Articles published on Sunday, August 18, 2019
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – White House officials pushed back today against concerns that economic growth may be faltering, saying they saw little risk of recession despite a volatile week on global bond markets, and insisting their trade war with China was doing no damage to the United States.
KABUL, (Reuters) – The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility on Sunday for a suicide blast at a wedding reception in Afghanistan that killed 63 people, underling the dangers the country faces even if the Taliban agree a pact with the United States.
(Trinidad Guardian) Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith says despite his achievements over the last year in office, murders and the fear of crime continues to be his biggest challenges.
An election date has not been named but the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has started training Election Day staff.
The fourth edition of the Winfield Brathwaite Caribbean School Boys and Juniors Tournament got off to a scorcher Friday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Credit Union will soon be leading it into a long overdue Annual General Meeting (AGM) soon, according to IMC head Trevor Benn, who says much development has taken place since the interim body was installed.
Kerese Collins was young and still unmarried when older women in her church sought her advice on marital issues, which she freely gave based mostly on her observations.
The proposed road to link Ogle, East Coast Demerara to Diamond, East Bank Demerara, will need roughly 3.5 times more money than the initial US$50 million that was secured, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has said.
Cricket cult hero and gentle giant, Rakheem Cornwall is crediting his maiden international call-up to the West Indies squad to his exposure to more A-Team cricket and his ongoing fitness programme with Cricket West Indies (CWI).
The 14th edition of the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (Carifesta XIV) has taken off in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago where it is running from August 16 to 26.
Junior National Lawn Tennis Champion Heimraj Resaul has reaped the reward of balancing sports and academic by being granted a scholarship from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, United States.
The man who succumbed after being struck last month along the La Penitence Public Road has been identified as an 80-year-old resident of McDoom Public Road, East Bank Demerara.
When 16-year-old Amisha Ramdin announced her interest in writing 20 subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, the Saint Ignatius Secondary School student was met with both encouragement and skepticism.
President David Granger on Friday said ongoing reformation has better positioned the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to protect the country’s territorial integrity as well as to cater to the needs of its members.
By Cosmata A. Lindie She was not sure just when it was that she first started noticing the birds.
Guyana are guaranteed at least bronze in the men’s doubles, mixed doubles, women’s singles and women’s doubles after they secured semi final spots in the 2019 CAREBACO junior badminton Championship on Friday at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium, St.
Curated by Andre Haynes and Dreylan Johnson Cosmata Lindie, the writer of “The Birds,” is a 45-year-old clerical assistant who lives in New Amsterdam, Berbice.
Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has dismissed privacy concerns over the use of face recognition and tracking technology as part of the CCTV Surveillance system, saying that he sees no risks of the system being abused.
The crème de la crème of Guyana’s cyclists will take to the Essequibo Coast for the third annual Urban Benjamin Memorial with riders battling in a grueling 72-mile road race today.
I remember a very long time ago, in the era of Prime Minister—not even then President—L.F.S.
The police are investigating the murder of a porter, who was fatally beaten at Kumaka, in Region One, last night.
If you are a fan of the ‘Sport of Kings’, then the place to be today is the Rising Sun Turf Club to witness the 13th edition of the Guyana Cup, the nation’s biggest horse race meet.
This column today is, virtually word for word, something I wrote recently when a Tradewinds fan overseas, himself venturing into songwriting, wrote me, asking that I elaborate on the process to help him in his efforts.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England battled to 96 for four in their second innings by the end of a dramatic fourth day at Lord’s to lead Australia by 104 runs and leave the second Ashes test on a knife-edge yesterday.
A football game ended in bloodshed on Thursday evening after one of the players was brutally chopped about his body by another at the Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara (WBD) playfield.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cheteshwar Pujara tuned up for next week’s first Test with a compact hundred on the opening day of India’s three-day tour match against West Indies A here yesterday.
Eleven Guyanese are the latest beneficiaries of the UK Government’s Chevening Scholarship Programme.
With just over 250 residents, Sisters stands as the most populated village on the Upper East Bank of Berbice.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Ravi Shastri will continue as head coach of the Indian senior men’s cricket team up to 2021 after pipping New Zealand’s Mike Hesson and Australia’s Tom Moody, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said on Friday.
Dear Editor, The $100 million, as stated by Mr Harmon in the article, ‘Money spent on Lindo Creek COI not wasted’, published in the Guyana Times newspaper on March 31st, 2019, in my view, was a total waste of taxpayers’ dollars.
“I don’t know if I am being too hard on her but even though I know she may not be around much longer like I just wish she would just say I am sorry.
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) and key partners have embarked on a two-year project aimed at the demarcation and titling of Indigenous lands in Guyana and the revision of the Amerindian Act.
