Articles published on Saturday, November 24, 2018
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – A mesmerising display of spin bowling from Taijul Islam sent the West Indies crashing to an embarrassing 64-run defeat inside three days in the opening Test of their two-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) The State has agreed to pay almost $75,000 in compensation to a woman who fell into a defective manhole in Princes Town.
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican singer Dalton Harris yesterday broke his silence and responded to the firestorm of criticism which has been swirling on social media following the release of a photograph which sees him sitting on the leg of fellow X Factor competitor Brendan Murray.
(Trinidad Newsday) THE police Cyber Crime Unit is investigating a third death threat against Commissioner Gary Griffith, which was received at the E999 Command Centre on Thursday night.
(Trinidad Guardian) Two police officers involved in a vehicular accident in Central Trinidad yesterday will no longer be allowed to drive whilst on duty.
A rivalry that dates back as far as cricket itself will unfold once more as Australia and England clash in the final of the renamed Women’s T20 World Cup at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua tonight.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – Burly West Indies pacer Shannon Gabriel will not play in the second Test against Bangladesh following his latest breach of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) code of conduct.
Official results declared by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the November 12th local government polls have confirmed a major win for the opposition PPP/C, which secured 61% of the votes, while APNU, the main partner in the governing coalition, managed 34%.
The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) will host its last statutory competition for 2018, the Senior Nationals Championships on December 2 at St Stanislaus College.
An elderly shopkeeper was discovered dead yesterday afternoon in his Triumph, East Coast Demerara house, where he was found with his hands bound and a wound to his head in what is suspected to be a robbery.
(Reuters) – Phil Mickelson has played in Tiger Woods’ shadow for much of his career but got some semblance of revenge yesterday by winning their $9 million matchplay exhibition under the floodlights in Las Vegas.
The Integrity Commission is continuing to identify public officials who have failed to submit declarations of their assets and liabilities as required by law and its Chairman Kumar Doraisami yesterday said many of those named so far have since complied with their obligations.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican and offspinner Roston Chase took two wickets apiece to lead a West Indies fightback against Bangladesh at the end of day two in the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here yesterday.
This year members of the Public Service will not be paying income tax on their retroactive wage increases which were recently announced by the Ministry of Finance.
Saying that City Hall cannot manage the municipality’s garbage collection, the city’s two largest disposal contractors yesterday called on central government to intervene to avert a potential crisis.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Jonny Bairstow, restored to the England side but shorn of his keeping gloves, celebrated his return with a sparkling 110 to help them to 312 for seven on the opening day of the third and final test against Sri Lanka yesterday.
Local airline start-up Guyana Airways Corporation Inc yesterday announced that it is aiming to launch its inaugural flight within the next 90 days.
(Field Level Media) Derrick Rose scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter while Karl Anthony-Towns shook off early foul trouble and scored 17 of his 21 points in the third as the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up their first road win with a 112-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets yesterday afternoon.
Sixteen days of global activism for the empowerment of women will begin tomorrow, with key priorities being the elimination of gender-based violence and fighting HIV/AIDs.
More than 1500 student athletes and teachers from across the 592 will converge in the city and West Demerara to compete in the 58th edition of the National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships which starts tomorrow.
Customers desirous of using GTT’s landline call blocking will have to pay from next February after the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Thursday approved the company’s application to institute a monthly charge for the service.
(Reuters) – Kenyan world 800 metres bronze medallist Kipyegon Bett has been handed a four-year ban for doping, the IAAF Athletics Integrity Unit said in a statement yesterday.
In a less than two weeks, former Attorney-General (AG) Anil Nandlall will be expected to lead his defence to the charge that he fraudulently converted over $2 million in law reports.
Brewery clinched the Banks DIH Limited Inter-Department 5-aside Football Championship, defeating Trisco on Thursday at the Thirst Park ground.
Three teenagers, including two 15-year-olds, were charged yesterday with the murder of a 45-year-old man, whom they are accused of fatally stabbing after he stopped buying drugs from them.
Guyanese Designer Mark Roy Junor killed it at a fashion show last month in front of a large Dutch audience in Suriname with his collection: ‘She Killed Death’ leaving fans impressed, enticed and wanting more.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Three suicide attackers stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi amid a series of gunshots and an explosion yesterday, but were killed before they could force their way in with a car packed with explosives, police said.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, (Reuters) – Bermuda’s top court ruled yesterday that legislation banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, rejecting a government bid to overturn an earlier court ruling that reached the same conclusion.
Dear Editor, Whilst “Dem boys seh” is written and read for laughs it nonetheless creates impressions, many of them misleading and injurious to persons and our society.
