Articles published on Thursday, August 6, 2009
Roger Khan’s former attorney Robert Simels yesterday testified in a New York court that it was never his intention to harm any witness since such action would have helped the prosecution and he also said that Khan had told him he had bugged former Police Commissioner Winston Felix’s phone by connecting equipment directly to it.
-refuses to take questions Police Commissioner Henry Greene called out the media yesterday to produce a laptop computer and receiver which he said was seized from confessed drug trafficker Roger Khan in 2002, but provided no evidence to prove that the equipment in the possession of the force is that which Khan was operating here.
The hosting of an event billed as the Guyana Wrestle Mania is just over a week away and all that is known is that the National Park has been booked for August 15.
The Caribbean junior squash champions paid a courtesy call to Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr.
A man, who allegedly raped a Linden woman and then robbed her late last month, was yesterday shot and injured at his home by the police, after he reportedly attacked them.
-Jamaicans whip Barbados to secure U19 double KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Irrepressible Jamaica marched to the regional youth double yesterday when they thumped Barbados by four wickets in their final round match to land the TCL Group West Indies One-Day Under-19 Trophy.
Fire of unknown origin yesterday afternoon destroyed the upper flat of a Two Friends, East Coast Demerara home leaving 18 persons homeless.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Leeward Islands’ batsmen left the best for last, when they clicked, and upstaged a hundred from Rudolph Paul to lead their side to a sensational five-wicket victory over Windward Islands in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 One-day Trophy Series yesterday.
As mercury in mining comes further under the microscope, awareness of its improper use and consequential effects on human health has seen residents of the village of Isseneru, Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) using alternatives to fish.
–equipment damaged A fire of unknown origin yesterday morning swept through Marics Sales, Services and Spares sending public-spirited citizens dashing to help the company save some of its stock as the fire department fought to control the blaze.
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, CMC – Their sprinting pride severely dented by Jamaica’s awesome performance at the Beijing Olympics a year ago, USA’s track officials are eager to restore honour this summer and the superb Tyson Gay heads their roster for the IAAF World Championship in Berlin this month.
Guyanese Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo and President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic on Tuesday agreed on the need to strengthen relations and build confidence between CARICOM and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean country following its request for membership.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday announced that that his ministry will pump $1.8M into the staging of the first ever National Paralympics Championships on October 11.
A 21-year-old man was last evening in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after sustaining a stab wound in the region of his heart following an altercation with another man yesterday afternoon.
A woman who was initially charged with the indictable offence of attempted murder walked free yesterday after the virtual complainant (VC) told the court that he no longer wanted to offer any evidence against her or pursue the matter any further.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Although dethroned as TCL Group West Indies One-Day Trophy Under-19 champions, Trinidad and Tobago ended the tournament on a triumphant note yesterday when they thrashed Guyana by six wickets with more than 19 overs to spare.
Dear Editor, I would like to correct a serious mistake made by your reporter in an article in SN of your Sunday, August 2, edition, under the heading ‘Mercury in mining will have to go – Jagdeo.’
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Two American journalists freed by North Korea tearfully reunited with their families in the United States yesterday while Washington tried to play down talk of a breakthrough with Pyongyang.
GSL completes another successful roundThe Guyana Softball League (GSL) completed yet another successful round of softball cricket in the Mike’s Pharmacy 15-Over Countrywide Competition with matches in the Under-15, Over 40 and Open Male Categories.
Dear Editor, The insistence of Com-missioner of Police, Mr Henry Greene, that the police have in their possession spy equipment may have merit.
Thirty of a batch of 78 Cuban scholarship recipients, who recently returned to Guyana, are medical graduates who will soon commence internships at local hospitals following which they will be able to practise medicine in Guyana.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, (Reuters) – The wife of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud died in a suspected U.S.
The body of a 9-year old Number 30 Village, West Coast Berbice girl, who went missing after going for a swim on Tuesday, was recovered yesterday morning.
Thirty students have passed their karate grading examination which was overseen by Vice Chairman of the ISKF Technical Committee Master Frank Woon-A-Tai at the Anna Regina Multilateral School (ARMS) Dojos last Saturday.
