Articles published on Sunday, April 3, 2016
KINGSTON, Jamaica, (Reuters) – West Indies players will share the entire $1.6 million in prize money for winning the men’s World Twenty20 title as well as a portion of sponsorship revenue, the head of the region’s cricket board told Reuters today.
KOLKATA, India, CMC – Captain Darren Sammy courted controversy here today when he hit out at the West Indies Cricket Board for its lack of support following his side’s capture of the Twenty20 World Cup.
President David Granger today congratulated the West Indies men’s and women’s teams for winning the T20 finals in India today.
About 0630h. today, the body of Roger Manikam, 64 years, of Section ‘B’, Non Pariel, ECD was found on the roadway along the Coldingen Railway Embankment, ECD, with a wound to the head.
The police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred about 2130h last night on the La Jalousie Public Road, WCD, and which resulted in the death of pedestrian Mohendra Bisnauth, 52 years, of La Jalousie.
Investigations are being conducted into an incident that occurred about 0145h.
KOLKATA, (Reuters) – West Indies’ Carlos Brathwaite smashed England’s Ben Stokes for four successive sixes to snatch a sensational four-wicket win in today’s World Twenty20 final as the Caribbean side became the first team to win the title twice.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s parliament will debate on Tuesday a motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete said today, after a top court ruled the president had violated the constitution.
KOLKATA, (Reuters) – Fifties from Hayley Matthews and Stafanie Taylor powered West Indies to their first women’s World Twenty20 title today, their eight-wicket win at Eden Gardens ending three-times defending champions Australia’s dominance in the tournament.
Georgetown’s newly-minted Chief Citizen Patricia Chase-Green says widening the city’s revenue base is among her immediate priorities as is ensuring that the newly-elected councillors consult with their constituencies to address their needs as part of the capital’s development.
Resource is another of the small villages along Canal Number Two Polder, West Bank Demerara.
Residents of the Rupununi in Region Nine continue to pray for rain as wells and other sources of water continue to disappear during what some have described as being the second worse drought to hit the region.
The last two weeks have seen four execution-style killings, two of which are said to be connected and this highlights that gunmen for hire are still on the prowl while underworld gangs continue to operate unfettered.
Former national footballer and Alpha United member, Manasseh Primo was jailed in New York in January this year for 10 months after admitting to the importation of cocaine into the US on June 11, 2015.
Police have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of bus driver Alvin Lorrimer, who was fatally shot at a city bus park almost two weeks ago.
Although the Dependants Pension Fund is in a sound financial position, its operations have significantly decreased and there is an urgent need for the Fund to explore new avenues for investments.
The parents of a 19-year-old Cummings Lodge resident are seeking the public’s assistance in locating their son, who has not been heard from since leaving his home last June to pursue work as a miner in the interior.
President David Granger’s swift and decisive action, tersely announced, to terminate the appointment of Mr Brian Tiwari as a government adviser on business, dramatized an event that has titillated the political classes and has energized the media.
Karl Popper, one of the greatest thinkers of his, or any, age, was modest in expressing his philosophical findings.
Efforts to elect Mabaruma’s first Mayor and Deputy Mayor yesterday ended in a stalemate as the APNU+AFC and PPP/C, which are evenly split on the town council each voted for their respective candidate.
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is calling on Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield to investigate an incident where an overseer of the Local Authority Area allegedly refused to swear in two of the party’s members as councillors.
On March 21 the European Commission published a summary of submissions on the future relationship between Europe and the 78 member African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of nations (the ACP).
Although in my ongoing presentation of these articles on Guyana’s forests it has not been so far singled out for attention, it should be clear from last week’s contribution that the international forest agenda is directly driving much of the agenda items framing Guyana’s forests and land use policies, as the country goes forward.
KOLKATA, India, CMC – Confident West Indies will rely on their unshakeable self-belief and devastating power-hitting when they clash with an in-form England in today’s final of the Twenty20 World Cup, in a quest for their second title in five years.
We speak about one nation in Guyana; we refer to it that way in our motto and some of us quote the motto as proof of our oneness.
(Conclusion) Due diligence In the first part of this article, an effort was made to discuss some of the things that often lead to charges of non-compliance with globally accepted anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism standards.
Despite claims by the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), there has been no appointment of a new Commissioner-General for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).
KOLKATA, India, CMC – Captain Darren Sammy has lashed out at cricket broadcaster Mark Nicholas for describing West Indies as “short of brains” in a pre-tournament preview, and says the comment helped served as a catalyst for the side’s success in the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup.
A 17-year-old boy was shot in his jaw by bandits during a $7 million robbery in the Rosignol Market yesterday morning.
