Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Articles published on Tuesday, September 2, 2014

An unholy mess

Local lobby group Blue CAPS today issued a press release drawing the attention of the Ministry of Local Government’s Clean-up Committee to the unsightly state of Church and Waterloo Sts.

Guyana’s Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (left) and European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs after the signing of Guyana’s NIP. (EU photo)

EU signs deal with Guyana

European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs today signed Development programmes for 21 ACP countries and  Guyana’s allocation is Euro 34 Million ($9.28B).

Guyana to get $9.27B from EU

European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs today signed Development programmes for 21 ACP countries and Guyana’s allocation is Euro 34 Million ($9.7B) A release from the European Union today said that the funds will focus mainly on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, including sea defences.

NY West Indian Day Parade marred by nearby slaying

(Trinidad Express) Colourful floats, elaborate costumes, politicians and merrymakers filled the streets yesterday for the annual West Indian Day Parade, a Caribbean celebration and political see-and-be-seen event that was marred by a fatal shooting nearby before the official festivities got under way.

Nkhaomi King

NA man on bail after denying fuel theft

A New Amsterdam man was yesterday accused of stealing over $400,000 in fuel in the North West District Nkhaomi King, 35, also known as “Bun Up,” of lot 55 New Amsterdam, Berbice, was placed on bail by Magistrate Judy Latchman after he denied the charge against him.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Dr. Frank Anthony delivering his speech at the BCB 75th jubilee celebration. (Orlando Charles photo)

‘Return passion to cricket’

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Dr. Frank Anthony as part of his feature speech at the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) 75th anniversary, called on Guyanese to ‘Take a page out of the book of the past,” in order to reignite the passion for cricket which has seemingly faded over the years.

Brendan Nash

Nash hits 40 to top 700 runs for Kent

CANTERBURY, England, CMC – Former West Indies vice-captain Brendan Nash passed 700 league runs for the season when he scored 40 for Kent, on the second day of their County Championship game against Glamorgan yesterday.

This is how you do it!

This is how you do it! The young lady (right) holds a plastic cup and looks on as her friend demonstrates the proper (and sustainable) way to enjoy Fly (Potato) wine:  in a calabash.

Graham punches way to best boxer award

Clifton Graham shone the brightest of all the up and coming stars of the fistic sport by punching his way to the best boxer award of this year’s two-night Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) National Intermediate Championship.

From Waramuri

From Waramuri: The Waramnuri Cultural Group performing a dance at the Amerindian Village to herald the start of Amerindian Heritage Month yesterday.

Rohee coy on whether party would reject OLE

General Secretary of the ruling PPP Clement Rohee was not forthcoming about the party’s possible rejection of the Official List of Electors (OLE) before national or local government elections are called and brushed off the General Register’s Office’s (GRO) role in presenting information that would lead to an acceptable OLE.

Headdress

Headdress: President Donald Ramotar receives a traditional headdress from a young indigenous boy at the opening of the Amerindian Village and Amerindian Heritage Month at the Sophia Exhibition Site yesterday. 

Mike Persaud not Mahadeo Persaud

Dear Editor, I note that a letter published in SN on September 1 captioned ‘We should return to the earlier constitution,’ by Vishnu Bisram was intended as a response to a letter I had written earlier (‘Consociationalism cannot work,’ SN, August 25).