Donald Ramotar (fourth from right) and Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud (GINA photo)

President pledges duty concession for miners

With gold declarations still worryingly down, Presi-dent Donald Ramotar last evening said that duty- free concessions for a certain type of vehicle that miners have made representation to Government for are being worked on and should be unveiled soon, the Government Informa-tion Agency said yesterday.

Town Clerk
Royston King

Royston King charged with forgery

City Hall Public Relations Officer Royston King was yesterday arraigned on a forgery charge, based on the allegation that he wrote a letter purporting that he was the acting Town Clerk, when he was not appointed to so act.

Wayne Dover

Alpha United still aiming to qualify

Despite failing to secure a point in their two home fixtures Alpha United tactician Wayne Dover said qualifying for the second round of the CONCACAF Champions League still remains the objective of his team.

Capitalise on opportunities

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has charged graduates at the Port Mourant Training Centre to capitalise on the education opportunities available there as their skills are in demand both here and abroad.

Leg-spinner Steven Sankar bowling

Sankar looking to spin his way into national senior team

By Delvon Mc Ewan   National Under-19 leg spinner Steven Sankar is eyeing a senior call up after four years at the junior level ended with him playing a major role in this country’s double crown honours at the recent West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional U-19 tournament held here.

Douglas Sang Hue was a Colossus

By Tony Cozier   AT five feet, four inches, no taller than a jockey, even shorter in a characteristic crouching stance behind the stumps like a rider in the home stretch, Douglas Sang Hue was dwarfed by the towering fast bowlers of his time who pounded past him in their delivery stride.

California wine country quake losses seen in the billions

NAPA, Calif., (Reuters) – A strong earthquake that jolted residents of California’s Napa Valley wine country from their beds on Sunday caused insured property damage likely in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but the region’s total economic losses will be several times that, experts said on Monday.

Cleaning up the country

The government has allowed a discomfiting hiatus to develop between the announcement by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh in his budget speech last March that government was allocating one billion Guyana dollars to a coastal cleanup exercise and the actualization of the exercise.