Articles published on Friday, December 30, 2016
The Guyana Police Force says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a three-year-old who perished when her home went up in flames in an early morning blaze at Triumph Squatting Area, E.C.D,
The Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Inc today secured a conservatory order against the decision by the government to revoke its lease to the historic Red House.
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President David Granger yesterday ordered that the controversial lease for the historic Red House to the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Incorporated (CJRCI) be revoked and that the occupants vacate the property by tomorrow.
With the year almost at an end, hundreds of Wales estate workers remain in limbo and Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder yesterday said that sugar is no longer viable and that GuySuCo does not see a way to make the Skeldon estate profitable.
An onshore oil and gas facility which will see the investment of US$500m and the creation of 600 jobs is to be built at Crab Island, Berbice.
Taking all of the figures supplied by the government, the cost to date of the controversial D’Urban Park project is $1.37b and this doesn’t include goods and services that state institutions might have provided, according to former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran, In his accountability column in Wednesday’s Stabroek News, Goolsarran also flayed the government for stating it would not be meeting the full cost of services provided by contractors for this state facility.
The body of a 49-year-old man was discovered yesterday afternoon in a trench in the backlands of Williamsburg, Corentyne.
Former head of the Citizens Security Programme (CSP) Khemraj Rai has been declared ineligible to be awarded and to participate in any Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) financed contract for the next eight years.
Leon Johnson won the Cricketer of the Year award while Shemaine Campbelle was adjudged Female Cricketer of the Year when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) held its 2016 awards ceremony last night at the Umana Yana.
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman yesterday said that gold declarations were at an unprecedented 690,000 ozs for 2016.
Farmlands on the Essequibo Coast continue to be affected by flooding, the result of persistent rain over the weekend and poor drainage as a few sluices and pumps are not in operation.
Following the recent disbanding of the FIFA Development Department by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Chief Wayne Forde said he is unsure of the start date for the long awaited Goal Project.
“2016 was a good year for Track and Field, it wasn’t a great year we could have done a lot better but it was a good year.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hired Elisabeth Harper, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2015 elections to utilize her skills in relations to sovereignty matters.
Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde has declared that the participation of Alpha United and Slingerz FC in the 2017 CFU Club Championship will be decided by CONCACAF.
A 43-year-old man was yesterday charged before a city magistrate with the murder of an unidentified man who went by the alias ‘Dougla’.
The senior citizen who was allegedly assaulted by members of the Guyana Police Force on Tuesday when they tried to take her to the police station after they showed up seeking her grandson, says she has not been offered an apology or compensation and will seek legal redress.
Over 90 children were treated to a delicious lunch on Wednesday when West Indies and Guyanese all-rounder, Christopher Barnwell through his sporting and fitness apparel store, Leading Edge, partnered with the local Feed A Child for the Holidays Charity to spread holiday cheer.
MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 star Dwayne Bravo could be facing a spell on the sidelines after sustaining a hamstring injury during his Melbourne Renegades’ dramatic four-wicket defeat to Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League here Thursday.
Two drivers were yesterday granted bail after they were accused of chopping a man they alleged was attempting to rob them.
The badly decomposed body of a 65-year-old man was discovered in his home at Lot 40 Paul Stewart Housing Scheme, New Amsterdam, Berbice.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – A tidy all-round performance from Hayley Matthews failed to spark Hobart Hurricanes and the Sydney Sixers grabbed a seven-wicket victory over them in the Women’s Big Bash League on Thursday.
JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Sir Andy Roberts said the government in his native Antigua & Barbuda should have purchased the Sticky Wicket Ground on its own.
Superintendent of Police Trevor Reid, on Wednesday said, that while former Lusignan massacre co-accused Dwane Williams, was once arrested in relation to the massacre of 12 persons at Bartica in 2008, he was never charged.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – World number two tennis player Serena Williams has become engaged to Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social media company Reddit.
The teen who was involved in the accident at the Alpha Children’s Home on Saturday last was charged with manslaughter at the Reliance Magistrate Court yesterday.
