Daily Archive: Monday, February 25, 2008

Articles published on Monday, February 25, 2008

Time for a new approach

(This is one of a series of fortnightly columns from Guy-anese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean) The ringing telephone shattered the stillness of my Sunday morning reverie.

Deliver

President Jagdeo’s declaration on Tuesday at Bartica that the same gang of men was responsible for the Lusignan massacre on January 26 and the February 17 slaughter in the township raises a troubling dilemma which neatly crystallizes the law and order crisis facing the country.

Golden Jaguars, Cuba play to goalless draw

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars held Cuba, the Caribbean’s top football team to a respectable 0-0 draw yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, following a 2-1 win over the Cubans in Linden last Friday which proved that the victory was no fluke.

France/Moore capture mixed doubles title

Colin France and Vida Moore captured the mixed doubles title when they defeated Godfrey Munroe/Jody Ann Blake in the final as the national table tennis championships continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports hall on Friday.

Ali scores emphatic win over Rodrigues

Nicholas Ali defeated Avian Rodrigues in straight sets to claim the under-15 title as the Guyana Badminton Assoc-iation’s (GBA) Mash-ramani singles tournament climaxed on Friday at the Queen’s College courts.

We have failed to act for too long

Dear Editor, Owing to the fact that most Guyanese have a short memory span, and would rather remain in denial and refuse to view the larger picture; we have failed to connect the events of the last few years; unfortunately the actuation of most those events was not by chance but rather the tell signs of things to come.

Bartica massacre

As Barticians sift through the details of the horrific February 17 attack, some are coming to the conclusion that the boat found at St Mary’s might have been set adrift to mislead investigators and they also believe that some of their own aided the gunmen in a number of ways including providing vehicles.

Linden stabber created bloody mayhem

The man who stabbed his former reputed wife and her mother during a fight at their Linden home on Saturday night is still on the run while both women are patients of the Georgetown Public Hospital, after being rushed there from the Mackenzie Hospital.

Exxon likely for offshore drilling next year

Though all arrangements are on track for Exxon’s offshore exploration programme, drilling may not commence until after mid 2009, by which time the seismic work would have been completed, says Petroleum Manager at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Newell Dennison.