Daily Archive: Thursday, December 17, 2009

Sister, counsellor, phenomenal, ambitious, simple and role model were some of the words used in tribute to the late minister within the Ministry of Education, Dr Desrey Fox during a service at the Umana Yana yesterday.

A 40-year-old watchman was yesterday found murdered in the home he guarded at Sixth Street, Diamond, East Bank Demerara following an apparent robbery.

A GWI employee was up to press time last night in serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound when two men attacked and robbed him of a gold chain on Norton Street, Georgetown.

Guyana has appointed a new Ambassador to Suriname. The new diplomat, Merlin Udho, arrived in the neighbouring country on November 20 and assumed the position on November 23 following the presentation of her credentials to the authorities there, Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues confirmed yesterday.

Even as Good Hope is beginning to feel the Christmas spirit, Ramrattie Roopchand and her five children are homeless after a fire, allegedly started by the woman’s reputed husband, ravaged their house.

-Tuesday meeting scrapped after company fails to show up Talks between the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU), the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that two men, who are accused of breaking into HBTV Channel 9 and stealing several video cameras and computers, and another man, who was allegedly found with some of the stolen items, be remanded to prison.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is advising the public to exercise caution when buying cigarettes as it has found counterfeit and inadequately labelled Bristol, Marlboro and other popular brands for sale on the local market.

A Stabroek Market food vendor was remanded to prison last week by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on a charge of possession of drugs and his subsequent allegation against a policeman led to a detailed statement being taken from him.

Representatives of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) are expected to meet today to discuss the Annual Production Incentive (API) as both sides work towards a solution to the on-going protest by workers.

-following complaints Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud has promised that extension officers will visit the 58 Miles community, after residents lamented the lack of access to agricultural extension services in the hinterland area at a meeting on Monday.

Perth, Australia: The West Indies let themselves down on day one of the final Test at Perth and Australia duly took control.

Comedy Jam Not the regular ‘ole ting’ Ron Morrison talks with Guyana Review about his ‘fresh perspective” on stage entertainment Ron Morrison is animated as much by the social role of theatre as by the art form itself.

After months of preparation, the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Women’s International Goodwill tournament will kick off today at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence.

Over 240 children were feted at the Sophia Literacy Project’s annual Christmas party held on Saturday.

PERTH, Australia, 17, CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle said Thursday he was maturing as a leader and a batsman, following his breathtaking century against Australia on the second day of the third Test at the WACA.

CENTURION, South Africa,  (Reuters) – Jacques Kallis  hit his 32nd test century to lead South Africa to 262 for four  on the opening day of the first test against England yesterday.

Two men have been arrested as police probe the robbing of a Brazilian woman who was attacked by gun-toting men as she was about to enter her Kitty home on Tuesday.

Crime of the year The ‘Leonora Incident,’ in which a boy was tortured by the police last October, was the worst crime of the year.

A day after the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced it would introduce selected day-night matches for its forthcoming regional first-class tournament, International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan said yesterday he expected a similar move for Tests within two years.

Life for many ordinary Guyanese in 2009 has not been very kind.

A ganja trafficker was jailed for three years when he appeared at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s court yesterday.

What sort of police force do we want? The defining public security incident of 2009 was the torture of a boy by the police.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – West Indies U19s, bolstered by an attacking 49 from Evin Lewis, wrapped up their second consecutive practice match win yesterday, whipping Canada by six wickets in their ICC 2010 Youth World Cup warm-up game at Warner Park.

The decline and fall of political parties Mass-based parties have dominated local politics for over half century.

COPENHAGEN,  (Reuters) – Environ-ment ministers faced  gruelling negotiations today, to salvage a climate pact  from half-finished draft texts after two years of talks ran out  of time.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – West Indies coach David Williams denounced the WACA pitch yesterday after watching his bowlers toil on a wicket that had been projected to be a haven for pace.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter published in your Monday, December 14, edition under the caption ‘Government should re-establish an agricultural development bank,’ by Dr C Kenrick Hunte, a former General Manager of GAIBANK, whose scholarship and experience I respect.

