Articles published on Wednesday, July 25, 2018
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Shimron Hetmyer’s audacious hundred helped West Indies shake off their malaise and reach a competitive 271 all out, in the day/night second One-Day International against Bangladesh here today.
An alleged speeding motorist died after his vehicle crashed into a parked lorry on the Yarrowkabra Public Road, Soesdyke/Linden Highway about 23:00hrs last night.
With today making it the third cancellation by Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix of an appearance before the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs to answer questions on the thousands of Cubans and Haitians unaccounted for here, Committee Chairman Gail Teixeira is questioning his motives.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Former Australia captain Steve Smith will continue his return to competitive cricket in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) next month after signing up to replace Shakib Al Hasan in the Twenty20 league.
Five men were fatally shot early yesterday morning during gunfights with the police, who confronted them after a report that they were attempting to break and enter a Turkeyen house.
A miner was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of missing cook Petal Hafeez, whose suspected remains were discovered two weeks ago at Thomas Island, Puruni River.
In a major decision, the Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday overturned former acting Chief Justice Ian Chang’s ruling that the paper committal process under the Sexual Offences Act was unconstitutional and found that the Act balanced the rights of the victims and the accused.
The owner of the R. Thakur and Sons Sawmill was yesterday charged with torching the business but was freed of the criminal proceedings after his estranged wife refused to provide evidence against him.
The Guyana Bar Association has come out swinging against comments made by Deputy Director of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) Aubrey Heath-Retemyer which they claim are “unjustified attack[s] by an agent of the Executive on the independence of the Judiciary…in violation of the principle of separation of powers.”
A 60-year-old woman died last evening after she was hit by an unidentified vehicle on the Rupert Craig Highway.
The fifth annual New Era Entertainment organised Mohamed’s Enterprise/ExxonMobil Futsal tournament, received timely support yesterday morning from Cellsmart Guyana at the company’s Avenue of the Republic branch office.
A basic umpiring course run by the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in collaboration with and under the auspices of the International Table Tennis Federation gets underway today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The Court of Appeal will rule next Tuesday on Guyanese murder accused Marcus Bisram’s bid to have his application for a stay of execution of the state’s request for his extradition from the US heard as an urgent matter without notice.
In less than 48 hours, the opening night of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Championship will be staged at the Pouderoyen Tarmac, West Demerara.
Proprietor of Splashmins Fun Park and Eco-Resort, Lennox John is refuting claims that the now dead Ronaldo Gomes sustained an injury to his face from an outboard engine propeller.
The new political party announced by former National Toshaos Council vice chairman is expected to be launched in September as the people behind its formation are going into retreat to get its constitution, code of conduct and other party instruments in order.
Yhip’s Bakery of Alexander and Robb Street, threw their support behind the 2nd Annual Guinness Cage Street-ball Competition, donating an undisclosed sum on Monday at the entity’s location.
West Indies Head Coach Stuart Law believes that partnerships are crucial in today’s second one-dayer against Bangladesh at the National Stadium, Providence.
A teen was yesterday committed to stand trial at the High Court for attempted murder, after an attack in which police say he stabbed a man due to an argument over a phone.
The rehabilitation of the Leguan Ferry Stelling, Region Three is estimated to cost some $455.3 Million according to an engineer’s estimate, which was presented to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday, at the opening of bids.
Car Care continued its social duty and deep ties with sports this time providing full sponsorship to eight-year-old Jasmine Billingy who will travel to the Caribbean Pre Cadet Table Tennis Championship which is set to run from August 24 to September 1 in the Dominican Republic.
Guyana’s top female table tennis player Trenace Lowe, bowed out the ongoing Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) Games in Colombia after she was defeated by Puerto Rico’s Melanie Diaz.
The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) is not impressed with the pace at which the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is implementing the Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Development and Management Project (MSLDM).
LONDON, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor will make his debut for Somerset on Friday against Surrey, after signing up for the last nine group stage matches of the county’s T20 Blast campaign.
Agricola Red Triangle, Diamond United, Soesdyke Falcons and Swan FC secured lopsided wins when the East Bank Football Association (EBFA)/Juicy Juice U13 League continued Sunday at the Timehri Red ground.
NeXus Hub Inc., is calling on local techies to earn as they learn by applying for the AI Competency Engineering Apprenticeship Programme.
A Berbice Police Inspector who was upbraided after reportedly refusing to take a call on a civilian’s phone from the Acting Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine, is denying that the occupants of a stopped minibus had identified themselves as police officers.
Guyana’s squash team began the team event at this year’s Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) with a win and loss yesterday in Colombia.
