Daily Archive: Saturday, October 3, 2009

A Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara man was fatally stabbed last evening following an argument with another relative over a family property.

– irate family wants thorough probe Relatives and friends of an Industrial Area, Mackenzie man are calling for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding him being shot in the back by the police yesterday.

-family of missing trawler crew member The relatives of Titus Buckery Nascimento, a member of a missing trawler crew, have accepted that one of the bullet-riddled bodies that washed up on beaches in the Essequibo River was his, as the family of another seaman has come forward fearing he may have suffered a similar fate.

Guyana’s investment attractiveness was yesterday emphasized at a special investment seminar organised by the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) as part of the activities for this year’s GuyExpo.

– drug trafficker tells court A 32-year-old man who admitted having a quantity of cannabis and cocaine in his possession for the purpose of trafficking at the Mackenzie Market Square, Linden told Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, “Ya Worship I ain’t want fuh be no robber man so I had to do wah I had to do.”

Two sisters, one successful and the other struggling to find a market for her products, have joined to display handmade hats, bags and a few novelty items at GuyExpo 2009 in hope of locating buyers and opportunities for business linkages.

Prison officer Ashanti MC Allister was yesterday charged with negligently allowing persons in custody to escape.

Questioning the ruling PPP/C of benefitting from state resources through the acquisition of three house lots at Bath Village, West Coast Berbice, AFC Vice-Chairperson Sheila Holder yesterday called on Housing Minister Irfaan Ali to release full details surrounding the acquisition.

COPENHAGEN/RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro  won a resounding vote yesterday to stage the first Olympics in  South America in 2016, rebuffing U.S.

Two of the six men who were recently apprehended by police in a house in Albouystown, were yesterday remanded to prison when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with committing a string of crimes in Kaneville, East Bank Demerara.

The David de Caires/Ivan Mackie Medal Play format tournament, which promises to be one of the most important tournaments on the Lusignan Golf Club calendar, is being held today.

It pays to be number one. Sixteen-year-old Neil Reece, the country’s top juvenile cyclist, recently received a cash award of $35,000 for his recent outstanding performances.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday launched a Farmer’s Climate Change Guide to assist those in the sector to cope with the effects of the weather phenomenon.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Estranged West Indies captain Chris Gayle cracked consecutive hundreds this week in Jamaica’s latest trial matches for the regional limited overs championship starting later this month in Guyana.

Professor Norman Girvan is tipped to be the United Nations Good Officer in the Guyana/Venezuela border issue.

Nandanie Jerry is a feisty teenager who entered the Miss Amerindian Heritage pageant for purely altruistic reasons and most fittingly, won By Tiffny Rhodius When 16-year-old Nandanie Jerry entered the Miss Amerindian Heritage pageant she did not do it for the prizes or the fame.

By Marlon Munroe Quincy Clarke of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) romped convincingly to victory in the 100 and 200 metres upstaging Michael Saul and Keith Roberts of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in the process on the final day of the annual Joint Services Track and Field Championships at the Camp Ayanganna ground yesterday.

Three `customers’ one of whom was armed with a handgun yesterday failed to execute a robbery at Universal Travel and Tour Company at High Street, as they could not penetrate the security system and eventually fled when an alarm was raised.

Free cervical cancer screening will be provided later this month through collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Jhpiego and Omni Med, USA with results given immediately and if treatment is needed this would be rendered also.

I like email. Correction, I really, really like email. Not because it is nice and cuddly, because it isn’t.

By Marlon Munroe El Dorado limited overs  Inter-County action will continue today  with Berbice taking on Essequibo in what should be a keenly contested game in the second match of the competition at the Blairmont Community Developmental Centre ground, West Coast Berbice.

The Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association (GWKA) held its  annual Junior Kumite Karate tournament on September 27 at the Banks DIH Sports Club.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mervyn Williams’ letter published in Stabroek News on October 1, 2009 (‘The Ministry of Agriculture should mitigate the losses to farmers if fields of banana and plantain must be destroyed because of Black Sigatoka’).

In an effort to counteract the stigma associated with disabled persons, a four-day workshop will be held here next week on the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Hi Everyone, Room temperature is a term used often in the preparation and cooking of certain foods, but what exactly does it mean?

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies returned to the Caribbean last evening following their winless ICC Champions Trophy campaign in South Africa.

Dear Editor, In today’s newspapers [October 2] GPL had the audacity to proclaim its ten years of accomplishments in Guyana.

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Wednesday conducted a simulated aircraft crash exercise in keeping with International Civil Aviation Organization requirement.

On October 25, Guyanese-born Anguillian Magistrate Mrs Birnie Stephenson Brooks who has been appointed a High Court judge in Dominica, will be taking up her appointment there.

Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) will face Everest Cricket Club (ECC) today at the Demerara Cricket Club  ground (DCC) to determine the winner of the Demerara zone of the Neal and Massy national  limited overs first division club competition.

By Sara Bharrat Not a man of many words is Mitchell Rogers, singer of the patriotic song “Orealla”, but a connoisseur of natural beauty and a poetic soul who sits and sees, then writes and sings.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The United Nations scientist whose report set the global standard for climate change sees biofuels as a good investment bet and advised yesterday that people eat less meat to help curb global warming.

