Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Articles published on Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Mohamed Haniff

Relatives beat up man, 90,

– leave him unconscious in yard A 90-year-old man of Shieldstown, West Bank Berbice had to seek treatment at the Fort Wellington Hospital after relatives beat him at his home last Saturday and left him unconscious.

H1N1 vaccines worth $40M to be replaced

– were stored at wrong temperature Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday said that while his ministry has asked the World Health Organisation (WHO) to replace some $40 million worth of H1N1 vaccines it donated it is not because  the vaccines, which he admitted were not properly stored, had spoiled but rather out of “an abundance of caution.”

Bandits hold up McDoom gas station

– escape with cash Three gunmen held up staff at a Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara gas station during a robbery early yesterday morning and after failing to enter a room in the shopping mart, escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash.

US visitor visa fees go up

The US Embassy yesterday announced an increase in the fees of machine-readable visas for most visitor visa classes from US$131 to US$140 so as to meet the increasing cost of processing non-immigrant visas.

LCDS third draft launched

Guyana ready for next stage implementation, Jagdeo says After almost one year of review and consultations, government has launched the third draft of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) doubling its efforts to forge a new low-carbon effort over the coming decade.

No union busting in bauxite impasse, Nadir insists

– US-based group misinformed Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir insists that neither he nor the government is engaged in any form of union busting or in the denial of workers’ rights as it relates to the continuing dispute be-tween the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) and the Rusal subsidiary the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

S/Africa dodge Sammy bullet

North Sound, Antigua: South Africa were able to dodge a Darren Sammy bullet and escape with a 17-run win to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match Digicel One Day International Series at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground yesterday.

Corrinne Van Ryck De Groot

Wissow, Bristol looking to appease fight fans

By Marlon Munroe Following three postponements Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) President Ryan Wissow  and head of BrisO Promotions Seon Bristol are looking to appease fight fans that the eagerly anticipated rematch between Corrinne `Sexy Panther’ Van Ryck De Groot and Shondell `Mystery Lady’ Alfred will come off next month.

Bravo recalled for remaining one dayers

By Tony CozierJustifiably concerned with he frailty of the batting, the West Indies selectors are bringing back Darren Bravo early from the current ‘A’ team tour of Bangladesh to be available for the last three One-Day Internationals of the current series against South Africa.

Maria Campbell

Woman refused bail over $1M ATV scam

Thirty-six-year-old Maria Campbell of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday remanded to prison when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court accused of obtaining $1 million from a man for whom she had promised to acquire an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) when she knew that she wasn’t in a position to do so.

Ryan Sampson

Ransford’s Goodluck continues

-National champion excels but Guyana lose Goodwill series Current national champion Ransford Goodluck continued his excellent form in Antigua ahead of the West Indies fullbore shooting championships when he captured three gold medals and three trophies at the Goodwill shooting competition over the weekend in St.

The Amaila Falls project should cater for a disaster preparedness component in the estimated costs

Dear Editor, Of the Amaila Falls hydropower project Sithe Global noted, “Our environmental and social standards have been certified by our partners including multilateral lenders, such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and other institutions well-known to have the world’s most exacting environmental, social and safety standards.

Habitat

It was with tears in her eyes that Samantha Jordan received the key from Habitat for Humanity to her new two-bedroom concrete house.

Well done

Helping to educate: The Mocha Arcadia Seventh Day Adventist Church recently donated a quantity of books to the Mocha Arcadia Primary School.

A boost

A boost: Yesterday Japarts handed over $580,000 worth of high-beam spot lamps and luminous vests along with a $100,000 cheque to the Guyana Police Force to assist ranks in the execution of their duties.