Articles published on Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Sir Richard Cheltenham, newly-appointed Chairman of the international Commission of Inquiry (CoI) established to probe the death of political activist Dr Walter Rodney, is hopeful of beginning work in a month’s time.
(Trinidad Express) Poet Roger Robinson, novelist Robert Antoni and writer Carole Boyce Davies represent Trinidad and Tobago alongside writers from four other Caribbean countries on the long list for the 2014 OCM (One Caribbean Media) Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature.
(Trinidad Express) Four hundred and thirty four thousand visitors arrived in Trinidad and Tobago last year, Tourism Minister Chandresh Sharma said yesterday.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports float heads down Church Street on Mashramani Day.
In a sign of the continuing problems in the sugar industry, the recently announced target for 2014 is more than 50,000 tonnes less than the projection in GuySuCo’s five-year strategic plan unveiled only last year.
G&P Jaigobin and Sons Supermarket revellers at the Anna Regina Centre Ground on Sunday, where the Essequibo Costume and Float Parade was held.
No breathalyzer test was administered to Finance Minister Ashni Singh in relation to Sunday evening’s accident, according to a police source.
Karen de Souza of Red Thread is one of three Caribbean laureates of the 2014 Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence and has been recognized for her work in the area of ‘Public and Civil Contributions’.
Essequibo Technical Institute float captioned ‘A Cultural Fusion, an Educational Invasion of Creativity’ at the Anna Regina Centre Ground on Sunday.
Up high: The Ministry of Education’s stilt dancers
MARAD’s Director of Maritime Safety Captain Stephen Thomas has stated that Trinidad and Tobago is well within its rights to dispose of any ships that pose a risk to navigation or impede commerce activity.
Guyana tent: Camped out on Church Street
This fearsome creature was part of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment’s float
The Old Higue theme was popular; here is the Ministry of Tourism’s take on it
Guyana’s 2012 Olympian, Winston George warmed up nicely for next month’s South American Games in Chile by cruising to 200m and 400m victories yesterday at the Eve Leary ground where the National Senior Championships (2013) was staged.
Region Five’s entry
Embattled Guyana Football Federation (GFF) vice president Ivan Persaud has written the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) seeking the association’s intervention in the administration of football within the GFF.
LONDON, CMC — Huddersfield Town manager Mark Robins says Nahki Wells is “lacking a little confidence at the moment “ after the Bermudian striker failed to score for the sixth game in a row in a 2-0 home defeat against Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday in an English Championship match on Saturday.
Captain Guyana? As seen on Church Street
Digicel’s Band makes its way along Church Street
(The Sports Xchange) – Forward Glen `Big Baby’ Davis, who agreed to a buyout with the Orlando Magic last week, signed a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers after clearing waivers, the Clippers announced yesterday.,
Former president Bharrat Jagdeo is still overseas responding well to treatment for dengue.
Old friends on Church Street watching the float parade
Den Amstel and Pouderoyen football clubs booked semi-finals spots in this year’s Slingerz Football Club organised Stag Beer/West Side Mashramani Champions Cup which kicked off Friday last at the Den Amstel Community Centre Ground.
Family members of Vibert Samuels who was gunned down last Thursday morning in Albouystown say that they still don’t know why he was killed.
By Delvon Mc Ewan With the disappointment of failing to reach the final of the Regional One Day tournament behind them the Guyana national cricket team have another chance to win a regional title when they depart today for Jamaica where they will participate in the West Indies Cricket Board’s four-day competition.
Zameel Abrahim, who was shot at a Port Mourant backdam rice field, on January 30, has been admitted a patient at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, after he was discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital’s High Dependency Unit (HDU) on Saturday.
Trans United Guyana
Ministry of Agriculture’s float
The man who was shot in the groin by a gunman during a robbery bid at Ogle on February 18, was released from the Georgetown Public Hospital on Saturday.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s dramatic 231-run victory over Australia in the second test set up an enticing decider at Newlands which could see the hosts seal a first home series win over the tourists in 44 years.
(Reuters) – Jason Collins did not register a single point on Sunday, but he scored a moment for basketball history as he became the first openly gay player to appear in an NBA game.
GT Recyclers: Promoting recycling
The suspect in the Number 69 Village shooting was released on $50,000 bail although he was positively identified, while the injured teen awaits a surgery that the public hospital is unable to perform.
By Asit K Biswas and Peter Brabeck-Letmathe SINGAPORE – During its recent gathering in Davos, the World Economic Forum released its ninth annual Global Risks Report, which relies on a survey of more than 700 business leaders, government officials, and non-profit actors to identify the world’s most serious risks in the next decade.
