Articles published on Wednesday, September 23, 2009
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Flooding in north Georgia that killed nine people caused $250 million worth of damage to property and tens of millions of dollars more damage to infrastructure, the state insurance commissioner said yesterday.
– suspects in custodyBy Shabna Ullah and Adrian Smith Three suspects were arrested around 4 am at Kildonan Village, Corentyne, Berbice and a white car intercepted one hour after a robbery at Hogstye where a family was terrorized and robbed of over $6 million in cash and jewellery.
Three families are now counting their losses following a mid-afternoon fire, suspected of being electrical in origin, at Canal Number One Polder, West Bank Demerara which completely razed two houses.
Police investigators are searching for the 15-year-old boy at the centre of an alleged child solicitation case that has embroiled Office of the President’s Press and Publicity Officer Kwame McCoy, who has denied being the speaker on a recorded call engaging in an illicit conversation with the minor.
-but rates unlikely to drop The Guyana Power and Light Company’s (GPL) new Kingston plant is expected to boost power production by 20 megawatts, but it is not likely to result in any reduction in rates given current losses from electricity theft, Chief Executive Officer Bharrat Dindyal said yesterday.
– after hit with wood in freak accident A 33-year-old tractor operator of Pine Ground, Mahaicony Creek died after he received injuries to his head from a piece of wood in a freak accident around 10.30 am yesterday, while pulling lumber at Tiger Bird in the interior.
– dog rescued Fire of unknown origin last evening partially destroyed a stall adjoining the Bourda Market along Orange Walk leaving its stallholder contemplating her next move.
This is the third in a series of interviews with children who have been rescued by the Ministry of Human Services being published in recognition of Child Protection Week.
As their ‘big day’ approaches, residents of the Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) Amerindian community of Capoey are fine tuning preparations for their annual Heritage celebrations.
President Bharrat Jagdeo gained support for his Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) from movie star and avid environment activist Harrison Ford at the launch of Team Earth in Greely Square, New York on Monday.
The three West Berbice children, whose mother died after her lover reportedly forced poison down her throat, have been placed in new homes and are back at school again.
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has chided President Bharrat Jagdeo for his recent “attack” against City Mayor Hamilton Green, adding that the meeting with city officials “behind the back of the Mayor”, makes a mockery of the Office of the Mayor and the process which led to him being elected to office.
-no evidence linking them to crime Investigators have apparently reached a dead end their investigation into the September 5, 2009 shooting in the North West that left one man dead and another injured as the two men who were arrested in connection with the incident have since been released.
A fire of unknown origin gutted a wooden cottage in minutes, at Lot 55 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam just before 9 pm on Monday, while the lone occupant, Charlie Grant was absent from the premises.
An $8.5 million student dormitory that will house around 60 female students was recently commissioned at Paramakatoi, Region Eight by Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai.
A scrap iron dealer was yesterday granted bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of breaking and entering a man’s storage bond and stealing a quantity of car parts.
The Guyana Water Incorpo-rated (GWI) is airing a special edition of its television programme Customer Alert featuring discussions on water quality today.
The Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) will be meeting residents of New Amsterdam on Saturday.
The National Library said it welcomes to its collection a copy of Marva Parkinson Gullins’s doctoral document titled ‘Women of the Bible – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’.
A former policeman, who allegedly broke and entered the Central Immigra-tion and Passport Office, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
The Neal and Massy Group of Companies yesterday handed over a cheque and trophies to the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) for the 2009 countrywide, first division limited overs cricket competition which has already commenced.
– chief magistrate Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson’s ruling last Thursday that the Polar beer case would remain indictable was not based on any advice.
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) recently elected a new Central Executive Committee.
… Caribbean Fury boxer excited for belt and heritage By Gary TimGeorgia, USA (SMS) — There she sat at home, concerned about the apparent effects of the recent floods in Atlanta, Georgia.
Two men who were allegedly found with cannabis in their possession for the purpose of trafficking in separate incidents in Port Kaituma were remanded to prison on Monday by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – West Indies will be looking to cause a stir in their opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy, when they face Pakistan today at The Wanderers.
…Pacers Garraway and Benn destructive on first dayBy Marlon Munroe Inter-County cricket minnows Essequibo are in firm grip of proceedings, mainly due to the destructive bowling of a duo of pacers Trevor Benn (3-18) and Trevon Garraway (4-62) on the first day of the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) Senior Four-day tournament.
The criminal sessions in the Berbice Assizes formally closed yesterday with 17 prisoners awaiting trial at the New Amsterdam Prison.
The Guyana Deaf Community is hosting an evening of drama, dance and fashion at the Theatre Guild Playhouse on Sunday.
Berbice have slight edge after first day Berbice had a slight edge against the Rest Team at stumps on day one of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Four-day Inter–County competition which bowled off yesterday at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground, Quenstown.
