Daily Archive: Saturday, August 5, 2017

Articles published on Saturday, August 5, 2017

Athletics - World Athletics Championships – men’s 100 metres semi-final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 5, 2017 – Jimmy Vicaut of France, Usain Bolt of Jamaica, Chijindu Ujah of Britain and Christian Colleman of the U.S. compete. (Reuters photo)

Gatlin stuns Bolt

LONDON, (Reuters) – Justin Gatlin ruined Usain Bolt’s farewell party when the 35-year-old American won the world 100 metres title today beating the Jamaican superstar into third and sparking a chorus of boos from a London crowd unhappy with his doping past.

Colin Munro

Knight Riders maul Stars

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Trinbago Knight Riders defeated St Lucia Stars by nine wickets in the opening game of the 2017 Caribbean Premier League at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground here Friday night.

Economy grew by 2.2% at mid-year

In the backdrop of a marginal expansion in sectors such as agriculture and fishing, Guyana’s economy grew by 2.2 percent in the first half of 2017, compared to the 2.0 percent growth recorded in the first half of 2016.

$756.1 million approved for prison works

The National Assembly’s Committee of Supply on Thursday night approved a request for a sum of $756.1 million in supplementary funds by the Public Security Ministry for the reconstruction of the Camp Street Prison and rehabilitation works at the Lusignan Prison.

Usain Bolt

Bolt digs in to advance to 100m semis

LONDON, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt took his first, somewhat stuttering, steps towards what he hopes will be a glorious World Championship farewell yesterday when he recovered from a poor start to win his heat in the first round of the 100 metres in 10.07 seconds.

Broadcast (Amendment) Bill is preposterous

Dear Editor, The political masquerade continues with the utterances of the Prime Minister in the National Assembly on August 3 as it relates to his government’s justification for including clauses in the Broadcast (Amend-ment) Bill of 2017 that infringe on both the freedom of the press and private enterprise.

Law pleased with Windies batters in tour opener

CHELMSFORD, England, CMC – West Indies head coach Stuart Law says the drawn Essex tour game was pivotal in helping the Caribbean accomplish their objectives, as they continued their preparation for the three-Test series against England starting later this month.

Not built to last

Not built to last: Sections of this newly-constructed house at Farm, East Bank Demerara, owned by Althea Thegg, fell apart on Wednesday.

In blustery call, Trump pressured Mexico on border wall payment

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump pressured the Mexican president to stop voicing opposition in public to his plan to have Mexico pay for a border wall, according to transcripts of phone calls published on Thursday that gave an insight into Trump’s attempts to influence foreign leaders in his first days in office.

Teamsmanship is critical

Dear Editor, It was George Lamming, the revered Barbadian author, who observed that “There are men and women in the Caribbean who are so blinded by their own brilliance that they do not see the darkness through which they lead others”.

Through the fire

As Emancipation approached this year, I found myself uninterested. It wasn’t because I had strayed from its significance or that my love and respect for the occasion had dwindled.