Articles published on Saturday, August 12, 2017
LONDON, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt’s final appearance on the track ended in agony on Saturday as he pulled up injured running the final leg of the World Championships 4×100 metres relay as Britain stunned the United States to win a shock gold medal.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and 34 others injured in Charlottesville, Virginia today when white nationalists protesting plans to remove the statue of a Confederate general clashed with counter-demonstrators and a car plowed into a crowd, officials said.
First Lady, Sandra Granger, last evening, told members of the Guyana Girl Guides Association that it is her hope for them that they become strong women, who are conscious of their value and self-worth.
CARACAS/LIMA, (Reuters) – After months of attacking Venezuela’s unpopular President Nicolas Maduro, Latin America came out strongly against U.S.
The Pakistan Cricket Board today threw a spanner into the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament currently underway when it abruptly revoked No-Objection Certificates given to 13 players currently in England and the West Indies and has asked them to return home to fulfill national and domestic commitments.
(Trinidad Guardian) Auditing firm KPMG’s has been awarded the contract to assist the Police Service Commission (PSC) in the recruitment and selection of a new Police Commissioner and Deputies.
Appearing again before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into an alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger, Assistant Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine yesterday denied misleading the President at a meeting on March 30th on what had been learnt up to that point in the investigation.
East Canje, Berbice residents were left in shock yesterday after well-known businessman Rudolph Blair, the owner of the Stretch D Dollar franchise in the county, murdered his estranged wife and then committed suicide.
Investigators suspect that Chinese businessman Liyan Jiang, who was found bound and gagged in his Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo home on Thursday night, was killed during a robbery.
Residents in Lethem, Region Nine, may now have to look to neighbouring Brazil to source fuel as the condition of the Hunt Oil section of the Linden/Lethem road continues to prevent large vehicles from entering the town.
A 37-year-old Staff Sergeant of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) died on Thursday evening after he reportedly crashed into the back of a parked truck in the compound of Camp Stephenson at Timehri.
Omesh Sasenarayan, Regional Housing Officer for Region Two, was arrested yesterday afternoon for allegedly unlawfully collecting $50,000 for a house lot and issuing a forged receipt.
The autopsy performed on Gladice Rodrigues, the 43-year-old pregnant mother of five who died on Wednesday at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), revealed that she died after an artery in her brain ruptured.
The Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) sent the Guyana Amazon Warriors crashing to their third defeat in as many matches last evening at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud staked a claim for a starting place with the winner in a thrilling season-opening 4-3 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League on Friday.
Days after the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) reclaimed responsibility for garbage collection in the capital, residents of several wards yesterday complained that they were still awaiting the start of the new service.
DERBY, England, CMC – Stroke-maker Kyle Hope struck his second first class hundred as West Indies dominated the opening day of their day/night tour game against Derbyshire here Friday.
Andriff Gillard, the man who alleged he had been offered $7 million to assassinate President David Granger, yesterday acknowledged under intense questioning that he had had several brushes with the law as lawyers appearing at the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the alleged plot sought to discredit him.
Turfites get ready; your appetites were whetted for several weeks with a series of horse race meets, now it is time for the main course.
Fisherman Sanjay Seecharran, who admitted to stealing a quantity of fibre optic cable belonging to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), was on Tuesday sentenced to three years in jail for the crime.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) would like to provide some information which it is hoped would add to the current debate on ethanol production as a viable business activity for the corporation.
The Guyana Senior Squash team departs today for the 15th Senior Caribbean Squash Championships, set for the Island of St.
Soma Basmattie Jaikaran, a former clerk for the Everest Cricket Club, was yesterday charged with defrauding the organisation of over $500,000.
Dear Editor, As one of the more respected outlets of public information in Guyana, your newspaper can take opportunities to look further into promotional releases by commercial interests.
Dear Editor, The Georgetown prison was burnt down on Sunday, 9th July.
PARIS, (Reuters) – World-record signing Neymar looks set to make his debut for Paris St Germain tomorrow after the French football federation confirmed it had received the player’s transfer certificate.
Samuel Adams, the taxi driver who was charged with attempting to kill a BK International supervisor who was shot outside the compound of the Ministry of Finance last December, had the charge withdrawn yesterday.
A dogged defensive display earned Barbados a 0-0 draw with Caribbean heavyweight Cuba, when the CONCACAF Girls U17 Football Qualifying Championship continued yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.
Dear Editor, The continuing ‘neglect’ of burial grounds has hit the media again; for example, Freddie Kissoon’s column last Sunday and John Rich’s letter have raised major concerns about the fact that several burial grounds have degenerated into forested dumpsites.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Hideki Matsuyama charged into position to become the first Japanese man to win a major after joining Kevin Kisner in the second-round lead on eight-under-par at the PGA Championship on Friday.
The Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) yesterday commissioned new fuel tankers that are expected to make its fuel delivery operations fully self-reliant.
Dear Editor, Several opinions have been expressed in the media about the political conflict in our western neighbour.
LONDON, CMC – Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo bounced back from her 400 metres disappointment earlier in the week to win bronze in the women’s 200m at the IAAF World Championships here Friday.
Minister of State Joseph Harmon last week Thursday regaled the National Assembly with an account of how a former PPP/C administration hijacked the national airwaves by granting licences to family, friends and political allies but at least one of the broadcasters mentioned was unimpressed with his presentation.
The ZARA Group of Companies and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have launched a scholarship programme for four prospective full-time University of Guyana students.
LONDON, CMC – In-form Surrey opener Mark Stoneman has been named in a 13-man England squad to face West Indies in the day/night opening Test at Edgbaston starting Thursday.
Dear Editor, It has been two years since the APNU+AFC coalition government assumed office.
Dear Editor, I recently returned to Guyana after a brief trip to the United States.
BEDMINSTER, N.J., (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday threatened military intervention in Venezuela, a surprise escalation of Washington’s response to Venezuela’s political crisis that Caracas disparaged as “craziness.”
The librarian at the Ministry of Legal Affairs on Thursday testified that she received one Commonwealth Law Report from the company LexisNexis in June, 2015, which was after former Attorney General Anil Nandlall left office.
In mid-July, HBO released a brief press release about “Confederate,” an upcoming show from David Benioff and D.B.
Introduction As indicated last week, today’s column aims to update my earlier (October 2016) assessment of Guyana’s petroleum discovery.
Caracas/Houston, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s unraveling socialist government is increasingly turning to ally Russia for the cash and credit it needs to survive – and offering prized state-owned oil assets in return, sources familiar with the negotiations told Reuters.
Dear Editor, What was the purpose of the investment in the Albion ethanol plant?
President Trump’s extemporized comments on North Korea, and his refusal to temper those remarks with more diplomatic language, have spread fear throughout Asia.
BEDMINSTER, N.J./SEOUL (Reuters) – President Donald Trump issued a new threat to North Korea on Friday, saying the U.S.
(Reuters) – Roger Federer reached the Rogers Cup semi-finals on Friday after coming to the net early and often in a straight sets victory over Roberto Bautista Agut on a windy day in Montreal.
Despite the government and the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) agreeing on setting up a revolving fund, the details of how it would be composed are still being finalised.
Most people who use marijuana in Guyana consume by smoking the herb.
