Articles published on Wednesday, December 28, 2016
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Debbie Reynolds, a leading lady in Hollywood musicals and comedies in the 1950s and 1960s, including “Singin’ in the Rain,” died on Wednesday, her son said, just one day after the death of her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher.
The government today released the final report on the feasibility of the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project and the project now appears to be off the table as a number of risks have been pointed out by the author, Norconsult.
The Guyana Defence Force today said that it has noted the front page headline in the December 28 edition of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle titled, `Yupukari cocaine plane – Army, police officers fingered.’
The purported lease of Red House on High Street to the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre is invalid on three grounds and President David Granger can revoke it.
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a symbolic visit to Pearl Harbor with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, commemorating the victims of Japan’s World War Two attack and promising that his country would never wage war again.
Golden Blue Echo capped a brilliant season on Boxing Day at the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) by adding another victory to its resume.
Hustlers were crowned the New Era coordinated Cell Smart/Mohamed Enterprise Futsal Champions after dethroning defending champions Magic Stars 2-1 on penalty kicks in the grand finale yesterday.
The police in Berbice have launched a manhunt for a Tapir driver after he severed his ex-girlfriend’s hand and chopped her mother several times on Christmas Eve at Number 70 Village, Corentyne, Berbice.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Reigning champions Sydney Thunder overcame Stafanie Taylor’s second straight failure to beat Melbourne Renegades by eight wickets on Boxing Day to go fourth in the Women’s Big Bash League standings.
BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Deandra Dottin has now left hospital, but the severity of her head first collision with a teammate in a Women’s Big Bash League match will be known after the results of her X-rays are reviewed today.
Dear Editor, Speaking about resistance and continuity in 1982, Audre Lorde said examining our incomplete vision or work means reflecting on our triumphs and errors not to condemn the vision but to alter it, create future possibilities, and focus our rage upon the status quo rather than upon each other.
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has advertised 16 sea and river defence contracts.
(Reuters) – Tom Latham and Colin Munro produced career high scores while Jimmy Neesham ripped the heart out of Bangladesh’s top order as New Zealand secured a 77-run victory in their first one-day international at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Monday.
Dear Editor, I will like to bring to the attention of the readers the many positives that took place in Region Five over the past 11 months or so.
A security guard yesterday died at the Georgetown Public Hospital, days after he was struck down by a car at Haslington and had been discharged from the hospital.
Dear Editor, Now that the Christmas fever is over, it is time for deeper reflection on the way forward for this great country of ours.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s opening batsman Azhar Ali has rarely seemed a man in a hurry in six years of test cricket so it was fitting that his 12th century was eked out in fits and starts over two rainy days at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Floodwaters have receded from the Albouystown community following Friday’s heavy downpour in the city, with the majority of streets being clear of any accumulation.
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, (Reuters) – Dhananjaya de Silva enhanced his rapidly-growing reputation with an unbeaten 43 as he kept South Africa’s strike bowlers at bay to see Sri Lanka to 181 for seven in their first innings at the end of the second day of the first test yesterday.
Dear Editor, The recent discovery of oil-and-gas rich deposits offshore Guyana has brought a surge of excitement, locally and abroad, about an anticipated windfall from its exploration.
A senior citizen said she was yesterday assaulted by members of the police force who forcibly tried to take her to the station because they had allegedly seen her grandson smoking a joint and were unable to capture him.
After enduring a wet Christmas, residents of Trafalgar and other villages in West Coast Berbice, can now breathe a sigh of relief as the floodwater has receded in most of the areas.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – David Williams is one of the candidates being considered as a possible replacement for current Trinidad & Tobago Red Force head coach Gus Logie.
Dear Editor, I am not a very great fan of comedy shows but on Boxing Day I was watching television on NCN Channel 11 which showed the Richard Narine comedy show.
An accident yesterday afternoon involving an ambulance and a pickup resulted in a mother and her two young children suffering injuries and being rushed to the GPHC for treatment.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – A season-best knock from Stafanie Taylor anchored Sydney Thunder to a comfortable, eight-wicket victory over struggling Melbourne Renegades in the Women’s Big Bash League yesterday.
Dear Editor, Apparently, election season 2020 is already here. From the appearance of things, the chess game has started.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez was indicted yesterday on charges she ran a corruption scheme with a public works secretary who was arrested in June while trying to stash millions of dollars in a convent.
Three Canje drivers were admitted to the hospital after a three-vehicle smash-up on Monday night at Welfare Street, Canefield Settlement, East Canje, Berbice.
Small and medium scale miners will continue to benefit from fuel, and concessions on mining equipment parts, as the contracts were renewed on December 21 by the relevant Ministries and associations, GINA said.
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, (The Sports Xchange) – Desperate for a victory, the Detroit Pistons needed to catch a break.
Detractors aside, there is a large number of APNU+AFC supporters who are genuinely alarmed by its behaviour.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba’s National Assembly approved a law yesterday that bans commemorative statues of Fidel Castro and naming public places after him, in accordance with the wishes of the revolutionary leader, who died last month.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Madonna, Elton John and Paul McCartney paid tribute on Monday to British pop idol George Michael, who has died age 53 after a career of soulful ballads and dance songs that provided a soundtrack to much of the 1980s and 1990s.
Dear Editor, When last has the Head of State read his 100-Day Plan in his Manifesto?
(The Sports Xchange) – As Kyrie Irving waded through a sea of reporters and made his way to his locker on Sunday, teammate LeBron James saw him coming and shook his head.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Carrie Fisher, who rose to fame as Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” films and later endured drug addiction before going on to tell her story as a best-selling author, died yesterday aged 60, her family said.
As a new year dawns, leaders and populations of most countries will be turning their eyes even more sharply towards the United States as a new president assumes office.
Power Barge to Boost Electricity Supplies To Be Installed by February, But Blackouts Will Continue By BERT WILKINSON A FULLY-RECONDITIONED 10-megawatt power barge from the US is to be hooked-up to the Guyana Electricity Corporation system by the end of February, but blackouts will continue until new generation facilities are built and until an IDB-funded rehabilitation of generating stations is completed, it was announced here last weekend.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian investigators looking into the crash of a military plane that crashed, killing all 92 on board, believe a fault with its wing flaps was the reason it plunged into the Black Sea, an investigative source told the Interfax news agency yesterday.
Dear Editor, Where would the Guyana economy be without remittances coming in from overseas Guyanese?
(Trinidad Guardian) The details of a national prosecutions structure which entails tracing court data so as to ensure a smoother and better coordinated criminal justice system is expected to be made public next month.
It is legally, morally and ethically wrong to deny payments to suppliers or contractors who, in good faith, have supplied goods and services or have satisfactorily executed works… In the final analysis, it is the taxpaying public that must come to the rescue of meeting the financial obligations of the Project which, with careful planning, and a highest possible degree of competitiveness, transparency and accountability, would have resulted in significant cost savings.
As many as five identification parades have been held in efforts to track down the perpetrators of the North East La Penitence robbery that ended with the death of then Banks DIH worker, Matthew Scott.
