Articles published on Sunday, November 25, 2018
President David Granger, consistent with advice from his team of specialist doctors at the Centro de Investigaciones Medico Quirugicas (CIMEQ) in Havana, Cuba, continues to take precautionary measures in light of his recent diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency said tonight.
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – European Union leaders finally sealed a Brexit deal today, saying the package agreed with Prime Minister Theresa May was the best Britain will get in a warning to the British parliament not to reject it.
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.6 quake struck off the Caribbean coast of Central America at 3:56 ET (2056 GMT), the U.S.
Australia 106 for 2 (Gardner 33*, Lanning 28*) beat England 105 (Wyatt 43, Knight 25, Gardner 3-22, Wareham 2-11) by eight wickets (ESPN) Australia have never lost to England in a cup final, and that record will now stay at least till the next world event in 2020.
(Trinidad Express) Iconic calypsonian, Lord Superior (Andrew Marcano) passed away yesterday.
ExxonMobil has had to delay a Final Investment Decision (FID) on its Liza Phase-2 project as a result of the Guyana government’s move to carefully assess Field Development Plans (FDPs).
Government will support a ban on rum in the Carib community of Baramita, in Region One, if requested, according to high ranking officials of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs (MoIPA), who say that interventions to address some of the social ills plaguing the community have yielded some success, such as fewer reports of rape.
The police have arrested two men for questioning in connection with the murder of Dhroowah Ramnauth, the elderly shopkeeper whose bound and gagged body was discovered at his Triumph, East Coast Demerara home on Friday afternoon following a suspected robbery.
Guyana and the European Union (EU) have concluded a six-year process of negotiations to promote trade in legal wood products and ensure the sustainable forest management.
It was during his formative years, living and travelling through the Caribbean that Zubin Deyal’s love for its varied beauty and nuances developed and he recognised the improvements that sustainable development could yield for the region.
Capoey is an Amerindian settlement in the Pomeroon/Supenaam region named for the lake on which it sits.
The opposition PPP/C’s no-confidence motion against the government will not be debated in the National Assembly before mid-December, according to Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who maintains that it has no chance of succeeding.
North Georgetown, St. Pius and West Ruimveldt secured contrasting wins, when the Smalta Girls Pee Wee Football Championship continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
This week, on the ground in Guyana, I ended up in an online conversation with my friend George Jardim (East Coast businessman and erstwhile musician) that involved our various dialect pronunciations or creations across the Caribbean.
Police Sports Club (PSC) ended day one of their Noble House Seafoods second division two-day semi-final match against Everest in the ascendency at PSC yesterday. PSC who began the day by winning the toss and inserting Everest, bundled out their counterparts for 137 inside 38.4 overs. Left-arm spinner Hemchand Persaud ended as the chief destroyer for the lawmen with excellent figures of 7 for 12 from 8.4 overs as he ran through Everest’s batting line up.
Venisha Sukhnandan, the teenager who was injured over two months ago in an accident on the Ogle Public Road which claimed that life of her younger brother, has finally been discharged from the hospital.
The PNCR appears to have had no difficulty in accepting the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in its appellate jurisdiction.
Castrol and Vanguard Volleyball Clubs will square off in the final of the Demerara ‘B’ division volleyball tournament today at the National Gymnasium after both clubs exercised their superiority yesterday. Vanguard in the first match of the tournament, came from two sets down to defeat Glasgow Rangers of Linden in a thrilling encounter. Rangers were well on their way to muster an upset by taking the first two sets 25-18, 26-26.
Individual effort is the basis of success in any endeavour. Yes, I know about teamwork.
An air services agreement, initiating the process to facilitate directs flights between Guyana and Ghana, was inked on Friday.
Following years of physical abuse at the hands of those closest to her, 17-year-old Aba Crawford decided to end it all by dousing herself in kerosene and scratching a match.
Electric Avenue Down in the street there is violence And a lot of work to be done No place to hang out our washing And I can’t blame all on the sun, oh no We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we’ll take it higher Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we’ll take it higher Workin’ so hard like a soldier Can’t afford a thing on TV Deep in my heart I’m a warrior Can’t get food for them kids, good God We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we’ll take it higher Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we’ll take it higher Oh no Oh no Oh no Oh no Who is to blame in one country Never can get to the one Dealin’ in multiplication And they still can’t feed everyone, oh no We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we’ll take it higher Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we’ll take it higher Out in the street Out in the street Out in the daytime Out in the night We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we’ll take it higher Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we’ll take it higher Out in the street Out in the street Out in the playground In the dark side of town We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we’ll take it higher Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we’ll take it higher Eddy Grant Edmond Montgomery Grant, more widely known to the world as Eddy Grant, was in the news recently because he was conferred with the degree Doctor of Letters by the University of Guyana at the institution’s 52nd Convocation.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Adil Rashid and Ben Stokes scripted a spectacular turnaround to earn England a handy first-innings lead after skittling out Sri Lanka for 240 on day two of the third and final test yesterday.
Auditor General Deodat Sharma has declared that the expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars by the Guyana Lotteries Commission cannot be verified given the absence of financial statements for the years 2015 to 2017.
