Articles published on Wednesday, December 7, 2016
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – This year’s Caribbean Premier League poured just over US$90 million into the Caribbean region, according to an Economic Impact Assessment released by organisers on Tuesday.
Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 19:00h.
Twenty-one deportees arrived from the United States of America (USA) yesterday afternoon after serving jail terms and those who were charged with serious offences will be monitored.
PIDIE JAYA/JAKARTA, Indonesia, (Reuters) – The death toll from a strong earthquake that hit northern Indonesia’s Aceh province on Wednesday has doubled to at least 50, Indonesia’s disaster agency said, as rescuers searched dozens of collapsed buildings for trapped survivors.
A shift in approach by creditors and financiers, compounded by market forces and emerging businesses, has caused the Georgetown-based Nigel’s Supermarket to significantly scale down its operations.
Former Minister of Culture, Youth & Sport Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday hammered the government for the taxation that private healthcare would attract from next year.
US-based businessman Marcus Brian Bisram who was charged with the murder of carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt has hired a New York law firm to represent his interests.
A supervisor attached to BK International was robbed of $3M cash and shot near the compound of the Ministry of Finance on Main Street yesterday afternoon.
A former teacher of a West Coast Demerara Secondary School was yesterday found not guilty of engaging in sexual activity with one of his former 15-year-old students.
Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan and Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr Gobind Ganga have rejected a claim in an article appearing in yesterday’s Kaieteur News that a major foreign currency crisis looms.
The New York-based, Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association (COBA) is offering a US$50,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the killer of Alastasia Bryan, a New York Corrections Officer born to Guyanese parents.
The increases that members of the opposition PPP/C received on their parliamentary salaries are being placed in a special bank account in the name of the opposition, PPP/C Chief Whip Gail Teixeira told the National Assembly yesterday.
The three men held after the attack last week on the Wild Caught Fresh Fish Depot at the Meadow Bank Wharf, Ruimveldt, East Bank Demerara, were yesterday charged with the crime, while two of them, described by police as “serial robbers,” faced a total of eight other charges, including the attempted murder of a victim.
A month after his younger brother died as a result of brain damage, an eleven-year-old Kako child, who spent the last few weeks brain dead in the Intensive Care Unit, passed away yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The daughter of Rajwantie Baldeo, the US-based Guyanese woman who was knifed to death in Queens, New York, just after midnight on Sunday, says her mother and the suspect shared a very abusive relationship and he had threathend to end her life before.
A Brazilian national was yesterday charged with murdering his workmate, who was found dead in a pit one week ago.
Samantha Sheoprashad spent the last few years filling social voids within her community and battling depression within herself, overcoming odds to be one of 60 young people from the Commonwealth selected for the Queen’s Young Leader’s Programme.
Superintendent of Police, Trevor Reid yesterday recounted murder accused Dennis Williams’ account to him about witnessing the killing of some of the 12 persons who were massacred at Bartica in 2008.
(Cricinfo) The two most powerful men in the BCCI – board president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke – have told the Supreme Court of India that the Lodha Committee does not have the “expertise” to administer cricket in the country.
Bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for design and supervision services for the reconstruction of St Rose’s High School.
The BCCI has strongly objected to the Lodha Committee’s proposal that an “observer” be appointed by the court to oversee the daily financial and business transactions of the board.
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will on Friday, December 9 hold an outreach for contributors who are 55 years and over and would be eligible for an Old Age Benefit at age 60.
A suspect in custody for the recent murder of West Ruimveldt resident Paul Rodney has been identified as the shooter in a fatal robbery.
Defending Digicel Profes-sional Cricket League (PCL) Regional Four-Day champs Guyana Jaguars yesterday commenced training in preparation for Friday’s top-of-the-table Day/Night clash against the Barbados Pride at Providence.
The drainage and irrigation system of Newtown, Kitty is slated for major upgrades in the coming weeks under a new project by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure.
The Government Analyst-Food & Drug Department (GAFDD), in a press release, is calling on all water processing factories to conform to all the department’s requirements as it relates to the sale and distribution of treated water in five-gallon bottles.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Dave Warner smashed a sixth one-day international century of the year to drive Australia to a convincing 116-run victory over New Zealand as the hosts wrapped up the series with a match to spare in Canberra yesterday.
Recognising that the education sector is in a crisis, the Ministry of Education will focus next year on improving teacher training, increasing instructional time for students, improving monitoring and evaluation and better monitoring supervision of capital projects, Education Minister Dr Rupert Roopnaraine said yesterday.
Empire, Hustlers and Silvertown All-Stars were amongst the teams to seal spots to the next round when the third annual New Era Entertainment/Mohamed Enterprise Futsal tournament continued Monday.
