PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force defeated Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners by 41 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method, in the second semi-final of the NAGICO Super50 at Queen’s Park Oval here Friday night.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board has been given until next Tuesday to respond to the Indian Cricket Board’s (BCCI) US$42 million compensation claim.
The government today secured judgment of US$4.2m in the commercial court against Indian contractor Surendra after it failed to enter an appearance over the controversial Specialty Hospital contract.
Staff of the two unions on the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus are to proceed on a sit-in strike from Monday to press wages and other demands, posing a threat to classes which are due to resume.
(Reuters) – Steven Smith maintained his purple patch to hit a brilliant unbeaten 102 to secure Australia’s three-wicket victory against England in a high-scoring tri-series match at Hobart on Friday.
(Trinidad Express) THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (UWI) lecturers were joined yesterday by non-academic staff of the St Augustine campus as both groups stormed the office of principal Clement Sankat, demanding answers about their respective money issues.
Welcoming President Donald Ramotar’s announcement of May 11, 2015 as the date for general elections, the US, UK and Canada yesterday urged that improvements be made to the electoral process here, including equitable access by all parties to the media.
President Donald Ramotar yesterday stated that the date for general and regional elections will remain May 11, and that adequate systems will be put in place so that they will not disrupt CSEC examinations also scheduled for the same day.
The Police Office of Professional Responsibility is conducting investigations into the alleged suicide of Tiffon Peters while in police custody for simple larceny at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost yesterday.
At about 1535h yesterday, the police say that clerk Darren Bryan and security guard Oslen Clarke who are attached to the GNIC, Lombard Street, Georgetown, were attacked and robbed in the GNIC compound by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.
A police witness yesterday testified that murder accused Justin Felix, who is charged with killing a fellow Lindener in 2008, admitted to him that his gun had accidentally went off and killed the other man.
A seaman was remanded to prison yesterday, after he was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport allegedly with over 12 kilos of cocaine in his bags.
Security guard Kelvin Chisholm will now face trial at the High Court for the murder of Nigel Lawson, a labourer he had confronted after accusing him of theft.
Police are still awaiting results from DNA samples taken from a decapitated body suspected to be that of missing businessman Mohamed Khan, Crime Chief Leslie James says.
The remote Amerindian community of Masakenari in Deep South Rupununi received a boost from the government in the form of $10 million to develop a trail leading into the community.
In a demonstration of its proposed education policy, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has presented the Headmistress of St Ignatius Secondary School with a laptop.
With the 2014 fiscal year closed there is no money available to the Region Ten Democratic Council from last year’s budget, however, $35.2M has been released to the Region Ten administration for critical works only, prior to the passing of a new budget.
The Linden Interim Management Committee (IMC) Chairman has criticized a $12M revetment project, financed by the Region Ten Democratic Council (RDC), but has announced that the Linden Town Council hopes to utilize the facility to raise additional revenue for the municipality.
Dear Editor,
When President Ramotar announced on December 6, 2014, that elections will be held early in the new year, many Guyanese were justifiably sceptical.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul again showed why he is the rock of the Caribbean constructing an unbeaten match-winning 98 to steer the Guyana Jaguars to the finals of the NAGICO Super50 finals with a win over Jamaica last evening at Trinidad’s Queen’s Park Oval.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Surprise semi-finalists Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners are well aware pundits have already given them precious little chance against a star-studded Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the second semi-final of the NAGICO Super50 here today.
Dear Editor,
I wish to respond to the letter in SN of January 21 where the writer expressed dissatisfaction with the level of service by Air Services Limited operations from Mahdia (‘Dissatisfied with Air Services delivery service in Region 8’).
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board yesterday rejected several assertions made by embattled opener Kieran Powell, in a recent media statement.
Dear Editor,
We write in response to a letter appearing in your newspaper of January 21, 2015, captioned ‘Child Protection hotline did not record call.’
Sakima Mullings was disappointed about the injury sustained to Andrew ‘Six Heads’ Lewis since it jeopardized his February 21 ring date at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Dear Editor,
In wake of President Donald Ramotar’s announcement of an election date it is clear that this date leaves or provides room for a little scrutiny.
Guyana’s bauxite industry continues to be “stagnated” and facing “serious challenges” despite an increase in exports, according to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud.
April will mark three years since Suriname Airways launched its passenger service between Georgetown and Miami and Head of its administrative operations in Guyana Rudi Westerborg believes that his country’s national airline is still to realize its full potential as far as fostering relations between the two countries is concerned.
The police yesterday said that Johnny Ramjit, 26, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to a matter of obtaining money by false pretence which is under investigation.
