Articles published on Monday, May 25, 2009
The long-questioned and controversial Kingston hotel project which was allegedly to carry the Marriott brand appears to have been finally consigned to the dustbin as the government yesterday advertised for expressions of interest in a joint venture for the same location.
The two kidney transplant operations which were carried out at the Georgetown Public Hospital over the weekend spearheaded by a United States-based team have been successful and both patients and their donors are recovering.
Football was a dying game in Melanie, East Coast Demerara until Mark Anthony Sutton returned home and gave his life to revive it; he died while playing the game he loved so much last evening.
One woman died and 14 persons were injured yesterday afternoon when a pick-up filled with community policing group members from across Berbice ran into a parked tractor at No.
A 23-year-old carpenter was on Thursday refused bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
GSA/Woodpecker Products Jason Ray Khalil emerged as the most outstanding player when the Guyana Squash Association Woodpecker Products-sponsored national junior squash championships ended yesterday at the Georgetown Club courts.
The Forest Products Development and Marketing Council of Guyana Inc (FPDMC) recently hosted a forum for stakeholders aimed at garnering broader inputs in order to advance the industry.
William Walker started Saturday as the proud sponsor of the inaugural Oasis Café Stableford Golf tournament but at the end of the contest had emerged as one of the top prize winners after another intriguing day of golf at the Lusignan Golf Course.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the Ministry of Health recently provided training in laboratory operations and management to 20 laboratory staff from across Guyana’s administrative regions, the US Embassy in Georgetown stated in a release.
The Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) national scrabble championships is set to commence tomorrow at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) Thomas Lands pavilion, where 24 other competitors will be competing against defending champion Fred Collins.
JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday rebuffed U.S.
The four children, who were rescued from dire circumstances at Pine Ground, Mahaicony Creek by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security in January, were recently placed in the custody of an uncle from the creek and while their father, Gupta Pooranmal, would be living with them he does not have custody of the children.
Riddim Squad and Huston Stars won their opening matches on the opening day of the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Western Union-sponsored first division league tournament at the Camptown ground yesterday.
A 16-year-old Maruranau, Rupununi boy, who was discovered unconscious along a roadway on Friday, succumbed a day later.
BRIDGETOWN, (Reuters) – The United States should review its policy on deporting West Indian criminals back to their home countries, Caribbean nations told U.S.
A 28-year-old Bartica carpenter is now a patient of the Male Open Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital after being struck down by a minibus in the Region 7 community on Friday morning.
Dear Editor, Urgency in the extreme sense of the word prompts me to write this letter, since I am torrmented by the question of how many more have to die before the sober, cogent and eminently practical recommendations proposed by the Regional Democratic Council of Region 10 are implemented to address the issue of reducing vehicular accidents along the Linden Soesdyke Highway, and especially within the town of Linden.
House in order so North G/town win – forces final game against Charlestown/Albouystown “We just had to get our house in order,” were the words of defending champions North Ruimveldt’s point guard and captain Darcel Harris after his side had inflicted a 19-point whipping (75-56) on Charlestown/ Albouystown to force a third and final game in the HJTV Inter-Ward tournament.
MOGADISHU, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed six policemen and a civilian yesterday in Somalia’s capital and hardline Islamist insurgents warned more suicide attacks would target pro-government forces in the coming days.
A man was on Friday not required to plead to the indictable charge of discharging a loaded firearm when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Georgetown were crowned champions of the 2009 Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Inter Association U-15 competition when they defeated East Coast in the final yesterday at the Tucville Playfield.
Dear Editor, The last two public holidays were very significant with respect to our history.
KHARTOUM, (Reuters) – Armed raiders using mortars and heavy guns seized a Sudanese army base near the Chad border in Darfur yesterday, the second reportedly taken in just over a week, international peacekeepers said.
When national race walking champion Rudolph Mitchell takes the road tomorrow morning, he will be looking to chalk up his 91st victory, even though he will be going up against some foreign competitors.
Dear Editor, So the issue of illegal or undocumented Guyanese in Barbados is once again in the news.
LONDON, (Reuters) – When it comes to choosing a mate, opposites really do attract, according to a Brazilian study that found people are subconsciously more likely to choose a partner whose genetic make-up is different to their own.
A 27-year-old man was remanded to prison last week at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court after being charged with carnal knowledge of a girl under 15 years.
By Tony Cozier In BRISTOL THE big freeze of the northeast gave way to a day of clear, cloudless sunshine.
Almost 50 workers of the Bauxite Company of Guyana (BCG), a subsidiary of Russian bauxite giant United Company (UC) RUSAL at Aroaima, have been on strike since Saturday morning following the hospitalization of a colleague.
