Articles published on Sunday, November 6, 2016
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – Bowling coach Roddy Estwick believes West Indies can build on last week’s Test win over Pakistan and use it to create a new culture in the embattled Caribbean side.
The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting of a 32-year-old money-changer which occurred about 16:15h today inside of Popeye’s, in Water Street, Georgetown, by an identifiable male, who was armed with a handgun.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey told Congress today a recent review of newly discovered emails did not change the agency’s conclusion that no charges were warranted in the case of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.
President David Granger, last evening, attended ‘An Evening of Love, Lights and Music’, which was hosted by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and his wife, Sita Nagamootoo, at his official residence on Main Street.
(Trinidad Guardian) Port security and the Customs and Excise Division are investigating the shipment of approximately US$2 million in currency that was found in a container at the Port of Point Lisas on Friday.
(Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton holds a five-point lead over Republican Donald Trump in the latest Washington Post-ABC Tracking Poll released early on Sunday.
AIN ISSA, Syria, (Reuters) – U.S.-backed rebels said today they were launching an operation to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of Islamic State.
I was a country boy of almost 21 when I migrated to Toronto, but almost immediately after my arrival there I began to notice the disposition in Guyanese to improvise, to fix things, to repair and recondition, which was not nearly so widespread in the Canadian community where there was a tendency to discard and buy new, instead of restoring or repainting or patching up.
The government has expressed concern about the level of gun ownership and has linked private gun ownership to the high crime rate involving the use of guns.
Nothing worthwhile can be achieved without the right people in place to convert words into action.
The 18-month-old coalition-led government and the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) do not appear to have any appetite for constitutional reform, with both sides historically wary of giving up presidential powers, Professor Harold Lutchman and Ralph Ramkarran have said.
In a few days’ time, the outcome of the US presidential election will be known.
Photos by Joanna Dhanraj The bus stopped and let off its passengers on the ubiquitous red road that runs through the North West District.
The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is once again accusing House Speaker Dr Barton Scotland of partisanship, which it says prompted a walkout by its parliamentarians during a debate in the wee hours of yesterday morning.
Defending champions St. Angela’s will oppose 2013 winners St. Pius while West Ruimveldt will tackle St.
Shaquel Agard (2h:47m.23s) will take his talents to the outer circuit of the National Park this afternoon for the final leg of the National Sports Commission (NSC) sponsored Three-Stage road race with the yellow jersey and a 10-second lead on national road race champion, Geron Williams.
Broad categories The profile of the Guyanese consumer can be determined by the amount of money that they spend and the things that they spend it on.
Over 60 women of Rockstone Village are anticipating much needed employment that is expected to accompany the completion of a community processing plant that will use every part of the cassava to manufacture at least 6 different products, Toshao of the village Rudolph Simon has said.
Two bandits on a motorcycle created havoc on the East Coast Demerara between Friday afternoon and yesterday morning, storming three businesses at gunpoint.
Introduction: Cost-Price Relation Two weeks ago (October 23), this column had introduced as part of the continuing discussion of “Guyana in the coming time of oil and gas production and export”, the notion of the “cost-price relation” that could emerge after production starts.
Pizza Hut Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) and Hikers maintained their unbeaten run in the women and men’s first divisions respectively when the GTT Indoor Hockey Championships continued at the National Gymnasium.
The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) yesterday made a timely donation to the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) ahead of this weekend’s Rugby America’s North (RAN) Sevens tournament in Trinidad and Tobago.
President David Granger is of the opinion that his administration’s crime-fighting strategy is working.
Male Black Manakins are glossy blue-black, while females are yellow-olive in colour.
Former Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon believes that the government’s decision to hold its weekly Cabinet meetings at the Guyana Defence Force’s Camp Ayanganna base shows a politicising of the military.
-Fisherman’s XI vs Floodlight Masters in Masters final Fisherman’s XI advanced to today’s final of the Masters division of the Guyana Softball Cup 6 tournament after upsetting defending champs Regal Masters by four wickets in yesterday’s semi-final played at the Eve Leary Ground.
PERTH, (Reuters) – South Africa’s JP Duminy and Dean Elgar both scored centuries in a third-wicket partnership of 250 to drive the tourists to a 388-run lead over Australia at the end of the third day of the first test yesterday.
A recent fundraising trip to New York by a University of Guyana (UG) delegation secured $2,019,950 in contributions against $4,366,024 in expenditure on airfare and accommodation.
