(ESPN Cricinfo) While Pakistan’s win against South Africa has given them a chance to qualify for the quarter-finals without getting into the complications of net run-rate, Zimbabwe’s loss to Ireland has made them the second team from Group B to be knocked out of this World Cup after UAE.
At about 2300h. last night, the police say that Clement Issacs of Micobie Village, Potaro, was involved in an argument with another man at Konawaruk, Potaro, during which he was fatally stabbed to his body.
Maiduguri, Nigeria, (Reuters) – Bomb blasts killed at least 50 people in Maiduguri in Nigeria’s northeast today in the worst attacks there since Islamist militants tried to seize the city in two major assaults earlier this year.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Less than a week after she shared the sad story of how a neighbour made inappropriate passes at her, the home of nine-year-old Abigail Reid was allegedly set ablaze yesterday morning while she and her two older brothers slept.
(Reuters) – Seamer Alex Cusack took two wickets in three balls in the final over as Ireland knocked Zimbabwe out of the World Cup with a thrilling five-run win in their Pool B match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart today.
(Trinidad Express) Caribbean Airlines passengers were left in Boston in the United States for several hours on Thursday after a winter storm prevented CAL flight BW524 from landing at JFK International Airport in New York.
AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – A hostile trio of Pakistan left-arm fast bowlers took full advantage of a pitch freshened by rain to hand pre-tournament favourites South Africa their second defeat in the cricket World Cup at Eden Park today.
Former Chairman of the Public Accounts Commit-tee of Parliament Carl Greenidge has flayed Auditor General Deodat Sharma for not probing deeper into the recently exposed multi-million dollar medical expenses for government officials.
Current government officials who have committed wrongdoings will be investigated and prosecuted should the APNU+AFC alliance win the May 11th general elections, according to AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan, who says such a move will serve as a deterrent to those who may want to commit similar offences.
Former APNU Parliamentarian Africo Selman has listed constant verbal abuse by Chief Whip Amna Ally as a main reason for parting ways with the coalition but Ally has vehemently denied this, saying she is shocked by the allegation from someone who once called her a “role model.”
The Guyana National Youth Council (GNYC), which has commenced its youth voter education campaign, dubbed ‘Vote Like A Boss,’ says is a non-partisan registered non-governmental organisation.
PERTH, Australia, CMC – West Indies were badly let down by sloppy batting for the second game in row as their rollercoaster ride at the ICC Cricket World Cup continued with a four-wicket defeat to India here yesterday.
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Purple, pink, green and orange filled the air, enclosing the huge crowds of people within a haze of colours; you can’t see them but you can hear them, their joy and excitement evident in their voices.
The insufficiently-resourc-ed Aishalton District Hospital was among the issues of concern raised by several toshaos from the South and South Central districts of the Rupununi when they met with government officials earlier this week in Georgetown.
A confident Barbados national rugby squad arrived here yesterday for their NACRA 15s Qualifier match and wasted no time shrugging off the underdog tag against the hosts.
Veerasammy Permaul picked up five wickets and Davendra Bishoo four as the Guyana Jaguars restricted Jamaica to a first innings score of 258 in round eight of the Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional Four Day tournament played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
A miner was yesterday found dead with what appeared to be several chop wounds at a camp at Mahdia, leaving his family in a state of shock while questioning the motive behind his murder.
Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) President Nigel Hinds said the main focus of the federation presently is on the upcoming international series against Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) rival Bermuda.
The dead body of a Kaneville man was dropped off at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre on Thursday night and police are trying to determine how he met his end.
The inaugural Massy United Insurance Company sponsored Fruta Conquerors U-15 League will officially kickoff today at the Tucville Community ground with six fixtures.
Crime Chief Leslie James says that now that the Cummings Lodge corpse has been positively identified as that of popular businessman Mohamed Khan, investigators will be talking to additional persons in a bid to determine the circumstances of his death.
Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Skeldon Estate manager Dave Kumar was on Thursday slapped with charges of riotous behavior and assaulting a peace officer with intent to avoid arrest.
The cause of death of Zaharudeen Rozan, who died after being held in the Parika Police Station lock-ups, is being disputed and his family maintains that the marks of violence on his body were the result of beatings.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. employers stepped up hiring in February and the jobless rate fell to its lowest level since the spring before President Barack Obama took office, which could put pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in June.
Three persons held in connection with the execution of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission engineer Trevor Abrams have been released from custody and police are seemingly no closer to solving this case.
WASHINGTON/BOSTON, (Reuters) – Two Vietnamese citizens and a Canadian have been charged with running a massive cyberfraud ring that stole 1 billion email addresses, then sent spam offering knockoff software products, the U.S.
The roads of the Ancient County will be transformed into a cycling battleground when the second of three legs of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial road race pedals off tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Central Intelligence Agency will make one of the biggest overhauls in its nearly 70-year history, aimed in part at sharpening its focus on cyber operations and incorporating digital innovations, CIA director John Brennan said.
COUVA, Trinidad, CMC – Windward Islands Volcanoes, winning the toss and batting, reached 304 for six at the close on the opening day of their eighth round match in the WICB Professional Cricket League against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at the National Cricket Centre here yesterday.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, (Reuters) – Canada has committed a “grave violation” of aboriginal women’s rights by failing to adequately investigate their numerous disappearances and murders, a United Nations committee said in a report yesterday.
Dear Editor,
Your news story, ‘GGMC gets legal advice against Cabinet decision for $3B transfer,’ (March 5), is no different from the groundswell of voices advising the Jagdeo regime against its decision to award US$15M to Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall in 2010 to build the access road to the proposed Amaila hydroelectric generating facility.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Barbados Pride, replying to Leeward Islands Hurricanes’ 215, reached 27 without loss in their first innings at the close on the opening day of their eighth round match in the WICB Professional Cricket League at Warner Park here yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is preparing criminal corruption charges against New Jersey Democratic Senator Robert Menendez, CNN reported yesterday.
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras, CMC – Early second half strikes saw Jamaica and Cuba battle gamely to a share of the points but Trinidad and Tobago’s losing streak continued with another defeat, this time at the hands of hosts Honduras here Thursday.
St Lucian Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has called for the reconfiguring of CARICOM to propel development and integration in the region and said that real political power must be devolved to it along with the ability to sanction.
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Critics and audiences alike have not been kind to the new Sci-fi fantasy, Jupiter Ascending starring Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum.
PERTH, (Reuters) – Holders India marched into the quarter-finals of the World Cup with their fourth consecutive win but all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s form with the bat has left captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni a worried man.
COLUMBIA, S.C., (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama amplified the concerns of environmentalists about the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Friday and repeated his own reservations the project would have few benefits, but said he has not made a decision on the project.
Dear Editor,
There is increasing suspicion over the Guyana National Youth Council’s (GNYC) agreement with the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), gauging from the defenders of this controversial initiative.
The capture of Servando ‘La Tuta’ Gomez Martinez, head of the brutal Knights Templar cartel in the western state of Michoacan has been hailed as a major success for President Enrique Peña Nieto.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Apple Inc, the largest U.S. company by market value, will join the Dow Jones industrial average, replacing AT&T Inc, in a change that reflects the dominant position of the iPhone maker in the U.S.
(Reuters) – A pair of comfortable wins after two losses to start the World Cup have given a more settled look to Pakistan but the 1992 champions still seem to have no clue as to how to solve their opener problem.