Daily Archive: Friday, March 23, 2018

Articles published on Friday, March 23, 2018

Moment of Truth! Sikandar Raza is dismissed for 34, just when it looked as though he would win the game for Zimbabwe, and guarantee his country a place in next year’s World Cup (Photo courtesy of ICC Media)

UAE shock Zimbabwe by 3 runs

Afghanistan and Ireland in shootout today for final place ICC Media: The United Arab Emirates broke around 20 million hearts and made nearly 50 million friends when they all but eliminated Zimbabwe from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 race to give Afghanistan and Ireland a lifeline by turning their last Super Six match as a shootout for the last remaining spot in the ICC’s pinnacle 50-over event which will be staged in England and Wales from 30 May to 14 July.

England crumble for 58, Boult 6/38

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was in sight of his 18th test century as the ball dominated the bat on the opening day of the two-match series with England dismissed for a record low score of 58 at Eden Park on Thursday.

Newly crowned GABA U23 Division Knockout Champions Plaisance Guardians

Colts, Plaisance Guardians secure championships

Colts clinched the First Division title, while Plaisance Guardians secured the Under-23 Championship, as they both swept their respective best-of-three finals, 2-0, as the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘Knockout Championship’ concluded on Wednesday.

Facebook apology does little to satisfy lawmakers, Wall Street

WASHINGTON/LONDON  (Reuters) – Facebook Inc came under further pressure from lawmakers, investors, advertisers and users yesterday, the day after Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg admitted the social media network made mistakes in letting 50 million users’ data get into the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

Elgar scores unbeaten ton

South Africa stumble to 266/8 CAPE TOWN,(Reuters) – Dean Elgar scored an unbeaten century but an excellent spell of bowling from Australia seamer Pat Cummins restricted South Africa to 266 for eight at the close of play on the opening day of the third test at Newlands on Thursday.

Professor Leyland Lucas

Head of UG’s School of Business not sanguine about ‘up front’ cash from oil and gas industry

“While the front-loading of contracts and the securing of large contracts might be politically popular it might prove to be economically disastrous, University of Guyana Business Professor Leyland Lucas has said in an article that seeks, in part, to respond to the popular argument touting the virtue of so-called front-loading, that is, the drawing down of significant cash amounts of as yet unearned income from the oil and gas industry.

The US Embassys Economic and Commercial Affairs Officer Sandra Zuniga Guzman

US Commercial Affairs Officer tells local manufacturers to get their act together

Against the backdrop of protracted public and private sector prevarication over the taking of steps to cater for the United States’ Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), a US diplomat here has dropped a broad hint that unless local companies whose ambitions extend to securing traction in the US market get their houses in order, they are likely to find themselves out in the cold.

West Indies talisman Chris Gayle will focus on fitness for next year’s World Cup

Thrilled to play in 2019 World Cup – Gayle

HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle says he is thrilled to be playing in next year’s World Cup in England, and says he will focus on his fitness in the interim as he prepares for what will be his final global 50-overs tournament.

Creolese is not our national language

Dear Editor, I want to thank Alim Hosein for the letter ‘We need to teach English and other languages but this does not preclude respect for Creolese’ (SN, March 22) in response to my letter, ‘What is the merit of learning Creolese at university level’ (SN, March 20).

Eion Morgan to lead the World XI in hurricane relief match

Morgan to lead World XI

LONDON, CMC – England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan has been named to lead the ICC World XI against West Indies, in the hurricane relief charity Twenty20 match at Lord’s in May.

Why no commemorative stamps?

Dear Editor, As we observe the centennial anniversary of the former President it was disappointing to read that the commemorative stamps, which should have been launched on Tuesday and of which the Minister with responsibility made mention during a recent address, were not delivered (SN, March 22).

LeBron James

LeBron, Love power Cavs over Raptors

Field Level Media: LeBron James hit two free throws with 7.8 seconds left and finished with 35 points, 17 assists and seven rebounds to lead the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 132-129 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

Market Prices

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Parliamentarians should co-operate not oppose

Dear Editor, I would like to issue a call to all my fellow Guyanese to rethink the situation on the national level in which we find ourselves from a fresh perspective, and make an effort to resolve once and for all the relationships we share, so that we can really join together and contribute to the mutual development of our people.

A few ladies of Linden….

-The haughty officer’s bag of bones I suppose that folks into their seventies and eighties experience two levels of behavioural responses to social events that they do not necessarily appreciate.

Juzzle Sayles proudly displays her examination certificates while speaking to the Jamaica Observer on Wednesday.

Sixteen passes — no job in Jamaica

(Jamaica Observer) JUZZLE Sayles worked hard in school and made her mother proud, but despite having 16 Caribbean Examination Council passes she has been unable to secure a job, and her parents are unable to find money for her to pursue further studies.

Water, but not drinking water

“Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink,” is a line from the poem ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,’ written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, detailing how a sailor on a becalmed ship is surrounded by undrinkable salt water.

Stock market updates

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 765’s trading results showed consideration of $3,219,150 from 4,467 shares traded in 3 transactions as compared to session 764’s trading results which showed consideration of $13,637,192 from 241,690 shares traded in 13 transactions.

Thinking Agriculture

This is one of those ‘seasons’ when our municipal market are at their brilliant best, bursting at the seams with fresh fruit and vegetables at prices that bring out throngs of shoppers and generate the kind of bulk buying that gives rise to long periods  of food storage.