Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 5, 2008

A Venezuelan man was yesterday charged with the attempted murder of a Corentyne hotelier in a bizarre attack that eventually led to the death of a fellow countryman.

Two suspects have been taken into custody following the identification of the badly burnt body that was found close to the Number 63 Beach on July 21 with what appeared to be bullet wounds to his head.

A convicted prisoner who along with other inmates were playing steel pan at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri on Saturday managed to escape and was only discovered missing when prison officers were preparing to take the group back to the Camp Street prison that night.

A convicted prisoner who was working in the piggery at  Sibley Hall Prison, Mazaruni  drowned during a swimming mishap in the Mazaruni River yesterday at about 9:30 am, the Guyana Prison Service said in a press release last evening.

Former Central Committee Member of the PPP, Harry Narine Nawbatt says he did not seek re-election to the Central Committee (CC) of the party at the just concluded 29th Congress of the party.

A 30-year-old man, who is alleged to have been one of three men who robbed a fuel truck leaving the Aroaima bauxite camp on Wednesday night, died after a barrel of fuel fell on his head.

The 35-year-old Cottage, Mahaicony labourer who was chopped on his head by his neighbour who later hanged himself, succumbed to his injuries around 5 pm on Monday afternoon while still in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Hospital.

-husband in custody The death of a 41-year-old Tuschen woman on Sunday is currently being investigated by the police, a press release said last evening.

Police have taken the driver of the Route 63 (Georgetown to Moleson Creek) minibus that was involved in Saturday evening’s hit-and-run fatality into custody to assist with investigations.

Dear Editor, The report on the substantive malfunctioning of the administrative and financial management systems of the Mayor and City Council – the oldest municipality in the nation – is a further reflection of the ineffectual management of the overall local government system.

A field of marijuana was found in the Eccles Backdam, East Bank Demerara during a Joint Services Operation conducted in the area on Sunday afternoon.

Twenty-one-year-old Natasha Vieira, who died in the Female Observation Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was attacked by another patient, died as a result of manual strangulation and haemorrhage to the head caused by blunt trauma, according to her mother.

Dear Editor, Many of us have heard the saying, ‘Bear yo’ chafe like Banwahree.’

Dear Editor, As noted by Ms Abina Hamilton (‘Annai students performed well in art competitions,’ SN 29.7.08) , there is an abundance of talent in Annai and Region 9 as a whole.

The Guyana Citizen’s Initiative (GCI) has written to the Minister of Local Government Kellawan Lall raising concerns about the functioning of a site at Lusignan as a landfill and making recommendations for its proper operation.

Dear Editor, As we contemplate the celebration of Carifesta we should reflect on the value of great literature in our system of education today.

The .32 magnum revolver that was found in the possession of Sheldon Gorrick on July 28 was discovered to be licensed to a Bartica resident who was robbed in February during the Bartica massacre.

Dear Editor, Every time I hear the advertisement ‘Carifesta is coming, Guyana is hosting, the world is watching,’ I get the impression I/we are being laughed at.

The teenager who died following a suspected gang-rape at Port Mourant, Corentyne would have celebrated her 18th birthday on July 28 and her mother is anguished that her killers are still on the loose three months later.

-rushes to defence of his general secretary President of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Troy Mendonca rushed to the defence of his general secretary Marlon Cole yesterday amidst insinuations that the outspoken Cole could be expelled from the general council of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for requesting that embattled GFF president Colin Klass resign from the post.

Wakenaam island at the mouth of the Essequibo River, with a population of over 5,000 people who depend primarily on farming, is an area that can be harnessed for agro-tourism,  Minister of Tourism, Industry and Com-merce Manniram Prashad says.

Dear Editor, With reference to the just finished PPP Congress, I think it is important that matters which can undermine the party be dealt with early.

A Venezuelan man was yesterday charged with the attempted murder of a Corentyne hotelier in a bizarre attack that eventually led to the death of a fellow countryman.

Corentyne Coast residents were treated to a libation ceremony, candlelight vigil and other activities as African-Guyanese hosted a number of pre-Emancipation events from Limlair to Kildonan to honour their enslaved forebears.

By Calvin Roberts Former national under-19 captain Andre Percival’s four wickets and Renwick Batson’s  37 helped Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) ease past Trinidad and Tobago’s Papamen’s Kitchen Comets by eight wickets when the two teams met at the Area ‘H’ ground, Rose Hall yesterday in a 40-overs-a-side encounter.

Dear Editor, When I was accused by an associate, who once provided me with pictures for the PPP’s 1992 and 1997 elections campaigns, that the PPP had bought me because I had commented on the Moseley ban, I was so upset I called Kit Nascimento, the one person who knows me better than anyone, apart from my family, and asked him if he thinks that I am purchasable.

Privatisation proceeds totalled $24 billion between 1994 and this year, last week’s seminar put on by the government was told.

-Team to CAC Championships in Bahamas will be selected after By Ravendra Kishore Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday joined hands with the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) to launch the 2008 national championships.

Dear Editor, Permit me to comment on what I see as six highlights reported by your newspaper of the report by PPP General Secretary, Donald Ramotar on the first day of his party’s Congress (Sunday Stabroek 3.8.08).

A Brazilian couple was placed on a total of $175,000 bail after they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on forgery charges regarding a Guyana immigration stamp.

Dear Editor, Guyanese are making enormous contributions to the many places where they are settled.

Two men and a woman were placed on $80,000 bail each after they faced Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on charges relating to forgery of divorce documents.

Residents of several Berbice River communities say the lack of employment and educational opportunities is the impetus behind migration to New Amsterdam, Georgetown and overseas and if changes aren’t made soon the communities will soon be abandoned.

By Ravendra Kishore Stephanie Fraser is a household name in Guyana among the followers of sport and the name Nicholas Fraser is fast becoming one.The

Dear Editor, Every now and again people gratuitously mount unwarranted attacks on Islam, generally premised on ignorance of the structure of revealed religion and quoting a person or two whose blasphemic views coincide with theirs.

Citizens of Canada, the UK or the USA who plan to pay a visit to Guyana soon can do themselves a favour by reading the travel advisories posted by the Georgetown diplomatic missions of their countries of origin.

NEW YORK – Over the past decade, the ranks of the unemployed have swollen to close to 190 million worldwide.

Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Registrar Dr Didacus Jules on Friday paid a courtesy call on President Bharrat Jagdeo where discussions centred on CXC’s role and changing the perception of the exams.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle last week sentenced a handyman, who stole a digital camera worth $100,000 from his employer, to two years imprisonment when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The National Park tarmac was the scene of a mauling as Guyana’s All Sports select U-15 squad went down to the Trinidadian squad by 103 runs on Sunday.