(Continued) Tonsillitis Let us first understand what tonsils are. You may have had a nail pierce your sole, and the result of that is a swelling in the inguinal area (the ‘groin’ as we call it).
IT IS a formula for T20 cricket ideally suited to their game.
A would-be thief ended up behind bars yesterday after he snatched a gold band from the hand of rural constable and did not count on the chase that ensued.
The Guyanese play For Better For Worse by Leon Saul returned after a very long time to performance at the National Cultural Centre two weeks ago.
Satyendra Persaud MBBS DM (Urol) FCCS Registrar, Department of Urology, San Fernando General Hospital, Trinidad and Tobago Last session, I outlined several options for the management of localized disease – that is, when the cancer is only in the prostate and nowhere else.
The continuation of a fierce rivalry will highlight the resumption of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League when Alpha ‘the Hammer’ United tackle Pele today at the Camp Ayanganna ground.
PALMYRA, Syria (Reuters) – Islamic State militants retreating from Palmyra laid thousands of mines that they planned to set off simultaneously as the army moved in, a Syrian officer told Reuters in the ancient city after its recapture from the jihadist fighters.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Hundreds of Cubans protested at the Ecuadorean embassy in Cuba on Friday, a day after the Andean nation announced they would need visas to enter the country as of December 1.
KOLKATA, India, CMC – Legendary former captain Clive Lloyd believes global domestic Twenty20 leagues have played a seminal role in enhancing the skills and professionalism of the West Indies team.
Bibi Safaora Salim, the woman who was arrested for allegedly making death threats against President David Granger on Facebook, was released on station bail on Friday evening.
Stanley Greaves: Speaking about my own work can be considered a “conflict of interest”.
In the Heart of the Sea, the 3-D film directed by Ron Howard and released in December 2015, is an interpretation of Herman Melville’s classic novel, Moby Dick.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The FBI’s method for breaking into a locked iPhone 5c is unlikely to stay secret for long, according to senior Apple Inc engineers and outside experts.
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) – A new wave of fighting broke out in the Nagorno-Karabakh region yesterday, killing dozens and drawing international calls for an immediate ceasefire to stop violence spreading in the South Caucasus.
Dear Editor, The main entrance to the courts of the High Court for use by the public, litigants, witnesses, and such legal practitioners as may choose it, is off South Street at the south-western corner of the compound.
KOLKATA, India, CMC – West Indies Women will approach today’s final of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup with a fearless attitude, as they seek upset Australia Women and clinch their first-ever title.
Russia cemented its ascent and influence in chess last week, after more than a decade by realizing a challenger for the approaching November world chess championship title match.
A report on the Linden Town Council elections published by this newspaper yesterday under the title ‘Carwyn Holland is Linden’s new chief citizen’ inadvertently excluded Councillor Loma Moseley of the group Linden 2025 among the list of councillors.
Whether at the gym, at work or hanging out, I’m constantly approached and politely quizzed on my nutrition which is key to maintaining a lean, appealing physique year round.
Chrysanthemums commonly called Mums originated in China. The Chinese grew Chrysanthemums as early as the 15th century.
West Indies opener Lendl Simmons, who batted his team into today’s World T20 Cup final believes that his side can beat England once they turn up with their A game.
Dear Editor, While the EPA and the Pesticides Board are fiddling with regard to the granting of approval to do aerial spraying, the rice farmers are now facing the brunt of the assault from widespread paddy bug infestation.
Entrants from the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre entering the Promenade Gardens yesterday after registering to compete in the Inner Wheel Club’s Hat Show.
John Joseph, 64, died during the wee hours of yesterday morning in the North West District of Region One after police say he was stabbed with the arrow he shot at a man.
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – His manners and dress are so impeccable that the man who may soon be Brazil’s next president is quietly known by political allies and enemies alike as “The Butler.”
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police made a series of arrests of right-wing and anti-racist protesters in Brussels yesterday, and riot squads engaged in a tense confrontation with local youths in the district of Molenbeek.
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Striated Herons (Butorides striata) are often seen standing still at edge of ponds and trenches where they wait to ambush prey such as small fish, frogs and insects.
The cream of the nation’s cyclists will transform the roadways of West Demerara into their battleground when the sixth annual Powerade 50-mile race pedals off today.
Dear Editor This past week several of my fellow Buxtonions returned to the Ancestors.
Chicken wings make perfect finger food whether you are entertaining, thinking of food to snack on over a long weekend, or nibbles to take on an outing.
Politicians live in a different dimension from the rest of us, which is why they are frequently incapable of relating their actions to their words, or of following through on matters of principle.