Fruta Conquerors U20 and the Guyana Police Force [GPF] battled to a scoreless draw when the Georgetown Football Association [GFA] Stag Beer Revival Cup continued yesterday at the Tucville ground.
Dear Editor, When the SN editorial appeared on Friday (November 23rd) on the stressful nature of commercial banking, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) Executive Commit-tee was finalizing a press release expressing almost identical sentiments.
Weeks after signing an agreement with the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), vendors from the Stabroek Market Wharf have started constructing their stalls in preparation for their relocation.
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.
(Reuters) – Azhar Ali and Haris Sohail scored half-centuries as Pakistan overcame a shaky start to reach 207-4 against New Zealand on day one of the second test in Dubai yesterday.
Five youths are now the holders of certification in Artificial Intelligence Competency Engineering, having successfully completed a three-month paid apprenticeship programme with Version 75 Solutions and Clinc Inc.
Dear Editor, The report in Kaieteur News of 23-11-18, titled “More stop-and-search, police patrols for Region Two”, caught my attention for two reasons.
(Trinidad Newsday) A 51-year-old deportee, who was recently charged with a sexual offence, has been held in relation to the killing of pensioner Yvonne Nicholson, who has dual citizenship for Trinidad & Tobago and the US.
ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Five-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes front-row lockout with a blistering pole position at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix yesterday.
While oil will generate revenue and key foreign investor interest, modernised agriculture, responsible mining and quality construction for key sectors will be the real drivers of Guyana’s development, according to United Nations Resident Coordinator Mikiko Tanaka, who has called on the private sector to consider aligning their business interests with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Dear Editor, ‘My question, now that the PPP/C had strong showings and many victories at the just concluded LGEs is that; is Jeffrey still optimistic that the results of those elections can be the basis for meaningful shared governance (SG) discussions between the two major parties?’
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Mexico’s incoming government has agreed to back the Trump administration’s plan to change U.S.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc may be called up for his first Twenty20 international in two years against India today after replacing the injured Billy Stanlake in Aaron Finch’s squad.
City Magistrate Judy Latchman will rule tomorrow on whether Wayne Griffith and Andrew Blackman, the two men accused of stealing almost $9 million during an armed attack on the Ramada Princess Hotel casino in April last year, are guilty of the crime.
Dear Editor, I wish to remind my comrades in the APNU that one of the strategies of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic is to lure unstable community leaders to serve as their Manchurian candidates.
Guyana has been nominated to serve on the Bureau of the Conference of Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury 3 (COP 3) and Ministry of Natural Resources Project Officer Marisica Charles has been elected as one of the two Vice-Presidents from the Group of Latin America and Caribbean countries (GRULAC), the Ministry of Natural Resources has announced.
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will seal a Brexit package deal with European Union leaders in Brussels today after an agreement to reassure Madrid on a future say on Gibraltar lifted a threat of a Spanish veto.
(Trinidad Guardian) T&T’s former porous borders have “hardened” in the last two weeks with approximately 70 people apprehended, seeking illegal entry, says National Security Minister Stuart Young.
Dear Editor, It has been over one year since we the pensioners of the city constabulary have been fooled.
It was a night of walkovers, as Hopetown and Monedderlust secured wins in the 2nd Annual GT Beer 8-aside Football Championship on Friday at the All Saints ground, New Amsterdam [NA].
“Girl I have already started cleaning,” my girlfriend said to me.
Tired of paying $1,000 or more for a protein shake at the gym?
(Barbados Nation) The mood at the state-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on Friday was sombre as some staff members got their retrenchment letters.
Sara Colangelo establishes the central motif of her film, “The Kindergarten Teacher” from the opening scene, which is ostensibly unassuming but slowly devastating.
Last Update: 496.19 Movement: -3.52% Current Update: 478.73 YTD Movement: 62.67%LUCAS STOCK INDEX The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) declined 3.52% during the third period of trading in November, 2018.
In keeping with its mandate to provide training, the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) recently held a two-day “Procurement Planning” Training Workshop with staff of procuring entities at the Roraima Duke Lodge.
In just over a week’s time, on December 2nd, COP24, the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place in Katowice in Poland.
MALE, (Reuters) – One week after taking power, the new government of the Maldives says it has no idea how much it owes China, which has led a construction spree in the tiny Indian Ocean nation, but fears the debts run up in the past five years could be unsustainable.
The Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) is a common and widespread resident throughout South America.
Since he became chess champion of the world in 2013 following his defeat of Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen, 27, can be described as the light of the chess world.
Dear Editor, The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to advise the general public, that the organization has launched its annual Christmas Toy Drive for the less fortunate children which will end on Friday, 21st December 2018.
Den Amstel was crowned the inaugural Brian Tiwarie Birthday Anniversary Inter-Village Football Champions, making light work of Timehri on Friday at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground.
There were three distinct markers about the 2018 local government elections that poll watchers and analysts will be mulling.
Introduction Last week’s column dealt with a few of the more theoretical aspects of the role that “public expectations” play in general economic growth theory and the modelling of natural resources policy management.