A CARICOM Market Access Facilitation System – the Caribbean Exporter Gateway – has come on stream for regional exporters.
(Cricinfo) Glenn Maxwell has spoken about his anger at being linked to allegations of spot-fixing in an investigative documentary, while also revealing he has previously reported suspicious on-field events in IPL matches to anti-corruption officials.
Dear Editor, In July 2018, the IMF released its latest appraisal of the Guyanese economy for 2017.
Sustainable financing for the Region’s energy sector will come under the microscope today in Suriname, where CARICOM partners will hold a Stakeholder workshop.
WASHINGTON/KANSAS CITY, Mo., (Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday said it will use a Great Depression-era program to pay up to $12 billion to help U.S.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s Rishabh Pant has grown a nice little reputation as a batsman who can whack the white ball pretty hard and the 20-year-old reckons he would need only minor adjustments to his technique to excel in test matches in England.
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico, (Reuters) – Led by Mexico, major Latin American nations pledged to deepen commercial and economic ties yesterday as they sought to counter the risk of a deepening trade war sparked by U.S.
Dear Editor, Articles such as `Minister Sharma laments SOCU sloth’ in SN (2018-07-23) and, `Sharma annoyed by SOCU’s performance with forensic audits’ in GC of 2018-07-17 are the latest in about two years of weekly and sometimes daily haranguing declarations and denouncements by many members of our Cabinet and Government members in Parliament, committing to jail the members and administrators of the past PPP/C administration.
SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – El Salvador yesterday began taking emergency measures in a drought that has plagued the country for a month and cost tens of thousands of farmers their corn crops, the civil protection agency said.The
BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France, (Reuters) – Julian Alaphilippe’s descending skills made the difference as the Frenchman claimed his second victory in this year’s Tour de France to take the 16th stage yesterday.
BANGKOK, (Reuters) – Rescuers searched in difficult conditions yetserday for dozens of people feared dead and hundreds missing after a dam collapsed in a remote part of land-locked Laos, one of Asia’s poorest countries, a government official said.
The final prosecution witness in the trial of Allister Woolford, a former member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who is charged with fatally shooting his friend, Devon Howell, is expected to testify today.
MATI, Greece, (Reuters) – Greece’s prime minister told of the “unspeakable tragedy” the country faced after at least 74 people were killed by wildfires that swept through a resort, trapping people in cars and on the edge of cliffs as others were forced to jump off to survive.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil condemned the violence against anti-government protesters in Nicaragua and recalled its ambassador in Managua yesterday after the death of a Brazilian student.
Dear Editor, Your newspaper reported police commissioner Mr David Ramnarine as saying that there has been a `Significant drop in complaints against cops – Ramnarine’ (SN Jul 19).
The Ministry of Social Cohesion on Monday donated a ten-piece steel pan ensemble comprising of the bases, guitar pans and frontliner pans to the University of Guyana (UG).
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Theunis de Bruyn has set his sights on becoming South Africa’s permanent number three, the 25-year-old said after proving his credentials during his team’s comprehensive defeat against Sri Lanka on Monday.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – The Chilean public prosecutor’s office has summoned the archbishop of Santiago to testify in an investigation into the alleged cover-up of child sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church, the archbishopric said yesterday.
PARIS, (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron told lawmakers from his party yesterday he alone is responsible over a top bodyguard filmed assaulting May Day protesters, an incident that has sparked the biggest political crisis of his tenure.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Former South Africa Test captain Neil McKenzie was scheduled to link up with Bangladesh yesterday, after he was appointed batting consultant to the touring side for the ongoing white-ball series against West Indies.In
Dear Editor, I am delighted to respond to Mr Al Creighton’s letter `Guyana Prize took variety of initiatives to assist writers living here’ in the July 12,.2018 edition of Stabroek News.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe resigned his Senate seat yesterday after the Supreme Court called on him to testify in an investigation into whether he participated in witness tampering and bribery.
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump yesterday said she was shutting her fashion line to focus on her role as an informal White House adviser, where she is working on advancing working women.
Two weeks ago, with the current migration problem in Europe in mind, the Foreign Affairs Minister of the Netherlands, Stef Blok, asked his audience consisting of Dutch employees of international organisations to ‘Give me an example of a multi-ethnic or multicultural society where the original population still lives … and where there is a peaceful society.
Dear Editor, In the matter of the transferred inspector it had to be questioned if the inspector apologised why was he still transferred?
The Mission: Impossible franchise started out in 1966 as an American television series and ran for seven seasons.
