Articles published on Sunday, December 31, 2017
The police this morning said that a Detective Superintendent is currently conducting an investigation involving a Deputy Superintendent of Police who is the Commander of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit.
(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL)’s entire fleet of five ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft have been down for the last three days, forcing the airline to press into service its fleet of Boeing-737-800 jet aircraft to alleviate the backlog of stranded passengers.
Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo will at the request of President David Granger attend a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the possible appointment of Chief Justice of Belize, Kenneth Benjamin as Chancellor of the local judiciary.
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday expressed concern over plans for the downsizing of the sugar industry noting that its crucial molasses supply chain would be at risk.
As 2017 draws to a close a promised pronouncement on the way forward in the resolution of the Guyana-Venezuela Border controversy has not been delivered.
Residents and business owners from the West Bank Demerara community of Wales and its environs say that since the closure of the estate, business has declined drastically and the community is now left “like a crying child missing its mother.”
Efforts will be made in the New Year to address issues affecting the underground drainage channels in city avenues, says Town Clerk Royston King.
Police are investigating the death of an elderly man whose car ended up in a trench at Danielstown Access Road on the Essequibo Coast on Friday evening.
A 40-year-old Grove, East Bank Demerara resident died after he jumped off the pedestrian overpass on the Diamond Public Road yesterday afternoon.
Though they have accepted pay hikes of 8% and 6%, retroactive to January 1, 2017 the unions representing the University of Guyana (UG), are still dissatisfied with this offer by the administration, and believe that the amounts could have been higher.
At the end of November this year 32,027 samples were collected by the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) from 12,033 sites representing 91% and 83% of the respective targets for 2017 and the total quantity of fuel seized for the same period was 11,794 gallons of diesel and gasoline.
The Marriott Hotel has removed signs which declared that the foreshore behind the hotel was private property.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Legendary former captain, Sir Vivian Richards, believes someone in the current West Indies setup should have picked up on fast bowler Ronsford Beaton’s suspect action before he reached international level.
Adelphi is one of the more populated and diverse villages in the Canje area.
Introduction From their very inception, oil agreements/contracts have embodied dynamic processes between states, as sovereign owners or guarantors/regulators of rights to a country’s petroleum wealth, and individuals/oil-companies that contract to develop this wealth.
As 2017 draws to a close the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has awarded nearly two billion in contracts.
Grove Hi-Tech and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), will face-off tomorrow in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ‘Super 16 Year-end Classic’ finale, following semi-final wins on Friday over Fruta Conquerors and Milerock respectively.
The body of a father of three was on Friday evening discovered behind Public Buildings, several days after he was reported missing by his wife.
A new champion will be crowned in the 5th Annual Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA)/GT Beer Football Championship, as Botafago downed holders Silver Shattas 6-5 on sudden death penalty kicks on Friday.
Hardly a week goes by without my hearing from some adult person, sometimes several, about the state of our popular music.
(Trinidad Guardian) Sprinter Jereem Richards and the members of the T&T 4×400 metres relay team received the Sportsman of the Year award when the T&T Olympic Committee held its 23rd Annual Awards function at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Wrightson Road, Port-of- Spain on Friday night.
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon and representatives from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), the Mayor and City Council (MCC) of Georgetown and the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), yesterday distributed 300 sanitation hampers to residents of Albouystown who have been affected by flooding due to the seasonal rains.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester United’s leading scorer Romelu Lukaku was carried off on a stretcher in the first half of his side’s 0-0 draw at home to Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday with an apparent head injury.
Thirty-nine-year-old Kim (not her real name) has been literally living from day to day for the past 15 years and as she enters the New Year she does not see her situation changing because she believes being HIV positive is a case of having “one foot in the grave.”
It makes no sense trying to measure the joy which our grandchildren Jacob and Zoey give to my wife and I.
Cabinet has granted its no objection to a $3.5 billion contract for the construction of the Mazaruni Prison.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp is confident Mohamed Salah can maintain his excellent goalscoring form after the Egyptian forward netted both goals in a 2-1 win over Leicester City in the Premier League yesterday.
In the critical years of the 1970s and 1980s, three major issues engaged the attention of my political colleagues – restore democracy, advance social progress and avoid civil strife.
2017 has been quite an eventful year both in Guyana and around the world.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Steve Smith helmed Australia’s successful Ashes mission and India proved impregnable at home but it was cricket exiles Pakistan who had the most memorable year in 2017.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Street protests hit Iran for a third day running on Saturday, spreading to the capital Tehran with crowds confronting police and attacking some state buildings, and a social media report said two demonstrators had been shot dead in a provincial town.
A photographer was on Friday evening robbed of cash and jewellery at gunpoint on Mandela Avenue.
Today, around the streets of Georgetown, small, straggly groups of youths dressed in motley costumes can be seen prancing about, almost to the rhythms of two or three lazy-looking drummers who stand at the side of the road.
