QC Ground in horrible state
The Queen’s College recreational field which once facilitated the school’s sport and physical education programme is now a mass of overgrown weeds and builders waste.
Articles published on Tuesday, April 4, 2017
The Queen’s College recreational field which once facilitated the school’s sport and physical education programme is now a mass of overgrown weeds and builders waste.
Following the concerns raised by citizens regarding the 14 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on private tuition, a team of Government Ministers will be meeting with parents and operators of private schools on Friday, April 7, 2017 at 11:00h at the National Cultural Centre (NCC).
The Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Phillip Cort, 53, a miner of 32 Queen Street, Courtland, Corentyne, Berbice, whose body was found in his tent at Arimu Falls Top Landing, Cuyuni, Region 7 about 06:00hrs yesterday with multiple marks of violence.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces quelled rowdy protesters with tear gas, water cannons and pepper spray in Caracas today after blocking an opposition rally against unpopular socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
(Trinidad Guardian) Residents of St Rose and Belgrade Streets in Laventille yesterday lamented how their serene neighbourhood had been shattered by a double murder, after two men were killed in a vehicle parked in the area.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – President Jacob Zuma said South Africa’s fiscal policies will not change and that people should remain calm after its credit rating was cut to junk following a political reshuffle that he defended as bringing new blood into the cabinet.
The heads of Guyana’s foreign missions were yesterday urged to vigorously pursue the country’s national interests, including the protection of the rights of citizens in the diaspora when a five-day summit to improve the country’s diplomacy opened.
A gold dealer was yesterday charged with defrauding a local commercial bank of a total of $956 million.
A post-mortem examination performed yesterday on the body of ten-year-old Roseann Akeila Harris, who died on Saturday, days after she was kicked, allegedly by a classmate, revealed that she died of blunt trauma to the stomach.
An army sergeant was up to late yesterday afternoon being questioned by the police following the discovery of a sound and flash grenade in his nephew’s possession at the Timehri Primary School.
The Mibicuri man who last week confessed to strangling his wife, then burying her in the back yard of the home they once shared, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Whim Magistrate Court.
A Berbice woman is seeking justice after her former husband allegedly raped her two daughters and then wounded her when she confronted him.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the People’s Republic of China yesterday donated approximately $1.2 billion in equipment to the Guyana Defence Force, including ambulances, trucks and water tankers.
Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said separate investigations ought to be done by the judiciary and the executive into the conduct of Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams SC during a recent court case.
Indigenous rights activist Jean La Rose fell victim to a gunpoint stick up yesterday afternoon.
Region Two Regional Executive Officer (REO) Rupert Hopkinson yesterday told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that he used his “discretion” to allow personnel to occupy government quarters rent-free, although they were not entitled.
The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Group registered after-tax profit of $2.191 billion for 2016, a 16% increase over the previous year’s figure even though it withdrew entirely from the bulk rum market.
By Royston Alkins West Indies skipper, Jason Holder, moments after landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport yesterday to kick start the one-day leg of Pakistan’s tour of the Caribbean, expressed optimism of his side’s chances even after a poor run of recent form.
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday said that he was “finished” as it relates to the granting of a television licence to the mining town of Linden and referred all questions to Sharma Solomon and the board of Region Ten Broadcasting Inc (RTBI).
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC — Twenty20 World Cup star, Carlos Brathwaite, has been dropped from the West Indies one-day squad to face Pakistan in the three-match series bowling off Friday at the Providence National Stadium.
Different event, same script for ace driver, Kristian Jeffrey The two-time Caribbean Motor Racing Champion-ship (CMRC) Group 4 (AWD) champion driver put on a show and lit up the South Dakota Circuit on Sunday when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) hosted the National ‘Race of Champions’ Meet.
‘B’ Division police officers are hunting for a Corentyne man who on Sunday evening allegedly attempted to set fire to a Liverpool, Corentyne house, with a woman and two young children inside.
Dear Editor, A few days ago on 1st April ‘All Fools Day’ I saw a report in the Stabroek News under the caption ‘Linden TV board scraps meeting after Solomon fails to provide key documents’.
Fruta Conquerors maintained its grip on second position in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League after defeating Victoria Kings 5-1 Sunday at the Tucville Community Ground.
Anjanie Boodnarine, the common-law wife of convicted drug lord Barry Dataram, found herself before a city court once again yesterday, charged with trying to smuggle prohibited items to the convict.
Dear Editor, At the Parliamentary Opposition press conference held on March 29, 2017, Mr Adam Harris, Editor of the Kaieteur News, challenged me on my statement that the British High Commission had denied the presence of any staff of the BHC at the now famous “wine party” at the Oasis Cafe on Wednesday March 7, 2017.
All roads will lead to the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue tonight, when the quarterfinal round in the 2nd Petra Organization Futsal Championship commences with four pulsating matchups.
A prison officer was yesterday granted his release on $150,000 bail after he denied smuggling ganja into the Camp Street jail.
Dear Editor, I am the daughter of the late Ivan Sylvanous Forrester, MS, and co-beneficiary of his Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPSCCU) dues.
Brave Sky led home stablemate Golden Blue Echo to give the Nand Persaud Stables a one-two in the feature E and Lower 2000m event at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club on Sunday.
