Articles published on Sunday, August 18, 2013
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt, already enshrined as one of the greatest Olympians of all time, became the most successful athlete in world championship history when he anchored Jamaica to victory in the 4×100 metres relay today.
A remembrance walk was held today from Le Ressouvenir on the East Coast to Parade Ground, Georgetown to commemorate the 1823 uprising of slaves and to press the case for a commemoration monument to be constructed on Parade Ground.
In the backdrop of a warning from the Guyana Government that its flag carrier status could be rescinded, a high-level team from Caribbean Airlines met over the weekend with government ministers here and its Chairman said that the current price structure would be reviewed.
As evening fell on Friday, thousands of spectators packed around Paramaribo’s Independence Square witnessed a grand display of arts and culture to open Carifesta XI.
Jamaican dancehall singer Mavado last night refused to take the stage at the Slingerz Summer Jam held at the National Stadium, Providence because of myriad problems including being transported to Guyana on a tiny plane that saw him getting wet by rain.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Donald Ramotar has approved the promotion of Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Commodore Gary Best to the rank of Rear Admiral, a release from GINA said yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley have agreed to join forces to deal with the country’s crime scourge, including “untangling the hurdles” in the implementation of the death penalty.
(Trinidad Express) A government minister is being accused of running a “sex ring” at his ministry.
At approximately US$30 million, the South African firm Bosch Engineering is finalising work on six tasks at the problem-plagued Skeldon Factory and taxpayers will have to foot the bill after the Chinese firm originally contracted signed off with myriad issues still unresolved.
Story and photos by Shabna Ullah No 3 Village or Mon Choisi, West Coast Berbice is quite small with a population of just over 200, but it is buzzing with economic activity and is quite popular for its large-scale honey production.
Executive Director of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington says the company created to manage the construction and operation of the Amaila Falls Hydro project is winding up and its officials are departing.
Five years have passed since city businessman Farouk Kalamadeen was found beheaded and while the police investigation appears to have hit a dead end, his family remains hopeful that one day they will get answers and justice.
A team from the forest consulting company Indufor will be in Guyana this week to engage with stakeholders as part of the independent verification for Guyana’s fourth year’s performance under the forests partnership with Norway.
Head of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) Derrick John says that consultations with Amerindian communities on REDD+ initiatives is at a standstill because of lack of funding.
It’s official. Guyana squash teams again rule Caribbean squash. Not content with sweeping the team titles at the 31st Junior Caribbean Squash Championships last month in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana’s squash seniors made a clean sweep of the team titles when the Digicel-sponsored Powerade and Smalta senior Caribbean championships concluded yesterday at the Georgetown Club.
In a column in this space in mid-January 2012, in the aftermath of the general election, I wrote the following: “The playing out of this scenario, in very public view, of a President sitting in a Parliament, where his party is outnumbered by the coalesced opposition, is going to mean that the normal ruling party dictates will not be operating in Guyana, and this manoeuvering for consensus, by its very nature, is going to require exemplary people, people of character, for the governing apparatus to work.
Mohammad Hafeez last night engineered a remarkable comeback that sent the Guyana Amazon Warriors to the summit of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League and the Antigua Hawksbills crashing out.
Last week the question was tackled: what is money laundering? This week we look at the techniques and circumstances, which give it traction in Guyana and the wider Caricom region.
It has been almost four months since the Linden Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommended a complete management audit of the Guyana Police Force but it is unclear if any steps have been taken to have this done.
Famous poems have been written on the deaths of those who have meant more than life itself to the poet.
MOSCOW, Russia, CMC- After becoming the first man to win the sprint double twice and the only with three world 200m titles, sprint king Usain Bolt is eyeing a similar achievement at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
ONE of the objectives of the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League was to provide young West Indies players a showcase for their talents, as the fashionable phrase has it.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power deserves credit for asking Cuba’s foreign minister to launch a credible investigation into the suspicious death of leading Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá, but she should have gone a step further.
The Amaila Falls Hydro Project became a victim of Guyana’s political culture.
Anniversary On June 30, 2013, with all attention on concerns about the expansion of the airport, the future of sugar, legislation about anti-money laundering and financing of terrorism, the price of gold and critical deadlines about the Amaila Falls hydropower project looming, no one noticed that the Guyana Stock Exchange (GSE) had reached an important milestone in its existence.
CINCINNATI, (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams fought her way to a 7-5 7-5 win over defending champion Li Na to reach the final of the Western and Southern Open yesterday and close in on one of the few titles to elude her.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Umar Akmal is out of this month’s tour to Zimbabwe after he suffered an epileptic fit while on duty for Barbados in the Caribbean Premier League.
