Articles published on Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Children from various schools in Georgetown took to the stage today, at the National Cultural Centre, as they competed to secure a place in the finals of the National Mashramani Children’s Competition, slated for February 12 and 13, GINA reported.
Children from various schools in Georgetown took to the stage today, at the National Cultural Centre, as they competed to secure a place in the finals of the National Mashramani Children’s Competition, slated for February 12 and 13, GINA reported.
Children from various schools in Georgetown took to the stage today, at the National Cultural Centre, as they competed to secure a place in the finals of the National Mashramani Children’s Competition, slated for February 12 and 13, GINA reported.
Children from various schools in Georgetown took to the stage today, at the National Cultural Centre, as they competed to secure a place in the finals of the National Mashramani Children’s Competition, slated for February 12 and 13, GINA reported.
Children from various schools in Georgetown took to the stage today, at the National Cultural Centre, as they competed to secure a place in the finals of the National Mashramani Children’s Competition, slated for February 12 and 13, GINA reported.
Children from various schools in Georgetown took to the stage today, at the National Cultural Centre, as they competed to secure a place in the finals of the National Mashramani Children’s Competition, slated for February 12 and 13, GINA reported.
The Alliance For Change today picketed over a controversial $3b loan made by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to the Central Housing & Planning Authority.
The People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) nominee to the post of Elections Commissioner, Attorney-at-Law Sase Rabindranauth Gunraj was formally sworn in at the Office of the President today by President Donald Ramotar.
Four persons died by drowning yesterday while performing a religious ritual at Philadelphia, East Bank Essequibo and their bodies have since been recovered, Divisional Commander Marlon Chapman has confirmed.
The entrance to the University of Guyana, Turkeyen was this morning blocked by students and staff in an escalating row with the administration of the institution over pay, working conditions and the state of the campus.
(Trinidad Express) In an address of 2,164 words last night, made necessary by the allegations against the Attorney General, the Prime Minister dedicated virtually one line to her outgoing Attorney General Anand Ramlogan.
A citizen has moved to the High Court challenging the constitutional change to limit the presidential tenure of an individual to two terms on the grounds that it is null and void since the change was not effected by a referendum but rather by a two thirds majority in the National Assembly.
Well-known entertainment promoter Colin Mack yesterday walked out of the Georgetown High Court a free man, almost 6 years after he was initially charged with raping a 19-year-old girl.
Despite an appeal for normalcy from hospitalised University of Guyana (UG) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Jacob Opadeyi, university staffers continued a sit-in yesterday, while the student leadership urged a boycott of classes until their concerns are addressed.
Former magistrate Albert Baldeo was yesterday sentenced in a New York court to 18 months in prison for obstruction of justice, after weeks of delays during which the prosecution said he was faking illness to avoid jail.
The couple, including the pregnant Guyanese born-Canadian woman, nabbed last week while allegedly trying to smuggle over 20 kilogrammes of cocaine onto a flight bound for Canada, was yesterday remanded to prison on drug trafficking charges.
More than four years after 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul was gruesomely killed, testimony in the highly-anticipated trial is set to commence today, following the empanelment of the case’s jury yesterday.
During a three-and-a-half year period, over 1,000 deposits totaling US$6.3 million were strategically placed into bank accounts controlled by indicted Guyanese pilot Khamraj Lall and his mother Joyce Lall in order to avoid detection of the movements of the funds, according to United States authorities.
Marlon Callender, the guard accused of the fatal shooting of fisherman Envil Pollard, was yesterday remanded to prison on a murder charge.
Justifying the move to transfer US$80 million to the Inter-American Deve-lopment Bank (IDB) last year for the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP), a Norwegian official has said that given the vote in favour of bills in relation to the project, there appears to be sufficient support by the National Assembly for the AFHP.
Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee and Canadian High Commis-sioner to Guyana Dr Nicole Giles signed a Memorandum of Under-standing yesterday on the promotions of best practices on investigating techniques.
With its focus on customers this year, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) will be implementing a faster broadband speed at a lower price, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Radha Krishna Sharma said on Saturday, while stressing that the non-availability of 3G and 4G (third and fourth generation) wireless service is hampering the company’s transformation plans.
Cornell Grimes, accused of using a broken bottle to stab and rob another man of almost $1 million in cash and jewellery, was yesterday remanded to prison despite his lawyer’s claim that the charged stemmed from a misunderstanding that involved his client’s sister.
As the highly anticipated 2015 Cricket World Cup (CWC) looms, keen attention will be paid on the performance of the pride and joy of the Caribbean, former two-time Cup winners, West Indies.
A man accused of breaking and entering a gas station and carting off more than $1.7 million in cash was yesterday released on bail after he denied committing the crime.
President of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Anil Beharry has expressed disappointment and shock over the fact that national left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul was overlooked as a replacement for Sunil Narine for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
(Trinidad Express) Seven teams are just too much for the Caribbean Premier League at this time.
President of the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) Gregory Rambarran was recently returned president of the association at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of office bearers for the period 2015-2016 which was held at the Guysuco Training Centre Hostel Compound, Port Mourant.
A man was apprehended at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara with an unlicensed gun yesterday.
The upsets continued in the 21st edition of the Mayor’s Cup knockout football tourney as Santos FC and Sunburst Camptown fell victims to unlikely opponents on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies will enter the World Cup this month still stuck at number eight in the International Cricket Council one-day rankings.
An Albouystown youth was yesterday ordered to perform six months of community service after admitting his cannabis use to a city court.
Fifteen nursing assistants have joined the local healthcare system as the first batch graduated from the nurses’ evening class programme, GINA said.
