Articles published on Thursday, January 10, 2019
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies directors, Enoch Lewis and Conde Riley, have sparred publicly over the recent choice of Richard Pybus for senior men’s head coach, further increasing the rancour surrounding the Englishman’s appointment less than two weeks before the opening Test against England.
(Trinidad Express) A WOMAN who allegedly had sexual intercourse with her 15-year-old stepson has been sent to St Ann’s Hospital for evaluation.
HIGH LEVEL MEETING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE OPPOSITION HELD ON MONDAY JANUARY 9, 2019 AT THE MINISTRY OF THE PRESIDENCY AT 11:00 HRS: JOINT STATEMENT.
(Jamaica Observer) SUZETT Whyte, who lost her second child due to pregnancy complications in 2017, was over the moon when she gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
(Trinidad Guardian) While most children would scream and run away from the sight of fire consuming their home, 11-year-old Jarell King was convinced that he could have saved his family’s house in Sobo Village, La Brea on Tuesday.
President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday held their first meeting on the December 21 passage of the no-confidence motion and there appeared to be agreement that pending any court decisions, the government continues to function and preparations would be made for early general elections.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has enough time between now and April 30 when the current voters’ list becomes invalid to hold elections, according to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo who yesterday warned that once this period passes the government becomes illegitimate.
Wayne Anthony Chester, called ‘Sharky’, of 236 Section C, Block Y, Diamond Housing Scheme, was yesterday charged with the 2017 murder of Purcell Moore at Craig Village, East Bank Demerara.
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday called for a swift resolution of the issues surrounding the motion of no-confidence passed against the government and urged both sides to pledge to respect the outcome when the court rules.
A shopkeeper was yesterday charged with the murder of an indigenous village leader.
Insisting that he did not know beforehand that Charrandass Persaud would defect and vote for the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the government, PPP member Peter Ramsaroop yesterday said that he agreed to facilitate the former MP’s safe exit from the country because of their close friendship.
The lifeless body of a 46-year-old man was on Monday afternoon discovered in an abandoned house at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara and an autopsy yesterday showed that he was strangled to death.
The PPP has started preparations for general and regional elections and its list of candidates will be ready for Nomination Day which should be in the first two weeks in February, according to the party’s General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo.
Despite the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) recording a 6.22% decrease in declarations last year, after 613,073 ounces of gold were declared at the end of December 2018, the company has projected an output of 651,000 oz.
The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) founded by Lenox Shuman, the former toshao of St Cuthbert’s Mission and former deputy chairman of the National Toshaos Council (NTC), will be launched on Saturday at the Georgetown Club.
The PPP is open to engagement and will not ignore or cast aside without listening or carefully considering, any arrangement that will focus on serving the people and bringing greater ethnic, religious and other securities to the country, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo says.
A traffic officer attached to the Providence Police Station was yesterday afternoon struck down by a motor car while directing traffic at Eccles, on the East Bank Public Road.
Two men were yesterday afternoon taken into police custody, following a robbery attempt on a delivery truck, a short distance from the East La Penitence police outpost.
Guyana Jaguars will have three changes for their fourth-round Cricket West Indies four-day clash against the Windward Islands Volcanoes at the Providence Stadium starting today.
A majority of Region Six councillors are calling on the Minister of Communities to work on increasing their stipend at the earliest, since they believe that it is long overdue.
Dear Editor, This is for my fellow compatriots, Brigadier David Granger, President; Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, Leader of the Opposition; Raphael Trotman, Volda Lawrence, Chairman of PNCR; Dr.
The year of 2018 for many fans of the beautiful game, can be described as dramatic for the football fraternity both on and off the field.
KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission yesterday declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the winner of a disorganised and contentious Dec.
Former PPP/C Minister of Housing Mohamed Irfaan Ali has filed an action in the High Court challenging the validity of the 19 fraud charges levelled against him over sale of land in the ‘Pradoville 2’ Housing Scheme.
Mother Nature had the final say last year and only the first leg of the inaugural Triple Crown Series was staged.
Dear Editor, I am heartened that Dr Vindhya Persaud is one of the PPP/C Central Committee members being considered as the party’s presidential candidate.
The mother of Nezaam Khan, the man who died early last month, hours after his body was discovered in a pool of blood along the Diamond Public Road is not pleased with the manner in which the police are handling the matter.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump stormed out of talks with Democratic congressional leaders yesterday over funding for a border wall with Mexico and reopening the government, complaining the meeting at the White House was “a total waste of time.”
Guyana’s emerging table tennis maestro Jonatan Van Lange has hailed the contributions of coach, Sydney Christophe, on his return home from his recent debut table tennis tour of the United States.
Dear Editor, I travel at times on our mini bus service on the Kitty buses no.
