Articles published on Sunday, November 2, 2014
(Trinidad Express) West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron said the regional body will be enlisting the support of Caricom (Caribbean Community) to meet the million-dollar demand for compensation by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the aborted tour of India last month.
Once again in Guyana, relations between a private media house and the ruling administration have hit rock bottom, or lower.
(Trinidad Guardian) At 5 pm on Friday evening, West Indies cricket stood at the crossroads, however six hours later, there was a clear way forward out of the current mess.
Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) had joined calls for the resignation or removal of Attorney-General (AG) Anil Nandlall over the contents of a recorded conversation which includes what has been interpreted as threats against the Kaieteur News even as the International Press Institute (IPI) has urged the government to make it clear that violence against the press will not be tolerated.
Navin Chandarpal’s coffin being draped with the PPP flag at the memorial held this morning outside of Freedom House on Robb Street.
Presidential Donald Ramotar (left) speaking with a mourner at the memorial held this morning outside of Freedom House on Robb Street for Navin Chandarpal.
Singing the PPP song at the memorial held this morning outside of Freedom House on Robb Street for Navin Chandarpal prior to the funeral service and cremation.
PPP stalwart Clinton Collymore speaking at the memorial held this morning outside of Freedom House on Robb Street for Navin Chandarpal prior to the funeral service and cremation.
(Reuters) – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq belied his reputation as a ponderous batsman by equalling the record for the fastest test century today, reaching the milestone in 56 balls against Australia in Abu Dhabi.
President Donald Ramotar has directed that steps be taken to convene a sitting of the National Assembly within the next 14 days, the Office of the President (OP) announced yesterday.
Story and photos by Jannelle Williams “In all of East Canje, from Sheet Anchor to New Forest, Goed Bananen Land is the best village to live in.”
Despite fears of a cover-up, Kaieteur News owner Glenn Lall and senior reporter Leonard Gildarie yesterday met with police to clarify the complaint about threats allegedly made by Attorney-General (AG) Anil Nandlall.
APNU leader David Granger recently raised again the idea of an ANPU/AFC coalition but AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan is against such a move saying it would leave the party as “dead meat.”
A 27-year-old father of two was last evening gunned down in Cooper Street, Albouystown in what police investigators believe was a drive-by shooting.
Just over a week after she was brutally raped by a man known to her, a 21-year-old mother of one is hoping that the police would conduct a speedy and thorough investigation and place the perpetrator before the courts.
Guyana lost US$22.7 million as a result of increased deforestation in 2012 as well as for its sloth in moving to join a transparency initiative under its forest protection agreement with Norway.
-Webster, Deo share lead in women’s category An exhilarating day of golf at the Lusignan Golf Course (LGC) ended in a close contest as Shanella Webster, Joaan Deo, Seepaul Suknanan, Pur and Avinash Persaud led the field heading into the final day of action in the Digicel Guyana Open Golf Tournament.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Guyana (ICAG), currently investigating an allegation of misconduct against Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Commissioner-General Khurshid Sattaur, says regulating the discipline and professional conduct of its members is part of its legal mandate.
The US$10M distribution centre commissioned on Wednesday by the rebranded Massy Group at Montrose has been hailed by its CEO Gervase Warner as the most sophisticated across the sprawling conglomerate and one that would create more jobs here as plans for the opening of two supermarkets here by 2016 proceed.
The Guyana Softball Floodlight Cricket Association’s (GFSCA) Guyana Cup 4 softball tournament concluded its preliminary and semi-final rounds yesterday with wins for Wolf Warriors, Wellman and Farm XI who stood out with victories in their respective categories.
Clerk of the National Assembly Clerk Sherlock Isaacs said yesterday that he is not answerable to the Speaker of the National Assembly and therefore did not have to alert him prior to removing the Parliamentary Mace.
The 2014 National Senior and Junior Fullbore Rifle Shooting championships will fire off tomorrow (Sunday) at the Timehri Rifle and Pistol Ranges starting at 10:00 hours.
Elias Ross, one of the men injured in the Friday morning accident in Mahaicony, succumbed to his injuries yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
Introduction Over the past two weeks I have been displaying a Table that I had specifically constructed for this series indicating: 1) the annual public sector nominal minimum wage increases announced by government for the years 2006 to 2013.When
The businessman who was attacked and robbed earlier this week at his Prospect, East Bank Demerara home, is calling on the police to speed up their investigation as he is living in fear.
The Georgetown Public Hospital’s (GPH) Oncology Room was reopened on Friday during a simple ceremony that also marked the culmination of a one-week oncology training programme for nurses, who received certificates, while a call for annual training to be offered was made.
The Nixon Decision It is quite possible to contend that the price at which gold is able to trade today is a consequence of the collapse of the Bretton Woods system.
The Port Mourant Cricket Ground is expected to come alive today when unbeaten Young Warriors collide with Universal Solutions Bermine in the semi-final of the 2014 Carib Beer T20 first division competition.
The last time Dr Patricia Rodney saw her husband Walter alive was a day like any other in which they synchronized their activities around those of their three children, ages 14, 11 and 9 years old at the time.
