Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Articles published on Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Truck driver dies in accident

Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 0030h today at Good Hope Public Road, ECD, and which resulted in the death of truck-driver Yougraj Singh, 50 years, of Coverden, EBD, the police say.

Audit report on NICIL calls for firm action

The forensic audit report commissioned by the APNU+AFC government of controversial holding company NICIL has recommended criminal and/or disciplinary action against all those responsible for the interception of state revenues totalling $26.858 billion in violation of the constitution.

Chand says GuySuCo still stalling

Conciliation talks have started between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) but the two sides remain split on the Annual Production Incentive (API) for sugar workers.

Australia bring in Pattinson for Windies opener

(Reuters) – James Pattinson will replace fellow quick Mitchell Starc in the Australia team for this week’s opening test against West Indies, captain Steve Smith said on Wednesday, reviving a promising career that had stalled because of injury.

Rahane now Indian’s highest-ranked batsman

(ICC) Ajinkya Rahane has become India’s highest-ranked Test batsman in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings after scoring two centuries in his side’s 337 runs victory over South Africa in the New Delhi Test on Monday, which gave the home side a 3-0 series win.

Granger reiterates need for cohesion

President David Granger on Sunday attended the launch of the new Guyana Islamic Trust (GIT) Secretariat and ISA Islamic Elementary School building on East Street, Georgetown, where he emphasised the need for national cohesion.

Victory Valley Royals eclipse Jets

Victory Valley Royals and Retrieve Raiders clinched contrasting victories over Amelia’s Ward Jets and Block 22 Flames when the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) sanctioned Banks Supreme Malta Open Christmas Championship continued on Monday.

Harmon donates to Angoy’s Avenue community

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, in keeping with a promise made during the issuance of an apology over his comments made concerning government ministers’ salary increase, on Sunday donated the sum of $215,000 representative of the increase in his salary for the month of November to the residents of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

Linden policeman creating noise nuisance

Dear Editor, In your Friday Nov 27th edition there is a heading: ‘Alleged cop assault on Paradise fisherman being probed’ where it tells about a policeman who allegedly struck one Amar Zaban, 23 years old, on his head with a beer bottle, kicked him when he fell down blacking him out.

Venezuela election confirms public pressure on Maduro

The parliamentary elections in Venezuela on Sunday confirm widely predicted expectations that President Nicolás Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela has been, for some time, under intense public pressure to the extent that a substantial section of the Venezuelan public have virtually given up on his regime.