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, jamming ports and requiring a hard border in Ireland, official government documents leaked to the Sunday Times show.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh appointed South Africa Russell Domingo as their head coach yesterday succeeding Steve Rhodes who exited after the team finished eighth in the World Cup last month.
Dear Editor, The city parking meters galvanised the people of Georgetown.
Dear Minerva, I have been reading your column in the newspapers for years and I would just like some advice on a matter I have at work.
MANCHESTER, (Reuters) – Manchester City were held to a controversial 2-2 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur yesterday, allowing Premier League title rivals Liverpool, who won 2-1 at Southampton, to gain an early two-point advantage.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s main opposition coalition and the ruling military council yesterday signed a final power-sharing deal that paves the way for a transitional government, and eventually elections, following the overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir.
Fat loss training methods were discussed in last week’s column. This week, in part two, let us dive straight into other ways and means of getting rid of stubborn body fat.
A year after government agreed to pay the sum as part of its agreement with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), teachers will be paid four years’ worth of Clothing Allowance as part of their September salaries.
Dear Editor, In discussing Guyana’s nightmare oil deal last week, Winston Jordan predicted that Guyana will get “two hundred and something million” US dollars in 2020.
LIMA (Reuters) – A building in a northern Peruvian town was set on fire on Friday in a protest against China National Petroleum Corp that devolved into clashes between police and demonstrators who want the company to make pledges to help the local community, an industry source said.
(Reuters) – A resilient Daniil Medvedev stunned world number one and holder Novak Djokovic in the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals yesterday.
In the absence of a 2020 budget being passed, government will be unable to take on new projects but will be able to use 1/12 of this year’s provisions to keep the country running after the budget cycle ends at the end of this year, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has said.
There are the downright angry, explosive people. You know the types—you see them hurling expletives or smashing their fists into the wall.
Dear Editor, Driving on the East Bank of Demerara can be a very risky and expensive activity.
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – A woman and her child were the first two cases confirmed with Ebola in Congo’s South Kivu region last week, opening a new front in the fight against the outbreak.
Dear Editor, Now that the annual CSEC and CAPE results are public, and official and personal celebrations fill the atmosphere, I take yet another peek into what lifts and lets down.
People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) executive Aubrey Norton has accused Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo of seeking to create “confusion” with his declaration that the government has been operating illegally since March 21st.
Milerock and Botofago secured contrasting victories when the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) leg of the NAMILCO U17 championship commenced yesterday at the Wisburg Secondary School ground.
Dear Editor, It is nice to see the upgrades that have been done to the CJIA airport.
There was no “amicable resolution” of the dispute between the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) and the Linden Blue Lake energy project’s investors over the legitimacy of a lease for the area and this has resulted in the latter party taking legal action.
(Trinidad Express) A man and his female companion are dead following a shoot-out with police on Friday night.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka got off to a strong start in their chase for a 268-run victory target after skipper Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne frustrated New Zealand with a 133-run opening stand on the penultimate day of the opening test yesterday.
Playing chess and administering chess are unequivocally two separate aspects of the brilliant mind game.
COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – Iceland unveiled a plaque to its Okjokull ice sheet day, the first of the country’s hundreds of glaciers to melt away due to climate change.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A British mall that scanned shoppers using facial-recognition cameras said on Friday it was no longer using technology that advocacy groups called a threat to privacy.
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is projecting the production of over 325,000 tonnes of rice at the end of the current crop after a significant increase in the amount of hectares that were sown.
Announcing the CSEC results on Wednesday, Minister of Education Nicolette Henry said that this year, 251 candidates had achieved Grade Ones in eight or more subjects of which 55 had gained 12 or more Grade Ones.
LUCAS STOCK The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) declined 0.23% during the first period of trading in August 2019.
The Chief Justice ruled last week in the case brought by Christopher Ram in connection with the house-to-house registration that it is unlawful to remove names from the registration list during the current exercise merely because they are not present at the addresses or had migrated.
VADUZ (Reuters) – The tiny principality of Liechtenstein celebrated its 300th anniversary on Thursday as an island of peace and prosperity in an unsettled world — and a place where citizens can go drink a beer with their monarch.
(Trinidad Guardian) Autopsies on the bodies of the Penal triple murder victims revealed that their throats were slit.
Introduction Today’s column continues consideration of the three areas of Government spending that are supported in the Guyana Petroleum Road Map.
Dear Editor, Guyana needs a multipronged job creation strategy to lower the unemployment rate.
Unilateral administrative action Another red flag is unilateral political action over civil servant professionals.
Oil Tullow finds oil in Orinduik Block: Director, Department of Energy, Dr Mark Bynoe on August 12th announced that UK-based Tullow Oil Plc’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Tullow Guyana B.V,
Pinnacle Communications, the parent company of RCA Television, Mega 102.1 FM and 91.7 FM, on Friday honoured the top five Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) performers from the Essequibo Coast.
