Articles published on Monday, December 21, 2009
-relatives of bar fracas victims urge police Police have said that the off duty cop who fatally shot Hewley Nicholas Barker and injured another man early Saturday morning was attacked by two men who pulled guns but family members are refuting this and are calling on the police to produce the guns they said the men had.
Even as residents on the Essequibo River islands of Wakenaam and Leguan hold out that the construction of airstrips will be of no real benefit to them, plans for the projects are going ahead as the bidding process for Wakenaam has begun.
The 2006 grisly murder of four persons including two children at Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) still has relatives and investigators baffled but the whereabouts of a female suspect is key to solving this case.
A 36-year-old father of two, of Diamond Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara was yesterday morning electrocuted while attempting to connect several wires close to a trench.
What the people say about… Interviews by Tiffny Rhodius and photos by Jules Gibson This week we asked the man and woman in the street to reveal what are some of the items on their gift list, what they are giving and what they hope to get.
PERTH, Australia, CMC – There was no miracle, no dramatic finish or historic result as Australia needed only 21 balls to end West Indies’ last-ditch resistance and pluck a 35-run victory on the fifth day of the final Test at the WACA yesterday.
(Cricinfo) West Indies Captain Chris Gayle believes the umpire review system is still too complicated and is especially tough to use on caught-behind decisions after a failed West Indies challenge confirmed their 35-run defeat at the hands of Australia yesterday.
Seventeen students who recently graduated from the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engi-neering School were urged to boost their qualifications in order to become more marketable in the sector.
Venezuela is to now receive the first shipment of paddy, under a US18.8M deal, after Christmas.
-plans in train to build 250 roads countrywide The Ministry of Housing and Water recently issued 42 more land titles to residents of Cornelia Ida and Vive-La-Force and it revealed plans to develop 250 more roads across the country.
-dedicated to memory of Desrey Fox Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud launched the US$643,000 Hinterland Rice and Beans Project on Tuesday at a simple ceremony held in the St Ignatius Benab, in Region Nine.
Scotiabank brought smiles to the faces of the young and the old on Tuesday evening when the entity held its annual ‘Night of carolling’ through the streets of Georgetown, making brief stops at charitable homes around the city.
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud on Tuesday issued an arapaima fishing permit to Annai Village to allow Amerindian communities in the area to sustainably harvest the fish by February.
The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry recently awarded winners in the Primelife Club Prize Giveaway and made monetary donations to a number of charitable organisations.
Christine Dick, the teen whose stepfather reportedly chopped her with a saw, was discharged from the George-town Public Hospital yesterday afternoon.
By Marlon Monroe The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has revealed that it spent $139 million on sport development during 2009 and will be partnering with an undisclosed technical consultant on a short term basis to complete the much talked about National Sports Policy.
These two minibuses, plying the Georgetown/Lethem route, were speeding along the East Bank Public Road, dodging in and out of traffic around lunchtime yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters Life!) – Critics were sharply divided on Friday over Hollywood star Keira Knightley’s London stage debut, with one calling her “strikingly convincing” and another accusing her of “having all the charisma of a goldfish”.
PERTH, Australia, CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle has praised his side’s effort in defeat even as he expressed sadness over losing 0-2 in the three-match Test series against Australia yesterday.
Luck was on the side of those travelling in this Route 44 (Georgetown/Mahaica) minibus last evening.
Dear Editor, I want to take this opportunity to offer a pat on the back to President Bharrat Jagdeo for his efforts at securing an intention from Norway to partially fund the needs of the LCDS.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Three films, “Inglourious Basterds,” “Precious” and “Up in the Air,” earned three nominations apiece for Screen Actors Guild Awards yesterday, capping a week of numerous critics’ and industry honors.
Topp XX get past Netrockers on penalty kicks Bakewell Top XX must have breathed a sigh of relief when the final whistle sounded after a torrid battle against rivals Netrockers that sapped them physically and mentally at the Mackenzie Sports Complex Ground, Linden on Saturday night.
A clothes vendor, who allegedly stole a quantity of jewellery from two women who believed him when he told them that he was a foreigner and that he would take them to New York, was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer simple larceny charges.
– Shah Rukh MUMBAI (Reuters) – Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan says his upcoming film ‘My Name is Khan’, which pairs him with co-actor Kajol after an on-screen hiatus of eight years, does not have terrorism as its main theme and is mostly a love story.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former World Champion sprinter Lauryn Williams, of the USA, has urged Trinidad and Tobago’s juniors to be disciplined and focussed in their pursuit of track and field excellence.
