Articles published on Saturday, September 26, 2009
– church damaged, fire service arrived after one hourBy Adrian Smith Fire of unknown origin gutted a two-storey building in Rose Hall yesterday morning destroying a home and three businesses and leaving a family of five homeless.
Several illegal Guyanese were booted out of neighbouring Suriname in the last few days, while at least four, including a preacher, were detained for offences ranging from drug trafficking to violation of the country’s Foreign Currency Act, a Caribbean Net News report said.
Proprietor of the White Castle Fish Shop Jermaine Langevine and an employee Mark Goodridge, were yesterday jointly charged with Tuesday night’s shooting outside the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Accused granted bail after skipping country Days after he was deported for entering the US with a forged visa, one of the accused in $70 million Valentine’s Day liquor bust was yesterday granted $800,000 bail by Chief Justice(ag) Ian Chang despite objections from the prosecution who pointed out the man had skipped the country.
The new Vendors Mall on Water Street is set to officially open next week and organizers have promised a “bang” as the long-in-the-making facility prepares to offer more choices for the upcoming Christmas season and beyond.
Two teenagers who were among the victims of Tuesday’s shooting outside the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue had bullets removed from their bodies yesterday and are now recovering in the surgical ward of the Georgetown Hospital.
Two men who allegedly pretended to be power company employees and demanded the sum of $60,000 from a woman in order that electrical meters would not be removed from her premises were yesterday placed before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of demanding money with menace.
The government’s efforts to counteract the effects of climate change were given a boost yesterday when two technical cooperation agreements valued at US$1,450,000 were signed between the Finance Ministry and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Neville Nixon and his family were left homeless last night after a fire of unknown origin ravaged their two-bedroom wooden home at Bagotstown.
Quick response by residents averted what could have been a major catastrophe at Wismar yesterday afternoon.
Three remand prisoners implicated in an alleged escape plot at the New Amsterdam Prison on November 15, 2008 were yesterday further remanded to prison by Magistrate Chandra Sohan in the New Amsterdam Court.
– relatives say police not pursuing suspect Relatives of Anjanie Mohan, the 44-year old woman whose husband severely chopped her about her body during a misunderstanding, are furious over what they have termed “sloppy work” by the police in their bid to have the perpetrator arrested.
After an absence of two years, popular entertainer and story teller, Paul Keens Douglas returns for two performances at the National Cultural Centre on October 10 and 11.
Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green said that he is yet to meet the Local Government Minister as planned to discuss the findings of the Commission of Inquiry conducted by Keith Burrowes.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) has renewed its call for the PPP/C administration to honour its commitment to support the AFC’s Freedom of Information Bill that is currently awaiting parliamentary approval.
This is the fifth 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.
The PNCR is mourning the death of party activist Randolph Gordon, who died on Thursday evening after a brief illness.
A security officer attached to Guyana Power and Light Inc was remanded to prison when he appeared in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court to answer a charge of simple larceny committed at the power company.
Members of the Guyanese Women in Development (Guywid) group in Berbice recently donated a quantity of books and other items to benefit children to the Amerindian Hostel in New Amsterdam.
– All roads lead to the Sports Hall Corinne ‘Sexy Panther’ De Groot weighed in almost three pounds (117.6 lbs) more than her opponent Shondell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred (114.8 lbs) ahead of their clash tonight for the vacant Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) bantamweight title at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The Chinese Sichuan Folk Art troupe is here again and set to thrill Guyanese audiences with aspects of their culture in the form of music, dance, magic and acrobatic displays.
With which sport would the nation associate our still-young President Bharrat Jagdeo?
The PNCR has added its voice in condemning President Bharrat Jagdeo for what it called persistent attacks on the media.
The Richard Ishmael Secondary School has recorded an overall pass rate percentage of 90.5% at grades 1-3 and 95% at grades 1-4 at the recently concluded Caribbean Secondary Examinations (CSEC).
The Guyana Softball League (GSL) in association with the Ministry of Sport yesterday launched their Carib Beer National tournament which will run from October 11 – December 12.
A former student of New Amsterdam Technical Institute and his mother were each placed on a six-month bond by Magistrate Chandra Sohan yesterday following allegations of disorderly behaviour at the institution.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – West Indies captain Floyd Reifer has promised his side will not be overawed when they face the might of defending champions Australia in their second match of the ICC Champions Trophy today.
While criticising government’s silence on the alleged involvement of Office of the President (OP) spokesman Kwame McCoy in a case of child solicitation, the main opposition PNCR yesterday called for his removal from his official post pending an investigation.
Gargantuan effort: Residents and others yesterday soaking a whale which washed up on Shell Beach on Wednesday.
By Marlon Munroe A five-wicket haul by Steven Jacobs sank Essequibo to a 40-run defeat in 81 minutes of the first session on the last day of the Guyana Cricket Board senior four-day tournament at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground yesterday.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Australia have called up left-arm paceman Doug Bollinger to replace the injured Nathan Bracken in their Champions Trophy squad, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a news release yesterday.
By Alva Solomon With her passion for the arts being an everyday feature, 25-year-old craft and design enthusiast Habibah Atherley-McGregor sews, paints and threads tirelessly each day, her aim being to provide patrons with invaluable pieces which will tell an everlasting story of God’s gift to mankind, the arts.
