Articles published on Wednesday, April 15, 2015
At about 15:00h today, the police say that convicted prisoner Navar Edwards called “Ramesh”, 31 years, of No 0 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was found hanging from a sheet tied to the door of his cell in the Mazaruni Prison.
President Donald Ramotar paid a visit to the ExxonMobil drillship, the Deepwater Champion today, GINA said.
President Donald Ramotar paid a visit to the ExxonMobil drillship, the Deepwater Champion today, GINA said.
President Donald Ramotar paid a visit to the ExxonMobil drillship, the Deepwater Champion today, GINA said.
(Reuters) – England recovered from another top-order batting collapse to lead West Indies by 220 runs on day three of the opening test in Antigua after Jermaine Blackwood had scored his first test century today.
Today, an agreement was signed by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on the Electoral Observation Process of the 2015 General and Regional Elections.
The Marriott Hotel formally welcomed its first guest this morning, REPSOL Country Manager Giancarlo Ariza.
President Donald Ramotar is set to address the second political business luncheon of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) at the Marriott Hotel on Wednesday, 22nd April.
The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (EOM/OAS), headed by the former Belizean Foreign Minister Lisa Shoman, arrived today here to learn about the preparations for the May 11 general and regional elections.
(Trinidad Express) People who trade in pirated CDs and DVDs could now find themselves charged under the Trademarks Bill, as well as for copyright infringements under the Copyright Act.
The appearance of the heads of two state-owned corporations on the candidates’ lists of the incumbent PPP/C has led to calls for their resignations to avoid conflicts of interest.
A Guyana Sugar Corporation Com-munications Officer was arraigned in a New York District Court for trafficking in 786.4 grams of cocaine in sneakers, last week.
A Guyanese man was on Monday jailed for five years by a British court after he admitted to swallowing over 70 sachets of cocaine before boarding a plane for Manchester from Barbados in February, according to the Manchester Ev-ening News.
A Stewartville internet café employee was last evening killed by a speeding motorist as she and her six- year-old son stood waiting to cross the West Coast of Demerara Public Road.
A 70-year-old Guyanese woman was last Saturday busted at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York with nearly two kilogrammes of cocaine strapped onto her underwear.
The Ministry of Public Works yesterday said it is extremely disturbed and disappointed by what it said was the “barefaced actions” of squatters who continue to clear lands vested to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
Several weeks after the end of the prolonged industrial action at the University of Guyana (UG), both faculty members and students have expressed dissatisfaction with the administration’s efforts to meet their non-wage demands.
Many residents of Mabaruma, North West District have not seen a drop of water flowing from their taps since January.
An investigation has been launched into the death of a young mother who recently succumbed during an abortion at a private clinic in Port Mourant.
“Myself and Roger were friends. I had no reason for wanting to kill him,” murder accused Donald Mopp told Justice Roxane George and a 12-member jury at the High Court after being called on to lead a defence.
Jhiou Johnson, who admitted to being in possession of a pistol and a quantity of ammunition, was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail.
Breast and cervical cancer screening in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to receive a huge boost with the awarding of a US$2.57 million grant to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) by the PAHO Foundation.
Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy here Bryan Hunt recently met with Miriam Jainarine upon her return from the United States after participating in an Embassy-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange on empowerment.
A Craig, East Bank Demerara shopkeeper was last night shot by an armed bandit who then escaped.
Theron Pereira, who was previously charged with assaulting his spouse, will be spending one month in prison after he was found guilty of assaulting both her and a toddler.
An APNU+AFC government will convene a Commission of Inquiry into the operations of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and seek ways to take the ailing company forward, according to the coalition’s manifesto.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC-West Indies were staging a gutsy fight-back against England at stumps on the second day of the first test at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium here yesterday.
A prison inmate was yesterday charged with assaulting two police officers but he told a city court that he was acting in self defence after they attacked him.
After more than nine months without pay Nnesha Hinds has resigned as a Clerk II in the office of the Georgetown Mayor.
“Elections are about records and elections are about the future. We have a proud record that we can stand on.
Dear Editor, Some in the PPP/C are defending the planting of family members so thickly within their candidates’ list by saying family businesses expect help from the younger generation.
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) yesterday said it has noted with regret and concern the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Dear Editor, It is quite heartening to know that members of the taxpaying public are seeking answers to numerous tax related matters, especially those that impact their livelihoods.
The nine sugar workers who were hospitalized after a truck overturned at Albion on Thursday last have been discharged.
On the eve of their 2015 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) group opener, local unit Alpha United and opponent Inter Moengo-tapoe of Suriname are both confident of securing a positive result today at the National Stadium.
Dear Editor, My work as a teacher educator is really a manifestation of my deep concern about how teachers are teaching and children are learning.
Essequibo recorded its first outright victory at the 2015 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County Under-19 tournament, by defeating the National U-17 side by 109 runs one hour into the second session on day three.
Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission Dr Steve Surujbally on Monday officially thanked the Mayor for making City Hall available for use on Nomination Day, April 7.
