Articles published on Monday, March 2, 2015
Newly-appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ernst Noorman (left) presented his Letters of Credence to President Donald Ramotar today, and vowed to improve the good relationship between the two governments.
PERTH, Australia, CMC – Chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd believes India are formidable opponents but says a disciplined West Indies effort can see the reigning World champions beaten, when the two teams meet at the WACA Ground here Friday.
Guyana is earmarked to receive €34m in grant funding under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) which is now in force, according to a release from the EU office here today.
The new High Commissioner of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, Greg Quinn (left) was received by President Donald Ramotar when he presented his Letters of Credence at the Presidential Complex, today, GINA reported.
A two-day workshop, hosted by the Ministry of Human Services’ Men’s Affairs Bureau, in collaboration with the Salvation Army’s Men’s Social Sector, the Guyana Police Force and the Ministry of Health’s Gender Based Unit has ended with men more trained to deal with gender-based violence, GINA said.
Eccles Nursery School’s literacy and numeracy programme has been boosted with the donation of a television set by Massy Gas Products at a ceremony held at the School at Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara last Friday.
The two unions representing lecturers and workers at the University of Guyana today called off a five-week-old strike after signing two agreements with the administration of the institution.
At about 1835h, yesterday, police say that Ryan Sooklall, 19 years, of Providence, EBD, was at a shop in Parker Street, Providence, when a man armed with a firearm approached and discharged several rounds at him and escaped on a bicycle.
(Trinidad Guardian) Surinamese company, Assuria NV has acquired a second insurance company in Trinidad and Tobago. In
(Trinidad Guardian) Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara is ready to throw his hat in the ring and contest the post as president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Former International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Jagmohan Dalmiya returned to head the world’s most powerful cricket board today following his unopposed election as president of the Indian board.
Opposition offers full support ExxonMobil’s exploration rig, the Deepwater Cham-pion remains en route to Guyana and the opposition has thrown its firm support behind government which has protested Venezuela’s objection to the planned search for oil in local waters by the US company.
The Ministry of Health yesterday blasted the media for reporting on the amounts spent on medical expenses for members of government even as APNU-AFC Coalition Leader David Granger stressed that the system needs structure.
The PPP’s image is in need of new faces for the upcoming general elections and it will have a tough battle to attract youths to its platform, according to former party executive Ralph Ramkarran.
Guyana has exported over 70, 000 tonnes of rice for the year from the just under 140,000 tonnes carried over from 2014’s second crop and the first crop for 2015 is set to begin harvesting this month as questions persist about the adequacy of international markets.
APNU leader David Granger does not agree that the PNCR, a party that he now leads, should acknowledge culpability in the death of former WPA Leader Dr Walter Rodney based on the issues that have been raised in the ongoing Com-mission of Inquiry (COI) about the party’s role and other matters.
Two motorists were each sentenced to four years in jail on Friday, after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.
The Jamaican government has ordered China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), the contractor for the Timehri airport expansion project here, to cease its illegal quarrying operations on the island.
An East Coast of Demerara resident who was bound for New York was yesterday morning busted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri with 2.2 kilogrammes of cocaine in her hand luggage during check in.
The family of Richard Remington say he was making progress in attempts to turn his life around when he met his end last month.
Presidential Candidate David Granger has promised residents of Barima-Waini, Region One that if it wins the general elections A Partnership for National Unity-Alliance For Change (APNU-AFC) administration will address the area’s chronic electricity problem.
The Amerindians are the most at-risk group in Guyana and the PPP/C is committed to improve their livelihood and living standards.
The newly formed A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change coalition on Saturday held a workshop at the Oceanview Convention Centre to fine-tune regional campaign strategies and plans.
A man’s remorse was enough on Friday to spare him a jail sentence after he was found guilty of assault.
Junior Nurse, who was on bail for robbery, yesterday found himself before a city court once more facing another robbery charge, only this time he was remanded to prison.
A fight between two women has left one with a permanent scar to her face and her longtime friend facing four months in jail.
Charles ‘Junior’ Allen, who suffered burns two weeks ago about his body is still a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s (GPH) Burn Care Unit.
Effective from March 01, Anil Kishun has taken the helm from Ahmad Khan as the New Building Society’s (NBS) Chief Executive Officer/Director/ Secretary.
Team USA emerged victorious at the first ever E-Networks CrossFit Games yesterday after defeating a team of the finest male and female CrossFit athletes from Team GDF and seven other squads in front of a vocal crowd at the National Park.
Dear Editor, Please allow me to ask a few questions pertaining to recent revelations of government spending on medical procedures for ministers and others.
Dear Editor, It is with some reluctance that I have decided to engage Mr.
Hamza Eastman kicked off the month of March in fine style yesterday, winning the first leg of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial road race series at West Demerara.
Jason Ray Khalil (-24) and Lucas Jonas (-3) were crowned the Open and Category-A champions respectively when the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Bounty Farm Handicap Squash tourney concluded yesterday at the Georgetown Club Squash Courts.
Dear Editor, I bring to your attention the examples below which represent a continuation of the bizarre acts committed openly by Ms Carol Sooba, the person imposed on the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, as Town Clerk, ag.
Described by an international stakeholder as the “Rolls Royce among pools in the Caribbean,” the state of the art 25-metre warm up pool was commissioned on Friday with President Donald Ramotar expressing the wish that Guyana would be recognized at prestigious events such as the Olympic Games.
