SANTIAGO/CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has overcome a respiratory infection, but is still being treated for breathing problems after cancer surgery in Cuba last month, a government minister said on
Official statements have sounded upbeat about the socialist president’s condition in recent weeks, following rumors he was gravely ill in a hospital in Havana and might be unable to keep governing after being re-elected in October to a third term.
CANBERRA, Australia, CMC – Exciting West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell is champing at the bit to face Australia, and says he is backing himself to execute against the former World champions.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prisoners from the remand section of the Port-of-Spain jail and the Maximum Security Prison in Golden Grove, Arouca, were absent from the Port-of-Spain Magistrates Court yesterday, because of a chicken pox outbreak.
Five agricultural groups from across the country yesterday received grant funding worth a total of $10.3M under the government’s Rural Enterprise & Agricultural Development Project.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Police raided a restaurant near Moscow and arrested four alleged crime bosses and 19 others as they met to plan strategy after the killing of a criminal godfather known as Grandpa Hassan, the interior ministry said today.
(Jamaica Observer) A clergyman who has been accused of thrashing his St Catherine church is adamant that he is the victim of an evil plot by his former flock who, he believes, have been influenced by the devil to tarnish his name.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A 30-year-old man was yesterday picked up by the police in connection with an alleged hacking of telecommunications company Digicel’s database.
(Reuters) – David Warner’s unbeaten 90 went in vain as Sri Lanka beat Australia by five wickets in the first Twenty20 International today to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in his “best moment” since undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba 45 days ago, the vice president said today, adding Chavez has made important economic decisions to strengthen exports.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Victoria Azarenka retained her Australian Open title today with a tense 4-6 6-4 6-3 victory over China’s Li Na, who suffered a sickening ankle injury in the second set and hit her head in the third when she twisted the joint for a second time.
(Reuters) – At least 22 people died today when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster, adding to bloody street turmoil confronting Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
The National Assembly last night passed a Bill repealing the controversial 2009 Former Presidents (Benefits and Other Facilities) Act and it is now left to be seen if it will be signed into law by President Donald Ramotar.
With the recovery of four more bodies, the death toll from Tuesday’s Mazaruni River collision was up to nine at press time last night, and while search efforts will continue for the missing the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has signalled plans for stricter policing of the country’s major marine centres.
Cricket in Guyana continued its tumultuous existence when the scheduled Annual General Meeting and election of officer bearers for the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) was halted yesterday by a Court injunction.
‘We just got tired and decided you know, our presence at this point in the debate is of no interest and no concern to the opposition’ –PPP/C Chief Whip Gail Teixeira.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Dayron Robles, the 2008 Olympic Games 110 metres hurdles champion and former world record holder, will retire from athletics owing to a lack of attention from Cuban sports officials, his coach said on Thursday.
The National Association of Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) is threatening industrial action at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) if demands for higher salaries are not met.
After staging the fifth successful NAMILCO Football Classic tournament last year, local milling giant, NAMILCO and Fruta Conquerors Football Club have once again collaborated to stage this year’s sixth edition dubbed the NAMILCO One Love Football Classic Tournament.
Isseneru villagers yesterday staged a protest outside the Office of the President (OP) as they continued to voice their dissatisfaction over a recent court ruling that upheld a miner’s right to progress with operations on lands within the village.
NELSPRUIT, South Africa, (Reuters) – Burkina Faso scored the biggest win of the competition to date but it was three goalkeepers who took centre stage on a night of high drama in the African Nations Cup yesterday.
President of the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) Simona Broomes yesterday pledged the organisation’s support in the fight against human trafficking and other social ills in the interior, even as she bemoaned the “scant regard” from some government agencies that appear resistant to cooperating with the GWMO.
National T20 all rounder Steven Jacobs will be in action today and tomorrow for Malteenoes in the key clash against the Guyana Defence Force as the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Hadi’s first division competition continues.
Three matches have been scheduled for this weekend when the Georgetown Cricket Association/Noble House Seafoods second division two-day competition continues in Georgetown.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC– Australian selectors have recalled middle order batsman Aaron Finch for the first two games of the five match One Day International series against West Indies.
Investigators are trying to enhance the images captured by surveillance cameras installed in the compound of the Cool Breeze Guesthouse, where businessman Imtiaz Roopnarine was shot dead on Thursday.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Beyonce’s lips remained sealed on Wednesday over her headline-making rendition of the US national anthem at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, leaving others to do the talking over whether she lip-synched to a pre-recorded track.
Enterprise, East Coast Demerara block-maker Rajendra Singh is hospitalised in a critical condition after he was shot by bandits at his home on Thursday night.
SEGOU/BAMAKO, Mali – French-backed government forces advanced into northern Mali towards the Islamist rebel stronghold of Gao on Friday, recapturing the town of Hombori and forcing al Qaeda-allied fighters to pull back under relentless French air strikes.
Yolanda Camacho and Zena Bland have been selected to represent Guyana and themselves at the Miss & Mr Afro-Caribbean UK Scholarship Pageant 2013, which is billed for August 24 in the UK.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Andy Murray won a knock-down-drag-out thriller of a scrap with Roger Federer yesterday to set up an Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic and finally beat the Swiss for the first time at a grand slam.