By Tony Cozier Just as two prime ministers were meeting with the main characters in Port-of-Spain on Friday in an effort to find a settlement to yet another of the several recent challenges that have destabilised West Indies cricket, an e-mail popped up on the computer inbox of West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron.
After being evicted by local businessman Paul James, former Tiger Bay residents are finding it difficult to transition into their new homes.
A St Maarten-based Guyanese was shot in his head in what family say was an armed robbery on Friday night at a restaurant in Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice.
When the calendar flips to November, Guyana’s speed demons begin to intensify their preparations to defend home turf in the third leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC).
The committee of Flex Night International hosted an athletes’ meeting yesterday at the Guyana Olympic Association’s headquarters.
Seventy-two year-old Randolph Rodney was headed back to church to collect his forgotten bottle of lemonade on Friday night, when he was struck down by a speeding car on the Railway Embankment Road at Beterverwagting (BV), East Coast Demerara.
Cleveland ‘Little Kenyan’ Forde will look to ride the momentum of his first place finish in the initial leg of the IAAF South American 10km road race when he contests the second leg in Suriname today.
At the ripe old age of 90, Blanche Duke is more alert than many much younger and as a former teacher, ever concerned about the present generation, but says the burden is on teachers to take their responsibility of moulding young minds seriously.
Banks DIH Limited has made a monetary donation to the National Library for the “Gillian Thompson Reading Challenge” in honour of the late Chief Librarian who died in a motor vehicle accident last year, a release from Banks DIH said on Friday.
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, CMC – Slow batting and then rain thwarted West Indies A’s run chase and handed Sri Lanka A a six-run victory under the Duckworth/Lewis method, in the opening one-day game of the three-match series here yesterday.
Navin Chandarpal was one of Guyana’s best known public figures and politicians.
If one though that the individual success of Anthony Drayton and Ronuel Greenidge at this year’s chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway was about it for chess this year, one had better think again.
In the aftermath of the 9/11 Al Qaeda attack I remember writing that America should take care not to over-react to that singular act of terror.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy on Thursday evaded the contentious issue of the abandoned tour of India, after arriving here to represent Titans in the Ram Slam Twenty20 League.
Hardly a week goes by without some reference in the media to the depressing statistics of the number of Guyanese who continue to migrate.
The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Trophy Stall-sponsored national junior chess qualification tournament for the 2014 Closed national junior chess championships got underway yesterday at the ECI Sports Club, Friendship East Bank Demerara with wins for Roberto Neto, Daveon Mars and Saeed Ali.
On the face of it, the collapse in global oil prices would seem to be good news for the Caribbean.
WASHINGTON – The big question among Brazil watchers in this capital is whether newly re-elected President Dilma Rousseff will improve her government’s ailing ties with the United States during her second term.
BEIRUT/ BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Syrian Kurds welcomed the arrival in Kobani of Iraqi Kurdish fighters with their heavy weapons, hoping they might tip the balance in the battle to defend the town against Islamic State, as US-led air strikes continued to bomb the ultra-hardline group in Iraq and Syria.
This very simple salad came about as a result of me being lazy, but very hungry.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Roger Federer’s hopes of knocking Novak Djokovic off the top of the ATP world rankings before the end of the year took a hit when he lost to big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic in the Paris Masters quarter-finals yesterday.
Continued Last week, I referred to the ‘Frequently Asked Ques-tions (FAQ)’ relative to the actual putting-to-sleep pro-cess.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Highveld Lions are hoping Chris Gayle’s explosive batting at the top of the order can be the catalyst to their success in the upcoming Ram Slam Twenty20 League which bowls off here today.
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists will vote to set up a breakaway regional leadership in eastern Ukraine today aiming to take their war-torn region closer to Russia and defying Kiev and the West as the big guns still boom across the territory.
Dear Editor, I have read and listened to the myriad of exchanges between the parties (WICB, WIPA, BCCI & the WI squad) and the subsequent editorials and other articles from leading media houses and cricket experts and their respective apportionment of blame towards the respective parties.
Guyana’s fourth annual National Drama Festival closed last week after the performance of 27 plays in five categories.
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people marched in towns across Ireland yesterday in a second day of mass protests against water charges, the biggest display of opposition to government austerity measures since the country’s banking crisis and bailout in 2010.
Dear Editor, I read former Clerk of the National Assembly Frank Narain’s letter (“Clerk of the National Assembly has acted impartially…” SN – November 1, 2014) and I am disappointed, at best, on the degree to which the writer missed the opportunity to tie his commentary on precedent to the current context of the situation upon which he chose to write.
Dear Editor, I am saddened to learn that Navin Chandarpal has died.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday urged lawmakers to show restraint over Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque, which has been at the heart of rising tension with the Palestinians in recent weeks.
Ptychosperma Macarthurii, the Macarthur Palm, commonly called the Hurricane Palm originated in New Guinea and Australia.
The strongest woman chess player of all time, Hungary’s Judit Polgar, 38, has retired from competition.
Last week Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman instructed Clerk Sherlock Isaacs to convene a sitting of Parliament on November 6, which he refused to do.
