Daily Archive: Saturday, September 16, 2017

(BBC) England’s batting crumbled as they were bowled out for 155 to lose to West Indies by 21 runs in their Twenty20 international at Chester-le-Street.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa all-rounder JP Duminy has decided to quit test cricket but will continue to feature in the shorter formats of the game, the 33-year-old said on Saturday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Police arrested an 18-year-old man in the departure lounge of the port of Dover on Saturday in what they said was a “very significant” step in the hunt for whoever planted a bomb on a London commuter train that injured 30 people a day earlier.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two men, including a senior police officer, yesterday assaulted a Guardian Media photographer while he was on official duty in Penal.

(Reuters) – A weather system about 655 miles (1,055 km) west-southwest of the Cabo Verde islands has strengthened to become Tropical Storm Lee, the U.S.

The Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) yesterday flayed the city over its decision to resume negotiations with SCS over parking meters.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were read a conspiracy charge for allegedly helping to build the recently discovered illegal airstrip in the North Rupununi, for the landing of an aircraft suspected to have been used to traffic drugs and guns.

With a team headed by Citizenship Minister Winston Felix dispatched to Hurricane Irma-ravaged islands to assess needs, government is working with the private sector to gather donations and some companies have already come forward.

All roads will lead to the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue tonight when Future Stars battle Ol Skool Ballers in what should be a colossal ending to the Guinness ‘Cage’ Football tournament.

The Sixth annual Courts Pee Wee U11 Primary Schools football tournament was officially launched yesterday at the National Library on Main and Church Streets.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday refuted a claim by Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson that it had distributed all of the country’s petroleum-mining blocks, while challenging him to disclose all of the allocations.

Support for the inaugural Guinness ‘Cage’ Football Championship continued yesterday when Star Party Rentals donated an undisclosed sum at a simple presentation ceremony at their Craig Street, Campbellville location.

A new study has found that lack of finances is the leading cause of child neglect in Guyana, with more than 40% of cases being the direct result of the financial shortcomings within the family.

Branderz Guyana launched a new multi-million dollar, custom-designing facility yesterday on Gordon Street, Kitty, which Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin says is a testament to the company’s confidence in the country’s economy.

The Bounty Farms 15s Rugby league continues this weekend at the National Park with two match ups.

Essequibo ended day one of the Guyana Cricket Board/ Jaguars three-day league in a strong position after being dismissed for 280 moments before the close in their encounter against East Bank.

Coalition government partner the Alliance For Change (AFC) has signaled its intention to advocate for the revocation of the Georgetown city council’s controversial metered parking contract with Smart City Solutions (SCS) at every level of government.

Former magistrate Chandra Sohan, who was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a recent accident at Williamsburg, was yesterday faced with additional charges, including failure to take the pedestrian he struck to the hospital.

Guyana’s Narayan Ramdhani will attend a High Level Player Development Camp in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has shortlisted a provisional squad for their senior men’s International friendly against Grenada on October 7 in Grenada.

President David Granger and Minister of Education Nicolette Henry yesterday pledged continued spending by government on education sector reforms, while arguing that it is money well spent.

Vehicle Workshop and Distribution/Warehouse secured easy wins over Head-Office and Berbice Branch respectively when the Banks DIH Limited Inter-Department tapeball cricket competition continued Thursday at the Thirst Park ground.

Hospitals outside of the capital are “dumping their patients” at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), according to Head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department Dr Lucio Pedro, who has called for these institutions to be properly equipped to handle their workload.

Dear Editor, I am in New York on business and so what I write here is from memory and not from my notes which are on my desktop computer in Guyana.

Bazilio Cobb Associates (BCA) launched its Guyana branch on Thursday with a focus of investing in young people and building the country’s work force.

Thomas United, Santos and Wales secured wins when the Alex Bunbury Sports and Academic Academy (ABSAA) coordinated ‘Clash of Veterans’ football tournament resumed Thursday.

The cycling season continues tomorrow with a 98-mile road race. According the Assistant Racing Secretary of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF), Joseph Britton, the federation will pedal off a points race from 08:00hrs on Homestretch Avenue.

Dear Editor, Given that the feasibility study for the new Demerara River Bridge is not readily available to the Guyanese public or the engineering community, even before we attempt to solve the complex financial questions of tolls and subsidies and financing arrangements for the construction of the bridge, it would be useful if the Ministry of Public Infrastructure could address the following technical questions, so that we perhaps can all be assured that a “3-lane bridge (3LB) with a movable section” is indeed the best technical solution.

The European Union (EU)-funded Comprehensive Restora-tion and Sustainable Conserva-tion Management Plan to restore the deteriorating City Hall building should be completed by year-end, according to Nirvana Persaud, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Trust, who says it ought to be implemented as soon as possible afterward.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – A federal judge yesterday barred the U.S. Justice Department from denying public-safety grants to so-called sanctuary cities in retaliation for limiting cooperation with the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England,  CMC – Star-studded West Indies will face nemeses England for the first time in a Twenty20 International since the dramatic T20 World Cup final 17 months ago, when the two teams clash in a highly anticipated one-off match here today.