(Reuters) – Phoenix police said yesterday they were gathering DNA samples and other clues in their investigation into the sexual assault of a comatose woman that apparently became evident only when she delivered a baby in a long-term care facility last month.
The Department of Culture, with the aim of promoting citizen inclusivity within the upcoming Calypso, Soca and Chutney monarch competitions, and providing exposure to participants, will be allowing persons to vote for their favourite artistes online.
Twelve lucky shoppers won prizes in Distribution Services Limited’s (DSL) Cash & Carry’s ‘Free Groceries’ drawing which took place last weekend at the DSL Cash & Carry’s Sheriff Street’s parking lot.
Dear Editor, People who are much more erudite have kept repeating Article 106 (6) of the Constitution as follows: ‘The Cabinet including the President shall resign if the government is defeated by the vote of a majority of all the elected members of the National Assembly on a vote of no confidence’.
(Reuters) – Venezuela’s defense minister told socialist President Nicolas Maduro to step down last month, and said he would offer his own resignation if he did not, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing an anonymous U.S.
A Cuban was remanded to prison yesterday, after he was charged for inserting forged immigration stamps into his passport.
Assistant Coach of the Windward Islands Volcanoes, Fernix Thomas, said the team is set to erupt today in their showdown against table toppers, Guyana Jaguars in the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day tournament.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has stumbled out of the gate with infighting, policy flip-flops and confusion in his one-week-old government, raising concern among investors about his ability to carry out pressing fiscal reforms.
A National Quality Policy aimed at informing the development of a framework which will govern the production of goods and services locally, was yesterday launched at the Herdmanston Lodge.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Left-hander Darren Bravo has been included in a Trinidad and Tobago Red Force 13-man squad for the fourth round Regional first-class match against Jamaica Scorpions, putting the exiled star one step closer to a Test return.
Dear Editor, I am happy that a high level team from the government which consisted of the Minister of State and the newly appointed REO, Mr Dennis Jaikarran, visited the owner of Hampton Court Rice Mills on Sunday, January 6th.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the U.S. trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman yesterday shared with jurors text messages they said the accused Mexican drug lord sent to his wife and apparent mistress in which he discussed narrowly escaping from a raid and joked about arming his 18-month-old daughter with an assault rifle.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies star Nicholas Pooran slammed an unbeaten half-century to extend his run of excellent recent run of form, as Sylhet Sixers edged Chittagong Vikings in the Bangladesh Premier League here Wednesday.
The 166th anniversary of the arrival of the Chinese in British Guiana will be celebrated on Saturday, January 12 at the Windsor Forest Primary School and in keeping with regular practice, the Association of Chinese Enterprise in Guyana has built a new school fence and recapped the school’s tarmac at an estimated cost of $3 million.
Dear Editor, This nation is at the juncture of one of our most important acts of decision-making that can determine the future of our country and all Guyanese, as well as create long term impact on the entire region in a way that is already creating concern for how we as a people resolve current issues stemming from a confidence vote.
KHARTOUM, (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir vowed to a rally of thousands of supporters in the capital Khartoum that he would stay in power despite weeks of demonstrations against his 30 year rule.
Dear Editor, Many of us are very concerned about our beautiful country, its future and the future of our children, as such, as a part of the solution, I would like to continue advocacy for a ‘One Party’ Government from 2019 – 2023 with a mission to ‘Fix Guyana’; and the number one task, being Constitutional Reform.
(Reuters) – Sri Lankan cricketers have been granted a 15-day amnesty to report previously undisclosed information relating to corruption in the sport, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced yesterday.
November 26, last year was the last time the major garbage removal contracting companies withdrew their services from Georgetown, citing non-payment of huge outstanding sums of money and following a nauseating pattern that has unfolded for more than a decade.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Top-order batsmen Matt Renshaw and Joe Burns have been recalled while the highly-rated Will Pucovski appears set to win his first cap as the Australia selectors culled four underperforming players for the two-test home series against Sri Lanka.
Dear Editor, The abrupt resignation/withdrawal of businessman, Mr. Terrence Campbell, from the recently announced A New and United Guyana (ANUG) is indicative of much trauma, and the ongoing anguish in political, divided Guyana.
(Reuters) – Senior Democratic lawmakers called on Wednesday for further investigation into a revelation that in 2016 Donald Trump’s then-presidential election campaign chairman gave polling data to a man U.S.
QUITO, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indigenous leaders from tropical forest nations have urged Californian regulators to reject a proposed international carbon trading scheme, arguing it would violate forest peoples’ rights.
Inspired by a vivid dream, the best-known work of the gifted violinist Giuseppe Tartini is a haunting solo piece, the “Devil’s Trill” (Trillo del Diavolo) done in several movements.
