Articles published on Thursday, May 26, 2016
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has lambasted the leadership and governance structure of the beleaguered West Indies Cricket Board as “antiquated” and has once against urged the organisation to reform itself.
(Trinidad Guardian) It will take more than just the police to address effectively the crime in the country, acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams said yesterday, as he again begged all sectors of society to help the police stop the current crime wave.
Fifty years after the Union Jack was lowered and a newly independent Guyana raised the Golden Arrowhead, thousands of Guyanese turned out last night to witness a spectacle of song, dance and military displays as the country marked half a century of freedom from British rule.
Barbadian Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, Senior Counsel Rex McKay and Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Barton Scotland head this year’s national awards announced last night at the 50th independence flag raising at D’Urban Park.
While others were ushering in Guyana’s Golden Jubilee at D’Urban Park last evening, Alieka Davis was mourning the loss of her son, who died after being hit by a truck that was transporting steel pans at the North Ruimveldt Secondary School.
Charges were yesterday read to the former husband of Babita Sarjou, who disappeared almost 6 years ago, and his alleged accomplice who were held by police in relation to her murder.
Police yesterday recovered money and a firearm that had been reported stolen during an attack outside of Demerara Bank at Le Ressouvenir on the East Coast of Demerara on Monday and the two guards at the centre of the incident have been arrested.
Minister of Health Dr George Norton on Tuesday declared that the country is experiencing no shortage of drugs and described a motion by the PPP/C taken to Parliament as playing politics with people’s lives while the mover of the motion Dr Frank Anthony described the situation as a crisis and called for an investigation to be done.
Government on Tuesday voted against a nine-point opposition motion on rice which had called for the reopening of market talks with Venezuela but it has promised to look at concessions on fuel and other areas.
A licensed firearm holder was yesterday afternoon allegedly assaulted by residents of Kitty, after he shot two men during an argument which reportedly stemmed from the parking of a vehicle.
A 40-year-old man was yesterday granted $1 million bail after being charged with causing the death of farmer Andrew Keith Simon.
Work is being done behind the scenes to deal with corrupt customs officers, according to Finance Minister Winston Jordan who on Monday acknowledged that they have given the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) “a bad name”.
Shemroy Robertson, cocaine trafficking accused, was yesterday committed to stand trial at the High Court after a city court found that a prima facie case had been made out against him.
While Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan on Tuesday acknowledged that $6.2M was collected to sink eight wells in Region 9 during the drought this year, he maintained that contrary to allegations of extortion, the monies were voluntarily donated.
An 18-year-old army rank accused of robbing a 13-year-old girl of her cellphone while armed with a broken bottle, was yesterday released into the custody of his commanding officer until his next court hearing.
Fifty years ago Guyana became an independent nation, bringing an end to British rule and Guyanese celebrated with much fanfare.
Richard Sankar, who has been accused of forced sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl, was committed to stand trial at the next session of the Berbice Assizes, following a paper committal this week before Magistrate Marissa Mittelolzer at the Albion Magistrate’s Court.
Jubilee: The Golden Arrowhead fluttering atop the flagpole at D’Urban Park just after midnight.
Jubilee: The Golden Arrowhead fluttering atop the flagpole at D’Urban Park just after midnight.
Outstanding Guyana-born US student Kelly Hyles was present at Tuesday’s sitting of the National Assembly and was recognized by Speaker of the House Dr Barton Scotland who thanked her for the visit and wished her success in her education endeavours.
Fireworks: A fireworks display was put on just after midnight following the raising of the Golden Arrowhead to symbolise the 50th independence anniversary.
Edward Boyer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hardware Group of Companies, was elected Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) at its Annual General Meeting held on Thursday at the Marriott Hotel.
The removal of the $1 and the $5 coins from circulation in Guyana is being considered, Bank of Guyana Governor Dr Gobind Ganga said on Monday.
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Under-19 World Cup star Alzarri Joseph is hoping to use the upcoming WICB President’s XI match against South Africa as “another learning opportunity”.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies off-spinner Ashley Nurse expects the captaincy of Kieron Pollard to once again play a pivotal role in Barbados Tridents’ upcoming Caribbean Premier League campaign, and believes the squad is strong enough to challenge for the title.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite says his side will be high on confidence when West Indies President’s XI take on the powerful South Africans in their warm-up match on Sunday.
