Daily Archive: Thursday, March 18, 2010

Opposition leader Robert Corbin has raised concerns with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) about ongoing preparation for local government polls without the implementation of agreed reforms.

-hip, ribs were fractured An autopsy has revealed that Indramattie Boladass died of a heart attack and also found that her hip was fractured and four ribs broken.

Two officers from the Matakai sub-region Neigh-bourhood Democratic Council (NDC) have been summoned by the regional administration of Region One (Barima/Waini) as an investigation continues into allegations that a former official was advanced some $4.5 million off the books.

A lack of money hinders the National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) from holding further consultations in Amerindian communities about government’s forest preservation strategies, the organisation’s head, Yvonne Pearson says.

Mining company Victoria Gold Corp has entered into a deal to sell its local subsidiary, StrataGold Guyana Inc (SGI).

A total of 31 police cadet officers were certified yesterday and five of them received monetary awards for outstanding performance in the Standard Officers Courses (SOC) 41 and 42 administered by the Guyana Defence Force.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that a 52-year-old man pay court costs of $10,000 and placed him on a bond to keep the peace for one year after his reputed wife, whom he had beaten with a cutlass and thrown pepper sauce on, stated that she did not want to give evidence against him.

PNCR-1G MP Keith Scott was hospitalised some time yesterday after he reportedly suffered a stroke.

– also accused in visa, car scams Simone King also known as  Diane De Nobrega  of Lot 101 Phase Two, Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, was sentenced to 12 weeks imprisonment by Justice William Ramlal after a two-day trial in New Amsterdam, Berbice, where she was found guilty of fraudulent conversion of money she received while purporting to be an immigration consultant.

A cutlass-wielding intruder who entered a yard at Prashad Nagar yesterday has been admitted to hospital after he was shot several times by a licensed firearm holder during a scuffle.

By Marlon Munroe After almost a year away from the track, race car driver Mark Vieira has signalled his intentions to return for the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Guyana Race of Champions meet scheduled for March 28 at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri.

Yesterday in the board room of Diamond Fire and General Insurance Company  the second annual Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) organized Inter-Association Under-19 Competition was officially launched A total of $350,000 was pumped into the staging of the tournament which  bowls off in April and which will include teams from West Berbice, New Amsterdam/Canje, Lower Corentyne and Central/Upper Corentyne.

A man is in police custody after an unlicensed gun with matching rounds was found in his possession moments after a search was conducted on the car he was driving.

Courts Pacesetters Third Division Team failed to maintain its unbeaten record in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Open and Division Three Leagues when basketball action continued Tuesday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The Passion Fruit will take centre stage on Saturday when Healthy Choices holds its second Market Day at its Robb and Oronoque streets location from 8 am.

Dear Editor, I wish to address a major problem that is unbecoming in Guyana.

Government has started paying compensation to the residents and farmers of Hope/Dochfour who will be dislocated by the proposed construction of the $3.6 billion Hope Relief Canal.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the article `Joseph rejects union busting claim- says bauxite workers approached NAACIE’ (SN 16th March, 2010).

The fourth annual IPF/NAPF Caribbean Islands Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships get underway tomorrow at the Princess Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

With a mere day to go before the start of the 4th Annual IPF/ NAPF/Caribbean Islands Bench Press & Powerlifting Championships, the host Federation continues to experience a financial boost by various sections of corporate Guyana.

Dear Editor, I am writing to urge Guyanese Americans to fill out their census forms and return them immediately. 

More than three months after the Medical Council of Guyana launched an investigation into police surgeon Dr Mahendra Chand’s treatment of a teenage boy who was tortured while in police custody last year a decision is yet to be issued.

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to an article published in Stabroek News on Wednesday March 10th 2010 which said `Indigenous leaders call for hold on LCDS, REDD+ projects’.

Dear Editor, I was most heartened to learn that henceforth, teams from Guyana Power and Light will visit communities and listen to people.

(Cricinfo) Tournament heavyweights Delhi Daredevils yesterday crashed to a 98-run defeat against an inspired Mumbai Indians outfit that seemed determined to set the lopsided head-to-head record straight and, in the process, went to the top of the points table.

