Articles published on Saturday, February 28, 2009
Former long-serving Barbadian Prime Minister Owen Arthur last night said he found it disturbing that regional heads have failed to move in the direction of a regional response to the financial woes that engulfed CLICO since the Trinidad crisis though “it is a major regional financial conglomerate” with policy holders and investors spanning the Caribbean.
-US State Department report says Guyana’s law enforcement agencies seized more than 100 kilogrammes (kg) less cocaine last year than in 2007, while money laundering continued to be a problem and drug trafficking organisations eluded the law through bribes and coercion.
-in De Willem halted funeral case A mother of three who allegedly murdered her reputed husband last week Friday was remanded to prison yesterday when she appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
–Central Bank The Bank of Guyana (BoG) yesterday said that rumours of a billion-dollar bail-out of GBTI were false and it decried what it said were deliberate attempts to sow public mischief which have also led the police to launch a probe of the authors of the blog which first carried the allegation.
President Bharrat Jagdeo and Ministers of the Government fanned out to Region Three to discuss the 2009 Budget and related issues yesterday.
The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) is soon to benefit from a $6M donation of solar-powered lighting from the British High Commission to aid night work at the farm.
Two attorneys-at-law who were recommended by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) were yesterday sworn in as High Court judges by President Bharrat Jagdeo.
President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday received letters of credence from envoys from Mexico and North Korea.
Following Thursday’s announcement by President Bharrat Jagdeo that the assets of CLICO (Guyana) have now been placed under judicial management, customers of the insurance company continued to flock the company’s Head Office on Camp Street yesterday to enquire about their policies.
Two men were yesterday charged with the murder of Munilall Mangru whose body was found under a bridge linking Mon Repos and Triumph.
The Teaching Service Commission (TSC) has reinstated Jeanne Jeffrey who was recently disciplined for breaching the corporal punishment code to her full status as a trained graduate with immediate effect with no loss of pay, but she has been barred from promotion for two years.
-at joint parliamentary assembly This week’s ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Georgetown said while implementation aspects of the Cariforum trade deal were not yet fully explored, there must be restraint on the part of the EU since structural changes are needed for this region to benefit fully.
By Tony Cozier at Kensington Oval Mark Twain’s assertion that there are three kinds of lies, “lies, damned lies, and statistics”, was hardly made with cricket in mind but it was accurately borne out by Fidel Edwards’ figures in England’s mammoth first innings here.
Boxers ready to set Sports Hall ablaze Twelve boxers, 32 rounds, one ring.
Dear Editor, The Environmental Pro-tection Agency would like to thank you for the opportunity to respond to the letter in the Stabroek News dated February 26, 2009 captioned ‘Noise nuisance has continued for three years.’
Says Rawle Toney Tonight on the Burnham Basketball Court two of Georgetown’s top clubs, Dyna’s Ravens and Courts Pacesetters, are scheduled to go head-to-head with the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) First Division League title at stake.
There is a trio seeking a foothold in the local music industry and it is not difficult to imagine that it could become a force to reckon with in the near future; Reflections has a trump card that many of its counterparts in the music arena would love to have.
Dear Editor, Over the past four to five years my family has had the responsibility of caretaker of a house at Lot 42 Ferry Street, New Amsterdam which belongs to my in-laws (my wife’s parents and siblings) who have migrated to the United States.
Defending champions to face E’bo today Defending champions Demerara will open the defence of their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Castrol sponsored Under-15 Inter-county cricket competition today when they face Essequibo at the Anna Regina ground.
A twenty-one-year-old man who allegedly used a cutlass to rob two men of a quantity of cash and several other items was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Culture Box A few days before Mashramani, Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy warned Guyanese about excessive drinking while celebrating on that day.
Dear Editor, I wish to draw to your attention as a parent the very graphic and sexual nature of the James Bond cartoon which was published on Friday, February 27, 2009 on page 27.
Dear Sir, I am an avid reader of your Sports Section and am currently following the series `Commonwealth contenders and champs’ compiled by boxing extraordinaire Eion Jardine which is very edifying and beneficial for boxing enthusiasts.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian fighters planes scrambled to intercept an approaching Russian bomber less than 24 hours before U.S.
