Articles published on Tuesday, February 14, 2023
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, (Reuters) – Spinner Gudakesh Motie set a new benchmark for West Indies cricket with the best return from a test spinner as he bowled his side to victory, and series success over Zimbabwe, by an innings and four runs in the second test today.
Unicomer (Guyana) Inc, the parent company of Courts, announced today a $25b commercial investment in Demerara, Guyana, earmarked for full completion in the Spring of 2025.
Berbice contractor, Shazad Sattaur will have to remain on remand until his next court appearance after Justice Navindra Singh refused bail at the High Court in Berbice today.
(Reuters) – Argentina’s economy ministry announced yesterday a price control program to bring down the cost of popular beef cuts amid ongoing high inflation.
EAST LANSING, Mich., (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire last night on the main campus of Michigan State University, killing three people and injuring five, before an hours-long manhunt for the suspect ended with his death, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said.
(Trinidad Guardian) The hunt is now on for a man who shot and killed a police officer’s son at his Princes Town home last night.
At a special ceremony Sunday night at the La France Restaurant, Charlotte Street, boxer Keevin Allicock was honoured by the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) for being an Olympian.
BULAWAYO, Zimbab-we, CMC – Roston Chase got some of his groove back with a resolute half-century, but an attempt by West Indies to forge ahead against Zimbabwe in the second Test yesterday was again thwarted by their opponents tenacity and fickle weather.
Fitness Express is once again helping to shoulder the load of Guyana’ s Strongest Man, Carlos Petterson-Grifith.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday met with scores of Parika Market vendors who were put out of business by a major fire on Friday and while no official information was forthcoming on the discussions, some of the attendees said they were offered a sum of $300,000.
The ninth Milo Secondary Schools U18 football championships were officially launched yesterday at the Massy Distribution Office in Montrose, East Coast Demerara.
West Demerara heavyweight Slingerz FC defeated Monedderlust of Berbice 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the East Coast Mash Cup Football Championships Sunday evening at the Golden Grove ground.
Business process out-sourcing (BPO) company Teleperformance is gearing up to launch its second office later this month and the expansion has seen it amplifying its call for workers through multiple social media platforms.
A reportedly intoxicated fisherman of Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was crushed to death by a car on Saturday evening after he fell from a stall onto the roadway.
I must extend congratulations to young Matthew Nandu for scoring a century on debut against Barbados at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua in the first round of the Cricket West Indies regional four-day championships.
The Guyana Press Association (GPA) yesterday bemoaned the attempt by the organisers of the Guyana Energy Confer-ence to restrict the media’s free access to delegates and other participants of the event scheduled from today to February 17, 2023.
The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) will be unable to compete at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Championship in Belgrade, Serbia this month after one of its athletes tested positive for the COVID-19 virusduring the preparatory phase.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India opener Smriti Mandhana, England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt and Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner struck it rich in yesterday’s player auction for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) next month.
Fluctuating electricity has been blamed as the cause of the fire which claimed the life of Windsor Forest resident Rajendra Mohabir and gutted his property on Sunday afternoon.
The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) has released the CARIFTA Games qualifying standards ahead of the 2023 iteration of the Games, which will be held in the Bahamas from April 7 to April 10.
A man who last month allegedly assaulted a teacher at the Graham’s Hall Primary School, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD), appeared before Magis-trate Alisha George at the Sparendaam Magistrate Court, ECD on February 8th where he was charged with causing actual bodily harm.
The Guyana Rugby Football Union, (GRFU) opened its inter-club season on Sunday with a head-to-head clash between arch rivals Police Falcons and Panthers in the first ever 12s competition.
Dear Editor, Living in the interior can be heaven with its tranquility, greenery, wide open savannas and beautiful sceneries etc.
It has been almost two weeks since a woman reported being bitten in the creek at the Splashmins Resort reportedly by a piranha, the second such incident in five weeks at the same facility.
Dear Editor Despite over 15 annual meetings of the Council on Trade and Economic Development (COTED) and numerous public declarations by our Caribbean leaders about lifting intra-regional trade barriers, 2023 still finds us with the challenge of being unable to ship honey from Guyana via our beloved CARICOM sister the Republic of Trinidad of Tobago. This
Adrian Hetmyer continued to show he is a cut above the rest, hitting a double century as Rose Hall Canje Arborsmart defeated Mount Sinai in the Berbice Cricket Board/ RL Construction U-15 tournament over the weekend.
