Daily Archive: Saturday, November 1, 2008

Articles published on Saturday, November 1, 2008

Culture Box

Sari intrigueThere is something intriguing about a sari that no woman, no matter her religious persuasions, can ever really deny particularly after feasting her eyes on what has been the traditional garb of Indian women for ages.

Rum shop murder

Duo jailed for 12 yearsTwo men who were indicted for murder were yesterday sentenced to 12 years each after a jury convicted them on the lesser count of manslaughter.

The government has not only blocked an independent investigation into torture allegations but has redefined ‘torture’

Dear Editor, For anyone who ever had a sliver of doubt as to whether the Government of Guyana sanctions and condones the torture of its citizens, all doubts have been erased with the government’s vote to block the combined opposition’s motion in parliament which sought to set up an independent investigation into allegations of torture against members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Boys run amok

Teen charged with attempted murderActing Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Thursday granted bail to five teenage boys accused of assaulting each other and one who attempted to murder another boy when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

De Jonge entertained before rain has final say

Maxie De Jonge played an entertaining innings of 53 for those gathered, before the clouds opened up and the rain had the final say, bringing a premature end to the third and final day’s play in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Presidents Cup competition between the Rohan Kanhai Strikers and the Lance Gibbs Tigers.

Albert Smith

DCB responds to Smith

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has responded to the rebuttal made by acting chairman of the national selection panel and national coach Albert Smith, by asking Smith to explain where and when their chairman of selectors were invited to the selection meeting.

Joseph on at the Theatre Guild

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, will see its third staging tonight and tomorrow night at the Theatre Guild Playhouse, Parade Street, Kingston.

Capitalism is the only viable economic avenue

Dear Editor, The global financial crisis has its origins in the critical shortcomings of the capitalist system, namely the absence of guarantees by governments to monitor greed and corruption in the private sector; governments’ lack of enforcement of practical and correctly balanced regulatory interventions; and lastly, the sheer extent of government spending, even with legislative oversight.