Daily Archive: Thursday, September 3, 2015

Articles published on Thursday, September 3, 2015

Otto Perez

Guatemala’s president quits over graft scandal

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Otto Perez has resigned, his spokesman said today, hours before he is due to appear in court over a corruption scandal that has gutted his government and plunged the country into chaos days before a national election.

Steffon Ramsay

Festival City outguns Jetty Gunners

Penalty shoot-out wins for North East La Penitence and Agricola alongside outright victories for Festival City, Mocha Ballers, Samaroo Dam and Globe Yard highlighted the final group round of the inaugural RDE Vibes and Sparta Boss ‘King of the Streets’ Football Tourney.

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy, Robin Dunnigan (centre) with Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman (right) and Minister of Infrastructure, David Patterson. (Ministry of the Presidency photo) 

US offers support on sustainable energy

The US State Department Bureau of Energy Resources’ (ENR) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Energy Diplomacy, Robin Dunnigan, yesterday met with Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman and Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson to discuss possible collaboration on the energy sector here.

  Joshua Britton

Sophia, Upsetters among winners

Sophia, Upsetters, Sparta Boss, Raiders and North Ruimveldt were amongst the winners’ circle when the final round of group fixtures in the inaugural RDE Vibes and Sparta Boss ‘King of the Streets’ Football Tourney continued on Monday.

GPOC

Dear Editor, It was to be expected that the Guyana Post Office Corporation would rise to its height to vacuously diffuse a systemic failure on already publicised security breaches, as if the latter were not reflective of the corporate management capacity, as well as of course being irrelevant to the complaint (GPOC is working to address delays at some locations,’ SN, August 26).

Thoughts on ethnic balancing

Dear Editor, I wish to recognize and applaud the enterprise and dynamism of Nigel’s (Nigels Supermarket), the Clinton Urlings (of Germans), the Lennox John (of Ashmins) and the Courtney Benns (of Courtney Benn Construction) of this great land of ours.

Unhealthy public health sector

It should come as no surprise to anyone that senior nurses are speaking out about the malady affecting the operations at Guyana’s premier public health institution – the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).