Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 18, 2009

-bad blood blame for savage attack A North Sophia man died after he was savagely stabbed to the neck and stoned by another man in the area late Sunday night.

Giftland Office Max was spared a major disaster last night after employees working extra hours managed to extinguish a fire that broke out near the generating room at the store’s Water Street location.

A 36-year-old chicken farmer wants all and sundry to know that he never turned against confessed drug trafficker Roger Khan and that he was willing to testify that Khan was a “building contractor because that is what I know he as.”

The US government yesterday said it has no objection to drug trafficker Roger Khan’s sentencing date  being moved from November 6 to a date on or after September 14, as has been requested by his lawyers.

-also has to serve out Guadeloupe prison term David Narine, a man who was charged with conspiracy to import drugs into the US and who likely played a key role in the drug case against Guyanese businessman Peter Morgan is to be sentenced shortly in the US and also has to complete part of a sentence he was serving in Guadeloupe.

The driver of the pick up which collided with a couple at Garden of Eden, killing them on Sunday night, had been drinking heavily, according to police.

“I plead insanity,” screamed Randy Samuels as he entered the courtroom at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where he appeared on a charge of snatching a girl’s cell phone.

Magistrate Priya Beharry yesterday remanded a University of Guyana (UG) student, who allegedly conspired with another man to obtain over $1.8M from the Mahaica Post Office, to prison when he appeared on felony charges at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Ethnic Relations  Commission (ERC)  is investigating  an official complaint it has received  from Kwame McCoy, Press and Publicity Officer, Office of the President, against Freddie Kissoon, a Kaieteur News columnist,   regarding  a recent article titled ‘Ten Years of Jagdeo – Faustian Journey’.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) continues to monitor a gastro-like illness affecting residents in Region One (Barima/Waini) even  as new reports surface of  recent deaths in the Moruca Sub-Region .

The joint opposition parties have called on Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon and the Guyana Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) to “give their unstinted support” to the demand for an international commission of inquiry, saying that it would offer answers to the concerns being raised by both the government spokesman and the union.

Six persons are now the subject of a police investigation after it was discovered that one of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI)’s off site ATM machines was tampered with on several occasions.

Child protection services have taken an abandoned baby into custody yesterday after the child’s mother asked a teenager to hold him and then disappeared.

Cops seek Freeman St man for questioning As investigations into the devastating Ministry of Health fire continue, police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a Georgetown resident.

Eileen August, the 78-year-old woman who suffered a broken leg and hip after being hit down by a taxi driver, died yesterday in the female surgical ward of the Georgetown Public hospital (GPH).

A man involved in an accident at Regent and King Streets last Friday that resulted in two persons being severely injured was fined $65,000 yesterday when he appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

In an effort to build private sector interest in the University of Guyana (UG), it needs a combination of an entrepreneur and an efficient administrator who could reach out and raise funds, according to immediate past Chancellor Dr.

For Daniel Ram, faith and family continue to provide a shining path to success.

-denies political meddling The police force has denied that the Office of the Commissioner of Police is reluctant to launch a probe into the startling revelations emanating from testimony in the trial of attorney Robert Simels.

Region 10 Chairman Mortimer Mingo is refuting claims by Public Works Minister Robeson Benn that billboards that had been erected along the Linden Soesdyke/Amelia’s Ward highway posed a traffic hazard.

The Golden Arrowhead was still flying among 212 other flags atop the Berlin Olympic Stadium, though the solid red light came on for Guyana’s athletes putting the brakes on their journey as the 12th World Championships in Athletics ended its third day in Germany.

By Tiadi Blair New Amsterdam hosted its first ever awards ceremony honouring athletes past, present and future last Saturday at the New Amsterdam Town Hall.

15 year-old freed of murder charge Magistrate Hazel Octave Hamilton recently freed a 15-year-old boy who was charged for killing his school mate, ruling that the prosecution failed to make out a prima facie case against him.

School of the Nations says it has recorded an excellent set of results for its students who sat the Cambridge University O Level, International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and Advanced Level examinations in May/June.

By Tiadi Blair And action-packed weekend wrapped up yesterday at Scote Primary School ground in New Amsterdam where the final of the New Amsterdam Primary and Secondary School Foundation (NAPSS) first annual schools football tournament was played with Tutorial Academy winning after a 95-minute game and penalty shoot out against opponents Diamond Elvin Secondary School.

– concerned over non-participation of region’s stars The Barbados Auto Racing League (BARL) race director Kurt Seabra believes that the second round of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship which will be held on Sunday, August 30, would be the biggest event ever on the island.

