Daily Archive: Friday, May 29, 2009

Articles published on Friday, May 29, 2009

Terror at Magic Mall

Bandits beat and rob store owners, staffTerror reigned at Magic Mall La Grange West Demerara yesterday afternoon, when two armed men, posing as customers, swept through the shopping facility beating those who opposed them and gathering booty; they left one woman unconscious and others injured.

Kellawan Lall

Bill for local govt polls tabled

– proposes mixed PR and first past the post voting The government yesterday tabled a bill to facilitate the holding local government polls later this year, under a hybrid proportional representation (PR) and first past the post electoral system that emphasises accountability to the voters.

Ivan van Sertima

Ivan van Sertima dies

Well known Guyanese-British literary critic, linguist, poet and anthropologist, Dr Ivan van Sertima, died recently, according to a release from the Guyana Cultural Association New York Inc/Guyana Folk Festival which expressed condolences to his family.

UK proposal deviated from ‘ownership agreement’

– renegotiation necessary, Luncheon says The UK’s proposals for implementing the security sector reform plan disregarded an agreement for local ownership of the process, according to Dr Roger Luncheon, who yesterday said the government is not prepared to cede an inch of its sovereignty.

The various prize winners of the BK International-sponsored medal play golf tournament along with officials of the Lusignan Golf Club.

Deo pulls of spectacular win

Bolaram Deo pulled off a spectacular win in the BK International sponsored Independence Cup Medal Play golf tournament staged on Tuesday (Independence Day) at the Lusignan Golf Course.

The Relentless

New fibre optic cable will put country on brink of ICT breakthrough – Singh

All bandwidth needs will be taken care of Possible Brazil link under discussion As the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) continues to work towards its deadline of the second quarter of 2010 for the operationalizing of a new multi-million dollar fibre optic cable to service the country’s telecommunications sector, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Major General (ret’d) Joe Singh has told Stabroek Business that the completion of the project will place the country’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT)  sector on the threshold of a significant breakthrough.

Roy Prince

Mahdia hotel pool drowning

Child had left to make purchase, mother saysThe mother of the eight-year-old boy who drowned at a Mahdia hotel on Tuesday said he had left her care to make a purchase, but instead went into the pool unknown to her.

Young potential entrepreneurs at a GYBT business frum

Twenty youths for IDB-funded entrepreneurship programme

Guyana Youth Business Trust to provide loans, mentors for ‘graduates’ Twenty prospective young Guyanese entrepreneurs will, on June 1, commence a nine-week Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded training programme aimed at equipping them with skills necessary to start and sustain  viable business enterprises.

Federer and Venus avoid Paris nightmares

PARIS, (Reuters) – Roger Federer was lucky to keep  alive his dream of winning a maiden Roland Garros crown and  Venus Williams used a good night’s sleep to spare herself from a  French Open nightmare in the second round yesterday.

Driver in Corentyne fatal accident charged

– granted $500,000 bail The driver of the vehicle involved in the accident at Corentyne on Sunday in which a woman died and 14 others were injured appeared at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving and was granted bail.

Nicola Lewis

Divine Diva wants to empower women seeking ‘beauty’ careers

`Permanent make-up’ course on offer The launch today of the new Divine School of Infinite Beauty at Craig on the East Bank of Demerara will provide aspirants to careers in Guyana’s fast-growing beauty sector with an opportunity to acquire skills in some of the most advanced fashion and beauty application techniques available.

Linden football is in the doldrums

Dear Editor, I’m an ardent reader of your newspaper, more so the sport section since you are known for being fair and accurate in your reports and also, unlike many other news entities, you pay much interest where sport is concerned to Linden.

Mexican Ambassador

Mexican Ambassador Fernando Sandoval yesterday presented his credentials to Caricom Secretary General Edwin Carrington, which made him his country’s representative to Caricom.

Calcutta Primary School

Students of the Calcutta Primary School of Mahaicony, pose with representatives of the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) at the company’s flour mill at Agricola, East Bank Demerara.

Stock market updates

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 305’s trading results showed consideration of $822,195 from 4,567 shares traded in 6 transactions as compared to session 304 which showed consideration of $7,455,930 from 645,821 shares traded in 10 transactions. 

Allen Stanford’s wife wants to intervene in case

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Allen Stanford’s estranged wife asked a federal court to allow her to intervene in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s $8.5 billion civil fraud action against her husband, arguing she has a right to half his property and needs to get on with her life.

Stellar performance

Dear Editor, If there is a minister of government who has delivered and done excellently since his/her appointment, it has to be the Human Services and Social Security Minister Priya Manickchand.

Anatomy of Thatcherism

– Robert Skidelsky, a member of the British House of Lords, is Professor emeritus of political economy at Warwick University, author of a prize- winning biography of the economist John Maynard Keynes, and a board member of the Moscow School of Political Studies.