Daily Archive: Monday, August 3, 2009

Articles published on Monday, August 3, 2009

Curtis Robertson

Sash Sawh murder probe at dead end

All of the persons who the police had charged as well as suspected of having participated in the brutal killings of Agriculture Minister Satyadeow Sawh, his siblings and his security guard are now deceased leaving the force at a dead end.

Fined $30,000 for stealing bottles

A 43-year-old man was on Wednesday ordered to pay a fine of $30,000 or spend 12 months in jail after pleading guilty to a charge of simple larceny when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Habeeb Kadir

Quintet accused in $1.1M seafood larceny

Five persons accused of stealing a quantity of seafood appeared on Wednesday before Acting Chief Magis-trate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer charges of simple larceny and knowingly receiving stolen articles.

Indian board rejects WADA whereabouts rule

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board has  rejected the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) “whereabouts”  rule, backing its players’ refusal to sign up to the directive  due to security and privacy issues.

2009 Spready’s Bakery U-19 50 over cricket competition…

Scottsburg United, Albion Community Centre through to quarter-finals Scottsburg United and Albion Community Centre cricket clubs won their most recent preliminary matches to become the latest teams to reach the quarter-finals of the 2009 Spready’s Bakery Under-19, limited-overs competition in Berbice.

T&T beat Leewards by 87 runs

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago beat the Leeward Islands by 87 runs in their third-round TCL Group West Indies One-Day Trophy Under-19 match at Kensington Park yesterday.

Reuters World News Highlights

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – More than 700 people were killed  during a five-day uprising by a radical Islamic sect in  northern Nigeria and the search for bodies is continuing, Red  Cross and defence officials said yesterday.

The Guyana way

People landing in Guyana for the first time, will encounter a range of cultural surprises ranging from mild (road-side vendors) to severe (meat stalls in Stabroek Market), and I have often thought that since Guyana is so contrary, even by regional comparisons, that we should have a basic information booklet at the airport – perhaps even distributed to foreign travel agents – with a list of pointers to prepare people for some of the jolts they will encounter in GT.

Phantom collaboration?

If there was collaboration between senior figures in the government and the Roger Khan-led phantom group to prosecute battles against criminals and others – as is very widely suspected or even taken for granted in some quarters – then the evidence of it won’t be in the open for all and sundry to see.