Articles published on Saturday, October 8, 2016
Trade unionist Carvil Duncan today said that he had been asked by President David Granger during a February meeting to resign as Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) and from other constitutional commissions.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Cholera outbreaks have killed at least 13 people in southwest Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, government officials told Reuters on Saturday, voicing concern that the disease was spreading.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump scrambled to prevent his campaign from falling apart early on Saturday with a hastily prepared video statement expressing regret for making lewd comments about women.
Guyana yesterday welcomed a US$297,000 ($62.3 million) grant from the United States that will see the Carter Center assisting its efforts to become a candidate of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
Chairman of the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Board of Directors Nigel Hinds on Thursday tendered his resignation, while saying that he could not perform in the best interest of the company as a “rubber stamp.”
Engineer Charles Ceres yesterday vehemently denied that he resigned as a member of the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Board of Directors because of issues with Chief Executive Officer Dr.
General Secretary of the Alliance for Change (AFC) David Patterson believes that his party has successfully advocated for a reduction in the powers of Minister of State Joseph Harmon.
A man is now dead and a boat operator is in police custody after the boats they were travelling in collided in the Moruca River, North West District, late yesterday afternoon.
It is the view of some vendors occupying the canopy section of the Stabroek Market that the rifle reportedly discovered there Wednesday night was planted to discredit them in a plot to remove them from that location.
Another page will be written today in their historic rivalry when Guyana match skills with Suriname in the third round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup Qualifiers at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium in Paramaribo from 20:00hrs.
The Hydrometeorological Service has commissioned a $1.6 M Climatological Station at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) that is expected to assist with seasonal forecasting to improve agricultural production.
Half centuries from Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Askhaya Persaud and Romario Shepherd paced West demerara to 346 all out on the first day of their final round match of the GCB CGI Franchise League match against Essequibo.
The minor explosion on a Roraima Airways plane in June, which resulted in injury to a maintenance engineer could have been avoided if a risk assessment had been conducted before repairs started, the Department of Labour has found.
The fifth annual Court’s Pee-Wee Primary Schools football competition will kick-off today with 12 group matches at the Thirst Park ground.
Though the Alliance for Change (AFC) believes that a reform of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) is necessary, it has not yet begun to advocate for it at the level of the governing coalition and is choosing instead to push for constitutional reform and a restructuring of the legislation governing campaign financing.
Munir Mohamed, the truck driver who was involved in an accident at Providence, East Bank Demerara that left a porter dead last month, was yesterday released on $340,000 bail after denying three charges, including causing death by dangerous driving.
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Oct 7, CMC – Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo warmed up for next week’s first Test against Pakistan with a three-wicket haul but Iftikhar Ahmed led a trio of batsmen with half-centuries as the Pakistan Cricket Board Patron’s XI got the better of the exchanges on the opening day of the three-day tour match here yesterday.
Motorcyclist Melroy Barnwell, who police blame for a Houston Public Road crash that claimed the life of his passenger in June, yesterday admitted to breaking a number of traffic laws but denied responsibility for causing the accident.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies predictably crashed to a seven-wicket loss in the opening four-day “Test” against Sri Lanka A here yesterday, to fall 1-0 behind in the three-match series.
A bus driver was last week released on $250,000 bail after he denied causing the death of his conductor in an accident on the Nismes Public Road, West Bank Demerara, almost two weeks ago.
Beer Plant and Berbice tapeball teams secured lopsided wins over Central Service and Vehicle Workshop respectively when the Banks DIH Limited (Ltd) GT Beer Inter-Department cricket competition continued Wednesday.
Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence on Wednesday announced plans to reduce the number of elderly persons who are institutionalised by implementing a programme to assist families with caregiving.
Another round in the exciting Stag Beer sponsored West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior League will commence today at the Den Amstel Community ground.
Prominent educator and National Awardee Ingrid Fung A.A yesterday travelled to Affiance, Essequibo Coast to launch a literacy programme at her former primary school in a personal effort to address illiteracy in Guyana.
Hemraj Resaul won the U18 boys singles title while Joshua Kalekyezi took the U14 category when the Bakewell Junior Open lawn tennis championships continued at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) courts Wednesday.
An inspired bowling effort propelled Trisco/Novelty to a 100-run victory over Water Plant when the Banks DIH Limited (Ltd) GT Beer Inter-Department Tape Ball cricket competition continued on Thursday.
