Articles published on Sunday, February 4, 2018
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, (Reuters) – Boxing could be knocked out of the 2020 Tokyo Games if the International Olympic Committee is not satisfied problems with the sport’s finances and governance are sorted out, IOC President Thomas Bach warned today.
An America Street money changer was this morning shot dead after a robbery by a lone gunman.
(Trinidad Guardian) The social, economic and political upheavals, hyperinflation, shortages of food, medicine and other supplies and US sanctions have forced many Venezuelans to flee their country and look for work in neighbouring countries, including T&T, to earn money and supplies to send back home to their families.
Ann’s Grove crushed Dolphin Secondary 4-0 when the 6th Milo Schools Football Championship continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
LUCAS STREET, Barbados, CMC – West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine once again stamped his class on the Regional Super50, producing yet another magical spell to fire Trinidad and Tobago Red Force to their second straight win of the limited overs championship here yesterday.
With billions already gained on the stock market from its oil find here, ExxonMobil and its partners can “more than afford” to pay Guyana US$1 billion instead of the US$18 million received as a signing bonus, according to energy expert Dr Vincent Adams, who also strongly believes that the government should go back to the negotiating table for a better deal.
Amidst concerns that government will have to spend extra to finance a major revamp of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Minister of State Joseph Harmon says that money has already been budgeted.
Two time defending champion Showstoppers, Hustlers, Admiral United, Brothers United, Mocha and Ballers Empire, secured hard-fought wins, when the 4th edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara/East Bank Demerara zone, continued on Friday.
On the first day of the fifth annual GUMDAC Open doubles badminton tournament, Priyanna Ramdhani and Shivanie Persaud teamed up to take the top prize of the female division at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue on Friday.
A South Ruimveldt Park resident was taken into custody on Friday evening after a search of his residence uncovered a quantity of cocaine, some of which he reportedly flushed down his toilet.
A young mother died yesterday following a head-on collision along the Parfaite Harmonie access road, on the West Bank of Demerara, which left nine other persons injured.
Wales FC mauled ‘Combined Team’ [featuring players from Uitvlugt and Crane FC], 7-1, when the West Demerara leg of the Frank Watson Memorial National U15 Football League, commenced yesterday.
The Georgetown Cricket Association GCA/New Building Society (NBS) second division competition resumed yesterday at the Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) ground with the University Of Guyana (UG) schooling Ace Warriors in the 40-overs-a-side contest despite Mortland Ward’s heroics.
The Ministry of Education’s Code of Conduct for teachers should be amended to prohibit discrimination against youth on the grounds of sexual orientation, Director of the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) Joel Simpson has recommended.
By Romario Samaroo The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) is searching for a coach for the national women’s hockey team following the unfortunate change of plans of a key personnel ahead of their Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Games campaign.
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Dave West Indian Imports Inter-County Under-15 tournament is set to bowl off today with the four participating teams going head-to-head at two venues.
At first glance, the rickety dwelling looks as though it once rested comfortably on a bank of the Essequibo River.
Faced with an exorbitant price to have her settee set reupholstered and not being guaranteed its completion for the Christmas season, 52-year-old Wendy Chichester-Norville took matters into her own hands; armed with a staple gun, tacks, needle and thread, scissors and a hammer she did the job herself.
Former national table tennis player and coach Clement Harper passed away at the Beth Israel Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America last Monday after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Arlene Marcia Tyndall, the cancer-stricken Ulverston Village, Corentyne mother of five, whose story inspired an outpouring of public support last December, has died.
If you are a fan of powerlifting, then today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall is the place to be to witness some of the strongest men and women in the 592 do battle on the platform.
A pensioner died along the Williamsburg Village, Corentyne Public Road yesterday morning, after he was struck by a hire car.
PALM BEACH, Fla (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a controversial memo attacking federal law enforcement written by congressional Republicans vindicates him in the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.
Fitness fans and athletes mark your calendars. April 8 and July 15 are the scheduled dates for the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) flagship Novices and Senior Championships.
Dear Editor, The following is a statement made by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, quoted in a Stabroek News article of November 19, 2016.
Rome (Reuters) – An Italian man opened fire on African migrants in the central city of Macerata on Saturday, injuring six people before he was captured, in what police said was a racially motivated attack.
A recently released robbery accused is now the suspect in an attack on a Golden Grove woman, who was robbed yesterday afternoon on the East Bank of Demerara.
