Articles published on Saturday, February 14, 2009
– Ramsammy says outbreak fear real The Ministry of Health is investigating a recent suspected dengue death at a private hospital, Minister of Health Dr Ramsammy disclosed yesterday and he said the fear of an outbreak in Guyana is “real.”
A 26-year-old Grove man was pronounced dead on arrival at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre yesterday after he was allegedly stabbed by another tenant of a two-story house.
Antigua’s financial regulator yesterday announced plans to question Stanford Internation-al Bank officials about a probe into higher than average returns on its certificates of deposits which have raised red flags in the U.S.
-US$10,000 found in getaway Tundra Two men believed to have carried out an armed robbery at Timehri yesterday during which two men were robbed of cash, jewellery and a Toyota Tundra, were later caught in Agricola as they attempted to flee from the police in a car.
A Bush Lot, West Berbice farmer suffered injuries to his head and ear after he was severely beaten and robbed of $60,000 and a cellular phone around 10 pm on Thursday.
A schoolgirl suspected to have been abducted and then raped was yesterday at the Georgetown Hospital awaiting treatment but was likely going to be transferred to another facility for further treatment.
Almost two months after the banks of the Mahaica Creek were flooded resulting in heavy losses of crops and livestock, residents have finally started to see dry ground but are only able to do limited farming because of the soggy earth.
The Ministry of Health will soon be conducting a sample survey designed to provide information on the population, family planning and a range of other health issues.
With one eye missing and a broken arm, a man who was mercilessly beaten and robbed two weeks ago is still a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
A Jamaican national suspected to have swallowed a quantity of cocaine pellets was yesterday held at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri and is currently under guard at the Georgetown Hospital.
Businessman loses over $500,000 in latest attack Following another robbery in Bartica on Thursday in which a businessman lost over $500,000 in cash and jewellery, the Chairman of Region Seven, Holbert Knights yesterday expressed alarm at the situation and charged that the police have made “zero progress”.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport said yesterday that it has not granted permission for any activity to be held at the National Park on the night of February 21, ousting the Mash Jump Off concert featuring Barbadian soca queen Allison Hinds that was scheduled for the park that night.
– to pay $20,000 costs On Thursday another police officer appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer to the charge of demanding money with menace to which he pleaded not guilty but the case was dismissed after the virtual complainant changed her story.
Manic dancer, Travis Bowen Travis Bowen is one of the few Classique dancers who can boast of being young and particularly good, as well as crazy enough to do weird aerobatics others would hardly attempt.
Dear Editor, As a finger-in-the-wind budget the 2009 budget will be hard to beat.
Culture Box Hollywood, in fact all of LA, the music industry and fans worldwide have been knocked for six at the recent “news” that the fresh-faced, likeable American singing and dancing phenomenon Chris Brown might have physically abused his girlfriend, Barbados-born pop-star Rihanna.
Three wells will soon be completed at Onderneeming, Lima and Charity, in Region Two to boost water supply to about 40,000 residents.
A man, who allegedly obtained a total of $150,000 from three persons by falsely offering to provide them with acres of land and houses, was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Tastes Like Home Hi Everyone, I come before you with my head bowed for I have flirted, cheated and obsessed about things other than my self-confessed true love: curry.
Yesterday’s fiasco presented the latest, most dramatic explanation for the sudden decline of West Indies cricket, from its unprecedented excellence of the 1980s to the mediocrity of the past two decades.
Dear Editor, It is with profound sadness that I learned of the passing of Dr Joshua Ramsammy.
A man, who allegedly discharged a loaded firearm at two men, was granted $100,000 bail on Monday when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
-Corporal Hopkinson’s family says Relatives of Corporal Wesley Hopkinson who died during a mishap in the Cuyuni River, say there are “gaps” in the report the Board of Inquiry presented to them after its investigations.