GFF Inter-Association Women’s League today With the aim of revitalizing women’s football in Guyana, the GFF will today start its Inter-Association Women’s League at the Tucville ground with a clash between Lethem and the East Coast of Demerara.
Learie Webster handed Wendell Meusa only his third defeat in competitive chess locally but it was national junior champion Taffin Khan and Ronuel Greenidge who are the early leaders after three completed rounds of the seniors National Qualification Chess tournament.
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)yesterday sent out a message of condolence to the family of the late Cecil Ramsingh who passed away last Thursday in Miami, United States of America following a brief illness.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An impatient US President Barack Obama scolded Israeli and Palestinian leaders yesterday for not doing more to unblock the peace process and urged them to relaunch negotiations soon.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hassan Nemazee, a fund-raiser for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other Democrats, has been indicted for defrauding Bank of America, HSBC and Citigroup Inc out of more than $290 million in loan proceeds, US prosecutors said on Monday.
Millington leads Tigers into quarterfinals A terrific display of skill from Devon Millington, who rattled up a helmet-trick, propelled his team BK International Western Tigers into the quarterfinal of the Mackeson English/Kashif and Shanghai Futsal Tournament as they defeated Sunburst Camptown in the final match of the night on Monday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Dear Editor, I embark upon this exercise with three apologies. Firstly, regarding my violation of your request for brevity of presentation but, this is crisis time.
Dear Editor, The current ‘garbage’ crisis in Georgetown goes well beyond the piles of foetid trash lining the streets of fair Georgetown.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was having a tent pitched on property owned by Donald Trump in suburban New York yesterday until local officials stopped the work because it violated regulations, a town attorney said.
Donkey shed? Like everyone else these donkeys were feeling the heat of the afternoon sun on Sunday and sought refuge in this bus shed at Grove, East Bank Demerara.
CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – Tillakaratne Dilshan scored his third One-day International to set things up, and the bowlers – led by Ajantha Mendis – cooperated to hand Sri Lanka a 55-run victory under the Duckworth-Lewis Method over hosts South Africa in the rain-affected opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy yesterday.
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran security forces clashed yesterday with thousands of supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya outside Brazil’s embassy, where he took refuge after slipping back into the country aiming to retake power.
Dear Editor, A few weeks ago, in the middle of Ramadan, I was talking with a friend of mine who happens to be a Muslim.
VALENCIA, (Reuters Life!) – Deft moves by chess legend Garry Kasparov gave him a decisive upper hand against long-time rival Anatoly Karpov in the first set of a 12-game re-match in Valencia, Spain yesterday.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans began taking a hard look this week at entrenched customs like food rationing, pilfering on the job, cradle-to-grave subsidies and black market trading in a national debate called by President Raul Castro.
Wanted Haitian detained A Haitian born man wanted by police in Miami for questioning in the killings of his wife and their five children, has been detained in Port-au-Prince.
TECATE, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico’s violent drug gangs are increasingly kidnapping illegal migrants for ransom and forcing them to carry narcotics into the United States as they muscle into the lucrative trade of smuggling people across the border.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, CMC – Hong Kong’s Joey Chan resisted a late fightback from Guyana’s Nicolette Fernandes to win their second round qualifying match at the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash tournament on Monday night.
Dear Editor, With poor officiating at basketball games plaguing Guyana in recent years, and the lack of discipline among players we would have hoped that by now there would be movement to form a Basketball Officiating Council.
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Former world number one Justine Henin is to make a comeback, less than two years after retiring from tennis.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leaking of a US military report of the war in Afghanistan piles more pressure on President Barack Obama, already squeezed by ebbing public support and skepticism in his own party over troop levels.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said yesterday he would meet next week with companies interested in bidding for the Carabobo oil blocks in the Orinoco heavy crude region.
Dear Editor, I read with delight the news that my good friend Mr Peter Abdool was elected the president of the World Boxing Council/ Caribbean Boxing Federation (WBC/CABOFE) last week at a meeting in Barbados.
In a previous editorial we have commented on some aspects of the controversy on West Indies cricket and, in particular on characterizations of the functioning of the West Indies Cricket Board.
– Age Bakker is Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund representing the Netherlands and 12 mostly Eastern European countries.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Guyana’s Collie Hercules was on target for Tobago United when the T&T Digicel Pro League regular season ended on Sunday with two re-scheduled matches.
Dear Editor, Inevitably, but reluctantly, I must add my voice to the ongoing price brouhaha in the rice industry, affecting both the planting and milling sectors which have now been left in the lurch after rice prices skyrocketed in 2008.
(Trinidad Express) – A 15-year-old secondary school student is among eight people who were arrested on Monday, following the seizure of a stash of arms and ammunition in Morvant.
