Articles published on Monday, October 20, 2014
HYDERABAD, India, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board seems unlikely to escape a lawsuit over its players’ sudden abandonment of the Indian tour, after Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) interim president N.
Oneil Calendar, 24 years, of Garnett Street, Albouystown, was today charged with robbery under arms committed on October 09, 2014, at First Street, Alexander Village, where several persons were held up and robbed of jewellery, cash and other valuables totalling $33M.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell says he is prepared to act as a mediator in the ongoing pay dispute between West Indies players and their representative, the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) that led the one-day team to abandon their tour of India last week.
Patricia Rodney, widow of WPA Leader Walter Rodney testifying today before the Commission of Inquiry into his death in the Supreme Court library.
(Jamaica Gleaner) KINGSTON, Jamaica: Reggae singer, John Kenneth Holt, is dead.
The police say they are conducting investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of miner Amsey Evans, 22 years, of Iquaime, Pomeroon River, which occurred at about 0900h.
(Trinidad Express) IN what can be described as the first person to be banned from Trinidad and Tobago following new rules implemented last week as the country responds to the current Ebola threat, a Nigerian woman was turned away when she landed at Piarco International Airport on Friday.
ABUJA, (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation declared Nigeria Ebola free today after a 42 day period with no new cases, in a success story with lessons for countries still struggling to contain the deadly virus.
AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan says that he will write to Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman urging him to set a date for the sitting of the National Assembly so that a vote on an AFC-led motion of no-confidence against the government can take place.
Twenty-three-year-old Saleem Azeez Abdool had just exited a taxi in front of his Delhi Street, Prashad Nager home early yesterday morning when he was confronted by three men on bicycles who shot him dead and robbed him of his wallet.
An argument between two fishermen at Zeelugt on the West Bank of Demerara turned fatal yesterday when one was stabbed.
While it is set for a meeting with President Donald Ramotar, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is denying that there have been any backdoor talks with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic to trade a vote for the no-confidence motion for the holding of local government elections.
With only one set of charges thus far from what was said to be a broad probe into the abuse of remigrant duty-free concessions, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has still not been able to confront a claim by the publisher of Kaieteur News that he was targeted because of his newspaper.
Over 204,000 tonnes of rice has been harvested for the second rice crop and with 36 percent left to reap, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is extremely pleased with this year’s achievements.
A motorcyclist was on Saturday night fatally struck down by a drunk driver on the Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice (WCB) public road.
Vice Chairman of the Alliance For Change, Moses Nagamootoo says that the party offers “young professionals with tremendous talent a real alternative, who are caught in this tweedle dee tweedle dum context of the PNC, PPP.”
Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited on Saturday opened a branch at D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice.
A preliminary report of a study on foreign direct investment and the impacts of it in the extractive sectors of the Guyanese economy has made the point that significant amounts of the money are spent outside of the country.
A jury was empanelled on Friday for the murder trial of four men accused of killing a Canal Number Two grandmother in 2008 during a robbery.
The Government of Guyana’s, “Because We Care,” $10,000 education grant was rolled out in Region Six yesterday, with parents from 20 schools benefitting.
Robin Persaud put his lungs and legs to work one last time, marching up the auditorium steps of the National Cultural Centre to receive the winner’s trophy of the ‘Ride for Life’ five-stage road race.
Over 30 persons last week graduated from the Pesti-cides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) basic proficiency training course and are now able to effectively apply pesticides in homes, schools, restaurants and elsewhere.
(Cricinfo) The BCCI is likely to claim damages of at least Rs 400 crore (US$65 million approx) from the WICB for West Indies having pulled out of the tour to India.
The Texila American University (TAU) last week said that it has implemented measures to ensure that its foreign students are Ebola free.
MATARA, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies A made breakthroughs at key intervals to limit Sri Lanka A as rain continued to ravage the second four-day “Test” at the Uyanwatte Stadium here yesterday.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – Former Test captain Dilip Vengsarkar believes the decision by West Indies players to abandon their one-day tour of India was an insult to Indian fans, and says the team should be made to answer for its actions.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – A deepening sense of impasse gripped Hong Kong as pro-democracy protests entered their fourth week, with the government having limited options to end the crisis and demonstrators increasingly willing to confront police.
Linden Jackman, charged with robbing a young woman in a recent knife-point attack, was remanded to prison on Friday.