Dear Editor,
We wish to express our heartfelt appreciation to your newspaper and its cartoonist Paul Harris for publishing an innocuous satirical piece on January 11, 2015.
After years of anticipation and following the success of the Georgetown, Linden and the East Coast Demerara sub-tourneys, the inaugural Guinness Greatest of the Streets West Demerara edition will kick off at the Pouderoyen tarmac tomorrow.
A team comprising four members from the University of Calgary and Baby Heart Foundation, has completed a visit to Guyana on plans for the establishment of Paediatric Surgical Care (PSC) at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Dear Editor,
As a follow-up to my letter on Ms Carol Ryan Sooba’s rejection of the Mayor & City Council’s decision to advertise for tenders for garbage collection services for groups 7 and 8, I wish to state that according to the Municipal and District Council Act, Chapter 28:01 sections 228; 229 (a) (b); and 232:
“A council may enter into contracts necessary for the discharge of any of its functions.
Former Golden Jaguars Captain Chris Nurse said Guyana has a good chance of success in the opening round of the CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup once preparation is at its optimum.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams barely moved out of second gear while Victoria Azarenka underlined her Australian Open pedigree as players experienced the hottest conditions of the championship so far yesterday.
Four years after the government’s US$30 million One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative was launched, questions on the programme’s progress are yet to be answered.
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 599’s trading results showed consideration of $1,348,103 from 8,675 shares traded in 9 transactions as compared to session 598’s trading results, which showed consideration of $170,670 from 4,190 shares traded in 4 transactions.
Dear Editor,
Now that a date for national and regional elections has been announced by President Donald Ramotar, an important opposition political plank has been demolished, namely that the PPP/C is afraid of the electorate and wanted to prolong its political life by unconstitutional means.
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LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s World Cup captain Eoin Morgan has been victim of an attempted blackmail over a former relationship, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Following Rafa Nadal’s problems with cramps in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, Andy Murray has taken a swipe at critics who gave him a hard time after his own struggles at the U.S.
(Trinidad Express) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has told energy heads that the government remains committed to keeping employment levels up despite global issues with low crude oil prices.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – The United States said it pressed Cuba to improve human rights during historic, high-level talks yesterday, annoying the Cubans after both sides reported making progress toward restoring diplomatic relations.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia will create a government job that will concentrate exclusively on the fight against doping, Minister for Sport Vitaly Mutko said yesterday.
The country is still in a constitutional crisis as a result of President Donald Ramotar announcing a date for national and regional elections (N&RE) even while Parliament remains prorogued, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) said.
Evidence of increasing lawlessness in mining communities in Guyana, which is characterized by heightened levels of violence that have led to loss of life appears to have elicited no new official measures aimed at correcting the situation.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the state’s most powerful politicians for more than two decades, was charged on Thursday with pocketing $4 million from bribery and kickback schemes.
More than a year after its establishment, Creditinfo Guyana is still not quite where it wants to be in terms of its targeted goals, though its Chief Executive Officer Judy Semple-Joseph told Stabroek Business earlier this week that some services are available.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Moises Henriques will replace injured all-rounder Shane Watson in the Australia squad for today’s tri-series match against England, Cricket Australia has confirmed.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Alberto Nisman was working hard preparing for a congressional hearing on his claim that Argentina’s president tried to whitewash Iran’s involvement in a bombing attack that killed 85 people, a make-or-break day in his career as prosecutor.
Bargain bazaar: It may be quite a trek (particularly in bad weather) to get to the western extreme of Stabroek Market (the area closest to the Demerara River) but once you get there you discover that the area offers a bazaar of its own where fruit, vegetables, fish, groceries and even items of clothing are offered for sale in abundance and where not a few attractive bargains can be had.
RIYADH, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah died last night and his brother Salman became king, the royal court in the world’s top oil exporter and birthplace of Islam said in an official statement.
Dear Editor,
To any unbiased observer it would seem that religious strife has divided the entire world and had caused untold suffering and irreparable damage.
Still pondering: Up to yesterday there was still a great deal of uncertainty as to whether the government’s decision to drop fuel prices at GuyOil gas stations would have an impact on minibus and taxi fares.
This week’s announcement by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh that fuel prices at GuyOil pumps would have been reduced by Wednesday could have come earlier, though the fact that it has come at all is a blessing for both ordinary consumers and for the business community as a whole.
Mud Lot on Access Road in Kingston is usually a quiet, virtually deserted area in North Georgetown, and one you probably would not associate with the hustle and bustle of commerce or traffic.
SANAA, (Reuters) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned yesterday, days after Houthi rebels battled their way into his presidential palace, plunging the unstable Arab country deeper into chaos and depriving Washington of a key ally against al Qaeda.