Daily Archive: Monday, July 3, 2017

Articles published on Monday, July 3, 2017

Frederick Flatts

New pump station, sluice for Herstelling

As government strategises to combat flooding on the coast, a new pump and sluice will soon be built at Herstelling on the East Bank of Demerara, two pumping stations have been promised by the European Union (EU) and aid is being sought for six mobile pumps.

GOLDEN BOY. Compton Caesar adds another gold medal to his list of achievements this year when he won the Athletics Association of Guyana senior 100m event yesterday at the Leonora Track and Field centre. (Orlando Charles photo)

Caesar continues dream year with 100m win

Sprinter Compton Caesar’s dream year continued yesterday when he bested a strong field including Emmanuel Archibald and Rupert Perry to win the 100m event at the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) National Senior Championships yesterday at the Leonora Track and Field Centre, West Coast Demerara.

Quick-Step Floors rider Marcel Kittel of Germany wins the second stage. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Britain’s Froome survives Tour de France early crash

LIEGE, Belgium, (Reuters) – Chris Froome got a brutal reminder of the unpredictable nature of the Tour de France when he crashed to the ground in yesterday’s second stage, recovering to finish with torn shorts as German Marcel Kittel powered to victory at the end of a huge sprint.

Minister Broomes’s house rental 

Embedded in the house rental for Minister Simona Broomes are two important questions for the government: the basis on which decisions are made on emoluments for its senior officials and having made these decisions, whether it is prepared to be fully transparent about them.