Articles published on Monday, January 9, 2017
The Office of the Leader of the Opposition said it received correspondence today, Monday, January 9, 2017 from the Ministry of the Presidency in which President David Granger formally notified Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo that his list of nominees for the Chair of GECOM was unacceptable and asked that a new list be provided.
(CMC) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Hoping to expand its commercial footprint, improve its management and develop a better relationship with players, the West Indies Cricket Board announced today that Englishman Johnny Grave will take up the position of chief executive officer from February.
The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) has refused entry into Guyana of one 1X20 ft container with 7200 cases x 24 boxes x 125 ml of Awal Junior Milk (Strawberry, Banana and Chocolate flavours) which was imported from the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Canadian miner, Guyana Goldfields Inc produced 151,600 Ozs of gold last year, just over 20% of the country’s total production of just over 700,000 Ozs.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., (Reuters) – “La La Land” danced off with seven Golden Globes on Sunday on a night marked by upsets and a stinging indictment of U.S.
President David Granger yesterday announced that he has rejected a list of six names provided to him by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo from which one was to be extracted for the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).
For the year ended September 2016, Banks DIH notched up profit after tax of $4.3b compared to $2.5b in the preceding year.
A fight at the New Amsterdam Prison yesterday left two inmates seeking medical attention at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital and one suffered serious injuries.
Arson is suspected to be the cause of a fire in Sophia on Saturday night which destroyed a four-apartment building and has left ten persons homeless.
Using Kamana Court, known by most as Red House, as a reference, President David Granger yesterday vowed to fight the misuse of state property and said that he will also endeavour to ensure the preservation of the history of all of Guyana’s presidents.
The Chairman of the Buxton/Foulis NDC says that that the week-long flooding that occurred in sections of Buxton near the railway embankment was the result of a six-foot-wide-breach in the east sideline dam, which was repaired yesterday afternoon.
Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran has called on President David Granger to hold a press conference and address inconsistencies in his government over the Norconsult report on the viability of the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) and other important issues.
It was high drama early Saturday at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre on the East Bank of Demerara when electrical wires in the nursing station started sparking.
A 59-year-old shoemaker of Mackenzie, Linden was on Saturday evening taken into custody after a search of his premises unearthed three kilogrammes of cannabis and several items suspected to have been stolen from a telephone company last year.
Police are investigating reports of a shooting at the Tower Suites club.
Whitney Ann Griffith and Arletta Kellman, the two persons who were injured in the horrific crash on Wednesday night on the Linden /Soesdyke Highway, remain patients of the Linden Public Hospital, according to the police.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Young West Indies will tour South Africa later this year as they prepare for their title defence of the International Cricket Council’s Under-19 World Cup.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has been invited to send an U17 football team to participate in a tournament in Martinique in March.
The men’s Sevens unit winning their eighth Regional title and the return to international competition by the U19 outfit were no doubt the high points for local rugby in 2016.
BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona’s Lionel Messi rescued a 1-1 draw at Villarreal with a sensational late free-kick yesterday but could not prevent the champions finishing the weekend third in La Liga, five points behind leaders Real Madrid.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Marquee left-hander Darren Bravo has been left out of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force 14-man squad for this month’s Regional Super50, pending the outcome of a meeting with the West Indies Cricket Board pertaining to his disciplinary issues.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced the match schedule for the upcoming 2017 WICB Regional Super50 tournament, which runs from January 24 to February 18.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Svetlana Kuznetsova opened the defence of her Sydney International title with a comfortable 6-1 6-4 victory over Irina-Camelia Begu yesterday as the Australian Open warm-up event suffered a pair of big-name withdrawals.
Dear Editor, The major factor contributing to losses in the sugar industry remains leadership that failed to bring common sense to bear on the changing global market conditions.
HOBART, Australia, CMC – Hayley Matthews’s dashing knock was not enough to save Hobart Hurricanes as they slipped to a 15-run defeat to Brisbane Heat in the Women’s Big Bash League here yesterday.
(Reuters) – FIFA has proposed merging the CONCACAF and South American qualifiers as part of its plans to expand the 2026 World Cup, a leading official from the region said in a newspaper interview.
Dear Editor, Oft-times, one is never sure if Anil Nandlall purposely misrepresents the law and the constitution merely for propaganda effect or if he truly believes in all he says.
(Reuters) – Corey Anderson smashed 10 sixes in his unbeaten 94 as New Zealand completed a 3-0 sweep of their Twenty20 series against Bangladesh with a 27-run win in the final match at Mount Maunganui yesterday.
Dear Editor, Time and time again, the APNU+AFC government has been accused of giving with one hand, while taking much more with the other.
The Guyana Table Tennis Association’s (GTTA) 2017 season will commence later this month with a doubles and fundamental challenge competitions at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Homestretch Avenue.
Dear Editor, During the period 2007 to the end of 2011 the management of drugs and supplies saw real and credible success and it was because we had the systems and leadership focus that were geared towards improving the supply and delivery of medicines and supplies to all ten regions in Guyana.
Experienced racquet wielders Andrew Downes and Cristy Campbell were adjudged the senior male and female players of the year respectively when the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) staged its third annual Awards Ceremony Friday.
Dear Editor, The print media is perhaps the layman’s avenue to express the concerns which bureaucracy refuses to address and I want to thank you for carrying most of my contributions and I express my best 2017 wishes to you and your staff.
Dear Editor, I am back in time through a look at those reminiscences of SN from three decades ago, and it is shattering that so little has changed in terms of direction and thinking; that the space travelled, if any, could be measured in millimeters.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – A new prison uprising in Brazil early yesterday left four dead, adding to the chaos in Brazil’s penitentiary system that has left almost 100 inmates killed in the past week in a gang war.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the U.S.
(The Sports Xchange) – Jimmy Butler scored 42 points, the last of which came on a step-back three-point field goal with 17.3 seconds left in overtime, as Chicago rallied from a 19-point deficit for a 123-118 overtime win over Toronto.
By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is Professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro announced yesterday a 50 percent hike in the minimum wage and pensions, the fifth increase over the last year, to help shield workers from the world’s highest inflation rate.
HOBART, Australia, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite made an instant impact with a brace of wickets as reigning Big Bash champions Sydney Thunder continued their resurgence with an emphatic six-wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes here yesterday.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died yesterday at the age of 82, a big blow to moderates and reformists deprived now of their most influential supporter in the Islamic establishment.
Pictures David Papannah Earlena Obermuller, Deputy Town Clerk `I would like to see a much more efficient solid waste department as it relates to the garbage collection and to see better roads.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Selectors here have named a star-studded Barbados Pride 14-man squad to contest this month’s Regional Super50.
Mute Youth Stows to New York A MUTE 15-year- old who frequents the airport and is well-known to the airport community, including security personnel, just missed his chance of migrating to the US.
Mr. Speaker, I think it is safe to say that among the several contentious issues that have bedeviled us in this House, few have been as vexed and contentious as the issue of cricket administration.
(Trinidad Express) Inshan Ishmael, businessman and political activist, has been red-flagged in connection with attempts to wire transfer millions to organisations abroad allegedly linked to terrorism.
MOSUL, Iraq/BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iraqi special forces battling Islamic State reached the eastern bank of the Tigris river in Mosul yesterday for the first time in a three-month, U.S-backed
With his election as General Secretary (GS) of the PPP on Saturday, Bharrat Jagdeo has now been formally installed as both the PPP and parliamentary opposition supremo.
Dear Editor, Some weeks ago, I came upon an article that was published on Demerara Waves Online News on December 16, 2016.
