Daily Archive: Thursday, November 5, 2009

Relatives of  a man found strangled on the Linden/ Soesdyke Highway were yesterday attempting to unravel the bizarre events that led to his abduction and murder, which triggered a wave of violent attacks in the capital.

– Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago battle under floodlights with the title of the best one-day side in the West Indies at stake By Marlon Munroe A tournament badly affected by the unpredictable Guyana weather concludes tonight at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence with Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago competing for the West Indies Cricket Board’s President Cup one-day title.

The Supreme Court Registry was channa-bombed early yesterday morning as part of a coordinated campaign in the city, dealing a heavy blow to the judiciary which is currently pushing a sector-wide reform programme including the computerization of its records.

By Rawle Toney Over 60 local and overseas cyclists will compete today in the third annual five-stage cycling event under the theme ‘Ride for Life’, an initiative of the Ministries of Sport and Health and the National AIDS Programme Secretariat.

The security forces were on heightened alert last night after a heavily-armed gang parading as policemen carried out a series of shock attacks that left one person dead and two policemen nursing gunshot wounds.

-fire set at eight different points The Richard Ishmael Secondary School was saved from destruction early yesterday morning after an invasion by arsonists.

-Titles too for Sukra and David -Longe As expected longstanding doubles partners Dr.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) has sent a congratulatory message to their club member Travis Dowlin on his selection to the West Indies team to tour Australia later this month.

Following the attacks on two police stations, the High Court and the Richard Ishmael Secondary School, the Joint Services yesterday rolled out a series of operations along the East Bank and East Coast Demerara and the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.

–police say awaiting positive ID By Ayanna Blair In an unexpected twist, the two police officers who were arrested after a 15-year-old boy was burned in the genital area while in custody at the Leonora Police Station were yesterday charged with the unlawful wounding of two other prisoners.

Heavy rainfall in Berbice last Saturday affected play in the first round of the 2009 Berbice Zone of the Guyana Cricket Board first division competition with all three matches ending in draws.

Pele Football Club (Pele F.C) on Sunday rewarded one of its U-13 players Nathanael King for his success at the last National Grade 6 Examinations.

Dear Editor, Even for a country accustomed to official abuse, misconduct and illegalities, the revelation of torture inflicted on a child by members of the security forces has met with an outrage that was palpable and instantaneous.

Arbitration in the dispute between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is set to begin on Monday.

Turhan Harris warmed up for today’s `Riding For Life’ cycle road race by winning the Flying Ace Cycle Club anniversary 46-mile road race held in conjunction with Road Safety Week.

Four employees of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) were last evening being grilled by police in connection with a multi-million dollar fraud which was uncovered in the entity’s computer security system.

Dear Editor, It is after great consideration that I’ve decided to bring into the public domain the following issue, against my own initial instinct and the advice of friends who believe that addressing it forthwith would only exacerbate the problem. Over

The ninth annual Tony Kissoon Memorial Domino tournament ended with Turning Point emerging victors with 88 games over Mo’ Fire (74) and Specialist (72) at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) pavilion recently.

Dear Editor, Disturbing figures alluded to by contributor Alissa Trotz in her Stabroek News letter of Saturday, October 31, 2009, ‘How does Dr Persaud reconcile these disturbing migration figures with his claim of the growing middle class?’

Gavin Washington, the taxi driver whose decomposed body was found among some bushes off the Linden/ Soesdyke Highway at Haura-runi on Monday, had been missing since October 24 and the man’s girlfriend is being questioned by the police as investigations continue.

Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan has dispelled allegations that she had instructed police officers to bar reporters from entering the Wales Magistrate’s courtroom last Friday.

Dear Editor, I read in Stabroek News (3rd Nov), Minister Rohee “pointing out that justice may be blind…that it now seems that it has to look in both directions – the side of the murder victim and to the side of the victims claiming torture.”

BARCELONA, Spain, (Reuters) – Developing countries  said yesterday they risked “total destruction” unless the  rich stepped up the fight against climate change to a level that  even the United Nations says is out of reach.

Rip It Energy Drink through Brocks Distributors fuelled more corporate sponsorship into the final leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships scheduled for the South Dakota Circuit on Sunday.

(Trinidad Express) – Prime Minister Patrick Manning and Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday have decided ‘to work towards agreeing to a new’ constitution during the existing parliamentary term which ends in December 2012.

Another exciting tournament is on the cards for this weekend when Machine Corporation of Guyana (MACORP) sponsors  its second Annual Medal Play Golf tournament on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Course, East Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) reiterates that the low volume of sugar production is causing the imbroglio in the sugar industry.

The three-year-old girl who was struck down by a vehicle belonging to the Guyana Prison Service on Tuesday night remained in critical condition up to last evening at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

One week after being struck down by a car while attempting to cross the East Coast Demerara (ECD) Railway Embankment road, six-year-old Raulvin Maynard remains in a critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Dear Editor, I once said that young people should take a page from Frederick Kissoon’s book, especially young journalists.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Swine flu has hit an isolated  tribe of Indians in the Amazon jungle, with seven dying in the  last two weeks, Survival International said yesterday.

By Tony Cozier Three weeks before the first Test of the home series against West Indies in Brisbane, Australia’s injury list during their current series of seven ODIs in India continues to mount.

PHILADELPHIA,  (Reuters) – The Boston Celtics  maintained their perfect start to the season by trouncing the  Philadelphia 76ers 105-74 on the back of a dominant defensive  display and sharp three-point shooting.

MILAN/ROME, (Reuters) – An Italian judge sentenced 23  Americans to up to eight years in prison yesterday for the  abduction of a Muslim cleric, in a symbolic condemnation of the  CIA “rendition” flights used by the former U.S.

Dear Editor, I noticed that there is a call for justice on the torture of the teen murder suspect. 

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa,  (Reuters) – England must  improve their consistency to have a realistic chance of beating  South Africa in their five match one-day international (ODI)  series, all-rounder Luke Wright said.

Dear Editor, I often hear people say that Guyanese learn to dislike or mistrust dogs and cats as children and that is why they treat them so poorly when they become adults.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with Guybernet and regional community development groups in Berbice, Demerara and Essequibo successfully carried out a data collection and clean-up activity along Guyana’s shorelines and coastal waterways.

LONDON, (Reuters) – An Afghan policeman, who the  Taliban said was one of its fighters, has killed five British  soldiers at a checkpoint in Afghanistan, raising the possibility  that the militants might have infiltrated the police force.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Yang Yong-eun is wary of a Tiger  Woods backlash after beating the world number one into second  place to win the PGA Championship in August and become Asia’s  first major winner.

Compton Anamanthado of New Amsterdam, Berbice won $750,000 yesterday in the Courts Guyana Limited Stash of Cash promotion.

The seeds of violence, planted, watered and fed have taken root and blossomed; violently cut down they spring up again sprouting numerous branches wherever one is lopped off.

TEHRAN – Police clashed with supporters of Iran’s opposition  leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran yesterday when a rally  marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S.

Dear Editor, Several of my family members including me have been living for some years now under unbearable insanitary conditions emanating from the stench and filth in a large scale operation of the rearing of 100-odd pigs near our homes at Golden Fleece school dam area in Region #2.