Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Articles published on Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Chitra ‘Chandra’ Poonwassie

Four held in Tain rape, murder

– victim was strangled A post-mortem examination conducted on the remains of the 49-year-old woman who was found dead at her Tain, Port Mourant, Corentyne home around 11 am on Sunday revealed that she died from manual strangulation and the police have held four persons.

Alleged child soliciting recording

Child protection agency urges ‘thorough’ probe-condemns use of children in protest The Childcare and Protection Agency yesterday called for a thorough investigation into the recorded conversation between a child and adult where plans for a sexual liaison are discussed, saying that should the contents be true the adult in question needs to be “disciplined” in every regard.

Vibert Weeks

Gymnasium shooting

Man granted $475,000 bail on attemptedmurder, grievous bodily harm chargesVibert Weeks, one of the men involved in last Tuesday night’s shooting at the National Gymnasium, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with attempted murder and inflicting grievous bodily harm.

Susan Branker-Lashley

Caribbean youth being trained in early childhood education

The Caribbean Child Support Initiative (CCSI) has charged young people to become agents of social change in their communities as 21 Rovers or home visitors in Dominica were certified in the National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) Early Childhood Development Certificate under the theme “Moving Forward with Confidence”.

Brand Manager of DDL, Maria Munroe, hands over the sponsor’s cheque to GCB Vice President Bissondyal Singh while other GCB executives look on. (Orlando Charles photo)

DDL bowls two million dollars into Inter-County tournament

The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) under the El Dorado brand yesterday launched the ninth edition of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) El Dorado limited-overs Inter-County competition which bowls off tomorrow at the  Anna Regina Community Development Centre ground between Demerara and Essequibo.

Heads of state muscle in on 2016 Games vote

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Whether they are presidents,  kings or prime ministers, heads of state have muscled into the  inner sanctum of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in  recent years, successfully swinging votes for their bids.

Commissioner of  Police and

Ambitious, industrious and unemployed

Amidst its personnel problems, the Guyana Police Force takes time to dismiss an ambitious and industrious professional officer It was at the annual officers’ conference only in March this year that Commissioner of Police Henry Greene lamented the severe personnel shortage of about 20 per cent of the establishment strength of the Guyana Police Force. 

Peter Abdool

De Groot to protest WIBA bantamweight title defeat to Alfred

In a shocking turn of events, Corinne ‘Sexy Panther’ De Groot is to file a protest to the Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) following her defeat by a unanimous decision  to Shondell The Mystery Lady’ Alfred in their bantamweight title clash on Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

PPP/C applied for Bath house lots

-Ali Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali says that the PPP/C never received house lots at Bath Village as gifts and had to go through the same application process that all other parties interested in obtaining a house-lot have to go through.

Trevor Rhone: 1940-2009

The arts… Trevor Rhone – master dramatist

Reprinted from the Jamaican Gleaner Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Louis Marriott, Contributor Trevor Rhone of Beckford and Smith’s High School (later renamed St Jago High School) was one of a handful of promising young male performing artistes who sometimes attended rehearsals in their school uniforms in the mid-to-late 1950s.

Reuters World News Highlights

TEHRAN – Iran test-fired missiles yesterday which a commander said could reach any regional target, flexing its military muscle before crucial talks this week with major powers worried about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

Lack of stamina one reason for defeat

Dear Editor, The residents of the gold mining community of Mahdia and the entire Region 8, wish to compliment Gordon Leitch popularly known as ‘Rat’ for having scored the lone goal against the North West, in a football match on Saturday, September 19, 2009 on the GDF ground in the city.

A timely discussion

Dear Editor, Please allow me to congratulate Mr A Donald Augustin for introducing a very pertinent and intellectually stimulating discussion (‘Recommendations have been made to introduce a method of measuring GDP’ SN, September 26).

“LCDS – Unemployment or collateral damage

Tuesday’s Economic Corner By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Introduction: On July 21, 2009, I wrote a column titled, “Low Carbon-Measuring the Economic Impact”, where I concluded that Guyana needs to retool its LCDS to fit with a national consensus on a national strategy developed with the involvement of all stakeholders, and incorporating additional input such as the Guyana 21 framework.

Stamps

A series of postage stamps marking the centenary of the Guyana Scouts Association was launched at the Guyana Scouts Association Headquarters in Woolford Avenue.

BBC Caribbean News in Brief

Call for G20 to consider poor countries Barbados’ Prime Minister David Thompson has called for the Caribbean’s concerns to be taken on board by rich countries seeking to turn around the global financial crisis.

Lawless and dangerous

Lawless and dangerous: Several pairs of boots adorning an electrical cable running across Russell and Broad streets, Charlestown yesterday morning.