Daily Archive: Thursday, September 24, 2009

-as birthday party ends tragicallyBy Cathy RichardsResidents of Laddersville, Aroaima are mourning the tragic loss of one of their star athletes after his throat was slit at a birthday party in the village on Tuesday night.

Two children of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam sustained second degree burns about their bodies when their bed caught fire around 4 am yesterday during a scuffle between their parents who are both in police custody.

Four teenaged boys and a man were shot late Tuesday night outside the National Gym-nasium on Mandela Avenue after a dispute between two men over a bet at a football match that had been played there erupted onto the street.

The 44-year-old tractor operator of Bush Lot, West Berbice who is accused of murdering a teenager was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Fort Wellington Court yesterday.

It has been three weeks since unknown gunmen unleashed a barrage of gunfire at a car travelling along Savage Street, injuring two of the occupants in the process and police force is no closer to making a breakthrough in the case.

– rescued children of drug addicts This is the fourth in a series of interviews with children who have been rescued by the Child Care and Protection Agency of the Ministry of Human Services being published in recognition of Child Protection Week.

Road works around the country will receive a boost with the acquisition of a new asphalt plant by the Public Works Ministry.

Daily temperatures over the next two to three weeks are expected to be within the range of 32-34 degrees Celsius (89-93 Farenheit) as several parts of the country continue to experience little or no rainfall, the cause being a weak El Nino weather phenomenon which, the Hydromet Department stated recently, is expected to intensify within the next several weeks.

A 30-year-old man who allegedly robbed another man at gunpoint of a gold band, among other items, was granted $75,000 bail yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A 44-year-old woman was yesterday admitted a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) nursing severe chop wounds to her head, both hands and other parts of her body inflicted by her husband with whom she had a misunderstanding.

Children from various schools in the city were urged to join the universal call for peace and become role models to peers in countries affected by conflict.

A contract valued $17.3 million has been awarded to Colin Talbert Contracting Services to build a new access bridge for Pigeon Island, East Coast Demerara.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) said the current disruption of water supply on the West Coast Demerara is due to a power shortfall at production sites.

A 29-year-old taxi driver, who allegedly supplied a woman with a quantity of cocaine, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A 21-year-old Mahdia resident died on Tuesday after he fell into a mining pit at the Kuribrong Backdam in Mahdia.

A man who was allegedly held with illegal drugs at Number Five Village, West Berbice was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Education says it is focused on implementing multi-media technology in schools in an attempt to boost the delivery of education and modernise the sector.

– insufficient evidence against ‘Jimmy Dog’ Magistrate Nigel Hawke yesterday ruled that a prima facie case has been made out against one person accused of the murders of the Kaieteur News pressmen while he ordered the case discharged against another owing to insufficient evidence.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has recorded production exceeding 10,000 tonnes for the fifth consecutive week.

Caribbean Airlines yesterday continued its usual support for sports in Guyana with a donation to the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness federation (GABFF) to assist six bodybuilders to represent Guyana at this year’s Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding championships in Grenada from October 1-4.

The Guyana Venezuela Friendship Society, in partnership with the Venezuelan Embassy, will host a special Blood drive tomorrow to assist the National Blood Bank.

Winners in the National Library ‘Know Your Country’ contest, held to commemorate its centenary, have been announced.

– Predicts a tenth round knockout Mauricio Pastrana arrived in Guyana yesterday ahead of his clash with Guyana’s Leon ‘Hurry-Up’ Moore at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Saturday for the vacant NABA, WBC Continental Americas and CABOFE Bantamweight titles as well as the WBA Fedelatin and Fedecaribe super bantamweight titles.

A lone strike from Sonia Griffith was all it took for Lethem to record the first win over East Coast in the inaugural Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Inter-Association Women’s League, which opened yesterday at the Tucville Ground.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama told world leaders yesterday to stop blaming America and join him in confronting challenges including the war in Afghanistan and nuclear programmes in Iran and North Korea.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Career-best bowling from Gavin Tonge helped the depleted West Indies side pose a stiff challenge before Pakistan held their nerve to outclass them by five wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy yesterday.

Dear Editor, Several persons in Linden knew that I was involved in the Mavado imbroglio in April 2008 when Minister Rohee banned him.

