Articles published on Sunday, February 26, 2017
(Reuters) – American actor Bill Paxton, who rose to stardom with roles in Hollywood blockbusters such as “Aliens” and “Titanic,” has died at age 61 after complications from surgery, his family said in a statement on Sunday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal will spare big social welfare programmes such as Social Security and Medicare from any cuts, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
The police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at 7 last evening on Pouderoyen Public Road, W.B.D,
A twenty-four year old male suspect who is wanted in connection with several armed robberies on the West Bank of Demerara, is presently under police guard at a West Demerara hospital, in a stable condition, nursing a single gunshot wound to his right leg, the police say.
PUNE, India, (Reuters) – Australia’s utter dominance in Pune provided clear evidence that the touring side arrived in India armed with the tactics and personnel to beat the hosts at their own game in what promises to be a compelling four-test series.
At 16, Richard Kansinally had just graduated from the St Roses High School where he was among the top ten and as a result he baulked at attending the Government Technical Institute (GTI) as was being suggested by his parents, his belief was that the institute was for low achievers.
The Court of Appeal will be unable to sit as one of its permanent members retired last week and another judge is scheduled to proceed on pre-retirement leave later this week, according to PPP/C Shadow Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, who says the situation is a cause for concern as there are hundreds of cases that are still to be heard.
Friendship, one of the longest villages on the East Bank Demerara situated 18 kilometres (nearly 12 miles) from the capital city, is home to some 3,000 people.
By Royston Alkins Nicholus Romain and Nigel Bryan served, looped and smashed their way to the final of the Guyana Table Tennis Association in association with the Forbes Burnham Foundation, handicap table tennis tournament held at the Guyana National Gymnasium, yesterday.
To date no criminal charges have been brought against a former Guyana Power and Light (GPL) employee, who allegedly collected millions for himself by using the company’s resources to provide private electricity services to businesses.
Local corruption watchdog Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) says Guyana’s improved ranking on the Transparency International (TI) corruption index is reason to be optimistic but it is not “statistically significant.”
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Captain Chadwick Walton struck his second List A hundred three in three outings but it was not enough to prevent the UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI from crashing to a 117-run defeat to England here yesterday.
In the wake of revelations that the Lethem Town Council single-sourced the procurement of goods for the municipality after running out of time to utilize its subvention, embattled Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Nine, Carl Parker has claimed that he personally informed the Town Clerk about the unspent balance since November last year.
The Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Inc. (GBBFFI) is in transition mode following the installation of a new executive last Saturday, however new president, Coel Marks already has some positive changes he wants to enact to benefit the athletes and the sport locally.
There has been a noticeable and positive shift in the mindset and thinking of unemployed persons this year as compared to since the coalition APNU+AFC took office in 2015, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said, referencing data he personally gathered through outreaches during the timeframe stated.
I worked in the Guyana sugar industry for decades, ending my career in 1999 as a Director of GuySuCo specifically in charge of marketing.
Team Coco’s once again defied the odds and finished first and second in yesterday’s R&R International sponsored 40-mile road race.
By Royston Alkins Lindeners will have the opportunity to witness the inaugural staging of the Linden “Stag Bowl” Futbol Inter-Ward tournament which will feature the top eight teams from the mining town.
The PPP unanimously decided in about 1994-5 to propose to the Select Committee on Consti-tutional Reform established by the Sixth Parliament (1992-97) that a president should serve only two terms.
The fire which gutted the Good Intent, West Bank Demerara house belonging to popular Disc Jockey (DJ) Dorel Romeo called ‘DJ Magnum’ last Sunday was deliberately set and the police are currently looking for two female suspects.
Following a report suggesting that a number of former ministers will be charged as a result of a criminal probe of the findings of an audit of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), the PPP yesterday accused the government of pursuing a “political vendetta” and “witch-hunting,” while saying that any charge will be defended.
Masters Academy humbled St. Rose’s High School 8-1 when the fifth annual Milo U18 Secondary Schools football championships continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
From a youth at Saints, I was not the scholarly type.
Global trade The Guyana economy grew an average of 4.5 per cent over the period 2010 to 2013.
“Tourism is a vital sector to the economies of Member States”.
It was by a strange twist of fate that 23-year-old Meshach Pierre developed an interest in conservation biology as his initial intention had been to pursue a career in medicine.
Some 18 Under-17 footballers have been encamped by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ahead of their participation in the “Tournoi Paul Chillan” tournament in Martinique from March 1– 5.
Introduction Today’s article brings to a conclusion the three-part series of columns that have been reviewing Guyana’s proposed membership of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
Harris Paints has introduced a new lower costing quick-drying brand of paint, which it says is the first commercial paint specially designed for the trade sector from a regional manufacturer.
