Articles published on Saturday, September 29, 2018
Region Ten students drawn from the Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools were joined by their parents, teachers and education officers yesterday in a “STEAMS in Explosion” as the Ministry of Education sought to promote the benefits of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Spirituality (STEAMS).
(JAMAICA GLEANER) The festering crime problem that has been plaguing St James jolted the tourism sector on Thursday night when a gunman barged into a hotel room in Montego Bay and raped two female tourists before he lost possession of his weapon and was shot by one of the visitors.
(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) A single parent who had no choice but to stay at home with her child after the earthquake damaged Forest Reserve Anglican Primary School was closed has lost her job.
Christopher Franklin, Trenace Lowe and Chelsea Edghill last night stormed into the semi-finals of the men and women’s singles competition at the 60th annual Caribbean Table Tennis Federation championships at the National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica.
With the core of Guyana Jaguars Super50 team returning from last season, Christopher Barnwell, Gudakesh Motie and Trevon Griffith were named in the side released yesterday by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) to represent the nation in the 10-team Cricket West Indies Regional Super50.
The Guyanese contingent at the 43rd World Chess Olympiad currently ongoing in Batumi, Georgia enjoyed success in round three with the women’s team beating Togo 4-0 and the men coming out on top against Macau 2.5-1.5.
Almost 50 ex-Skeldon sugar workers protested outside of the estate’s Administrative Office yesterday for GuySuCo and the government to make outstanding severance payments without any further delay.
This year’s season of cricket across the various formats of competitions organized by the Georgetown Cricket Association is in the ‘death overs’ with semifinal action taking place this weekend while a new tournament, the Friends of Cricket under-17 100 overs tournament bowls off.
VADODARA, India, CMC – West Indies have not won a series in India in nearly four decades but head coach Stuart Law believes the Caribbean side can still spring a surprise in the two-Test series starting next week.
GuySuCo yesterday blocked the launch of a sports bar at its corporate headquarters at La Bonne Intention (LBI) in the sharpest confrontation yet with the unit set up by the government to divest sugar assets.
NEW DELHI, India, CMC – India’s Test squad which will face the visiting West Indies in a two-match Test series has yet to be named.
The People’s Progressive Party-nominated commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) are rejecting a claim by the Local Government Elections campaign manager for the Alliance For Change (AFC) David Patterson that they were responsible for the names of the nominators of party candidates being made public.
VADODARA, India, CMC – The West Indies team has arrived safely in India for their two-Test series which is scheduled to start on October 4.
A Castello Housing Scheme man is now dead, while two other persons are critical after the car they were in crashed into a utility pole at Liliendaal, along the Rupert Craig Highway yesterday morning.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – November’s Women’s Twenty20 World Cup is expected to provide a much-needed financial windfall for the Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association.
Former President Donald Ramotar is scheduled to be called as a witness to be crossed examined by the Attorney General (AG) over his issuance of the lease of Red House to the Cheddi Jagan Research Committee Inc (CJRCI).
Following continuing complaints by motorists and residents about major traffic congestion due to the ongoing East Coast road expansion project, the Ministry of Public Infra-structure says it has instructed the contractor to remedy all issues that have been raised within a week.
A Guyanese carpenter has been identified as the winner of a US$245.6 million jackpot in the New York Lottery’s Powerball Game.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – India made heavy weather of a modest target before prevailing in a nerve-shredding final against Bangladesh by three wickets to defend their Asia Cup title yesterday.
A vendor has alleged that she was removed from her vending spot on Robb Street, in Georgetown, after her testimony on Monday before the Com-mission of Inquiry (CoI) into the administration and operations of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC).
(Reuters) – Pakistan have dropped out-of-sorts pace bowler Mohammad Amir from their 17-man squad for next month’s two-test series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates, with left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz earning a recall.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – The last barrier to a 365-day professional sporting calendar in Australia looks set to come down with a report in the local media yesterday saying cricketers had agreed to play Twenty20 matches on Christmas Day.
The police are currently on the hunt for a total of 13 juveniles who escaped from the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) at Onderneeming, Essequibo, in two separate breakouts between Thursday and yesterday morning.
LONDON, (Reuters) – County champions Surrey could not make it a blemish-free season but their audacious bid for a record-breaking victory against Essex ensured a magnificent finale at the Oval.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – Experienced stroke-maker Harmanpreet Kaur will lead India to November Women’s Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean, in a strong 15-member side named for the ICC stand-alone tournament.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, under intense pressure from moderates in his own party over his Supreme Court nominee, yesterday ordered an FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh at the request of Senate Republi-cans, a move that will delay the contentious confirmation process by a week.
If West Indies’ scouts are looking for a few young and raw seam bowling all-rounders to invest in, they should look no further than Guyana; land of many all-rounders, it seems.
Roraima Airways yesterday commissioned its new US$700,000 Trislander Aircraft, the third of its kind for the company.