Dear Editor, Monday’s editorial ‘Phantom collaboration?’ was well written and provides a primer for readers who are seeking to get familiar with the Roger Khan saga for the first time.
Two men who allegedly forged CXC certificates in order that they might be admitted to the Cadet Officers Course of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) were yesterday placed on bail in the sum of $150,000 each when they appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Dear Editor, It is perplexing, and at the same time instructive, that a simple resignation from an organisation should make news to the extent that it invites letters to the editor.
TEHRAN, (Reuters) – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term as Iran’s president yesterday in a ceremony boycotted by reformist leaders and parliamentarians and marred by street protests over his victory.
Amelia’s Ward United registered an important 3-1 victory against Coomacka United when play in the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Stag B-League continued on Tuesday at the Bayrock Ground.
-says Scyld Berry The breakup of West Indies cricket, increasing with every bitter dispute between board and players, “might prove better for all concerned in the long run”, an influential English writer has suggested.
Dear Editor, I have read Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr Ralph Ramkarran’s response (‘Standing Order 103(8) was not violated because it did not apply’ SN, August 5) to my letter published in your edition of August 1, 2009 (‘This was an obvious and serious violation of the Standing Orders’).
A man accused of stealing foodstuff from his mother was yesterday placed on $20,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative William Jefferson, who was caught with $90,000 in cash in his freezer, was found guilty on 11 of 16 charges related to a bribery and money laundering scandal, a U.S.
A star-studded line up is expected to be in action for the second Annual Citizens Bank Medal Play Golf tournament on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club starting at 12:30 hours.
BRIDGEVILLE, Pa., (Reuters) – A man walked into a suburban Pittsburgh gym Tuesday evening and opened fire in a Latin dance class, killing three women before turning his weapon on himself and taking his own life, police said.
University of Guyana (UG) Librarian Gwyneth George has announced that the 24-hour service provided in the reading room of the library has been suspended until further notice following the small fire on Tuesday night.
Dear Editor, “There is a tide in the affairs of men.
$50M water well for Lusignan Good Hope, East Coast Demerara is to be extended and 957 more house lots accommodated there, Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali said recently.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s cricket board, under fire for rejecting the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) “whereabouts” clause, wants to introduce its own testing system for domestic players from next year, local media reported on Tuesday.
Dear Editor, We, The Office of Climate Change, Office of the President, have taken notice of several letters on Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) in the letters column of Stabroek News.
LA REFORMA, Guatemala, (Reuters) – Residents of a poor Guatemalan town have rallied around a family sought by the United States for drug trafficking but respected at home for handing out food, jobs and medicine to people in need.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The British government is wasting up to 2.5 billion pounds ($4.24 billion) a year due to delays in defence projects, Channel 4 television news reported yesterday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz are a shade ahead of Trinidad and Tobago as the No.1 team in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).
Translations of the concepts and objectives of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) will be done in five Amerindian languages through the Office of Climate Change in collaboration with the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, the Government Informa-tion Agency (GINA) reported.
Dear Editor, Let me congratulate the Region 9’s top student, Kyle Joseph of Aishalton, who got 557 marks which placed him17th in the country overall.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – South America’s hardline leftist leaders yesterday criticized U.S.
MANILA, (Reuters) – Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, heroine of the 1986 people power movement, was laid to rest yesterday after an eight-hour funeral procession that had to inch its way past hundreds of thousands of mourners.
History This Week By Dr. Mellissa Ifill In contemporary Guyanese society, the various ethnic groups have deep-seated mental images of one another.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. policy on Honduras’ political crisis is not aimed at supporting any particular individual, the State Department said in a new letter that implied softening support for ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) resumes its outdoor calendar of events this weekend with matches in the First Division, Under-17 and Under-11 categories after the rainy reason had made venues unfit for play.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Bush administration acted illegally when it opened millions of acres (hectares) of U.S.
Dear Editor, M. Leonard says “The government denial is preposterous,” (‘Government is on the defensive’ SN, August 4) Is it?
Prior to last month, not many people in the world knew who Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein was.
