Businessman Michael Andrew Morgan, who was charged with cocaine trafficking in June, was refused bail by High Court Judge Justice Gino Persaud. Justice Persaud, in a recent ruling, found that no special reasons existed for the granting of bail after he considered an application made before the Court. Morgan’s Counsel Glenn Hanoman, in his oral…
ENGLAND hold a narrow advantage over South Africa in the third and final Test after 17 wickets fell on a day that began with cricket paying tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A minute’s silence was observed at The Oval and was followed by the crowd joining in the singing of God Save The…
AARON Finch, Australia’s 24th men’s ODI captain, will retire from one-day international cricket after the third Dettol ODI against New Zealand today. The opening batter, who turns 36 in November, will remain captain of the national T20 side that is preparing to defend the World Cup title on home soil next month. Finch will play…
LUSAIL, Qatar (AFP) – The $675 million stadium that Qatar will use for this year’s World Cup final was put through its first sellout test last Friday with a match between the Egyptian and Saudi champions. Seventy-two days from the start of the tournament, organisers said the 80 000 capacity Lusail Iconic Stadium was full…
… Rose Hall Jammers Gym on show September 17 By Clifton Ross THE Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), fresh off a successful Caribbean youth tournament, turns its attention to next weekend when the youths and juniors will light up Rose Hall, Berbice for the one-day event. The GBA, in keeping with President Irfaan Ali’s theme of…
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) – Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) slumped to their second defeat in three outings after their batting suffered yet another meltdown in pursuit of a gettable target against Jamaica Tallawahs here yesterday. Asked to chase only 154 at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, TKR limped to 119 for eight from their…
After 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II had become an intrinsic part of our everyday lives. We’re accustomed to seeing her portrait, profile and coat of arms on letters, in our loose change and on cereal boxes – so what will be different now? All change All 29 billion coins in circulation in…
WORLD number one Iga Swiatek capped a dominant season by beating Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur at the US Open to win her second major title of 2022. Poland’s Swiatek, 21, won 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), to secure the season’s final Grand Slam trophy on the New York hard courts. After a one-sided first set, 28-year-old…
One barrel of crude oil was leaked into Guyana’s waters near the vicinity of the Liza Unity oilship, which is the second Floating, Production, Offloading and Storage vessel producing oil offshore. This is according to a release from ExxonMobil Guyana. It was also noted that the leak has been isolated but teams continue to monitor…
SIR Walter Scott, way back in 1808 famously wrote: “Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we practice to deceive.”[sic] What is implied by that statement is that when someone lies or acts dishonestly, he or she is initiating a problem and a domino structure of complications which eventually could spiral out of control.…