Dear Editor, The Youth Movement of Guyana would like to congratulate all parties contesting the upcoming general elections; the democratic process is well served by the participation of diverse political groups.
Asks Donald Duff Chess is not an altogether popular game in Guyana.
Dear Editor, By all accounts, the late Presidential Advisor Navin Chandarpal was a humble and affable man who remained humble after the year 1992, unlike so many of his colleagues.
Ashanti Paris, the woman who suffered burns under unclear circumstances last week Tuesday, is still a patient in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) Burn Care Unit.
Enmore Cricket Club defeated Lusignan Cricket Club by six runs in the final of the Nauth Motor Spares sponsored 50-overs tournament at Enmore Community Center Ground on Sunday.
Fizal Mohamed, who made off with a friend’s laptop and earrings, was on Monday found guilty of a charge of fraudulent conversion and was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.
Dear Editor, SN of April 13 carried two letters: ‘Is the Coalition planning to win on the ignorance of our youths?’
Grisean Grant and Balchand Baldeo ripped through the Demerara batting lineup sharing seven wickets to help Berbice romp to a commanding 216-run win over the hosts on the final day of round two of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) three-day U19 tourney, played at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground yesterday.
An unbeaten Port Mourant Jaguars team emerged winners of the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) “B” division competition after defeating Port Mourant Training Centre 2 (PMTC2) last Sunday.
Dear Editor, Electricity in a home is a necessity as most if not all household gadgets need electricity to be operational.
Two men have been held after the police uncovered illegal weapons in two separate incidents.
(Jamaica Observer) Food For the Poor (FFP) Jamaica has delivered on its promise to complete 50 schools in observance of Jamaica’s golden anniversary of Independence, 18 months sooner than was planned.
A young mason has been charged with breaking into a home after he was allegedly found in the house by the homeowner.
Dear Editor, My physical constriction over the past several months forces me to resort to taxis in order to commute.
(Jamaica Gleaner) As of today, all passengers traveling on Caribbean Airlines will only be allowed one free carry-on and one free checked bag.
Twenty-one boat captains and bowmen operating on the Parika–Supenaam Passenger Boat Service received First-Aid training at Parika, Region 3 (Essequibo Islands – West Demerara) on April 11th, 2015, a release from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said yesterday.
AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – Lawyers for Costa Rica told a United Nations court yesterday that neighbour Nicaragua had caused ecological damage to the protected wetlands at the mouth of the San Juan river by sending armed forces to dredge in Costa Rica’s territory.
Dear Editor, Letter writers should seriously attempt to explore the collective details of the landscape they address outside of their intimate arenas.
GANDHINAGAR, India, (Reuters) – India’s push to accommodate a booming urban population and attract investment rests in large part with dozens of “smart” cities like the one being built on the dusty banks of the Sabarmati river in western India.
ATLANTA, (Reuters) – Eight former Atlanta public school educators were ordered yesterday to serve between one and seven years in prison, a stiff punishment for their convictions on racketeering charges in one of the nation’s largest test-cheating scandals.
Dear Editor, In 2005, an Iraqi man, voting in the nation’s first free elections in more than half a century, said he felt, “as if I’ve just been born.”
(Reuters) – When a cyber security breach hits the news, those most closely involved often have incentive to play up the sophistication of the attack.
NEW DELHI, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A female cartoon superhero who dons a burka to tackle crimes against girls and other social ills is bringing her message of women’s empowerment to India, the creator of the Pakistani children’s series said.
Dear Editor, Addressing a gathering in Linden on Sunday, April 12, Bharrat Jagdeo with his usual crassness laid out what he perceived to be the ills of another government, and made promises in his bid for the PPP to win the elections.
I am not one of those who believe that for us to make progress as a nation our politicians could or should forget the past.
Dear Editor, I note a wild statement from the PPP against Cde Moses Nagamootoo.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama conceded yesterday that Congress will have the power to review a nuclear deal with Iran, reluctantly giving in to pressure from Republicans and some in his own party after they crafted a rare compromise demanding a say.
The next government will be faced with the task of running a difficult country with a terrible history.
(The Sports Xchange) — – -The New Orleans Pelicans moved one step closer to their first playoff appearance since 2011, getting 24 points from forward Anthony Davis to dispatch the Minnesota Timberwolves 100-88.
The Summit of the Americas has presented the Caricom states and governments with two bites of the cherry, so to speak, as President Obama’s visit to Panama served as an inducement to visit Jamaica, so highlighting the current policy predicaments of many of the Region’s economies.
Dear Editor, Is there a published collection of the series ‘The World Beyond Georgetown’?
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – A corruption probe at Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras is likely to promote less government intervention and more transparency, economists and analysts said yesterday.
BERLIN, (Reuters) – German novelist Guenter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning author of “The Tin Drum”, an epic treatment of the Nazi era, died on Monday at the age of 87, his publishers said.
(Cricinfo) A perfectly paced unbeaten 79 from Steven Smith anchored a chase of 165 and steered Rajasthan Royals to a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians.
Kero rush: Patrons on Monday flocked the Mon Repos GuyOil service station on the Railway Embankment for kerosene oil.
