Articles published on Sunday, September 4, 2016
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Pakistan’s one-day series against West Indies will take on special significance when the two teams clash in three matches starting later this month in the United Arab Emirates.
Jamal Munroe, 23, of New Amsterdam who the police had been in search of over the past three weeks was yesterday morning shot by law enforcers.
(Trinidad Guardian) A father and son who were said to be inseparable died together early yesterday when their Tacarigua home caught fire.
Guyana’s imminent oil production will yield significant revenue that can create a large number of jobs in the manufacturing of value-added agricultural products and the development of its physical infrastructure, while at the same time delivering quality education for a diversified economy, United States Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway says.
The Guyana women’s chess team lost their opening match against Singapore as the 42nd Chess Olympiad got underway in Baku, Azerbaijan yesterday following Friday’s opening ceremony.
Silver Hill on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway is approximately 13 miles from the mining town.
President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), K Juman Yassin is hoping that the government stays true to its word of doing more for the development of sportsmen and women who represent the Golden Arrowhead on the world stage.
With the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) rejecting the government’s “final offer” on public servant wages, the negotiations are likely to go straight to arbitration, according to former Labour Minister Dr Henry Jeffrey.
A robust century from the in-form Johnathan Foo headlined yesterday’s rain-affected second day between Georgetown and Lower Corentyne in the ongoing Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Jaguars Franchise League three -day tournament.
Acting Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine yesterday urged ranks of the Traffic Department and the Anti-Crime Unit to stop harassing the public while carrying out their duties and he warned that those found guilty of such behaviour would face strict penalties.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in collaboration with the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the National Women’ Football Association (NAWF) officially launched their Women’s Development League yesterday at the National Racquet Centre.
Ashraf Ally, known locally as the ‘River Conqueror,’ once again successfully swam across the Berbice River yesterday.
Energy use The issue of sustainable development is something that Guyana will not be able to ignore going into the future.
The Victoria Community ground will come alive tonight when the semi-final round of the Mayor’s Cup football championships commences from 18:00hrs with Western Tigers tacking Ann’s Grove and Federal Winners Connection opposing the Guyana Police Force (GPF).
Apologising for the delay in setting up the Local Government Commission, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has committed to it becoming a reality by the end of this month and has also revealed that a building has already been identified to house its permanent staff.
Introduction Today I begin to address the third and final sub-sector in this long-running series of columns on the extractive industries sector of Guyana.
President David Granger has committed to re-establishing an Indigenous Peoples’ Land Commission to be named by December 31, 2016.
Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Vintage and GCC Spartans are through to the final of the men and women’s section following semi-finals Friday in the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Championship at the National Gymnasium.
The Georgetown municipality has challenged the right of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) to object to its decision to allow the construction of a seventh floor at the Camp and Robb streets junction, while claiming that its approval does not in any way affect the High Court injunction that was issued to block the development.
Sveinsson Knut, Canute the Great, King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018 and King of Norway from 1030 until he died in 1035, was perhaps the most successful and effective of the early rulers of England.
The Guyana Senior Table Tennis Squad departed local shores yesterday to participate in the Caribbean Table Tennis Championship in the Dominican Republic.
NEW DELHI, India, CMC- President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Anurag Thakur has again voiced strong opposition to a proposal to split Test cricket into a two-tier structure.
Archaeologist and renowned artist George Simon is urging government to reconsider plans to relocate the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, highlighting a number of concerns such a move would entail and pointing out that at the moment, there is no suitable facility for the museum’s collection.
In 1838, as former slaves were celebrating the abolition of slavery the British colonial empire, Jesuit priests of Georgetown University in Washington DC, in the US, were selling 272 slaves to Southern estates to raise funds for the university.
Our esteemed Kaieteur News pundit Adam Harris, known for his daily fanciful dissertations, has dealt with some intriguing subjects in his time, but I cannot let Brother Adam’s recent comment on persons wearing “dark glasses” pass unchallenged.
(Reuters) – England’s Moeen Ali has publicly committed to joining the touring party to Bangladesh should he be selected, despite security concerns ahead of the five-week tour.
The air transportation fitness of Dynamic Airways is being reviewed by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), following the airline’s submission of incomplete information to the agency as well as complaints by customers.
Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams has sought to distance himself from any direct interference in preventing Deputy Registrar of the Deeds Registry Zanna Frank from performing her duties, while contending that she has presented no evidence to support her claims against him in a recent lawsuit.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa (CSA) have put in place racial quotas for the national team across all three formats of the game in an effort to increase the number of black players in a sport still dominated by whites.
In the middle of last month Danilo Medina was sworn in as President of the Dominican Republic for a second term.
The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha last week presented their annual theatre Naya Zamana 21, a theatrical adventure titled ‘Lost In Time.’
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – When former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro began his latest comeback in March he said he was playing for fun after three operations on his wrist.
Growing up she had the same dreams as many young girls: get an education, get a career, meet her knight in shining armour and start an ideal family.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities briefly rounded up more than 30 people on Margarita island for heckling President Nicolas Maduro, activists said yesterday, in what appeared to be a rare public confrontation with the unpopular leader.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Another win, another milestone for Serena Williams who rolled into the U.S.
A question I get asked a lot is what type of cardio is more effective for burning fat and maintaining muscle mass.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inadequately staffed, according to the findings of an audit conducted by former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran, who has concluded that the salaries offered are unattractive and has resulted in a high staff turnover.
The Capped Heron is mostly white with a distinctive black crown, but during nesting season their plumage becomes tinged with yellow.
Artists Stanley Greaves AA and Akima McPherson discuss Cletus Henriques’s oil painting River’s Edge, which was completed in 1968.
DETROIT (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stepped up his bid to win over minority voters by addressing a largely black church in Detroit yesterday and calling for a new civil rights agenda to support African-Americans.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Flummoxed and frustrated by wily veteran Paolo Lorenzi for two sets, second seed Andy Murray changed tactics and beat the 34-year-old Italian at his own game to advance to the U.S.
KING CITY, Canada, CMC — Guyanese off-spinner Mark Montfort claimed five wickets as a Canada High Performance XI beat Bermuda by two wickets in their opening tour match at Maple Leaf Cricket Club here on Friday.
With the new school year set to begin tomorrow, students of the Brickdam Secondary School will be occupying a facility in East La Penitence until the Ministry of Education (MoE) delivers on its promise of a new building in the near future.
These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess.
PAWNEE, Okla (Reuters) – One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in Oklahoma rattled the area northwest of Pawnee yesterday, fuelling growing concern about seismic activity linked to energy production, a federal agency said.
Are you enjoying the bounty of in-season avocado? I hope so.
Justice Brassington Reynolds on Monday ordered that a previously-issued injunction, which restrained GuySuCo from proceeding with the dismissal of Wales sugar estate workers, should remain in effect and that consultations between the company and workers’ unions should continue.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A powerful Atlantic storm strengthened yesterday afternoon after passing over North Carolina’s Outer Banks en route to the US Middle Atlantic coast, where it was expected to spoil the Labor Day holiday weekend with high winds, soaking rains and surging seas.
PANAMA CITY, Panama, CMC- Jamaica and Haiti have been eliminated from World Cup contention after suffering painful losses in their penultimate matches of CONCACAF qualifying at separate venues Friday night.
Dear Editor, The present impasse between the Government of Guyana (GoG) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) reflects an absence of critical and progressive thinking.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago pulled off a dramatic two all draw against Guatemala Friday night to seal their place in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
A letter appeared in this newspaper on Thursday which relayed an account of conversations between lawyers and former senior GDF officers in the diaspora about the need to seek a modification in the role of the army and a change in the law so it could “assist in investigations and other crime-solving activities.”
Dear Editor, I do wonder whether Ruel Johnson (‘Mair’s confidence misplaced’ SN, September 1) should stick to writing fiction; facts are plainly not his metier.
A barber was early yesterday morning shot and robbed of a quantity of jewellery while entering his Henrietta, Essequibo home and two persons have since been arrested.
HANGZHOU (Reuters) – Britain’s economy will suffer as a result of the decision to leave the European Union despite signs in recent economic data that the impact has not been as severe as some predicted, Prime Minister Theresa May said today.
Dancer on Main St. (Photo by Keno George)
Alocasia sanderiana commonly called Sacred Heart Lily or Kris Plant originated from the Philippines and belongs to the Araceae family.
