Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Articles published on Wednesday, September 27, 2017

President’s discretion to reject Gecom nominees not absolute, CJ rules

President David Granger has discretion to reject an entire list of nominees for the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) as being unacceptable, but it is not “absolute,” according to Chief Justice Roxane George SC, who has also found that he is required to give reasons for his decision and his failure to do so already could be subject to judicial review.

Leonard’s friend, Joseph Balgobin reading a poem

Murdered Berbice teen laid to rest

Yesterday marked an emotional morning on the East Bank Berbice as relatives, friends and the community said their goodbyes to 13-year-old Leonard Archibald who was murdered after leaving home to collect his sisters from a birthday party.

Depleted S Africa not taking Bangladesh lightly

 (Reuters) – South Africa will be hoping to ease new coach Ottis Gibson into his job in a two-test series against Bangladesh where the home side defend a one-sided record against their opponents but are light on fast bowlers and still tinkering with their top order.

Representatives of the top four finishers in the recently concluded Corona Invitational Football Championship displaying their spoils in the presence of members of the tournament sponsor Top Brandz and event coordinator,  the Petra Organization at the Brandsville Hotel.

Corona to continue supporting football

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) was officially presented with their championship trophy and a cheque of $1,000,000 Monday evening by tournament coordinators the Petra Organization for winning the inaugural Corona Invitational football tournament.

UG secures first innings honours over GNIC

The University of Guyana took first innings honours over GNIC in the latest round of the GISE, Star Party Rental & Trophy Stall 1st Division 2-day competition over the weekend which was played at the Malteenoes Sports Club ground.

West Indies Women … set to launch 2021 World Cup qualifying bid.

Windies launch fresh World Cup bid with SL series

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The newly constructed Brian Lara Stadium will play host to the three-match One-Day International series between West Indies Women and Sri Lanka Women, as the Caribbean side begin their bid for direct qualification for the ICC 2021 World Cup.

Unfathomable: PNC, GBGWU and Rusal

On reading last week that a decade after the dispute arose between Rusal, the Russian bauxite company, and the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GBGWU), union officials still had to be forcing their way into government offices to demand that their long-standing grievances be properly considered, I remembered the cartoon above, which portrays a confrontation between Mr.

Temporary bridge

Temporary bridge: A temporary bridge (foreground) is being built at Bagotville, West Bank Demerara to enable repairs to the main bridge (background).

Stokes out of Oval ODI following arrest

LONDON, CMC – Leading England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out of today’s fourth One-Day International after being arrested by police on suspicion of assault following a fracas in a bar in Bristol last Sunday.