Articles published on Sunday, January 21, 2018
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Jason Mohammed completed his seventh first class hundred but there was little joy for Trinidad and Tobago Red Force as Guyana Jaguars needed a mere 45 deliveries to pull off an innings and 81-run win in their final round match here today.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Pope Francis wrapped up his trip to Chile and Peru today by warning that Latin America was in a deep crisis from corruption, with politics in most countries “more sick than well.”
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – England’s Jos Buttler struck a belligerent unbeaten 100 to set up a 16-run win over Australia in the third one-day international on Sunday, as the touring side took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) hopes that by the end of this year debarment legislation would be in place as it will soon begin meeting with stakeholders on a draft.
A bill to provide a legal framework for the protection of witnesses was passed without amendment by the National Assembly on Friday evening despite arguments by the parliamentary opposition that it failed to take into account modern challenges.
The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) said yesterday that it was looking forward to the day when national athletes and coaches will be paid in order to adequately focus on their goals.
The ownership of over $7 million in local and foreign currencies and several vehicles that were all seized during a raid by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara on Friday has raised questions and a separate probe is expected to be launched.
LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – Alick Athanaze lashed an unbeaten hundred and off-spinner Bhaskar Yadram claimed a five-wicket haul, as West Indies Under-19s overcame a slight hiccup to easily dispose of Kenya Under-19s by 222 runs and notch their first win of the ICC Youth World Cup here yesterday.
Weeks after its major oil find at the offshore Ranger-1 well in the Stabroek Block, ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary is preparing to begin drilling at the Pacora-1 well site in the same area.
Raymon Reifer yesterday fortified his reputation as a genuine all-rounder after registering his maiden first-class ton to go along with the first innings five-wicket haul on the first day at stumps on the penultimate day of the Guyana Jaguars’ clash against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
The final days for cancer patients can be consumed by pain and loneliness.
The playoff round of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara/East Bank Demerara zone kicks-off today from 9:00am at the Pouderoyen Tarmac.
The University of Guyana (UG) has been gifted land and property in Berbice by a family to establish a perpetual bursary to support financially-challenged students.
Fruta Conquerors continued their preparation for the resumption of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League on a positive note, downing Santos 4-2 on Friday at the Tucville Community ground.
Grove Hi-Tech overcame a 1-0 deficit to defeat Kuru-Kururu Warriors by a 4-1 margin, when the East Bank Demerara zone of the Frank Watson Memorial u15 Football League commenced yesterday.
With the execution of the $3.5 billion contract for the Mazaruni Prison expansion proceeding despite a protest to Public Procurement Commission (PPC) over the award, BK International Inc.
Empowerment should be more than a “buzzword” for women, social activist Akola Thompson said on Friday evening, when she was one of several women who spoke at “Emerging Through Generations,” a female empowerment session held at the National Cultural Centre.
The extent of the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) support for the ‘the Caribbean will be known later this week, President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle said yesterday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers took a tough stance on Saturday after the US Congress failed to fund federal agencies, saying they would not negotiate on immigration until Democrats help end the government shutdown.
City Hall last Thursday started a series of consultations on its move to implement a fee for garbage collection for city residents.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World number one Simona Halep saved three match points and overcame throbbing ankle pain to get past Lauren Davis 4-6 6-4 15-13 in a marathon third round encounter at the Australian Open yesterday.
Dear Editor, Minister Trotman is reported (18th Jan) as stoutly defending ExxonMobil’s investment here.
In keeping with the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation, the National Assembly on Friday night approved the appointment of the nominees for the posts of accountant and attorney for the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), though the parliamentary opposition declared its non-support for the latter candidate because of alleged political affiliations.
(Reuters) Paul George scored 36 points, Carmelo Anthony added a season-high 29 points with 10 rebounds, and Russell Westbrook recorded a season-best 20 assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder throttled the Cleveland Cavaliers 148-124 yesterday at Quicken Loans Arena.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign on Saturday issued a new video ad calling Democrats “complicit” in murders committed by illegal immigrants, during a government shutdown partly triggered by an impasse over immigration.
Dear Editor, “We, the under-signed representatives of the sovereign people of the Caribbean hereby declare that President Donald Trump of the United States of America is ‘Persona Non Grata’ in our Caribbean region.
(Reuters) – Setting the 60 metres world record of 6.37 seconds turned out to be just part of the challenge for American Christian Coleman.
