Daily Archive: Saturday, July 25, 2015

Articles published on Saturday, July 25, 2015

A few of the persons who participated in GPHC’s cleanup exercise inspecting the work
that was done

GPHC employees in clean-up

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), says that employees of the hospital today participated in a cleanup campaign which targeted the hospital’s southern and northern compounds.

Bernt Aasen

NOC should be last resort for children

Making the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) a last resort for children in contact with the law is one of the areas that found consensus yesterday during a meeting between United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Bernt Aasen and three government ministers.

Court hearing for teen held in Berbice lockups postponed

The mother of the 15-year-old, who had spent over a week at the Whim Police Station after she was remanded to juvenile custody following an assault charge, yesterday became more frustrated as her daughter’s scheduled court appearance at the Albion Police Station was postponed and she remained at the Sophia Juvenile Centre.

The umpires and ground staff chat whilst making one of several inspections. (Orlando Charles photo)

Guyana/Trinidad U15 match abandoned

Head coaches of the Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana teams expressed disappointment following yesterday’s abandoned first round match of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional U15 tournament at the Albion Community Development Centre ground.

Melius, Pope lift Windwards to victory

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Half-centuries from captain Kimani Melius and Tijourn Pope steered Windward Islands to a comfortable 46-run victory over Jamaica on the Duckworth/Lewis method, in the rain-hit opening round of the Regional Under-15 Championship here yesterday.

 Darren Bravo 

Warriors, Red Steel battle for place in CPL final

Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel will today strive for a performance that eclipses their previous best at this year’s Caribbean Premier League as both sides fight for a place in the final of this year’s tournament at Queen’s Park Oval.

Government should take immediate action to address Police Service Commission ruling on Inspector Narine Lall

Dear Editor, We note with grave disappointment that the Police Service Commission has refused to fire Inspector Narine Lall, who was found by the High Court to have tortured Twyon Thomas, a 14-year-old West Demerara teenager in 2009 by soaking his genitals with methylated spirts and setting them alight, action that those who believe in the inalienable right of all persons not to be subjected to torture have justifiably expected to result in expulsion from the police force.

433 graduate from YEST Programme

Four hundred thirty-three persons youths graduated from the vocational skills training programmes of the Ministry of Education, Department of Culture, Youth and Sport’s Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training (YEST) Programme.

Astana rider Vincenzo Nibali of Italy celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 138-km (85.74 miles) 19th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire-Les Sybelles in the French Alps mountains, France, yesterday.
REUTERS/STEFANO RELLANDINI

Froome has lead cut by Quintana as Nibali wins

LA TOUSSUIRE, France, (Reuters) – Chris Froome has one more mountainous hurdle to overcome to claim a second Tour de France title after yesterday’s 19th stage in which had 30 seconds chopped off his lead as Vincenzo Nibali claimed a controversial victory.

Stage 2 of making Basil Pesto (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Handmade

Hi Everyone,   For decades now, electrical devices have been conceptualized, designed and manufactured to make our lives easier in the kitchen.

Female junior squash team through to final

The Guyana female team marched their way into the final, crushing Jamaica by a 4-1 score line in their semi-final showdown when the 33rd Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) championship continued yesterday in Barbados.

U.S. calls Burundi election ‘deeply flawed’

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday called Burundi’s election “deeply flawed” and urged President Pierre Nkurunziza to hold a “meaningful, serious” dialogue with the central African country’s opposition, the State Department said in a statement.

America’s violent police

Even within the context of recent cases of US police brutality, the death of Sandra Bland, a young black woman arrested by a Texan policeman after a traffic stop two weeks ago, is deeply troubling.