Articles published on Saturday, July 7, 2018
First Lady, Sandra Granger (left) today, attended the Second Annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Robotics Exhibition hosted by STEM Guyana in collaboration with the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) Company.
(Trinidad Guardian) Fishermen are bracing for losses after an abandoned oil well ruptured in the Gulf of Paria, shooting emissions of oil and gas 40 feet up from the seabed.
Facing questions from a parliamentary committee, ExxonMobil yesterday denied that it was funding any political party or political initiatives in Guyana.
KAZAN, Russia, (Reuters) – Belgium struck early and then held off a late Brazil fightback to send the five-times champions tumbling out of the World Cup at the quarter-final stage with a 2-1 victory in an end-to-end thriller on Friday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer continued his serene run at Wimbledon as he strolled into the last 16 with 6-3 7-5 6-2 win over Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff yesterday.
President David Granger has said that the removal of custodial sentences for possession of small amounts of cannabis is on the cards for Guyana.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies crushed Bangladesh by an innings and 219 runs in just seven sessions, to record their fifth-largest Test victory ever and grab an all-important 1-0 lead in the two-match series here yesterday.
The just-concluded CARICOM Heads of Government conference has recommitted to the free movement of skills across the region and has agreed that all states will put in place the necessary legislative framework to facilitate all ten approved categories of skills by December 31st, 2018.
After eating food he was sent to uplift, a 61-year-old man was fatally beaten on Thursday evening at Bella Dam, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, and his brother and another man, who were the assailants, are now in police custody.
BECKENHAM, England, CMC – Teenaged opener Prithvi Shaw missed out on a double hundred while Ravikumar Samarth struck a century of his own, as India A turned the tables on West Indies A, leaving the Caribbean side facing a tricky final day of the opening four-day “Test”.
Relief supplies were yesterday shuttled to Lethem for those affected by recent severe flooding in the region.
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia, (Reuters) – Raphael Varane’s glancing header and a goalkeeping blunder that gifted Antoine Griezmann a soft goal gave France a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in the first World Cup quarter-final on Friday and set them up for a last-four tie with either Brazil or Belgium.
Fitness Express has once again answered the call of the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Inc.
Harry James, the taxi driver who was held after the attack on an Alliance, Canal Number 2, West Bank Demerara family, in which over $1 million in cash and jewellery was stolen, was yesterday charged with the crime even as he maintained that he was unwittingly ensnared in the plot and forced to help the two armed robbers to escape.
The third in a series of U-16 semi-monthly competitions geared towards sharpening the tools of pugilists ahead of next month’s Caribbean School Boys and Juniors Tournament will box off today at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis from 13:00hrs.
Repairs to the Mile 33 Bridge, located between Mabura and Kurupukari along the Linden/Lethem Trail, have been completed.
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) and Executive Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NAGICO, Imran Mc Sood Amjad have teamed up to provide financial sponsorship for the visit of Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira.
Chairman of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) Gabriel Lall says that experts have assured that mercury emissions from the lab at its new Queenstown location will be kept “way below” minimum safety requirements.
A contract for consultancy services to conduct a geotechnical survey for the redevelopment of the Moco Moco Hydropower Station was among three that were recently noted by Cabinet.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May secured a cabinet agreement yesterday for her plans to leave the European Union, overcoming rifts among her ministers to win support for “a business-friendly” proposal aimed at spurring stalled Brexit talks.
Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Pete Russell believes that the league is not just about cricket but one which holistically involves every aspect of Caribbean Culture.
Dear Editor, Almost a month after the disbursement of $17B of the $30B borrowed by National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) for the sugar industry from commercial banks, the nation remains in dark in respect of the real purpose of the loan.
The niece of Hilbert Scott, the security guard who succumbed to burns he sustained more than two weeks ago after he was allegedly doused with hot water, was charged with his murder on Thursday.
MAPUTO, (Reuters) – The board of Mozambique’s national airline, LAM, has been sacked after the carrier cancelled flights this week because of financial difficulties that meant it could not pay for fuel, at one point marooning Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario.
Dear Editor, The Caribbean Tourism Industry must be sinking to desperate measures when it has to resort to the destructive rum to attract tourists.
(Reuters) Whether via trade, the stretch provision or a buyout, the Oklahoma City Thunder and forward Carmelo Anthony will part ways this summer, according to an ESPN report Friday.
