Daily Archive: Monday, January 8, 2018

Articles published on Monday, January 8, 2018

Maria Gloria Ceren de Quinonez poses with a picture of her daughter Susana and granddaughters Gabriela and Monica who live in the U.S. under the Temporary Protected Status, in Santa Tecla, El Salvador January 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

U.S. moves toward expelling 200,000 Salvadorans

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Some 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants allowed to live and work in the United States since 2001 will lose their right to remain in the country in 2019, officials said on Monday, marking the Trump administration’s latest move to tighten immigration enforcement.

Jaguars are champs

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Pride, led by half-centuries from Shamarh Brooks and Shayne Moseley, chose discretion as the better part of valour and settled for a draw with Windward Islands Volcanoes in the Regional 4-Day Championship yesterday here.

Region Six Chairman wants bulldozer probe

At its first statutory meeting for  2018 on Thursday, Chairman of  Region Six, David Armogan called for a thorough investigation into the purchase of a bulldozer after the machine arrived at the Council’s compound in a somewhat used state.

Australia’s captain Steve Smith holds a replica Ashes urn next to team mates after they won the fifth Ashes cricket test match and the series 4-0. REUTERS/David Gray

Australia romp to victory and 4-0 Ashes triumph

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia romped to an innings and 123-runs victory over England after dismissing the tourists for 180 on the final day of the fifth test last night to complete a 4-0 Ashes triumph that fell short of a whitewash but was little less emphatic.

Stokes included in England T20 squad for tri-series

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Ben Stokes was named in England’s Twenty20 squad for a tri-series against Australia and New Zealand on Monday, his participation dependent on whether he is charged for his involvement in an altercation outside a nightclub in September.

East Bank potholes

Drivers are calling on the relevant authorities to address the large potholes along the East Bank Demerara Highway, specifically the stretch of road between Craig and Friendship.

Nomination for chancellorship

Towards the ending of December and in keeping with the constitutional requirement, President David Granger wrote to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo proposing Chief Justice of Belize, Kenneth Benjamin as the next Chancellor of the Judiciary.