Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 27, 2009

A former vice-chairman of Region Three was yesterday found dead, with several stab wounds about his body at his North Section, Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara home.

A Brazilian man was yesterday afternoon discovered dead in his Robb Street, Bourda home; his mouth had been gagged.

Guyana has been commended several times for its adherence to diamond certifying and exporting rules and nothing was encountered that raised any suspicions about the origin of any of the gems, a senior mining official has said.

Relatives of a six-year-old Melanie Damishana boy, who was struck down by a car while attempting to cross the Railway Embankment road on Sunday, were yesterday afternoon hoping for the best as the child remained in an unconscious state.

– cops seeking suspect A teenager is in a serious condition, with a bullet lodged in his chest, at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he and a 25-year-old woman were shot by her reportedly enraged drunken lover at Riverview, Georgetown late Sunday night.

Convicted Guyanese drug trafficker Somwattie Persaud has been having adjustment issues and “psychological difficulties” since her incarceration in prison.

Over 30 years ago a mother made a painful decision and left her nine children in a one-room shack in Kitty in search of a better life in the US.

– had left Region One base without authority Three coastguards were arrested in a civilian boat at Parika on Sunday with fuel, a service pistol and other items aboard and as police try to determine the reason for their presence there, the Guyana Defence Force yesterday said their absence from their base at Morawhanna in Region One (Barima/Waini) was unauthorized.

A relative of 27-year-old Kevin Maloney, who was shot by police on Friday night, is denying the police’s claim that the man attacked a policeman with a knife, stating the man was shot after he refused to pick up a marijuana  joint that was on the roadway.

A group of women has taken on a watchdog role, with the help of Red Thread, in a move to protect abused women in two Region Eight communities.

– in second youth link programme Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited yesterday launched its second annual Youth Link Apprenticeship Programme, which is one of its community outreach initiatives aimed at youth development.

Angad Persaud, a 55-year-old resident of Esau and Jacob, located on the left bank of the Mahaicony Creek has decided to put his land to good use and is venturing into large-scale fish farming.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) yesterday said it will oppose every effort to bring the media under control through the touted draft Professional Services Bill which the Caricom Secretariat has announced may come into effect in another three years and will regulate professionals, including journalists.

A 32-year-old Corentyne man accused of stealing a quantity of raw gold valued $1.3 million was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Caribbean Airlines, Captain Ian Burton has announced changes to the airline’s top management at an internal meeting organised for all staff at the company’s Head Office at Piarco.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) senior men’s team scored a cliff hanger victory over Hikers in a dramatic final in the senior men’s competition on Sunday’s final night of action in the GT&T National Indoor Hockey championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

– over ‘pipe dream’ statement on Guyana’s food production capacity Minister Robert Persaud said yesterday that the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) official who referred to Guyana’s ability to produce food for the Caribbean as pipe dream, should not disregard facts and figures about Guyana’s capability and avoid embarrassment.

President of the Women’s  International Boxing Association (WIBA) Ryan Wissow has ordered a rematch between  Shondell Mystery Lady’ Alfred and Corinne De Groot to take place 120 days from September 28.

Tournament leaders Alpha United continued their dominant run in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) when they defeated Victoria Kings 2-0 Sunday last at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground Bourda while the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Milerock were able to pick up victories as well.

A taxi driver, who was hired to take a passenger to Campbellville, but took her to a street close to the seawall against her will, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – There was plenty of construction  in and around the Air Canada Centre this summer as the home of  the NBA’s Toronto Raptors and the Maple Leafs from the NHL  underwent a spectacular multi-million dollar facelift.

Police yesterday issued a bulletin for a West Ruimveldt man wanted for questioning into the murder of Marvin Smith, who died on October 8 following an incident at Roxanne Burnham Gardens, on October 5.

“We are going to reclaim our pride and to let the ‘Golden Jaguars’ roar proud again,” exclaimed national coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover as the Guyana team departed  for Suriname to compete against the host, French Guiana and  the Netherlands, in a four-nation football tournament.

“My worship, we is very poor people. Meh children-mother die the other day and meh children en have nothing to eat.

A 16-year-old is the fourth person to be charged with the murder of a Canal Number Two grandmother, who asphyxiated when she was gagged during a robbery last year.

It is difficult to come to an assessment of the outcome of the latest sojourn by the Floyd Reifer-led West Indies team to the Champions Trophy tournament in South Africa if one were to do a thorough analysis.