Defending champions of the Boyce/Jefford Classic Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) leads the mega meet with 105 points while main rivals Running Brave follow closely behind on 87 points at the end of the first day of the two day championships at the Police Sports Club ground Eve Leary.
Two weeks ago, after a fierce debate, the lower house of the Uruguay Parliament took the first step towards legalising the production and possession of ganja/marijuana for domestic personal use.
Renanthera orchids are native to eastern Asia, south China and the Pacific Islands.
In heavy downpour at the National Park yesterday national cyclist Alanzo Greaves reigned supreme over his rivals in the feature 35-lap event of the third Malta Supreme 11-race cycle programme.
Road repair crew: These youngsters were filling up potholes in the road leading to Sophia behind the University of Guyana yesterday and asking motorists for donations as payment for their work (Photo by Arian Browne)
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC Another dominating knock by Andre Russell and a telling spell of bowling by veteran off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan ensured Jamaica Tallawahs completed a six wicket win over Barbados Tridents as the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) continued with match 19 at the Sabina Park here yesterday.
Before the introduction of the internet, say in the nineteen sixties, there were about 60 chess grandmasters worldwide.
Dear Editor, I have been asked by many observers, ‘What is next for Amaila?’
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood risks political elimination, with the new army-backed government threatening to ban the Islamist organisation after launching a fierce crackdown on its supporters that has killed hundreds.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch deputy premier has urged the European Union to deal with the “negative consequences” of unprecedented levels of labour migration within the bloc, calling for a new common approach to one of the EU’s most cherished principles.
A year after the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) sought partners to operate and manage two Knelson concentrator processing plants, the first is expected to be in operation by this week.
Dear Editor, Captain Gouveia’s widely publicised letter on Amaila in the dailies juxtaposes extracts from statements by Drs Clive Thomas and Anand Goolsarran and the two signatories to this letter on the one hand, and statements made by the government on the same or similar issue on the other.
Action in the Slingerz/National Association for Women Football (NAWF) Gold for Goal football tournament continues today at the Blairmont Community Center (BCC) ground, Berbice with two slated fixtures.
Mothers learn to recognize and care for their puppies as they are born.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting has given the concept of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) his thumbs-up.
Castellani House will be showing the film Amistad on Tuesday at 6pm to which the public is invited.
The Coalition for the 1823 Parade Ground Monument is hosting a Remembrance Walk/Freedom Walk in honour of the 1823 martyrs today.
Live in concert: One-man band singing to the beat of African drums outside Qik Serve in Stabroek Market Square (photo by Arian Browne)
Carifesta – the Caribbean Festival of the Arts is experiencing another revival.
Dear Editor, There is yet another completion date set for the Hope Canal project and we don’t believe the project would be finished and functional by December 31, 2013.
Bathing in the rain at Duke Street Kingston (Photo by Arian Browne)
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MIAMI (Reuters) – The Florida Keys agency charged with keeping the island chain’s mosquito swarms at bay might become the nation’s first to use drones to spot remote breeding grounds as part of efforts to eradicate the insect.
Former president Jagdeo’s voice has not been heard much since he demitted office, except intermittently in relation to his international commitments on the environment.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The bodies of nine men were found yeterday in one of the most troubled areas of Mexico’s western Michoacan state, where the Knights Templar drug cartel is fighting civilian-led vigilante groups, some with ties to other cartels.
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said yesterday they were assessing new information about the deaths of Princess Diana and her friend Dodi al Fayed in a Paris road crash in 1997.
Although the money pumped into battling HIV/AIDS is set to decrease by as much as 55% over the next five years as donor funding dries up, Guyana has embarked on an ambitious five-year strategic plan which is designed to place the country on a “trajectory to eliminate HIV.”
By Nigel Westmaas (GHK Lall Sitting on a Racial Volcano (Guyana Uncensored), 2013) There is no Guianese people.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Guyana’s Amazon Warriors are quietly eyeing the final of the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League after securing their spot in the final four of the tournament on Thursday but captain Ramnaresh Sarwan says despite their success, his side will remain firmly grounded as they recognised their mission was not yet fulfilled.
Dear Editor, A letter from Mr Edward Shields, a Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association consultant, that appeared in Stabroek News of August 17 refers (‘The system of closed areas and re-opening lands for mining should be reviewed’).
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley on Friday night met to discuss the upsurge in criminality across the country, and have agreed to collaborate on anti-crime initiatives.
