Daily Archive: Friday, November 2, 2018

Articles published on Friday, November 2, 2018

Cops probing bid to torch AFC Whim candidate’s house

The police in Berbice have launched an investigation into an attempt to burn the house of one of the Alliance For Change (AFC) candidates for the Whim/ Bloomfield Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) at the upcoming local government elections and a rival PPP/C candidate has been arrested after reports that he threatened her.

Old Fort Team 2.1.2 stalwart Minsodia Culpepper attacks against GBTI GCC Tigers

Spencer guides GCC Vintage to another crushing victory

A night after they went down to Old Fort Mustangs 5-7 in one of the most exciting matches of the championship, GGC Vintage served out a measure of revenge by defeating Antonio’s Hikers on the fourth evening of the GTT National Indoor Hockey Championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). 

Indian players celebrating the fall of another West Indies wicket

Windies batting collapse helps India to series win

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India,  CMC – The West Indies produced their worst batting performance against India in a One Day International to hand the home side an emphatic nine-wicket win and help them wrap up the five-match series 3-1 at Greenfield Stadium here yesterday.

Cleveland Forde

16th SA 10K gaining momentum

The second leg of the South American 10k Run has picked up steam to become one of the premier road race attractions on the continent and a flagship activity on the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) calendar.

Eagles maul Silver Shattas

Unbeaten Eagles mauled Silver Shattas 4-1, while undefeated Net-rockers edged Winners Connection 1-0 when the Upper Demerara Football Association [UDFA] Senior League resumed on Wednesday, at the Mackenzie Sports Club [MSC] ground, Linden.

Juan Hernangomez

Nuggets rout reeling Cavaliers

(Field Level Media) Juan Hernangomez came off the bench to score 23 points and Paul Millsap had 16 points and six rebounds as the Denver Nuggets overcame a slugging first quarter to beat the host Cleveland Cavaliers 110-91 last night.

Baramita woman was strangled

An autopsy performed on Baramita’s Ruthina Thomas, whose lifeless body was discovered along a roadway a week ago,  has given the cause of death as asphyxiation due to manual strangulation, compounded by blunt trauma to head.

Correction

In yesterday’s Stabroek News, it was reported that because of a procedural error Justice Sandil Kissoon declared a mistrial in the case of Tyrone Rowe, called ‘Cobra,’ who was on trial for the 2010 murder of Troy Collymore.

Derrick Rose

Rose scores 50 as Wolves drop Jazz

(Field Level Media) Derrick Rose scored a career-high 50 points, including the go-ahead basket with 30 seconds left, to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 128-125 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday in Minneapolis.

Errant contractors

The Public Procurement Commission recently began a round of engagements with stakeholders in the construction industry outlining draft regulations that, if implemented, would see contractors in the industry being suspended or debarred if found guilty of doing shoddy work on Government contracts.