(Field Level Media) Montrezl Harrell recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds off the bench and Danilo Gallinari added 20 as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to earn a 112-107 overtime victory at home Friday and end the Memphis Grizzlies’ five-game winning streak.
Dear Editor, It is interesting that the admittedly critical debate about the management and maintenance of the Berbice River Bridge would appear to have distracted the attention of relevant parties from the immediate imbroglio involving the administration of the University of Guyana on the one hand, and UG Workers’ Union and UG Senior Staff Association on the other.
(Field Level Media) Josh Richardson scored 12 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Miami Heat to a 103-96 win over the host Chicago Bulls last night.
A cosmetologist and a serving member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) were yesterday both granted bail after they denied having possession of almost a pound of cannabis, which police said was found at the property where they both live.
BRUSSELS/HAVANA, (Reuters) – Spanish reservations over Gibraltar yesterday prevented the European Union clearing the last hurdle before the bloc signs off its Brexit deal with Britain, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez saying a summit tomorrow could be called off.
(Trinidad Guardian) T&T is not ready to make international law a law here regarding people seeking asylum and refugee status as it just cannot afford too, especially with regards to housing and education.
Hi Everyone, Calling all my fellow lovers of the bitter melon we call Karaila.
QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador needs some $550 million to provide aid to Venezuelan citizens fleeing their country’s economic crisis, and hopes to raise the funds through donations from multilateral agencies and nearby countries, an Ecuadorean official said yesterday.
Every time I come across a scandal in fashion that involves a racist or gesture, I note that there is a standardized processing pattern.
A city magistrate on Wednesday ruled that there would be no stay in the proceedings against the former members of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) who are charged with committing fraud.
(Reuters) – Climate change will cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, hitting everything from health to infrastructure, according to a government report issued yesterday that the White House called inaccurate.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The second Twenty20 International between India and Australia was called off yesterday following persistent rain in Melbourne.
Dear Editor, In celebrating another anniversary of the convention on the rights of children it is important to point out to all adults Article 3 which states that adults should do what is best for children and Article 34 further states that children have a right to be protected from sexual abuse.
Dear Editor, May I use your letter column to answer an ongoing query that I have been receiving in my email and solicit some information on an individual who apparently played an important historical role but is buried in history?
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – President Sebastian Pinera said yesterday that justice would be served following a controversial police raid that last week ended in the shooting death of an indigenous Mapuche man in the restive Araucania region of south-central Chile.
Guyana’s representative at this year’s Miss World competition Ambika Ramraj is one of 20 contestants to have secured a spot in the talent final, bringing her closer to clinching a place in overall pageant final, from among the 120 young women contesting.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lankan lawmakers opposed to new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa took control of parliament’s main committee yesterday after his supporters walked out, saying the house speaker was biased.
Hugh Junior, the Leopold Street man who was charged last month with the attempted murder of a rival, was freed yesterday after his accuser opted against offering evidence against him.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi is expected to be sidelined with a knee injury for around 12 weeks, ruling him out of South Africa’s home test series against Pakistan starting next month as he seeks to be regain full fitness for the 2019 World Cup.
Ramlall Bassant, the 64-year-old resident who was found dead at Goed Bananen Land, East Canje Berbice on Thursday, died from alcohol poisoning, an autopsy has found.
Dear Editor, Response is being made to Tacuma Ogunseye’s `A 360-degree change in thinking and behaviour of gov’t is required’ and George N.
Guyanese singer/songwriter Courtney Noel, who is famous for his patriotic Soca song “Arrowhead”, which was first released 18 years ago has decided to retire from the Soca genre, saying that it is time to pass the baton to someone else who deserves a chance.
Where are our male role models? Are they nonexistent or on the verge of extinction?
(Jamaica Gleaner) Senior Superintendent of Police Anthony Castelle, who had been on trial over the past two years for shooting a pregnant woman during a high-speed police chase in 2016, collapsed and had to be hospitalised after he was found guilty in the St James Parish Circuit Court yesterday.
When director David Mackenzie’s kinetic, bloody war epic “Outlaw King” landed the prime opening night spot at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September, it seemed to signal great things for Netflix and for Mackenzie, whose previous work, “Hell or High Water,” was a critical hit a couple years ago.
TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – The brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was arrested yesterday in the United States on drug trafficking charges, the Honduran government said.
Last month the United Nations estimated that up to 13 million people could starve in Yemen if the Saudi-led coalition prolongs the country’s civil war.
(Field Level Media) Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry apparently was not injured when the Porsche he was driving was hit twice in a multi-car crash Friday morning.
