Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Articles published on Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Cops probing alleged theft from UG info tech centre

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the operations of the Centre for Information Technology (CIT) of the University of Guyana (UG), following allegations of theft of equipment from the Centre and misconduct of staff members.

Per Fredrik Pharo

Access to Norway forest funds hinges on ‘concrete, realistic’ clean energy transition plan

Once the David Granger administration delivers a “concrete, realistic and cost effective plan” for Guyana’s transition to clean and renewable energy sources, the country will get access to funds now held by Norway and the Inter-American Deve-lopment Bank (IDB), according to Special Envoy and Director of the Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative Per Fredrik Pharo.

West Indies head coach Stuart Law … says batsmen have to produce against India.

Smarter cricket needed to beat Pakistan: Law

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC — West Indies head coach Stuart Law says the regional side will have to raise their game and play “smarter” cricket if they are to get the better of Pakistan in the three-match one-day series starting here Friday.

Super50 key to World Cup selection, says Luke

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Title-holders Trinidad and Tobago will meet arch-rivals Barbados in the opening game of this month’s Women’s Regional Super50, in a tournament designed to further strengthen the West Indies Women’s squad for their campaign in the ICC World Cup in June.

Water takes gold as El Salvador bans metal mining

TEPIC, Mexico,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Standing in El Salvador’s Congress as the Central American state voted to become the first in the world to ban metal mining, Vidalina Morales’ elation was muted by the memory of four activist colleagues killed during a 12-year campaign.

Brothers gunned down in T&T

(Trinidad Guardian) Residents of St Rose and Belgrade Streets in Laventille on Monday lamented how their serene neighbourhood had been shattered by a double murder, after two men were killed in a vehicle parked in the area.

Icon

On Sunday whilst the West Indies were capitulating to Pakistan in the fourth T20 international at the Queen’s Park Oval, sporting fans throughout the world were privileged to witness two of the greatest tennis players of the modern era, arguably of all time, in action at the Miami Open.