Daily Archive: Sunday, March 24, 2019

Articles published on Sunday, March 24, 2019

William Barr

Letter from U.S. attorney general to Congress on Mueller report

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The following is the text of the letter United States Attorney General William Barr sent to Congress on Sunday summarizing a report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election:   Dear Chairman Graham, Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Ranking Member Collins:   As a supplement to the notification provided on Friday, march 22, 2019, I am writing today to advise you of the principal conclusions reached by Special Counsel Robert Mueller III and to inform you about the status of my initial review of the report he has prepared.

Shane Guidry

‘We will work with you’

Optimistic that it can deliver a skills transfer system in the provision of marine logistics services to equip locals to run its operations here, United States-based marine transportation company Harvey Gulf has set up an office in Guyana.

Celebrations-,The Golden Jaguars celebrating their second goal, the fixture’s eventual winner against Belize at the National Track and Field Centre Leonora in the CONCACAF Nations League Qualifiers0

Historic win!

The sound of the Aruba official’s final whistle confirmed the historic moment as Guyana defeated Belize 2-1 in their final CONCACAF Nations League Qualifier to seal their maiden appearance in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Guyana country bus

A recent car ride down the West Coast road to Parika sparked memories of my youth at Hague, and later Vreed-en-Hoop, in a time when a major factor in public transportation on that stretch was the unique Guyanese country bus totally unlike the mass-produced metal buses common to North America and Britain.

I am the man! Must be the words of Romello Crawford after he crossed the finish line yesterday, once again besting a field of Guyana’s premier wheelsmen. (Orlando Charles photo)

Crawford captures Star Party Rental feature event

Add another first place finish to Romello Crawford’s palmarès. The season’s most successfuul cyclist finished in pole position yesterday for the fourth time since the calendar flipped to 2019, once again displaying his sublime speed, strength and stamina in the feature 35-lap event of the sixth Star Party Rental multi-race progamme.

Ramdeen, Boyce spearhead another Trinidad win 

Off-spinner Leandra Ramdeen and the consistent Reniece Boyce yesterday spearheaded another win for title contenders Trinidad and Tobago in the ongoing Cricket West Indies (CWI) Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 Cup at Everest as they defeated Jamaica by four wickets to extend their unbeaten run. 

New CWI leadership to grapple with crucial reforms, says Sir Hilary

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prominent Caribbean academic, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, believes whoever wins today’s Cricket West Indies presidential elections, faces the challenge of undertaking critical governance reform of the regional body, regaining the trust of stakeholders and implementing a visionary structure to move West Indies cricket from “awful to awesome”.

GCB’s repulsive support for Cameron continues

As the high profile endorsements mount for his rival, amidst his invisible plans for the future and the bombshell ESPN Cricinfo expose’ on his expense indulgences, fans should be repulsed by the Guyana Cricket Board’s continued slavish support for the Cricket West Indies (CWI) incumbent president Dave Cameron.

Venezuela’s Guaido says Maduro is in his final phase

LECHERIA, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s administration has reached its final stage and there will soon be a change in government, opposition leader Juan Guaido said, adding that his allies have spoken with high-ranking military members about changing sides.

Ricky Skerritt

Time to change course, urges Skerritt

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Cricket West Indies presidential hopeful, Ricky Skerritt yesterday made one last rallying cry for support, warning of the need for the regional governing body to change course in order to confront the challenges before it.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX

Last Update: 529.44                                                      Movement: 0.00% Currebt Update: 529.44                                           YTD Movement: 2.83%The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) remained unchanged during the third period of trading in March, 2019.

Shimron Hetmyer was run out without scoring in his IPL debut match yesterday.

Hetmyer fails to score on IPL debut

CHENNAI, India, CMC – West Indies batting star Shimron Hetmyer made a wretched start to life in the Indian Premier League here yesterday when he made a two-ball ‘duck’ as his Royal Challengers Bangalore crashed to a seven-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings in the season-opener.

A male Guianan-Streaked Antwren (Myrmotherula surinamensis) near Atta Rainforest Lodge, Iwokrama, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Guianan-Streaked Antwren

The Guianan-Streaked Antwren (Myrmotherula surinamensis) is found in tropical South America where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.