By News Source Guyana on May 17, 2015
Sports
By Vijay Tagore, (Ahmedabad Mirror) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) does not permit its players to take part in the Twenty20 leagues overseas but the organisers of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) are confident of having Indian players in the tournament someday. A top CPL official was here at the Wankhede on […]
By News Source Guyana on May 17, 2015
Sports
RAWLE Toney reports WITH Guyana, for the first time in 23 years, getting a new government, several reports of persons ‘helping themselves’ have emanated and the sports sector was certainly not excluded. There are reports that millions of dollars in sport equipment have since been shipped out from the storage area of the Cliff Anderson Sports […]
By News Source Guyana on May 17, 2015
Sports
(Cricinfo) With only four games to go in the league stage of the 2015 IPL, there are five teams still fighting for a spot in the top-four, with each of them having a realistic, and not merely mathematical, chance of making it. Chennai Super Kings had already secured their spot a couple of games ago, […]
By News Source Guyana on May 17, 2015
Entertainment
(Hollywood Life) Attention, Rihanna Navy: Queen RiRi has graced us with the glorious sound of her voice in not one, but TWO teasers for her brand new track, ‘If Only For A Night.’ Prepare to be amazed — because this song sounds like it’s going to be a hit! Rihanna, 27, just made our day […]
By News Source Guyana on May 17, 2015
Entertainment
(BILLBOARD) Before there was Ultra or Electric Daisy Carnival, there was the original fete: Carnival. Across the world, pre-Lenten celebrations have long been among the most debauched (and the most fun). The necessity of sustaining celebrants through hours of drinking and dancing has also encouraged the growth of entire genres of music: samba in Brazil, brass […]
By News Source Guyana on May 17, 2015
Entertainment
Buju Banton has instructed his legal team to halt any further appeals of his 2011 conviction on cocaine charges. Buju Banton, whose given name is Mark Myrie, is currently serving a mandatory 10-year sentence in an American correctional facility. The entertainer has been strident in his fight for his freedom. On Thursday, the Associated Press […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Newly sworn in President of Guyana, His Excellency David Granger, has extended a hand of national unity to his political rivals in the opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic as he said it is time to move the country forward. Thousands of Guyanese gathered outside the Parliament Buildings on a breezy Saturday afternoon with clear skies, […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The Embassy of the United States of America in Guyana offered congratulations to President David on his swearing-in as the new President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on Saturday. In a statement, the embassy said “it is our hope that President Granger will work to repair the divisions in Guyanese society that have emerged during the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Private Sector Commission Message The Private Sector Commission, on this historic occasion, extends warm congratulations to the new President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, His Excellency David Arthur Granger, and his new government. The Commission lauds the new President for a well fought campaign which focused on uniting the people of Guyana and for […]
By News Source Guyana on May 15, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The People’s Progressive Party on Friday night indicated that President Donald Ramotar still does not intend to concede defeat in the 2015 elections, although he had telephone conversations with APNU+AFC Presidential Candidate David Granger early on Friday night. APNU+AFC Co-Campaign Chair, Raphael Trotman told News Source that he is not sure of the nature of […]