Articles published on Wednesday, February 18, 2015
(Jamaica Gleaner) The decision by the board of directors of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) to support Barbadian Joel Garner and not Jamaican Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron for the presidency of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been overturned.
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has rejected an argument by the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) that Parliament should have already been dissolved in accordance with Article 69 (1) of the Constitution.
The Police Office of Professional Responsibility has concluded investigations into the alleged corrupt transaction involving two police ranks attached to the Kurupung Police Station.
JAKARTA, (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo today buckled to pressure and dropped his candidate for police chief after weeks of public outcry over the nominee’s implication in a bribery scandal.
By tomorrow, the public will know the name and symbol that the coalition of APNU and the AFC will use for the May 2015 Regional and General Elections and a joint manifesto is being developed with the campaign launch to follow.
Following four weeks without classes due to strike action by academic and non-academic staff of the University of Guyana (UG) over collapsed wage negotiations with the UG administration, the University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) is urging both parties to resume negotiations, while distancing its “#UGRevolution” campaign from the industrial action.
Titawattie Guyanand, the Number 19 Village woman brutally chopped by her husband, who afterward hanged himself, says he had constantly threatened to kill them both during their abusive 30-year union.
A bandit shot and killed a minibus driver for his gold chain on Monday afternoon at Grove Public Road, East Bank Deme-rara, then managed to escape after a soldier in the area tried to apprehend him.
An emotional Mohamed Kayum yesterday recounted visiting the Lyken Funeral Home to view a headless corpse, which police told him was that of his murdered granddaughter Neesa Gopaul.
The Ministry of Health is advising all travellers to Guyana experiencing a fever, rash and other flu-like symptoms, persons who have been in contact with visitors exhibiting those symptoms and those who have not had two doses of MMR vaccines to visit the nearest health centre to check for measles.
The Ministry of Health yesterday sought to set the record straight about funding for its AIDS programme from The Global Fund, which was reported to be hinged on transparency benchmarks.
Alliance for Change (AFC) activists yesterday joined forces with the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of the St.
Few employees of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) are using the parking lot on the embankment along Lamaha Street which was built for the agency by Chinese company Baishanlin.
After a two year hiatus influenced by the turmoil that engulfed the sport, the Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Organization officially launched the 25th edition of their knockout tourney yesterday at the 704 Sports Club on Albert and Lamaha Streets.
As they continue to strike, some University of Guyana (UG) workers have voiced their disgust at the renewed calls by UG’s Vice-Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi for the end of the industrial action as a precondition for any negotiations with the administration.
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC- West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has described as “a self-inflicted blow”, the decision by the Clive Lloyd led selection panel to omit Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo from the regional side for Cricket World Cup 2015 currently underway in Australia and New Zealand.
A housewife, who says she was selling drugs in order to take care of herself and her three children, will be spending the next four years in jail.
A monumental semi-final round will highlight the Mayor’s Cup knockout tourney when Slingerz FC tackle Pele and Fruta Conquerors oppose Western Tigers today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.
Brenessa Thompson expects to make 2015 a breakthrough year, her final as a junior in a fast improving athletics career, which she boosted with a brilliant run Saturday at the New York Millrose Games.
A La Belle Alliance, Essequibo Coast resident is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with two counts of rape.
Tenders for two contracts were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board.
Dear Editor, We wish to refer to several utterances which have been attributed to officers attached to the unions operating at the University of Guyana and which have appeared in various sections of the media.
Defending Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-15 Inter-County 50 over champs Demerara yesterday cruised to their second consecutive win of the tournament when they defeated Berbice by five wickets at the Enmore Community Development Centre ground.
A farmer, who police accused of trafficking marijuana, was yesterday refused bail when he appeared in a city court despite his complete denial of the charge.
Dear Editor, With reference to Dave Martins’ observations in ‘Steelband making waves’ (Sunday Stabroek, February 15) – Thanks: Pan, and more pan in our land… The rising level of musicianship can be attributed to the formality and rigour of standard music education methods.
Brooklyn X2 Promotions will be staging an Inter-Ward Knockout Futsal tournament from March 6th at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground in Linden.
Dear Editor, I wonder how many of your readers, as they watched with growing despair our performance against Ireland the other night, remember our infamous loss to them in 1969.
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has described a Working People’s Alliance (WPA) call to suspend disbursal of an IDB loan as “economic sabotage”.
Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ladies team and Hikers men’s team secured respective first places when the annual Bounty/Antonio’s Grill one day hockey competition concluded Sunday at the Providence National Stadium.
Dear Editor, The US Embassy in Guyana should, in good faith, reinstate registration that was cancelled after Guyanese failed to apply for visas, due to pervasive problems created by our postal service.
The second round of the second annual Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) ‘Road to Mecca’ National Club Championship will continue today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue with a doubleheader.