The FIDE World Chess Championship match between the current world champion and Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and his Russian challenger Sergey Karjakin begins on Friday in Manhattan, New York.
The Vector Control Unit (VCU) of the Ministry of Public Health is working towards the establishment of an Entomology Unit as a means of enhancing its monitoring and management of mosquito borne-diseases.
The National Drama Festival (NDF) of 2016 begins at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) today with the staging of plays in the preliminary round.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Team unity will be weighing heavily on the mind of new Jamaica Scorpions head coach, Robert Samuels, when the new Regional First Class season bowls off next weekend.
A total of six babies, including a stillbirth case, have been diagnosed with microcephaly since the first local case of Zika was detected earlier this year.
Fresh from winning the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) national junior chess championships, 19-year-old Saeed Ali has his eyes set on participating in next year’s World Junior Chess Championships where he hopes to acquire a Masters title, Candidate or FIDE at the very least.
You may see them advertised in magazines, on television and online: “ultimate fat burner,” “super fat burner,” green tea fat burner,” and products that claim to be able to “melt away fat,” “burn calories” and “instantly reduce body fat.”
Dear Editor, Attention is being given to the statement by the government legal adviser, the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs that Ramon Gaskin is not a lawyer and therefore cannot pronounce on a constitutional matter.
Dear Editor, The Minister of Public Security needs to get his head out of the clouds and admit that crime is on the rise and more and more youths are getting involved.
In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour remembers the visit of the 1977 Pakistani side to the Caribbean.
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – West Indies will kick off a preparation camp here over the coming week as they gear up for the imminent Tri-Nations Series in Zimbabwe, involving the hosts and Sri Lanka.
By Zoisa Fraser in Ohio* Women are just as capable as men to be president, Beyoncé told those packed into the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday night for a free concert organised by her husband, music mogul and rapper Jay Z in support of US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton.
A look at Water Street from the Stabroek Clock tower on Friday.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Venezuela is going through a “very ugly” situation and there could be bloodshed ahead if talks between the government and opposition fail, a papal envoy told an Argentine newspaper after his visit to Venezuela this week.
(The Sports Xchange) – Lou Williams and Julius Randle scored 20 points apiece, and the Los Angeles Lakers stunned the Golden State Warriors 117-97 on Friday at the Staples Center.
WILMINGTON, NC/MIAMI (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton traded barbs as they entered the last three days of campaigning in the US presidential election with competing events yesterday in Florida, a swing state that could prove decisive in Tuesday’s vote.
After a vehement refusal of the government’s wages and salaries offer and a request for negotiations to be taken to conciliation, no date has been set and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is silent.
In this month’s conversation, artists Stanley Greaves AA and Akima McPherson discuss Trevor Alfred’s pottery piece – Amerindian Hunter, which was completed in 1995.
A bowl or plate of rice cooked well with simple ingredients is a very satisfying meal.
Dear Editor, Here we go again. Reports are that the two private contractors, Puran Brothers and Cevons Waste Management, are uttering clear warnings that they would have no choice but to discontinue garbage collection work on behalf of City Hall.
SEOUL (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of South Koreans protested in central Seoul yesterday in one the largest demonstrations in the country’s capital for years, calling on embattled President Park Geun-hye to resign over a growing influence-peddling scandal.
South Georgetown Masters and North Georgetown Masters battled to a 1-1 draw in game one of their three match series on October 30th at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.
Government on Thursday announced plans for the overhaul of the civil aviation sector, including the approval for the establishment of a review panel to resolve the long-running disagreements between domestic carriers at the Eugene F Correia International Airport.
Dear Editor, These notes are taken from the National Development Strategy which we have mostly forgotten and disregarded as obsolete.
Buxton United, Mahaica Determinators and Ann’s Grove secured lopsided wins in the East Coast of Demerara section of National Milling Company (NAMILCO) National u17 Championship yesterday.
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of Britain’s opposition Labour Party will try to block divorce talks with the European Union if the government does not agree to Labour’s Brexit demands, potentially leading to an early national election, a newspaper said yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) – Although Sally-Ann Cuffie risked her life to save her six-month-old granddaughter Christa, she may never be able to cradle the baby again.
President David Granger has said that current youth training programmes will be enlarged as government moves to increase the pool of young entrepreneurs.
The Georgetown citizenry dutifully trekked to the polls last March and voted in – or so they thought – a brand new city council.
Lately, I have been having lots of inquires about how to choose a house plant.
