Articles published on Monday, January 18, 2016
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Glenn Frey, the prolific guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, died yesterday at age 67, the American rock band known for “Hotel California” and dozens of other hits said on its website.
The Ministers of Public Infrastructure today, January 18, 2016, met with United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway for a tour of the Georgetown Lighthouse, with the hope of partnering for the restoration of the landmark, a release from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure said.
Foreign Affairs Minister and Second Vice President Carl Greenidge is currently leading a team to Haiti where the 21st Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) is underway.
The Caribbean Voice is a New York based NGO that has been involved in social activism since its launch in 1998.
MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Mercurial Chris Gayle equalled the fastest ever half-century in Twenty20s with an extraordinary knock, as he brought the curtain down on his controversial – and perhaps final – campaign in the Australia Big Bash here Monday.
About 0845h. today, police say that Henrietta Cadogan, 74 years, of Canvas City, Wismar, was using a pedestrian crossing at One Mile, Wismar, when she was struck down by a motor vehicle.
The Wales Sugar Estate is to be closed, the government announced today, the first major decision following its setting up of a Commission of Inquiry into the Guyana Sugar Corporation.
The police say that investigations are being conducted into the murder of Leolyn Sullivan, 34 years, of Wisroc Housing Scheme, Linden, which occurred at her home about 0200h.
(Trinidad Guardian) In less than 12 months another Chinese businessman has been killed outside his businessplace in what police and CCTV footage show was clearly a `hit’.
Blaming former President Bharrat Jagdeo and arrogance for the PPP/C’s loss at last year’s general elections, former PPP stalwart Ralph Ramkarran says that to repair the party, the reforms have to start at the top.
An Albion man was fatally stabbed yesterday by a recently-freed convict and his brother-in-law is hospitalised after they were attacked by the man who was accused of slashing a tyre on their car at Williamsburg, Corentyne.
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) yesterday rejected as “false” a Guyana Times article which said that Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has been stripped of all “line responsibilities” and now reports to Minister of State Joseph Harmon.
As the cases of suicide and attempted suicide continue to rise, calls are being made to have a properly funded multi-sectoral approach to address what has been described as a crisis.
Suriname airline Fly Always N.V. is seeking to begin scheduled services here from February 1, 2016.
Government’s holding company NICIL is under no duty to deposit its revenue into the Consolidated Fund and Article 216 of the Constitution does not apply to it, according to advice given to NICIL last year as the public corporation faced a forensic audit.
After years of infighting during the last administration, the two new top officials in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) have pledged to cooperate to tackle the many issues affecting the vast hinterland region and anticipate a budget of $4 billion this year to advance development projects.
The MMA-ADA Scheme has served notice of its intention to cancel a series of leases including one for 49.759 acres held by the Regional Democratic Council of Region Five.
Residents of East Street are appealing to the authorities to discontinue the paid parking lot recently set up by the city and for the removal of the steel barricades that were erected.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Saturday relaunched its ‘Mobile Fairs’ as part of its plans to take its products and services to customers across the country.
President David Granger on Friday presented two 30-seater buses for school children to the Region Five, Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and questions were raised at the absence of Regional Chairman Vickchand Ramphal but he said he was not invited.
Denzel Wilson, who is accused of robbing an unsuspecting man of his motorbike when he made an unplanned stop at Mon Repos, was on Thursday remanded to prison.
Pledging to continue its corporate social programmes, Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited on Friday announced that it has partnered with the non-governmental organisation Women Across Differences (WAD) to help tackle the issue of teenage pregnancy here.
The Guyana Jaguars last night scored a convincing five-wicket win over the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) team in their final preliminary match of the West Indies Cricket Board’s NAGICO Super50 competition at Warner Park, in St Kitts.
Christopher Franklin last evening turned back the challenge of defending national men’s singles champion Nigel Bryan in straight games en route to winning his first national men’s singles table tennis championships at the National Gymnasium.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – Indian business mogul Vijay Mallya says he is “studying the CPL economics” but has denied suggestions he is on the verge of purchasing Caribbean Premier League franchise Barbados Tridents.
Dear Editor, We are residents of Kaikan Village and we wish to bring to your attention the fact that we are indignant about the article written in Stabroek News dated Wednesday, January 6 , 2016, captioned ‘Gov’t team visits Kaikan… in backdrop of border tensions with Venezuela.’
Dear Editor, I visited the Passport Office at Georgetown a few days ago which was not a very pleasant experience.
