Daily Archive: Thursday, November 26, 2009

A popular local actor was found dead yesterday morning with his throat slit at the Liliendaal seawall — hours before his latest production was set to open at the National Cultural Centre.

A man died yesterday after he reportedly plunged into the shallow Bamia Creek, close to Linden.

By Ayanna Blair Two new unlawful wounding charges – one regarding the  brutal torture of a teenager – were yesterday read to the two policemen previously charged with battering two prisoners at the Leonora Police Station last month.

– block roads, police sent inBy Cathy Richards Three persons were arrested and later released yesterday morning as striking workers stepped up protest action by blocking the main access roads at RUSAL Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) Aroaima and Kwakwani locations.

Workers represented by the University of Guyana Workers’ Union (UGWU) yesterday staged a sit-in over the non-payment of a 5% salary hike and argued that the “bureaucracy” within the Finance Ministry was preventing them from getting what they deserved.

The Regional Administration of Region Four has moved its administration office from Paradise to Triumph, East Coast Demerara, a press release from the Office of the Regional Democratic Council said.

Geddes Grant has introduced Cruiser, a seed treatment insecticide for use in the rice industry.

-claims false, police say A Mahaicony rancher is accusing police of invading his home, harassing his family and firing shots at his two sons over a report of damage of property on Tuesday evening — charges that Commander of Police ‘C’ Division Balram Persaud yesterday called “false.”

A waiver on water bills, old age pension and free crossings on government ferries are among the services provided for Guyana’s elderly through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security.

The truck driver involved in the Mahaica crash that claimed six lives on Saturday admitted that he was drunk at the time and was yesterday remanded to prison pending sentencing.

The eight-month-old baby who is among survivors of last Saturday’s fatal crash at Mahaica has been moved from the Paediatric Ward into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Hospital.

Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday deemed the National AIDS Programme Secretariat’s (NAPS) national testing campaign a success, with preliminary results showing that some 26,600 persons were tested.

-douse victims with diesel In the latest of a series of attacks, a Canje Creek livestock farmer and one of his workers were seriously injured after a group of men attacked them early Monday morning.

-23 cases confirmed Before the end of this year, Guyana would be ready to test for the H1N1 virus and results would be known in a timely fashion, according to Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy.

-cops being probed for enticing victim The police have detained a member of community policing group who allegedly raped a teenage girl while she was in custody at the Springlands Police Station as well as two lawmen who reportedly tried to entice the girl to have sex with them.

A woman was on Tuesday found with over a kilo of cocaine hidden under her wig at Lethem.

Beepat Scorpions, Sonics advance Pepsi Sonics and Beepat Scorpions teams advanced to the quarterfinals of the Open category while the Beepat Scorpions third division team advanced to the semi-final round of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) knockout tournaments.

Jailing hands over the MVP Prize – McRae Supermarket honours K&S Org The Jailing Company – Guyana branch officially handed over the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Motorcycle award for the 20th anniversary Kashif and Shanghai Football Competi-tion to the Directors of the organization, yesterday.

A five-year-old boy shot his 11-month-old sister dead on Tuesday at Mahdia.

‘I help a lot of people, talk to my patients and you will only hear satisfaction.

– Suing trio for in excess of $1,000,000 Former president of Riddim Squad Football Club, Eton Cordis has slapped the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Fruta Conquerors Football Club and the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) with a lawsuit in excess of $1,000, 000.

The army yesterday an-nounced that a Board of Inquiry has been launched into the circumstances which led to the death of the soldier found floating in the Cuyuni River.

The dynamic table tennis pair of Michael Vieira and Andre Lopes ran away with Division `C’ of the Kenneth De Abreu table tennis league tournament following matches on Saturday at the Malteenoes Sports Club building.

Kumar Sawh of La Grange, West Bank Demerara, who allegedly chopped his reputed wife with a cutlass, was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The West Indies begin their latest series against Australia in Brisbane today (last night eastern Caribbean time) to a backdrop of growing concern about the future of Test cricket and their role in it.

BRISBANE, Australia — Dwayne Bravo is thrilled to be back in the Test arena.