CAIRO/ISMAILIA, Egypt, (Reuters) – Seven people were shot dead in the Egyptian city of Suez during nationwide protests against President Mohamed Mursi yesterday, underlining the country’s deep divisions on the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
The 29th edition of Guyana’s most popular annual satirical review, the GT&T Link Show opens on February 15 at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) and will continue until February 18 and on February 24 and 25.
MELBOURNE, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Accused of gamesmanship and dogged by injury, Victoria Azarenka’s bid for successive Australian Open titles on Saturday will pit her against an opponent in the form of her life and a centre-court crowd wary of any hint of bad sportsmanship.
A communiqué aimed at addressing issues in a collaborative manner was signed between the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – A species of South African dung beetle has been shown to use the Milky Way to navigate, making it the only known animal that turns to the galactic spray of stars across the night sky for direction.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment will host a strategic review of the Bauxite Sector in Linden today against the backdrop of higher output last year.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Whitney Houston’s mother has told People magazine that she questions her skills as a parent and wonders if she could have saved her superstar daughter from the drug use that played a role in her death.
(Reuters) – Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett showed no signs of any lingering bad blood between them as the New York Knicks snapped their 11-game losing streak in Boston with a 89-86 win over the Celtics on Thursday.
Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle has confirmed that the fire that claimed the life of three-weeks-old Aleisha Budhram at Stewartville on the West Coast of Demerara Wednesday night was started by her six-year-old brother, who was left at home unsupervised.
Clyde Forte was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned on charges of firing a loaded weapon and carrying out a $1.4 million armed robbery.
Chutney-soca artiste Rikki Jai was recently endorsed by Shure, the world renowned manufacturer of microphones, quality wireless systems, in-ear monitoring systems, sound isolating earphones, headphones and many other products.
(Jamaica Observer) More than 200 new houses are to be built with European Union (EU) funds for sugar workers living in dilapidated barracks in Golden Grove, St Thomas.
Dear Editor,
There is nothing that unifies the Amerindian peoples more than their land demarcation and ownership, and the recent landmark decision over ownership of village lands in Isseneru Village in which a miner was granted rights on what became village land has the potential to completely unravel the close relationship which the government has with Amerindian communities.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC- The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) says Ottis Gibson will be offered a second contract as head coach of the West Indies team when his current contract expires in March
The WICB says decision to retain his services and team manager Richie Richardson was arrived at during a meeting of directors in St.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Young fast bowler Chris Woakes was the one new face as England named their squad on Thursday for the test series in New Zealand, the 23-year-old replacing injured Tim Bresnan.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Climate change has shrunk Andean glaciers between 30 and 50 percent since the 1970s and could melt many of them away altogether in coming years, according to a study published on Tuesday in the journal The Cryosphere.
Parking troubles: These two vehicles ended up in the trench which runs parallel to the National Park on Thomas Road after a collision at the intersection of Thomas Road and Albert Street.
Justice Dawn Gregory is expected to rule on the no-case submissions that were made by defence counsels in the trial of Mortimer Melville and Jevon Ismond, accused of killing a former presidential guard during a robbery.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis continue their out-of-the-box success story, as “Thrift Shop,” featuring Wanz, tops the Billboard Hot 100 with a 2-1 rise in its 16th week.
The other day I was waiting in a room and a lady looked at me and sneeringly told me about something a person of Asian descent had once done that was improper.
“Professor Munroe, Ladies and Gentlemen,
“Corruption exists everywhere. It exists in the UK, in Europe, in Canada, in the USA and in other developed countries.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC-Reigning ICC World Twenty20 champions West Indies could jump to the number one spot on the Reliance T20 Championship Table without actually playing a game.
ZUMBAHUA, Ecuador, (Reuters) – Once a forgotten cluster of mud houses amid windswept peaks, the Ecuadorean village of Zumbahua today boasts a state-of-the-art schoolhouse with large projection touch screens, Internet access in every classroom and lessons in three languages.
(Trinidad Guardian) Less than a week after Khan’s Gold Designs, Frederick Street, Port-of-Spain, was robbed of more than TT$1 million worth of jewellery during a mid-afternoon robbery, two men appeared in court for the crime. Uriah
This is about the time of year when the fallout from the frenzied ritual of Christmas shopping and consumption is evident; our waistlines have expanded and our wallets have shrunk.
Dear Editor,
The year 2012 for me ended with some wonderful, interesting and serious articles in your Dec 29 and 30 editions, the authors of which I would like to commend; they are deserving of a star, or better yet, in West Indies cricket lingo – six runs!
(Reuters) – A son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi allegedly received 120 million euros ($162 million) in bribes for giving major contracts in Libya to SNC-Lavalin Inc , Canada’s biggest engineering and construction company, a police document said on Friday.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – A jail riot in southwestern Venezuela killed dozens of people on Friday, local media reported, the latest incident in the ongoing crisis in the South American nation’s crowded prisons.