The police have arrested a male relative of the 30-year-old Enmore woman who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) following a beating.

Riddim Squad and Santos Football Clubs who are firmly ahead in the points standing of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Western Union First Division Competition brushed aside Huston Stars and Uprising in the penultimate round on Sunday at the Camptown ground.

-Carriah takes four wicket haul Andre Creary and Kraigg Brathwaite yesterday scored half centuries in the second President’s Cup practice match for the West Indies Under-19 team at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

As part of the Month of the Elderly activities, the Region Five Probation and Welfare Department recently pampered several senior citizens and treated them to health care at the Fort Wellington and Mahaichony hospitals.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – Off-spinner Anisa Mohammed recaptured top form yesterday and wrecked South Africa’s batting with a five wicket haul that propelled West Indies to a series-winning 13-run victory in their second Twenty20 Women’s International.

The youth, who fatally stabbed Charlestown baker, Damon Weatherspoon is still at large while a post-mortem examination yesterday revealed that Weatherspoon died as a result of a single stab wound to the heart.

The Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) has launched an investigation into reports that fuel sold by two of its service stations over the weekend was contaminated, resulting in some vehicles developing mechanical problems.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Marie Rosada landed the women’s road race title and completed the double while propelling Puerto Rico to overall team championship honours as the 2009 Elite Caribbean Cycling event concluded late Sunday afternoon.

Dear Editor, Five members of staff of the Linden Technical Institute have been told that their services are not needed as long as student to staff ratios remain at the current levels. 

Dear Editor, So what is it about our dear land of Guyana that our dear president does not like?

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said yesterday it could endorse a UN deal for it to send potential nuclear fuel abroad for processing, the first official indication that Tehran could respond positively to the outline agreement.

Dear Editor, So we went from a lacuna in the law that allowed extradition to third countries to a lacuna that allows a government that has been shockingly invalid with respect to bringing drug kingpins to justice to exercise discretion over the very matter of extraditing drug lords.

MIAMI (Reuters) – The younger sister of Fidel and Raul Castro, Juanita Castro, collaborated with the US Central Intelligence Agency against her brothers’ rule in Cuba before going into exile in Miami in 1964, she said on Sunday.

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will make a small grant of humanitarian aid to North Korea, ending its suspension of handouts after a series of conciliatory gestures from its destitute rival, an official said yesterday.

Dear Editor, An opinion survey conducted by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association earlier this month in Trinidad has found widespread disenchantment with the political parties with voters saying they would like the formation of a new political outfit that can unite the divided nation.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior US officials will travel to Honduras this week to press ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the country’s post-coup de facto leaders to break a stalemate in a four-month-old political crisis.

Dear Editor, I write today not to identify what the government has done wrong, but what it could start to do to make things right in one particularly vital area.

Antigua Sun) – Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer is reiterating his government’s commitment toward regional integration through adherence to the principles of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy.

By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA CEO, AFCINTRODUCTION: One of the weakest links in our system is the lack of a foreign policy agenda which in turn affects the development of our nation and the creation of jobs.  

Dear Editor, There are still many good, experienced, skilled and mature people in the leadership of the real PPP like Roger Luncheon, Cde Donald, Cde Navin and Ralph Ramkarran, Cde Moses, Robeson Benn and a few others but the sad fact is they are now a minority in the Government. 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pilots of a Northwest Airlines jetliner that overshot its destination by 150 miles last week told US investigators they became distracted during an extended discussion of crew scheduling that included their use of personal laptops, officials said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am responding to Mr. Freddie Kissoon’s letter (SN, Oct 22)  in which he asked, among other questions, if “it was under Ralph Ramkarran’s chairmanship that Guyana Airways Corporation went bankrupt?” 

CCJ readiness quizzed The new president of the Dominica Bar Association, Levi Peter, says he is not convinced that the Caribbean is ready for its own supreme court.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) – Paris Jackson wears her father’s shirts every day, but her brother Prince does not want to watch the King of Pop’s DVDs.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Maria Aparecida Silva didn’t  finish high school until just two years ago, but she has  already told her two teenage children that they’re  college-bound.

Only two days after Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan had been jailed in New York for several crimes including importing cocaine into the USA from his base in Georgetown, Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee found it appropriate to congratulate the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit and pour praise on its personnel for their “work in the suppression of illicit trafficking in narcotics.”