Articles published on Monday, June 27, 2016
NICE, France, (Reuters) – Iceland pulled off one of the biggest shocks in European Championship history when they stunned abject England 2-1 on Monday, leading Roy Hodgson to quit and sending the tiny nation into a quarter-final against hosts France.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Captain Jason Holder has broken into the top 20 of the One-Day International rankings for the first time in his career, following strong performances during the just concluded Tri-Nations Series.
Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, today (right) received a final copy of the Coastal Engineering Design Manual for the Guyana Sea and River Defences from European Union (EU) Ambassador, Jernej Videtič.
The police in ‘D’ Division say they are investigating a shooting incident during a robbery which occurred at 0100h.
The village of Moraikobai, situated up the Mahaicony River, Mahaica-Berbice (Region Five), yesterday, became the latest beneficiary under President David Granger’s Five B’s or ‘Boats, Buses, Bicycles plus Breakfast and Books’ Programme, which is aimed at ensuring that every child has access to and stays in school.
Gold production at the Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) for the first half of this year has been estimated at 75,000 ounces and the company has entered an agreement to expand the capacity of its Aurora mine in Cuyuni/Mazaruni.
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi blasted a penalty over the bar in what looks like being his last act in international football as Chile beat Argentina in a shootout to win the Copa America for the second year in a row yesterday.
One of two planes that left Guyana illegally under the cover of darkness on Saturday has been given clearance to leave Anguilla and the other was grounded in the British overseas territory, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has said.
A 19-year-old labourer perished in a mysterious fire which destroyed a two-bedroom house in the De Willem, West Coast Demerara (WCD) squatting area on Saturday night.
American oil firm ExxonMobil will be drilling more wells after an appraisal well confirmed the presence of a significant deposit of oil in the location close to where the first well was drilled.
It is important that Guyana move quickly to enact anti-discrimination laws as discrimination and homophobia “is a very real problem” for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LBGT) community here, outgoing Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy here, Bryan Hunt has said.
A police rank died on Saturday afternoon after he lost control of the car he was driving and it flipped over in the vicinity of the Bamia Creek on the Linden/Soesdyke highway.
President David Granger on Friday said that protected areas will be established in all 10 regions of the country.
The Guyana Power and Light is inviting bids for the construction of an 11 MW plant at Anna Regina on the Essequibo Coast and one for 5.5 MW at Canefield on the East Berbice.
Waste management is taking up over 50% of the revenues of the Beterverwagting /Triumph Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) and councillors who were elected at historic local government polls are now confronting problems which have led to frustration with one already contemplating resignation.
Following the award of $130 million in contracts for rehabilitation works in several communities including High Dam, Caracas, West Canje, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon recently visited a number of East Berbice projects.
Having taken Australia into the triangular series final with the bat, Mitchell Marsh ensured a tournament-winning victory over the West Indies by delivering with the ball.
An audit of the existing stock of Styrofoam food containers in the country must be completed before a date can be set for the enforcement of the ban on the use and sale of such containers.
The Ministry of Social Protection, with support from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has sanitised its database as part of the process to digitalise the old age pension service, the Government Information Agency said on Friday.
Geron Williams is once again the national road race champion. Yesterday, the US-based wheelsman denied Raynauth Jeffrey a second senior road race title while claiming his second one in three years as he out sprinted the Team Coco’s standout at the end of an aggressive day of racing around the outer circuit of the National Park.
Guyana and Suriname will face off in the first Inter-Guianas Spelling Bee competition today from 10.00 am in the auditorium of NCERD, Battery Road, Kingston.
TOULOUSE, France, (Reuters) – Belgium captain Eden Hazard produced an inspired performance, including a fine solo goal, to lead his side to a resounding 4-0 victory over Hungary at Euro 2016 yesterday and set up a quarter-final clash with Wales.
LONDON, (Reuters) – On court Novak Djokovic is taking tennis to extraordinary new levels with his single-minded obsession with winning; off it the Serbian is more than happy to share power.
The sister of Mohamed Shameer, the Pomeroon River boat collision victim whose decomposing remains were found buried in a shallow grave more than 60 miles from the scene, is continuing to question the delay in the filing of charges by police against two suspects.
With mayoral elections due each year, Georgetown’s Chief Citizen, Patricia Chase-Green will have her stewardship put to the test and the current controversy over the parking meters contract could be a defining moment.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Serena Williams gave little away yesterday as she assessed her chances of retaining her Wimbledon title — and dismissed suggestions that she is under any pressure.
Guyana will continue to import oil from the existing supplier, Petrotrin of Trinidad and Tobago while it also considers markets in non-CARICOM Caribbean Islands.
