Daily Archive: Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Dear Editor, Sometimes you become gullible when you least know it and your gullibility leads to you becoming vulnerable.

Dear Editor, “The extraordinary incidence of arson has many implications for public safety, private enterprise, and the insurance industry…”  So said SN’s timely editorial (8.12.09) titled, ‘Investigating arson.’ 

Story and photos by Heppilena Ferguson A man was burnt to death in a fire that destroyed two houses at Success, East Coast Demerara on Sunday night.

– in Madewini shootout A soldier has confessed to being an accomplice to gunmen who launched an early morning attack on a GT&T cell site at Hauraruni, Linden/Soesdyke Highway on Sunday, before engaging in a shootout with police.

With less finance flowing into the agriculture sector, the Bankers Association sees the need for a realignment of the relationship between commercial banks and farmers.

An ex-police officer was denied bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer to the charge of attempted rape and indecent assault yesterday.

A father and son from Better Hope were refused bail when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday charged with procuring a female for common prostitution and managing or keeping a bawdy house.

As police in ‘B’ Division continue crime fighting efforts, ranks from Eve Leary Station travelled to Berbice yesterday with tracker dogs and metal detectors to search a building that is being constructed by a suspected drug king-pin.

Through a joint effort by the governments of Guyana and China spanking new living quarters for visiting medical teams from China was declared opened yesterday which should end complaints of improper housing by the visiting doctors.

Adelaide, Australia: Chris Gayle batted for the entire fourth day to set up what is sure to be an enthralling final day at the Adelaide Oval, with all three outcomes very possible and an outright result to the Second Test still highly probable.

By Orin Davidson West Indies has given short shrift to spin bowling over the years, but Sulieman Benn proved it is the way to go for this Test and the remainder of the series Down Under.

GuySuCo workers were yesterday paid their outstanding wages for last week.

Three men, including a Lance Corporal of the Guyana Defence Force, are now in police custody as investigations are ongoing into an early morning attack carried out by bandits yesterday on an Essequibo resident.

By Marlon Munroe Just a week after their appointments were made public, Cricket Development Officer (CDO) Reon King and his deputy High Performance Analyst (HPA) Robin Singh of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) have set their programme in train.

Bakery giants Bakewell yesterday handed over 2,500 tickets to the Ministry of Education for distribution to schools in Georgetown to attend the 20th Annual Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament.

Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Elisabeth Harper, convened a meeting last Thursday to discuss matters related to ensuring that the process of obtaining a Skills Certificate is “hassle free, transparent and accountable,” the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a news release.

From  its staging of the National Closed Chess championships, the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) is now moving to stage a championships for schools.

A trucking service operator who appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of causing death by dangerous driving was remanded to prison after he was denied bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson.

Ian Gouveia produced a remarkable performance to win last weekend’s GT&T sponsored Three-ball Scramble Golf tournament played at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Magistrate Nigel Hawke granted a man his pre-trial liberty in the sum of $15,000 when he appeared before him at the Blairmont Court yesterday, charged with damage to property and disorderly behaviour.

The Guyana Defence Force will have to wait awhile to have a second crack at the nation’s number one football club Alpha United.

The Guyana Medical Council has given Police Surgeon Dr Mahendra Chand seven days to respond to its findings about his treatment of the teen boy who was tortured at the Leonora Police Station.

A man charged with carnal knowledge of a 15-year-old girl was refused bail yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy, recently released from jail after serving most of a  15-month sentence for taking bribes to provide tips on games, said in an interview aired on Sunday that he had received death  threats from organized crime.

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, (Reuters) – The Cleveland  Cavaliers used a 29-0 first-half run to crush the Milwaukee Bucks 101-86 for their 12th win in 14 games on Sunday.

The formulation of a Regional Policy for Food and Nutrition Security (RPFNS) in the Caribbean bodes well for the region, economist James Tefft of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said recently.

A week after the collision between a Lethem-bound minibus and a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) on the Hunt Oil section of the Georgetown-Lethem road which resulted in three deaths, four of the survivors are due for surgery as they recover in the Georgetown Public Hospital.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s cricket team manager Colin Borde is confident his side can add the West Indies 2010 Four-Day title to the One-Day and Twenty20 regional crowns they now hold.

– driver held A resident of Number 54 Village, Corentyne is now dead, after being struck down by a motor car on Sunday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies opener Xavier Marshall cracked his second consecutive trial match hundred Sunday as he continues his build up for the 2010 West Indies first-class season starting next month.

Two Albouystown neighbours yesterday were placed on $40,000 bail over charges of unlawful wounding when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – Australian pacer Doug Bollinger has received an official reprimand for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth day’s play in the second cricket Test against the West Indies at the Adelaide Oval.

A real jam on the East Bank last week.

Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana is making a serious effort to promote tourism in Guyana.

ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – West Indies coach David Williams has glorified Chris Gayle’s brilliant century in the second Test against Australia yesterday and described it as “an unbelievable innings”.