Dear Editor, On Monday May 23, during a rehearsal for the Independence flag-raising ceremony in Georgetown, the organizers of the event saw it fit to set off fireworks at D’Urban Park.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Andy Murray survived a second close shave at the French Open yesterday, but his path towards what he hopes will be a maiden title in Paris is getting so circuitous he may soon find himself hacking through trees in the nearby Bois de Boulogne.
Dear Editor, Permit me, please, to share with your readers an unpleasant yet instructive experience I had recently.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian investigators have expanded their probe into possible corruption around the staging of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this August to include all the venues and services financed with federal funds, a lead prosecutor told Reuters.
Dear Editor, Having failed to contact the Minister of Tourism, I am voicing my concerns here for the government to see.
Dear Editor, Anyone reading the Stabroek News editorial of Tuesday, May 24 cannot escape the impression that it is based on an actual reading of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Guyana Public Service.
Pele stalwarts and Golden Jaguars internationals Gregory Richardson and Travis Grant as well as Omallo Williams have been provisionally banned by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for their actions in the abandoned fixture featuring Alpha United in the Stag Beer Elite League.
The Jubilee Football Competition in Region Eight, which was launched earlier this week under the guidance of the Regional Democratic Council, will get cracking today in Mahdia.
Dear Editor, I read your editorial this morning and wish to point you to a minor correction in paragraph 8, ie, the Micoud South constituency was the original seat of Sir John Compton.
NEW DELHI, India, CMC – Neither Jason Holder nor Sunil Narine could conjure up the magic required as Kolkata Knight Riders produced a weak effort in a 22-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad, to bow out of the Indian Premier League yesterday.
Dear Editor A call is made to the Chairman and Councillors of the newly elected body of the Little Diamond/Herstelling NDC to restore the burial ground where the remains of the village’s departed are entombed or buried.
Team 25 was crowned Linden’s Guinness of the Streets champions after edging Wismar’s Wisroc 2-1 Tuesday at the Mackenzie Market Tarmac.
Dear Editor, On the eve of Guyana’s 50th celebrations I would like to point out the ancient wisdom of Confucius who noted in a nutshell that society collapses when government costs more than taxpayers can afford.
Dear Editor, As we celebrate our Independence Jubilee, many of us will be thinking of the next 50 years and how best to lay a foundation for a happy, prosperous future.
Guyana’s losing streak in the Pan American Junior Championship continued yesterday as they went down to Argentina 12-0 at the University of Toronto playing surface in Canada.
Dear Editor, The Region Three Chamber of Commerce is daunted by the many ills pervading our region and the people as a whole.
(The Sports Xchange) – The Oklahoma City Thunder moved within one victory of theNBA Finals after beating the Golden State Warriors 118-94 in Game Four on Tuesday.
Tuschen Church of the Nazarene decorated for the Golden Jubilee
Dear Editor, May 26 is upon us. Again. Many Guyanese know it to be the date of Guyana’s Independence.
Children Independence Celebration
US based, Troy Doris, Guyana’s best bet to medal at the Olympic Games this August is currently here enjoying the Golden Jubilee Independence celebrations with his family.
Dear Editor, It has been one year since the APNU+AFC took power.
For athletes, the Golden Jubilee Independence celebrations would not be complete without a Golden Mile.
Alissa Trotz teaches at the University of Toronto and is the editor of the In the Diaspora column How many times have we seen the coat of arms without really understanding what it stands for?
DC Jammers clinched their third consecutive win in their four-match Goodwill Basketball series, overcoming Pacesetters on Tuesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Dear Editor, Fifty years young can be a good feeling. It has all the freshness, excitement and awe of the first fifty minutes of a new existence.
Independence was born in circumstances of discord, and fifty years on the nation is still imprisoned in the straitjacket of that past.
Little girl holds up her Guyana flag
Yes! Certainly! A national poll between January and April would most likely have confirmed that a significant majority – probably mid-nineties percent (?)
The PPP/C today said that its MPs left last night’s flag raising ceremony after being “disrespected”.