A city magistrate granted $300,000 bail each to two men after they were charged separately with forging Republic Bank Limited cheques, when they appeared before the court yesterday.
MADRID, (Reuters) – World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo has turned down the chance to leave Real Madrid for an unnamed Chinese club for a transfer fee of 300 million euros ($315.24 million), his agent said on Thursday.
Dear Editor, The concept of planning is important for any city; it becomes that much more critical for a national capital city like Georgetown.
Dear Editor, A letter written by me appeared in the Stabroek News of Monday, December 19, 2011, in which I was enquired about the status of the Aurora Land Development Project, after more than five years.
ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Ethiopia, one of five countries the IAAF says is in “critical care” over its drug-testing systems, will impose lifetime bans on drug cheats, the new president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) said on Wednesday.
The administrative arm of the Mayor and City Council needs to be more proactive and committed in the delivery of service to the public for the New Year, Mayor Patricia Chase-Green said on Wednesday, while informing Town Clerk Royston King that he needs to be sterner with officers.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Captain Steve Smith raised a composed century to push Australia to a 22-run first innings lead against Pakistan on Thursday’s fourth day shortly before a storm all but washed away the home side’s hopes of victory in the second test.
The breach at Kairuni on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway that occurred over the weekend has been fixed, and the Regional Chairman Renis Morian is calling on the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) to put systems in place to prevent large trucks from driving over the curb walls along the highway.
Dear Editor, For some time now there has been a problem in Pike Street Kitty between the Railway Line and Lamaha Street, and despite several complaints to City Hall, it continues and is growing.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The FBI squarely blamed Russian intelligence services yesterday for meddling in the 2016 U.S.
PORT ELIZABETH, (Reuters) – South Africa need five wickets on Friday to secure victory in the first test after Sri Lanka provided dogged resistance and were 240 for five at stumps on the fourth day at St George’s Park on Thursday.
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Regional Democratic Councillor (RDC), Mohammed Naeem Gafoor speaking with the Government Information Agency (GINA), says that road works in the community are progressing rapidly.
Dear Editor, At long last the Argyle International Airport in St Vincent and the Grenadines will be officially opened on February 14 after five long years of delay at a cost of a whopping EC $729 million ($1US = EC$2.67), more than EC$100 million that was originally anticipated.
The APNU+AFC Coalition Political Partners squeaked into power electorally in May 2015.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday said his government would extend the use of 100-bolivar notes to Jan.
The Georgetown International Academy (GIA) Key Club yesterday handed over $11,520,250 and a quantity of Juviton Syrup to the Giving Hope Foundation.
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Four Caribbean sides will be part of the inaugural beach volleyball competition at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games to take place in the Bahamas.
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Dear Editor, The year 2016 will soon come to an end and for us Guyanese next year promises to be very challenging.
HONOLULU/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama yesterday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in hacking U.S.
Dear Editor, Just a few days ago, a close relative shared an experience with me from a trip to an interior location referred to as ‘Blue Mountain’.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican advocates for drug reform are voicing alarm about the country’s widening gap with the United States on marijuana legislation, as criminal violence surges again south of the border.
Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday December 29, 2016 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.
Jagan Denies Pressing for Communist State GOVERNMENT and the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), are at odds over what took place at the December 16 encounter beween Dr.
Barbers and cosmetolgists who are practising within the environs of the market areas and open spaces in the city would not be allowed to continue to do so, unless they are registered with the Mayor and City Council, Georgetown’s Mayor Patrica Chase-Green has warned.
Definition of Transparency & Accountability Transparency and accountability are words often uttered in the same breath, but what do they mean?
The capital city of Georgetown is 235 years old with a rich and varied history which can be seen in the architectural structures still standing, some of which have been designated as heritage sites.
(Reuters) – Recalled batsman Neil Broom scored his maiden one-day century and took two crucial catches as New Zealand completed a 67-run victory over Bangladesh in the second one-day international at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Thursday.
NEAR MOSUL, Iraq, (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces yesterday began the second phase of their offensive against Islamic State militants in Mosul, pushing from three directions into eastern districts where the battle has been deadlocked for nearly a month.