One of the suspects in the murder of Ishwar Ramanah, the Kaneville machine operator who recently succumbed after being shot during a home invasion last month, has been arrested and police say he was positively identified during an identification parade last Friday.
TRUJILLO, Peru (Reuters) – A key US cardinal distanced himself on Saturday from comments by Pope Francis on sexual abuse, saying they had caused “great pain,” a remarkable move pointing to divisions in the Roman Catholic Church over how to treat accusers.
The suspect who was arrested in connection with the murder of Korner Kick Restaurant and Bar manager Tevin Parris has been released from police custody.
KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked Kabul’s Intercon-tinental Hotel on Saturday, seizing hostages and exchanging gunfire with security forces as the building in the Afghan capital caught fire and residents and staff fled.
Journalism may have always been in Sherry Ann Dixon’s bones, but it would be safe to say that she discovered this purely by mistake.
MILAN, (Reuters) – Carla Marangoni, whose silver medal at the 1928 Olympic games made her the oldest living Olympic medalist, has died at the age of 102, the Italian Olympic Committaee (CONI) said on Friday.
Dear Editor, It may not be a case of long awaited sanity coming to the fore here in Guyana, but of good old common sense prevailing.
Photo by Joanna dhanraj Rising Sun is a tiny, sleepy West Coast Berbice village, approximately 76 kilometres from Georgetown; there are less than a dozen families residing there.
WAGGA WAGGA, Australia, CMC – Stafanie Taylor’s all-round efforts were pivotal as leaders Sydney Thunder remained top of the Women’s Big Bash League table with a crucial 37-run defeat over Adelaide Strikers here yesterday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Many thousands of women and their male supporters turned out on Saturday for the second Women’s March, a nationwide series of protests against US President Donald Trump marking the end of his tumultuous first year in office.
An almost two-year battle by residents of Bel Air Park, Georgetown, to reclaim their community playground ended last Monday, when the High Court ruled that the land is to be used specifically for that purpose and no other.
Dear Editor, For ten years now the access roads and cross streets at the front compound of the housing scheme at Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice have been neglected.
Introduction Last Sunday’s column introduced a simple basic ‘Setting’ (as energy analysts label it) or more commonly, analytical framework drawn from energy economics, under which the Guyana 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) will be appraised in coming columns.
I had a pap test. This is a test that is done to ascertain whether a woman has cervical cancer.
The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown (city council) have voted overwhelmingly to support a renegotiated contract for the establishment of parking meters in certain parts of the city.
Earlier this month Exxon announced that that it had made a major new oil find off Guyana.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Only 16 deliveries were possible on day two as a dodgy run-up at the northern end ruined play in the final round contest between Leeward Islands Hurricanes and Windward Islands Volcanoes here Friday.
Without question, there is no denying that improving your health can take a bit of effort, organization, planning and dedication.
The rapidly proliferating presence of the social media in our lives is transforming how society works – and creating dangers which need to be addressed.
The pesky parking meters are back in the news again, although they are really symptomatic of a more profound problem where the city council is concerned.
The addition of peas and beans to stews long ago was a way of stretching the meat.
For Me – The Back-Yard Play your Carnival, play your masque, Dance with your Country Club set, Hop, jump at your midnight fete; For these things I’ll never ask – Take them all and leave for me The back-yard scene at dusk: The haze of blue wood-smoke, Morning mist amid mango leaves And the nancy-story fantasies That the cries of kiskadees From long, long ago evoke. Keep your calypso and your steel-bands!
By now many Guyanese are pondering the important concept known as the natural resource curse.
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran soldiers and police clashed with protesters blocking roads across the Central American country on Saturday, as discontent continues to fester nearly two months after a disputed presidential election.
All efforts are still being made to ensure that Hong Kong Golden Telecom Limited (HKGT) pays over the outstanding money for its purchase of government shares in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), according to National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) head Horace James.
The Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus) is inconspicuous, except for its voice.
The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) declined 2.468 percent during the third period of trading in January 2018.
When the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) introduced Horticulture as part of its Agriculture Science Syllabus some ten years ago, both students and teachers were at a loss as to where to access such information or who to turn to for help.
More and more that’s how I feel: that the traumas besetting mankind around the globe that we complain about are not about to abate.
India’s chess superstar Viswanathan Anand, Holland’s Anish Giri, Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and the US’s Wesley So are co-leaders in the exclusive Masters category of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament ongoing in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, after five rounds of the 13-game competition.