Dear Editor Tuesday evening, 9 March, 2010, those many present at the Hotel Tower, Rupununi Room, were treated to a refreshingly brilliant exposition by Carl Greenidge, former Minister of Finance, amongst other roles, on ‘the legends and legacies of Hugh Desmond Hoyte’ as President of Guyana.

Newly-elected president of the Everest Cricket Club (ECC) mark Singh has pledged to upkeep the high standards and tradition of the club.

-no place for Chanderpaul junior The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) junior selection panel yesterday named a 14-man team to represent Guyana at  the Regional limited overs tournament in Trinidad and  Tobago from March 28 to April 5.

Dear Editor, A columnist in your Monday edition persists with the illogical claim that anti-homosexuality legislation ought to be repealed here simply because it was introduced by the British.

Dear Editor, In a letter to SN dated March 17, 2010, captioned, “Mr.

The Georgetown Cricket Association will stage its Youth Awards Presentation Function tomorrow at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Queenstown.

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Red-shirted protesters emptied bottles of their blood outside the home of Thailand’s prime minister yesterday in a symbolic sacrifice after the government rejected calls for elections.

Dear Editor, We would like to register our dissatisfaction on an error in the caption of a photograph of the cruise ship ‘Vistamar’, which appeared on the front page of your Friday March 12th issue, stating that the vessel docked at the Guyana National Industrial Company wharf instead of the Guyana National Shipping Corporation limited.

The president and executive members of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) expressed their heartfelt congratulations to the management and members of the Berbice Under-15 team that recently won the National Inter-County Under-15 Championship.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will lead a top-level delegation to Mexico on March 23 to discuss efforts to fight drug cartels, 10 days after three people linked to a US consulate were killed in a border city.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Stabroek News on Monday March 15, 2010, under the caption `Why do Bartica residents have to go to Georgetown to renew licences and get fitness?’

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in conjunction with the Guyana Football Referee Council (GRFC) successfully staged an Introductory Referees Course over the weekend at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said yesterday the United States would pursue “aggressive sanctions” to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon that could potentially spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

The selectors of the Berbice Cricket Board have called up 30 players to prepare for possible selection on the Berbice senior female team for the upcoming Inter County cricket tournament.

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to Stabroek News’ front page article under the caption `Indigenous leaders call for hold on LCDS, REDD + Projects’ on Wednesday 10th March, 2010.

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – US and Cuban officials met in the Dominican Republic yesterday to discuss international cooperation on assistance for Haiti after the catastrophic earthquake there, diplomats said.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban police grabbed members of the opposition group ‘Ladies in White’ by their hair, dragged them into a bus and drove them away to break up a protest march yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News has been the main area for me to express my views and comments for a number of years.

The 2010 Berbice Football Association/Coca Cola Senior Football League was launched in New Amsterdam Tuesday with plans to play matches under floodlights to encourage spectators to support the tournament.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – MGM Mirage, accused by New Jersey authorities of links to the Chinese mob, has sealed a plan to exit the weakened Atlantic City market in favour of the booming Chinese gambling center of Macau.

Dear Editor, We now know that Moses was always a liberal minded person.

Exactly two years ago, a column in this newspaper had addressed the volatility of the global food supply.

History this week By Shammane Joseph This instalment gives a brief overview of the History of the British Guiana Tramways.

Eyesore: Surely no one puts mail in this decrepit box anymore, but shouldn’t those in authority remove this eyesore at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara and perhaps replace it with one that can actually be used?

The 19th annual R and R International Limited cycle programme organized by national coach Hassan Mohammed will kick off Saturday around the inner circuit of the National Park.

A robbery under arms accused was on Tuesday removed from the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court after he verbally abused Magistrate Faith McGusty.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has said Prime Minister Patrick Manning appeared to be schizophrenic.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING – China yesterday rejected criticism of its exchange rate policies and said it was being made a “scapegoat” after the US Congress threatened to slap duties on Chinese goods unless it revalues its yuan.