Defending champion and current points leaders Jamaica were large and in charge against home team and bottom-of-the-table Guyana at the end of the first day of their sixth round clash in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) four-day competition at the Guyana National Stadium Providence, yesterday.
Dear Editor, In this response to BP’s article, ‘Addressing the Clico issue’ dated February 8, 2009, I welcome BP’s inclusion of insurance companies, and trust that this examination of an insurance company’s financials is one of many more to come.
Justice Brassington Reynolds handed down a 15-year sentence to a man who confessed to two counts of wounding and manslaughter, at a recent sitting of the Berbice Assizes.
Barbadian Soca sensation Allison Hinds has promised that those patrons who turn out next Saturday at the National Park will be truly entertained.
Dear Editor, I wish to refer to a letter which appeared in the Stabroek News on Saturday, February 7, 2009 captioned ‘Punitive taxes, lax penalty system breeds corruption.’
Hours after gaining a split decision over challenger Steve Ninvalle to retain his post as president of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association, Affezze Khan was contemplating giving the post up.
-Regional Chairman The Region One administration is refuting claims made by the PNCR that the region has been neglected and has not benefited from any assistance to drive development.
Dear Editor, I am a retired Deputy Head Teacher who served the teaching profession for 33½ years in various capacities.
Fifteen contenders will be vying for the Mashramani chutney crown in this year’s competition set for February 21 at the Rose Hall Canje Ground in Region Six.
Today national football player Kayode McKinnon will attempt to run from the Soesdyke junction of the Linden/Soesdyke Highway to the Minibus Park in Linden, a distance of approximately 40 miles.
Tomorrow night the new Carib soca monarch will be crowned at the National Park and it will likely be one of the singers with the “wining up” songs, as one of the contestants put it; there are just too many of those songs.
The Business School will be trying to make an impression at the Barbados National Stadium today when they compete for the first time in the sixth annual Barbados Relay Fair.
Eaton Chester, Managing Director of Citizen’s Bank (Guyana), has been appointed Honorary Consul of Jamaica to Guyana.
– expected to pick up this weekend With corporate interest fading this year Mashramani 2009 got off to a slow start and events are rolling out with little or no publicity, but interest will likely peak this weekend when Carib crowns a new soca monarch and the calypso tempo hits fever pitch.
Dear Editor, Dr Prem Misir suggests that I lighten up. Okay, I will.
Two contingents of darts players from abroad are expected for the 2009 Guyana Mashramani Classic which will be held from February 20-22.
Concerns of members of the Guyana Petrol Station Dealers Association regarding their contracts and the price of kerosene and gasoline at SOL’s pumps were matters Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Manniram Prashad discussed with SOL’s Manager Ken Figaro on Monday.
Couples who want to spend their Valentine’s night doing something special can wine, dine, dance and be entertained at Duke Lodge tonight for a mere $10,000.
This Head Start Nursery entry in the children’s Mash competition yesterday at the sports hall looked like a real rooster.
Dear Editor, There is a building being constructed across the road from Tony Auto Spares in Light Street, Alberttown.
A 22-year-old man was remanded to prison after appearing at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court on a carnal knowledge charge yesterday.
Incidents of carnal knowledge and other gross acts involving minors have been multiplying at an alarming rate, or at least the reporting of them has, heightening awareness of the plight of our children, particularly young girls.
An action-packed day is expected tomorrow at the Tucville Playfield ground with the conclusion of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) 2008 season.
Dear Editor, The death of a true Guyanese patriot, Dr Joshua Ramsammy, should be the time to reflect a little about our past.
The Children’s Mashramani contest continued at the National Sports Hall yesterday.
Not since Lady Tempest stormed into the calypso finals and won the crown a few years ago has a female calypsonian looked as good as Calypso Stella.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it is taking steps to boost operations to better monitor riverain areas while it advises the public to report persons engaged in “unscrupulous practices.”
– court hears A 33-year-old man on Thursday pleaded not guilty to the charge of fraudulent misappropriation when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