LAUNCESTON, Tasmania, CMC – Barbadian Jofra Archer’s late cameo failed to save Hobart Hurricanes from a heavy defeat, as they went down by 57 runs to Sydney Thunder in the Australia Big Bash here yesterday.
MONROVIA, (Reuters) – Liberian President-elect George Weah yesterday declared the country open to investment and pledged to tackle entrenched corruption, in his first speech to the nation since decisively winning an election this week.
This year’s firework display will be conducted at the Stabroek Square to allow Guyanese in Georgetown, on the East Bank, West Bank and West Coast Demerara to view what is anticipated to be a spectacular display.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Steve Smith tormented England with another century as the fourth Ashes test ended in a frustrating draw for Joe Root’s side on a lifeless Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch yesterday.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s government on Saturday ordered telecommunications providers to cut internet and SMS services across the country ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations.
LAUNCESTON, Tasmania, , CMC – Teenaged batting star Hayley Matthews was among the runs in a losing cause here yesterday as her West Indies Women’s skipper, Stafanie Taylor, snatched a four-wicket haul to fire Sydney Thunder to a convincing seven-wicket victory over Hobart Hurricanes.
Residents of Linden and nearby communities in Region Ten will soon benefit from a $30M Passport and Immigration Office.
You are getting two recipes out of this one dish – a delicious rice accompaniment to the roast chicken.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – A series of raids by India’s market regulator, investigating whether corporate announcements were prematurely leaked by market participants in social media chatrooms, were the largest it has conducted.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – India feel they have the right balance in their squad to break new ground and win a series in South Africa for the first time, to underline their top ranking in test cricket, captain Virat Kohli said yesterday.
A labourer of ‘E’ Field, Sophia has been arrested after being found with just over a kilogramme of cannabis in his possession.
To all those feeling guilty after a Christmas calorie blowout, just remember, a couple of days of binging will not hurt your progress.
Dear Editor, The matter of the appointment of a substantive chancellor of the judiciary is one of public interest.
(The Sports Xchange) – Giannis Antetokounmpo caught the inbounds pass and immediately turned to size up his defender.
The Ministry of Communities has awarded a $25 million contract for the rehabilitation of the Kitty Market.
BERLIN, (Reuters) – Former German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and Social Democrats on Saturday to quickly form a new government, but said he could not rule out a minority government if no deal is reached.
Guyana’s chess for 2017 has both been invigorating and disappointing. On the positive side, the Berbice Chess Association was established, an overture was made to the Georgetown Prison, Guyana was represented at an important World Chess Federation (FIDE) overseas meeting, the Berbice Inter-Schools Chess Championship was held and Guyana won the inaugural Caribbean Chess Cup.
Dear Editor, One of the most bile-inducing things to hear about is children being sexually assaulted, and then to know deep down that most will receive no justice but will be failed by the state.
Over the Christmas weekend, Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton, journeyed to his hometown in Riversview, Upper Demerara-Berbice, to spread holiday cheer, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.
SEATTLE/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump called on the U.S. Postal Service on Friday to charge “much more” to ship packages for Amazon, picking another fight with an online retail giant he has criticized in the past.
(Reuters) – Serena Williams was pleased to get back on court despite losing what was her first match in almost a year, against Jelena Ostapenko, at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Dear Editor, President David Granger has announced the appointment of four new senior counsel, and it is disappointing that no Berbician is named, although the county has outstanding lawyers who could be elevated to the inner bar.
The annual Rupununi Music & Arts Festival will be held from February 16 to 18 at Manari Ranch, Lethem in Region Nine.
Thuja originated in Denmark and comes from the Cypress family; it was after World War II that it spread across Europe, then to Asia and North America.
The Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) is a migratory species wintering on coasts in Africa, South America, south Asia into Australasia and southern North America.
Austin’s Book Services and School Supplies yesterday announced the winners in its Back-to-School Promotion that took place as scheduled at the store.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Last week, as Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski scrambled to survive a bid in Congress to oust him in the wake of a graft scandal, his jailed authoritarian predecessor Alberto Fujimori called on his loyalists in Congress to save the head-of-state.
(Reuters) – Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be sidelined for a month with a knee injury, manager Jose Mourinho said.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s censors yesterday cleared a controversial film backed by Viacom Inc that looks into the relationship of a Hindu queen and a Muslim ruler, after suggesting some modifications.
Dear Editor, Even as Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman touts his academic and professional qualifications (S/N 30-12-2017 GGMC team clinched Exxon pact –Trotman) including negotiations skills, he reportedly distanced himself from any participation in the renegotiations leading to a new Petroleum Agreement with Esso/Hess/CNOOCNexen.
We will be waiting today for the big news from New York.
Dear Editor, The man from Exxon has described the oil agreement with Guyana as “fair” since this country is a new kid in the sharp-elbowed petroleum world.
