Daily Archive: Monday, May 10, 2010
Articles published on Monday, May 10, 2010
Fire ravages St Joseph Mercy Hospital
Fire just after 7 am today ravaged the historic St Joseph Mercy Hospital.
Burnt body of man found in car trunk at Palmyra
The body of a man, burned beyond recognition, was yesterday morning discovered in a car trunk at Palmyra, Canje.
Region Nine tender procedures a sham, officials say
– chairman promises to ‘take note’ Lawful procurement methods are not being followed in Region Nine, according to sources in the regional administration with knowledge of the situation.
Air Corps needs to be upgraded
-former GDF aeronautical engineers Professional aeronautical engineers who were groomed by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) air wing are recommending that the authorities implement measures to upgrade the status of the Air Corps.
Armed bandits rob Uitvlugt family
-police hold three suspects Bandits struck an Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara home on Saturday night, robbing the occupants of over $1M in cash and jewellery and leaving the family traumatized.
Armed bandits rob Lusignan bar
Three bandits attacked a bar at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara early yesterday morning robbing patrons and the owner of cash, jewellery and phones before escaping.
Man shot by police
A 27-year old man was yesterday morning shot in the buttocks during a confrontation with the police in Sandy Babb Street, Kitty after a relationship went sour.
Third autopsy on Bridgette Gangadin must be completed by today
Bridgette Gangadin’s third autopsy, which was ordered by the high court and should be done by today, had not been conducted up to press time last night, her relatives said.
Almost there!
-The West Indies inched one win closer to the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup competition after captain Chris Gayle blasted India almost out of the tournamentBRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies followed typically enterprising batting from Chris Gayle with an improved performance in the field that carried them to a 14-run victory over India in the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.
Windies go down to Aussies as semis beckon
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies suffered a blow ahead of Thursday’s semi-final of the Women’s World Twenty20 Championship when they went down by nine runs to Australia yesterday.
Perennial bridesmaid Clark ends U.S. title drought
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – South African Tim Clark ended an eight-year title drought on the PGA Tour by charging past overnight leader Lee Westwood to win the Players Championship by one shot yesterday.
GASA hosts award ceremony
By Tamica Garnett Following the presentation of their five-year strategic plan, the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) conducted its awards ceremony for last year’s outstanding athletes.
Albouystown-Charlestown silence Central Mackenzie in final seconds
By Floyd Christie Georgetown’s supporters were ecstatic Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall after Albouystown-Charlestown silenced the spirited cheers of the Linden fans and crushed all hopes of a Central Mackenzie comeback win in game one of the Mackeson National Super Ward Basketball Championship best of three finals.
Plaisance man on $25,000 bail after denying gold band theft
A man was granted $25,000 bail after he was charged with larceny from the person on Friday.
Relentless Aussies march on with Sri Lanka win
BRIDGETOWN, (Reuters) – Australia took a huge step towards the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a crushing 81- run win over Sri Lanka yesterday that demonstrated once again the impressive depth of their strength.
Linden constabulary not yet paid for April
-town council strapped for cash The Linden Town Council has found itself strapped for cash resulting in its constabulary not being paid for the month of April.
US Gulf oil spill spreads west toward Texas
ROBERT, La (Reuters) – BP Plc engineers desperately explored options on yesterday to control oil gushing from a ruptured well deep under the Gulf of Mexico after a setback with a huge undersea containment dome fuelled fears of a prolonged and growing environmental disaster.
Semenya trains in the dusk… and waits
-Months after winning a gold medal at the 2009 World Championships and being forced to take a gender test by the IAAF, South Africa’s Caster Semenya’s career remains in limbo as the results of the tests are still to be disclosed PRETORIA, South Africa, (Reuters) – Caster Semenya, picked out by a bright moon as yet another long training session comes to an end, does not look like an athlete with the cares of the world on her shoulders.
US says Pakistani Taliban behind bomb attempt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is convinced that a Pakistani Taliban group closely allied with al Qaeda was behind the attempted bombing in New York’s Times Square, administration officials said yesterday.
BCB honours three cricket administrators
While players receive accolades for their performance on the field, there are a number of persons off the field who make it all possible, and so the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday last honoured three men who operate behind the scene.
Chavez threatens ‘bourgeoisie’ for economic woes
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is promising tough measures against “bourgeois” speculators whom he blames for the OPEC member nation’s runaway inflation and ever-weaker bolivar currency.
Magic and Lakers close in on series sweeps
ATLANTA, (Reuters) – The red-hot Orlando Magic are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference finals after a dominating victory Saturday that left the Atlanta Hawks on the brink of elimination.
England end poor campaign on winning note
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – England trounced South Africa by 56 runs yesterday, as they ended an extremely disappointing campaign in the Women’s World Twenty20 Championship on a winning note.
