Articles published on Tuesday, February 2, 2010
By Gaulbert Sutherland and Mark McGowanThousands of Region Seven residents rallied in Bartica yesterday to protest government proposals they say will destroy the gold mining industry and with it their livelihoods.
By Mark McGowan and Gaulbert Sutherland Annie, 75, has lived in Bartica all her life.
-relatives suspect foul play The skeletal remains of a man missing since New Year’s Day were discovered yesterday in the bushy backdam of New Hope, East Bank Demerara and his relatives believe he was the victim of foul play.
Bishops’ High School was adjudged the most outstanding school when the curtain came down on the National Sports Commission and Guyana Table Tennis Association three category tournament sponsored by the Business School of Brickdam.
The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) and the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) have teamed up with the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport and National Communication Network (NCN) to present ‘Friday Night Fights’ – a Pro-Am feature which will be held on the last Friday of every month.
An aunt and uncle of the three-year-old boy, who was hospitalised after a savage beating, have been taken into police custody, while the child’s condition is improving.
Nets basketball Open and Third Division teams were on the losing end of encounters Sunday night as the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) two-tiered tournaments continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
-burnt body still to be positively identified Two East Bank Demerara residents were yesterday charged with the murder of taxi driver Bomeshwar Sukhdeo, although there has been no positive identification of the badly burnt corpse discovered in Mocha last week.
Guyana Defence Force all rounder Travis Blyden scored the second century of the Trinidad & Tobago national Two-Day Championship league, South zone, for Rousillac United in the second innings against the Valiants over the weekend at the Roussilac United ground.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds is defending the controversial six months prior notice proposal that has miners and loggers up in arms, saying it would give miners and forest lease holders with operations in a relative area enough time to sort themselves out before beginning operations.
Vickram Persaud, who was not required to plead to the charge of robbery under arms earlier, made another appearance before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday and was allowed to plead after the Administration of Justice Act (AJA) was applied.
BOSTON (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant made amends for a poor shooting game by sinking a spectacular game-winning jumper as the Los Angeles Lakers edged the Boston Celtics 90-89 on Sunday.
RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Suspended U.S. Olympic relay gold medallist Crystal Cox has denied using performance-enhancing drugs.
Fire of unknown origin flattened a one-flat shack at Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice yesterday, leaving a woman and her son homeless.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Roger Federer described his performance against Andy Murray to win the Australian Open title as possibly the best of his career and his words were not intended just to make the tearful Scot feel better.
A mid-afternoon accident on Sheriff Street yesterday, involving a truck and a car left one person nursing injuries, which were said to be critical.
NAGPUR, India, (Reuters) – South Africa captain Graeme Smith urged his side yesterday to make the most of their five days’ preparation before the first test against India after a tumultuous week for himself and his side.
“I give you my apology, My Worship. This is my second and last time,” said Joseph Williams before being sentenced to 16 months in jail for breaking and entering the house of his friend and stealing a bottle of Alize and a large bottle of vodka.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Tino Best produced a memorable spell of fast bowling to help Barbados formalise a 98-run victory over Windwards Islands in the WICB regional first-class championship yesterday.
Residents of Profitt/Foulis, West Coast Berbice have suggested that members of the policing groups in the area should be placed at the various stations to assist the police officers.
FOURSQUARE, Barbados, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago required less than an hour and just 46.3 overs all told to decimate the Leeward Islands lower order on the final morning and race to their first outright victory in the WICB regional first class championship at the Foursquare Oval.
Caricom yesterday reiterated the call for a halt to the shipment of hazardous waste through the Caribbean and expressed “gravest concern” at the likelihood that a new shipment of Vitrified High Level Waste will soon leave the United Kingdom for Japan transiting the Caribbean Sea.
A 29-year-old woman yesterday initially pleaded not guilty to maliciously damaging the trafficator of a motorcycle belonging to Dr Cheddi Jagan Jr but she subsequently admitted her guilt.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – All-Star guard Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets is set to have an operation on his left knee, the team said yesterday.
Dear Editor, I wish to pay tribute to Phyllis Carter, a remarkable Guyanese woman who was the essence of human kindness.
