Articles published on Sunday, December 8, 2013
KIEV, (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine’s capital and attacked it with hammers today in a symbolic challenge to President Viktor Yanukovich and his plans for closer ties with Russia.
(WICB) St John’s, Antigua – Acting in the best interest of the safety and security of the West Indies Under 19 team, the West Indies Cricket Board has today, taken a decision to withdraw the team from its tour of Bangladesh.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Customs Agency and the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division of the police force yesterday seized cocaine valued at US$4.7 million (J$478m) at the port.
The police today said that two men were last night shot dead by ranks during a stakeout at Golden Grove.
(Trinidad Express) A COAST GUARD able seaman/mechanic was shot dead on Friday night when three gunmen stormed a lime outside his home in Bourg Mulatresse, Santa Cruz, and opened fire, killing the sailor and injuring one of his friends.
(Trinidad Express) Teenager Jelani Joseph died yesterday, following a fire set by his father, Christopher Joseph, who also perished in the blaze.
A mother of five was beaten to death by her partner in a lonely spot called the Salin at Ankerville Port Mourant.
Amidst endless cattle pastures and yellow rice fields, sits the small village of Fairfield in Mahaica.
Three young girls who were sentenced to the New Opportunity Corps on November 22 for wandering have still not been sent there and are in the custody of the Albion Police Station.
General Manager of the Ajeenkya D Y Patil Group Dilip Kawad says that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with the Government of Guyana is for the cultivation of over 50,000 hectares of land and is in preliminary stages.
In the context of reports that Venezuela might be raising the cash payments and long-term interest rates for PetroCaribe members, opposition members of parliament have expressed concern about the consequences for Guyana.
Chartered accountant Christopher Ram is proposing the adoption of Barbados’ anti-money laundering legislation, including the creation of an Anti-Money Laundering Authority, to break the current impasse over the reform of the law and make the country fully compliant with its international obligations.
A Rose Hall teen is currently battling for his life in the intensive care unit of the New Amsterdam Hospital after he was stabbed several times on Friday night.
For most politically conscious people of my age, Nelson Mandela has been with us all our lives.
Minister of Local Government Ganga Persaud yesterday announced that the Solid Waste Management Bill will soon be brought to the National Assembly.
It is strange how the words sport, game, play, which in the dictionaries are associated with fun and frolic, have more and more lost their original meanings.
Eight months after US army doctor Max Kungel was found shot to death in his vehicle along an isolated dam in Corentyne, Berbice, the investigation into his murder appears stalled and according to relatives this is no surprise given the dozens of cases that are still to be solved.
Introduction In my current series of Sunday columns on countering money laundering and the risks of terrorist financing and proliferation I have consistently advanced what I consider to be the fundamental view that the financial crime of tax evasion is the primary driver of money laundering.
Spin twins Zaheer Mohamed and Amir Khan produced magical spells for Demerara which whipped Essequibo by an innings and 54 runs, while a quartet of half-centuries from Berbice gave them the advantage over President’s XI yesterday in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter-County four-day tournament.
BUENOS AIRES — Beleaguered Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro may be able — or not — to remain in power for the remainder of his term, but Venezuela’s influence elsewhere in Latin America seems to be diminishing as rapidly as the country’ s dwindling foreign reserves.
The relatives of 14-year-old Ryan Persaud who was struck by a bullet outside his home three months ago and later died, have heard nothing from the police about the investigations and have lost hope that they will ever get answers.
Guyana’s first female world boxing champion, Gwendolyn ‘Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil is looking forward to a productive New Year but at the same time mourning the death of an icon and one of her biggest influences, Nelson Mandela whom she met in 2007.
As someone involved in the entertainment business generally, not just music, I am always intrigued by the circumstances in our country’s history that provide so much fertile opportunity for songs, literature, sculpture, plays, painting, dance, etc, to come before us as part of the entertainment landscape.
(Part 1) By Rawle Lucas Leadership change The company that has the ship as its logo is about to sail into a new era.
After winning five races and securing medals in 10 of the 13 other events, St Stanislaus College emerged winners of the Inter-Schools Relay Championships hosted by Marian Academy yesterday.
Dear Editor, Your most trenchant editorial under the caption ‘Political pawn’ (Sunday Stabroek December 1) should be required essential reading for the President, each member of the cabinet, each minister and every member of the parliamentary opposition all of whom are asked to appreciate that it concerns the state and fate of Georgetown, the capital city of the Republic of Guyana.
