By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2016
Caribbean & International
Floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 10 people in northern Haiti, officials say. A mother and her three children were killed when their home collapsed in the northern city of Cap-Haitian. Officials said 300mm (almost one foot) of rain had fallen in just 48 hours. The flooding comes just over a month […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2016
Caribbean & International
(BBC) The US says it is “deeply concerned” about the electoral process in Nicaragua a day after Daniel Ortega, the left-wing leader, won a third consecutive presidential term. A State Department spokesman said the election process was flawed and could not be seen as free and fair. He said the Ortega government had side-lined […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2016
Sports
(cricinfo) Kieron Pollard, the West Indies allrounder, has been denied a No-Objection Certificate to compete in South Africa’s Ram Slam T20 Challenge, after the West Indies Cricket Board made the unprecedented move of levying 20% of the contract fee on any Caribbean player wishing to participate in an overseas T20 tournament. Pollard, who signed a two-year […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2016
Sports
After two days of intense riding, Linden Bauxite Flyers’ Shaquel Agard was the standout performer as he rode away being deemed the top competitor in the Guyana Cycling Federation and National Sports Commission’s National Three-Stage Cycling on Sunday. Heading into the final stage, Agard led the pack with a 10 second lead after competing in […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2016
Sports
(Sportsmax) – West Indies wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran will be banned from participating in the upcoming Digicel Four-Day Regional tournament after signing with the Khulna Titans in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). As a result, the player will also be able to be unable to take part in the Regional Super50 tournament, which will get under […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2016
News
Several Police officers ranging in rank from Lance Corporal to Sergeant, who were promoted while Assistant Police Commissioner David Ramnarine acted as Police Commissioner, are expected to be reverted to their previous rank. Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud is back in command of the Guyana Police Force following 100 days of leave and he has decided […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2016
Crime, News
General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board, Nizam Hassan who is the Former General Manager of the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) and a female co-accused were on Monday charged in a multi-million-dollar construction fraud of the Guyana Marketing Corporation office building at Robb and Alexander Streets in Georgetown. The duo appeared before Chief Magistrate […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2016
News
The Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI), Dr. Richard Van West- Charles on Monday declared the commencement of an aggressive approach to improve the quality of water that citizens receive. The GWI CEO made the statement at the opening of a four-day training for company engineers, technicians and operators to better position […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2016
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament Anil Nandall on Monday challenged House Speaker, Dr. Barton Scotland’s decision to prevent him from participating in last Friday’s debate for failure to withdraw a statement he had made. Nandlall believes the Speaker’s refusal to allow him to continue in the debate on President David Granger’s recent address to the Parliament […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2016
News
The Guyana Gaming Authority is explaining that it did not find favour with the Sleepin Hotel application for a casino license because the company did not provide enough information about its financial soundness. In a Monday morning statemennt, the Directors of the Gaming Authority said they could find no evidence upon which they could arrive at […]