– women’s basketball given spark to ignite the game locally In the end it was mission accomplished for coach Larry Davis and his South Carolina Lady All Star basketball team.

Dear Editor, Mr Kwame McCoy is entitled to be assumed innocent until he is proven guilty.

The sidewalk along Aubrey Barker Road being cleaned up yesterday. (Photo be Jules Gibson)

Dear Editor, As a follow-up to my letter in SN dated 19 September 2009 (‘Better marketing strategies need to be adopted in the rice industry’), I would like to commend the President for reacting so quickly in offering $400 million to rice farmers.

Sensei Troy Bobb is currently preparing his group of young karatekas for what will be Guyana’s fifth year of participation at the Pan Caribbean Martial Arts Championships to be hosted in Trinidad and Tobago.

WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee rejected a Republican effort yesterday to delay a final vote on a broad healthcare overhaul as it slowly battled through a crush of amendments on its cost, size and timing.

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A man was shot dead in a clash between police and supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, as international pressure mounted on the de facto government to allow the leftist back in power.

Dear Editor, Your ‘Big-Photo No Story’ on the front page of Stabroek News (September 23) is an affront to the reading public.

By Marlon Munroe Essequibo and Demerara were locked in a tight battle at the end of the second day’s play of the Guyana Cricket Board four-day Inter-County cricket competition at the Anna regina Community Development Centre ground yesterday.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A huge outback dust storm swept eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney yesterday, disrupting transport, forcing people indoors and stripping thousands of tonnes of valuable farmland topsoil.

Students of Charlestown Government Secondary School pouring over a book at Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc at Blue Mountain Road, Festival City yesterday just after the charitable organization donated 50 combination chairs to the school.

Dear Editor, I have read the Guyana Post Office Public Relations Officer Yolaskee Jarvis’ response, ‘Factors outside the control of the Guyana Post Office can cause delays in mail delivery’ (SN September 5.

Narsingh Deonarine struck an unbeaten century as Berbice closed with a lead of 266 runs over the Rest Team at the close of the second day’s play of the Guyana Cricket Board senior four day Inter County tournament at the Demerara Cricket Club ground in Queenstown yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) – The State has to pay the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, which operates Central Broadcasting Services Ltd, close to $3 million in damages for its unequal treatment and delay in granting them a FM radio broadcasting licence.

Ask the Consul Installment Ninety Two Q: What are the qualifications for a tourist visa?

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad & Tobago’s cricket chief Deryck Murray has hit back against a newspaper report accusing his Board of bribery, and says they will be pursuing legal action against the media house.

Dear Editor, I have a weekly TV call- in community programme called the ‘Peoples’ Voice’ every Sunday at 5.06 pm where citizens air their views on Ch 5 Bartica on matters concerning Bartica and its environs.

Latin View Here’s an issue that is drawing growing attention in Washington, but is going almost unnoticed in Latin America – allegations that Venezuela is helping Iran develop nuclear weapons, and that Iran’‘s fundamentalist regime is setting up a foothold in Latin America from where to threaten the United States.

Fidel praises Obama Pre-Obama, Fidel Castro praising a US president was almost unheard of.

History this week       No 34/2009 By Dr Mellissa Ifill This article examines the circumstances under which trade unions, the middle class and political parties formed linkages, particularly during the 1940s and early 1950s in British Guiana and a subsequent article will examine the role played by trade unions during the 1950s and 1960s when Guyana was moving towards independence.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s fundamental problems, revealed in the almost daily disregard for law and order, can be attributed to the fact that the country is functioning with an illegal constitutional framework.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in its efforts to promote table tennis countrywide will host the Ken DeAbreu Table Tennis League from October 3rd through to November 22 at the Malteenoes Sports Club.

(Antigua Sun) – A Guyanese man has found himself in deeper trouble with the law after he attempted to perpetrate a fraud on the court.

Dear Editor, I am responding to an open letter to me from Mr Mike Persaud (SN, September 22) on the Bisram poll controversy.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the National Sports Commission have organised their first Day of Interaction on Sunday starting at 9:30hrs at Better Hope Community Centre ground, East Coast Demerara.

UNICEF estimates that some 300 million children around the world are subjected to violence, exploitation and abuse; all forms of abuse.