ATLANTA (Reuters) – US Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as chairman yesterday, choosing a veteran of the Obama administration to lead the daunting task of rebuilding the party and heading the opposition to Republican President Donald Trump.
Some people tend to look like they belong in certain professions.
Why would anyone want a smaller waist? For starters, the circumference of your waist correlates with your risk of metabolic disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Western Tigers will tackle Santos in a Georgetown derby while the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will oppose Winners Connection in the traditional Georgetown versus Linden rivalry today in the Limacol Football championship semi-finals at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.
The Government of Guyana in collaboration with the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (Caricad) is inviting public-spirited citizens to offer comments on the Draft Charter for Caribbean Public Servants.
(The Sports Xchange) – Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points, and San Antonio used a third-quarter spark to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 105-97 Friday night at Staples Center.
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande fired back at Donald Trump yesterday after the US president remarked in a speech that a friend thought “Paris is no longer Paris” after attacks by Islamist militants.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Kieron Pollard smashed sixes off the last two deliveries of the game to fire Karachi Kings to a dramatic five-wicket win over Lahore Qalanders and keep alive their hopes of a playoff spot in the Pakistan Super League.
(Reuters) – North Korea is evading international sanctions with a sophisticated network of overseas companies, enabled partly by its continued access to the international banking system, says a forthcoming United Nations report seen by Reuters.
Dear Editor, Professor Clive Thomas has a deserved reputation as an outstanding economist, particularly in sugar and monetary economics, a champion for bread and justice, for human rights and for free and fair elections.
Four nations, China, India, Russia and Ukraine, chess behemoths of the 21st century that impacted the world in their distinctive ways, have qualified to contest the semi-final of the elite Women’s World Championship in Tehran, Iran.
A team of ministers yesterday visited the unoccupied Kato Secondary School, in Region Eight, to examine the state of the building and the scope of needed rehabilitation works.
Three regions on Friday received All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), which will be used in fight against tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS and malaria.
Recession doh bother we Promote a fete and you go see How we go party to the full extreme And light it up with kerosene Ultimate Rejects As the Republic of Guyana winds down Mashramani celebrations, carnival races to its peak in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in another year when the two festivals overlap.
PUNE, India, (Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe picked up 12 wickets to guide Australia to a first win in India since 2004, the 333-run thrashing in the opening test also bringing the home side’s 19-match unbeaten streak to a juddering halt yesterday.
GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government and opposition delegates to peace talks in Geneva on Saturday warned of the impact on negotiations after a day of violence in Syria that included jihadist suicide bombings and missile strikes by the air force.
Nuts are a great source of protein and other nutrients. Considered heart-healthy, almonds in particular, which are high in monounsaturated fat can help reduce cholesterol levels in the blood which can lower the risk for heart disease and stroke.
Investigators of the Guyana Fire Service are seeking to further question Rampersaud Seepersaud, who is suspected to have set his family home on fire on the morning of February 14 at Covent Garden.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – South Africa captain AB de Villiers became the fastest man to score 9,000 one-day international runs as he led his side to a 159-run victory over New Zealand in the third one-day international yesterday.
Dear Editor, The decision by Appeal Court Justices Chancellor (ag) Carl Singh (ret’d) and Justice BS Roy, with Chief Justice (ag) Yonette Cummings-Edwards dissenting, to uphold retired Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang’s ruling that Bharrat Jagdeo can run for a third term, despite the Guyana Constitution’s requirement to the contrary, must spark a spirited debate about and acquaintance with this instrument , including through the education system.
BANJUL (Reuters) – The World Bank’s Vice President for Africa, Makhtar Diop, said on Saturday he had agreed to give Gambia $60 million in budget support after government allegations that former ruler Yahya Jammeh took tens of millions of dollars in public money, leaving it heavily indebted.
MATOBO, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said yesterday he would not impose his successor and that if the ruling ZANU-PF party felt he should retire, it would hold an extraordinary congress to choose a new leader.
Residents of North Ruimveldt they are fed up of the multiple deplorable roads in their community and are pleading with the relevant authorities to fix them.
Tomorrow will mark the 254th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1763 uprising.
Guysuco’s diversification programme reduced Remaining areas may be divested THE Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (Guysuco) formal diversified crops programme has been whittled down to concentrate on three main areas in the wake of the management takeover by Booker Tate and these may be subject to divestment shortly.
(Continued from last week) Check your plants carefully to see if they have outgrown their pots.
LONDON, CMC – English County club Derbyshire have abruptly ended their pursuit of West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels ahead of the upcoming season.
Dear Editor, The souls of our ancestors cry from the hallowed grounds of the sugar estates for common sense; the sugar estates in large part constitute Guyana’s history insofar as it has been written.
The Blood-coloured Woodpecker is confined to the coastal lowlands of the Guianas, where it is found in a variety of wooded habitats, including mangroves and plantations.