Dear Editor, I write this letter to you in my personal capacity as a citizen of Georgetown, a councillor, and in response to an article carried in yesterday’s Stabroek News (February 3) entitled ‘City council moves for judge’s ruling on Bel Air playground to be set aside.’
A pedestrian is now dead after being struck by a car along the Plantation Hope road in Bath Village, West Coast Berbice on Friday night.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has cleared the air on why he declined a spot on the West Indies squad for next month’s ICC World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Uma Thurman has accused movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her at a London hotel after they worked together on the 1994 hit film “Pulp Fiction.”
Dear Editor, The media has reported from the recent UG Turkeyen and Tain Talks ‘Education and Freedom: Education Reform and Socio-Economic Development in Guyana’.
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland is seeing a resurgence of anti-Semitism over pending legislation that would impose jail terms for suggestions that the nation was complicit in the Holocaust, local minority groups warned, as pressure mounts on the president to veto the bill.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Andre Russell marked his first competitive innings in over a year with a quality half-century but was outshone by countryman Marlon Samuels who carved out a brilliant hundred, as Leeward Islands Hurricanes beat Jamaica Scorpions in an entertaining affair here Friday night.
The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) recently established to investigate the 2008 Lindo Creek massacre is inviting witnesses to submit statements.
Rice farmers yesterday said that water is once again being pumped into their fields between Palmyra and Borlam villages, East Coast Berbice.
The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 3.426 percent during the fifth period of trading in January 2018.
By Article IV(1) of the Geneva Agreement of 1966, the Governments of Guyana and Venezuela committed to choosing one of the means of peaceful settlement provided for by Article 33 of the Charter of the United Nations (UN), if the Mixed Commission did not arrive at a full agreement for the settlement of the controversy within four years.
Story and photos Richmond Village on the Essequibo Coast is 40 minutes away from Anna Regina and approximately 37 kilometres from the Supenaam jetty.
The Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) is a species of bird of prey. It is found in South and Central America and Trinidad and Tobago.
Introduction Following on several readers’ queries, perhaps I should indicate that I am by no means singular when treating cost recovery as a central component of the fiscal regime of petroleum producing countries.
“Tell me we get paid since the 22nd of December last year and to date we can’t get no money.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness has hit back at critics regarding his decision to appoint the country’s new chief justice in an acting role, declaring that he was from a different age and his way of thinking may not always coincide with those who hold traditional views.
The Call of the River Nun I hear your call!
The second part in this series addressed the question of how much money Guyana will likely receive.
We often come across countless types of dieting protocols, and testimonials of how these different approaches work and how each one of these diets seems to be better than the others.
Making movies is big business. The amounts spent on a production can be substantial, running into hundreds of millions of dollars.
Dear Editor, Kaieteur News is wrong in its contention that the government is obligated to pay for oil spills caused by ExxonMobil’s operations (‘Contract reveals… Guyana foot bill for litigation brought against ExxonMobil’ KN, Jan 30)).
AMMAN/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrian rebels shot down a Russian warplane on Saturday and killed its pilot on the ground after he ejected from the plane, Russia’s defence ministry and Syrian rebels said.
We often come across countless types of dieting protocols, and testimonials of how these different approaches work and how each one of these diets seems to be better than the others.
Crassula commonly called the Jade plant originated in South Africa and spread across the world to Asia, Europe and USA hundreds of years ago.
Countries and governments vary vastly in size and ‘weight’… That does not mean that the biggest, meanest countries always get their way: their huge resources may not be easy to apply on the scale that counts.
Sometimes, not often enough I suppose, amidst the ordinary joys and tribulations of everyday living – the problems of planning for the immediate future, keeping track of what is going on in this beautiful and hideous world, enjoying a few drinks and laughter with the boys, the abundant joys and occasional trials of family life, the harassment of daily living – the mind does occasionally set upon great questions of life and death.
On Tuesday of last week United Nations Secretary General António Guterres selected the International Court of Justice as the means to a solution to the controversy which had arisen as a consequence of Venezuela’s contention that the 1899 Arbitral Award was null and void.
MINNEAPOLIS, (Reuters) – Las Vegas casinos are joining the Tom Brady fan club since their share of what is expected to be a record year for Super Bowl wagers will increase if the quarterback’s New England Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles.
In another time in my life, when I was domiciled in Grand Cayman, I wrote a musical about the early beginnings of development in that country (the 1950s) when the first major tourism hotel, financed by UK money, was going up on the island’s now famous Seven Mile Beach.
