Articles published on Sunday, May 10, 2009
Digicel said it is losing at least $23 million a month routing its international traffic through the Guyana Telephone &Telegraph Company (GT&T), but places it wider revenue loss in the region of $3 billion a year, while the monopoly on international traffic persists.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) said yesterday that Digicel’s allegations about its license are spurious and not supported under the law.
The die has been cast and all the players have been identified for tonight’s final of the second annual Bakewell Buxton Stars organized Mackeson Stout/Digicel-sponsored Sweet 16 tournament at the Plaisance Community Centre ground.
– says presidential candidacy not off limits Once nominated, Dr Richard Van West-Charles intends to contest for the leadership of the main opposition PNCR.
– oil stove fell over A woman was yesterday admitted to the Georgetown Hospital nursing severe burns about her body, which were sustained when a fire destroyed the one bedroom Laing Avenue apartment she shared with her husband and daughter.
Guyana’s rifle shooters will wing out today to defend their title at the West Indies Fullbore championships billed for this week in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago.
The two girls who had their throats cut on Friday at Ithaca West Bank Berbice when Gertrude Edwards 31, was killed, are both still patients of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the New Amsterdam Hospital.
By Orin Davidson Chris Gayle didn’t mince words at the end of another depressing performance by West Indies at Lord’s.
President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass says that the National Sports Commission (NSC) headed by Director of Sport Neil Kumar should acknowledge publicly that his federation had nothing whatsoever to do with the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) women’s football team and was therefore not responsible for its poor performance.
President Jagdeo has said he intends to move forward with the naming of members of the Integrity Commission this week.
National middle order batsman Steven Jacobs and national Under-19 opener Jeetendra Sookdeo struck centuries on the first day in the latest round of matches in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Cellink Plus sponsored first division competition yesterday.
National striker Randolph ‘Black Head’ Jerome was once again in the spot light of the United Soccer League’s (USL) second division championship after helping the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to a 2-1 win against Real Maryland Monarchs.
The discontinuing of all criminal matters against beverage company Kong Inc and Joshua Safeek of Fidelity Investments has raised questions about the level of collusion between Fidelity and Customs officers who were charged two weeks ago in an alleged tax evasion scam, observers say.
– patient should have been isolated on admission The National Psychiatric Hospital (NPH) nurse who admitted the patient who later attacked several inmates resulting in the death of one, breached standard operating procedures Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said yesterday.
It became three in a row for Hikers men’s ‘A’ team following their fiercely fought 4-1 victory over upstarts Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ‘B’ as the Mr Toppers Six-a-side Indoor Hockey competition continued Friday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
A 19-year-old porter of Waterloo Bath, West Coast Berbice died after he was flung off the tray a moving truck around 12:30 pm on Friday.
The global economic crisis: A tipping point in regional integration As I have tried to show in recent columns the meltdown of the CL Financial and Stanford Financial Groups has had serious damaging effects on the financial sector of most Caricom member states.
The Rotary Club of Georgetown (RCG) in association with the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) and the Cavaliers Sports & Tour Club (CSTC) will stage a 10k race walk today around the inner circuit of the National Park commencing at 06:30 hrs.
Cultivate your flower garden A flower garden is a lovable thing.
Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop granted a man who was charged with rape his pre-trial freedom in the sum of $175,000 following strong arguments by his lawyer at the Fort Wellington Court on Thursday.
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Guyana’s world-rated squash player Nicolette Fernandes was knocked out of the Cayman Islands on Wednesday night when she suffered a defeat to American Latasha Khan.
Georgetown’s ‘Interns’ easily carted off the Darwin Parkes three-man dominoes tournament trophy, when they defeated Shop and Speed in the final held at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) pavilion last Sunday.
– ministry counselling alcoholic dad The four Mahaicony Creek children, who had been rescued from dire circumstances in January, have been placed in the care of a great uncle who lives in the area, along with their father, according to Child Protection Coordinator, Ann Greene.