– males escape Six schoolgirls were taken into custody yesterday after police nabbed them in an old abandoned church at Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara with five males, who escaped.

Former West Indies cricket commentator and OECS Sports Director Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira has commenced work on his memoirs which he plans to launch before the 2010 Twenty/20 World Cup.

The national cricket selectors have omitted two former young West Indies captains from a 21-member squad named to prepare for next year’s regional tournament.

The World Bank has approved a US$16M loan for Jamaica to support reforms to the national education system through capacity-building.

The US Military Liaison Office has sent a local army officer to Fort Gordon, Georgia to attend the Signal Officer Leadership Course.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Swede Robin Soderling became the first qualifier for the semi-finals at the ATP World Tour Finals yesterday when he battered world number three Novak Djokovic 7-6 6-1 for his second major shock of the tournament.

A foetus was yesterday morning found stuck in a koker at the Muneshwer’s Wharf on Water Street and police are awaiting a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Young West Indies manager Omar Khan wants his charges to take their thinking of the game to a higher level in order to be competitive at the Youth World Cup in January next year in New Zealand.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers  dominated the New York Knicks for three quarters of Tuesday’s  game before squandering much of their lead and holding on for a 100-90 victory.

The Canadian High Commission will be closed to the public on Monday November 30.

KANPUR, India, (Reuters) – Rahul Dravid completed his 28th Test century and moved into fourth place on the all-time scorers list as India tightened their grip on the second Test against Sri Lanka yesterday.

Members of the organising committee for the sixth Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival are fine tuning arrangements for the tournament which takes place next weekend at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Pascal Hussein was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $20,000 under the condition that he stays away from the woman he allegedly threatened to kill.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will not be in Afghanistan eight years from now, the White House said yesterday, as President Barack Obama prepared to explain to Americans next week why he is expanding the war effort.

VIENNA – Iran’s demand for changes to a nuclear fuel deal is unacceptable because it could mean Tehran keeping enough enriched uranium for possible use in an atom bomb, the UN nuclear watchdog chief said in an interview.

The Guyana Post Off ice Corporation yesterday launched stamps commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the Commonwealth.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article appearing in your Saturday issue of November 21, captioned ‘Farmer’s attempts to reap justice in vain.’

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez used a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington.

OSLO (Reuters) – The United Nations welcomed on Wednesday a plan by US President Barack Obama to attend a UN climate meeting in Copenhagen next month and urged rich nations to promise deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.

Dear Editor, The article on page 5 of the Catholic Standard of November 13 titled ‘Teaching children good manners’ came none too soon after I heard a Pastor who was delivering a homily at Smith’s Memorial Church on the said Friday state that the church was all too silent on a number of serious issues confronting our society.

AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) – Philippine security forces found 11 more bodies yesterday at the site of an election-related massacre in the south of the country, taking the toll to 57 dead, officials said.

History this week             No 42/2009 By Winston McGowan The most satisfying accomplishment of cricketers all over the world arguably is the scoring of their first Test century.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Venezuela urged the UN Security Council yesterday to review the long-running military conflict in neighboring Colombia, which Caracas says is threatening peace and stability across Latin America.

Dear Editor, It seems as if certain things will never change.

Vincentians vote in referendum Vincentians voted yesterday on whether to adopt a new constitution.

More than a week after France defeated Ireland in a qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup, thanks to a controversial late goal by captain Thierry Henry, sports fans and commentators all over the world are still arguing over what should be done to prevent cheating in professional sports.

Dear Editor, The refusal to rescind the controversial reappointment to Queen’s College of a former Deputy Principal contravenes the statutes governing the education system and if swept under the carpet, will set a dangerous precedent for the rest of the education sector.

(Antigua Sun) American rap star P. Diddy has received an extravagant birthday present from Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer it has been reported.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Secret Service is investigating how an uninvited couple was admitted to US President Barack Obama’s White House state dinner, penetrating layers of security and mingling with VIP guests.

Fogarty’s store launched its traditional end-of-year promotion on Saturday where its customers can win millions of dollars in gift certificates and other prizes.