Daily Archive: Monday, October 27, 2008

Articles published on Monday, October 27, 2008

Dead: Roy Ramdass

Corentyne River tragedy

Nurse survives Spent around 36 hours in water One of the two persons who was missing and feared dead following a boat accident which claimed the lives of five around 5:30 pm in the Corentyne River on Friday, turned up alive yesterday morning.

What is the outcome of the probe into the misconduct allegations against Ms Juliet Holder-Allen?

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News’ Friday, October 24 news item, ‘Former Chief Magistrate will be paid,’ may appear to the casual observer as though the state, via the judiciary, will faithfully honour its end of whatever contractual agreement exists between the state and former Chief Magistrate, Ms Juliet Holder-Allen, who resigned in frustration on September 1, after waiting four years for the outcome of what appeared to be an open-ended probe into allegations of work-related misconduct by her.

Eastman decisions ‘Sixhead’ Lewis

– retains  national middleweight title; Frank clinical in disposing of Pompey Former European middleweight champion Howard `Battersea Bomber’ Eastman retained his national middleweight title when he recorded a split decision over Andrew ‘Six head’ Lewis  while overseas-based Guyanese Raul Frank stopped Winston Pompey in the fifth round on the  `Perfect Storm’ fight card held at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, Saturday night.

The Real Coolie Bully

Elton `The Real Coolie Bully’ Dharry appears to either helping Orlan `Pocket Rocket’ up or helping him further into oblivion after sending him to the canvas.

Buoyancy aids

Dear Editor, With reference to the Corentyne River mishap, what Guyanese call life jackets are really buoyancy aids packed with a lightweight water-proof material, most of which are designed to keep only children afloat.

BASKING IN THE MOMENT

BASKING IN THE MOMENT! Former world rater Raul Frank, second from right takes time out to bask in the euphoria of victory with from left Seon Bristol, promoter Odinga Lumumba and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport,  Dr.

HERO OF THE NIGHT! Mark Rose.

All-Star week-end…..

Sweet revenge for Linden By Rawle Toney It was an evening filled with breath-taking moments when the sixth annual Supligen All-Star week-end games commenced Saturday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Clueless?

It is not often that the police get big breaks in sensational murder cases that allow them to make arrests, lay charges and present formidable evidence in the courts.

In the Diaspora

Walter Rodney, October 1968 and the Caribbean Quest for Self Expression and Self Emancipation (This is one of a series of fortnightly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean)By David Hinds October 16 marked the 40th anniversary of the so-called Rodney riots that accompanied the banning from Jamaica of Walter Rodney, the eminent historian, scholar, thinker and revolutionary.