Daily Archive: Sunday, October 16, 2016

Articles published on Sunday, October 16, 2016

A glimpse inside the play park which is located at the Giftland Mall complex at Lilendaal and is now open to the general public.

Universal Play Park

Universal Play Park: The Giftland Mall on Friday evening added a new attraction to its Liliendaal Complex with the official launch of the Universal Play Park.

Bishoo grabs 8 for 49 as Windies strike back

(Reuters) – An eight-wicket haul from West Indies’ Devendra Bishoo breathed fresh life into the first test against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday, leaving his side with a faint chance of pulling off the unlikeliest of wins in the day-night contest.

Convicted drug trafficker Barry Dataram about to be handed over to local enforcement officials by the Suriname police. Inset is the information page in the fake passport for “David Persaud” that was being used by the fugitive. (Royston Drakes photos)

Dataram, wife returned to Guyana

Less than 24 hours after being caught in an apartment in Paramaribo, Suriname, fugitive drug trafficker Barry Dataram and his common-law wife, Anjanie Boodnarine, were yesterday returned to Guyana, while the Ministry of Presidency announced an investigation into how they got fake passports to skip the country.

This family heads to the creek to wash and bathe

Whitewater

Living in Whitewater Central, Toshao Cleveland DeSouza said, has become much easier compared to a number of years ago when they had to foot it to Kumaka Market whenever they missed the tractor, as transportation is much more readily available.

October 5

October 5, 1992, was an historic day for Guyana – the day when democracy returned in free and fair elections for the first time in twenty-four years. 

Deteriorating public language

I haven’t noticed much mention of it but in the recent maelstrom emanating from Donald Trump’s run at the US Presidency, it is striking how much the choice of words coming from various persons in the campaign confuses the issues completely. 

Bravo, Samuels shine as Windies frustrate Pakistan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Left-hander Darren Bravo and veteran Marlon Samuels missed out on hundreds but their contrasting half-centuries proved the catalyst, as West Indies batted the entire third day to thwart Pakistan’s victory bid in the historic day/night opening Test here yesterday.

Clinton heavily favoured to win Electoral College -Reuters/Ipsos

NEW YORK (Reuters) – After a brutal week for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Democrat Hillary Clinton maintained a substantial projected advantage in the race to win the Electoral College and claim the US presidency, according to the latest results from the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project released yesterday.

Windies Women in do-or-die clash

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies Women will seek to avoid a series loss to England Women, when the two teams face off in the pivotal fourth One-Day International at Sabina Park here today.

Hardened coconut oil after overnight refrigeration Photo by Cynthia Nelson

Coconut Scones with Coconut Oil

A couple of years ago, in my Tastes Like Home column, I had written about my experiments using hardened coconut oil (liquid coconut oil that solidified when refrigerated) to replace butter in pastries, cakes and other treats like scones and biscuits.

Windies need to replicate disciplined approach: Samuels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Veteran right-hander Marlon Samuels believes West Indies’ disciplined approach to their batting on yesterday’s third day of the day/night opening Test, should be used as a template for the future to enhance their consistency in the game’s longest format.

Buried Bartica miner was shot in spine – autopsy

A post-mortem examination conducted on Friday revealed that miner Abraham Mohammed Khan, whose body was discovered in a shallow grave on Wednesday after he was reportedly robbed while transporting raw gold, died from a gunshot injury to the spine Khan, 24, of Third Avenue, Bartica, was on Wednesday morning found buried in the shallow grave along the 16 Miles Road, at Bartica.

Soursop

Annona muricata commonly called Soursop or Guanabana by the Spanish originated in the Peruvian rainforest and the lowlands of Central America; it comes from the Annonaceae family.

The President’s speech

President David Granger went to Parliament on Thursday to communicate his vision for the remainder of his office, to lambast the PPP/C for their conduct of the nation’s business during their period in government, and to talk about his desire for inclusionary democracy.