Two persons are now at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after they were shot at during a fight at New Forest, East Canje Berbice during the wee hours of yesterday.
The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) yesterday announced that Nikeshia Reece of Linden is the winner of their grand prize of a five-day fully paid trip to the island.
A brutal innings from former Guyana youth all-rounder, Richie Looknauth inspired All Youths to a six-wicket win over Windsor Forest A over the weekend.
Dear Editor, On the 9th of February a letter titled ‘Inadequate space and furniture for teachers at Annandale’ was published in the Stabroek News.
Dear Editor, There has been recent extensive publication reported in the press of the claims made by former President David Granger in a libel suit he has filed against me, as well as the Stabroek News, the Kaieteur News and the Guyana Times, as a result of Mr.
KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey, (Reuters) – Rescuers in Turkey pulled several people alive from collapsed buildings yesterday, a week after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history, but hopes of many more survivors were fading and criticism of the authorities grew.
An instrumental innings by Kevin Sinclair along with support from last man in Ronsford Beaton ensured the Guyana Harpy Eagles a face-saving draw in their second-round clash against the Windward Islands Volcanoes Saturday.
As telecommunications company Digicel Guyana celebrates its 16th Anniversary it has made donations to three non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
Dear Editor, I read that Letitia Wright, the 29 years old, was honored with an Honorary Doctorate Causa by UG presumably for acting in movies.
KYIV, (Reuters) – The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was facing heavy artillery fire as the NATO chief backed reports from local officials that a major new Russian offensive had begun, days before the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion.
GLENDALE, Ariz,(Reuters) – Patrick Mahomes proved why he is the NFL’s Most Valuable Player as he shrugged off an ankle injury to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a dramatic 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday to claim their second Super Bowl in four years.
A 40-year-old female from Cumming Lodge Housing Scheme, ECD and a Human Resources Manager for a prominent hotel was robbed in the vicinity of Main and Hope streets, Georgetown on Sunday.
Dear Editor, Finally, there is a money laundering development of meaning.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Following are the official points standings in the West Indies Championship after the second round of matches ended on Saturday.
(Reuters) – At least one person was killed and several injured after gunfire erupted at Michigan State University on Monday night, as police swarmed the main campus in East Lansing searching for a lone suspect, according to authorities and local news media.
Under the theme “Wheels of Progress – Creating and Promoting Diversity and Inclusion for all”, the Ministry of Education yesterday launched its Mashramani Band at its office at 26 Brickdam, Georgetown.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Mitchell Starc is likely to link up with skipper Pat Cummins in Australia’s pace attack for the second test against India, but Scott Boland hopes he has made the selectors’ task difficult with his disciplined display in the opening match in Nagpur.
Dear Editor, It is with a sad heart, I received news of the death of Allan Fenty, who in my opinion stood in the place of the late folklorist Wordsworth McAndrew.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand declared a national state of emergency for only the third time in its history yesterday as Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells, forcing evacuations and stranding people on roof tops.
Workshops assessing the safety of women in public spaces from the woman’s perspective were hosted last week by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) and poorly lit streets and the lack of a police presence were issues raised.
Dear Editor, If I were His Excellency, the President, I would summon my Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Team and pose the following three questions: (1) What have you learnt from the Parika Market fire?
(Reuters) – England’s 2019 World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket aged 36 yesterday, bringing the curtain down on a career studded with short-form success.
MANILA, (Reuters) – China should restrain its forces to prevent them committing any “provocative act”, the Philippine military said yesterday, after Manila accused China’s coast guard of using a laser to try to disrupt a resupply mission to troops in the South China Sea.
The societal standing, which, historically, our teachers and the teaching profession, as a whole, have enjoyed, historically, has always been informed, much more, by the popular regard from which teaching, as a profession has benefitted, as a noble pursuit, than by the material returns enjoyed by our deliverers of education.
(Trinidad Guardian) Businesswoman Sabrina Thomas went to her mother-in-law’s home yesterday morning to plan her (mother-in-law’s) birthday celebrations today.
Michael McPherson, a security guard of West Front Road, Georgetown was yesterday remanded to prion after he was charged with robbing a woman of her cellphone.