Sunil Ramesh, who was shot on February 20 while his wife was robbed of $150,000 during an attack is now home from then hospital since last Friday but says he has not heard from the police since the attack.
A part of Digicel’s band – Arabian Nights (Arian Browne photo)
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Australia’s dramatic collapse against South Africa at the weekend has drawn inevitable comparisons with their previous test defeat but vanquished coach Darren Lehmann says the two losses were vastly different.
National road race champion Raynauth Jeffrey emerged winner of the fifth LFS Burnham Mashramani two-stage road race on Sunday besting a field of Guyana’s best wheelsmen.
The Caribbean Innovation Challenge (CIC), an international entrepreneur competition and business start-up accelerator platform for young people in Caricom and associate states, is offering further business development and international visibility opportunities for young entrepreneurs in the Caribbean.
Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing my letter entitled: Did the government avail itself of the anti-piracy technology offered by UWI?’
Mermaid: Part of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport’s band (Photo by Arian Browne)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s fugitive president was indicted for “mass murder” yesterday over the shooting of demonstrators as new leaders in Kiev sought urgent Western aid to make up for a loss of funding from Russia, which is angry at the overthrow of its ally.
Actor and dancer Kijana Lewis is the genie under the lamp in the Digicel Band’s depiction of Arabian Nights (Photo by Arian Browne)
A post-mortem examination is to be conducted today on the body of 20-year-old Quacy Leigh, who died last Wednesday morning following an accident the night before.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Celebrated Jamaican sprinter, Veronica Campbell Brown, has claimed redemption after she was cleared to resume her track and field career following her positive test for a banned substance last year.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Anti-government demonstrators put up barricades and set fire to trash in Caracas yesterday despite calls from within the opposition to rein in protests that have led to 13 deaths in Venezuela’s worst unrest for a decade.
Dear Editor, During a cricket match played at the Enmore Community Centre on Sunday, 23rd February, the son of an affluent individual was riding his ATV in the Community Centre compound, the venue of the cricket match.
Old Higue in a ball of fire -the Progressive Youth Organisation’s float (Photo by Arian Browne)
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s government resigned yesterday, paving the way for army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his candidacy for president of a strategic US ally gripped by political strife.
Dear Editor, I am still in awe. On Sunday, February 23rd, the equivalent of ten thousand screaming banshees fled the torments of hell and landed at that local Tower of Babel, the National Park.
LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC-West Indies lost the One-Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand after suffering another heavy defeat in the second game at Bert Sutcliffe Oval here yesterday.
Dear Editor, I want to fully endorse the sentiments of Mr.
(Jamaica Gleaner) – Marijuana advocates in Jamaica are on a high after Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives Phillip Paulwell signalled to stakeholders that the use of marijuana in specific quantities is on the parliamentary agenda for decriminalisation in the upcoming legislative year.
As the Mashramani celebrations are tucked away until next year, the after effects of the day’s revellery were still visible yesterday though workers from the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) were attacking the sea of garbage strewn around the city.
Region Six’s entry (Photo by Arian Browne)
ENTEBBE, Uganda (Reuters) – Uganda’s president signed a law imposing harsh penalties for homosexuality yesterday, defying protests from rights groups, criticism from Western donors and a US warning that it will complicate relations.
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Three West Indies cricket legends are to be knighted during the first One Day International (ODI) between England and the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds on Friday, according to media reports from St.
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia’s second-biggest guerrilla group, was behind the attack this weekend on a leftist presidential candidate, the country’s top defence official said yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) – The government is preparing a contingency plan involving Caribbean Airlines to evacuate any T&T nationals and staff of this country’s Caracas Embassy out of strife-torn Venezuela if the situation there deteriorates further, acting Foreign Affairs Minister Roodal Moonilal has said.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC– West Indies spinner, Nikita Miller, says the return of spin legend and coach Saqlain Mushtaq to the regional setup will help inspire their bowling arsenal in the limited-overs series against England starting on Friday.
A few weeks ago the Kaieteur News published an article based on an interview with Ms.
Dear Editor, The effort made to clean up the city for the Mashramani celebrations is commendable.
Fairy on a motorcycle (Photo by Arian Browne)
(Guest contribution) The 2014 Winter Olympic Games recently ended and although Guyana did not participate in these Games, they did reveal some very relevant issues particularly with respect to fairness and corruption.
Randolph Edwards of Plaisance, East Coast Demerara is slowly recovering at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after being stung by Africanised bees on Saturday afternoon.