Mark ‘The People’s Choice’ Austin 9 (1)-8 (3)-1 is determined to avenge his loss in the return clash with Dexter ‘The Cobra’ Gons The two will meet at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on February 21 in a highly anticipated eight-round light welterweight rematch.
Two men were on Sunday morning rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after a stabbing at Parika, East Bank Essequibo.
The super talented Miguel Wong along with Kristie Lopes and Shemar Britton were the winners of their respective categories when the Guyana Table Tennis Association staged its Cadet (15 years and under) and Junior (18 years and under) assessment tournament Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The young man, who said he was gang raped by a group of men on Old Year’s Night, appears to have suffered a relapse after “doing well” following the administering of three sessions of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at the National Psychiatric Hospital, his mother said yesterday.
The Golden Jaguars search for their first victory in over 24 months will continue as they drew 2-2 with Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rivals Barbados on Sunday night in Barbados in the opener of the countries two-match international series at the Barbados National Stadium.
They are everywhere: Cows take up position on President’s College bridge in Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara.
(The Sports Xchange) -Hassan Whiteside, the center Miami rescued from basketball oblivion, continued his rebirth as he led the Heat to a 83-75 road win over Boston on Sunday.
Dear Editor, In response to Ms Ryhaan Shah’s letter on the Guyana Prize, published in both Stabroek News and Kaieteur News of February 2: Ms Shah says, “I think it is a serious disservice to emerging writers to have them believe that the primary or only reason to write is to produce competitive work in order to win a prize.
Young short story writers in Guyana and the Caribbean will have the opportunity to showcase their talent thanks to The Arts Journal.
Dear Editor, Not unlike the legendary Martin Luther King, Jr, I imagine that I have reached the mountain top, career-wise and have seen the Promised Land.
Five months after PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee first announced that the party was meeting various stakeholders to gauge the interest in a possible ‘National Democratic Front’ (NDF) alliance, the process has stalled.
Key stakeholders are geared to strengthen the criminal justice system in Guyana after a Canadian-hosted three-day seminar concluded on Friday last.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Suspended CBS Sports basketball analyst Greg Anthony pleaded not guilty to soliciting prostitution yesterday in a Washington court.
YENAKIEVE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Separatist rockets streaked across hills in eastern Ukraine yesterday as rebels pounded the positions of Ukrainian government troops holding a strategic rail town, while both sides prepared to mobilise more forces for combat.
Dear Editor, As Guyana struggles for a place where all citizens – women and men – can achieve their full potential it is clear that there are private sector interests which do not want this to happen.
PRETORIA, (Reuters) – All rounder Ben Stokes smashed 15 sixes in an unbeaten 151 to serve England a reminder of the quality they left out of their World Cup squad as he led the country’s second string team to an 89-run win over South Africa A in Mamelodi yesterday.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Two judges yesterday declined to handle the allegations brought by late prosecutor Alberto Nisman against Argen-tina’s president, charging her with seeking to derail his investigation of the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Junaid Khan has been ruled out of the World Cup after failing a fitness test on a hamstring injury.
Dear Editor, The justified trepidation of the PPP/C winning another plurality at the May 11, 2015, general election has led to serious talk of an electoral alliance between the opposition parties.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Newly installed West Indies one-day captain Jason Holder has been given a boost ahead of his first World Cup campaign, after jumping 18 places in the latest ICC One-Day International player rankings.
Dear Editor, Let me from the outset state, frank, open and honest discussion on race is different from race being a criterion to be presidential candidate.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Traffic was minimal in the normally clogged streets of Haiti’s capital yesterday, after a key minibus drivers’ union called a two-day general strike to protest high fuel prices.
In May of last year the Office of the Chancellor of the Judiciary issued an invitation for attorneys-at-law desirous of being elevated to Senior Counsel to apply, however nine months later the process appears to have stalled.
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The daughter of late pop star Whitney Houston is fighting for her life two days after being found unresponsive in a bathtub at her suburban Atlanta home, her family said yesterday.
GLENDALE, Arizona, (Reuters) – The New England Patriots rallied to beat the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in what will go down as one of the greatest Super Bowls of all-time but who the real winner is could well be debated for decades to come.
Dear Editor, According to a recent news report, the Guyanese cash pilot cornered in Puerto Rico has a stash of hidden assets; millions of US dollars of such assets.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was charged with murder and attempted murder yesterday in connection with an incident in which prosecutors say he ran over two men in a Southern California parking lot last week, killing one of them.
Dear Editor, Despite all the adversity and criticism (constructive or non-constructive) Bro Jamal Shabbaz has faced in the past, he has been given an interim appointment as Head Coach, Guyana’s Senior National Football team, by the Normalization Committee.
Rueben Hamilton Robertson has replaced Lystra Fletcher-Paul as the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) representative in Guyana.
(Trinidad Express) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has asked that the President revoke the appointments of Attorney General Anand Ramlogan, National Security Minister Gary Griffith, and called for the resignation of the Director of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) David West, for their roles in the witness-tampering investigation ordered by Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Like any new father, Novak Djokovic has quickly developed a new perspective on life and tennis.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica’s football head, Captain Horace Burrell, has backed the Reggae Boyz to overcome the country’s challenging economic situation, and once make their mark on the global game.
In its issue of January 18, 2015, the Stabroek News published an article based on an interview with United States Chargé d’Affaires Bryan Hunt which dealt in the main with two issues that are on the front burner of relations between Georgetown and Washington.
Dear Editor, Because my flight with Dynamic Airways into JFK was recently delayed twice, I was forced to buy a one-way ticket with Caribbean Airlines to JFK last Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Relations between the United States and Venezuela deteriorated yesterday after Washington imposed visa restrictions on officials involved in alleged human rights abuses and those believed responsible for public corruption in the oil-exporting country.