Scotiabank last week presented road safety signs to the National Road Safety Council.

Dear Editor, Drug sentencing decisions in US Courts involving two Guyanese citizens are now official; a third awaits his fate. 

Three men are in custody following an armed attack with a handgun and robbed of a Corriverton businessman and his daughter on Sunday night.

Three persons were rushed to the Fort Wellington Hospital yesterday after they were attacked by a swarm of bees at Bel Air Village, West Coast Berbice around 8 am.

Dear Editor, Just a follow up to my letter dated 04/12/09 `GuySuCo’s way forward’, a little task for my brothers at the sugar corporation.

-Gayle dedicates hundred to mother and eyes victory against Aussies ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – Chris Gayle yesterday dedicated his timely undefeated century to his mother and supporters and declared West Indies were eyeing a possible upset win over Australia.

Dear Editor, A NACTA survey conducted in November shows House Speaker Ralph Ramkarran, Opposition Leader Robert Corbin, AFC leader Raphael Trotman, and popular TV talk show host C.N.

WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The United States took a step yesterday towards curbing its greenhouse gas emissions, boosting the start of negotiations between 190 countries in Copenhagen on a deal to combat global warming.

Heavy rain and high winds at Diamond, East Bank Demerara about 11.30 am yesterday partially uprooted this Guyana Power and Light (GPL) electricity pole and left it leaning heavily on the telephone wires posing a threat to this Lot 15 Diamond Public Road home.

Berbicians took advantage of the Guyana Water Incorporated’s  (GWI)  Camp Resolution which was taken to the ancient county on Saturday querying water service bills, some applying for new connections and others reporting leaks.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar celebrated  India’s ascent to the top of the test rankings for the first  time on Sunday and emphasised the importance of teamwork in  their “remarkable” rise.

Of note: Stabroek News journalist Iana Seales graduated with distinction from the University of Guyana on Saturday last with a Bachelors Degree in International Relations (IR).

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian security forces fired warning shots in Tehran yesterday and beat opposition protesters among thousands seeking to renew their challenge to the government six months after a disputed election, witnesses said.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Umpiring decisions cost Sri Lanka  more than 500 runs and several wickets in their three-test  series against India and the ICC’s new review system should be  used in all tests, captain Kumar Sangakkara said on Sunday.

A 23-year-old man was placed on $15,000 bail after he appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on a charge of unlawful assault.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force (GPF) needs to implement a compulsory system for bail money lodged at the four stations In the Region #2 district located at Aurora, Suddie, Charity and the Divisional Headquarters at Anna Regina to be refunded from where it was lodged and no where else.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was due to leave for a trade summit in Uruguay yesterday hopeful he dispelled public panic at home and gained political ground in an ongoing purge of the nation’s financial sector.

GENEVA (Reuters) – As many as 43 million workers risk dropping out of the world labour market or moving into long-term unemployment if governments revoke economic stimulus measures too soon, the International Labour Organisation said yesterday.

A 24-year-old Stabroek Market porter was placed on $25,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to simple larceny before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA CEO, AFC Introduction Imagine a foreign company in our country can arbitrarily cancel a collective labour agreement and our government would actually support such a move. 

The winning posters in the PEPFAR Global Poster Show. Both of the entrants are from Guyana.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistani players Rafatullah  Mohamand and Aamer Sajjad have set a world second wicket  partnership record in first class cricket with a stand of 580.

Dear Editor, A letter captioned `Economic security for Linden not a hopeless dream’ published in the Stabroek News, November 29 edition and carrying the name Sharma Solomon has caught the attention of some bloggers at home and abroad.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Chilean judge yesterday charged figures from Gen.

PEPFAR poster competition winners: Second from left is Athaliah Lambert while Mariea Harrinarine is second from right.

Dear Editor, In 2005 the Stabroek News published in its Christmas Day edition an article which for me was good and refreshing reading: `Does Santa really exist?’

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee’s ‘baptism of fire’ occurred when he was sworn into his present portfolio in September 2006.

ISLAMABAD – Bombers struck in two Pakistani cities yesterday killing 43 people and wounding more than 100 as the Supreme Court began a hearing that could deepen political tension in the nuclear-armed country.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Batsman Gautam Gambhir was named  India’s top international cricketer for the 2008-2009 season and  awarded the Polly Umrigar Trophy at an Indian cricket board  function on Sunday.

– Meglena Kuneva is European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs. by Meglena Kuneva BRUSSELS – There is a forgotten player in the global efforts to limit CO2 emissions: the consumer.

(Antigua Sun) – Latchman Bhola and Zeena Moonasar, both of Guyana, who are alleged to be involved in a scam where a number of people were issued with fake immigration stamps, have again been denied bail.

Dr Tarron Khemraj, former Bank of Guyana Economist and University of Guyana Lecturer, is the newest member of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and will serve as adviser on its Economic Council.