Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Articles published on Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Guyana’s oil & gas point man - Bharrat Jagdeo

Jagdeo ready to meet president

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that he is willing to meet with President David Granger at “any time, and, on a daily basis,” if necessary, to address the appointment of a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

Vice-Chairman of RDC Region Six, Dennis Deroop presents the bat to Isia Thorne

RDC Region 6 bats for Thorne, Ramnauth

The saying goes “it takes a village to raise a child,” and that is what the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) exemplified when they decided to support West Indies U15 players Isia Thorne and Rampertab Ramnauth.

Aroydy Branford scoring one of his 11 goals last evening (Royston Alkins photo)

Branford goes berserk, Hikers stick 21 in YMCA Old Fort 

By Royston Alkins  Pepsi Hikers pulled off a thrilling effort last evening by netting 21 goals in a resounding win over YMCA Old Fort Champs on the second evening of the 2019 Guyana Hockey Board (GHB), Noble House Seafoods Goals Galore Handicap Open Indoor Hockey tournament at the National Gymnasium.

Brian Lara

Lara suffers health scare

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Iconic former West Indies batsman Brian Lara says he has been cleared of anything serious after being admitted to a hospital in Mumbai with chest pains yesterday.

Brazil Supreme Court justices delay decision on Lula appeal

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court yesterday delayed until August its decision on an appeal by imprisoned former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who argued he should be freed because leaked private messages showed that the judge who convicted him was not impartial.

Extra lessons required

When the Ministry of Education decided to include marks from the Grade Two and Grade Four Assessments in the Grade Six Assessment (formerly known as the Common Entrance), the curse of the Extra Lessons Syndrome spread all the way down the ladder of the school system.

Waiting as subterfuge becomes suppression

The decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to strike down all the APNU+AFC positions in the cases relating to the no-confidence vote (NCV) and the appointment of the chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was predictable, and its decision to give the parties space to do their political work is commendable but predictably doomed.

Haiti top group, Bermuda bow out with win

NEW JERSEY, United States, CMC – Haiti won their third straight match to top Group B but Bermuda made the headlines when they won their first-ever match at the CONCACAF Gold Cup when they blanked hapless Nicaragua 2-0 here Monday.