Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Articles published on Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Jagdeo for high stakes meeting with Granger

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced that he would meet with President David Granger today and he offered the parliamentary support needed to extend the deadline for the holding of new polls if conditions, including an elections date before April 30th, are agreed to by government.

Patricia Ellis  &  Denise Culley

Bus driver charged with causing deaths of Bourda vendors

Denzil Clarke, the driver who is accused of being responsible for the recent accident which resulted in the deaths of two Bourda market vendors along the Success Public Road, on the East Coast of Demerara, was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

Navendra Hardyal points to his injured eye.

Head of QC Science Dep’t robbed

Head of the Queen’s College Science Department Navendra Hardyal is urging persons to be conscious of their environment especially at nights after he was robbed last Thursday while walking home from a city restaurant.

Windies batting coach
Toby Radford

Radford says batting group on upward trajectory

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Batting coach Toby Radford says he is pleased with the manner in which West Indies’ batting has developed during the England series, and says this is a positive for the side especially with the ICC World Cup looming on the horizon.

Linden vendor shot

A Linden vendor is currently nursing gunshot wounds to his feet after he was attacked yesterday morning by a man with whom his brother had a misunderstanding on Sunday during the Linden Mashramani celebrations.

Dave Cameron

Game, set match!

The news that former West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt is going to challenge incumbent Dave Cameron for the post of president of Cricket West Indies (CWI) at the upcoming annual general meeting on March 24 was met by skepticism in some quarters and optimism in others.

Barbados Cricket Association president, Conde Riley

Board vote reason behind Skerritt snub, says BCA chief

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Cricket Association president, Conde Riley, said his board’s decision to support the incumbent Dave Cameron in this month’s Cricket West Indies presidential elections, negated any need to entertain the proposals of challenger Ricky Skerritt and running mate Dr Kishore Shallow.

Autopsy still to be done on Shieldstown baby

A young couple who last weekend accused the New Amsterdam Public Hospital of negligence following the death of their newborn, is now worried about a possible “cover up” by the health institution, since they are still waiting a post-mortem examination.

Test trio boost Pride for Scorpions assignment

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Struggling Barbados Pride have received a major boost for their 10th round clash in the Regional Four-Day Championship against Jamaica Scorpions in Kingston this weekend, with the inclusion of the Test trio of Kraigg Brathwaite, Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich.

Guyanese democracy has not yet been born

‘When socio-economic, racial, or religious differences give rise to extreme partisanship in which societies sort themselves into political camps whose worldviews are not just different but mutually exclusive, toleration becomes harder to sustain.

Suns stun Bucks

Kelly Oubre Jr. recorded 27 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots, and Devin Booker scored 22 points as the lowly Phoenix Suns pulled off a stunning 114-105 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.