Daily Archive: Friday, September 8, 2017

Articles published on Friday, September 8, 2017

Wickets tumble as Windies share honours

LONDON, CMC – Seamer Ben Stokes exploited ideal swing conditions to rout West Indies with a six-wicket haul but the Caribbean side hit back to rock England, as 14 wickets fell on the opening day of the decisive Lord’s Test here Thursday.

Froome rebounds with late attack

(Reuters) – Chris Froome rebounded superbly to increase his overall lead in the Vuelta a Espana to one minute 37 seconds with a lightning late attack which left nearest challenger Vincenzo Nibali in his wake on Thursday’s 18th stage.

Flooding on Republic Avenue, in the vicinity of the Mackenzie Post Office on Wednesday.

Heavy rainfall floods Linden

Hours of rain in Linden on Wednesday resulted in sections of the town being flooded, while lightning strikes caused damage to utility poles and appliances, the town’s Mayor reported yesterday.

Gouveia criticises grounding of shuttles

-cites plethora of weaknesses in aviation regime The decision by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority to effect a temporary suspension of interior shuttles following three recent aircraft accidents, the first and the last of which took the lives of the pilots, has elicited a strong response from one of the country’s most experienced pilots who is advocating that an improved safety regime in the domestic aviation sector depends largely on upgrading facilities and raising standards.

Forty-one cities join North American bid

(Reuters) – Forty-one North American cities, including New York, Montreal and Mexico City, have declared an interest in hosting matches at the 2026 World Cup as part of the joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico, officials said on Thursday.

Sweet peppers under cultivation

NAREI focused on technology, greening in agri sector

As the requirements of domestic food security and the need to maximize opportunities to consolidate international market share place increasing demands on Guyana’s agricultural sector, the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is focusing increasing attention on the development and transfer of appropriate technologies ”to promote balanced, diversified and sustained agricultural production” and doing more to promote hinterland agricultural development, according to the Institute’s 2016 Annual Report.

Oil and gas and the public’s right to know

On Wednesday September 6th, the Ministry of Natural Resources issued a media release on what it says was the first in a planned series of Stakeholder Engagements on the draft Local Content Policy Framework for the country’s oil and gas sector.

Minister Scott’s announcement

In a statement issued from his office recently, Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott, announced his bold intention to “minimise in the first instance and eventually eliminate night work for single mothers within the Private Security Industry.”

Some of the creations of Guyanese craftsman at the Grand Market, Carifesta XIII in Barbados ( Photo courtesy  carifestabarbadoswebsite)

Guyanese craftspeople sobered by CARIFESTA X111 experience

The fortunes of the art and craft contingent at the August 17th – 27th Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) in Barbados may not have been much more than modest but renowned Guyanese Potter, Nicholas Young believes that in circumstances where learning has been an incremental experience for Guyanese creative artists some positives would have been taken away from this year’s experience.

CAL cancels Sunday Florida flights as Irma approaches

(Trinidad Express) Caribbean Airlines advises that due to Hurricane Irma, the following flights for September 10th are cancelled: BW 414  from Kingston to Nassau, BW 415 from Nassau to Kingston, BW 031 from Kingston to Fort Lauderdale, BW 030 from Fort Lauderdale to Montego Bay, BW 039 from Montego Bay to Fort Lauderdale, BW 036 from Fort Lauderdale to Kingston BW 484 from Port of Spain to Miami, BW 483 from Miami to Port of Spain BW480 from Port of Spain to Fort Lauderdale, BW481 from Fort Lauderdale to Port of Spain BW482 from Port of Spain to Orlando and BW485 from Orlando to Port of Spain Passengers are advised to contact our reservation offices for rebooking on the next available service.

Nappi water reservoir completed

The Ministry of Natural Resources is working with Conservation International-Guyana and regional administrators to ensure that a recently completed water reservoir in the Rupununi is sustainably managed.

Military matters

  President David Granger (second from right) and Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge (right) chatting with members of the Brazilian Armed Forces at a reception last evening commemorating the 195th independence anniversary of Brazil.