The decomposing body of a 50-year-old man was yesterday morning found in the van he had called home for the past two years.
(Trinidad Guardian) – CL Financial chairman Lawrence Duprey went on a shopping spree in south Florida in the last five years, buying or developing up to a dozen properties and spending an estimated US$1.5 billion—some of which would have come from local pensioners who were lured by promises of high returns from his insurance companies.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Laura Pendergest-Holt, the first person arrested in the $8 billion Allen Stanford fraud investigation, can walk free once she posts $300,000 bond, a Houston judge ruled yesterday.
Pepsi Sonics point guard Aubrey Henry has been banned for life from the sport by the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) after a feud involving a referee during his team’s clash with Dyna’s Ravens on Thursday evening at the Burnham Basketball Court.
A 40-year-old Herstelling seaman, who was hit by a motor car on Monday night, succumbed to his injuries early yesterday morning after spending 72 hours in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to relate a very unpleasant experience that I just had with the Guyanese Honorary Consul in Barbados.
Hi Everyone, A couple of months ago as I was in the kitchen finely chopping some onions and herbs in preparation for a dish, a friend of mine visiting looked at me with a mixture of alarm and exasperation and said, “Why don’t you just use the food processor?”
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. government will boost its equity stake in Citigroup Inc to as much as 36 percent, bolstering the bank’s capital base in the latest emergency effort to save the banking giant.
First day honours in the eighth-round West Indies Cricket Board’s regional four-day competition went to Guyana who dismissed the Windward Islands for 215 and then reached 73-2 at stumps at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) – Despite some initial panic about the state of their investments, both big and small depositors of the failed CLICO Investment Bank had their claims processed by state owned bank, First Citizens, at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, on Thursday.
Dear Editor, I have perused letters from Messrs Malcom Ali, Ragwin, C Sohan and R Seegobin.
The 77-year-old UK-based Guyanese who was found dead with his hands and feet bound in his D’Urban Backlands home on Thursday was strangled to death.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Drawn by payments of up to $10,000, an increasing number of women are offering to sell their eggs at U.S.
Rabindranauth Seeram, coach of the Guyana national cricket team is a pleased man.
After a five-night run to rave reviews, Link Show 25 will be repeated for two performances on Sunday March 8 and Monday March 9 at 8 pm.
(Trinidad Express) – The murder toll for the year has reached 100, with the killing of an Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) foreman and his wife.
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) says that it has been informed that letters signed by Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur have been issued to select employees informing them of polygraph testing for certain categories.
Dear Editor, We refer to the article in the Stabroek News of February 24, 2009 captioned ‘Guyoil customers complain of shabby treatment.’
The Guyana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists yesterday donated a quantity of items to the Ministry of Human Services & Social Security for children living in orphanages around the country.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Cuba’s ailing former leader Fidel Castro, not seen in public for almost three years, appeared on the streets of Havana and people cried when they recognized him, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said yesterday.
When Guyanese international superstar Eddy Grant celebrates his 61st birthday on March 5, he will possibly be doing what he does best, rocking a concert in South Africa.
There is a perception in Guyana, the United States Department of State 2008 Human Rights Report released on Wednesday said, that some police officers and magistrates could be bribed to make cases of domestic violence, child rape and criminal child abuse “go away.”
– McPhersonIt’s just over a week since Guyana sent in its bid to host the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships and to date there is no word as yet, says president of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) retired Col.
Following President Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent visit to Libya a team from the Libyan Trade and Investment Agency on Thursday met with him at State House to continue discussions on establishing stronger trade and economic partnerships between the countries.
Dear Editor, In January 2008 the Chairman of the Suicide Board visited Region 5 and along with the regional executives launched a Suicide Committee to work towards the prevention of suicide in this region.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, (Reuters) – Antigua and Barbuda’s Senate yesterday approved a government takeover of land owned by Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, accused in an $8 billion securities fraud.
