Articles published on Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Secretary General (SG) of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock and Minister within the Ministry, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, GINA said.
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) and the Region Three Administration will be undertaking drainage improvements in Lust-en-Rust and parts of Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.
After reading of a pensioner having fainted at the Blairmont Post Office after waiting in the hot sun, a former resident of the area, Nowrang Persaud decided to build a shed so that the elderly would be sheltered when they went to collect their pension.
Several Region Five communities are again flooded as a result of heavy rainfall over the past few days, GINA said today.
The following statement was issued this afternoon by the Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies first choice wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin has claimed in a Twitter rant that he has been sacked from the Test squad for the upcoming four-match series against India.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A British inquiry into the Iraq war strongly criticised former Prime Minister Tony Blair and his government on Wednesday for joining the U.S.-led
PRETORIA, (Reuters) – South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius was sent to prison for six years on Wednesday for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, the latest twist in a trial that has gripped the world.
With 568 marks each, two boys, Anthony Ferreira, of Mae’s Under 12, and Aryan Singh, of the Dharmic Rama Krishna Primary, have tied as the top performers in this year’s National Grade Six Assessment.
Two-thirds of the top one percent of students who sat this year’s National Grade Six examination are from private schools.
After two previous trials ended in hung juries, a third sealed the fate of Cyon Collier, called ‘Picture Boy,’ who was yesterday sentenced to death by hanging for the 2006 murders of Victoria brothers Ray Walcott and Carl Andrews, after jurors returned unanimous guilty verdicts.
Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan says the call by former Auditor-General Anand Goolsarran for City Hall to rescind the contentious contract for the installation and operation of parking meters in Georgetown should be heeded immediately.
A Camp Street prison warden is now himself a prisoner after police say he was found with cannabis when he was intercepted at a roadblock.
A police officer was yesterday denied bail after he was charged with unlawfully having an array of ammunition.
The Chilean government has signalled its intention to help Guyana with regulation of its mining sector and according to President Michelle Bachelet there will be cooperation in other key areas.
Barbados’ Prime Minister Freundel Stuart yesterday underscored the need for key regional organs to meet as intended in order to support Caricom’s push towards realising the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME).
The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) is informing all Muslims that the crescent for Ramadan has been sighted; therefore Eid ul Fitr will be celebrated today.
President David Granger yesterday announced that Guyana intends to appoint a High Commissioner to CARICOM whose office will be based in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Tourney hosts Guyana suffered their first loss of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) U16 championships losing to Suriname 64-56 yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
In a case dating back to 2003, the Caribbean Court of Justice yesterday dismissed a claim for damages by Dr Rama Sahadeo against the Medical Council of Guyana (MCG) over his removal from the Medical Register subsequent to allegations made against him.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Superstar Chris Gayle’s 18th career Twenty20 hundred condemned title-holders Trinbago Knight Riders to their third defeat in four outings, as Jamaica Tallawahs trounced them by seven wickets here Monday night.
Multi-million dollar tenders were opened yesterday for three Linden, Region 10 schools.
Candidate Master Taffin Khan won the Andrew Arts Memorial chess tournament after prevailing in a tiebreak with Haifeng Su.
-Sagan retains yellow jersey LIMOGES, France, (Reuters) – Marcel Kittel burst back into the limelight when the German snatched his ninth Tour de France stage win yesterday, prevailing in a tough bunch sprint.
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday called for an urgent consultation with the city council on the proposed parking meters and voiced concern at the failure to use an open tender process.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – A fluent unbroken third-wicket partnership of 114 between Jos Buttler and Eoin Morgan carried England to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a one-off Twenty20 international yesterday.
The proposed $2 billion bridge across the Demerara River at Linden will replace the current shoddy one linking Wismar to Mackenzie and the news of the project has received a resounding welcome from residents.
Defending four time national champion Wismar/Christianburg secured their fifth consecutive Region 10 title, edging Kwakwani Secondary 1-0 when the Digicel Schools Football Championship continued yesterday at Wisburg Secondary School Ground.
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Saturday called on cricket stakeholders to work together to resolve existing differences so that young cricketers are not hampered in their development.
First Lady, Sandra Granger, on Monday encouraged the residents of the Millicent Greaves Memorial Senior Citizens’ Residence to savour each new day of life and commended the care-givers at the facility for their dedication.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Serena Williams battered Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 6-4 at Wimbledon yesterday to join sister Venus in the semi-finals and said she was surprised and delighted the pair were still competing at the top of their sport.
