Daily Archive: Monday, February 4, 2019

Articles published on Monday, February 4, 2019

Director of Tourism Donovan White responding to questions at the Jamaica press conference during Caribbean Travel Marketplace.

‘Gay tourists welcome’ to Jamaica

(Jamaica Gleaner) Director of Tourism Donovan White was at pains to reassure a Canada-based reporter that Jamaicans harboured no open hostility towards gay visitors during a press conference at Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Montego Bay last week.

A section of the crowd that attended the PNCR’s opening of its office in Region Three. (Photo by Marcelle Thomas)

Gov’t will exhaust all judicial processes in confidence case

Appearing at a campaign-style event for the first time since the December 21st no-confidence motion that felled his government, President David Granger yesterday said that the administration will exhaust all lawful processes to challenge the results and strongly signalled that he would lead the APNU+AFC coalition into the next elections.

Shaquille Browne [left] of North East La Penitence uncorking a powerful shot at the Good Life goal during their clash at the National Gymnasium in the Magnum Mash Cup Futsal Championship

FC Eagles through to finals

West Demerara champion FC Eagles earned their finals berth in the Frank Watson Memorial National U-15 Intra-Association Football Playoff, downing Upper Demerara winner Milerock and East Bank Demerara champs Timehri Panthers yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

The flagship senior team defeated their French speaking counterparts 14-nil apiece in the first two games, then 26-12 in the final encounter of the three-game format. Winger, Patrick King was instrumental in all those victories. (Orlando Charles photo)

Rugby teams whip French Guiana counterparts

Guyana’s senior men’s national team and the U-17 and U-19 outfits used home turf to their full advantage and upstaged the visiting French Guiana teams when the Goodwill tournament was staged Saturday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary. 

Members of the local Golden Jaguars unit being put through their paces on the opening day of training for the upcoming CONCACAF Nations League clash against Belize on March 23rd

Golden opportunity beckons!

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde says that the Golden Jaguars have a once in a generation opportunity to qualify for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup and is urging the fans support the team during their critical clash with Belize on March 23.

Gov’t transgressing CJ’s confidence ruling– Ramkarran

Government’s statement that it will be business as usual despite Chief Justice Roxane George’s ruling on Thursday that the Cabinet had automatically resigned on December 21, constitutes a gross act of defiance, according to former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran Noting that the Chief Justice ruled that the no confidence motion was lawfully passed in the National Assembly by a 33-32 vote, and that the vote of Charrandass Persaud was lawful, Ramkarran, writing in his column in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek, said that the Chief Justice granted neither a stay of execution nor a conservatory order which would have preserved the status quo ante.

Player of the Match, Tremayne Smartt accepting her prize from Match Referee Moses Ramnarine

Smartt (5-9) spurs Berbice to easy win

Defending champions, Berbice were rocketed to an eight-wicket win with their captain, Tremayne Smartt picking up a five wicket haul against Guyana Cricket Board Select Under-19 at Georgetown Cricket Club in the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board Senior Female Inter-County tournament yesterday.

Strike Team upset Upsetters

Strike Team, Big Ballers, Mature Ballers, Ballers Empire, Hot Skull and One-n-Move secured contrasting wins, when the 2nd Annual Mocha Village Cup Street-ball Championship resumed at the Mocha Arcadia Community Centre.

Jamal Stewart wins Junior Calypso Monarch 

Defending junior Calypso Monarch, Jovinski Thorne lost the crown on Saturday by a mere two points to Jamal Stewart who caught the judges’ eye with his song “Miss May’s Old Car Engine”, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Nida Dar’s half-century helped Pakistan post their highest total of the series

Dar and Amin lead Pakistan to consolation win

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – A blistering half-century from Nida Dar and a three-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Anam Amin ensured that Pakistan avoided a whitewash by winning the third and final Twenty20 International against the West Indies at the Southend Club Cricket Stadium here yesterday.

Court decisions and Justice Patterson

Thursday’s trifecta of decisions by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George has further exposed the exiguity of the government’s defiance of the motion of no confidence which was passed against it on December 21, effectively ending its tenure and mandating that general elections be held in 90 days.

Luis Leonardo Almagro

Tensions rise between Caricom, OAS head over Venezuela

(Trinidad Guardian) Ten­sions over the po­lit­i­cal col­lapse of Venezuela are con­tin­u­ing to rise af­ter the coun­tries of the Caribbean Com­mu­ni­ty (Cari­com) dis­tanced them­selves from the Or­gan­i­sa­tion of Amer­i­can States (OAS) Sec­re­tary Gen­er­al Luis Leonar­do Al­ma­gro and his sup­port of Venezue­lan Op­po­si­tion Leader Juan Guaidó.