Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 2, 2010

The boy, who vanished without a trace a month ago and was feared dead by relatives, has been in the care of the Child Protection Agency since April 29 and because of his traumatised state, officers were unable to contact relatives or ascertain what had happened to him.

The reputed husband of Bibi Raffina Saymar, Denis Persaud, and Troy Greene, the alleged ‘hit-man’,  were remanded to prison yesterday when they appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court charged with the capital offence.

-construction firm to examine hostels, no defects liability period in contracts The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) will soon be moving to audit the financial records of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), one of three major decisions taken yesterday following an almost four-hour meeting between Minister of Sport, Dr Frank Anthony and board members.

WHITEHAVEN, England, (Reuters) – A gunman killed at  least 12 people in a rampage through quiet towns in and around  the scenic Lake District of northwest England today in  Britain’s worst shooting spree for 14 years.

It was just a matter of time. A section of the old New Amsterdam Hospital building came crashing down around 11 am yesterday, less than two weeks after an article appeared in this newspaper with residents expressing fears of this happening.

– court told Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday ordered that Andrew Orgista of East Ruimveldt be remanded to prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly being found with a quantity of cocaine and cannabis in a haversack he was carrying at an interior location.

Water Minister Irfaan Ali says that despite the discovery of dead fish, the water in the Lamaha Canal is “safe”.

The government is considering pulling the plug on GECOM’s Media Monitoring Unit (MMU)—a move it has been advised against in order to maintain a peaceful environment for polls.

-says it has been victim of commercial espionage The management of clothing business, Fazia’s Fashions has denied that it prevents persons of Chinese descent from entering the store following a complaint to the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) that it had done so.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday sentenced a man who stole a Toyota Tundra pick-up valued $5M from his employer to four years imprisonment.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony has appointed a three-man committee to draft a new constitution for the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) which will then be forwarded to its membership for ratification.

HAMILTON, Bermuda,  CMC – Guyanese all-rounders Steve Massiah and Lennox Cush starred with bat and ball as defending champions United States put a major dent in Bermuda’s World Cricket League Americas Region Division One tournament title hopes with a comfortable six-wicket victory yesterday.

-stillbirth case causes anguish Lethem residents say they are skeptical that the visit by a team of six persons to the Lethem Hospital last week will result in the services provided at the institution being improved even as more complaints surface.

Minister Frank Anthony must be commended. It is a bit sad that it had to take the throwing of acid on a citizen of this country before the Minister decided that enough was enough and haul in those warring factions of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) for some straight talking.

A 30-year-old automotive salesman was yesterday nursing several injuries about his body after he was allegedly beaten by a group of policemen on Friday evening while he was on his way home from work.

By Tamika Garnett The Singapore Youth Olympic Games (YOG) has paved the way for another of Guyana’s athlete to be given a bit of international exposure.

(Barbados Nation) Guyana’s Deputy Chief Immigration Officer Carol Primo is in Barbados to assist Guyanese nationals with renewing their passports and to conduct any other business related to their status.

Kashif and Shanghai Kings and Wismar Pistons will go head to head this Friday night at the Mackenzie Sports club hardcourt in the long awaited final of the Linden Town Week basketball tourney.

Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues yesterday briefed a parliamentary committee on Latin American affairs and this country’s border policy among other issues but the media was shut out of the hearing without an explanation being given.

Keron Lord, 22, formerly of Lot 46 East La Penitence, Georgetown is to go on trial before Justice William Ramlal for the murder of McGiver Pierre.

The Mackenzie Sports Club hardcourt was last Sunday evening transformed when the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) successfully staged an East Mackenzie) versus West (Wismar) All Star game.

The Ministry of Agriculture is urging residents and farmers in low-lying and vulnerable areas to take the necessary precautions against flooding as the existing drainage infrastructure is only designed to take off 1.5 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.

Dear Editor, I refer to your letter dated May 20, 2010 and addressed to me (with letter to editor attached: ‘Why can’t an Essequibo civil case be heard in the High Court in Suddie?’

Defending first division league champions Hikers, defeated Old Fort 9-4 when the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Mr.

Belize has joined two other Caribbean Community (Caricom) states which have adopted the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as their final Court of Appeal.

Dear Editor, One of the fundamental issues in good governance is a periodic change at the helm, notwithstanding how good or committed the incumbent is.