Dear Editor, Essequibo rice farmers staged yet another protest on the main public road, demanding payment for the last paddy crop which was sold to rice millers.
In the battle of the private schools, Mae’s Secondary squeaked past arch-rivals School of the Nations 3-2 when the third annual Milo/Petra Organization Secondary Schools u-20 football tourney continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground.
Dear Editor, In any civilised society governance is guided by universally accepted standards which include the respect for rights, rule of law and time-honoured principles.
Dear Editor, It is still early, but reports are that executed GGMC worker, Trevor Abrams was clean; perhaps, too clean to let him remain in the environment in which he laboured.
Rayon Griffith, the Guyana Jaguars assistant coach wants more consistency from his in-form batsmen who he believes will click as a unit during their final three matches of the 2015 Professional Cricket League (PCL) four-day tournament, beginning with this week’s clash against Jamaica.
Dear Editor, 2015 seems to be election year in the Caribbean Community with six countries holding general elections.
Dear Editor, I promised myself that now the silly season has arrived, I will not confine my writings to every political tin-cup tempo, jumping to every beat.
(Trinidad Guardian) Sheldon Henville, husband of Point Blank TV host Marcia Henville, has been charged with her murder and is expected to appear before a Tunapuna magistrate tomorrow. The
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Ex-West Indies Cricket Board head, Sir Wes Hall has described as “torrentially tasteless” current board president Dave Cameron’s controversial tweet regarding champion batsman Chris Gayle.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian police cracked down on striking truckers yesterday, arresting protesters and ending roadblocks in all but two states after demonstrations turned violent and slowed food deliveries in Latin America’s largest economy.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Sprint legend Usain Bolt found himself in an unfamiliar position on Saturday, losing a sprint to the finish as the University of Technology (UTECH) men’s team stunned the much vaunted Racers team in the 4×100 metres at the 39th staging of the Gibson/McCook Relays.
PERTH, (Reuters) – Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed four wickets to lead a strong Indian bowling performance as the defending champions eased to a nine-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in a World Cup Pool B encounter in Perth Saturday.
Dear Editor, I am a registered nurse who was working at the Moruca District Hospital for almost 2 years.
Dear Editor, Please allow me to draw your attention to an article in the Woodworking Network.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, (Reuters) – Canadian farmers are plowing profits from bumper crops into fertilizer storage facilities to mitigate the pricing power held by major retailers and producers.
The newly elected executive of the Guyana Press Association following elections yesterday.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s scandal-hit president came out swinging with a fiery speech about justice yesterday, retaking the initiative three days after being cleared of allegations that she tried to derail an investigation into a deadly 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Russians marched through central Moscow yesterday, carrying banners declaring “I am not afraid” and chanting “Russia without Putin” in memory of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.
BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Mohammad Irfan extracted steep bounce from the Gabba pitch to pick up four wickets as Pakistan secured their first victory at the World Cup by beating Zimbabwe by 20 runs in their Pool B match yesterday.
Editor’s note: This week’s column, by two contributors, pays tribute to Trinidadian born intellectual-activist Claudia Jones.
(The Sports Xchange) – – – -The Atlanta Hawks opted to rest four players, including two All-Stars, but were still strong enough to defeat the Miami Heat 93-91 on Saturday.
CANBERRA, (Reuters) – The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cannot go on forever, Australia’s deputy prime minister said, and discussions are already under way between Australia, China and Malaysia as to whether to call off the hunt within weeks.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A Mexican meat processing firm has become the first international company to get approval for an investment project in Cuba’s first special economic development area, Mexico’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Last week, we discussed the Court ruling on the excess expenditure of $4.554 billion that the Minister of Finance had authorised without prior parliamentary approval.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladeshis gathered yesterday to pay tribute to an American blogger and critic of religious extremism who was hacked to death in Dhaka, in the latest of a series of attacks on writers in the predominantly Muslim nation.
Dear Editor, When the South Africans announced that they were not taking a sports psychologist to the World Cup I feared the WI brass would read it the wrong way; that they would interpret the decision as meaning that the South Africans no longer thought a sports psychologist was useful, rather than that they had already been prepared psychologically for the games.
NEW YORK/MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Venezuela, once a proud exporter of premium coffee, has been reduced to swapping crude oil for growing volumes of Nicaraguan coffee beans to make sure worsening economic turmoil does not prevent people from getting their caffeine fix.
The Ogle International Airport conducted a mass casualty simulation test on Friday.
PERTH, (Reuters) – Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed four wickets to lead a strong Indian bowling performance as the defending champions eased to a nine-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in a World Cup Pool B encounter in Perth Saturday.
Dear Editor, Response to Ms Ryhaan Shah’s latest letter, ‘Scrap the Prize and mount an investigation,’ SN, February 28, Ms Shah says: “Mr Johnson writes hopefully of a new dispensation where writers and artists would be free of fear from victimization intimating, perhaps, that he has been so victimized.
Interviews by Rae Wiltshire Photos by Rae Wiltshire and Gaulbert Sutherland During a recent visit to Lethem we asked the man and woman in the street how they felt about living there.
(BBC) A Mumbai cinema has reversed its decision to stop screening an iconic Bollywood movie after a 20-year run following an outcry from fans.
On Tuesday evening, Zaharudeen Rozan was arrested for allegedly damaging his neighbour’s fence and taken by the police to the Parika lock-ups.