Two men who were in custody over an armed robbery committed on a Hampshire, Corentyne family, have told an attorney that police did not assault or ill-treat them since their detention.
Dear Editor, The recent death of Brindley Benn marks the end of a period of Guyana’s history which was characterized by deep political divisions, ethnic violence and ideological differences which reflected the international conflict called the ‘Cold War.’
The decomposed body of an 85-year-old Parfait Harmonie man was discovered in his home on Saturday night.
Dear Editor, In making my point I wish to combine two recent letters to the editor and a daily column.
(Daily Telegraph Australia) Australia captain Ricky Ponting will this week tell his players to clean up their act, admitting they “overstepped the mark” and were “embarrassed” by their antics in the WACA Test.
-Australia media heap plaudits on West Indies captain Chris Gayle arrived in Australia in November, his suitability to be reinstated as captain of a West Indies team recently racked, almost wrecked, by a players’ strike in which he was to the forefront, widely questioned.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia said it is preparing to defend against a possible foreign military attack amid growing tensions with neighbouring Venezuela, while Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said yesterday Colombia would regret any actions that hurt his country.
MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Guyana’s squash ace Nicolette Fernandes has mixed feelings about her comeback year from a career-threatening knee injury.
Dear Editor, An opinion poll conducted in Trinidad earlier this month by the NACTA polling outfit shows Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday is still viewed as the strongest opposition politician in the nation to engage the ruling PNM in battles.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela yesterday launched the first part of a national police force intended to end widespread police corruption in the South American nation, which has one of the world’s highest murder rates.
Dear Editor, It is interesting to note that GAWU’s Komal Chand has expressed solidarity with Guyana’s public servants.
CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – England survived a batting collapse to draw the first test against South Africa at Centurion yesterday.
TEHRAN, (Reuters) – Iran’s most senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has died at the age of 87, providing a fresh catalyst for renewed demonstrations against the country’s hardline leadership.
Dear Editor, Guyana has some very talented journalists without a doubt.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Left-handed opening batsman Omar Phillips, who made his West Indies debut earlier this year, smashed a fine hundred as UWI secured the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) Division One title on Saturday.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez yesterday renamed Angel Falls, the world’s tallest waterfall, saying it should be called by its indigenous name Kerepakupai Meru.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – France-based Caribbean champions Dexter St Louis and Rheann Chung took different paths but emerged individual champions for Trinidad and Tobago at the Reliability Maintenance Services Limited (RMSL) Super Singles table tennis tournament on Saturday.
Dear Editor, In recent writings, I shared thoughts on local corruption not being abstract, and insights on the likely source of business wealth.
COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – The world will find it hard to get U.N.-led
(This is one of a series of weekly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean) Janette Bulkan, Stephanie W.
Dear Editor, Full abolition of corporal punishment of children in schools and homes has been confirmed in the western European country of Luxembourg.
WARSAW, (Reuters) – Polish police recovered the metal sign that hung over the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz and detained five men suspected of the theft that sparked worldwide condemnation, the state news channel said yesterday.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Several young professionals in the public and private sectors are warning that a spate of mass migration is on the horizon if the Government does not clean up its act and roll back the new tax package.
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and had 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers came from behind to register a 103-84 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday.
Dear Editor, In Guyana, we practically know each other. So whenever there is a death, it’s a huge possibility that the person was known by very many people.
Unless you’ve been on a trip to Mars, or holed up in a cave in the Kanuku, you are aware of what Tiger Woods has been up to – off the golf course, that is – so I’m not going to waste your time reprising the National Enquirer details.
(Trinidad Express) Acting top cop James Philbert has admitted his officers may have used excessive force against protesters outside the Red House in Port of Spain.
Given the tortured electoral history of the country and the ease with which it could be spun into top gear, the rumblings about distorted images on the new ID cards being distributed by the Guyana Elections Commission were exceedingly worrying.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, (Reuters) – Kelly Pavlik stopped challenger Miguel Espino in the fifth round to retain his WBC and WBO middleweight titles in front of a hometown crowd in Youngstown, Ohio late on Saturday.
DAMASCUS, (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said yesterday he agreed with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on practical steps to open up “new horizons” in ties between the two Arab neighbours.
