Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Articles published on Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Cabinet caucus on oil and gas

(From right) are President David Granger, Acting Prime Minister Carl Greenidge, Sir Shridath Ramphal, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman, Dr Valerie Marcel of Chatham House at the Cabinet Caucus today on oil and gas at State House.

Experts for Cabinet caucus on oil future

A group of international researchers and petroleum policy advisors will today meet Cabinet ministers to discuss the emerging oil and gas sector and give insight into prudent preparations for the revenues that will be generated from the industry.

Autopsies confirm robbery suspects died of gunshots

Autopsies performed on the remains of Dextroy Cordis, Errol Adams and Kwame Assanah, the three accused robbery suspects who were fatally shot by the police along the Seawall Public Road, in Georgetown last Thursday, have confirmed that they all died from multiple gunshot injuries The autopsies was performed on Monday at the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary by government pathologist Dr.

Rovman Powell, left and Evin Lewis after net sessions yesterday as they prepare to face Scotland today in another must win encounter. (Photo courtesy Cricket West Indies)

Only a win will do!

(ICC) The ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 has thrown up some mouth-watering clashes and it has come down to a situation where even with only four Super Sixes games left, five teams are still in the fray for those top-two spots that will give them tickets to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Lowe’s conclusion on case before CCJ was spurious

Dear Editor, In reaction to Mr Sherwood Lowe’s letter  captioned ‘Mendez has shifterd the CCJ gaze from Article 1 to Article 9 of the Constitution’ appearing in the Stabroek News of the 20th March, 2018, I would wish to submit that in my respectful recall the learned counsel for the Respondent in Richardson v Attorney General and Trotman asseverated that, in the absence of a credible definition of the terms “democratic” and “sovereignty” in Articles 1 and 9 of the Guyana Constitution, the court was required to construe these terms.

From left Diquan Bamfield (4-32) and Adrian Hinds (62) made light work of West Demerara

Georgetown beat West Dem

Georgetown romped to a five-wicket win over West Demerara at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday in the first round of the Demerara Under-19 Inter-Association cricket tournament.

Trump, deemed ‘not above the law,’ faces legal storm

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump faced legal challenges from women on two fronts yesterday as a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Apprentice TV show contestant moved forward and a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Trump sued to undo a confidentiality agreement.

Kagiso Rabada

Focus shifts back to cricket in pivotal third test

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – The focus will switch back to cricket as South Africa and Australia clash in the third test tomorrow, with the world’s number one bowler Kagiso Rabada handed a reprieve to bolster the home side in a pivotal moment in the tempestuous series.

Green injured as Warriors held to 75 points

(Reuters) LaMarcus Aldridge took advantage of the absence of Golden State Warriors defensive ace Draymond Green to score 18 of his game-high 33 points in the fourth quarter Monday night, lifting the San Antonio Spurs to an 89-75 victory at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

Fading memories

Over the course of the last few weeks, between 17th February and 11th March, to be precise, a trio of Guyana’s sons, Dr Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Wilson Harris and Dr Harold Drayton were called to higher pastures.