Winner’s row: Bryden and Fernandes yesterday held the first presentation of prizes for contestants in its “Quix Quick Cash” quiz promotion.

Guyana’s table tennis team to the fourth annual Pre-Juniors and Cadet tournament enjoyed mixed fortunes as the teams’ competition got underway yesterday at the Wlldey Gymnasium in Barbados.

– WICB excludes players who made themselves unavailable for Bangaldesh Series from Champions Trophy team In a move guaranteed to undermine the ongoing mediation process between itself and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) as well as devalue the standard of the tournament, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday excluded all those players who made themselves unavailable for the recent series against Bangladesh in their team for next month’s ICC Champions’ Trophy in South Africa.

Dear Editor, I refer to the many articles in the press by various government officials and others on global warming, LCDS and the impending sea level rise and its consequences on the coastal areas, and would like to enquire as to whether the new sea level has been established and what are the projected engineering sea levels to be used in the design format for present-day coastal structures.

Dear Editor, The PNC has lost four elections since 1992 and is currently not considered a viable party to win in 2011.

By Marlon Munroe Defending champions Jamaica produced another outstanding performance to beat St.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Three men were indicted yesterday for allegedly stealing more than 130 million credit and  debit card numbers in what U.S.

LUSAKA, (Reuters) – Former Zambian president  Frederick Chiluba was acquitted yesterday of all charges in what  was seen as a landmark corruption case against an African former  head of state.

Dear Editor, There are a few more weaknesses of our LCDS I would like to highlight: 1.

Asks Colin Stuart The issues surrounding West Indies cricket seem to stem from the comprehension of its value and meaning by the main actors (those in structural authority) and the players.

NAZRAN, Russia, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed  20 people and wounded 138 in Russia’s Ingushetia region yesterday, turning a simmering Islamist insurgency there into the  biggest test of Kremlin control of its southern flank.

Dear Editor, It was very tragic to hear that the country’s Ministry of Health had lost of millions of dollars in national assets including buildings, vehicles, equipment and medicines, much of which had been acquired through hard-earned taxpayer money.

– Jeffery siblings, Pollard, Arjoon and Fernandes advance to second round It was a bitter sweet day for Guyana at the 2009 Caribbean Senior Squash Championship which served off yesterday in the Cayman Islands as the Jeffery siblings, Keisha, Kayla and Kristian, Nicolette Fernandes, Victoria Arjoon, and Regan Pollard all advanced to the second round of the tournament.

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan – One of Afghanistan’s most  notorious militia leaders threw his support behind President  Hamid Karzai at a chaotic rally yesterday, the final day of  campaigning for this week’s election.

Former junior national Louis James and national centre Jason Alonzo turned in superb performances to lead the East All-Stars over their West side competition in the Alleyene’s Retrieve Raiders inaugural All-Star game over the weekend in Linden.

Dear Editor, In his SN letter of August 17(Burnham’s strategic thinking as a leader stood out in how he handled power’), Freddie Kissoon hides behind synechdoche – selecting a part (of my argument) to represent the whole (argument).

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Hurricane Bill, the first  hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season, revved up quickly as it  headed toward Bermuda yesterday, while the remnants of Tropical  Storm Ana dissipated without threatening the U.S.

Tuesday’s Economic Corner Over view: Last week’s column “Agriculture Gone Bad” created both controversy and solutions. 

– Alpha deal FC a slim defeatTournament front runners, Sunburst Camptown and Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United gained victories over the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) and Fruta Conquerors in the second round of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Cellink Plus Premier League on Sunday at the Tucville playfield.

Dear Editor, Another great soul in the music word has passed on at a ripe old age – Les Paul.

(This is the final piece in a 10-part series intended to look at some of the issues surrounding Guyana’s bid for funds from the World Bank-administered Forest Carbon Partnership Fund (FCPF) and from Norway, and for the President’s Low Carbon Development Strategy.)

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Bruce Golding has described sprint sensation Usain Bolt’s latest achievement as extraterrestrial.

Dear Editor, The PNCR Biennial Congress will put to rest the many upheavals of the party about who will be the next leader, among other business.

ASTRAKHAN, Russia, (Reuters) – The Russian navy found  a missing cargo ship yesterday in the Atlantic Ocean near the  Cape Verde islands, raising the prospect of solving a mystery  that has baffled maritime authorities for weeks.

The dangerous lawlessness on this country’s rivers and coastal waters is taking a toll on human life.