Articles published on Sunday, May 29, 2016
President David Granger yesterday said that it is his view that corruption in Guyana is more widespread outside of government and said a concerted effort must be made by all to tackle the scourge and go after the “real rogues”.
(Reuters) – Sunrisers Hyderabad’s David Warner led them to a maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title today after the bowlers derailed Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) chase to fashion an eight-run victory.
(Trinidad Guardian) Eight-five per cent of the murders in T&T are gun-related, according to figures from the T&T Police Service (TTPS).
One fisherman is now dead, while three of his crew mates are missing after they were attacked on Friday night by five pirates armed with cutlasses in Corentyne waters.
Economic growth and net forest loss This week’s column continues with the exploration of the relationship between, on the one hand, Guyana’s population and real national income growth, and, on the other, its rate of net forest loss/deforestation, over similar long-term periods, (that is roughly from the early 1960s to the early 2000s).
Poor planning and supervision were major contributory factors in the collapse of the PPP/C government’s multi-billion dollar E-Governance Project but with a detailed plan for completion, a new management team and the hiring of a technical expert it can still be salvaged, a forensic audit conducted by Chartered Accounting Firm Ram and McRae has concluded.
A 16-year-old waitress is currently hospitalised at a private city hospital after she was shot to the chin late Friday evening by a lone gunman, who posed as a customer and attempted to rob the Chinese restaurant where she works.
Just before Bohemia on the Corentyne, East Berbice is the tiny village of Susannah, also called Number 15, a fairly obscure community as most persons refer to the road up to the Borlam turn as the “Nineteen Road,” although Number 19 is a few villages away.
MILAN, (Reuters) – Real Madrid handed Atletico Madrid another cruel Champions League final defeat when Cristiano Ronaldo’s spot kick saw them beat their neighbours on penalties to win Europe’s top club trophy for a record 11th time yesterday.
There is no shortage of astute advice, or practical thinking about the region’s future.
The Indian Premier League will have a new champion either one of Royal Challengers Bangalore or Sunrisers Hyderabad, who will come up against each other in the Final of VIVO IPL 2016, will be crowned champions tonight.
Part 1 Tall order Eight months ago on September 25, 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/Res/70/1 which deals with the development agenda for a 15-year period.
They all did it for various reasons but the women in the Guyana Fire Service over the years came together in their agendas: to serve people and to provide support where needed.
Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell fired a powerful salvo last week at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in the course of his Frank Worrell Lecture at the UWI Cave Hill Campus in Barbados.
An Aroydy Branford second half brace secured Guyana their first win in the Pan American Junior Hockey Championships, overcoming Puerto Rico 4-2 to clinch the seventh position yesterday at the University of Toronto Facility in Canada.
ISE-SHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – In Japan, ostensibly to cover Prime Minister David Cameron’s talks with other G7 leaders, travelling reporters had other things on their minds — mainly next month’s vote on whether Britain should ditch its membership of the European Union.
The remote regions of Guyana are now accessible, to those who may not want to travel to them, through the pages of Undiscovered Guyana a book featuring images of Guyana’s diverse landscapes.
In what is being called the best congress ever by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Bartica Football Association (BFA) Vice-President Carmel Williams was ratified as a Committee Member while the Judiciary Committee vacancies were filled when the entity staged its Ordinary Congress yesterday.
DC Jammers concluded their four match Goodwill Basketball series in the perfect manner, defeating Road to Mecca holders Colts by an 80-70 margin on Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
On previous occasions we have offered surveys of different areas of Guyanese literature, from its origins in the oral literature of the native Amerindians in the pre-Columbian period, through the beginnings of the scribal literature—both Dutch and British—covering the colonial literature up to the founding of modern Guyanese national literature.
Guyana is in a serious crisis when it comes to sex abuse among children and there is also the frightening situation of oral sex and sexual touching being pervasive among nursery-level children, while the majority of the girls in their late teens found in state homes are there because of sexual abuse, a roundtable discussion convened by ChildLink Inc heard recently.
KABUL (Reuters) – The world community has yet to find an adequate response to cultural destruction as shown by the deliberate wrecking of ancient sites in Syria and Mali by Islamist radicals, the head of the UN’s cultural organization said.
The work of the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1953) is hardly known to English-speaking peoples.
The word ‘Pharaoh’ and other abuse reverberated around downtown Georgetown a week and a half ago, directed to an embarrassed Mr Bharrat Jagdeo.
