Articles published on Tuesday, April 19, 2016
MOHALI, India, CMC-Sunil Narine led a dominant bowling performance with his remodeled action as Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Kings X1 Punjab by six wickets in match 13 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) today.
ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC-West Indies cricket legends are demanding the “immediate resignation” of the Dave Cameron led West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), in line with the recommendations of the WICB/CARICOM Governance Review Panel.
Residents of various communities in Region Six, East Corentyne-Berbice, are now enjoying better access to their homes and communities with the completion of roads, bridges and culverts, GINA said.
Residents of Masakenari and Parabara, Region Nine, saw immediate actions being taken by Government officials to address some of their concerns, during a recent needs survey of the two remote communities, GINA said.
A Wakenaam businessman died today shortly after he was shot by a gunman on Robb and Alexander streets, Georgetown during an attempted robbery.
(Trinidad Guardian) In the first step of an effort to cut jobs, Spanish energy firm Repsol E&P T&T Ltd yesterday offered 190 employees Voluntary Separation of Employment (VSEP) packages.
The slashed and decomposed body of a woman which was discovered this morning at Cummings Lodge has been identified as that of missing Sophia resident, Simone Hackett.
There is nothing out of the ordinary happening within the walls of the Camp Street Prison, according to Prisons Director Carl Graham, who yesterday urged the media to be careful with their reporting and to be on the lookout for prison officers who have their own agendas.
An elderly couple burnt to death after bandits broke into their home at Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo around 11 pm on Sunday and set it alight.
Twelve people, including several children, have no place to live after their house and another were gutted by a fire last evening, while a third house was also damaged.
Former minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran will be going to trial for allegedly using insulting language against rights activist Sherlina Nageer after his lawyers lost a bid to have the charge dismissed.
Former Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee yesterday said that government has to be careful not to give prisoners too much sympathy, adding that during the PPP/C’s time in office efforts were made to address the challenges plaguing the prison system.
The Government of Guyana has declared that “allegations of censorship in state media have no basis in reality or fact.”
An unbroken century partnership by openers Ronald Renee and Raymond Perez piloted Demerara to 170-0 in their first innings in the rain-affected second day against Berbice when round two of the Guyana Cricket Board U19 three-day Inter-County tournament continued yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club Ground, Camp Road.
A gold miner was killed in a freak accident on Sunday afternoon after a blade, which was being sharpened by his uncle, snapped broke and slashed his neck.
BERLIN, (Reuters) – World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams completed a clean sweep for tennis as they won the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards yesterday.
The driver who knocked down traffic cop Nakosi ‘Kelvin’ LaFleur was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with causing his death by dangerous driving.
The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) will not act in relation to those local government areas which saw ties at last month’s polls until the court makes a decision on the case before it, according to Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield.
Alpha United strengthened their grip on the third place in the GFF Stag Beer Elite League standings, dismantling the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) by a 5-0 score line on Sunday at the GFC ground.
BERLIN, Germany, CMC – Outstanding former Australia Test captain Steve Waugh believes the turmoil in West Indies cricket is a perfect example of the disruption the Twenty20 format has caused in the sport internationally.
An interim report on constitutional reform has detailed how to balance executive powers with that of the judiciary and the legislature, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has said.
Led by man of the Match Christopher Barnwell the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) strolled to another Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), GISE, Trophy Stall and Star Party Rentals first division two-day title after securing first innings points against the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sunday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground Bourda.
A former city policeman was yesterday one of two men remanded to prison after being charged with stealing almost $3 million in electronics during a break-in at the Stabroek Market.
City Hall yesterday began installing permanent garbage receptacles along Regent and Charlotte streets between King Street and Avenue of the Republic.
Fiona Harris’ home going ceremony will be held tomorrow at the Church of the Nazarene, Kaikan Street, North Ruimveldt from 15:00hrs.
Dear Editor, I recently read in the local newspapers the Maritime Administration Department Notice to Mariners informing Mariners of a wreck lying in the vicinity of the mouth of the Demerara River.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that a murder charge be laid against Kenkassie Lynch, who is accused of murdering Mocha mechanic Terrence Lanferman almost one year ago.
LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies will play all their games against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates as scheduled after turning down an offer from the host board to contest the two Twenty20 Internationals here.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Former World champion Yohan Blake has described his world-leading 9.95 seconds in the 100 metres at Saturday’s MVP meet, as “a big step”, and says he is now back to full fitness.
