Articles published on Sunday, September 13, 2009
The partly burnt body of a visually impaired elderly North Ruimveldt man was yesterday morning discovered in his home, minutes after his neighbours put out a fire in his kitchen where he was reportedly cooking at the time.
– Sattaur denies ever meeting lawyer Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur has called former Roger Khan attorney Robert Simels a “blatant liar” saying he never met him at any time.
Saying there is need to widen the participation of citizens in national decision-making, former leader of the Reform group Stanley Ming has disclosed plans for a national conversation to seek consensus on the future of the country.
– say officers starving them, prison filthy Three of the five men remanded to prison on Friday over the kidnapping of a Mahaicony rice farmer and his employee were treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday for various injuries.
The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is still unable to meet its financial obligations to the two companies contracted to collect garbage in the city, thus resulting in them continuing to withhold their services.
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is assuring consumers on the West Coast Demerara that the frequent power outages being experienced will be remedied by Thursday of this week as the company is making several interventions to return the situation to normal.
By Marlon Munroe A sparkling unbeaten 150 by Everest Cricket Club’s (ECC) opening batsman Rajendra Chandrika catapulted ECC past Guyana National Industrial Corporation’s (GNIC) first innings score of 137 at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) on the second day in the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association/Cellink Plus three-day competition.
To stem corrupt practices in the customs department and the complicity of the business community in fuelling the problem, Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur has proposed working on a joint strategy with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The West Indies Players Association has embraced the intervention by CARICOM in their bitter dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board, and has committed itself to ensuring a positive outcome to the impasse.
President Bharrat Jagdeo accepted letters of credence from the new Brazilian and Cuban envoys to Guyana at a simple ceremony hosted in the credentials room at the Office of the President last week.
Telecommunications giant Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) Company on Friday donated $750,000 to the Georgetown Cricket Asso-ciation (GCA) with an undertaking of continued sponsorship to the association.
President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said that his administration is “very committed” to launching an investigation into allegations made in the US during the Robert Simels trial, but it would be done by the police.
Guyana and the wider world Within the international economic community there is a growing consensus that the worst is over.
Business Page Introduction The stereotypical auditor as a fat, prematurely aging, bald, boring and unenterprising man probably says as much about the audit profession as it does about its practitioners.
President Bharrat Jagdeo is of the view that the leadership provided by Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally is lacking and that was the point he wanted to make in the scathing attack on the commission chairman in an Office of the President (OP) release earlier this week.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies selectors on Friday named four newcomers in a women’s squad touring South Africa next month.
Ian On Sunday Having retired a couple of years ago after 52 years in the sugar industry, including working closely with governments and regional institutions along the way, if there is one thing I have learned it is the extreme frailty of all grand plans.
Wednesday, October 14: Warm-up game vs Western Cape XI (venue to be determined) Friday October 16: 1st ODI at Boland Bank Park, Paarl Sunday, October 18: 2nd ODI at Newlands, Cape Town Wednesday, October 21: 3rd ODI at Boland Bank Park, Paarl Friday, October 23: 4th ODI at Newlands, Cape Town Sunday, October 25: 1st T20 at Boland Bank Park, Paarl Monday, October 26: 2nd T20 at Newlands Cape Town Wednesday, October 28: 3rd T20 at Boland Bank Park, Paarl Thursday, October 29: depart from Cape Town
Several measures, including setting up crisis hotlines for people burdened with problems and teaching coping strategies to students in schools, were outlined during a recent two-day regional workshop on suicide prevention.
The legal row over levy proceedings at Clico (Guyana) which involved the removal and subsequent return of four company vehicles deepened last week when AH & L Kissoon sued the Attorney General over his interference in the case.
Consumer Concerns Three years ago house owners in the coastal region of Georgetown were warned not to engage in elaborate house repairs as the rising Atlantic Ocean would sweep away coastal houses 20 years on.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A devastating spell of fast bowling from Brett Lee at Lord’s yesterday helped Australia to a seven wicket win and an unassailable 4-0 lead in the seven-match one-day series against England.