Points standings after the fourth round of the WICB regional first class tournament Tabulated under Teams – T; Matches – M; Wins –W ; Losses – L; Draws –D; Points – P Teams M W L D P Jamaica 3 3 0 0 36 Barbados 4 2 0 2 33 CCC 4 2 2 0 24 T&T 4 1 1 2 21 Windwards 3 1 2 0 16 Leewards 3 0 2 1 10 Guyana 3 0 2 1 7
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Country-pop starlet Taylor Swift, who rocketed to stardom with ballads of teen love that she wrote on her bedroom floor, on Sunday became the youngest artist to win the coveted Grammy for album of the year.
– GWI urges city The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is appealing to its Georgetown-based customers to be prudent in their water use as the prolonged dry season that is affecting many parts of the country has resulted in a significant decrease in the water level at the Lamaha Canal.
A 20-year-old miner was yesterday fined $10,000 or six months imprisonment for using threatening language towards a Stabroek News photographer.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA (Reuters) – Retail outlets selling everything in Cuban pesos are popping up across the country in what may be the government’s first steps toward phasing out its unpopular two-currency system.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian authorities questioned a group of 10 American missionaries yesterday who are accused of illegally trying to take children out of the quake-shattered Caribbean country.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The West Indies Players Association has hit back at the West Indies Cricket Board, as the war of words between the two bodies continued yesterday.
Dear Editor, I will plead guilty as charged by Industrial Relations guru cum Advisor to RUSAL, Mr Mohamed Akeel, for being less than objective in the dispute between the GB&GWU and RUSAL.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Australia, Brazil and Thailand called yesterday for the immediate withdrawal of an additional export of 500,000 tonnes of out-of-quota sugar by the EU, saying it was illegal under World Trade Organisation rules.
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil granted an environmental licence yesterday for the construction of a controversial hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Mr Deonarine Persaud published in the Guyana Times on January 21, captioned: ‘Mayor Green is out of sync with government investment in the City.’
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Liam Sebastien is still trying to calm down following his second first-class hundred for Windward Islands against Barbados in the WICB regional first-class championship on Saturday.
– Caricom heads told “Empower us now for the survival of the community,” Dominica’s Monelle Alexis, Dean of the Caricom Youth Ambassador Corps told Caribbean Community leaders at the Special Summit of Heads of Government on Youth Develop-ment.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A US attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co, the Defense Department said.
(Trinidad Guardian) – T&T and Venezuela will soon sign a pact to increase trade in energy products and to develop the oil and gas sectors of both countries.
Dear Editor, Editor, when I stated that the WPA floundered, flopped and flailed (‘We must eschew the “us” versus “them” mentality…’ SN, December 31, 2009), I was simply using an alliteration to emphasize the point that the WPA lost significant momentum with Dr Rodney’s death.
Japan has pledged a total of US$70million in aid to support current relief and recovery efforts in Haiti.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Ottis Gibson has been named as the new West Indies head coach.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy says the buzz word for the regional side Down Under will be “execution”.
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese state media blasted the United States yesterday for a planned $6.4 billion arms package for Taiwan but US officials said they hoped the flap would be temporary and not derail cooperation.
The Guyana Rastafari Council and Rastafarian Community of Guyana will host a benefit concert for Haiti on Saturday and the proceeds are expected to be channelled through the national relief effort.
Dear Editor, Bartica is the breadbasket of Guyana. As I pointed out in several notes to some persons last year, the gold and diamond miners earn more money for the national treasury than any other sector.
(Jamaica Observer) – President of the Islamic Council of Jamaica, Mustafa Muhammad, says he agrees with the Sharia law which prescribes death for people who openly flaunt homosexual behaviour.
By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA “Turtle can’t walk if he nah push he head outa he shell.”
Twenty-year-old Monelle Alexis’s eloquent but unexpected rebuke ruffled the easygoing pro forma proceedings of the Caribbean Community heads of government ‘Special Summit on Youth Development’ in Paramaribo last week.
Haitian vessel blocked A vessel carrying more than 100 Haitians fleeing their country has been intercepted by Turks and Caicos Islands police.
Veteran male vocalist Kamta Persaud emerged the winner of the Melody King Singing Competition held on Saturday at the Wales Community Centre Ground.
By Robert B. Zoellick President of the World Bank Group In the wake of the devastating earthquake there has been an outpouring of international support for Haiti.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went on trial today on charges of sodomy for the second time in a decade in a case that was being closely watched by foreign embassies.
Dear Editor, There is a commodity very much lacking in Guyana.
CANBERRA, Australia, CMC – Despite having little rest since the end of the three-Test series against Australia late last year, West Indies captain Chris Gayle said he is fully motivated for the upcoming one-day series against the hosts.
