Daily Archive: Thursday, January 22, 2009

Articles published on Thursday, January 22, 2009

Customs employees foiled key checks

-polar beer scam report finds Two customs employees implicated in the multi-million polar beer scam with Fidelity Investments flouted procedures and bypassed key checks in the system without raising any red flags, but a few suspect records and testimony from an employee helped unravel the scheme.

Members of Ayube Hamid’s family at yesterday’s last rites.

Ayube Hamid laid to rest

Veteran broadcaster Ayube Hamid Khan known as Ayube Hamid passed away yesterday morning at his Hadfield Street home and was laid to rest in the afternoon after a Muslim ceremony.

Barack Obama

President congratulates Obama

President Bharrat Jagdeo dispatched a congratulatory message to newly sworn in US President Barack Obama yesterday hailing his historic inauguration, and pledging to work with his administration on a platform of cooperation.

No court appearances yet over stolen transformers

-probe now a ‘bit wider,’ says senior cop No one has yet appeared before the court in connection with the Guyana Power & Light’s (GPL) stolen transformers, one of which was found installed at a new mall, because the investigation has gotten a “bit wider”, a senior police officer said yesterday.

May the positive change in attitude sweep the world

Dear Editor, The ascension of Barack Hussein Obama to the presidency of the United States of America now means that any properly qualified American can become president of that nation − and I stress, any, and I stress, qualified, including the American-born children of Guyanese migrants, for they now live in a country that has started to live out the true meaning of its creed, “All men are created equal…”  a nation where their children will be “judged by the content of their character, not by the colour of their skin.”

Marlon Greene

Two accused of stealing gun

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday remanded a 20-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy after they were accused of stealing a loaded gun, when they appeared before her in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Dr Ruben Del Prado

No need to revive support group for persons with HIV

-UNAIDS Country Co-ordinator says networking helping The Guyana Network of People Living with and affected by HIV (G+), which was established some 12 years ago but had to close its doors last year because of various problems, will cease to exist as there is no real “need” for it, UNAIDS Country Representative to Guyana and Suriname, Dr Ruben Del Prado says.

Jerome Taylor

History This Week

The recent West Indies Test Series in New Zealand: Jerome Taylor’s remarkable century By Winston McGowan The recent West Indies Test series in New Zealand witnessed several outstanding performances by the visitors.

Chetram Singh

Sars, Chandi out of Leewards clash

While many cricket fans were probably hoping that the new Caribbean whipping boys, Guyana, would have benefited from their three test players in the fourth round of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) sponsored regional four-day tournament this will not be so.

Violent ‘democracy’

There should hardly be any surprise that the lead-up to the February referendum on ending terms limits for the President of Venezuela and other officials has taken a violent turn.