Daily Archive: Saturday, July 2, 2016

Articles published on Saturday, July 2, 2016

Patrick Manning

Former T&T PM Manning passes away

(Trinidad Guardian) The People’s National Movement (PNM) has extended condolences to the wife and children of former party leader and prime minister Patrick Manning, following the announcement of his death at 8.15 AM this morning.

Consistency – An elusive commodity in West Indies cricket

In the aftermath of the highly competitive Ballr Cup Tri-nation tournament in which West Indies fought tooth and nail to the bitter end with talent-laden top tier nations and ultimately capitulating in the final to the reigning ODI world champions, it is evident that though mired close to the bottom of the ICC standings, the regional team somewhat enigmatic is possessed of considerable potential but lacks the consistency and the rigid discipline that is necessary for the development of a winning attitude to propel them up the rankings.

Defending champ makes winning start

Defending Men’s Open Champ Nyron Joseph as well as No. #1 Men and Women seeds Alex Arjoon and Ashley Khalil made winning stars when the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) sanctioned Digicel Senior Championships continued on Thursday.

The Wales players celebrate their upset quarter-final win.

Wales down Belgium 3-1 in stunning upset

LILLE, France, (Reuters) – Wales produced a stunning upset to reach the Euro 2016 semi-finals after Hal Robson-Kanu’s superbly fashioned goal and Sam Vokes’s late header secured a 3-1 comeback win over Belgium yesterday to set up a clash with Portugal.

The Ontario Chapter of the UG Graduates Guild has attempted to provide assistance to the university

Dear Editor, I congratulate Professor Ivelaw Griffith on his appointment as Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG) and I commend him for the initiatives he has undertaken to bring about improvements at this national institution and wish to highlight the achievements and disappointments/frustrations of the University of Guyana Guild of Graduates, Ontario (UGGGO), the Ontario Chapter of the UG Guild of Graduates, in its attempt to provide assistance to our alma mater.

FLASHBACK! Germany’s players were crestfallen after ther Euro 2012 semi-final defeat to Italy and will be seeking to avenge that loss in today’s quarterfinal.

Germany faces Azurri nightmare

BORDEAUX, France, (Reuters) – Title contenders Germany will come face to face with their ultimate tournament nightmare when they take on Italy in their Euro 2016 quarter-final in Bordeaux today.

Murders in El Salvador drop by half in June

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – Murders in El Salvador plunged 51 percent in June compared with the same month last year, police said on Friday, attributing the drop to new government security measures even as gangs pointed to a recent truce to explain the decline.

Jumbie story

I was having a conversation with someone recently who relayed that a woman she knew was complaining about having “seven jumbies” attached to her.