Controversial Jamaican artiste Mavado has apologised for his previous performance here in which his lyrics were offensive, President Bharrat Jagdeo has said.
Arts On Sunday In addition to the re-introduction of the Edgar Mittelholzer Lectures with a presentation on distinguished artist and scholar Denis Williams, there were two recent events of note which highlighted the work and contributions to academic and cultural enlightenment of two more scholars.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s promising all-rounder Angelo Mathews produced a career best six for 20 to subject India to a humiliating 139 run defeat in the third Tri-series match yesterday.
Pet Corner Continued Stomatitis (Sore mouth) In terms of a definition, I think the one most easily understood would reflect an inflammatory condition of the mouth which usually produces small vesicles or abscesses.
The Bishops’ High School is celebrating an overall percentage pass of 98.1% at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) exams this year.
The Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) is on a mission to ensure that Guyana is represented at the World Scrabble Championships in Johor Bahru, Malaysia later this month.
Two police officers were rushed to the public hospital yesterday nursing injuries after the motorcycle they were travelling on crashed into the rear of a minibus at Prince’s Street.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport in alliance with the Ministry of Health and the Guyana Cycling Federation on Friday launched the third annual five stage cycle race under the theme ‘Ride for Life 3’ at the Umana Yana.
Health By Dr Kiran Koora, MDS Dentists say that the most important part of tooth care begins at home.
The man who reportedly set fire to a Sophia house on Friday, weeks after he was thrown out of the property is still on the run and the police have been provided with information on his possible whereabouts.
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China decried a US decision to impose added duty on Chinese-made tyres, saying the move sent a dangerous protectionist signal before a G20 summit and could stoke reactions impeding global recovery.
– Conquerors and GDF battle to stalemate Pandemonium broke out at the Tucville Playfield between Alpha United, Pele and the referees as a goal scored by the tournament leaders, Alpha, which looked to be the decider, was protested by the opposition since they felt it was scored from a ‘dead ball’.
The View From Europe A few days ago I was asked a question by the host of one of Jamaica’s morning talk shows.
HARARE (Reuters) – President Robert Mugabe welcomed the first top-level European Union delegation to visit Zimbabwe in seven years with “open arms” yesterday and said talks on implementing a power-sharing deal went well.
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) yesterday held trials to select both male and female players for this year’s North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens Championships which will be held in Mexico on November 14-15.
In our time I am become Death, destroyer of worlds. (J Robert Oppenheimer, scientific director of the Manhattan Project, quoting from the Bhagavad Gita upon the successful testing, in New Mexico in July 1945, of the first atom bomb)Now we are all sons of bitches.
The Ministry of Education is inviting private schools to register and the relevant forms will be available from Monday.
The National Library celebrated its centenary last week. Built in 1909 with funding provided by US philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the library was designed by Percival Hodge.
THESSALONIKI, Greece, CMC – Former World record holder Asafa Powell was narrowly edged out by American Tyson Gay in a dramatic finish but Brigitte Foster-Hylton extended her winning streak with another sensational victory on the opening day of the IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) A contentious affidavit filed by Jamaat-al-Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr, alleging that favours were granted by ruling People’s National Movement leader Prime Minister Patrick Manning in exchange for helping the party secure votes during the 2002 general election, will be forwarded to the offices of the Director of Public Prosecutions and Acting Commissioner of Police James Philbert for further investigation.
The Caribbean Community (Caricom) and Canada are set to begin negotiations for a Trade and Development Agreement in early November.
On Wednesday, the Rotary Club of Georgetown presents a local whodunit for theatre lovers.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Vice President Juan Almeida, one of the leaders of the Cuban revolution and a stalwart in Cuba’s aging old guard, died of heart failure at age 82, state-run media said yesterday.
One has to ask the question, is this really a capital city or is it a dumpsite?
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The dream final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could become a reality when the world’s top two players contest their respective semi-finals at the U.S.
The Department of Education in Region Ten (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) started off education month observances with a fitness run in Linden recently.
Chess At 18, Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is ranked number four in the world.
