Daily Archive: Saturday, October 27, 2018

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli struck his third consecutive hundred but it was not enough as West Indies defeated the hosts by 43 runs in the third one-day international on Saturday to square the five-match series at 1-1.

PITTSBURGH, (Reuters) – A gunman yelling, “All Jews must die,” stormed a Pittsburgh synagogue during Saturday services, killing 11 worshippers and wounding six other people including four police officers, before he was arrested.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) A po­lice sergeant on va­ca­tion was al­leged­ly caught steal­ing women’s un­der­wear at PriceS­mart in Ch­agua­nas yes­ter­day.

The air in Lethem seems unpolluted. Though the heat is almost unbearable at times, and the dusty, bumpy red dust roads can be a bother, there is no denying the splendor of the place, which is still pristine in many ways.

Following what has been described as “months of investigation” involving local, regional and international authorities, Guyanese businessman Shervington ‘Big Head’ Lovell was arrested along with two others on Thursday morning at the Normal Manley Inter-national Airport in Jamaica on drug trafficking charges.

Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green was yesterday upbraided by retired judge Cecil Kennard over her handling of a key no-confidence motion earlier this year against embattled Town Clerk Royston King.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – The Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners qualified for their second final in a regional competition when they shocked title favourites Trinidad and Tobago Red Force by seven wickets in the second semifinal of the Regional Super50 at Kensington Oval here yesterday.

The National Broadband Project moved closer to reality yesterday following the signing of a US$37.6 million loan agreement between Guyana and China and it should be completed by mid-2020.

Demerara Bank says it has recorded a net profit of $2.041 billion for the year ended September 30, 2018, representing growth of 28% compared with the same period last year.

The Ministry of Social Cohesion yesterday inked two contracts worth $220 million for phase three of the construction of  Synthetic Tracks in Regions Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) at the Ministry’s Main Street location.

A father of two died yesterday morning after being pinned inside a fuel truck that crashed into the fence of the National Stadium at Providence, on the East Bank of Demerara.

It was revealed yesterday by the Minister of Social Cohesion with responsibility for sport, Dr George Norton that Government is now standing the cost of the replay screen that is required for the Women’s World T20 to be hosted by Guyana just days away.

With help from the European Union (EU), outdated sea and river defence legislation is being updated to take account of natural protections, such as mangroves, and to enable greater enforcement authority against encroachment.

The Berbice Cricket Board/New Building Society 40-Overs Second Division Tournament continued last weekend with matches across the Ancient County and saw Skeldon Titans thumping All Family by 418 runs and Cotton Tree crushing No.

The eighth edition of the annual Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) international softball cup, bowled off yesterday at a number of venues across the City. 

The legislation for Guyana’s proposed Natural Resources Fund (NRF) should be safeguarded by requiring a two-thirds parliamentary majority for alterations, according to chartered accountant and attorney Christopher Ram, who says in the current political climate laws could be undone by a slim majority with a change of government.

Ashley Furniture Homestore opened its first branch yesterday at the Giftland Mall and Business Minister Dominic Gaskin said companies coming into the country should seek to partner with local businesses.

KIGALI,  (Reuters) – FIFA have set up a task force to examine president Gianni Infantino’s plans for a new Club World Cup and Global Nations League, avoiding a damaging split with UEFA over the controversial proposals.

A policy on the use of tints on both private and law enforcement vehicles is being drafted and Police Commissioner Leslie James has said his administration will be pushing for it to be standardised to ensure a level playing field.

(ESPN) It will take something truly special to put an end to this purple patch Pakistan are basking in as far as T20I cricket is concerned.

Never once enthusiastic about designing, third-year Texila American University student Bukola Esther Teniola found herself in a situation where she was forced to make her own outfit or spend Christmas wearing an old one.

PUNE, India, CMC – West Indies head coach Stuart Law has praised his side’s batting performance in the One Day International (ODI) series against India, saying that the home side has been forced to bring back their two best bowlers in Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the third ODI which begins here today.

Seeking re-election as the representative of Constituency 5 on Georgetown’s City Council, Deputy Mayor Akeem Peter says his first priority if voted back in would be completing the handover of sections still to be served by the city council so that they could be developed.

An appeal has been filed to challenge the ruling of Justice Navindra Singh who earlier this week dismissed an action filed by People’s Progressive Party (PPP) candidate Shafraz Beekham to void the listing of 50 names, including his, as official nominators of rival Alliance For Change (AFC) candidates in the Whim/Bloomfield, Corentyne area.

(Reuters) – Indian captain Virat Kohli has set a new benchmark for consistency but the 29-year-old says he feels no sense of entitlement even after a decade of international cricket.

