Month: June 2016

Morkel says ‘super excited’ to be part of CPL 2016

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St. Lucia Zouks fast bowler Morne Morkel is relishing the prospect of being a part of the fourth edition of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and is excited about lining up with and against some of the biggest stars in world cricket. Experienced pace-man Morkel, who has claimed 45 wickets in 39 T20 internationals to date for South Africa, believes that this could be the Zouks’ year to progress as Darren Sammy’s men bid to win the coveted title for the first time. The 31-year-old is one of the…

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No decision yet on Hero CPL finals venue

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Just 15 days away from the opening match of the Hero Caribbean League (CPL) 2016 and  there is still no word on the venue for the final. Organisers are still to finalise negotiations with the bidding parties and before making a choice for the showpiece match of the June 29 to August 7 tournament, they want to ensure everything was in place. In an interview with WEEKENDSPORT, CPL chief operating officer Pete Russell said it was somewhat frustrating that they had not yet been able to pick a venue. “We’re…

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Pressure was on top four to set us up – Simmons

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West Indies coach Phil Simmons has credited the side’s top order for driving their four-wicket win over Australia in the ODI tri-series match in Basseterre. Marlon Samuels led the 266-run chase with an aggressive 92, after West Indies benefited from a brisk opening stand of 74 between Johnson Charles and Andre Fletcher, and Darren Bravo’s 39 at No. 3. Charles and Fletcher took advantage of the short boundaries at Warner Park to collect six fours and three sixes in the first seven overs. Their swift partnership also allowed Samuels and…

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Over 30 int’l athletes expected to compete in Aliann Pompey Invitational Meet

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The much anticipated Aliann Pompey Invitational Track and Field Meet is set for this Saturday June 18, just four days away at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara from 15:00 Hrs. In excess of 30 international athletes are expected to compete with overseas and locally based Guyanese athletes and at the same time push for qualification for the Summer Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. Athletes are expected from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Haiti, Ireland, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St…

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PPP pays tribute to Enmore Martyrs

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The gains made for sugar workers on the whole are gradually being whittled away by an unsympathetic and uncaring regime. This is according to the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) which in observance of Enmore Martyrs Day noted that the Party was committed to defending the rights of all sugar workers, especially at this time when the industry was experiencing extended periods of challenges. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the PPP saluted the memory of the five sugar workers who were gunned down by colonial Police in British Guiana on…

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Annandale fraudster fined Gy$100,000

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An East Coast Demerara man was fined $100,000 when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and pleaded guilty to a fraud charge. Christopher Ramsammy, of Lot 51 Courbane Park, Annandale, East Coast Demerara, admitted that during the month of May 2016, he fraudulently obtained Gy$850,000 from Ravi Duran claiming to be the owner of a motor vehicle bearing registration plates PVV 3489. The 31-year-old man was also accused of uttering to Duran a fake registration document for the said vehicle, on May 13, 2016. Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones told…

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Public disclosure of assets an important aspect of democracy – US Embassy deputy

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By Vahnu Manikchand Outgoing Deputy Chief of Mission of the United States Embassy in Guyana, Bryan Hunt is of the view that Guyanese public officials should be made to publicly declare all assets, both local and overseas, in the name of transparency. This comes in light of Government using its one-seat parliamentary majority back in January to turn down a motion tabled by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Opposition that would provide for all Members of Parliament (MPs) making public declarations of taxable income and all assets to the Integrity…

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Relatives of Walter Rodney continue fight for justice

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– call on Govt to act on CoI recommendations The widow and family members of slain historian and founder leader of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr Walter Rodney have commenced a worldwide petition, calling on Government to make the findings of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into his death public and the recommendations therein acted upon. The widow is continuing to fight for justice for the death of her husband, who died in a bomb blast some 36 years ago. She, along with her children, friends and supporters, began…

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Trial continues into 2007 Barama rape case

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A mixed jury was on Tuesday empanelled at the Demerara Assizes to begin the trial of Paul Abrams, Claude Craig and Holston Melville who are accused of raping and sodomising a 17-year-old girl in the Barama Complex, Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara on December 5, 2007. Three of the seven witnesses that the prosecution intends to call testified on Tuesday. Attorney-at-Law Bernard De Santos is representing two of the accused – Craig and Abrams – while Attorneys-at-Law Nigel Hughes and Kezia Williams are representing Melville. The matter is being…

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Businessman charged for stealing truck, chainsaws from BaiShanLin

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A Kwakwani businessman was released on Gy$400,000 bail on Tuesday when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts accused of stealing millions of dollars in items from Chinese-owned logging company BaiShanLin. Sherwin Sealey, 38, of Lot 220 Kwakwani Water Front, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), allegedly stole a truck valued at $20 million along with 10 chain saws valued Gy$2,000,000 – all valued Gy$22,000,000 from the logging company between May 20 and 25. Sealey pleaded not guilty to the charge. Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones made no objection to bail, but requested…

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