A $60m Japanese grant aid project to address the impact of climate change was launched yesterday.
Dear Editor, The Attorney-General, Mr Basil Williams, has reported that at the recent meeting of the Financial Action Task Force in Korea, Guyana was “cleared to exit FATF and CFATF regimes”.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Tomas Berdych called yesterday for players to have more say in determining when matches are suspended in fading light after he came close to losing his last 16 match at Wimbledon against fellow Czech Jiri Vesely.
Dear Editor, I write in relation to the article captioned ‘New GuySuCo unveiled’, in Stabroek News, July 1, 2016.
SPIELBERG, Austria, CMC- Champion Lewis Hamilton has voiced his opposition to team orders being introduced in his Formula 1 title battle with team mate Nico Rosberg, following Sunday’s dramatic finish to the ninth Formula One race of the season.
Dear Editor, A valued friend has written me from Great Britain about Brexit.
EUGENE, Oregon, CMC– Usain Bolt’s decision to pull out of Jamaica’s Senior National Championships because of injury has drawn mixed reactions from his American sprint rivals ahead of next month’s summer Olympics in Brazil.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – In declining to seek prosecution of Hillary Clinton, FBI Director James Comey said the former Secretary of State’s handling of classified emails was “extremely careless” – conduct, legal experts said, that falls short of “gross negligence,” a standard for criminal charges under the Espionage Act.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba faces a cash crunch and must ration energy in a bid to avoid blackouts and spare essential services, Economy Minister Marino Murillo was cited as saying by state-run media yesterday.
A Plaisance woman was yesterday placed on bail after denying that she falsified her passport application.
Dear Editor, When I first read the allegations made by Lawson against Samuels, I wondered when, not if, a lawsuit would be filed.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inducted 19 new ministers into his cabinet yesterday to bolster his two-year-old administration but drew criticism that he was backtracking on a promise of lean government.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Leading Jamaican sprinters Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and Elaine Thompson were removed from the finals of the women’s 200 metres because of concerns for their health, a top track and field official has disclosed.
Dear Editor, On July 1st, I had the opportunity to attend the Green Acres School Class of 2016 graduation which was held at the National Cultural Centre at 10 am.
BANJUL, (Reuters) – Authorities in Gambia have sacked 27 government officials including 10 permanent secretaries on suspicion of having fraudulently acquired official cars and other items, state television said yesterday.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will be sentenced to jail today for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013 but for how long depends largely on how the judge will weigh the role of his disability in the killing.
Dear Editor, It is observed that at the opening of the Annual Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) on July 4, that presenters on matters relating to advancing Caribbean integration are taking the position of calling for action.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress said yesterday the public broadcaster, accused by opposition parties of pro-government bias as local elections approach, was practising censorship by not broadcasting images of violent anti-state protests.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady accused of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States say they feared for their lives after being arrested at a Haiti hotel last year as they thought they were being kidnapped due to their political ties.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia has named a track and field team for the Rio Olympics which includes gold medallists Yelena Isinbayeva and Ivan Ukhov among 68 athletes who are hoping an IAAF ban on them competing will be lifted by sport’s highest court later this month.
The Mayor of Georgetown Patricia Chase-Green arriving for the opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government summit on Monday at the National Cultural Centre.
About two weeks ago the new vice chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr.
Dear Editor, It looks like a ‘jukka’ or knife is a tool which most persons are carrying.
Mr Patrick Manning who died towards the end of last week was among the second generation of Caribbean leaders who succeeded the giant grouping of Eric Williams of Trinidad & Tobago, Norman Manley of Jamaica and Errol Barrow of Barbados, with the combination of Cheddi Jagan and Forbes Burnham of Guyana, who had essentially fashioned the transition period to independence of the English-speaking Caribbean territories controlled by Britain.
`Through this case, I intend not only to defend my integrity and my image as an international cricketer but also the values I have defended all my career’ SYDNEY, Australia, CMC-West Indies middle order batsman Marlon Samuels has slapped former Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson with a lawsuit for accusing him of being involved with criminal gangs in Jamaica.
BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iraq’s interior minister resigned yesterday and said a deputy would take over his responsibilities, a few days after the deadliest of many car bombings in Baghdad since the 2003 U.S.-led
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s lawyers asked yesterday that crusading federal judge Sergio Moro be removed from a corruption investigation involving the former president, arguing he had shown a lack of impartiality.
