Daily Archive: Monday, April 2, 2018

Articles published on Monday, April 2, 2018

Scenes from the clash between Mahaica Determinators and Paradise-A in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara leg at the Haslington Tarmac.

Guinness semis on today at Haslington

Defending champion Melanie-B opposes Uprising while Buxton Diamond tackles Paradise-A today in the semi-finals of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara zone, after advancing from the group stage on Saturday.

Seamer Qumar Torrington leads his peers off after bowing his side into a position of strength at the halfway point.

Torrington’s burst too much for MSC

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) defeated Malteenoes by six wickets on the back of an excellent display of seam bowling from former West Indies U 16 fast bowler Qumar Torrington in the latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New York Tri-State U19 Cup at DCC, yesterday.

Organizers, cyclists, family and friends of the Chin Chan Cycling road race.

Eastman captures Chin Chan 52-mile road race

Hamzah Eastman pulled off yet another display of dominance and led a good outing by Team Cocos as he outsprinted a 10-man dash to the finish line at Grove, East Coast Demerara in the second edition of the Chin Chan Cycling,  52-mile Road Race yesterday.

Plaisance High defeat GTI at YBG

Plaisance Secondary, Chase Academy and St. Rose’s High secured contrasting wins in the U19 division, when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Regional Conference continued Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Finance Minister for IMF, World Bank meetings

Guyana will be represented by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, and Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Gobind Ganga at this year’s Spring Meetings of the Boards of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs and the Johnson family cut the ribbon to officially open the Ivan Johnson Snr  floor at the Takutu Hotel in Lethem.  (DPI photo)

Takutu Hotel opens new wing

The new ‘Ivan Johnson Snr floor’ at the Takutu Hotel in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) was officially declared open on Friday, in honour of the late Ivan Johnson, founder and owner of the hotel, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Christchurch, New Zealand. England’s Stuart Broad celebrates his 6 wicket haul as he walks of the pitch at the end of the New Zealand innings. REUTERS/Paul Childs

England in strong position at end of third day

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Reuters) – England were in a strong position to win the second test against New Zealand and level their two-match series as they extended their lead to 231 runs when bad light stopped play three overs early on the third day at Hagley Oval yesterday.

President David Granger (centre) along with the Regional Chairman of the Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Gordon Bradford (left) and Mayor Gifford Marshall (right) taking a stroll along the boardwalk. (Ministry of the Presidency photo) 

Boardwalk commissioned in Bartica

President David Granger yesterday charged the Mayor and Town Councils across the country to follow the lead of the town of Bartica in its pursuit of initiatives, which not only promote the ‘green’ agenda, but also add to the aesthetics as he commissioned a boardwalk at the Golden Beach.

Medium pacer Hussain Talat celebrates the final wicket of Samuel Badree (left) in yesterday’s first Twenty20 International. (Photo courtesy ICC Media)

Feeble Windies crash to historic low in heavy defeat

KARACHI, Pakistan,  CMC – West Indies were dismissed for their lowest-ever total in Twenty20 Internationals in a crushing 143-run defeat to Pakistan – the second heaviest loss in T20 history – as the tourists lack of preparation and inexperience was laid bare here yesterday.

Code of Corporate Governance

The good news is that the authorities have decided to place into the Consolidated Fund the signature bonus of US$18 million that it received from ExxonMobil, and whenever the funds are needed parliamentary approval will be sought, presumably via a Supplementary Estimate.