Last week, I got an email asking about sweet fruits like pineapples and grapes and if their sugar content could be harmful.
VINA DEL MAR, Chile, CMC – Goals on either side of half-time helped Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz end their recent spell of dodgy form with a 2-1 victory over Chile in their friendly international here Friday.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition leaders and top government officials have held talks in the Dominican Republic to lay the groundwork for a potential dialogue to defuse a political standoff and a deepening economic crisis, local media reported yesterday.
The United States has reiterated its recognition of the 1899 Arbitral Tribunal Award settling the boundary between Guyana and Venezuela, even as it expressed concern about the ongoing turmoil in Caracas.
Adult male has bright orange body plumage. The wings are black with pale orange to creamy-white edges.
CARACAS (Reuters) – German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG said yesterday it will temporarily suspend flights to Venezuela as of next month due to economic difficulties in the South American nation and problems converting local currency into dollars.
Local actress and radio personality Nuriyyih Gerrard was on Friday night crowned Miss Guyana World 2016 as the local leg of the annual pageant concluded with a simple coronation ceremony at Parc Rayne.
PARIS, (Reuters) – First the Williams sisters ambushed two home favourites, then Jo Wilfried Tsonga’s chances were shattered by injury as French hopes were battered at a stormy Roland Garros yesterday.
The police yesterday arrested Colwyn Croal, who was wanted in connection with several crimes, including the recent attempted murder of a Linden resident and her employer.
Dear Editor , Many Guyanese, both local and from the diaspora looked forward eagerly to the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Independence of their native land as a time when the entire nation would join hands together, regardless of ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation and geographical location, and celebrate the significance of this milestone in our nation’s history.
EUGENE, Oregon, (Reuters) – Keni Harrison equalled the second-fastest 100 metres hurdles ever run and fellow American Justin Gatlin breezed to a sparkling but wind-assisted 100 metres victory at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting yesterday.
Dear Editor, There are a lot of people in this country parading as experts in numerous areas, when in fact it is clear that they are not.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia’s Olympic Committee (ROC) said yesterday eight of its athletes from three different sports had tested positive for banned substances in a re-examination of samples taken during the 2012 London Olympics.
Germany’s Ambassador to Guyana Lutz Hermann Görgens last week signalled his country’s interest in providing technical support to the Georgetown Municipality in the areas of renewable energy and special training opportunities, during a courtesy call on Mayor Patricia Chase-Green.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – A bill legalizing medically-assisted suicide in Canada strikes the right balance between defending fundamental freedoms and protecting against abuses, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday, predicting confusion if it is not approved.
We all know about Chicken Noodle Soup but have you ever had Fish Noodle Soup?
Dear Editor, I would like to extend my congratulations to all those persons who were announced as the nominees for National Awards on the flag-raising occasion on the eve of our 50th Independence celebrations.
(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James scored 33 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 113-87 on Friday to win the Eastern Conference.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will undergo open heart surgery in London on Tuesday, his family and office said, in what will be his second cardiac operation in five years.
Minister within the Ministry of Public Health Dr Karen Cummings is advocating embracing the use of technology in the public health sector as a means of improving services.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, CMC – Paris Saint-Germain star striker Edinson Cavani struck a double to send Trinidad and Tobago tumbling to a 3-1 defeat to Uruguay, their second heavy defeat in five days.
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet voluntarily testified earlier this week with the national prosecutor’s office as part of a probe into alleged tax crimes by her daughter-in-law Natalia Compagnon, the government said late on Friday.
If the flag-raising ceremony of May 26, 1966, went off smoothly, the same could not be said for Jubilee night fifty years later.
(Trinidad Guardian) – A blunder by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has led to the freeing of a man accused of being a member of the gang allegedly responsible for the assassination of former Independent senator Dana Seetahal, SC.
Brugmansia commonly called Angel’s Trumpet originated along the Andes from Venezuela, Brazil and Chile in South America and comes from the Solanceae family.
Dear Editor, I wish to thank the newspaper for publishing a letter captioned, ‘May 26 is the anniversary of the Wismar atrocities and not just independence,’ on Independence Day.
The introduction of a tax rebate system may be an option exercised by government in its quest to ensure that the public fully benefits from the removal of some taxes, including VAT, on some consumer goods, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan said Monday.
By Matthew Wilson It was in March 1999, only a few months after I had joined the Barbados Foreign Service, that I took my first professional trip abroad.