Santos FC climbed to the top of the Zone-A Standings in the Turbo Energy Drink sponsored Fruta Conquerors U19 Academy League, defeating Tavelle’s Academy on Monday at the Tucville Community ground.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board yesterday confirmed the schedule of matches for the return leg of the Digicel Regional Four-Day tournament to be played between March and April next year.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Real Madrid will not conserve energy against Borussia Dortmund despite having already qualified for the Champions League last 16 and are int ent on taking top spot in Group F, coach Zinedine Zidane said yesterday.
Dear Editor, I read just this minute that Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley flew on a chartered CAL jet to Venezuela to sign a historic natural gas deal with President Maduro.
Dear Editor, A good predictor of the next nine months at City Hall under its current leadership is the last nine months.
(Reuters) – Roger Federer and Serena Williams have pulled out of the International remier Tennis League ahead of the tournament’s Indian leg next week due to economic “uncertainty”, organisers said yesterday.
(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James scored 34 points, Kevin Love had 28 points and 14 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 116-112 on Monday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Dear Editor, One of the hurdles we need to address is our approach to the presentation and adoption of the national budget.
The High Commission of Canada in cooperation with the Clemsville Music Conservatory hosted a Christmas Concert on December 5, 2016, a release from the Canadian High Commission said yesterday.
Dear Editor, Popular Indian actress, Jayalalitha, Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, whence many Guyanese trace their ancestry, died on Monday night from cardiac arrest; she was hospitalized for over two months having won re-election by a landslide earlier this year.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A Bahamian man was sentenced to five years in U.S.
Dear Editor, The President David Granger government does not seem to have a comprehensive youth policy that deals with the problems affecting Guyanese youths today, namely, the lack of jobs for them.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition said yesterday talks with President Nicolas Maduro’s administration were off until the leftist government keeps promises on elections and foreign aid, casting further doubt on Vatican-brokered attempts to alleviate the country’s deep political crisis.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC– West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell and Dwayne Bravo grabbed the spotlight with bat and ball to help Dhaka Dynamites crush Khulna Titans by 54 runs in the first qualifier of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) here yesterday.
Dear Editor, At mid-day on Monday, December 5, I noticed with much surprise that all the schools in the Corriverton area where I live were being closed for the day.
(Trinidad Guardian) A 6.1 magnitude earthquake yesterday rocked T&T, with aftershocks being experienced as far as St Vincent and the Grenadines.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Trinidad and Tobago’s Russia-based defender Sheldon Bateau says Stephen Hart will be missed as head coach of the Soca Warriors as the T&T FA prepares to announce his replacement.
(Jamaica Observer) MONTEGO BAY, St James — A popular Montego Bay mortician was early Monday morning shot dead in her Bogue Village community while leaving a party which was still in full swing.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The Trinidad and Tobago government is planning to bid for the opening ceremony of the 2017 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to be staged at the long awaited Brian Lara Stadium which is nearing completion, according to media reports here.
Dear Editor, As a fifty-nine year resident of Campbellville, I would like to suggest to the competent authority that if they wish to make all the streets in Campbellville into one-way streets, they should follow the required procedures and notify the travelling public in a timely fashion.
CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Masses of grieving supporters wailed, beat their chests and cast flowers yesterday as actress-turned-politician Jayaram Jayalalithaa, one of India’s most powerful leaders, was buried on the shorefront in Chennai.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The president of Brazil’s Senate refused yesterday to accept a Supreme Court injunction removing him from office, pushing the country towards a constitutional crisis as it struggles to end political gridlock and an economic recession.
West Indies Under-19 training camp selectee Joshua Persaud has credited lifelong Coach Clive Grimmond as being responsible for his conversion from a budding spinner to one of the top young wicketkeeper/batsmen in Guyana.
Dear Editor, This is the third of our letters to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
(Trinidad Express) Three people survived the crash that killed six men on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway in O’Meara on Monday night.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel has retained his place in the India side for the fourth test against England after Wriddhiman Saha failed to recover from a thigh strain, the team said yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Monday signed an historic gas deal here, which will allow T&T access to gas reserves from Venezuela’s Dragon Fields.
On 27th April 1953, three months before Fidel Castro and his compatriots began their revolution by storming the Moncada Barracks in Santiago on 26th July 1953 the People’s Progressive Party won its first elections and was preparing to take government in Guyana.
There will be, in our Caricom region, few observers of global affairs who do not sense a potential rumbling in relation to global arrangements as the year ends.
One free exercise book per term A SENIOR official at Guyana Printers says the lack of paper due to a shortage of foreign exchange has temporarily put a halt to production of exercise books.
Dear Editor, Well the great USA elections are over and done, and all the fanfare and brouhaha that accompanied the campaign trail have long faded into the twilight.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A Surinamese man convicted of acting as the “right-hand man” to the son of the country’s president during a scheme to send large amounts of cocaine to the United States was sentenced yesterday to 11-1/4 years in a U.S.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A former Haitian coup leader wanted by the U.S.