(Reuters) – Rain forced the abandonment of the third one-day international between England and Sri Lanka yesterday with the hosts’ hopes of taking a 2-0 lead thwarted just four overs into their run chase at Bristol.
Kwakwani Secondary sealed their berth to the next round in the Digicel Schools Football Championship, defeating Linden Technical Institute by a 2-0 score line Saturday at the Kwakwani Community Centre Ground.
The ‘A’ Division of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday held its second annual Youth Expo under the theme ‘Moulding and fusing the youths for a healthier and brighter future.’
A father will come up against his son today in the men’s doubles final of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Open badminton tournament at the National Gymnasium.
Dear Editor, Quick thinking and sound planning by the Minister of Infrastructure, Mr David Patterson and General Manager, Miss Merchant of the Transport and Harbours Department on Thursday, June, 23 certainly averted what would have been a crisis situation at the Supenaam and Parika stellings.
LILLE, France, (Reuters) – Germany’s Julien Draxler repaid the faith of coach Joachim Low with a dazzling display featuring a volleyed goal and an assist as they thumped Slovakia 3-0 yesterday to book a Euro 2016 quarter-final with holders Spain or Italy.
Dear Editor, I am happy to read that our government has secured UNDP funding for a foreign consultancy on improving ICT access by hinterland citizens.
Dear Editor, No one yet seems to have noticed the apparent state of schizophrenia shared between the contesting parties – namely the government, on the one hand, and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on the other, regarding the announced negotiation of the quantum of increase on salaries of public servants.
Anthony Downes and Afruica Gentle won the male and female divisions of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Independence Jubilee Open tournament held recently at the GBTI Sports Club court.
PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Panama opened the long-delayed $5.4 billion expansion of its shipping canal amid cheering crowds yesterday, despite looming economic uncertainty in the shipping industry and a heated battle over billions in cost overruns.
Hikers maintained their unbeaten record in the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Championships defeating Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) and Old Fort-B respectively on Saturday at the National Gymnasium.
Dear Editor, The parking meter saga disgrace, really-is about some of the things that this country should no longer represent and exhibit.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain plunged deeper into political crisis yesterday after its vote to exit the European Union last Thursday, leaving world officials and financial markets confused about how to handle the political and economic fallout.
(Trinidad Express) Brazilian firm Construtora OAS has been fired from the $7 billion Solomon Hochoy Highway extension to Point Fortin.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Spanish elections delivered a hung parliament for the second time in six months yesterday, adding to political uncertainty in Europe after last week’s shock Brexit vote and piling intense pressure on Spain’s warring politicians to form a government.
Guyana Amazon Warriors Head Coach Roger Harper said he is satisfied with the form shown by his players during the 2016 pre-Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) camp and expects them to begin their title chase on a positive note.
This is the fifth and final in a series of articles on the above aimed at highlighting the extent of our achievements in the post-Independence period.
Dear Editor, Georgetown is the capital city of Guyana but it’s in a very bad state because of the number of vagrants, touts, beggars, thieves and white collar crooks.
(Reuters) – Weapons shipped into Jordan for Syrian rebels by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia were stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to arms merchants on the black market, the New York Times reported, citing American and Jordanian officials.
Riled up over expired product: City Constables were on Friday called to calm a riled crowd after a customer who purchased a product from Annie’s Variety Store in the Acme Building on Regent Street and found that it was expired was unsuccessful in getting the proprietor to exchange it or refund her.
Interviews by Oliceia Simon with photographs by Shabna Rahman With domestic violence being a front burner issue, this week we asked the man/woman in the street why they felt men who are abused often choose not to make police reports and why women tended to remain in abusive relationships.
(Trinidad Express) Four people liming roadside near a birthday celebration were shot in a drive by attack in Carapichaima on Saturday.
Anyone who listened to or read of the press conference held last Monday by the Mayor of Georgetown, Patricia Chase-Green on the visit of her team to Mexico in connection with the parking meters project would instantly come away with the view that the city is a hotbed for machinations more associated with some medieval enclave rather than a municipality born of democratic elections and aspiring to transparent, open and accountable governance.
Dear Editor, Nations and political unions can only succeed if the people are on board.
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LYON, France, (Reuters) – Hosts France came from behind to beat 10-man Ireland 2-1 and reach the Euro 2016 quarter-finals after a tactical switch freed forward Antoine Griezmann to score two second-half goals at Parc OL yesterday.
By Rajiv Mohabir Rajiv Mohabir, author of The Taxidermist’s Cut, is an award winning poet and translator who currently teaches poetry and composition at the University of Hawai’i where he is pursuing his PhD in English.
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, (Reuters) – Chile upset favourites Argentina with a penalty shootout victory in the Copa America final at MetLife Stadium on Sunday to retain their title in the world’s oldest continental soccer competition.