Craft artist and designer Natasha David has for almost a decade now been creating unique jawdropping pieces made mainly of natural materials which many would discard never dreaming that they could be used to create art.

Dear Editor, I was amazed that the day after I wrote in the media about human resource management professionals needing to adapt their approaches to staff training/learning/development in keeping with readily available ‘tech-savvy’ methodologies, SN carried a sad report in its issue of September 15 titled: ‘UG Sociology students forced to stand during 3 hour lecture due to limited seating’.

Thirteen members of the Guyana Police Force and two members of the Surinamese Police Corps yesterday completed a two week capacity building training course in the area of strategic planning, sponsored by the United Kingdom (UK).

Two Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with choking a man and robbing him of his phone.

Dear Editor, I would like to extend my condolences to President David Granger and family on the passing of his brother Frank.

  CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Twenty20 leagues around the world have the potential to eclipse international cricket as the shortest format of the game continues to attract new fans, according to multi-team owner Preity Zinta.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A home-made bomb on a packed rush-hour commuter train in London engulfed a carriage in flames and injured 29 people yesterday, but apparently failed to fully explode, in Britain’s fifth major terrorism incident this year.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Global auditor KPMG cleared out its South African leadership en masse yesterday after damning findings from an internal investigation into work done for businessmen friends of President Jacob Zuma.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Fast bowler Reynard Leveridge is eyeing the upcoming Sri Lanka A tour as another opportunity to prove his credentials, after recently working his way back from injury.

Dear Editor, Hardly a week passes without this government finding itself in the throes of a scandal.

Rajen Dindial, who is accused of fatally wounding another man at a wedding house, was yesterday charged with murder and remanded to prison.

Guyanese Paulla De Souza, who is touted as one of the Caribbean’s and South America’s most sought-after make-up artist (MUA), is scheduled to be in Guyana for a Beauty Empowerment Celebration on September 24, aimed at giving women the 411 on how to effortlessly look chic and gorgeous.

A resident of Parika, East Bank Essequibo, whom police say has long been suspected of drug trafficking, was arrested in Bartica yesterday with a quantity of cannabis.

LOUIS, (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters poured into St. Louis’ streets and some scuffles broke out as they voiced their anger after a Missouri judge yesterday ruled a white former St.

Dear Editor, A Ministry of Education report of November 6, 2008 revealed that, up to 2007, 13,844 students had dropped out of the primary school system, representing 4% of the national population.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Congress yesterday repealed a controversial bill it had passed only two days earlier, which critics had blasted as a setback in the fight against political corruption.

A woman of African descent wrote on social media this week, “Amerindians are animals and should go back to the bush.”

LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC – Discarded West Indies Twenty20 star, Darren Sammy, provided yet another late flourish but the World XI went down by 33 runs in the final T20 of the Independence Cup, to concede the three-match series 2-1 here yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The final report of Petrotrin’s internal audit probe into the “volume discrepancy” allegedly involving the company and A&V Oil and Gas was finalised and being forwarded to Energy Minister Franklin Khan yesterday.

Hi Everyone, This is part 3 of the 5-part series on Tastes Like Home August Holidays.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peru’s centre-right President Pedro Kuczynski is considering appointing Vice President Martin Vizcarra as his new prime minister in a new Cabinet he will swear in on Sunday to replace the one Congress ousted, two government sources said yesterday.

Guyana’s Cynthia Dookie won the Miss Global International 2017 crown last Saturday evening, besting 19 other beauties in what was understood to be a nail biting competition at the Hotel Riu, Montego Bay, Jamaica.

(Reuters) – Australian have called up batsman Peter Handscomb to join the one-day international squad in India as cover for injured opener Aaron Finch, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Over the past few days I have watched in disappointment, as our society has become enthralled in this racial slur debacle, which stemmed from leaked private conversations which a young woman was having with her friends.

Ethnic violence in Myanmar has now displaced more than 400,000 members of the Rohingya minority and the ongoing military crackdown on the group has been described by UN High Commissioner Zeid Raʼad al-Hussein as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.”

Visual-media of the eighties seems to have a stranglehold on coming-of-age pre-teen films, don’t they?

Vijay Sanchara, the convicted prisoner who escaped from the Mazaruni Prison’s farm on Wednesday, was recaptured on Thursday afternoon.

There really isn’t an actress, influencer or singer whose fashion or beauty products I have ever anticipated buying.

  TORONTO, (Reuters) – A documentary about the life of renowned guitarist Eric Clapton does not attempt to whitewash over the darker side of the hard-drinking musician’s life, even though it is directed by his longtime friend, filmmaker Lili Fini Zanuck said Monday.