Articles published on Monday, September 7, 2009
The decomposed body of a man with bullet wounds, believed to be the one the police were pursuing last Wednesday, was yesterday morning found by two brothers in a trench that borders North Ruimveldt and Lamaha Park.
A 21-year-old man, who was attacked by a gang of four and stabbed in the left side of his chest, died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Saturday night.
-shooter aiming for settlement Relatives of Veronica Atherley, the 59-year-old newspaper vendor who succumbed to a gunshot wound on Friday after she was accidentally hit in the Stabroek Market area, are dissatisfied with the treatment she received while she was at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
-mother of missing boy In the wake of a report from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) about possible incriminating blue paint on a coastguard vessel suspected in a boat accident that claimed two lives, the mother of the missing third passenger says a major investigation is now warranted.
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday said that it hoped that the PPP/Civic would not engage in any “adventurist” steps to subvert term limits.
The Office of the President has expressed condolences to the family and friends of Mrs Doreen Chung, wife of the late President of Guyana Mr Arthur Chung, who passed away on Saturday.
The President’s XI stepped into the line of fire and was mercilessly annihilated by the CARICOM All Stars who swept the two-match President’s Premier League Twenty20 Series at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence on Saturday night with a 20-run win.
A Guyanese reporter, who was reportedly working illegally in St. Maarten, was among two, who were “targeted” by that country’s immigration service.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Former champion Kim Clijsters stunned third seed Venus Williams 6-0 0-6 6-4 in a dramatic fourth-round clash at the U.S.
The Banks DIH Thirst Park ground was the venue where the Santos Football Club dethroned defending champions Fruta Conquerors in this year’s Courts Pee Wee Under-11 competition which was organized by the Georgetown Football Association (GFA).
A “weak” El Nino was present in July and is expected to strengthen in the coming months with present arid conditions forecast to prevail until the first quarter of next year.
Chris Williams was in ripping form Saturday evening pouring in a game-high 30 points as he led the Victory Valley Royals to a 77-65 points win over the Glands Trucking Service (GTS) Bulls in the final of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Under-23 basketball tournament at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard-court.
Joint Services to review disciplinary protocols Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Commodore Gary Best, recently met with heads and senior officers of the army to discuss a range of issues related to command and leadership within the Joint Services, addressing what was recognized as a definite command and leadership deficit.
`It’s an emotional period for me. Whatever action I took was done with the interest of the force in mind; it’s a job that I love, and I love serving people’ Former police superintendent, Simon Mc Bean intends to challenge the action of the Police Service Commission (PSC) after receiving a dismissal letter on Friday over his unauthorized decision to proceed on ‘no pay leave’ to pursue a scholarship.
CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – A leading French chess player turned up drunk and dozed off after just 11 moves in an international tournament in Kolkata, losing the round on technical grounds, domestic media reported on Friday.
MILAN, Italy, CMC – History-making Bahamian boxer Valentine Knowles was ousted in the second-round of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) World Championships Saturday but declared himself satisfied with his effort here.
-Housing and Water Minister In accordance with the Lethem Development Plan, areas for industrial, commercial, residential and small business development have already been set aside.
The GPSU said participants at the recently held Public Services International Hemispheric Committee Against Racism meeting were alarmed that the Guyana government had subjected some public sector workers to polygraph testing and dismissed them after the said exercise.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Assistant West Indies coach Henderson Springer says he is looking for the right attitude from his inexperienced charges on their upcoming ICC Champions Trophy tour.
Seventeen-year-old Margaret Eastman of the Number 29 Primary School who placed among the top 10 in Region Five at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination has her heart set on becoming a doctor.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has sustained a minor deep vein thrombosis in his right calf after undergoing knee surgery, the England and Wales Cricket Board said yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A White House environmental policy adviser who specialized in “green jobs” resigned yesterday after an uproar over his previous affiliation with a Sept.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States accounted for more than two-thirds of foreign weapons sales in 2008, a year in which global sales were at a three-year low, The New York Times reported yesterday.
Two hundred and sixty-eight youths from Regions Three and Four graduated last Friday with skills in a number of disciplines acquired under the National Training Project for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE) for which $75M was budgeted in 2009, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
Coach of Guyana’s male basketball team for this year’s Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) Robert ‘Bobby’ Cadogan, yesterday said that he had slashed the training squad down to 15 players and named `Wonder Boy’ Akeem ‘The Dream’ Kanhai as captain.
