Articles published on Wednesday, November 11, 2015
The Guyana Police Force says it has embarked on an aggressive zero tolerance campaign in all Policing Divisions across Guyana, to clamp down on the sale and use of Fire Crackers and other illicit Explosive Devices.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – West Indies ended their dismal tour of Sri Lanka with a consolation victory after Dwayne Bravo’s all-round brilliance secured a series-levelling 23-run win in the second and final Twenty20 International today.
(Trinidad Guardian) For three hours Sita Phillip sat in a vehicle near the Ortoire River, waiting for her husband Larry Phillip to return from a fishing trip on Monday.
Since their loss at the May 11, General and Regional elections the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has been plagued with a series of internal problems mainly around the legacy of former president Cheddi Jagan and the management style of leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo.
A three-year-old boy and his father drowned after the small boat they were travelling in capsized in the vicinity of Pap Falls, Essequibo River on Sunday evening.
Police Detectives in ‘A’ Division say they are investigating the murder of Jermaine Simon, 24yrs, of 46 Norton Street Bagotstown E.B.D,
An unidentified man died at the Georgetown Hospital last evening shortly after he was hit by a vehicle driven by a young attorney-at-law as he was attempting to cross Duncan Street.
Two women now remain at the ramshackle Chase’s Indigent Home in Robb Street and they are both hoping that they will be out of there before Christmas.
A St Ignatius man is dead after he lost control of an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) he was riding on Monday night in Lethem.
The Skeldon sugar estate continues to surpass weekly targets, according to the Guyana Sugar Corpora-tion (GuySuCo).
Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder has revealed that the report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Sugar Industry will not be publicly disseminated before the end of the 2015 crop as cabinet is seeking to organize a retreat on November 28 to discuss the findings before any decisions are made.
Agriculture Minister Noel Holder is currently awaiting a report from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) on the next course of action in acquiring markets for Guyana’s rice.
Smith Memorial Congre-gational Church celebrates its 172nd anniversary this month and will hold a service on Sunday, November 15 to mark the occasion.
Several communities in Guyana benefited from 30,000 hours of voluntary service provided by different organizations on November 7.
A myriad of topics for the upcoming Flex Night 2015 competition including prize money, pre-judging, categories and attire were discussed during an athlete and organizers meeting Saturday at Olympic House.
Scores of persons last night lined several city streets and along the East Coast Demerara road to witness the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s (GHDS) annual Diwali motorcade.
With the Electoral Con-gress of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) mere days away it has been disclosed that the GFF has been officially incorporated as a company.
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Phil Simmons has been reinstated as head coach of the West Indies Cricket team weeks after his suspension, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced yesterday.
Amidst the backdrop of an unfavourable Guyana Football Federation (GFF) forensic audit for the period of 2011-2012, Team Integrity’s First Vice-Presidential hopeful Bruce Lovell said football governance needs a fundamental rethinking and that his slate is ready to confront the challenges affecting the discipline.
With the absence of an Ethics Committee in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) the recent audit and subsequent revelations of possible impropriety within the Guyana Football Federation during the years 2011 and 2012 need to be investigated and those who are culpable brought to justice.
Following the successful staging of the inaugural tournament, the 2nd edition of the Smalta / Ministry of Public Health Girls U-11 Football Championship was officially launched Monday at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue.
Dear Editor, I have retrieved the 3-page draft Code of Conduct for all ministers of government, etc, which was published on November 6 for public input from the website www.motp.gov.gy<http://www.motp.gov.gy>.
St. Angela’s ascended to the league of fabled, clinching their first Courts Pee-Wee Under-11 football championship as they defeated a determined Enterprise Primary by a 3-1 score line yesterday at the Thirst Park Ground.
Defending first division champs Hikers and the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) battled to a 3-3 stalemate when the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) National Indoor Championship commenced on Monday.
Dear Editor, I write this letter about Hindu College with hesitation, because there is history and revisionist history as well as varying accounts spoken and written from individual perspectives.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing a mutiny from senior members of his Bharatiya Janata Party for the first time in his premiership after a humiliating election defeat in the pivotal state of Bihar exposed deep rifts over his leadership.
Part of the pageantry that attended last evening’s Diwali Motorcade hosted by the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha.
Dear Editor, Mr Charandass Persaud, MP for the ruling alliance government, found that the recently organized Diwali motorcade by the Dharmic Sabha in the Rose Hall Canje area was politicized (‘East Canje Motorcade was politicised’ SN, November 10).
National player Khemraj Pooranmall reclaimed the A Class crown while Linden Heywood was the winner of the B Class category when the Guyana Draughts Association staged its annual National Draughts Championships last weekend at the National Gymnasium.
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who led the country for eight years at the height of the Cold War, died yesterday at the age of 96, his office said.
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Founda-tion) – Colombia’s attorney general said today that he would put a draft law before Congress next week easing the restrictions on abortion, marking a significant shift in opinion in the socially conservative country.
Dear Editor, I am sure that Mr Cameron, who has a huge ego and would like to be as well known as any political leader, but without the guts to run for political office, will begin the defence of the WICB by saying that if bowlers cannot bowl good line and length at critical times and try to hit sixes when fours can be almost as effective and much safer, and cannot run out batsmen when three wickets are staring at them, the quality of governance makes no difference.
(Reuters) – Russia wants the Syrian government and opposition to agree on launching a constitutional reform process of up to 18 months, followed by early presidential elections, a draft document obtained by Reuters showed yesterday.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Two former West Indies cricketers say they are baffled by the latest decision by match officials to report spinner Sunil Narine to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for having a suspect bowling action.
“One Diya can light many Diyas” was written on the banner of this Roshini Bodhoo entry last evening.
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels have suspended the purchase of weapons and munitions as a goodwill gesture as the group negotiates an end to five decades of war with the government.
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- The West Indies have named an unchanged 15-member Test squad for the tour of Australia starting next month.
Dear Editor, It is always interesting when a government announces it is getting rid of red tape, only to be tied up with other colours of tape.
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has stopped dismantling centrifuges in two uranium enrichment plants, state media reported yesterday, days after conservative lawmakers complained to President Hassan Rouhani that the process was too rushed.
As I read the history of Guyana, one of the points emanating from scholars of previous generations is the uncompetitive nature of sugar production in British Guiana.
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A new mining code being proposed in Brazil will include stricter regulations for tailings pond dams and could make dry processing of iron ore obligatory for miners, the bill’s reviewer, Congressman Leonardo Quintão, told Reuters yesterday.
Dear Editor, New York City officially celebrates Diwali on Wednesday (November 11) with the suspension of parking rules and an excused absence for those public school students and staff who take the day off – no dispute among Hindu leaders on the date for city recognition.
The occurrence of two events in recent times requires our attention, far away from them as we may be.
KANDY, Sri Lanka, CMC-West Indies T20 captain Darren Sammy has described some of his teammates, including himself, as ‘rusty’ after they crashed to a 30-run defeat against Sri Lanka in the opening T20 International on Monday.
MEXICO CITY (Reu-ters) – Two-thirds of Mexi-cans are against decriminalizing marijuana, ac-cording to an opinion poll published yesterday, just days after a Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to an eventual legalization.
A staff member of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority poses near a Rangoli created at that entity on Monday to celebrate Diwali.
A few weeks ago, this column drew attention to the upcoming Paris Climate Summit (COP 21), which will be held under the aegis of the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) between November 30 and December 11 (UNFCC Paris 2015: the meaning of success.