COPENHAGEN,  (Reuters) – A U.N.-backed system to pay  poorer nations for saving or replanting their forests has made  significant progress at climate talks in Denmark, the official  who chairs talks on the scheme said yesterday.

“I will die a pan man”Guyana’s steel pan icon Roy Geddes talks with Guyana Review about his life and his music You wouldn’t guess that Roy Geddes is seventy.

Dear Editor, The Department of Language and Cultural Studies, School of Education and Humanities, University of Guyana, is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr Desrey Fox.

PHOENIX, Arizona, (Reuters) – The Phoenix Suns  preserved their 100 percent home record this season with an  116-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.

The star-studded Rose Hall Town Metro (RHTM) female cricket team comprising Guyana’s three West Indies players crushed West Berbice by 307 runs to reach the national semi-finals of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Women’s tourney.

Dear Editor, I see the advice of F Hamley Case in his SN letter of December 5 as interesting challenges for incumbents in high public offices.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Supporters of former  Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide marched through  Port-au-Prince yesterday calling for his return from exile  and protesting his party’s exclusion from upcoming elections.

Queen’s College in print Norman E. Cameron, A History of the Queen’s College of British Guiana (reprint).

Dear Editor, It is because of the embarrassment I’m experiencing and the pain I feel, that I pen this clarification.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – The United States committed $2.7  billion yesterday to help fight HIV infection in Kenya where  more than a million people are living with the disease.

Glimpses of  Guyanese History Nineteenth Century GeorgetownGuyana Review reprints this essay by Eric Roberts that was first published in Kyk-Over-Al, Vol.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Batting all-rounder Ryan Hinds bagged four wickets Tuesday as bowlers continued to enjoy the ascendancy in the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) trial match for the West Indies 2010 first-class season.

GENEVA (Reuters) – Three UN human rights experts yesterday accused President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela of creating a climate of fear among his country’s legal profession with the arrest last week of a woman judge.

The rise of Victoria – mother of all villages Victoria Village, the first village to be founded on Guyana’s coastland, celebrated the 170th anniversary of its purchase in November.

LONDON, (Reuters Life!) –  After more than three centuries, the humble cheque is set to become a historic relic  after British banks voted to phase it out in favour of more  modern payment methods.

Young Eagles XI destroyed Ogle U-19s by 170 runs at the Ogle Community Centre ground in the East Coast  Demerara Zone of the Carib Beer national softball 15-overs-a-side tournament.

Dear Editor, Christmas is around the corner and the watchword is ‘careful how you spend,’ because things are not that good for businesses, households and individuals; the pay increases from the sugar worker to the shoe clerk are small and not conducive to enjoying a good holiday season.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian federal court yesterday ordered a 9-year-old boy at the centre of a high-profile custody dispute to be handed over to US authorities in Brazil so he could return with his father to the United States, a lawyer for the father said.

Election date coming Prime Minister Denzil Douglas has told Kittitians and Nevisians that he intends announcing an election date “in the weeks ahead”.

Dear Editor, There has been a serious oversight by the new Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Committee in choosing the top 4 players in this year’s Banks Masters of the Open singles.

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – A proposal for a  world test cricket championship could be discussed in February,  International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon  Lorgat said yesterday.

Up until the Learjet 35 touched down at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Timehri at mid-afternoon last Saturday cynics held fast to their suspicion that the earlier news that football’s most celebrated icon would grace these shores might have been a marketing gimmick by the Kashif and Shanghai Organization to ‘hype up’ their twentieth annual tournament in an economically difficult year.

Almost three years after he boldly announced that all schools and other buildings which fall under the Ministry of Education would be no-smoking zones, Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy is still in a fog over tobacco control.

History This Week                  – No. 2009/41 (Part 1)By Estherine Adams As British West Indian colonies, British Guiana, one of the youngest and Jamaica, one of the oldest, have shared some similarities in the way in which their constitutions were developed, however, there are some striking differences. 

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – A federal judge found accused  swindler Allen Stanford and his attorneys in contempt of a  court order yesterday over their attempts to collect  insurance policy proceeds to pay defence costs.