Yarrowkabra, Central Georgetown `A’, Albouystown `A’ and Tiger Bay `A’ advanced when the Central Georgetown Police Youth Group coordinated Rainforest Water Knockout Futsal Championship continued yesterday.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will be hoping to get the Australian Open off to a sizzling start when they play back-to-back on Rod Laver Arena today.
Dear Editor, We are all deeply saddened by the scourge of suicide that has reached pandemic proportions in our country.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Glenn Maxwell struck a scintillating 96 in a tricky chase to help Australia beat India by three wickets in the third one-dayer yesterday and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Dear Editor, The rainy season is almost with us and many taxpayers in the LBI/Better Hope community are perturbed about the poor drainage system they have.
WASHINGTON/ANKARA, (Reuters) – Three Iranian-Americans arrived in Germany after leaving Tehran yesterday in a prisoner swap following the lifting of most international sanctions on Iran under a deal U.S.
WASHINGTON/ANKARA, (Reuters) – Three Iranian-Americans arrived in Germany after leaving Tehran yesterday in a prisoner swap following the lifting of most international sanctions on Iran under a deal U.S.
Dear Editor, For those of us who are daily road users, we can testify to how chaotic the morning traffic is with everyone trying to go about their activities in a timely manner.
(The Sports Xchange) – Forward DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists as the Sacramento Kings ended the Los Angeles Clippers’ 10-game winning streak with a 110-103 victory on Saturday night at Staples Center.
Unthinking: The slush that was dumped by a contractor for the city on the southern side of Uncle Eddie’s Home, Tucville on Saturday.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – A Sunil Ambris half-century and a three-wicket haul by left-arm seamer Delorn Johnson inspired Windward Islands Volcanoes to a tense five-run victory over Leeward Islands Hurricanes in their final round encounter in the Regional Super50 here last night.
The slush in front of the Uncle Eddie’s Home following the cleaning operation undertaken by a contractor hired by the city.
Dear Editor, It has been drawn to my attention by concerned residents and staff of the Suddie Hospital that machines were unaccounted for and that malpractices were going on there.
Dear Editor, Shortly after Guyana became a republic in February 1970, Prime Minister Forbes Burnham as he then was removed British awards such as knighthoods (Sir), OBE, CBE, MBE, etc, and replaced them with local awards such as OE (Order of Excellence), OR (Order of Roraima), CCH (Cacique Crown of Honour) etc.
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Somalia received a pledge of aid for $50 million from Saudi Arabia this month on the same day it announced it was cutting ties with Saudi rival Iran, a document seen by Reuters showed.
Bike down: Two persons were knocked off of their bike last evening after a speeding vehicle (PLL 8145) failed to stop at the intersection of Robb and Camp streets.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Captain John Campbell struck his first half-century of the tournament as Jamaica Scorpions overcame a dodgy start to their run chase, to edge ICC Americas by a single wicket in the final round game of the Regional Super50 here yesterday.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Food conglomerate Grace- Kennedy has entered the retail sugar market, while Seprod is two weeks away from introducing its product – the latest developments in the rapid evolution of how the sweetener is traded within the span of just one year.
Look at that! Schoolboys intrigued by the photo of the sea flowing over the wall pinned on the board outside Stabroek News on Friday (Photo by Keno George)
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor’s drought with the bat continued but Sydney Thunder edged Melbourne Stars by six runs to end the preliminary round on top of the Women’s Big Bash League here yesterday.
Dear Editor, Because some of the supporters of the new government do not share the optimism and enthusiasm of other supporters, they’re being criticised for being pessimistic about the country’s progress so far.
LONDON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The wealthiest 62 people now own as much as half the world’s population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich have grown richer and the poor poorer, an international charity said yesterday.
Last week’s article completed our “stock-take” on where we stood in terms of public financial management.
Wednesday will mark three weeks since the ghastly Carifesta Avenue accident which claimed three lives and was later revealed to have been as a result of an intelligence-gathering operation under the aegis of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU).
Cane crossing: Two cane farmers crossing a trench yesterday with their produce on the East Coast.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Ted Wade hasn’t cared about politics enough to cast a vote in a U.S.
Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana must be commended for ensuring that local government elections are being held this year.
This week on What the People Say, we asked residents to comment on the upcoming Local Government Elections.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World tennis was rocked on Monday by allegations that the game’s authorities have failed to deal with widespread match-fixing, just as the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, kicked off in Melbourne.
