The Linden-based Guyana Youth Congress (GYC) has endorsed the opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), saying its promise of a national unity government represents the future of the country in which the interest of all citizens would be given full expression.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian media reported more corruption allegations against the country’s embattled sports minister today, raising the pressure on him to quit a day after he received the backing of President Dilma Rousseff.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Physicians treating Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez disputed today claims made by a former doctor of the socialist leader that he would die within two years from his undisclosed cancer.
The Alliance For Change has proposed a series of changes to GECOM’s code of conduct for political parties including the enshrining of respect for the role of the media and ensuring political equity by limiting the role of government as the general elections approach.
(Trinidad Express) Many of those who engage in gang rape would ensure that one of the members in their gang is HIV-positive, Minister of Social Development and Gender Verna St Rose Greaves said yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Veera Bhajan, who was born without arms but overcame all obstacles to earn a law degree, is now employed with the Office of the Attorney General.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – The second day’s play in the first test between Bangladesh and West Indies at Chittagong was called off today due to heavy overnight rain that left the outfield damp.
MISRATA, Libya, (Reuters) – Libyan forces guarding Muammar Gaddafi’s body in a cold storage room today let in members of the public to view the deposed leader for a second day, but the wounds that may hold the clue to how he died were covered up.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Sultan has died, the royal court said today, opening the way for Interior Minister and reputed conservative Prince Nayef to become the likely heir apparent of the world’s top oil exporter.
President Bharrat Jagdeo has urged this year’s national awardees to play a special role in next month’s polls, saying their influence and wisdom could be vital in the transition that takes place.
Even as the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) prepares to launch its manifesto for the November 28 general and regional elections this evening, the party wants long standing member Moses Nagamootoo to explain public pronouncements about him joining the opposition party Alliance For Change (AFC).
Commissioner of Police Henry Greene has arranged with President of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miner’s Association (GGDMA) Patrick Harding to meet the miners’ group body next Tuesday.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – A composed, unbeaten half-century from captain Mushfiqur Rahim underpinned a measured Bangladesh effort as they kept West Indies busy in the field on the opening day of the first Test here yesterday.
With lives continuing to be lost to domestic violence, Red Thread activists yesterday made an appeal for candidates contesting for the presidency to ensure it is given equal importance as other national issues in the election campaign.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Comeback kid Marlon Samuels and new Test finds Kirk Edwards and Devendra Bishoo are among 18 men’s players offered central retainer contracts by the West Indies Cricket Board.
Newly-installed Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana David Devine has announced that CGX Energy Inc will finance an additional US$92M for its share of the expected costs for two wells offshore Guyana.
Despite threats from the inclement weather organizers expect a prompt start to the R1 Vodka-sponsored Guyana Open Golf two-day tournament which tees off this morning with a large overseas contingent ready to match skills with their local counterparts at the Lusignan Golf Course.
The Kanuku Mountain area in Region Nine and Shell Beach in Region One have been declared protected areas by President Bharrat Jagdeo, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr.
The second phase of the Hinterland Electrification Programme (HEP) has commenced as the first set of 11,000 home solar systems earmarked for distribution has started to arrive.
At the age of nine not many persons can say that they have already decided on a career, not so for Priyanna Ramdhani who has her eyes set on excelling at the highest level of the sport of badminton.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) has stepped in to sponsor the Guyana leg of the Seaboard Marine Caribbean Race of Champions meet set for November 13 at the newly resurfaced South Dakota Circuit.
The Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) is calling for the revision of the laws governing cruelty to animals and it has proposed new legislation which it wants the next parliament to discuss in order to significantly curtail animal abuse.
From Treiston Joseph
in Suriname
Guyana’a Inter Guiana games track and field team had a successful final training session yesterday morning at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium in preparation for today’s athletic events.
PAHO/WHO yesterday launched its participation in the Workplace Wellness Programme for Chronic Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in an effort to get staff to pay more attention to their health, which would decrease their chances of falling victim to NCDs such as heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illness and cancers.
Co-defending champions Barbados suffered a second consecutive rain-affected mach of the regional Super 50 one day tournament yesterday after their Group A encounter against the Windward Islands at Everest Cricket Club was washed out.
US chef Walter Staib will arrive here today to begin filming for his PBS show ‘A Taste of History,’ which will depict the Guyanese influence on the cuisine of Colonial America.
Dear Editor,
The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Stabroek News yesterday under the caption `Miners’ group in year-long wait for meeting with Top Cop’.
The Guyana and Sagicor High Performance Centre match was rained out and umpires cancelled the game at about 1.15pm without a ball being bowled yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium.
Tanaina Samaroo was yesterday morning crowned Miss Guyana Sari Queen at the National Cultural Centre (NCC), after a six-hour long programme that was marred by a tantrum by another contestant who felt she was robbed and open hostility from the exhausted audience.
By Marcelle Thomas
Dare to Love, an erotic romantic novel whose main male character is a Guyanese, is not going to find itself on the essential reading list of any academic course but it certainly will give you a peep into some aspects of Caribbean life.
As overnight rains resulted in run off water flowing into Canvas City, Wismar, Linden, residents accused regional officials of sloth in unclogging a culvert and blamed them for damage to properties in the area.
ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara yesterday led Sri Lanka’s fightback in the second innings with an unbeaten 161, aided by sloppy Pakistan fielders who dropped a number of catches on day four of the first test in Abu Dhabi.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – England paceman Tim Bresnan has been fined 7.5 percent of his match fee for showing dissent in the third one-day international against India at Mohali, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) will be working with the Guyana Association of Private Security Organisations (GAPSO) to strengthen public-private cooperation within the security sector.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Paceman Umesh Yadav has been ruled out of the remaining two one-day internationals against England after suffering a hand injury during the match in Mohali.
Dear Editor,
At a PPP/C meeting held on Monday October 17 in the middle of Central Cummings Lodge it was proven again that disgruntled persons who use to support this party blindly are now seeing the light.
Over $1 million in prizes would be awarded to three lucky winners and seven other finalists for their successful participation in the Senoj Creation’s Tots and Tweens Talent Mania competition.
Georgetown, Guyana – Jamaica’s crushing victory over the Leeward Islands pushed their partner club – Skeldon Cricket Club – to the top of the money pile in the WICB Super Club Assistance Programme which is part of the on-going Regional Super50.
The man who on Sunday night succumbed at the Mahdia Hospital from head injuries he allegedly received at the hand of a drinking partner has been identified as Earl Austin of Mahaica.
Dear Editor,
Thursday morning as I tuned into C.N.N, I was greeted with “Breaking News” which caption always has something worthy of communication but never thought that it would be the announcement of the capture of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and suspected death which was to be confirmed.
Lydia Greenway and Arran Brindle both struck unbeaten centuries as England’s women powered to a 62-run win over South Africa in the opening one-day international at Potchefstroom.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Cuban government reforms expanding the private sector are driving real change on the communist-ruled island, spurring hopes for economic growth and greater freedom, a U.S.
MISRATA, Libya, (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi’s body lay in an old meat store today as arguments over a burial, and his killing after being captured, dogged efforts by Libya’s new leaders to make a formal start on a new era of democracy.
Dear Editor,
The disrespect shown to the Guyanese public by the illegal Guyana Cricket Board continues without the intervention of the relevant authorities.
(Jamaica Gleaner) – Dancehall artiste Gyptian climbed international and local charts with “Hold Yuh” last year, but this year he has secured a spot among the top 10 competing to become MTV Iggy’s Best New Band In The World.
An auto dealer was placed on $100,000 bail when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on a charge of breaking, entering and stealing from the dwelling house of his common-law spouse of 13 years.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – A Venezuelan doctor who forecast President Hugo Chavez would die of cancer within two years said yesterday he had left the country with his family after colleagues reported police visiting his consultancy.
(BBC) Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has been ordered to pay a deposit of $200,000 (£125,686) to an Indian court in order to secure release of his latest film.
Dear Editor,
My nephew, who is 19 years old, was checking in and clearing his baggage at CJIA on Sunday 2011.10.16 on an outgoing Delta flight (Flight #384) which was scheduled to depart at 8:30am.
From Treiston Joseph in Suriname
Guyana marginally lost to French Guiana in their first basketball encounter at the 2011 Inter Guiana Games (IGG) held in Suriname at the Anthony Nesty Stadium.
A hairdresser was on Thursday put on $50,000 bail after she denied charges that she damaged property when her common law spouse ended their relationship.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday estimated there are some 1.4 million gang members in the United States and they are turning to white collar crimes as more lucrative enterprises.
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) was yesterday presented with 50 wheelchairs from the Director of the Friends Committed to Caring Organization David Searam.
Dear Editor,
The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Kaieteur News on Sunday October 16, 2011, under the caption `Public lashes out at Police Force for perceived abuse of authority’.
LONDON (Reuters) – You may not understand the title of Coldplay’s new album let alone be able to pronounce it, but ‘Mylo Xyloto’ is a name music fans may have to get used to as the group launches a fresh assault on the world’s charts.
(Jamaica Observer) Contractor General Greg Christie has expressed “grave concern about the massive workload of some contractors” who he said “continue to receive government contract awards despite the obviously impossible workload they already have”.
Approximately 30 FIFA accredited local referees and assistant referees as well as national referees and assistant referees will attend a FIFA sponsored Referees Assistance Programme (RAP) held in collaboration with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC).
PARIS, (Reuters) – The threshold for publishing gruesome images like those of Muammar Gaddafi’s death is falling as the internet and social media make many of the editorial decisions that used to be left to a small group of professional journalists.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – A Chinese navy hospital ship called the Peace Ark sailed yesterday into Havana Bay in Cuba, reflecting good relations between the communist allies and China’s expanding global presence.
Dear Editor,
Government’s recognition of the October 12 African Holocaust (the Maafa) was encouraging and should be commended by all positive thinking Guyanese and others.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Using contentious barbs and comedic relief, Rupert Murdoch deflected attempts by angry investors to remove him as chairman of his News Corp empire at the company’s annual meeting today.
The Roraima Bikers Club and the Humphrey family said yesterday that the 14th Annual Troy Humphrey Memorial Cycle Race Meeting planned for today will now be held on Wednesday.
(Trinidad Express) REDjet flights out of Piarco International Airport were cancelled yesterday as the aircraft was grounded to facilitate engineering inspection and mechanical work.