Year: 2017

Berbice residents protest closure of sugar estates

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The protests against the impending closure of sugar estates across the country have gained momentum on the ground, as hundreds of workers of Rose Hall Estate staged a picketing exercise on Tuesday. The Estate, which employs some 2400 persons, has not taken lightly the proposal made by President David Granger to have Albion, Blairmont, and Uitvlugt Estates remain open. Many workers believe this is a clear indication that Rose Hall is one of the Estates that could be next to close its operation, and workers there are likely to be…

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Lady Jags encamped ahead of Caribbean Cup

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– International Players to join in May According to a press release for the Guyana Football Federation, 25 of the most talented national female football players have been called to a five-day camp in New Amsterdam, Berbice in preparation for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women’s Caribbean Cup scheduled for May 24 to 28. This is the first time since the new executive is at the helm of football administration in Guyana that the female national team will participate in the CFU Women’s Caribbean Cup and speaks to the renewed…

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Warner hits CONCACAF with US$40 million countersuit

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(CMC) Disgraced former football supremo, Jack Warner, has launched a US$40 million countersuit against continental governing body, CONCACAF, and FIFA Council member Sunil Gulati, for “persistent defamation of character.” In response to a US$20 million lawsuit filed against him last week by CONCACAF in a US Federal Court, the 74-year-old said he had no choice but to instruct his lawyers to initiate legal proceedings. He argued in a statement that the most recent corruption allegations made against him were “repetitive and ancient”, and said he would fight to protect his…

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Stage set for HERO CPL 2017: Florida to host 4 exciting games

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…See schedule for the “biggest and best” campaign The stage is set for the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to be the biggest and best party tournament to date, after tournament organisers confirmed that the fifth instalment will start on Friday, 4 August with St. Lucia Stars welcoming 2015 champions Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) to the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium. The 34-game competition, which will be staged in seven countries over a six-week period, will conclude with the finals on Saturday, 9 September, with the name of the host…

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Cyclists anxious to take on Boyce & Jefford Relay Festival

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Some of Guyana’s best cyclists are gearing to compete on Sunday in two highly anticipated races when the second annual Boyce and Jefford Relay Festival and Family Fun Day gets going at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary from 10:00h. This is according to a media release from the organisers of the event. The two races that will be contested for the first time this year include ‘The Devil Takes the Hindmost’ and Mountain Bike event. Each race will fetch lucrative cash prizes, compliments of Jude Bike Shop on…

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BCB surprised by Pakistan tour cancellation

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Pakistan’s decision to call off their tour of Bangladesh in July and August has taken the BCB by surprise, though the board said it was yet to receive official communication from the PCB. “We are really surprised. Even a month ago we knew that the tour was on,” BCB’s media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said. “There was a discussion between both board chiefs during this week’s ICC meeting in Dubai. This upcoming series was ours to host according to the FTP. In 2015 the two boards went into a deal…

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Men’s cricket a chance for 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Men’s cricket could return to the Commonwealth Games as early as 2022 if Birmingham is chosen as host city. ESPNcricinfo understands that the city has been invited to bid for the Games by the UK government after Durban, which was originally scheduled to be the host city, was obliged to withdraw due to financial and political issues. Women’s cricket was already included in the Durban schedule but Neil Snowball, the Warwickshire chief executive and a member of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games bid company, has confirmed the intention to include men’s…

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Citizens, regions to benefit from oil revenues – Trotman

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…independent consultant to be hired to verify ExxonMobil’s info Government has moved to hire an independent consultant to verify information supplied by U.S.-based oil giant ExxonMobil, in light of another recent discovery of oil and gas offshore Guyana. This information was revealed by Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman during a recent parliamentary committee meeting held in the Parliament Chambers. The minister told the committee that Government has no intention of squandering the natural gas that would be made available to the country, but the matter would be extensively studied. He…

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Woman charged for smuggling ganja to lover in prison

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A Laing Avenue, Georgetown housewife, who was reportedly caught red-handed trying to smuggle marijuana under her skirt to her reputed husband at the Camp Street Prison, was on Friday taken before city Magistrate Fabayo Azore. The charge stated that on April 19, Purvina Kissoon had in her possession 278 grams of cannabis at Lot 12 Camp Street for the purpose of trafficking. The unrepresented 35-year-old woman denied the charge, but Police Prosecutor Simone Payne nonetheless objected to bail, based on the nature of the felony and the penalty it attracted.…

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AG’s refusal to apologise a disrespect to Judiciary – Nandlall

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Attorney General Basil Williams’s point-blank refusal to apologise to a sitting judge for his courtroom behaviour which forced Justice Franklin Holder to leave the bench in protest is not going down well with observers. According to his predecessor, Anil Nandlall, Williams’s obstinacy smacks of a continued disregard for the Judiciary and the concept of separation of powers. The Attorney-at-Law made it clear that he has never seen such conduct in his years of practice. “(Williams) has demonstrated his utter disrespect and, indeed, has compounded his contempt for the Judiciary in…

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