Articles published on Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Relatives remain in limbo Partial results of the DNA samples taken from relatives of the slain Lindo Creek miners by Jamaican forensic experts has confirmed that at least one of the men died at the location, according to acting Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene.
-Caricom urges Obama At a historic gathering in Cuba, Caricom leaders yesterday called for the lifting of a decades-old US economic embargo on Havana, piling early pressure on President-elect Barack Obama.
US authorities yesterday issued an arrest warrant for drug accused Guyanese, Ghalee Khan after he failed to appear in a New York court for his arraignment.
Alarmed by what it said was an increase in incidents of torture by the Disciplined Services during 2007-08, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) passed a resolution at its AGM on Saturday condemning this practice.
Brazil company providing funds The Rupununi River Bridge near Katoonarib, which collapsed under the weight of an excavator earlier this year, will be repaired as soon as the weather permits, says Region Nine Chairman, Clarindo Lucas.
Local material lasted only six months At 30, critical parts sag or are worn out and for some there is a feeling of trepidation when traversing it.
In just over a year, little known timber business Trade-Linc has crept up on the competition and grown into a key exporter of tropical hardwood products, accessing key markets locally and also in North America, Europe and Cuba.
A committee to look at the current rice marketing situation and to make recommendations has been formed and Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud has urged rice millers and exporters to be more expeditious in their payment to farmers.
Participants at a ‘Forum for Men’ last Thursday were urged to aggressively pursue initiatives that will stamp out gender-based violence in the Guyanese society.
‘Narcotics violation’ deportee now heads reintegration agency Donna Snagg committed a “narcotics violation” in the United States, the country she had called home for 20 years, and was deported back to Guyana where she had to overcome deprivation and despair.
Berbice Land Court Judge, Kumar Doraisami has filed a $50M lawsuit against rice farmer, Manzoor Ally-Khan whom he alleges defamed his character by filing private criminal charges of attempted murder against him.
Moco Moco raises birth certificates Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai recently hosted an outreach exercise in Region Nine in order to address residents’ concerns and inform them of development resources allocated to them.
A fight over a cellular phone, which involved the use of ice picks, has landed two inmates of the Camp Street penitentiary in hospital; one is in a serious condition.
A 39-year-old man was stabbed by a brother after he told him to leave the home following the older man’s threat to cut their mother’s throat.
More rain is expected during the course of this week with cloudy to overcast conditions and showers likely to prevail particularly during the early morning hours along the coast, the Ministry of Agriculture says.
The education and agriculture ministries in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture recently hosted the second secondary schools hydroponics contest.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds says traditional activities in the Rupununi like ranching, livestock and pasture development still have the potential to be further developed along with other areas such as aquaculture.
Murdered National Front Alliance (NFA) deputy leader Fiesal Ali was cremated on Saturday.
Dear Editor, Permit me to comment on the PNCR’s call for me to resign from GECOM and related matters in the aftermath of my resignation from the Joint Task Force On Local Government Reform (JTFOLGR).
Guyana’s first professional bodybuilder Hugh Ross continued to keep the Golden Arrowhead fluttering proudly when he copped second place from 41 competitors at the Musclemania World Championships held at the Golden Nugget Resort Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dear Editor, I am shocked to learn that GT&T is moving to degrade internet access or signals through the VOIP communication online-channels.
Dear Editor, Please be advised that the Bartica Regatta Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr Holbert Knights, wishes to correct an erroneous statement in relation to the recently held Designer’s Quest in Bartica.
– says Roderick Lovell Georgetown Cricket Association’s representative on the Demerara Cricket Board selection panel Roderick Lovell yesterday denied lobbying for players to be excluded from the Demerara team for the recent Twenty20 Inter-county competition.
Dear Editor, It was with disgust that I read of Mr Corbin’s utterances on Mr Vincent Alexander’s resignation from the Local Government Task Force (SN 7.12.08).
Checkmate One of the problems affecting sport locally is the way national associations, tasked with the responsibility of overseeing their sport function.
The Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) through its Special Events Committee (SEC) on Thursday last launched its All Time XI at an impressive ceremony held at its New Amsterdam office with regional record holder Mahendra Nagamootoo finding a place on the team.
Dear Editor,In KN of December 7, a columnist wrote a response to the letter I wrote in last Wednesday’s SN entitled, ‘Why are adults lying to their children about Santa Claus?’
Dear Editor, I wish to express congratulations to the PNCR and its membership for again holding a most successful General Council meeting on Saturday, November 6, 2008.
RHTWSB are Berbice champions The Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) cricket team defeated Albion Sports Club (ASC) by 16 runs to crown themselves Berbice champions, when the final of that County’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) /Gafoors first division 20/20 competition was played at the Port Mourant Community Centre ground last Sunday.
The jointly-sponsored Ministry of Education/ National Sports Commission/ Guyana Cricket Board/ Guyana Teachers Association Inter-Secondary Schools Under-15 40 overs-a side cricket competition continued recently with matches in Districts Six and 15 in Berbice.
Dear Editor,Your lead story about the leadership turmoil in the PNCR makes interesting reading ‘Corbin should step down, McAllister says’ Sunday Stabroek 7.12.08).
Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana boasts with much fanfare, of Guyana’s return to democracy and a free market capitalist economy (they suffer from total amnesia about President Desmond Hoyte’s successful ERP) but are absolutely unwilling to free up sections of the market which they cannot control.
Alpha looking to hammer its way to second title – wary of Bakewell Topp XX and Sunburst Camptown By Rawle Toney Known as the ‘Hammer’, defending champions Alpha United are aiming for back-to-back titles when the 19th annual Kashif and Shanghai football tournament kicks off this week-end in Linden.
Community policing is a public good. It has the potential to contribute measurably to human security and public safety.
By Eion Jardine Out of London’s drab docklands, emerged a dusky boxer with a Joe Louis punch who was to make British Ring History and embroil the Empire in a bitter controversy over colour.
Dear Editor, I’ve raised the question of dual citizenship and giving the same rights to the diaspora before Peter Ramsaroop or Khemraj Ramjattan or Sheila Holder addressed the issue.