Children residing in the communities of Charles-town and Albouystown are a step closer to benefitting from literacy programmes in their areas thanks to a monetary donation from Toolsie Persaud Limited to the Guyana Book Founda-tion.
Newly-appointed Regional Executive Officer (REO) of the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Kim Williams-Stephen says she intends to bring a high level of efficiency, knowledge and competence to the post, while promising that greater emphasis will be placed on results-oriented service.
Ian Greenwood, the new appointed Technical Director of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is expected to arrive on local shores to today.
Kalyca Fraser secured the girls U14 title after she defeated Sarah Klautky in the final of the annual Bakewell Junior tennis championships at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) courts.
Dear Editor, As with every authoritarian regime, there is an increasing proclivity on the part of the coalition government to interfere with and/or usurp the functions of independent constitutional agencies, statutory bodies corporate and elected organs.
Cora Towler, charged over the cocaine found in a 14-year-old boy’s suitcase handles at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), was on Wednesday sentenced to three years in prison after deciding to plead guilty to a charge of possession of the drug for trafficking.
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies frontline leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo says the Pakistan batting line up holds no terrors for him, ahead of the upcoming three-Test series.
Berbice’s lawmen are currently on the hunt to locate a Corentyne man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl; the man who had been on station bail since May, failed to show up in court on Thursday when the charge was to be read.
Dear Editor, The entire RDC Boardroom was in a state of shock and disbelief when the Regional Chairman, Mr David Armogan, announced to the councillors that he has refused to approve the payment to a certain contractor even though the work done was approved by three councillors ‒ two from the PPP/C and one from APNU+AFC.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump came under fire from his own party yesterday after a bombshell 2005 recording came to light in which he boasted in vulgar terms about trying to have sex with an unidentified married woman and groping women, saying “when you’re a star, they let you do it.”
(Reuters) Bulgarian’s Grigor Dimitrov claimed a first career win over former world number one Rafael Nadal at the eighth time of asking to reach the semi-finals of the China Open yesteray.
A Moruca man is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with raping an underage girl.
Dear Editor, I read in the Guyana Times on October 5, an article on the shortage of drugs at Issano.
For Soyini Fraser, the fact that she won the Miss Guyana Universe title and will be representing Guyana at the Miss Universe Pageant in the Philippines in January 2017 is finally taking root in her consciousness.
The Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts are slated to begin evening sessions from Monday.
Dear Editor, After reading a letter in the Stabroek News of October 3, with the caption ‘APNU+AFC councillors disrupted RDC meeting,’ as well as in the Kaieteur News of October 4, by Julius Faerber and a PPP councillor, I am compelled to tender my position.
(Reuters) British Cycling is cooperating fully with an investigation by the country’s anti-doping agency UKAD into “allegations of wrongdoing within cycling”, it said yesterday.
MANILA (Reuters) – US-Philippines ties are going through “bumps on the road” and the Philippine military could manage if treaty ally the United States were to withdraw aid, the defence minister said yesterday.
KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies could be facing further torment from in-form opener Babar Azam, with speculation rife the right-hander is likely to replace Younis Khan who opted out of consideration for selection for the opening Test, as he recovers from a bout of dengue.
Students of the University of Guyana (UG) are expected to soon have access to more reliable wireless internet service at their campuses.
Dear Editor, The face of Guyana, as I once knew it, has changed, and continues to change.
Hi Everyone, What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions you may have about food or cooking but are too shy to ask.
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has built up its forces in Syria since a ceasefire collapsed in late September, sending in troops, planes and advanced missile systems, a Reuters analysis of publicly available tracking data shows.
We all know the saying “getting old is a privilege.” Experience shows that it can be a privilege but it can also be terrifying.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti/DAYTONA BEACH, Fla (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew killed more than 800 people and left tens of thousands homeless in Haiti earlier this week before it skirted Florida’s Atlantic coast yesterday and plowed northward over waters just off Georgia.
Five persons have been held by police after an early morning raid uncovered guns and a quantity of ganja at a nightspot in West Ruimveldt yesterday.
Dear Editor, I had written on a few occasions that the WICB did not believe in coaching.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday announced the creation of peace prize in honour of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, and said he was awarding it to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Summer is incredibly difficult to break up with. I think that what I detest the most is changing my colour palette to fall-like colours such as brown and burgundy.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Jake Ball made a memorable one-day debut as he combined with Adil Rashid to derail Bangladesh’s chase and bowl England to a thrilling 21-run victory in the first match of the series in Mirpur yesterday.
