Articles published on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
–three in custody By Heppilena Ferguson A relentless search by relatives of a Linden man who went missing eight days ago, ended on Monday when they discovered his body in a six-inch shallow grave some five miles from where he worked as a logger on the Makouria Trail, Essequibo River.
By Zoisa Fraser Strong winds yesterday morning buffeted the East Coast community of Liliendaal, blowing off zinc sheets from roofs in a brief spell that saw lucky escapes for several residents including an 11-month-old girl.
By Sara Bharrat A 6-year-old child was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday afternoon after she was crushed by a concrete wall which collapsed.
By Shabna Ullah An 18-year-old waitress of Santa Rosa Restaurant & Bar on the Corentyne who was seen drinking with friends at ‘Dust Till Dawn,’ a bar at Port Mourant died after she was apparently gang raped early yesterday morning.
-cites many killings by enforcers The prosecution in the Shaheed Roger Khan drug trial yesterday released a memorandum of law submitted in support of its motion for a pretrial ruling to admit evidence regarding uncharged criminal activity by Khan.
After months of speculation on the sale of Buddy’s International Hotel, the US$12M venture looks set to come under the control of a group of foreign investors, this newspaper understands.
Three bandits made off with $6M in cash and cheques after robbing two accounts clerks attached to a downtown Georgetown store, who were taking the money to a bank yesterday.
By Iana Seales As the investigation into the reported shady dealings at the Customs and Trade Adminis-tration (CTA) continue, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has fired three more employees allegedly tied to the Polar beer scandal.
The National Milling Com-pany’s (NMC) 25 per cent increase on flour and smaller increases on other products from today will last at least four months since the Mill knows the prices it will pay for the next two shipments.
A teenage mini-bus conductor was yesterday granted $50,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on a charge of robbery under arms.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority has recently demonstrated its extreme backwardness in its tax collecting operations by rejecting a cheque for property and income taxes because the taxpayer did not have a Tax Identification Number (TIN).
Amid concerns about this country’s ability to meet Jamaica’s rice needs, Guyana expects to supply approximately 60,000 metric tonnes of the product to Jamaica this year.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has appealed to the media to allow the multi-agency task force to carry out its investigations into the alleged fraud involving the GRA and Fidelity Investment in a professional manner and without bias.
Truck driver remanded again Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs yesterday further remanded the driver involved in the fatal smash-up at Beehive when he appeared at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court.
– Guyana’s rifle shooters added the short range trophy to the long range one won earlier, to be crowned the undisputed champions of Caribbean rifle-shooting The Guyana national rifle shooting team defeated all and sundry at the recently concluded Full Bore Championships held at the Twickenham Park Ranges in Jamaica.
A woman is in police custody following the death of a three-month-old baby girl on whom hot water was allegedly thrown.
Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle sentenced a man to 18 months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the theft of a quantity of steel rods.
Dear Editor, I have to ask the question: How determined are the authorities to capture the local terrorists that have this nation petrified?
Two young men were remanded last Friday when they appeared on joint charges of robbery under arms before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.
Dear Editor, The matter of Ranvanlee Chan, the 10-year-old boy from Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice, who was alleged to have been brutally beaten by members of the Guyana Police Force on January 1, 2008, is not to be put to rest because the administrators connected to this incident have been contacted by me in the hope that little Ranvanlee would be given a chance to overcome his ordeal.
By Calvin Roberts A youthful Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Rugby squad, buoyed by their upset victory over defending champions Jamaica in the first round, is set to engage host Guyana today in their second round clash in the Demlife/Tropical Rhythm-sponsored North American West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) /Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Women’s 15-a-side tournament at the National Park today from 16:00hrs.
Three persons who were directly affected by the February 17 Bartica massacre were yesterday given donations by the Bartica Regatta Committee, according to Region Seven Chairman Holbert Knights.
Dear Editor, As my family mourn the passing of our gardener who touched the lives of all seven of us, I cannot help but note how in our society, obituaries seem reserved for the rich, the powerful and the famous.
Richard Ishmael beats Saints GBTI says Richard Ishmael Secondary School emerged winners when it went up against St Stanislaus Secon-dary at the Inter-Secondary School Impromptu Speech competition for fourth formers held on Tuesday.
By Calvin Roberts Transport Sports Club (TSC) resisted an attempted arrest by Police Sports Club while Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) all had convincing victories when the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Neal and Massy 40-overs-a-side first division competition continued last weekend in Georgetown.
A 55-year-old overseas-based Guyanese was fined $140,000 after he appeared before Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle for attempting to export exotic birds without obtaining the necessary permits.
In recent months there has been much discussion in the regional media about the issue of devising new institutional arrangements for the management of Caricom’s business.
Rain had the final say on the first day of the second three-day trial match organized by the junior selectors of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, yesterday.
By Jimmy Carter Atlanta — The world is witnessing a terrible human rights crime in Gaza, where a million and a half human beings are being imprisoned with almost no access to the outside world by sea, air, or land. An
Dear Editor, Vidyaratha Kissoon wrote about the term ‘napumsak’ in a letter to the newspapers (‘Minister Rohee made no reference to homophobic lyrics’ SN, 1.5.08).
By John Mair in London Conservative Boris Johnson won the London Mayoral Election just last Friday.