“I’m an authentic individual. I have a lot of potential in me.
DUBAI, CMC – Former West Indies skipper Darren Sammy is looking forward to working with head coach Robin Singh, as the two look to propel the Northern Warriors to victory in the T10 league.
The Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) is moving to investigate the construction of the Supply Health Centre in light of concerns over the quality of work that has been done by the contractor.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s top court yesterday lifted a ban that prevented women and girls between the age of 10 and 50 from entering a prominent Hindu temple in the southern state of Kerala.
Dear Editor, We refer to the letter `The GWMO is unconstitutional’ in the September 27 edition of Kaieteur News.
Ravens crushed fierce rival Colts 72-63 in their first-division clash when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA] ‘League Championship’ continued on Thursday at the Burnham Court, Middle and Carmichael Streets.
Hi Everyone, What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you may have but are too shy to ask.
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Friday that hackers stole digital login codes allowing them to take over nearly 50 million user accounts in its worst security breach ever given the unprecedented level of potential access, adding to what has been a difficult year for the company’s reputation.
“If this is the decision, then I gotta face what I gotta face.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – An influx of Venezuelan immigrants fleeing economic hardship costs Colombia approximately 0.5 percent of its gross domestic product per year, Colombian President Ivan Duque said yesterday, equivalent to some $1.5 billion.
Freed only a few months ago after being cleared of a ganja trafficking charge, Colin Denny found his way before a city court to once again answer to a similar charge yesterday.
Santos stormed into the semi-final round of the Limacol Football Championship, dismissing Buxton Stars 3-0 on Thursday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
Dear Editor, The GAWU was taken aback after the Union listened to Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder’s seeming outburst on the Safe TV 2 Headline News newscast of September 26 regarding the $30B aimed at securing and revitalizing the operations of the three remaining GuySuCo estates.
JAKARTA, (Reuters) – At least 30 people were killed when a strong earthquake and tsunami hit the city of Palu on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Friday, a hospital official told Metro TV in a report broadcast last night.
Jewan Ka Nritya (JKN) Dance Company will tonight present the first ever ‘Natya Veda’ (Book of Dance) at the National Cultural Centre.
A historic Courts 10k gets off to a flying start tomorrow morning at 6am.
Dear Editor, I thought I would share an article I came across in the online edition of the BBC news dated September 26, 2018.
A 44-year-old Route 42 (Georgetown-Timehri) minibus driver was yesterday remanded to prison for the alleged rape of a 21-year-old differently-abled woman.
(Trinidad Express) Three Trinidadian men and four Venezuelan nationals, three of whom are in this country illegally, were to appear before a Siparia Magistrate yesterday, jointly charged with possession of firearm and ammunition.
“Days like Dese” Season 2, Episode 2 had its first airing on Friday September 21, on Atlantic Cable Fresh Channel 1 and saw the addition of Nathaya Whaul playing Susan Rupaul, the wife of David Rupaul.
Sasenarine Etwaroo, who was remanded to prison two weeks ago to await sentencing for filling up his car at three separate GuyOil gas stations and driving off without paying, was yesterday sentenced to three months in prison for the crime.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Ted Turner, the billionaire founder of cable news channel CNN, says he is suffering from a form of dementia that leaves him exhausted and forgetful.
Guyana’s Miss Bikini Champion, Chandini Khan has once again taken her talents overseas.
Dear Editor, Is it that his legal colleagues in the administration are too distracted to attend to their junior in obvious distended labour, who exposes a discomfiting degree of intellectual constipation?
MONROVIA, (Reuters) – A Liberian court has issued arrest warrants for more than 30 former central bank officials in connection with $104 million that went missing on the way to the bank, according to a court document released yesterday.
Cycling action returns to the National Park circuit tomorrow with a new concept: ‘Twilight Cycling’.
The following article contains content about sexual abuse that may trigger an anxiety response in some readers.
They say that you shouldn’t meet your idols as they almost always end up disappointing you.
Auditor General (AG) Deodat Sharma yesterday handed over his report on the public accounts for the 2017 fiscal year to House Speaker Dr.
(Trinidad Express) The Meteorological Office forecast for yesterday was for generally sunny conditions with the expectation of showery interruptions in some areas.
“The House with a Clock in Its Walls” feels almost anomalous in 2018.
Dear Editor, I read with keen interest Mr. Frederick Collins’ letter published in the Stabroek News, Monday, September 17, 2018 edition, captioned `I take issue with the blithe acceptance there is some kind of ‘Africa’ where a monolithic culture existed’.
An autopsy yesterday failed to establish the cause of the death of Chandrawattie Williams, the Bath woman whose partially decomposed body was found on Tuesday and as a result her husband remains in custody for questioning as police continue to investigate.
This week, two impassioned statements captured the tone of the American culture wars rekindled by the #MeToo movement.