LONDON, England, CMC – Prolific West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul carved out a fine, unbeaten double century as Durham grabbed control of their County Division One match against Worcestershire yesterday.
`I just want to go in peace’ President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Associa-tion (GABA) Affeeze Khan has announced his resignation from the post with immediate effect.
Culture Box Is it possible to die from a panic attack induced by lack of technology in an impossibly hot village which doesn’t stock Coke?
Hi Everyone, Have you had your guava today? Do not miss out on the chance of have one of nature’s best gifts, especially when it’s in season.
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – The Group of 20 rich and developing nations promised to give rising powers such as China more say in rebuilding and guiding the global economy, and declared their crisis-fighting efforts a success yesterday.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – England began their Champions Trophy campaign with a six-wicket triumph over Group B rivals Sri Lanka yesterday.
Dear Editor, This letter was triggered by the experiences of a family friend who migrated last year from Guyana.
PORLAMAR, Venezuela (Reuters) – Washington’s foes Venezuela and Iran are working together to find uranium in the South American nation, a new sign of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s support for Tehran’s nuclear programme.
ATLANTA, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods wasted a chance to take a commanding lead in the Tour Championship with an untidy finish to yesterday’s second round, ending a sun-splashed day just one stroke ahead of the chasing pack.
Dear Editor, In November 2006 the Jagdeo administration suddenly and arbitrarily withdrew all state advertisements from the privately-owned Stabroek News.
PITTSBURGH, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama “absolutely” may go to Copenhagen next week to make a direct appeal to Olympics organizers to choose Chicago for the 2016 Summer Games, his spokesman said Thursday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Clinton Global Initiative gathered more than $8 billion in pledges at this year’s summit, surprising its organizers who had worried that the recession would lower the level of support.
Ten beauties from the ten administrative regions will vie for the coveted Miss Amerindian Heritage crown at a pageant this evening at the National Cultural Centre.
The building completely destroyed by fire
Dear Editor, With reference to the alleged recording of Kwame McCoy that has recently surfaced and is fuelling much discussion in certain circles, I wish to urge members of the public to be wary of those who seek mileage out of sensationalism and what I perceive to be deliberate attempts at distortion.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Susan Atkins, a leading member of Charles Manson’s violent cult who carried out brutal murders at his behest in 1969, has died in a California prison, state corrections officials said yesterday.
It has been a slow climb on the music ladder for Celeste David since her runner-up position in the GT&T jingle competition two years ago, but things seem to be picking up now and she has just released her latest single in Barbados.
TOKYO, (Reuters) – Dinara Safina, yet to validate her status as world number one with a grand slam title, says she will not give up the top ranking without a fight.
LONDON – The resignation of a senior British general exposed a widening rift between the military leadership and Prime Minister Gordon Brown over how the war in Afghanistan is being fought.
The entire top flat of the building is engulfed in flames.
By Pamela CoxPamela Cox is the World Bank’s regional vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean For the first time in six years Latin America and the Caribbean will see its economy shrink this year.
Dear Editor, Guyana is slated to host GuyExpo 2009 at the National Exhibition Centre under the theme, ‘Promoting Business in a Low Carbon Environment’ from October 1-6.
– defence surprised, parents hope for the best (Jamaica Gleaner) – Young Dominique Fray wept uncontrollably for her brother and attorney George Thomas seemed listless, shocked and disappointed by the guilty verdict that was slapped on his client, convicted hijacker Stephen Fray, in the Western Regional Gun Court on Thursday.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Pacer Gavin Tonge and lower-order batsman Nikita Miller have come in for praise following their heroics against Pakistan on Wednesday.
Pastor Gregory Beharry looks in despair at the raging fire.
Dear Editor, I have over the past few days sent out emails to some of my development colleagues on the article in this week’s The Economist magazine of September 17.
Tomorrow night the Promenade Gardens will come alive when what is described as Guyana’s “one-of-a-kind star studded event” in the name of Genesis Fashion Rhythm II gets underway.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) – Michael Jackson lost the will to live in recent years, a former close confidante said yesterday, as scores of fans camped out to be the first to see the singer’s final appearance in the This is It movie.
(Trinidad Express) – “The only peace is rest in peace!” These were the words uttered by the mother of Travis “Wet Money” Breedy on Thursday, as his lifeless body lay face-up mere inches away from a drain on George Street, Port of Spain, one day after warring gangs signed a “peace treaty”.
DomRep eyes IMF agreement The Dominican President, Leonel Fernandez, says his government is likely to finalise a stand-by agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the next two to three weeks.
Sidewalk Café presents Moolaadé, the final film from African cinema’s founding father, Ousmane Sembene, for viewing next Tuesday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – World number one Roger Federer has withdrawn from next month’s Japan Open and Shanghai Masters in order to get some rest, the Swiss confirmed yesterday.
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya warned yesterday that tentative talks to end a three-month political crisis would go nowhere unless the de facto leaders who toppled him in a coup restored him to power.
News that trials of an HIV vaccine have produced encouraging results offer a small glimmer of hope that the AIDS epidemic may eventually be brought under control.
– Orville Schell is Director of the Center on US-China Relations at the Asia Society.
As fire fighters cool the heat, the looting restarts
