Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Articles published on Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Wedding house murder

Due to repairs at the New Amsterdam High Court building, a murder trial that is currently being heard by Justice William Ramlal had to be shifted to the NA Magistrate’s Court.

Bajan invasion!

The past few months have witnessed a flurry of diplomatic and business activity between Guyana and Barbados as the two CARICOM member states appear to be positioning themselves for closer bilateral relations in the field of investment and commerce.

Business: Mr. DIGICEL

To find the driving force behind the DIGICEL tidal wave that has swept the Caribbean cellular service industry, one need look no further than Dennis O’Brien, the company’s chairman founder.

Gender:Still more mountains left for women to climb

In an effort to frame our discussion today, I shall focus on sharing with you * Some data and analysis which support the economic impact of women in business Influences which hinder the inclusion or progression of women in business * My experience as a woman in business both from the family business perspective as well as an employee of Scotiabank, a Canadian based international financial institution * Actions to ensure there is progress and growth of women in business.

The Transatlantic Index

How should we assess the state of transatlantic relations nowadays? With a nod to Wall Street, we can say that the alliance is up, Europe is flat, and the United States is clearly down.

Sport: Investing in sports as a nation builder

Last Thursday, as I was concluding a consultancy assignment in Georgetown the following email turned up in my mailbox: “Hey Karen- I know your team is really good- But remember we need to play everyone fairly- Other teams have been complaining about the same players up front the whole game.

T’dad dethroned; J’ca lifts KFC Cup

They say catches win matches and Shawn Findlay was the embodiment of that saying on Sunday taking two brilliant catches as Jamaica won their first regional limited overs championship since 1999 when they defeated Trinidad and Tobago by 28 runs at the 3 Ws’ Oval, Cave Hill, Barbados.

Gayle happy with KFC title

Jamaica’s captain Chris Gayle expressed his delight at winning the 2007 Regional KFC Limited overs title for his country, the first limited overs triumph for the Jamaicans since 1999.

Digicel expands mobile technology product line

The Digicel Group yesterday announced the continuing expansion of its mobile technology product line and customer services with a raft of first-to-market mobile technology innovations such as the Blackberry Curve, Vehicle Tracking in Jamaica, Diaspora Services and CDMA Roaming in the Caribbean.

Guyanese gunman who created panic at NY campus deemed incompetent

The 22-year-old Guyanese, who created chaos last month at the St John’s University in New York after he was seen walking around the campus armed with a rifle, was yesterday found incompetent to stand trial for the offence and was ordered held in a state psychiatric facility by a Queens Criminal Court judge, according to an Associated Press (AP) report.

Army AK-47s court martial restarts

The Guyana Defence Force has start afresh the court-martialling of Lieutenant Colonel, Tony Ross, who was in charge of the army’s arms store when the 30 AK-47 rifles and five pistols were smuggled out last year.

Airport arms find detainees released

The three persons who were detained on Friday last after two suitcases were intercepted with firearms, ammunition, two fragmentation grenades, two detonators and 38 kilogrammes of compressed marijuana at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri have been released by the police.

City crisis continues…

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday announced that garbage contractors have withdrawn their services over pay and residents are advised not to put their garbage out for collection.

Cops to seek overseas help on bound bodies

Police intend to contact overseas law enforcement agencies in an attempt to determine the identity of the two bound and decomposed bodies which were found on Thursday and Saturday in Corentyne, Berbice, acting Commissioner of Police Henry Greene said yesterday.

New register IDs to cost $235M

Funding in the sum of $235.3 million may be sought to enable photographs of 600,000 registrants to be taken for the production of new identification cards during the house-to-house registration scheduled to start early next month.

Woman died from stab to heart

A post-mortem examination on 45-year-old Kamal Doonwah, who was repeatedly stabbed on Saturday, has revealed that she died as a result of a stab wound to the heart and her husband remains in police custody.