Nrityageet 30: A varied programmeOne of Guyana’s most prominent annual dance productions celebrated its “30th Anniver-sary Performance” at the National Cultural Centre last week in commemoration of Indian Arrival Day.
Ear ailments(Continued) Maladies of the ear flap (pinna) Swollen ear flap (Othematoma) If the inner surface of the ear (usually, but not always, one side only) of your dog suddenly becomes swollen, then 99 times out of 100 it is because small blood vessels in the ear flap have ruptured and blood oozes out.
A resident of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam has organized a 15-mile run today, to show mothers how special they are.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies selectors on Saturday announced a 15-man squad to contest the World Twenty20 Championships in England next month.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner will run for a seat in Congress in a bid to bolster the left-leaning ruling party in June 28 mid-term elections, a leading government official said yesterday.
A blessingPerhaps my oldest memory, I must have been two or three, is of my mother hugging me at night when she put me into bed and holding the palms of my hands together while she said a simple prayer which I soon learned by heart.
Six months after a 68-year-old woman died during a robbery at her home, the police have arrested three suspects in the murder.
POINTE-A-PIERRE, Trinidad, CMC – Barbados’ Maple Cricket Club and Powergen of Trinidad and Tobago recorded victories on the opening night of the West Indies Players Association Twenty20 Club Champions League at Guaracara Park on Friday.
LONDON, England, CMC – West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has challenged his struggling side to adapt to the demanding early Spring weather as they chase a series-levelling win in the second and final Test against England starting next Thursday.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma names his cabinet today, with investors eager to know the fate of Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, widely considered a deft handler of the economy.
H1N1 Flu: The virus cocktail By Dr Ritesh Kohli, MD The much-dreaded H1N1 flu which is spreading fear across the globe is actually a cocktail of three viruses, namely Avian flu, human flu and swine flu, making it difficult to contain.
Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy has lauded the new US administration under President Barack Obama for continuing the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Worse than Vietnam ‘The good news: Obama understands what’s wrong in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
KIMBERLEY, South Africa (Reuters) – An unbeaten half-century from Subramanium Badrinath propelled the Chennai Super Kings to a seven-wicket win over the Rajasthan Royals and put them top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday.
MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani helicopter gunships and warplanes hit Taliban positions in the militants’ Swat Valley stronghold on Saturday, while a curfew prevented civilians from fleeing the fighting.
The National Gallery, Castellani House presents Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation as its Classic Tuesdays film next week.
TEHRAN (Reuters) – An Iranian court will hear Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi’s appeal against her eight-year prison sentence for espionage today, her lawyer said on Saturday.
Dear Editor, I applaud the initiatives in your Friday Stabroek Business for persisting with certain issues that do not seem to receive much attention in the other sections of our newspapers.
Don’t over-water the petunias When I originally moved into my home in New Providence there were two huge Casuarina trees at the north side of the property, close by the house.
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Championship leader Jenson Button snatched a last-gasp pole position for the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix from Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel yesterday.
Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday denied BBC reports that Guyana had quarantined four persons who came here from Mexico, but admitted that the persons were “being monitored”.
Mom gets a makeover: A mother being treated to a makeover yesterday at De Sinco Trading.
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said yesterday private polls showed he remained as popular as ever despite a “heap of falsities” over his impending divorce.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant top-scored with 33 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers take control of their Western Conference semi-final series with a 108-94 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday.
Dear Editor, The NIS official’s perspective (reported in your columns) of the superficial exercise contemplated by that institution and the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security, is well on target.
The National Assembly on Thursday passed an amendment to fix uniform working hours for certain businesses.
(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Bruce Golding on Friday urged the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to forge a unified approach to effectively address issues such as the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and fallout from the current global economic crisis.
One wonders just how much monitoring of events in neighbouring territories the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does, given its limited resources.
What will be the impact of normalised US-Cuba relations on the region?