GALVESTON, Texas, (Reuters) – The United States will issue strict new guidelines telling American health workers to cover their skin and hair when dealing with Ebola patients, a top health official said yesterday, while some of the dozens of people being watched for possible exposure to the virus are expected to be cleared.
Dear Editor, I refer to a story in the Stabroek News of Friday, August 08, 2014 captioned `Mahdia protest irresponsible’, reporting statements by Mr.
Boxing superstars are not born into the role; they earn that title by paying their dues usually in the amateur ranks then onwards and upwards to the pay-per view arenas that holds the sport’s true riches.
Democracy and journalism: The University of Guyana Centre for Communication Studies on Friday held the closing ceremony for its five-day media training workshop which was held under the theme “Democracy, Journalism, Responsibility: Equipping Media for Enhancing Citizen Engagement”.
Dear Editor, Note is taken of Freddie Kissoon’s column, “Be true to your thoughts, you will be what you want to be” 19th October, 2014.
A mechanic was on Friday charged with stealing $350,000 in valuables by breaking and entering a minibus, after his fingerprints were found at the crime scene.
Dear Editor, The word is out there: in with Local Government Elections, out with the no-confidence motion.
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Global anti-corruption campaigners at Transparency International elected Peruvian lawyer Jose Ugaz as its new head yesterday marking a shift from quiet diplomacy in combatting fraud and bribery toward more grassroots activism.
Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Everest Cricket Club on Saturday recorded victories in their Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Banks Malta Supreme Under-13 matches at the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) ground.
(Trinidad Express) A crackdown on illegal immigrants is coming in one month’s time.
Dear Editor, I refer to the Kaieteur News of 18th October 2014.
Golden Jaguars Head Coach Denzil Thompson, yesterday ended his participation in ‘FIFA’s Fitness programme in Football, first regional course in CONCACAF’ in Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Democracy and journalism: The University of Guyana Centre for Communication Studies on Friday held the closing ceremony for its five-day media training workshop which was held under the theme “Democracy, Journalism, Responsibility: Equipping Media for Enhancing Citizen Engagement”.
The ninth Rockstone Fish Festival was launched on Friday with organisers hoping to attract more than 2000 patrons this year.
URFA, Turkey, (Reuters) – The fiercest fighting in days shook the Syrian border town of Kobani overnight as Islamic State fighters attacked Kurdish defenders with mortars and car bombs, sources in the town and a monitoring group said yesterday.
Dear Editor, Cricketing nations the world over as well as the diehard fans in the Caribbean and the wider world are at a loss at the silly action by the West Indian cricketers to return home in the midst of a tour because of a financial dispute with the WICB and are now wondering what will be future of the game as far as the West Indies is concerned.
The Gandhi Youth Organisation’s (GYO) losing run in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Hadi’s World Inc.
(Trinidad Express) Trinidad is no bed of roses. This, according to a Guyanese vendor who has been operating a stall in Port of Spain for the last eight years.
This lad was taking shelter on Saturday from the sweltering sun in the Tuschen Housing Scheme.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has anointed India’s state-backed broadcaster as his media brand of choice, helping shield his government from tough questions and prompting private news outlets to complain that they are being kept out of the loop.
Whenever the next West Indies team is composed either for a domestic series or overseas engagement, a mandatory aspect of its preparations must be a detailed study and recounting of the glories of its cricketing history.
By Vidyaratha Kissoon Vidyaratha Kissoon is a Guyanese who hopes that Diwali 2014 would inspire people to remember the divine light is in every being without discrimination.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Scientists studying fossils have discovered that the intimate act of sexual intercourse used by humans was pioneered by ancient armoured fishes, called placoderms, about 385 million years ago in Scotland.
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(Trinidad Express) The Customs and Excise Division has stepped up its border security measures with the acquisition of a TT$500,000 hand-held device which can detect drugs and explosives the size of a rice grain.
As I was about to prepare this article, two news items caught my eyes.
Dear Editor, The current, apparently intractable, wrangling in Guyana’s body politic presents a most disturbing hopelessness for us ordinary folks, regular citizens who are anxious to see our ‘dear land of Guyana’ progress to its optimal level.
This young man was getting into the Christmas spirit on Saturday on Robb Street.
By Orin Davidson If ever there is an explanation for the banana republic status of the West Indies Region as a whole, one needs look no further than the current state of its cricket affairs.
Just over a year ago on September 30, 2013 Stabroek News paid a visit to St Cuthbert’s Mission on the Mahaica River and interviewed the villagers about their livelihood.