PPP General Secretary (GS) Clement Rohee was tight-lipped yesterday on how the APNU/AFC alliance would impact on the ruling party’s campaign for the May 11 general elections and suggested that historical voting patterns would be key to advancing the party’s electoral fortunes.
Dear Editor, Not so long ago, the Minister of Education announced a change in national education policy regarding the lowering of the age requirement for the entry of children into nursery schools.
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Childcare and Protection arm is hosting 40 persons from several organisations at a five-day workshop on child sexual abuse.
Chairman of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalization Committee Clinton Urling said the entity is pleased to have former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) General Secretary Richard Groden serve in the same capacity at the GFF.
Bridgetown, Barbados – Barbados Pride have named an unchanged 13-man squad for the key seventh round WICB Professional Cricket League first-class match against Guyana Jaguars at Kensington Oval, beginning February 20.
Dear Editor, I write on behalf of a frustrated senior citizen who turned up at my door a few days ago venting his frustration about his landline telephone service which has been down for the past two months.
Two supermarket employees were yesterday each released on $50,000 bail after denying stealing from their employer.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Jamaica Tallawahs assistant coach Junior Bennett believes the acquisition of Australian batsman Christopher Lynn will bolster the side’s batting for the third edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
The US Embassy’s Security Cooperation Office along with representatives from the Florida National Guard recently held “a subject matter expert exchange on Sexual Harassment Assault and Response Prevention (SHARP)” with the Guyana Defence Force.
Dear Editor, Please allow me to extend heartfelt congratulations to the leadership of APNU and the AFC for reaching an agreement to forge national unity.
Dear Editor, The current strike at the University of Guyana should be examined carefully as it is a reflection of the sentiments shared by Guyanese who are tired of a system riddled with false promises, abuse, banditry, greed, and corruption.
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC-The West Indies team, seeking to regroup following their opening round thrashing at the hands of minnows Ireland, were travelling to Christchurch on Tuesday for their second round clash against Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) recently honoured retiree Godfrey Marshall, former Deputy Commissioner of Forests and Director of the Forestry Training Centre Inc.,
Food for the Poor (FTTP) Guyana Inc has recently donated a quantity of dietary supplements to the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Chest Clinic and the Health Ministry’s Vector Control Unit as well as sunglasses to the Society for the Blind.
Dear Editor, I read with interest an editorial in the Stabroek News (Monday, February 16) captioned ‘The Cummingsburg Accord.’
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – At least 16 people were killed and 78 injured early yesterday when a singer on a Carnival float hit an overhead power line in Port-au-Prince, setting off a stampede by bystanders, officials said.
Four Guyanese referees will be on international duty in the preliminary round of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) 2018 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup.
A man is currently at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) Burn Care Unit after he was burned about his body early Monday morning.
(Reuters) – New Zealand almost wasted a superb bowling effort to bumble their way to a three-wicket victory over Scotland in their cricket World Cup Pool A match in Dunedin yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s administration yesterday delayed implementing his unilateral steps to shield millions of illegal immigrants from deportation after a judge blocked the actions at the urging of 26 states accusing Obama of exceeding his powers.
Dear Editor, Recently I attended a meeting organised by a very credible non-government organisation that has been performing a valuable service come elections time across the length and breadth of this land for over twenty odd years, and with which I have had a long association.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba will hold a second round of talks in Washington next week aimed at restoring diplomatic relations, the State Department said on Tuesday, as U.S.
In a day of high drama, St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas was voted out of office with his former minister Timothy Harris leading an opposition coalition to victory.
Shivaratri: Hindus turned out in large numbers yesterday at the Cove and John Ashram, East Coast Demerara for its annual Shivaratri observances.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Former captain Wasim Akram is eager to help the Pakistan players salvage their World Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand, he said yesterday.
(Reuters) – Afghanistan are excited about their World Cup debut against Bangladesh today, but must stay calm on the field lest their emotions overwhelm them, coach Andy Moles said.
As countries essentially within what is sometimes referred to as the Western sphere of geopolitical influence, the Governments of Guyana and the other Caricom states must often ponder on the extent to which the world seems to have changed quite dramatically since the disintegration of the Soviet Union and its own post-1945 sphere of influence.
Readers of this column will know that it has continuously advocated coalition between the opposition forces as a possible and necessary condition for the removal of the PPP from government, and the institutionalisation of a more adequate national governance arrangement.
ATHENS, (Reuters) – Greece’s new anti-corruption minister is not a politician, but he is in tune with the new crusading mood.
Dear Editor, The one thing that strikes me about the current President and the CEO of the WICB is that neither has the slightest interest in cricket as a game.
Politikles
Dear Editor, There they are: David and Moses. In olden times, in different eras, they each rescued their people from the suffocating bondage of the oppressor; they first lifted them up, and then carried them forward to where they never went before.
