Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Articles published on Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Cabinet asks AG to explain move to take private land

Cabinet yesterday took a decision to have Attorney-General Basil Williams prepare a report to explain the compulsory acquisition of  two plots of land at Carmichael and Middle streets belonging to High Commissioner to Canada Clarissa Riehl and the Beharry Group of Companies, while the latter is preparing a legal challenge.

UG student hit by car regains consciousness

Keneisha Sim, the third-year Biology student of the University of Guyana who was struck down by a speeding car on Monday as she attempted to cross the East Coast Demerara public road, has regained consciousness and her condition is listed as stable.

Selwyn Smartt (at left) and Khame Prakash Sharma being sworn in as members of the city council

Two new city councillors sworn-in

There are two new faces on the Georgetown City Council. Selwyn Smartt, of Team Benschop for Mayor and Khame Prakash Sharma, of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, recently took the oath of office and joined 28 other individuals representing the residents of Georgetown on the council.

Sales sail past Beer Plant

Sales Department defeated Beer Plant by six wickets when the Banks DIH Limited (Ltd) GT Beer Inter-Department Tape Ball Cricket Championship continued on Monday.

TOP Performers! In picture from right: Steve Bacchus, Khemraj Pooranmall and Jiaram, missing is Floyd Cumberbatch

Pooranmall continues draughts reign

Khemraj Pooranmall continued his dominance of local draughts when he won his second crown as the Guyana Draughts Association brought an end to its national championships last Sunday in the compound of the National Gymnasium.

Singh in sight of century as Windies A surge

PALLEKELE , Sri Lanka, CMC – Jahmar Hamilton missed a century and Visual Singh is in sight of one as West Indies A dominated the opening day of their second four-day “Test” against Sri Lanka A at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium here yesterday.

India’s Wriddhiman Saha successfully appeals for the wicket of New Zealand’s Kane Williamson. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Pujara, Ashwin lead India to series sweep

INDORE, India, (Reuters) – Cheteshwar Pujara struck his eighth test century and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin engineered another spectacular batting collapse to help India crush New Zealand by 321 runs in the third test and complete a 3-0 series sweep yesterday.

St Rose’s students get pointers on agri careers

Students briefed on careers in agriculture

Fifth form Agricultural Science and Business students of St Rose’s High School were addressed by Training Coordinator of the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Benjamin Frank during a career discussion at the school on October 4th.

Economy and elections in Barbados

As Barbados goes past the halfway mark since the last general elections in the country held in 2013, concern and discussion are obviously rising among the political parties about the prospects for the current Democratic Labour Party government led by Mr Freundel Stuart when its term ends, at a maximum, in 2018.

PPP/C went low: APNU+AFC has gone lower

On 6 October 2016, Stabroek News published an article ‘Cabinet deeply perturbed at Grade Six math results’, the content of which, if true, has certainly taken official education reporting to a new low, and this is magnified by the hackneyed solutions to the problem that are proffered.