Daily Archive: Friday, September 18, 2009

Dear Editor, I procrastinated about writing this letter until I saw the Jules Gibson photograph on page 16 in your September 9 edition, showing the grassy sidewalk on Aubrey Barker Road in North Ruimveldt.

-hands off command led to disciplinary breakdown An army Board of Inquiry, set up to investigate the circumstances which led to the allegation of abduction and robbery against three former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) coast guardsmen, found the men to be “responsible” for the death of Bartica gold dealer Dweive Kant Ramdass.

-made three prior attempts A woman and her grandson, both of Bath Settlement, West Berbice, are now homeless after her son reportedly burnt her house down yesterday.

‘I started to scream for [my son] but he was already dead’ “I know I was in de backseat hugging up my son and when I catch myself again he was dead…the driver was driving wild all the time,” a bruised and swollen Indira Raghubir, one of the survivors of the Wednesday morning fatal Unity accident, told Stabroek News from her hospital bed yesterday.

Regional officials say major funding is needed to arrest the erosion of several areas in Wismar, Linden, even as the situation threatens some homeowners in the aftermath of torrential rainfall on Wednesday.

-escape with cash and jewels A normal workday for a building contractor turned to a harrowing near death experience yesterday when two armed men invaded his work site, tied him up and made off with $100, 000 in cash as well as jewellery.

– says Dr. Frank Anthony By Tiadi Blair The tennis courts on Woolford Avenue scheduled to be completed at least one month ago are still not ready owing to problems among contractors.

A band of six bandits looted a Linden storage bond of $2.3M worth of items last weekend after tying up the security guard.

Uprising, Winners Connection and the Fruta Conquerors Futsal teams were the first set to enter the quarterfinal round of the Mackeson English/Kashif and Shanghai Futsal Tournament after defeating their opponents in their second round matches at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Wednesday night.

The relatives of Ramesh Sawh, who was found hanging in the Enmore Police Station lockups in January last, have sued the Commissioner of Police Henry Greene and Attorney General Charles Ramson for in excess of $10 million as compensation for the man’s death.

“I’m going all out,” says Clint Duke “I’m going all out to win this year because I’ve put in the work so I have to win again,” says Clint ‘Stone Cold’ Duke, one of the participants in this year’s Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) championships billed for Sunday at the National Cultural Centre.

Lower Corentyne defeated New Amsterdam/Canje on first innings points to emerge champions of the inaugural Berbice Cricket Board/Republic Bank Under-17 Inter-Zone tournament on Wednesday at the Port Mourant Cricket Club ground.

Cortours is collaborating with the Tourism Ministry to start the first ever Berbice Regatta scheduled for Saturday at the Amerindian community of Orealla.

Says local industries must enhance competitiveness to win Brazilian markets Warns of greater security challenges ahead This week’s  commissioning of the Takutu Bridge formalizing a road link between Guyana and Brazil underscores both the opportunities and the challenges that Guyana will face in pursuit of the strengthening of ties with its southern neighbour, President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chandradat Chintamani told Stabroek Business in an interview earlier   this week.

-two suspects on the run Three persons are likely to be charged today in relation to Tuesday’s murder of Land of Canaan fireman Patrick Daly but the two main suspects remain on the run.

The abandoned match between the Cellink Plus Premier League front runner, Alpha United, and Pele Football Club will be re-contested this evening at the Tucville Playfield to decide the final outcome of the match.

– earnings reached more than $42 billion last year If the continual upward trend in gold production evidenced over the past two years persists, production for 2009 could come close to 300,000 ounces for the first time since 2004.

No evidence was led in court during the trial of security guard David Chesney that Oneil Adams had been handcuffed when he was shot at the KFC Stabroek Outlet on February 25, 2005.

Private education is one of the fastest growing sectors in Guyana economy.

NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Opener Tim Paine  scored his maiden international century yesterday to help  Australia thrash England by 111 runs in the sixth one-day  international at Trent Bridge.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the residents of Lethem, Rupununi, I would like to thank you for the September 14 article in which we learnt for the first time that  a new generator was in place to provide 24-hour electricity, and that this service would begin on October 1.

West Indies rugby coach Joe Whipple will today meet national coach, Laurie Adonis and assistant coaches, Theodore Henry and Clinton Clarke and the men’s and women’s players called to national trials to introduce a comprehensive fitness training and skills programme.

By Rawle LucasRawle Lucas is a Guyanese-born Certified Public Accountant and Assistant Vice-President of the Lending Services Division.