Poinsettias evoke the holiday spirit and have become the symbol of Christmas.
Dunedin (Reuters) – Rain scuppered New Zealand’s chances of completing a first test win in over a year yesterday as the opening match against West Indies at University Oval in Dunedin ended in a draw with the hosts just 33 runs shy of victory.
Far from moving towards a resolution, the inter-regional dispute over a Constitutional Court ruling in the Dominican Republic has become polarised, with Caricom, the Dominican Republic and Haiti taking seemingly entrenched and antagonistic positions.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Sports-mad South Africa saluted Nelson Mandela yesterday with smiles and moments of silence in honour of the late anti-apartheid leader, who inspired people to pursue the impossible from politics to the playing field.
Today, the 24th edition of the Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) football tournament will get underway at the word famous Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground with its usual glitz and glamour.
Dear Editor, Guyana should be made aware of the more than commensurate role it played in the release of Nelson Mandela from prison and in the liberation and democratisation of South Africa.
Seven months since President of China Xi Jinping committed some US$3 billion to the Caribbean region the Government of Guyana is yet to submit proposals for funding and these are only now being considered, said Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh.
It is always very interesting to study the trends and characteristics of theatre in Guyana, as indeed it is to survey the rest of the Caribbean.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization reached its first ever trade reform deal yesterday to the roar of approval from nearly 160 ministers who had gathered on the Indonesian island of Bali to decide on the make-or-break agreement that could add $1 trillion to the global economy The approval came after Cuba dropped a last-gasp threat to veto the package of measures.
The Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) has been hard pressed in finding persons willing to join its ranks and TIGI President Anand Goolsarran says the government’s posture towards the organisation has cast it in a negative light.
Dear Editor, I write as a follow up to Mr EB John’s letter of December 2, in which he asked the question, “Why Skeldon was at all necessary?”
(Trinidad Express) Former top Trinidad and Tobago-born sprinter Emmanuel Mc Donald Bailey has died.
Shoppers rushed to enter American Stores at Regent and Cummings Streets yesterday when they opened their doors for the first time (Photo by Arian Browne)
BANGUI (Reuters) – French soldiers were cheered yesterday as they began patrolling densely-populated neighbourhoods of Central African Republic’s capital Bangui, which has been rocked by waves of killings between Muslim and Christian communities.
Every so often, a massive innings carries appreciably more significance than the simple numbers.
Dear Editor, I am proposing out of respect for, and to honour one of the greatest men of our times, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, to clean and tidy the entire avenue named in his honour.
One of the scenes from the cultural presentation at the Caribbean Examinations Council regional awards ceremony held last Thursday at the National Cultural Centre.
(Continued from last week) Herpes virus of young puppies Some of you may recall that, a few decades ago, there was a great awareness of herpes virus infections in the sexually active human population.
Buxton United defeated Seawall FC 2-0 when action in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knockout Cup continued on Friday at the Buxton Community ground on the East Coast Demerara.
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea aired a rerun of a TV documentary yesterday about its leader Kim Jong Un that cut out appearances by his uncle who had been considered the second most powerful man in the country, reinforcing reports that he has been ousted.
At 28 years of age, Mary (not her real name), thought she had finally gotten her life on track when she managed to purchase an excavator on hire purchase to enable her to start up her gold-mining business.
John Lewis Styles on Waterloo Street launched their Children’s Department on the second floor of their store yesterday.
Dear Editor, Several months ago I got a call from a visiting Guyanese/Canadian businessman.
Dear Editor, The world has lost a genuine statesman and leader in the passing of Nelson Mandela.
Even by the undemanding standards of this country, what happened on Wednesday was exceptional.
The Dharm Shala is making its annual Christmas appeal for financial assistance in order to continue its humanitarian service.
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Friday extended an invitation to Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley and his wife, Sharon Rowley, to accompany her to the funeral of former South African president, Nelson Mandela.
Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph United edged the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) 2-0 when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knockout Cup continued on Friday at the Buxton Community ground on the East Coast Demerara.
The Lion’s Club of Bel Air donated school supply kits to Campbellville children at the Campbellville Community Centre yesterday.
ALEXANDRIA (Reuters) – Fourteen Islamist women jailed for 11 years for demonstrating in Egypt will be released after a court slashed their sentences in a case that had outraged opposition groups and human rights campaigners, judicial sources said yesterday.
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