Dear Editor, Media coverage of the impact of Barbados’s new immigration policy, comes across as a deliberate strategy to divert attention from the origin of the situation.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Gene therapy may be about to become a commercial reality, 20 years after the first experiments with the ground-breaking medical technology.
DUBLIN, (Reuters) – Irish religious orders should pay more compensation to victims of child abuse, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said yesterday, after a report into Catholic-run schools and orphanages spoke of sexual abuse and floggings.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Ana Ivanovic used her champion’s instinct yesterday as she was made to sweat for more than two hours by a little-known Italian who had never won a French Open match.
Dear Editor, The delay in holding local government elections is to be blamed on President, Bharrat Jagdeo and the PPP/C.
Four pupils of the Bath Primary School were awarded with trophies for emerging winners in an essay competition sponsored by the Aditya Kids Trust Fund Foundation (AKTFF).
-attendant in custody, watchman disappears The $119 million contract for the installation of two new pumps at Canal No.
Dear Editor RE: the SN Editorial of May 23, 2009 headlined ‘Journalism’s Uncertain Future’ Journal-ism has already suffered grave damage.
BRISTOL, England, CMC – Dwayne Bravo stroked a polished fifty but West Indies offered very tame resistance and England marched to an emphatic victory in the second One Day International (ODI) at Bristol’s County Ground yesterday.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-il sent a message of condolence to the family of former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, whom he met in Pyongyang in 2007 for a historic summit, the North’s official media said yesterday.
A 20-year-old man was not required to plead to the indictable charge of robbery under arms on Friday when he appeared before Magis-trate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court.
A 25-year-old man was placed on bail in the sum of $305,000 when he appeared last Friday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony and uttering forged documents.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies start a 10-day training camp in Barbados today in preparation for next month’s International Cricket Council’s Women’s World Twenty20 tournament in England.
Dear Editor, President Jagdeo was quoted in SN as saying “I will attend the meeting [Caricom heads in Trindad, May 24] even only for that reason… to ensure that the rights of Guyanese are protected.
CANNES, France, (Reuters) – Austrian director Michael Haneke won the Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) for best picture at the Cannes film festival yesterday for “The White Ribbon”, an eerie, black-and-white exploration of the roots of Nazi terror.
Dear Editor, Agriculture is the nation’s most critical sector and its biggest foreign revenue earner.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The parish of St Ann was thrown into a state of shock on Saturday as residents awoke to the news that five teenagers, wards of the state, perished in a fire that engulfed a section of the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre in Alexandria, Friday night.
A woman was remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court last Friday when she appeared to answer the charge of possession of narcotics.
-recommendations to be submitted to hospital The Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services on Friday met with officials of the Georgetown Public Hospital on matters of concern observed during the group’s visit to the hospital four weeks ago and the waiting time for treatment was a key issue.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Ben Stiller beat Christian Bale in the North American weekend box office duel between their respective “Night at the Museum” and “Terminator” sequels, according to studio estimates issued yesterday.
Their first drink of alcohol By Sara Bharrat and Tiffny Rhodius This week we asked the man/woman in the street at what age they took their first drink, if they thought underage drinking is a problem in Guyana and how they recommend the issue be addressed.
(Trinidad Express) CL Financial’s former corporate secretary Gita Sakal, has had to pay back US$5 million (TT$31.5 million) which had been paid into her personal account from the disputed proceeds of the sale of CL’s 51 per cent interest in Clico Energy Co Ltd.
Just over a year ago, on April 7, President Jagdeo sounded off on what he said was orchestrated fraud at Customs involving Fidelity Inc and employees of the GRA.
Dear Editor, It is amazing to see that Mr Jagdeo wants $210M for his retirement pension, and we the senior citizens of this country who worked and paid our rates must live on $6,300 per month.
So what’s going on here? Cement being mixed on the embankment road at Better Hope on Saturday.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – With a cast of nonactors led by a porn star, director Steven Soderbergh describes his new low-budget film “The Girlfriend Experience” as a “fictionalized documentary” — a style he now plans to bring to Hollywood.
DENVER, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, including a key late three-pointer, to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 103-97 win over the Denver Nuggets and a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals series on Saturday.
A vendor was placed on bail in the sum of $35,000 last Friday when she appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of possession of narcotics.
In the Diaspora (This is one of a series of fortnightly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guy-ana and the Carib-bean) By Annalee Davis(Annalee Davis is a Barbadian Visual Artist, living and working in Barbados on a series of forty-five artistic projects that investigate the impact and anxieties of intra-regional Caribbean immigration.
The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) said its two-day outreach exercise to Region Five was a success and that “Guyana was maturing in terms of race relations.”