UK parties to resume government formation talks
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Conser-vatives and Liberal Democrats will hold further talks today to try to stitch together a deal to govern, with markets anxious for an agreement following an inconclusive election.
Russia offers olive branch as NATO joins parade
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Dmitry Medvedev struck a conciliatory note at Russia’s Victory Day military parade on Sunday, urging world powers to unite for peace and defending his decision to invite NATO troops to march on Red Square.
Webber goes to the dogs after Spanish bull run
BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Mark Webber’s dogs will be hearing all about the Spanish Grand Prix after a win yesterday that the Red Bull driver ranked alongside his emotional first in Formula One.
UK could face another election within year
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could be heading for another election within a year after Thursday’s vote failed to produce a clear winner for the first time since 1974.
The Kwakwani roads are in a deplorable state
Dear Editor, Sometimes I try to remain silent on issues that affect my community, but find it extremely difficult.
Woods withdraws from Players with neck injury
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods’s woes continued yesterday when he pulled out of the Players Championship after completing six holes of his final round, citing a painful neck.
Latin America’s hard left losing its lustre
CARACAS (Reuters) – “Fatherland, Socialism or Death!” scream the large red letters on a typical pro-government street painting in Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela.
Intangibles
I’m just back from overseas engagements (Toronto and New York) interacting with hundreds of Caribbean people, the majority of them Guyanese, and, inevitably, after the music was over, I kept finding myself in discussions generated by the news that I am now living permanently in Guyana.
Neanderthals live on in some of us – DNA study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Neanderthals and modern humans interbred, probably when early humans first began to migrate out of Africa, according to a genetic study released on Thursday.
Guyana needs a Freedom of Information Act
Dear Editor, Despite President Jadgeo’s promise last year to have a Freedom of Information Act, this has not yet happened.
Campbell-Brown shakes off opposition to take easy win
OSAKA, Japan, CMC – Double Olympic gold medalist Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown dismissed a challenge from Japanese sprint queen Chisato Fukushima to win the 100 metres at the Osaka Grand Prix on Saturday.
Chelsea clinches title in style
LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea secured the Premier League title in magnificent fashion by destroying 10-man Wigan Athletic 8-0 in a party atmosphere at Stamford Bridge yesterday.
Character has been impugned on a mere assumption
Dear Editor, Annan Boodram does not work for the Government of Guyana and therefore cannot be accused of providing tactical support or being guilty by association.
‘States’ within the State
(Jamaica Gleaner) Gang activities in many inner-city communities in the Corporate Area and St Catherine have taken on new terrifying and crippling dimensions and residents of these communities now understand that they must obey the orders issued by these hoodlums, or die.
Teams search for 83 people after Russia mine blast
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Rescue teams re-entered one of Russia’s largest coal mines yesterday in a bid to find 83 people trapped underground by two methane explosions after a build up of gas halted the search for most of the day, officials said.
The rainy season has made the roads in Turkeyen, ECD, virtually impassable
The rainy season has made the roads in Turkeyen, ECD, virtually impassable.
Stricken with apathy: Indifference and invisibility in relation to violence in Guyana
In The Diaspora (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) Savitri Persaud was born in Guyana.
‘Dudus’ may be the most powerful man in Ja, says Phillips
(Jamaica Observer) Former Minister of National Security Dr Peter Phillips says Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke is possibly more powerful than the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Govern-ment which has been attracting a lot of flack over its refusal to act on a United States extradition request for Coke.
Alpha United remain unbeaten
Defending champions Alpha United remained unbeaten in the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Super League competition following a 3-0 victory over Bakewell Topp XX in the lone encounter of a scheduled doubleheader on Friday.
The ruining of Barakara Falls
In many ways the outcry over BK International’s despoliation of the Barakara Falls parallels the furore generated over miners cutting down trees, now that Guyana has entered into a forestry protection deal with the Kingdom of Norway.
EU to fend off market ‘wolves’ in Greek crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers yesterday pro-mised to counter the “wolfpack” of the financial markets as they sought agreement on a 600 billion euro ($805 billion) plan to keep Greece’s debt crisis from spreading.
The expansion of commerce in the Diamond/Grove area
What the people say about… Interviews and photos by Sara Bharrat Given the recent emergence of businesses in the Diamond/Grove area, including the recently opened Bounty Supermarket and Guyoil gas station and the promise of two additional banks, Stabroek News asked Diamond/Grove/Craig/Kaneville residents how they have benefited and whether this would reduce the number of trips they made to Georgetown.
The powers that be should be pressed into talking to the miners
Dear Editor, My favourite theme and thesis is that human history has a puckish way of repeating itself.
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