(Barbados Nation) Hurricane Beryl, while tiny in size, is intensifying in the Atlantic Ocean well east of the Lesser Antilles, and its chances of striking the Antilles as a hurricane early next week are increasing.
Dear Editor, The Board of Governors of St Rose’s High School wishes to advise that the demolition of the School’s timber building facing Church Street is slated to begin on the 9th July, 2018.
Twenty-four-year-old Dexter Michael Gardener is one of the newest kids on the block in the fashion industry and he is pulling out all of the stops as a designer.
TORONTO, Canada, CMC – Exciting Barbados all-rounder Justin Greaves smashed an imperious half-century as West Indies B continued their dominant march through the Global T20 Canada league here Thursday.
With the smuggling of contraband into the prison system at an “alarming” level, Director of Prisons (ag) Gladwin Samuels yesterday announced that mandatory drug testing of new recruits has recently been introduced, while additional security measures are expected to be put in place before the end of the year.
ISLAMABAD, July 6 (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison for corrupt practices linked to his family’s purchase of upscale London flats, in a major blow to his party ahead of general elections on July 25.
Dear Editor, I attended another “Jazz-labeled” event recently. This one was at a popular restaurant in Kitty.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, CMC – Olympic champion Elaine Thompson was forced to settle for second place as Marie-Josée Ta Lou of Côte d’Ivoire produced a strong performance to win the 100 metres at the Lausanne Diamond League here Thursday.
(Reuters) – U.S. and North Korean officials have set up working groups to deal with “nitty gritty stuff” including verification of efforts to achieve denuclearization, a U.S.
Hi Everyone, What’s Cooking is a series in which I address questions you may have about food and cooking but may be too shy to ask.
Fugitive murder accused Troy Thomas has appealed the High Court’s dismissal of his challenge to the jurisdiction of the magistracy to hear proceedings initiated to extradite him to the United States, where he is wanted for murder.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s transition team unveiled a plan yesterday to shake up the fight against crime, including reduced jail time but stiffer controls on weapons, as the country reels from a militarized drug war.
Dear Editor, The blackout woes have started again in Essequibo, some lasting as much as six hours per day and night.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico day extradited to the United States a senior lieutenant of the Sinaloa Cartel drug gang formerly headed by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the attorney general’s office said.
A Goed Fortuin resident was yesterday granted his release on $100,000 bail after he denied forging an import licence.
CARDIFF, (Reuters) – Alex Hales made an unbeaten 58 to lead England to a thrilling five-wicket victory over India yesterday that levelled the Twenty20 series at 1-1.
AMMAN/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – South Syrian rebels agreed to give up arms in a Russian-brokered ceasefire deal yesterday, rebel sources said, surrendering Deraa province to the government in another major victory for President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian allies.
When we think of weddings in 2018, we hardly ever think of the groom and much less the guests.
Dear Editor, A “big thank you” for Paul Harris’ daily offerings of Politikles and his other works.
The MARCH (Modeling and Reinforcement to Combat HIV/AIDS) project was initiated in Guyana in 2006 to specialise in Behaviour Change Communication.
BRUSSELS/LISBON, (Reuters) – The European Commission said yesterday it had opened an in-depth investigation into tax exemptions for companies on the Portuguese island of Madeira due to concerns the scheme benefitted firms that do not contribute to the region’s growth.
(Reuters) – England paceman Stuart Broad is aiming to recover from an ankle injury in time to play domestic first-class cricket for his county Nottinghamshire later this month, days before the first test against India.
The Guyana-Jamaica Joint Commission, which has been dormant for some time, will be reactivated and will form the platform for areas of cooperation between the two countries, President David Granger said following a meeting yesterday with Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
The Promenade Gardens has been chosen as the backdrop for Akilah Atherley’s display of her latest clothing line ‘Redemption’, which will take the form of a Fashion Show and Tea Party on Saturday, July 28.
BEIJING/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S.-China trade fight resulting in duties on $34 billion worth of each other’s imports was seen dragging on for a potentially prolonged period, as Washington and Beijing flexed their muscles with no sign of negotiations to ease tensions.
In February 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services changed its mission statement.
The basketball comedy Uncle Drew rests on the relationship between Lil Rey’s slightly overbearing coach, Dax, and the aging former streetball star, the eponymous Uncle Drew (played by current basketball star Kyrie Irving in heavy prosthetic makeup).
