Articles published on Sunday, November 9, 2008
One bandit a member of ‘Fineman’ gang, say police One of captured bandits who committed the daring daylight robbery on a GEB security vehicle on Thursday during which a $17.2M GuySuCo payroll was stolen, has been identified as a member of the Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins gang and linked to the February 17 Bartica massacre, the police said yesterday.
Arnold Budhram sentenced to three years probation Arnold Budhram, who had pleaded guilty to laundering money for drug pushers in Guyana, was last Friday sentenced to three years probation with six months of that period being spent at home while he is electronically monitored.
call on human services ministry, GHRA to investigate “All two dem toilets full to the brim and overflowing, nobody can’t use that.
Chairman of the Private Sector Commission Captain Gerald Gouveia has pledged to take the concerns of the Salvation Army’s Drug Rehabilitation Centre “to the highest level.”
– despite opposition boycott Faced with the continuation of parliamentary boycott, the government has still not agreed to a request for the holding of a Private Members sitting of the National Assembly.
Teaching beyond the ordinary run of our lives When we are young, if we are lucky, we meet a person who opens our minds to the infinite possibilities of life in this wondrous world.
There is still no sign of the missing US-registered aircraft, although more than a week has passed since its disappearance.
How is a credit crunch different from a financial crisis? The enormity of the challenges posed by the present financial crisis and credit crunch is starkly revealed in its two most basic aspects, firstly, the enormous toll on the United States’ financial system and secondly, the unprecedented scope of the governmental responses, which have been provoked.
Two gunmen on Friday afternoon held up employees of Toucan Industries on Water Street and later escaped with $500,000.
David – a Goliath of a man David de Caires was very clear on what Business Page was about – the dissemination of financial and economic information and discussion of ideas and issues aimed at enhancing the business culture and environment.
A 41-year-old Bush Lot, Berbice truck driver went missing after he left for a stroll on the East Coast Demerara seawall last month.
The Caribbean and restructuring the global financial system On November 15, the heads of government from the world’s most powerful nations will meet in Washington to discuss how to restructure the global financial system.
David de Caires, December 31, 1937 – November 1, 2008 David Francis de Caires, Executive Chairman of Guyana Publications Inc, and Editor-in-Chief of the Stabroek News, died on November 1, aged 70 years.
David de Caires: a true connoisseur of the arts So jail me quickly, clang the illiterate door If freedom writes no happier alphabet.
Trinidadian Colin Wilson captures fourth stage -Niles takes over leadership position from Greaves Trinidad and Tobago’s Colin Wilson crowned himself in glory right here in Guyana yesterday when he won the fourth stage of the Ministry of Health (MOH)/Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) HIV/AIDS Awareness ‘Riding for Life 2’ from Supenaam to Charity and back to Suddie.
A child of the islands Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now resides in Jamaica.
He will be remembered in myriad ways. As the man who was in the forefront of the drive to restore press freedom to Guyana; as a newspaper publisher who constantly urged his reporters to strive for the highest ideals of journalism; as tireless crusader against those who sought to oppress press freedom; as an intellectual whose vision was way ahead of his time; as a man who believed in a free market economy and as a man who fought for a better future for Guyana through the medium of the press.
Government should maintain a strong consumer protection policy In 1999, United Nations expanded its guidelines for consumer protection.
Preparation was the key IT was a cushy way to pocket a million bucks – or two, or six, or 200, depending on the location of your bank account.
On page 23 of last Sunday’s edition of this newspaper under the caption ‘New volume of the Arts Journal now available’ it was reported that the latest issue of the journal, Volume 4, Nos 1 and 2 offered a comprehensive discussion of the Abolition of the Slave Trade and its consequences for the Caribbean.
Dear Editor, My thanks to Mr Creighton for taking the time to read, ‘In a Boston Night’ and to write on it (‘Arts on Sunday,’ SS 2.11.08).
Dear Editor, Accompanied by officers of the City Constabulary, the City Engineers Department and the Clerk of Markets, I visited the Stabroek Market area on Tuesday and was saddened by the general environment, worsened by complaints from several quarters, all of which point to the congestion of the area outside of the Stabroek Market.
More records tumble on third day It was a day for record breaking swimming performances when the Guyana Swimming Association (GSA) National Swimming Championships continued yesterday at the Castellani Pool on Homestretch Avenue.
A weekly column prepared by Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital By Dr Suhel Kotwal, MS Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep in the body.
By Rawle Toney Linden’s top eight basketball clubs will vie for championships honours from this evening when the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) bounces off its senior Club Championship at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hardcourt.
Dear Editor,When Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic, he discovered the West Indies.
David de Caires was a lover of the ancient game Mr de Caires has died and we in the local chess fraternity are saddened at his passing.
Dear Editor, The headline ‘Xmas should be bright’ in the November 1 edition of the Stabroek News was indeed a deceiving one.
Let your imagination rule your pocket Here’s a bit of Keats for you: “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.”
The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) cricketers benefited from home turf advantage to maul a hapless Guyana Defence Force (GDF) team in the Pepsi Cup, limited overs first division competition yesterday.
A champion will be crowned tonight A new champion will be crowned tonight when the four top teams in the Fruta Conquerors organized 2008 Namilco Football Festival Knockout competition go head to head in what is expected to be two nail-biting showdowns at the Providence National Stadium.
The government did not show itself to best advantage in the parliamentary debate a week last Monday, and Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud in particular did nothing to advance his political reputation.
Dear Editor, It is with deep regret that we at the Centre for Communication Studies (CCS) at the University of Guyana learned of the passing of David de Caires.
Continued We said last week that, in addition to a few other infectious agents, two virus groups are primarily involved in this Respi-ratory Disease Complex that affects cats.
