Daily Archive: Sunday, December 16, 2018

Articles published on Sunday, December 16, 2018

Professor Clive Thomas

Some ‘Pradoville 2’ beneficiaries settle with SARA

Several of the persons who were controversially sold land at below market prices in the ‘Pradoville 2 Housing Scheme’ have reached settlements with the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) by paying the difference for their respective plots, according to the organisation’s Director, Professor Clive Thomas, who says that every effort will be made give to the others a similar opportunity before the court is approached for civil recovery.

Ronald Gajraj

Ronald Gajraj dies

Ronald Gajraj, who controversially served as Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs and later as High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh, died yesterday.

Some of the police officers who were promoted on the spot last Friday. (DPI photo)

Cops get on the spot promotion

Several police ranks were promoted on the spot by Police Commissioner Leslie James on Friday, when ‘A’ Division hosted its annual Christmas Luncheon and Awards Ceremony, where they were lauded for their outstanding performances throughout the year.

Police arrest Paradise Invaders

Defending champion Georgetown Police and Golden Stars secured hard-fought wins when the GT Beer 8-a-side Football Championship continued on Friday at the All-Saints ground in New Amsterdam.

GDF, Buxton United secure wins

Defending champion Guyana Defence Force and Buxton United secured lopsided wins when the Guyana Football Federation/Stag Beer Super 16 Championship commenced on Friday at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda.

Valerie Garrido-Lowe

Bina Hill Institute to expand services to Region 7, says Garrido-Lowe

Defending the significant difference in the allocation of funds to the Bina Hill Institute as compared to the National Toshaos Council (NTC), Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, during the consideration of the 2019 estimates last week, said the school will be expanded to cater for students coming from Region Seven.

Trump says Interior’s Zinke to step down at end of year

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who has aggressively sought to roll back Obama-era environmental protections, will be leaving his post at the end of the year, President Donald Trump tweeted yesterday, the latest high-profile departure from his administration.

Days on The Base

The preliminary photos of our revamped airport terminal at Timehri, remind me of the time I spent there after I graduated from Saint Stanislaus College in Georgetown. 

Even in the worst of times

Even in the worst of times – and who can doubt that the times are pretty bad– reading comes to the rescue by revealing other worlds of experience where cruelty and mindlessness and man’s inhumanity to man do not continually have the upper hand.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX

Last Update: 479.71 Movement: -0.96% Current Update: 484.30 YTD Movement: 643.55%The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 0.965 during the second period of trading in December 2018. 

Veerasammy Permaul picked up his 26th five-wicket haul.

Jaguars sniff victory after Permaul’s five wicket haul

The Guyana Jaguars have edged closer to victory after Veerasammy Permaul snared his 26th five-wicket haul to leave the Leeward Islands Hurricanes leading by just 23 runs and with three wickets in hand, heading into the final day of the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-day tournament.

Supersonic bombers

It was reported by Reuters on Tuesday that two Russian TU-160 supersonic bombers, also known as ‘White Swans’, had landed in Venezuela the day before.