Preliminary arguments commenced yesterday on the application by Smart City Solutions (SCS) to be named a party in the challenge by the New Building Society (NBS) to the by-laws governing the city’s recently suspended parking meter project.
Dear Editor, It is too late for tears and lamentations in the matter of the plundering and pillaging of artifacts and national treasures belonging to the bauxite industry by scrap metal dealers (‘Scrap metal dealers “plundered” Linden of several famous artifacts’ KN, April 3).
Plaisance Secondary and Tutorial High secured hard-fought wins in the boys U19 section of the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Conference Championship which commenced Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.
Dear Editor, An article which appeared in the news media recently, reported on the deliberations of the Wastewater Conference held at Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) headquarters.
A fire early yesterday morning destroyed a section of Actlabs Guyana at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and a quick response by the Guyana Fire Service prevented the blaze from spreading to nearby buildings.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC — West Indies head coach Stuart Law said yesterday Carlos Brathwaite’s dropping from the one-day side to face Pakistan will afford the talented all-rounder the chance to further improve his weaknesses and return a stronger player.
The government needs to take a serious approach to the recent apology from CL Financial and its offer to make amends over the collapse of Clico (Guyana) and not use the development for political gain, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday.
Dear Editor, Drive from Crabwood Creek to Charity: What strikes you most deeply?
KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC — Spin legend Iqbal Qasim has backed Pakistan to beat West Indies in their three-Test series starting later this month, and end their long drought of having never won a series in the Caribbean.
A book of condolence for the National Library’s former Chairman, Carmen Jarvis, has been opened in the lobby of the Central Library.
Dear Editor, If there was one outcome of the Carter Center sponsored UG symposium last Friday it was that constitutional reform is difficult, but I did not read that there were any solutions.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The State Department said yesterday it was ending US funding for the United Nations Population Fund, the international body’s agency focused on family planning as well as maternal and child health in more than 150 countries.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC — West Indies Twenty20 captain Carlos Brathwaite says he is pleased with his improved performances during the just concluded series against Pakistan but would have preferred overall team success.
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – A blast in a St Petersburg train carriage yesterday that killed 11 people and injured 45 was carried out by a suspected suicide bomber with ties to radical Islamists, Russia’s Interfax news agency cited a law enforcement source as saying.
After completing 10 weeks of intense technical and cultural training on the Essequibo Coast and living with Guyanese host families, 38 Peace Corps volunteers were sworn in yesterday at a ceremony held at the Imam Bacchus and Sons Playfield, Affiance, Essequibo Coast.
Dear Editor, I know and like Basil Williams, though I am not sure he has ever come to terms with my accurate reporting of what Debbie Backer told me of him as a fellow Hugh Wooding student.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Lusignan handyman, who was found by neighbours on a street in the village with marks of violence yesterday afternoon.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) wishes to respond to a letter from the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) which appeared in the April 1 issue of the Guyana Chronicle by the company’s Senior Communication Officer, Ms Audreyanna Thomas.
ASUNCION, April 3 (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters gathered outside Paraguay’s Congress yesterday evening in a new but peaceful demonstration over an unpopular Senate vote for an amendment last week that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election.
LONDON (Reuters) – A “massive and growing” mental health burden across the world can only be tackled successfully with a major expansion of online psychiatric resources such as virtual clinics and web-based psychotherapies, specialists said today.
A man was yesterday charged with stealing $1.8 million in jewellery from a friend after they went out partying.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump yesterday signed a repeal of Obama-era broadband privacy rules, the White House said, a victory for internet service providers and a blow to privacy advocates.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former Olympic champion Sally Pearson shrugged off two years of injury trauma to post a world championship qualifying time in winning her eighth 100 metres hurdles title at Australia’s national athletics championships in Sydney Sunday.
Dear Editor, On March 28, I was fortunate to be ushered into a forum (Conference on Oil and Gas) where the brightest minds and knowledge of science and technology were on display.
(Reuters) – Miami Open winner Roger Federer said on Sunday he will probably skip the upcoming European clay court season except for the French Open.
WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s representative to the Organization of American States stormed out of a session of the 34-nation bloc yesterday, calling the meeting a “coup d’etat,” as regional pressure grew for President Nicolas Maduro to fully restore democratic rule in the country.
There is nothing new about arrogant, high-handed and downright boorish behaviour among high officials, not least ministers of government and other well-placed political figures in Guyana.
PARIS (Reuters) – France will not give in to demands for an “unrealistic” €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) aid package for French Guiana, which has been swept by social unrest, Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said yesterday.
Dear Editor, After reading the letter by Rajendra Bissessar (‘Michael Carrington’s marijuana bill should be looked at again’ SN, March 20), it made me feel good to see that there are others who are seriously concerned about the ludicrous things going on within the scheme of things.
After managing to elude the police for more than two weeks, a man was on Sunday arrested in relation to the murder of Arnold Gordon, whose body was found with an arrow in his chest at Kumu Village, Central Rupununi last month This was confirmed by Commander of ‘F’ Division Ravindradat Budhram who told Stabroek News that the suspect was up to yesterday afternoon being questioned by the police as the investigation continues.