Daily Archive: Monday, March 31, 2008

The Obama versus Clinton race Photographs and interviews by Zoisa Fraser and Sarah Bharrat What do you think about the Barack Obama/Hilary Clinton US presidential candidate race?

-lament unfulfilled promises By Nigel Williams Some relatives of the victims of the Lusignan Massacre and residents of the community say they are yet to see several promises made by the government fulfilled and they feel no safer today than on the morning of January 26.

A fire, believed to have been started by one of the occupants, who is reportedly of unsound mind, destroyed a home at Friendship, East Bank Demerara yesterday afternoon.

-proposes greater powers for regions Former St. Vincent Prime Minister, Sir James Mitchell says racial tensions here cry out for redress and urged a distribution of power away from the centre.

The Windward Islands, on the backs of half centuries from Darren Sammy, Devon Smith and Miles Bascombe, closed the second day in a strong position of 267-3 replying to Guyana’s 396 in their final round match of the Carib Beer Cup competition at the National Stadium, Providence, yesterday.

-victim had been told to go to Laing Avenue As fear continues to grip 18-year-old Anika Barton who narrowly escaped death just over a week ago when her father was gunned down on Laing Avenue, her relatives say that three recent developments clearly show that her life is in danger.

Odel Persaud emerged best junior lifter at the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) National Novices championships staged yesterday at the National Gymnasium.

By Donald Duff Former World Boxing Council (WBC) Cruiserweight champion Wayne `Big Truck’ on Saturday night survived a first round knockdown to score a technical knockout (TKO) over the previously unbeaten Yoan Pablo Hernandez in their cruiserweight fight at the Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Tucked away at the end of a dirt path, the sign proclaims ‘Success Market Complex’ but children as young as four years old enter the building practically every day equipped with their little lunch bags and notebooks.

The Good Shepherd Academy of Bullet Wood Street, Mackenzie, Linden has received assistance from Banks DIH Limited for the completion of an Early Learning Centre in the mining town.

By Kiev Chesney The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) Bryden’s second-division league continued to heat up last Saturday night as the Pepsi Sonics thrashed Eagles 70-34 to remain unbeaten.

Dear Editor, I hope that the President, his Cabinet, our Parliamentarians, Heads of our Security Forces and all responsible citizens interested in security, the integrity and ultimately the peace of this country would take seriously the letter by one Mark Bynoe headlined, “Until the security forces are perceived to deal with all criminal activities in an even-handed manner all plans will come to naught” (08.03.27).

Dear Editor, You printed my letter on the flooding but changed the headline.

Sugar workers of Bath Settlement downed tools early on Saturday morning in protest at a water shortage that has been plaguing them for almost two weeks and called for the return of the service by the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund Com-mittee (SILWFC).

By Kiev Chesney The cooperative efforts of Warriors’ Jason–Ray Khalil, Ashley Khalil, Ashley deGroot, Ryan Da Silva and Gisele Fernandes proved successful as the team overcame fierce competition to be crowned champions of the 2008 Smalta squash team tournament which concluded yesterday at the Georgetown Club’s courts.

The Ministry of Agriculture through the New Guyana Marketing Corporation is implementing a new farmers’ initiative called ‘Grow More’ to meet the market demands for local agricultural produce.

Dear Editor, I read Frank Fyffe’s complaint about Damon Avenue in Linden being neglected and I have a question to ask.

– Bishop opts out to play Mayor’s Cup Guyana’s Futsal Football squad is due to leave tomorrow for Trinidad and Tobago for the rescheduled Caribbean Football Union (CFU) six-nation Futsal Football which opens Thursday in the twin-island republic.

Three bandits with guns yesterday robbed a Chinese businessman and two friends of a gun and $300,000 at the man’s Soesdyke restaurant before escaping.

With the staging of the 13th annual Caribbean Table Tennis Federation (CTTF) Junior and Cadet Champion-ships fast approaching, the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has planned an umpires’ seminar/ workshop to bring prospective umpires up to date with the rules governing the sport.

Dear Editor, My colleague who is a pre-eminent member of a very visible local NGO was boasting of his attendance at the Office of the President, as one of the invited Stakeholders to the Consultation held some weeks ago on national security.

With improved weather conditions the Coca Cola Masters Football tournament sponsored by Banks DIH will resume tomorrow with four matches at the Thirst Park ground.

Dear Editor, Civil society occupies a critical space/ function/ responsibility within the relationship between the State and the People.

A Pomeroon man is battling for his life at the Georgetown Hospital after being stabbed several times about his body during a fight at a mining camp at Kumaka in the North West District on Saturday night.

Security officials at the Omai Mine site, Essequibo on Saturday evening shot a man on his wrist during a raid on the company’s concession.

By Shabna Ullah As had been feared by some, the picturesque old NA Hospital building is being vandalized and some persons are using it as a hideout.

Dear Editor, As the President and major shareholder of Agri-Solutions Technologies Inc (AST), I am writing with significant and grave concern regarding a number of erroneous and malicious comments uttered in the media on the state of our operations at the Wauna Oil Palm Estate in Region 1.

On May 27, 2005, Customs House was rocked by a $10.3M robbery.