Daily Archive: Saturday, May 3, 2008

The head of a man thought to be that of Farouk Kalamadeen has been found in Georgetown.

Sharma ban flayed by UN expert A United Nations (UN) rapporteur in marking World Press Freedom day today has cited the four-month ban on CNS Channel Six as an example of a disproportionate sanction.

The cause of death of businessman Farouk Kalamadeen was given by a pathologist as possible decapitation and a late police decision to perform the post–mortem examination disrupted yesterday’s planned funeral.

Promoters of the Linden Town Day show on tomorrow have come out in support of the recent ban on Jamaican artistes Bounty Killer and Mavado and have given assurances to Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee that the event will be incident free.

By Sara Bharrat A well-known 52-year-old Goedverwagting businessman died early yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) following an accident on Thursday night on the Vryheid’s Lust Public Road, East Coast Demerara.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) says that machinations are afoot to entrench division among the local media corps, observing that the country’s political directorate continues to leverage influence in what some journalists print and broadcast.

Government has said there is still much more to be done in terms of regulation of the local media and the way forward resides in arriving at a political consensus and it also hinted that the end of the radio monopoly may be nigh.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce has decided not to institute a ban on the importation of used tyres, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.

There is widespread opposition to the VAT resulting in the government taking a severe beating in popularity according to the findings of an opinion survey conducted by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) last week.

The Suriname government is considering the introduction of a rice export quota in a bid to prevent a possible shortage of local supplies of the country’s main staple, a government official there disclosed on Monday, a Caribbean Net News Suriname correspondent reported.

Dear Editor, I am very happy that the government is now taking a stand against corruption by public officers.

By Iana Seales Andrew Harris is about to break into the local designing circles with a casual male line and according to him, it will be an entrance worth witnessing.

Hair, nails and gossip One way to keep abreast of all the juicy gossip around town is to make regular trips to the hair salon.

The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) says around 10,000 persons attended its mela at the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground last Sunday and in keeping with an annual tradition it honoured an Essequibian agriculturalist.

Dear Editor, At a consultative meeting held at the Leonora Government School with Dr Ashni Singh on the food crisis, because the doctor belonged to the cabinet, I seized the opportunity to air my concern about the status of the Leonora Park cricket ground.

McRae wraps up golden hat-trick By Keiv Chesney Niall Roberts overcame severe ant bites to anchor the male relay team  to an emphatic victory in the 4x50m freestyle in the last event of the  Inter-Guiana swimming Championships last night at the Parima pool in  Suriname.

Dear Editor Freddie Kissoon is beginning to lack objectivity and seems to have no care about spinning wild speculations.

La Nina conditions have weakened considerably over the past two months and the effects will not be as strong in the upcoming months, Acting Chief Hydro-meteorological Officer Bhaleka Seulall says.

What to cook?  By Cynthia Nelson Hi Everyone, All of us who cook, appreciate, understand and empathize when a fellow cook says, “I don’t know what to cook,” or “What am I going to cook today?”

Dear Editor, On hearing about the demise of Mr Farouk Kalamadeen I visited your website hoping to get some details (at 14:06 Wednesday April 30, 2008) as to what unfolded that morning, but there was nothing of the sort.

-case adjourned to July 22 Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday set July 22 as the date for the continuation of the trial into the US$2 million GuyFlag insurance scam, stressing that the court cannot continue adjourning the matter while it awaits word from the DPP on the appointment of a special prosecutor.

Ransford Goodluck ended as the top West Indian shooter at the West Indies Fullbore Individual Shooting Championship after three days of competition that featured shooters from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Guyana, Jamaica, London & Middlesex Rifle Association and Trinidad & Tobago at Twickenham Rifle Ranges in Jamaica.

–Luncheon Cabinet is concerned about meeting this year’s timetable for the holding of local government elections, given the pace of registration and the issue may be taken to Parliament, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, said on Wednesday.

 The Guyana national under 20 football team is scheduled to clash with  French Guiana 4pm today at the Andre Kamper Veen AK Stadium in their  first encounter of the 2008 Inter-Guiana Games.

Under the bling and the moves he’s just a 13-year-old boy with talent… Jamaican QQ may have the right dance moves and his music might be more mature than his thirteen years of age, but certain restrictions are still in place for the young singer as far as dating and girls go.

Dear Editor, The entire 263 network which covers areas such as La Grange, Canal and Mocha stopped working last Thursday.

At the Skeldon Sugar Modernization Project (SSMP) the boilers and the turbo-alternators, the key components in the co-generation aspect of the project, have now been synchronized with the diesel generators. 

Attorney Sanjeev Datadin has been appointed special prosecutor in the advocating of a terrorist act charge against Oliver Hinckson who was once again remanded to prison after Datadin was granted an adjournment to get acquainted with the files and the witnesses in the matter.

A month long exhibition of new paintings by artist Derrick Callendar opened at the National Gallery of Art Castellani House on Tuesday with a classical guitar and jazz rock recital done by the artist and his friends.

A 34-year-old man who allegedly broke and entered a store and carted off underwear and other items valued together $605,417 was yesterday taken before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Home advantage proved worthless  to Lusignan  Sports Club ( LSC)  as they succumbed to Enterprise Cricket Club (ECC) in the final of the President’s Cup first division, 40-over cricket competition at the Lusignan  Community Centre ground, East Coast Demerara, on Thursday.

Dear Editor, May Day 2008, was a disgrace for the founder of the first Trade Union Movement in Guyana.

Cabinet on Tuesday gave its no-objection to three contracts including one worth $75.5M for the procurement of exercise books.

A 17-year-old was remanded when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Dear Editor, Over the last few weeks, the world has witnessed a massive aggressive movement by ordinary people in developing countries in response to the global food crisis.

– Neal and Massy tapeball tourney The Neal and Massy Inter-Company 15-overs-a-side tapeball tournament continues today with four matches at the Guyana Softball Cricket Association ground, Carifesta Avenue with the first game billed to start at 09:00 hours.

Amerindian communities along the Berbice River bank will now benefit from a $22.2M community boat instead of the two boats that had been originally envisaged. 

With just one week left before the staging of this year’s Mother and Daughter pageant at the National Cultural Centre, the contestants are undergoing vigorous training and they are excited about the big night.

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard. –

Another exciting day of golf is anticipated in the Vish Trading sponsored Medal Play Golf tournament today at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes freed Carl Swinauth in the High Court last week after a jury found him not guilty of killing another man with a cricket bat back following a row back in 2004.

-Persaud Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud has said that there is no justification for Jamaica’s call for a suspension of the Common External Tariff (CET) on rice since Guyana can supply the island nation’s average consumption needs.

Dear Editor, It is possible to govern unjustly and illegitimately and get away with it – for a while.

Tonight the Starlite Drive In cinema will come alive with the last lap of what has been described as a three-night ‘chutney fire storm’; a series of concerts put together by Taj Entertainment and a number of other promoters.