Daily Archive: Friday, June 19, 2015

Articles published on Friday, June 19, 2015

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Weather outlook for next four days

(GINA) Today mainly cloudy skies will continue throughout coastal and near inland areas, with occasional light to moderate, and at times, heavy showers, between Regions 2 to Northern 6, during the morning, becoming fair, but cloudy in the afternoon.

North Ruimveldt man shot, $2m grabbed

At about 1245h. today, the police say that Reginald Manbodh, 67 years, had just returned home in his motor vehicle at North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, when he was attacked and held at gunpoint by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, and who had driven up on a motor cycle.

Kwame McCoy, escorted by police, leaving the St Sidwell’s polling station.

Edghill laments ‘injustice’ of McCoy’s dismissal

Bishop Juan Edghill yesterday singled out the media for failing to highlight what he said was the grave injustice of the new government’s firing of Kwame Mc Coy, the press and publicity liaison officer in the Office of the President of the previous government “I find this to be strange because of the robustness that existed in the media and among the justice institute and the transparency international…not a word”, he said.

GAWU credit union hit by mass withdrawals

As of Wednesday, 1321 sugar workers of roughly 5000 had flocked the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union Co-operative Credit Union Society Limited offices in Georgetown and Berbice to make withdrawals over concerns about money owed by GuySuCo.

Kaushal Silva

Silva powers Sri Lanka to 178-3 v Pakistan

(Reuters) – Kaushal Silva stayed on course for his second test hundred after featuring in a century-plus stand with Kumar Sangakkara to help Sri Lanka to 178 for three on day two of the first test against Pakistan at Galle yesterday.

Tucville’s Orwyn Garraway (L) and Calvin Peters.

Tucville Secondary triumphs over David Rose 7-1

Tucville Secondary School players Calvin Peters and Orwyn Garraway each scored a brace to give their school a convincing 7-1 victory over David Rose Secondary yesterday during the second day of competition in the Digicel Secondary Schools Championship 2015 at the Fruta Conquerors ground in Tucville.

Guyana loses to Bermuda in basketball

Team Guyana suffered another defeat in the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Men’s championship, going down to Bermuda 74-65 in their third group fixture on Wednesday at the Multi Sports Complex in Tortola.

GBTI tennis set for today

Four matches are slated for the opening of the Guyana Bank of Trade and Industry Open Tennis Tournament later today at the entity’s recreational facility at Bel Air.

Neymar goes from Barcelona hero to Brazil zero

(Reuters) – A little under two weeks ago Neymar netted the goal that wrapped up Barcelona’s Champions League triumph against Juventus but his needless sending off at the Copa America on Wednesday means the Brazil forward may have played his last game at the tournament.

Mustafizur Rahman

Bangladesh stun India in ODI series opener

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Mustafizur Rahman made a dream ODI debut as Bangladesh crushed two-time world champions India by 79 runs yesterday in the first of three one-day internationals to underline their progress in the 50-over format.

Too many on a learning curve at the same time?

Dear Editor, There is scarcely any gainsaying the fact of how many persons have reservations (some more articulate than others) about the number of obvious newcomers to the management scene amongst the array of recently appointed ministers, a disproportionate percentage of whom has been assigned either to newly created portfolios or reconstructed ones – apparently without explicit descriptions (at least to the public) of the programmes or projects for which they have been assigned responsibility.

Not the writer of letter

Dear Editor, In response to the letter titled ‘Mr Latiff saved the community from the smell of a decomposing whale’ (SN, June 15) signed by a Nadiera Springer aka Donna and published in your newspaper, I would like to make it publicly known that I, Nadiera Donna Springer of Maria’s Lodge, did not write or sign any such letter, nor did I give anyone permission to use my name.

Correction

In the letter captioned ‘Venezuela is a bully’ by B O Osogbo published in our edition of June 17, there were two editing errors for which SN apologises.

Upbeat Red Steel ready to launch CPL campaign

Red Steel in upbeat mood as CPL looms

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Manager of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel Colin Borde is reporting an upbeat mood among his players as they prepare to launch their campaign in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) against St.Lucia

Boys against men

What were Clive Lloyd, fellow selectors Courtney Walsh, Eldine Baptiste and coach Phil Simmons thinking when they asked 21-year old, middle-order batsman, Shai Hope, with just 14 first class matches under his belt, to open the batting in his maiden Test against England last month and then again, in the First Test against Australia, earlier this month?

Charitable donations

Charitable donations: Canada-based Guyanese investor Dean Hassan yesterday presented a total of $10M dollars to 18 Guyanese charities including, the Palms Geriatric Institution, the Dharm Shala, the Uncle Eddie’s Home, St.