BASEL, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Banks will have to set aside more profits as a cushion against hard times and face limits on how much debt they can run up under proposed new global rules agreed by top central bankers and regulators yesterday.
Saying the challenge to his leadership was an example of democracy in action in the main opposition party, PNCR leader Robert Corbin has announced that efforts are ongoing to heal the divide after the recent Biennial Congress.
Dear Editor, I refer to Peter Ramsaroop’s column concerning the Berbice Bridge in SN, 25 August – http://www.stabroeknews.com/
LONDON, (Reuters) – Australia exploited England’s lack of power hitters at Lord’s yesterday to beat the hosts for the second time in three days and take a 2-0 lead in the seven-match one-day series.
Dear Editor, The government seems to be taking no chances of another Jim Jones saga taking place in Guyana as it has evicted religious men and women attached to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Ghana qualified for next year’s World Cup after beating Sudan 2-0 in Accra yesterday to take an unassailable lead in their group.
Students of the Gordon Table Primary School, Mahaicony Creek were disappointed when they turned out on Tuesday to find that the doors were closed and there was no teacher.
KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai inched closer to a first-round victory as more results came in from an election last month marred by accusations of fraud.
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to Mr Benn’s letter (KN, September 2).
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Wealthy investors are planning to mount a lucrative professional league in the Caribbean, which could see US$200 million invested over a five-year period.
Residents living close to the eroding section of the Kumaka waterfront in the Mabaruma Sub-Region, North West District are currently relocating from the area as authorities there have commenced plans to renovate the eroding landscape Region One Vice-Chairman, Paul Pierre told Stabroek News last week that an area has already been identified for the relocating residents, most of them vendors, to settle.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to announce today that he has named a top Treasury Department official, Ron Bloom, to lead an effort aimed at revitalizing America’s hard-hit manufacturing industry.
In The Diaspora Alissa Trotz is Editor of the In the Diaspora Column Two weeks ago, an international delegation of human rights and feminist organizations representing countries from Latin America, Canada, Spain and the United States, traveled to Honduras on a fact-finding mission during Women’s Human Rights Week, to document the violation of women’s rights in the context of the coup of June 28 that deposed democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya.
Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Hamilton Green’s letter on retaining skills when he cited his daughter’s frustration with GuySuCo (‘Are we serious about having Guyanese return to serve?’
(Jamaica Gleaner) Bernard Coard, the former deputy prime minister of the short-lived People’s Revolutionary Government (PRG) in Grenada, who was imprisoned for 26 years for the murder of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop in 1983, intends to join his wife in Jamaica.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport last week convened a workshop for arrangers of steel-pan music in a bid to improve their musical skills in adapting music to the various pans of a steel-band.
So It Go I don’t consider myself an expert, but I like to cook.
One can’t help but feel sorry for the present state of West Indies cricket.
Garbage piled up along Albert Street yesterday as contractors and the city remain at odds over pay.
TEHRAN, (Reuters) – A leading Iranian reformer accused hardliners of taking a “fascist” approach, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s new cabinet prepared to hold its first meeting after his disputed re-election in June.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies’ embattled Champions Trophy squad left here Saturday for South Africa with a promise from captain Floyd Reifer that the team will “play hard” for the people of the Caribbean in cricket’s mini World Cup.
(Trinidad Guardian) Vera Bhajan, 22, the young woman from Felicity, Chaguanas, who was born without arms, has graduated from University of the West Indies (UWI) with a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB).
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Monday handed out bursary awards to 20 children of various staff members in honour of their achievements at the National Grade Six Assessment.
Joshua Ferdinand , who made his Literacy group proud at this year’s Grade Six Assessment Examination has received a quantity of back to school items compliments of the Rotaract Club of Georgetown .
Dear Editor, One of the first things I do in the mornings is read the Guyana newspapers online.
Romanex’s application to the state for permission to conduct alluvial mining in the Marudi Mountain, Region Nine jars for three reasons.
RIYADH, (Reuters) – Muslims should avoid prayers that call for the destruction of non-Muslims, an influential Saudi cleric said.
Interviews by Femi Harris and photos by Jules GibsonThis week we asked the man/woman in the street their views about television programmes and if they thought that there are adequate educational programmes.
