Daily Archive: Thursday, January 5, 2017

Articles published on Thursday, January 5, 2017

Cabinet reshuffle cosmetic – PPP

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says the cabinet reshuffle by President David Granger  is cosmetic and meant to be  a diversion from the current controversy over the government’s revoking of the lease to Red House held by the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Inc.

There needs to be a forensic audit of the city council

Dear Editor, It has been a tumultuous journey so far in the City Council and I would be hard pressed to say that the Council has made major improvements except for the often repeated Jubilee cleanup project of the City which, incidentally, was recently audited by the Auditor General and numerous financial and other discrepancies were found.

GAPF AGM set for January 14

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) will be held next Saturday (January 14) at the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue.

Republicans make repealing Obamacare ‘first order of business’

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama exhorted fellow Democrats yesterday to preserve his legacy-defining healthcare law as Republicans moved ahead with their long-desired bid to scrap it in what Vice President-elect Mike Pence called the “first order of business” of Donald Trump’s administration.

Pakistan Younus Khan is struck on the helmet by a delivery from Australia’s Mitchell Starc. (Reuters photo)

Azhar, Younus stall Australia in Sydney

Handscomb scores second test century Australia declare first innings on 538-8 SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Azhar Ali and Younus Khan forged a 120-run partnership to stall a rampant Australia on day two of the third and final test on Wednesday after a Peter Handscomb century had helped drive the hosts to 538-8 declared.

 Dean Elgar on the go during his half century in South Africa’s second innings. (Reuters photo)

South Africa in driver’s seat against S/Lanka

South Africa need six more wickets in two days Sri Lanka set target of 507 runs CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa need six more wickets with two days still to play to win the second test against Sri Lanka, who closed the third day at Newlands yesterday on 130 for four, still 377 runs behind the mammoth target set them.