Articles published on Monday, September 22, 2008
Berbice businessman had been puzzled by losses Two Berbice security guards who have been stealing from their employer for over a year were yesterday morning caught red-handed when the man acting on a hunch visited his business and found one of them with a haversack filled with items on his way home.
Spiralling child abuse in Guyana has prompted two local non-governmental organisations to join forces to help abused kids and root out the problem.
The badly decomposed body of a male was discovered in the vicinity of the St Phillips church on High and Durban streets around 8 last night.
Prime Minister Sam Hinds has defended the removal of illegal structures around the airport and he has said that the affected Timehri squatters will be “treated in accordance with well established norms of the administration”.
-ex joint services officer With the police working to dismantle the criminal network which supported now dead fugitives Rondell `Fineman’ Rawlins and Jermaine `Skinny’ Charles, an ex-senior security officer is warning that the social conditions that led to their bloody campaign still need to be addressed.
A Kiltairn, Corentyne businessman, his wife and a customer in their shop were on Saturday night robbed of cash and jewellery by four armed men.
An argument between two men ended with one stabbing the other in the left side of his rib cage last night.
Says GuySuCo making too many excuses Amid a start-up fiasco with the new Skeldon sugar factory, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud says that the latest industry output figures are depressing and the excuses being offered by GuySuCo are not good enough.
Dear Editor, Six years ago, I stood with pride and a lot of tears, as I watched my son leave Guyana to take up a scholarship in Cuba to study engineering.
Dear Editor, I note with tremendous excitement and I dare say, some degree of optimism that an inquiry has been launched at City Hall.
Thirty-eight-old Dexter Jimmy Kennedy, who was last seen by his relatives last week Tuesday morning when he was called away from his Two Friends home by a woman, is still missing and relatives are calling for the police to further question the woman who he was last seen with.
Dear Editor, In a lengthy letter (KN, September 15), Dr Leslie Ramsammy, Guyana’s Minister of Health wrote among other things, that “more than 95% of our children are protected against some of the world’s most devastating diseases.
The audited financial accounts for the recently held Carifesta X will be released to the public but it may be a little while before this is done.
– Chantelle Fernandes is Nicolette Fernandes’ kid sister who is hoping to emulate, if not surpass her sister’s squash accomplishments in the sport of field hockey Ever wondered how it feels to have a famous sportsman or woman in your family.
Residents of East Bank Berbice are upset over the condition of the Mara road and a bridge at Heathburn.
Robert Hanoman came out victorious in last Saturday’s Muneshwers Ltd. sponsored Stableford Golf tournament played at the Lusignan Golf Course.
Dear Editor, Haslington community co-operative should have been dissolved after roads, lights and other utilities were installed, something which was completed many years ago.
Young Warriors defeated Colombia Sports Club by 10 wickets in the Guyana Softball League (GSL) organized Memorex Enterprise 15-overs-a-side softball tournament held at the Cullen Sports Club Ground last Sunday.
Dear Editor, This month has been designated Education Month and the theme is ‘Educating the child − a parent/teacher responsibility.’
An 18-year-old man was admitted to the Port Kaituma hospital after he sustained a gunshot wound to his back.
Dear Editor, In 2001, I received a wonderful token from Mr Basil Cuthbert Rodrigues MS, AA, from Moruka, North West District.
Members of the Alliance For Change (AFC) are expected to travel to Moruca, Region One this week to hand over several complete toilet sets to the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) of the Santa Rosa Primary School and also to assess the cost of installing the toilet sets, according to leader of the party, Raphael Trotman.
Hurricane relief for Haiti and Cuba: Defining a response Alissa Trotz is Director of Caribbean Studies at the University of Toronto and editor of the In the Diaspora Column Sunday’s newspapers carried a letter by Christobel Hughes that drew attention to our moral responsibility to assist Cuba and Haiti in the wake of the recent hurricanes that have swept across the region, and called for an organized relief drive that involved the government, opposition, trade unions, private sector and other organizations.
Defending champion Alonzo Greaves, as expected, retained his title when he defeated a strong field to capture 35-lap event for Schoolboys and novices at the sixth annual Laparkan Holdings Limited (LHL) sponsored cycle programme organized by national cycling coach Hassan Mohammed on Saturday around the inner circuit of the National Park.
A swashbuckling century by Marc Singh piloted AINLIM /NMSL to a blowout victory over N&M Security Solutions (NMSS) winning by 127 runs in the Neal and Massy Inter-Company 20-overs-a-side tapeball cricket final played Saturday at Thirst Park ground.
Dear Editor, This is in reply to letters from Robin Williams (‘Majority of US based Guyanese Support Obama’ SN Sep 18) and Vishnu Bisram (‘According to Gallup Clinton …’ SN Sep 16).
By its very nature the offering of a hefty reward by the state for the capture of criminals is an admission of defeat.
Reports made by a Mahaicony Rice Mill employee of a robbery of $1.3M are false, a police press release said yesterday.
These two vehicles collided on Saturday at the corner of Church and New Garden streets.
This week we asked the man/woman in the street about their role in their children’s schoolwork.
