The Ministry of the Presidency (MotP), through the Office of Climate Change, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on July 13, 2017, launched the Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (J-CCCP) in Bartica, which will see the town benefiting from a 20Kwp grid connected Solar Photovoltaic (PV) system at the 3-Mile Secondary School along with the installation of energy efficient lighting, as well as light-emitting diode (LED) street lighting.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The region’s stars are now likely to return to international cricket after Cricket West Indies today announced a temporary player amnesty, the first step towards scrapping the contentious eligibility rule.
The court this afternoon ruled that former New Building Society (NBS) Chief Executive Officer Maurice Arjoon was wrongfully dismissed ten years ago, and is entitled to all benefits owing to him from the NBS.
The police, acting on information, this afternoon apprehended accused Trinidadian drug trafficker Cornelius Thomas, one of the six inmates who escaped from the Georgetown Prison on July 9.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Energized by a massive vote against President Nicolas Maduro in an unofficial plebiscite, Venezuela’s opposition mulled today how to escalate protests and block a new congress it fears may enshrine Socialist Party hegemony.
One week after the Camp Street Prison fire and jail-break which saw six prisoners escaping, joint services operations continued yesterday in Region 4 in search of the suspected criminal masterminds Mark Royden Williams, Uree Varswyck and the other escapees.
The body of Ravin Piper, the boy who went missing along with his father after the boat they were travelling in collided with another in the Moruca River, North West District, between Friday evening and Saturday morning, was found early yesterday.
After using last year’s inaugural Aliann Pompey Invitational as a litmus test, the 2017 edition of the meet which was staged last Saturday was dubbed an overwhelming success on many fronts.
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa, CMC – Lower order batsman Alick Athanaze struck a bold, unbeaten half-century to lift West Indies Under-19s to a crucial four-wicket win over South Africa Under-19s here Sunday and set up a thrilling end to the five-match series.
A Soesdyke resident died after he was struck down early yesterday morning by an intoxicated driver, along the Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD) roadway.
Stating that it could see no basis for preferential treatment to convicted Guyanese businessman, Ed Ahmad, a New York court has given the US government up to Thursday to state its position on Ahmad’s request to serve his two-year sentence in a minimum security facility.
In excess of 100 youths were introduced to the exciting game of rugby during the Guyana Rugby Football Union’s annual Summer Camp which concluded on Saturday with a rugby festival.
Local cell phone service provider, Digicel is set to significantly scale down staff here by year end with some employees already having accepted severance packages offered, sources close to the company say.
Junior Caribbean Table Tennis U18 girls’ singles bronze medalist Pricilla Greaves, who has spent the last month in Shanghai, China attending two elite table tennis training camps at the China Table Tennis College, has hailed the experience a successful one, pointing to its impact on her game.
Works on the Lusignan Prison to accommodate inmates from the gutted Camp Street jail are almost complete and the facility would be handed over to the Guyana Prison Service today, a statement from the Ministry of Public Security said last night.
NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – England must chase down a world-record 474 to win the second test while South Africa have two full days to bowl them out after the tourists’ batsmen provided the strongest possible platform for victory on the third day yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Behind Roger Federer’s artistry and charm lies a ruthless streak of razor-edged steel which surfaced again yesterday as he thrashed suffering Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4 to secure a record eighth men’s Wimbledon singles title.
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday contended that the results of a feasibility study into the sugar industry would differ from what the government is telling the citizens of the country, that is that the sugar industry is no longer profitable.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Marin Cilic, thrashed by Roger Federer in straight sets in yesterday’s Wimbledon final, said he had been suffering from a blister in his foot during the showpiece clash.
The University of Guyana (UG) and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), after launching Money Mobile Guyana (MMG) last month for students to make easy tuition payments, on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to solidify the deal.
Dear Editor,
In a recent letter `Why does it take 14 days to recover bail money’ (SN May 24, 2017 ), I outlined the nightmare I encountered while attempting to recoup some bail money lodged at the City Constabulary.
SANTO DOMINGO, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of the capital of the Dominican Republic yesterday in the biggest demonstration of anger over corruption in decades following a landmark bribery case against top officials.
The Caribbean Film Academy (CAFA), together with EPIC Guyana, took a snippet of the recently concluded 2017 Caribbean Film Festival to the detainees of the Sophia Juvenile Detention Centre with screenings of Sunday and Art Connect.
This week, we asked the man and woman in the street their views on the jail-break and the fire which occurred last week Sunday at the Camp Street Prison.
SILVERSTONE, England, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for the fourth year in a row yesterday while a penultimate-lap puncture slashed Sebastian Vettel’s championship lead to a single point.
LE-PUY-EN-VELAY, France, (Reuters) – Chris Froome survived an attempted coup by Romain Bardet’s AG2R-La Mondiale team in a treacherous, hectic 15th stage to retain the Tour de France overall leader’s yellow jersey yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service yesterday denied a suggestion from President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer that it had vetted a meeting between the president’s son and Russian nationals during the 2016 campaign.
So high was the quality of artwork submitted to the Guyana Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition (GVACE) that the judges required an extra day to decide on the winners, Chairman of the organizing committee Alim Hosein has said.
Dear Editor,
I would be naïve to assume that an amnesty between the players and Cricket West Indies is enough to catapult West Indies into the higher echelons of global cricket.
(Trinidad Express) Spiteful. That’s how former executive chairman of CL Financial (CLF) Lawrence Duprey views Government’s decision to apply to the High Court to wind up the conglomerate.
(Reuters) – Martin Landau, a talented and prolific character actor who achieved TV stardom in “Mission: Imposs-ible” and won an Oscar for his portrayal of a washed-up Bela Lugosi in the sweetly bizarre 1994 film “Ed Wood,” has died at age 89.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar will discuss campaign finance reform, internal self government for Tobago and the Integrity Commission, among other matters when they meet tomorrow.
Whenever your main penitentiary is obliterated by arsonists within and the main plotters make a clean escape and haven’t been recaptured a week later, the country faces a major problem.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sikandar Raza closed in on his maiden hundred and put Zimbabwe in sight of a first test victory against Sri Lanka on the third day of their only match at the R Premadasa Stadium yesterday.
Spain’s Ambassador to Guyana Javier Carbajosa and its Secretary of State for International Cooperation and Latin America Fernando Garcia Casas on Thursday night visited the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre, where they interacted with the children and were treated to a tour of the facility.
Dear Editor,
United States Ambassador to Guyana, Mr Perry Holloway, has reportedly said (SN, July 7) that 7000 immigrant visas were issued and 72,000 applications for non-immigrant visas were processed last year.