Landline and cellular service to several Region 10 communities were affected yesterday following yet another attack on the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) cables on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

The South Carolina Lady All-Star team is expected here  today along with their coach Larry Davis for a  development tour which will conclude on September 22.

– was charged with attempted murder last year A 19-year-old girl, who was last year charged with attempting to murder another girl, appeared on Wednesday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of attacking another girl with a knife.

Dear Editor, The current price of chicken has no bearing on prices of feed from Guyana Stockfeeds Inc.

Dear Editor, There is a fantastic line from Martin Carter, in an address given in 1974 to graduating students at the Convocation ceremony of the University of Guyana, where he dreams about us living in a world inhabited by “a free community of valid persons.”

Good security critical to investment, business climate – ADM Fusion President Countries seeking to attract overseas investment and to ensure the growth and development of their domestic business communities have little option but to factor reliable security arrangements into their business planning, the head of one of New Jersey’s leading electronic security firms told Stabroek Business recently.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama yesterday scrapped a Bush-era missile defence plan for Europe that Russia had bitterly opposed and offered what he said would be faster, more flexible defense systems to protect against Iran.

… says visiting U.S. coach Larry Davis by Gary Tim South Carolina, USA (SMS) — Like his players on the South Carolina Lady All Star Basketball Club, coach Larry Davis is perky over their five-day fast-break tour of Guyana that jumps-off this evening.

The Mexican Embassy on Tuesday night celebrated El grito de Independencia or the Cry of Independence at the Pegasus Hotel in commemoration of its 199th Independence.

Dear Editor, I must commend the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company for all of their efforts in making their customers aware of the climate change and global warming situations through the use of text messages.

“We need to determine the real problems associated with access to finance,” EMPRETEC Managing Director Judy Semple-Joseph Urban small business operators will have an opportunity to interface with commercial banks and other lending institutions at a September 30 forum organized by EMPRETEC (Guyana) to discuss issues relating to access to capital for small and medium-sized business investment.

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s King Abdullah called on Israel yesterday not to block moves to relaunch Middle East peace talks by continuing to build settlements in the West Bank.

As Victorine Ifill surveyed the ruins that she called home only a few days ago, she vowed not to give up.

KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Six Ugandan cricketers are  missing in Canada after playing in a qualifying tournament for next year’s World Cup, Ugandan cricket authorities said yesterday.

KABUL (Reuters) – President Hamid Karzai defended Afghanistan’s disputed presidential election yesterday after preliminary results showed he won, and a suicide bomb attack on Italian troops tested the resolve of a major NATO ally.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 321’s trading results showed consideration of $1,191,556 from 122,500 shares traded in 11 transactions as compared to session 320 which showed consideration of $1,338,942 from 33,906 shares traded in 15 transactions. 

HAVANA (Reuters) – US and Cuban officials began exploratory talks yesterday on the possibility of restoring direct mail service between their two countries for the first time in 46 years.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson remanded a 30-year-old construction worker to prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday accused of having a quantity of cannabis.

MUMBAI, India, (Reuters) – India were given a boost  before their Champions Trophy campaign when in-form opener Gautam Gambhir was passed fit to return after injury.

Sweet songs, sour calypso (?) Frankly Speaking Yes, I’m taking one of those necessary days off from consideration of our four major, national front-page miseries – murders, narcotics-crimes, traffic accidents and fires.

Dear Editor, This government should be ashamed of itself in its lethargy in dealing with black-outs, garbage polluting our only city, crime out of control and the cost of living spiralling out of reach of the working people.

President Barack Obama has maintained the US trade embargo on Cuba by extending the 1917 Trading with the Enemy Act for another year.

– Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch is the director of the Global Drug Policy Program at the Open Society Institute.

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Dear Editor, I am replying to Freddie Kissoon’s letter captioned ‘Questions about pollster’ (SN, September 17) knowing fully well that regardless of what I pen, Mr Kissoon will never be satisfied with the response. 

(Jamaica Gleaner) – The United Kingdom Border Agency has arrested four Jamaican women on suspicion of taking part in bogus marriages.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said power supply on the West Coast Demerara has improved since Sunday when it returned a fifth generator to service.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Washington acknowledged yesterday that Iran’s long-range missile programme posed less of a threat to the West than previously thought.

-Mike’s Pharmacy softball competition Countrywide champions Die Hard XI defeated Reliance XI by 59 runs to book their quarter-final place last Sunday in the Mike’s Pharmacy 15-overs-a-side softball competition organised by the Guyana Softball League (GSL).

Marketing Assistant of Ansa McAl Trading Anjeta Hinds announces the winners of its Smalta Kids promotion at a drawing it recently held at its Beterverwagting head office.