Daily Archive: Sunday, June 3, 2018

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Distinguished academic and cricket historian, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, believes the “tide is turning” in West Indies cricket, and contends the excellence of the “Jason Holder generation” could lead to a revival of the former World champions.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Government’s decision to suspend debt payments to external commercial creditors has triggered a credit rating downgrade for Barbados by a regional agency.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Growing tension over international trade could damage the airline industry and the world economy, global airlines and aviation executives warned on Sunday.

Hundreds of members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community and allies took to the streets of Georgetown yesterday for the first local Pride Parade and they used the occasion to sound a call to government to stop talking and act on the decriminalisation of same sex relations.

After months of silence on the number of local companies from which ExxonMobil has purchased goods and services, the US oil corporation says that the onus is on the government to release the information and to demonstrate to its citizenry that it is holding its contractors accountable.

The Pepsi Hornets made light work of the Yamaha Caribs yesterday earning a 42-8 victory when the Bounty Farm 15s League continued at the National Park.

A Nonpareil, East Coast Demerara businessman is now on life support after he suffered a heart attack on Friday evening, when he learnt that his home and businesses were destroyed by a fire, suspected to be of electrical origin.

Rotterdam Village is located on the East Bank of  the Berbice River with a population of just about 70.

A temporary bridge will be constructed to facilitate the passage of light vehicles into the South Rupununi in the wake of the collapse of the crucial Yamatawao Bridge in Region Nine on Friday.

Shemar’s Trucking Service is the latest supporter of the Champion of Champions’ Dominoes Tournament which is set to commence today.

My tutor at Cambridge, Professor Nick Hammond, authority on the history of ancient Macedonia and on the life of Alexander the Great, used to coach me on what he called “exercises of the mind.”

The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) yesterday announced plans to launch a “targeted roadshow” across the Carib-bean as it seeks to raise funds for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) through the issuance of a syndicated bond.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Former world number one Serena Williams delivered a commanding performance to defeat German Julia Goerges 6-3 6-4 at the French Open yesterday, and set up a fourth-round encounter with her long-time rival Maria Sharapova.

Controversy about the changes that come to popular culture are somewhat amusing in that part of the commentary is the ingredient of surprise, even shock and outrage, as expressed in the frequent “what the hell is going on” reaction. 

I will stay away from the continuing controversies between the current and past Attorneys-General.

In preparation for the third annual Caribbean Schoolboys and Juniors Boxing Tournament in August, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will embark on staging tournaments every two weeks in an effort to help flow the competitive juices of the local pugilists.

“Well some of my days are beautiful, and bright and energetic.

At the age of eight, when play is the main preoccupation for most boys, life for Matthew Zaman is very different.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) has continued their long-standing partnership with the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA), by sponsoring the entity’s premier championship, the GBTI Open.

When Nadira Lall’s four children drove out of her yard at Barnwell, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) on Sunday October 8, 2006 she never realized that three of them would never make it back alive.

The main monetary policy target of the country’s central bank, Bank of Guyana, is the exchange rate.

Introduction Today’s column starts with a wrap-up of my response to the letter sent to Stabroek News by the author of Open Oil’s financial modeling exercise of Guyana’s 2016 PSA.

Almost two weeks after she became the first woman toshao of the Pakuri Village (formerly St Cuthbert’s Mission) on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, Beverley Clenkian is on a mission to improve educational opportunities for the youth and develop the community socially.

Kassim Khan’s sterling performance saw him emerging champion in the exciting Torginol Paints annual golf tournament yesterday at the Lusignan Golf Club.

Under the contract and an amendment signed between Guyana and Repsol Exploracion S.A,

Burning fat is a 24/7 activity – or it should be.

With his successful campaign as an independent candidate in the recent election for the post of Toshao of Aishalton Village, small businessman Michael Thomas says he wanted to unite villagers, who have been divided because of party politics, so that they can develop themselves.

Colin Wong came from two sets to love down to win the boys Under-11 category of the Guyana Table Tennis Assoc-iation National Junior Table Tennis Championships at the National Gymnasium last evening.

Anita Ramprasad last month became the first Guyanese woman and the youngest member elected to the post of District Director for the Caribbean District of Toastmasters International (District 81).

Dear Editor, On June 1st, 2018 the Stabroek News published an article discussing a report by Norway’s Rystad Energy.

