Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Articles published on Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Free-fire zone

Most citizens of this country want to live in safety and they rely on the state and its law enforcement agencies to protect their lives and property.

Goodluck leads after first day shoot

Defending champion Ransford Goodluck has taken the lead and won the first trophy on offer after the opening day of competition in the National Rifle Shooting championships Sunday at the Timehri ranges Goodluck dropped just one point and tallied 135 points with 18 V-bulls out of a possible 135 points and 27 V-bulls.

Isaac Bissoon first-division competition

A double century from Young Warriors all-rounder Paul Wintz, highlighted the final day of the rain-affected third round of matches in the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) Isaac Bissoon first-division competition.

Crandon hits second successive half century

Young Warriors, Blairmont Sports Club, Bermine, Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB), Albion and Port Mourant Cricket Club (PMCC) all registered victories when the second round of matches in the Berbice zone of the Guyana Cricket Board Carib Beer/Pepsi sponsored national first division Twenty/20 cricket competition continued on Thursday in that area.

Don’t blame the PPP/C for the problems in the PNCR

Dear Editor, The internecine warfare over the leadership of the PNCR – 1G continues with Mr Rickford Burke, former special assistant to the former leader and President of Guyana, the late Mr Hugh Desmond Hoyte, appearing to be one of the contenders in his letter in Sunday Stabroek headed ” The PNC is on the brink of irrelevance, I call on Mr.

Power, water woes hit Berbicians hard

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated is hard pressed to convince its thousands of consumers on both sides of the Berbice River that the spate of unscheduled and disruptive power outages over the past month has been due only to maintenance works and mechanical problems as officially stated.

Chief Justice did not discuss Chancellor issue

In a report headlined `Chief Justice says allegations he is pro-Gov’t unjust, factually incorrect’ in last Sunday’s paper Chief Justice Carl Singh is quoted as saying that the non-support of Opposition Leader Robert Corbin for his nomination as Chancellor has weakened his position and that he considers accusations made by the PNCR leader of him as pro-government unjust and factually incorrect.

Greene clarifies torture statement

Acting Commissioner of Police Henry Greene clarified yesterday that he was quoted out of context in the Stabroek News as saying that the police had not tortured the two Buxtonians, Victor Jones and Patrick Summer.

Cops shoot alleged thief in the back

Police yesterday morning in Charlestown shot an alleged thief twice in his back after he and several others reportedly broke into a businessman’s workshop some time between Saturday and yesterday morning and carted away several pieces of mining equipment and other items.

Vendors back at work after fire

Vendors in the lane where a fire, believed to be of electrical origin destroyed four stalls and damaged two others, were yesterday back at work, but were tightlipped on their losses insisting that it made no sense if they lamented such.