Environmental tax legislation to be returned to Parliament for rectification...
… after Opposition ‘sadly and incomprehensibly’ rejected the Bill FACED with the threat of litigation from the Surinamese firm, Rudisa Beverages over the application of Guyanese environmental tax...
View ArticleMay 7 execution…
No further progress in Police probe THE Police have reached no further in the investigations since the execution-style murder of city businessman, Orvin Millington, nicknamed ‘Champo’, 30, of Lot WW7...
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GPF: File on 2012 Fish Shop shooting awaiting advice
THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) said Thursday that the file in the matter regarding the fatal shooting of Dameon Belgrave has been sent to the Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) and the...
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Library hosting exhibition for 2012 Guyana Prize winners
RUEL Johnson, Ian McDonald, Cassia Alphonso, Mosa Mathifa Telford and Chaitram Singh, all winners of the 2012 Guyana Prize for Literature, were honoured Thursday as the National Library, launched a...
View ArticleGPL explains Thursday night’s total shutdown
GUYANA Power and Light (GPL) explained yesterday that its system suffered a total shutdown on Thursday night. The utility company said, around 22:32 hrs, one of the two transmission lines, between...
View ArticleSchoolboy stabbed with pencil to fly to Trinidad
NARESH Ramotar, the six-year-old boy stabbed in the left eye with a pencil by another pupil of Strathspey Primary School, East Coast Demerara on Monday, may have to be medivaced to Trinidad for...
View ArticleCrime Chief plugs use of newer crime-fighting methods
CRIME Chief Leslie James has said that in view of the ever changing approach to crime by criminal elements here, he intends to explore newer methods of addressing the issue “since we live in a...
View ArticleHome Affairs Ministry reports on officials overseas attendance
THE Ministry of Home Affairs disclosed yesterday that several officials attended, or are attending, training and other programmes overseas. They include from: * Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU)...
View ArticleEU reaffirms commitment to equality, non-discrimination
THE High Representative of the European Union (EU), Ms. Catherine Ashton, for the May 17 occasion of the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), wishes to reaffirm the commitment...
View ArticleANSA McAL gives hampers to mothers of newborn babies on Mother’s Day
ON Mother’s Day last Sunday, ANSA McAL Trading made a special effort to honour mothers of newborn babies by giving them “Cheekies Bundle of Joy” hampers. The presentation of the hampers marked the 14th...
View ArticleSN’s ‘Simply Unacceptable!’ article is truly unacceptable
I WISH TO respond to an article entitled “Simply Unacceptable!” published in the Stabroek News of Wednesday, May 14, 2014. While it is not my intention to delve into the entire lengthy article, it is...
View ArticleSA’s next captain not an automatic choice – Lorgat
THE decision on South Africa’s next Test captain should not be a straightforward or simple one, according to Cricket SA CEO Haroon Lorgat and team manager Mohammed Moosajee. Although the position is...
View ArticleMartino quits as Barcelona coach after trophyless season
(REUTERS)-Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino resigned yesterday after just one season in charge having finished second to Atletico Madrid in the La Liga title race and failed to win a major trophy. The...
View ArticleAtletico Madrid win La Liga title after draw at Barca
BARCELONA, (Reuters) – A towering Diego Godin header secured Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw against Barcelona and a first La Liga title for 18 years in a thrilling climax to the campaign yesterday.Barca...
View ArticleArsenal end trophy drought with thrilling FA Cup win
LONDON, (Reuters) – Arsenal ended their nine-year wait for a major honour when they beat Hull City 3-2 after extra time in a pulsating FA Cup final yesterday after a dreadful start when they conceded...
View ArticleHigh Court restores Ashraf as Pakistan chairman
(REUTERS)-The Islamabad High Court has once again restored Zaka Ashraf as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.Judge Noor ul Haq put aside a notification issued by the Prime Minister in February...
View ArticleCFU chief wants cost of inter-regional travel addressed
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC )– Caribbean football chief Gordon “Banks” Derrick says the issue of air travel within the region is hindering the development of the sport and needs to be addressed...
View ArticleBlake eyes sprint double at Commonwealth Games
MANCHESTER, England, (CMC) – Jamaican track star Yohan Blake hinted at attempting the sprint double at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, after winning the 150 metres at the Great City Games here...
View ArticleMasterful Browne steers PSC to Carib Beer T20 title
INDEBTED to a masterful and unbeaten knock from Man- of- the- Match Rawle Browne, Police Sports Club (PSC) easily waltzed away with the Georgetown Cricket Association organised Ansa McAl’s Carib Beer...
View ArticleRHTYSC hosts 24th annual awards ceremony today
-Homraj is Cricketer of the Year THE Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club will today host its 24th annual awards ceremony at the St. Francis Community Developers Training Centre, where a total of 40...
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