Dear Editor, With reference to the Private Security Services (Regulation) Bill, firstly, I must congratulate the Ministry of Home Affairs for the patience they exercised, and for conferring with and ascertaining the views of stakeholders and others engaged in the field of commercial security.

NEW YORK (Reuters/ Billboard) – With its 14th week at the summit of Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart, the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” matched Mariah Carey’s 2005 hit “We Belong Together” for the longest No.

Stefan Bobb, the 13-year-old who was allegedly stabbed by his classmate on Wednesday, remains in a “stable but critical condition” at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – Captain Ricky  Ponting became the third batsman to reach 12,000 one-day  international (ODI) runs as he guided Australia to a nine-wicket win over England in Friday’s Champions Trophy semi-final.

Dear Editor, GuyExpo is here amidst a lot of fanfare, the usual brass, and continuing expectations. 

VIENNA (Reuters) – The head of the UN nuclear watchdog will head to Iran this weekend to pin down an Iranian pledge, made at talks with big powers on Thursday, to open a newly revealed atomic plant to inspections.

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine authorities declared a state of calamity and evacuated 33,000 people from the east of the main island as a “super typhoon” bore down yesterday, a week after flash floods in and around Manila killed nearly 300 people.

Dear Editor, I worked with the Ministry of Works from 1964 to 1980, General Construction Company from 1990 to1998, and the National Parks Commission from 1998 to 2005.

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – Unbeaten  centuries by captain Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson led holders  Australia to a crushing nine-wicket win over England in yesterday’s  Champions Trophy semi-final.

After failing to come to Guyana last weekend, Miguel ‘Sizzla’ Collins will be here tonight for the ‘Rise to Occasion’ concert at the National Park.

Magistrate Chandra Sohan remanded a 38-year-old labourer to prison when he appeared before him at the Albion Court recently, charged with attempting to murder his former reputed wife at Yakusari, Black Bush Polder.

This horse was stuck in a 5 ft deep drain  at the corner of Albert and Church streets yesterday afternoon for close to 45 minutes before it was finally rescued by its owner(in picture) who was assisted by members of the Guyana Fire Service.

PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) – Aid for thousands of survivors of an earthquake in Indonesia trickled in on Friday and international rescue teams set to work, but efforts were hampered by power blackouts and a shortage of heavy equipment.

The Government Pensioners Association of Guyana is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a church service and brunch on Sunday, October 18th.

Dear Editor, I am a self-employed person and I had an accident on January 20, 2008.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Twenty-one countries will clash this weekend when the 37th annual Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships begin here this weekend.

The Sterling Products booth seems to be the official ice cream site for GuyExpo 2009.

A 20-year-old labourer of Number 78 Village, Corriverton who pleaded guilty to sacrilege and two counts of break and enter and larceny was sentenced to six years imprisonment and a further penalty of six strokes.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A US and Canada tour by Kanye West and Lady Gaga has been cancelled with no reason given just weeks after the rap star came under public fire for humiliating country star Taylor Swift at an awards ceremony.

The Islamic Foundation of Toronto Canada on Thursday presented a cheque to the tune of Cdn$1,500 to the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) to aid its orphans and vulnerable children programme.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank warned yesterday that the global economic recovery might falter as complacent policymakers lost their will to cooperate.

On Tuesday, Sidewalk Cafe and the Indian Cultural Centre join in screening The Making of the Mahatma – a 1996 film which tells the story of the painfully shy Gandhi who is struggling with his ideas in South Africa before he becomes Mahatma.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro’s successful bid to host the Olympics in 2016 crowns Brazil’s remarkable rise over the past decade from a near basket case to an economic and diplomatic heavyweight.

Dear Editor, Thank you for your letter of September 23, 2009.

Warren Cameron emerged winner of the Ministry of Home Affairs Champion of Champions Domino Competition at the Guyana Police Sports Pavilion on Thursday.

A section of the clothing available at Denyse Fashion and Fabric Designs.

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran de facto President Roberto Micheletti met yesterday with a delegation of US lawmakers who have called on the Obama administration to stop supporting the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Although, by any reasonable measure the situation in Afghanistan is worsening steadily – a corrupt government, rigged elections, a resurgent Taliban – instead of reconsidering its military mission (which costs the American taxpayer almost $4 billion each month) the Obama administration has decided to double down on its military engagement in the country.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Between 30 and 40 members of Colombia’s biggest rebel army were killed when government forces bombed their position in the mountainous central province of Tolima, a local official said yesterday.

WASHINGTON – US employers unexpectedly cut more jobs in September than in August, underscoring the fragility of the economy’s recovery from its worst recession in 70 years as businesses remain cautious about the future.

– Peer Steinbrück is Germany’s Minister of Finance. by Peer Steinbrück BERLIN – What went wrong with global financial markets?

Dear Editor, I visited your lovely country for the first time in July and I was very much impressed with its beauty.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) says it will discipline FIFA referee/ instructor Lawrence `Sparrow’ Griffith for his involvement in the recent Inter_Pub Futsal finals which was held at the National Gymnasium.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs said eleven more Amerindian communities will be granted land titles.

A different horsepower: These students of the Campbellville Secondary School avoided paying their bus fare from the National Cultural Centre to their school yesterday by travelling by horse cart.