Articles published on Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Topp XX, Pele win on opening night By Rawle Toney Five-time champions Bakewell Topp XX successfully began their quest to win a sixth Kashif and Shanghai title while city team Pele got on course for their first title when the 19th edition of the tournament opened Sunday last in Linden.
– relatives believe murder was planned A 25-year-old woman died after she was stabbed several times early yesterday morning when four men invaded her West Ruimveldt home.
Photos by Sara Bharrat Flood waters have risen in several villages along the East Coast Demerara (ECD) following heavy showers on Sunday night and early yesterday morning.
Of the six murders that occurred over the ten-day period between November 30 and December 9, only one was an open-and-shut case and the alleged assailant has been charged.
Police have launched an investigation into how the licensed firearm holder was allowed into the VIP lounge of the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport, Timehri, while being in possession of nine rounds of ammunition, Minister of Transport Robeson Benn said yesterday.
– water distributed on East Coast Amidst the heavy rain of the past several days, Head of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Major General (ret) Michael Atherly says that the agency is ready and in an “alert phase”.
Residents in flood affected areas are advised to boil all water used for drinking and food preparation purposes as a precautionary measure since the tap water can be contaminated.
Lashing waves during yesterday morning’s high tide caused the guidance strip of a koker at La Jalousie, West Coast Demerara to give way.
Bandits who broke into the Blue Ridge Wireless at Main and New Streets, New Amsterdam may be talking a lot this Christmas since they carted off over 60 cell phones worth over $700,000 on Sunday night.
The Ministry of Culture is aggressively trying to get more small businesses involved in next year’s Mashramani celebration, and is seeking the help of local designers to do this.
Bus stops have been demarcated along two main thoroughfares to help bring order to the flow of traffic in keeping with a new plan for Georgetown.
A 26-year-old US resident was last night rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after being shot in the leg during a robbery.
– will enforce anti-littering law The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is appealing to members of the public to dispose of their waste appropriately and to desist from littering as the improper disposal of garbage is contributing to flooding in some areas as it ends up in rivers, canals and drains and also pollutes the water supply.
A 41-year-old woman of Lot 36 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam had her left leg severed by a speeding motorcycle around 2 pm on Sunday.
A shotgun was discovered at the Ebini boat landing on Sunday morning and so far no one has been arrested.
– had resisted bandits A vendor was shot and robbed on Sunday by two gunmen who had confronted him moments after he had exited his car at the Plaisance/Sparendaam market.
A D’Eward Village, West Coast Berbice man who stopped a car yesterday believing it was a taxi, was robbed at gunpoint of his jewellery and cash by the three occupants inside.
The University of Guyana Berbice campus library brought smiles to some of the less fortunate children of Corriverton Primary School at Corentyne when it distributed gifts last week.
The Mayor and City Council said it is profoundly shocked and saddened at the passing of Councillor Allan Chin JP, COA.
Dear Editor,For interested persons, who have access to the National Geographic Magazine, there is a very topical article on a tropical forest in the November issue, 2008 on pages 46 to 63.
Dear Editor,Among the many ills that have emerged in our society in recent times, is the scourge of violence against women.
A landlady who allegedly broke and entered her tenant’s home and robbed her of a gold chain among other items was granted bail yesterday when she appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court.
The health ministry urges private hospitals to promote voluntary blood donation even as it continues to make progress in recruiting more donors.
Dear Editor, On November 26, 2008, Stabroek News published an article entitled ‘Bosai and govt sign pact for alumina plant.’
An 18-year-old Meadowbrook resident who allegedly attempted to murder another man was granted $300,000 bail yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
A 20-year-old man who allegedly robbed two persons of a quantity of cash among other items by using a gun and then a cutlass was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Dear Editor, Despite a disappointing, disquieting and scary year for Guyanese many are now in a restless search to find the perfect gifts to give to the kids, the spouse, and very dear relatives and friends.
– “promoter went past contracted time” – Sports Hall Manager ‘To be the best, you have to beat the best’ But that maxim could not become a reality for either Dyna Ravens or Courts Pacesetters basketball clubs as the long-anticipated grudge-match between them which was scheduled for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) Saturday night did not bounce off leaving several fans dejected.
Linden community deserves better, says Kashif Muhammad Co-director of the Kashif and Shanghai organization, Kashif Muhammad says the decision to relocate the finals of the annual tournament was to send a message that the Linden community which has contributed much to Guyana’s development deserves better.
Dear Editor, With reference to Mr Rickford Burke’s letter ‘CGID condemns the removal of James McAllister,’ SN December 8, I am really startled that Mr Burke, a one-time personal assistant to Mr Desmond Hoyte, has not listened to the other side and worse yet, has not reflected his intimate knowledge of the internal politics of the Peoples National Congress (PNC).
In DUNEDIN Jerome Taylor’s exceptional hundred in the first Test here Sunday has set standards for all aspiring West Indies’ bowlers to follow.
Dear Editor, Now that the rainy season is here again, the plastic containers that were dumped on the roadways, thrown in the drains and trenches, pitched from passing vehicles, are now floating and blocking our drains and canals in the city and countryside.
Dear Editor, I read with interest the call by Antigua and Barbuda’s Opposition Leader Steadroy Benjamin, calling on the government in his country to take crime fighting to schools (SN December 12).
President of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Trevor Rose has expressed his disappointment at the way the sport is being treated and has called on the relevant authorities to look into this matter.
Dear Editor, At the risk of Mr Bisram becoming my pen pal, I thought I should respond to his letter published on Friday December 5, 2008, captioned ‘Not rooted in the colonial past.’
-records most test half centuries by a West Indian Guyana and West Indies middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is likely to have fond memories of Dunedin, New Zealand.
The story had all the ingredients of a great murder mystery − affidavits; bribery; confessions; death squads; executions; a foreign embassy; illegal guns; hit lists; mobile telephone records; political parties; rogue policemen; torture chambers; video tapes and more.
Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in SN on December 5 by Mr Vishnu Bisram in answer to Ms Dawn Holder’s offering.
by David Hale (David Hale is Chairman of David Hale Global Econ-omics and a long-time analyst of China’s economic reform process.GENEVA
Businessmen Clifford Reis and Courtney Benn were both honoured by the Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association (GWRKA) at a simple ceremony held at the Banks DIH Sports Club last Saturday.