Presidents’ College secured wins in the U16 and U14 section, when the Youth Basketball Guyana [YBG] ‘Regional Conference’ continued yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Distinguished academic and cricket historian, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, believes the “tide is turning” in West Indies cricket, and contends the excellence of the “Jason Holder generation” could lead to a revival of the former World champions.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Poverty in the United States is extensive and deepening under the Trump administration whose policies seem aimed at removing the safety net from millions of poor people, while rewarding the rich, a U.N.

The police say they are seeing a reduction in collisions from the use of sleeping policemen and more were recently installed on minor roads within the vicinity of D’Urban and Hadfield streets, close to Mandela Avenue, in Lodge.

Two years after acquiring Computerised Tomography machines (CT scanners), the New Amsterdam and Bartica Regional Hospitals will finally be able to provide the much-needed service to residents.

Dear Editor, Every day, road users on the East Coast highway are exposed to grave danger at the turn-off to Atlantic Gardens at exactly the same spot where there was a major traffic crisis on Mother’s Day 2018, which I wrote about in a letter to the media in May.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba’s national assembly named former President Raul Castro yesterday to head the commission charged with carrying out changes to the constitution that would provide legal backing to the island’s economic and social opening.

Dear Editor, President David Granger is losing face in the tempestuous teapot that is Guyanese public opinion. 

LEEDS, (Reuters) – Every England batsmen contributed but not one reached a half-century as Joe Root’s side ratcheted up the pressure on Pakistan in the second test to lead by 128 at the end of a rain-affected second day at Headingley yesterday.

WHISTLER, British Columbia,  (Reuters) – Finance leaders of the closest U.S.

Several civic and faith-based organisations have launched a support group to provide advice and assistance to Venezuelans seeking refuge from the ongoing turmoil in their homeland.

Discussions on the planning by member states on the CARICOM Single ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) Space will take place on Thursday among officials preparing for the upcoming Special Ministerial Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on ICT.

Dear Editor, I am looking at the two complaints in the dailies with respect to claims made to NIS for survivors’ benefits.

Vamanadev Upendra Hiralall, the 2017 best performing Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) student, has been awarded the Lester B.

LEEDS, England,  (Reuters) – Former England captain Michael Vaughan stepped up his spat with paceman Stuart Broad yesterday as rain prevented any play on the second morning of the second test against Pakistan at Headingley.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Rampant corruption scandals and a deep recession soured many foreign investors on Brazil in recent years, but one Canadian group saw opportunity.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – The United States is willing to work with China on a “results- oriented” relationship, but Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea were coercive and the Pentagon would “compete vigorously” if needed, U.S.

By Philbert Gajadhar “From Ashes We Rise” is the latest in the series of exhibitions from the University of Guyana’s Creative Arts Division located in the Department of Language and Cultural Studies.

LISBON,  (Reuters) – Utility company EDP may balk at the meagre 5 percent premium offered for its shares by China Three Gorges (CTG) but the battle for Portugal’s biggest business has largely played out already.

Chrysanthemums are also commonly called Mums. The blooms come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and in a range of colours; the most popular colours are yellow, white, purple, and red.

Dear Editor, In today’s world of ‘texting’ and ‘tweeting’ there is very little, if any, appreciation for standard English Language and rich vocabulary such as are characteristic of the writing of Mr Earl B John.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Seven people drowned and two remain missing as a result of flooding last week in Cuba caused by storm Alberto that forced tens of thousands to evacuate and caused a spill of oily water in Cienfuegos bay, Cuba’s Civil Defense authority said.

On the afternoon of May 25th, in what was a departure from the custom, the Golden Arrowhead was hoisted at D’Urban Park in an event specially scheduled to accommodate hundreds of children. 

The Mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) is a species of cuckoo that is native to the Neotropics.

The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) declined 1.65 percent during the fourth period of trading in May 2018. 

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – India’s Wriddhiman Saha has been ruled out of this month’s one-off test against Afghanistan with a thumb injury that will need up to six weeks to heal, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said yesterday.

Normally the private sector tends to respond to change far faster than the public sector.

Two Fridays ago, on May 25, the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) held a prize-giving cocktail reception at the National Racquet Centre to honour the winners of the national men, women and junior championships in addition to the attractive Clash of Champions chess tournament.