Dear Editor, On or about the 7th of April, 2016 I sent a letter to both Stabroek News and Kaieteur News in which I contributed my take on the ‘Harmon controversy’.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United States will send more troops to Iraq and will put them closer to the front lines of battle there to advise Iraqi forces in the war against Islamic State militants.
Controversy once again was the highlight of the evening as Colts defeated Ravens via forfeiture in the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) U23 championships after the latter walked off the playing area of the Burnham Hardcourt on Sunday.
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to a claim by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo that the Office of the Prime Minister has rented the building in Port Mourant that was once Roopmahal Cinema.
Dear Editor, I am writing in the capacity of a humble citizen who is backing the APNU + AFC coalition and wishes that the presidency of Mr.
The Women and Gender Equality Commission (W&GEC) in collaboration with the University of Guyana’s Institute of Gender Studies (UG-IGS) has embarked on a community outreach project across four regions to increase female leadership in decision-making.
A Canje man is currently critical at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was struck on the head on Saturday evening by another man who hails from the same village.
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian peace talks came close to collapse yesterday, with the mainstream opposition announcing a pause in talks at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, although it agreed to keep its negotiating team in the city.
The second leg of the ongoing Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) school tournament continued last Friday at the St Rose’s High School.
Dear Editor, On May 16th, 2015 the nation watched as President David Granger was sworn into office as the 9th president of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
Dear Editor, I refer to an article both in the Sunday Stabroek and the Online News Source in which Mr.
By Arancha González Ministers and senior officials from around the Caribbean are gathering in Guyana this week for the annual meeting of the CARICOM Council on Trade and Economic Development (COTED).
The Trophy Stall has thrown its support behind the Boyce/Jefford Softball Cricket Contest which will be played during the Organisation’s Relay Festival and Family Fun Day on Sunday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.
MACEIO/BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) – Dilma Rousseff is not the first Brazilian president forced to contemplate the loyalty of Renan Calheiros on the eve of her possible impeachment.
A flooded yard in Quamina Street in the city yesterday. Residents say that this street was neglected in the clean-up campaign.
The Panama Papers, a massive leak of 11.5 million documents from a Panamanian law firm that expose the ultimate owners of thousands of shell companies, have drawn a lot of public attention in recent weeks, but I’m just as intrigued by the lesser-known Bogota Papers.
PORTOVIEJO/PEDERNALES, Ecuador (Reuters) – The death toll rose to 350 yesterday from a devastating earthquake that hit Ecuador at the weekend, as rescuers hunted for survivors, victims clamoured for aid and looting broke out in the Andean nation’s shattered coastal region.
Dear Editor, The emotional intensity is nearly always fevered. It seems that every day, every issue is charged with the electricity of a campaign mentality, a sharp surge of crackling voltage.
Several streets around the capital city were flooded yesterday after early morning showers.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A member of a volunteer safety patrol in an Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn was charged yesterday with trying to bribe police officers to obtain gun licences, prosecutors said, in the latest fallout from a wide-ranging corruption probe into the New York City Police Department.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – CONCACAF presidential candidate, Bermudian Larry Mussenden, has vowed to recover millions of dollars seized in the FIFA corruption scandal and share it among the region’s football associations if he is elected president of the confederation next month.
Following the unavailability of the National Stadium due to international cricket and the current state of the Leonora Sports Facility field, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has officially moved the Golden Jaguars CFU Caribbean Cup home fixture to Curacao.
It appears that after several years there has been some meaningful movement in the matter of the much wished-for negotiations in the matter of wages and salaries increases for Public Servants.
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An international court should be set up to punish those responsible for child labour and other forms of abuse against children, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told the United Nations yesterday.
HAVANA (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama’s visit to Communist-led Cuba was an “attack” on its history and culture aimed at misleading a new business class, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said yesterday, the latest sign of blow-back after the ground-breaking trip last month.
Dear Editor, As a parent, I would like the authorities in charge of the Primary Division at Mae’s to be cognizant of the fact that the reason we send our children to this school, is not because of the fees, in fact it is more expensive than the other leading private schools.
A second suspect was detained by the police on Friday for questioning into the murder of Crabwood Creek resident, Shameer Ally who was found dead in his house some seven months ago when police had visited to arrest him.
