Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Articles published on Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Guyana’s Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge (left) and India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj formalising the agreements. (Photo Raveesh Kumar Twitter)

Guyana, India sign three agreements

Guyana and India today signed three agreements, including on renewable energy and cultural exchanges, following bilateral talks between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Second Vice President and Foreign Minister of Guyana Carl Greenidge in New Delhi.

Donessa Barker

Wife killer gets 80 years

Miguel Barker was yesterday afternoon sentenced to 80 years in jail after a jury found him guilty of murdering his wife, who was knifed to death at Bagotville, West Bank Demerara almost two years ago.

Devendra Bishoo

Bishoo retained in all format contract

Guyana and West Indies leg spinner Devendra Bishoo is one of five players and the lone Guyanese to be awarded an all format contract under the new Cricket West Indies (CWI) retainer contracts which see the central retainer contract being categorized in three groups.

GAWU, NAACIE undertook to work with government in reaching ‘common ground’

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has noted several sections of the media reported on comments from the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Bharrat Jagdeo made during his press conference on January 27, 2018 with respect to our union and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) meeting with a ministerial delegation on January 19, 2018 at the Ministry of the Presidency.

West Indies opener Evin Lewis … will play a major role in the Red Force line-up.

CWI Super50 competition kicks off today…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Star-studded title-holders Barbados Pride are heavily tipped to successfully defend their Regional Super50 Cup but they will hold no terrors for perennial archrivals Trinidad and Tobago Red Force when the two teams clash on the opening day of the one-day tournament here today.

Johnny Grave

New retainers to incentivise players: Grave

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Test and one-day captain Jason Holder was one of five players rewarded with new all-format contracts worth up to US$200 000, as Cricket West Indies announced a new range of retainers contracts, aimed at encouraging players to commit to representing the regional side.

Hayley Matthews

Matthews best seals winning end for Hurricanes

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC – Teenager Hayley Matthews struck a tournament-best 44 in a Player-of-the-Match performance to help Hobart Hurricanes secure only their second win, in their final match of the Women’s Big Bash League here Sunday.

What happened at Ayanganna

There was never any question of the media expecting that they would secure access to the ‘closed’ sessions of the proceedings that formed part of the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Annual Officers Conference on Thursday and Friday at Base Camp Ayanganna.