Twenty-one small contracts in Region Two, totalling more than $115 million, were awarded in 2017 without public tender or the prequalification of the contractors, which the Regional Administration blamed on its “misinterpretation” of the Procurement Act.

MILAN, (Reuters) – Inter Milan appointed 26-year-old Steven Zhang as their new president on Friday and the Chinese businessman immediately promised to lead the club into a new era.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A Video Review system for judgement calls will be available to umpires and players for the first time at a tennis tournament when this year’s Next Gen ATP Finals starts in Milan next month, the men’s governing body confirmed on Friday.

An investigation into allegations of predation by a male teacher at a secondary school in Region Nine has recommended that the findings be shared with the Childcare and Protection Agency.

Public Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes yesterday said she is still awaiting advice from Cabinet and one of the two attorneys she has consulted about any potential conflict of interest she my face in government deliberations on the oil and gas sector and she assured that in the interim she will excuse herself from such discussions.

Dear Editor, A most startling revelation was made at our last statutory meeting at City Hall held on Monday, October 22nd, 2018.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Embattled Australia batsman Shaun Marsh helped relieve some pressure on his test spot ahead of the home series against India as he scored 80 for Western Australia in a first-class match on Friday.

PLANTATION, Fla.,  (Reuters) – The man suspected of mailing at least 14 pipe bombs to some of U.S.

(Reuters) – Outgoing Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland regrets not being able to intervene earlier in the infamous ball-tampering incident in Cape Town, saying the fallout from the scandal may have been less had he not turned off his television.

The Guyana Police Force is currently conducting an internal probe into an allegation that an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) removed video evidence from the scene of the alleged murder of Jason De Florimonte, who was fatally shot by Subryanville hotelier Erwin Bacchus.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at 14:00 hours, Trinidad and Tobago time, Guyana’s final court of appeal, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), will deliver its decision in McEwan and others v Attorney General of Guyana, the case which challenged the constitutionality of a law that criminalizes wearing attire of a different gender in public for an “improper purpose.”

At times I am reluctant to share my fascination with dancehall music in certain social settings.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Natural Resources wishes to reiterate that all petroleum matters are now under the Department of Energy (DoE), Ministry of the Presidency.

Four men were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with murdering Mon Repos handyman Christopher Swamy.

(Reuters) – South Africa will not use the ball-tampering scandal which plunged Australian cricket into disgrace earlier this year as a means of winding up the hosts in the upcoming limited overs series, Proteas captain Faf du Plessis said yesterday.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lankan opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa was appointed prime minister yesterday after President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed the incumbent in a surprise move that threatens political turmoil in the South Asian country.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has authorized the use of troops and other military resources at the U.S.-Mexico

(Trinidad Guardian) Police Commissioner Gary Griffith says delayed response time by officers is expected to become a thing of the past.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Last year’s race winner Max Verstappen led the way yesterday as Red Bull dominated first practice for a Mexican Grand Prix expected to crown Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton as a five times Formula One world champion.

Over a month after an arrest warrant was issued for him, minibus driver Sherwayne Brandt was yesterday charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl.

Dear Editor, Un tour d’horizon of the current socio-economic situation obtaining in Guyana would reveal a raft of issues that has pushed government, the political opposition as well as the relevant stakeholders further and further away from each other.

Come November 5, Naya Andaaz Performing Arts will put on a grand theatrical performance titled ‘Ek Amar Prem Kahani’ which in English means ‘The Untold Story’, and will tell the story of true love’s sacrifice. 

“First Man,” the new film by Damien Chazelle, begins in space.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia have dropped test skipper Tim Paine from their one-day squad for next month’s series against South Africa and named opening batsman Aaron Finch as captain in his place.

An alleged attempt to deliver ganja to a murder accused prisoner landed a man behind bars yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am a retired employee of the Guyana Telecommunications Corporation (GTC) and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T).

Guyanese will experience the first ever Women Beach Bikini ‘Boxxing’ Competition (the xx denoting that it is adult entertainment) slated for November 11, at the Splashmins Fun Park and Resort.

In 1958 President Eisenhower received a letter from a war veteran named Robert Biggs.

MADRID/CARACAS  (Reuters) – Spain’s High Court agreed yesterday to extradite a Venezuelan woman who was part of the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez’s inner circle to her home country, where she is suspected of money laundering and illicit enrichment.

(Barbados Nation) The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) double dipped to help BERT.

Hi Everyone, A blogger friend turned me on to this idea earlier in the year but I only got around to making this one-pot Chinese Chicken and Rice last week.