Daily Archive: Sunday, September 6, 2015

Articles published on Sunday, September 6, 2015

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo interacting with a resident at Whim yesterday.

Doors to be open to PPP for unity government

Greeted by a small protest by opposition supporters during his first official visit to his hometown of Whim, Berbice, since the May 11 elections, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday extended an invitation to the parliamentary opposition to join a national unity government.

Norway urges gov’t to consider pros of Amaila hydro project

Norway has urged the APNU+AFC administration to consider the merits of the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) since Guyana stands to lose over $16 billion previously earmarked for the project if it fails to come up with a plan for “transformational” renewable energy sources that can be realised in the next few years.

The calypsonians

Among the many interesting aspects of my time in Tradewinds going back to 1968 was becoming familiar with some of the popular performers of the day, many from Trinidad.

Deryck Murray

Holder’s tactics, influence could be key factors

By Tony Cozier   AS was eventually inevitable, Jason Holder has had the West Indies Test captaincy added to the ODI responsibility unexpectedly placed on him in January for the series in South Africa and the subsequent World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Guyanese performers in Haiti (Stabroek News file photo)

Carifesta in Haiti

(Continued from last week) As we continue to focus on Carifesta XII which was held in Port au Prince, Haiti, from August 21-30 and closed its curtains exactly one week ago, we find ourselves still confronting the persistent and overriding significance of Haiti as a venue for this Caribbean festival.

Lennox Blackmore

Blackmore elated over honour

Guyana’s first Commonwealth boxing champion, Lennox Blackmore is elated that the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has decided to honour him by naming its Intermediate boxing championships after him.

Ryan Hackett

Top teams advance in King of the Streets football

Top teams West Front Road-Gold is Money, Queen Street Tiger Bay, Bent Street, Festival City and Mocha Ballers were among the winners when the knockout round of the inaugural RDE Vibes and Sparta Boss ‘King of the Streets’ football tournament began Friday.

Suriname club team Flamengo’s November visit

In preparation for the visit of Suriname number one veteran unit Flamengo, tournament coordinator Godfrey Norville is seeking the presence of all ex-national and current veteran players today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) for a practice game at 10:30hrs.

Tight race

(Trindiad Express) With undecided voters factored in, the national race between all voters is a statistical tie, with 38 per cent leaning toward the People’s Partnership, 36 per cent to the People’s National Movement (PNM), one per cent to the Independent Liberal Party (ILP) and 25 per cent undecided.

Reggae Boyz stunned by Nicaragua

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz made a nightmare start to their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign when they suffered a shock 3-2 defeat to lowly-rated Nicaragua at Independence Park here Friday night.

Not a water taxi

Not a water taxi: The driver of this hire car ended up in the canal near the junction of the University of Guyana access road after he tried to overtake another vehicle and lost control.