Articles published on Monday, December 24, 2018
The Ministry of the Presidency says that Cabinet has set up a committee to advise on the way forward falling Friday’s successful motion of no-confidence which has seen the government fall.
(Trinidad Express) By pressing their bodes against a flimsy sheet of galvanise to create a space they could fit through, five Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) detainees escaped while officers relaxed at a Christmas gathering last Thursday.
At 1:20 am today, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) responded to a report of a fire at Diamond Secondary School on the East Bank of Demerara.
ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – A Pakistan court today jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for seven years on graft charges that he says were politically motivated.
(Jamaica Observer) DERRICK Rodgers has been missing for two months. Family members, living in Georgia and Massachusetts in the United States, fear that the worst has happened to him.
(Jamaica Observer) CHRISTMAS — the time of giving — has turned into one of loss for Patrick Delroy Thomas, a man without arms, whose roadside electronics were stolen last week.
Friday’s shock collapse of the government has raised immediate challenges for both the incumbent APNU+AFC and the PPP/C as to their presidential candidate for the 2019 general elections to be held in 90 days.
The US government has called on Venezuela to respect Guyana’s sovereignty and says it is monitoring developments here after Georgetown complained of an incursion by the Venezuelan Navy into this country’s waters on Saturday.
AFC leader Raphael Trotman has denied claims by the party’s former MP Charrandas Persaud that he had written to Trotman urging him to make a statement on comments made by Chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Volda Lawrence about preferring to hire PNC people.
With an estimated 30 per cent of Guyana’s raw gold being smuggled out of the country, Director of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA), Dr Clive Thomas says efforts are being made to not only plug the leak, but to have as much as possible of the precious metal returned.
When the government fails the people, the elected representatives have to be held to account, says Liberal and Justice Party (LJP) founder Lenox Shuman, who hailed AFC MP Charrandas Persaud’s defection from the government benches to vote for a PPP/C no-confidence motion that triggered the fall of the APNU+AFC government on Friday night.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Shiva Boys Hindu School, were crowned the inaugural KFC Goodwill Football Champions after squeaking past Christianburg/Wismar 2-1 on Saturday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
The carcass of a young whale measuring approximately 30 feet, has been spotted floating in the Essequibo River and authorities are working to locate it and have it buried.
Guyana Jaguars batsman Vishaul Singh is eager for another go at the international level.
A third of the all-weather road linking the backlands of Wales, West Bank Demerara, to Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, in order to facilitate the smooth transportation of cane by private farmers has been completed.
Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Desmond Sears has called for unity between the political parties and has urged support for the government of the day.
Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/Secretary, Hilbert Foster is questioning the formula used in arriving at the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) Club-of-the-Year award.
Dear Editor, December 21st, 2018 will certainly go down as one of the most important dates in the history of this country.
Scores of Venezuelan migrant families in the Khan Hill community, Region One on Saturday received food hampers in time for the Christmas holiday, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.
Elite league sides Ann’s Grove and Victoria Kings secured contrasting wins, when the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] ‘Stag Beer Super-16 Football Championship’, continued on Saturday.
Dear Editor, The events of Friday night’s “Christmas Surprise” can be compared to the fictional world of a season finale of the HBO show Game of Thrones, which features many unexpected plot twists and turns that leaves audiences jaws dropped.
Deputy Director of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) Aubrey Heath-Retmeyer has frowned upon the suggestion that the organisation should be scrapped and its functions undertaken by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU).
LIVERPOOL, England, (Reuters) – EVERTON 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 6 Tottenham Hotspur showed the Premier League title race might not be just a two-horse affair with a hugely impressive 6-2 win at Everton yesterday with Harry Kane and Son Heung-min both scoring twice.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia opening batsman Aaron Finch has declared himself fit for the Boxing Day test against India in Melbourne and said his injured finger would need to be cut off to prevent him from playing in front of his home state’s fans.
Dear Editor, On the afternoon of Saturday 22 December, 2018, I saw a 25 minutes and 51 seconds video with the Hon.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Twenty20 skipper Carlos Brathwaite has praised the influence of interim West Indies head coach Floyd Reifer, in the Caribbean’s capture of T20 series against Bangladesh.
Following the no-confidence motion that was passed in parliament on Friday against the government, the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana has called on citizens to respect the outcome.
Dear Editor, By now, we are all aware of Mr Charrandas Persaud’s reasons for his “vote of conscience” on the no-confidence motion.
Dear Editor, It was my intention to open Pandora’s Box and release its last inmate, Hope.
For the 17th year in a row, the Enmore Association of New York (EANY) has held its annual Christmas party for elderly and children of the East Coast Demerara community.
PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Firebrand fast bowler Dale Steyn will seek to become South Africa’s greatest wicket-taker in tests when they take on Pakistan in the first match of a three-game series at Centurion Park in Pretoria on Wednesday.
Laughter was heard on Saturday from the lawns of the Prime Minister’s Official Main Street Residence as over 200 children from various orphanages in Georgetown were treated to an afternoon of Christmas festivities by Sita Nagamootoo, wife of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo.
Dear Editor, According to David Jessop, in his article headed ‘At Last a Time For Action on the CSME’ in the Sunday Stabroek of December 16, 2018, Guyana does not appear to have been represented at the special summit hosted recently in Trinidad & Tobago, and attended by the Prime Ministers of Barbados and Jamaica, the declared objective of which was to resuscitate the Caricom Single Market & Economy.
PANDEGLANG, Indonesia, (Reuters) – A tsunami killed at least 222 people and injured hundreds on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra following an underwater landslide believed to have been caused by the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano, officials said on Sunday.
With Christmas tomorrow, shoppers crowded the streets of Georgetown yesterday, seeking to pick up final gifts, and items for their homes.
(Reuters) – Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will be available for the Boxing Day test match against Australia after recovering from a shoulder problem, the Board of Control forCricket in India (BCCI) said on Sunday.
Bradley Beal earned his first career triple-double and scored the go-ahead basket with 40 seconds left as the Washington Wizards defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns 149-146 in triple overtime on Saturday.
Dear Editor, I write in response to Ms Rohana Carryl’s letter ‘Where to pursue higher education should be the daughter’s choice’ published in the Stabroek News of December 19th.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday said he was replacing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis two months earlier than had been expected, a move officials said was driven by Trump’s anger at Mattis’ resignation letter and its rebuke of his foreign policy.
The Ministry of the Presidency, Department of Social Cohesion, Culture, Youth and Sports worked with the Parika Facade Community Development Council (CDC) to bring Christmas joy to hundreds of children in the Parika Facade community.
(Trinidad Guardian) Opposition MP Barry Padarath yesterday hailed Guyana MP Charrandas Persaud as a hero for democracy in the Caribbean and warned the Dr Keith Rowley-led Government that it could find itself in a similar situation.
(Reuters) – Five weightlifters, including two Olympic champions, have been provisionally suspended after retests of their samples from the 2012 London Olympics came back positive for doping, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said.
Dear Editor, A man from the inside wrote his heart in a farewell letter to his leader and commander-in-chief.
Before proceeding with today’s article, three recent events that took place are worthy of commentary.
There is little peace and good will in the political arena this season.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary called top U.S.
(Barbados nation) Disputes between the Chinese and local contractors at Wyndham Sam Lord’s Castle Resort are threatening to stall construction of the multimillion-dollar hotel.