After a few postponements, the long-awaited semi-finals of the Mayor’s Cup Annual Knockout Tournament will finally be contested tonight at the GFC ground, Bourda when the top four teams in the tournament clash for a spot in the finals.

(Jamaica Observer) The brother of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, Leighton ‘Livity’ Cooke is now in the custody of the police.

Dear Editor, I was deeply shocked, and all Guyana should be, to read of the horrific, wicked and indecent attack on Mr Freddie Kissoon.

-Soderling slays defending champion Roger Federer in four games PARIS, (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal’s world laid to waste  last year and now Roger Federer ruthlessly put to the sword, Sweden’s Robin Soderling is clearly the undisputed champion-slayer of Roland Garros.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Coaches finally put World Cup  hopefuls out of their misery yesterday when they named their  final squads for the tournament, shattering some dreams while  also handing out the opportunity of a lifetime.

Dear Editor, It was a dream that one day the Demerara and Berbice Rivers would be bridged. 

One man was arrested following a ganja eradication operation undertaken by the police yesterday at Gateroy, Upper Berbice River.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies coach Ottis Gibson said yesterday his players had given their firm backing to captain Chris Gayle speaking out on controversial team issues.

JERUSALEM/ANKARA, (Reuters) – Israel, facing mounting  international outrage at its raid on an aid convoy sailing to  Gaza, said yesterday that it would expel all activists seized  on the ships and dropped threats to prosecute some of them.

The Ministry of Health is urging all private medical practitioners and pharmacies to adhere to the national guidelines developed for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria.

Dear Editor, All the citizens of Guyana should say in one voice, “Congrats to the people of Trinidad and Tobago,” for an election which brought change and a sense of unity which we sorely need in this country.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s COSATU trade  union federation threatened yesterday to pull out of an  alliance with the ANC if the ruling party persists with  disciplinary charges against union leader Zwelinzima Vavi.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies selectors yesterday named an unchanged squad for the fifth One-day International against South Africa, opting to retain left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn despite his run-in with captain Chris Gayle.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud recently met with the Dominican Republic government and private sector to discuss expanding exports and securing investments from that country in Guyana’s agriculture sector.

Dear Editor, I was standing in line at the GPO to collect my princely sum of sixty-six hundred dollars when I saw an old woman trying to get in line to draw hers.

(Trinidad Guardian) Camille Robinson-Regis, Glenda Morean and other politically-appointed diplomats are to be replaced “shortly,” well-placed government sources confirmed on Monday night.

A former employee of a gas station was granted $185,000 bail on Thursday when she answered charges relating to obtaining money through forgery.

NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – The U.S. government has  launched a widely expected criminal and civil investigation  into BP Plc’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. 

Dear Editor, A week after the obscene Kissoon matter the stench grows stronger. 

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board (BCCI)  will not send a team to this year’s Asian Games in China due to  international commitments.

(Trinidad Express) Traffic jams and flooding will be two of the pressing issues that Jack Warner, newly appointed Works and Transport Minister, will be tackling.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England selectors have recalled  fast bowler Ryan Sidebottom for the second test against  Bangladesh after Tim Bresnan was ruled out through injury yesterday.

Dear Editor, Emile Mervin in a letter in SN dated May 26, captioned ‘How can a country develop without its most precious resource: people?’

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) on Friday conducted a training seminar for taxi drivers and dispatchers from the Sheriff, Green Ice and R & T taxi services in order to raise the level of services provided to customers.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A group of men accused of  trying to set up a cocaine-smuggling route into Liberia from  South America has been arrested in a U.S.-led

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia must carry out sweeping  political reforms to safeguard future economic growth, the  architect of economic policy during Vladimir Putin’s eight-year  presidency said yesterday.

VANCOUVER, (Reuters) – Former Canadian Prime  Minister Brian Mulroney had inappropriate business dealings  with German-Canadian arms dealer Karlheinz Schreiber that  included secret cash payments, a inquiry reported on Monday.

Dear Editor, There is nothing that would give anyone more of a blast-out laugh than seeing two athletes battling it out with maximum speed at the end of a race because they did not want to come last.

The return of the United National Congress, as the core of the People’s Partnership (PP) coalition, to power in Trinidad and Tobago must naturally give rise to the question of the extent of continuity that there is likely to be in the country’s relationships and policies towards first, the Caricom sub-region itself and then to the wider Caribbean Basin and Latin American arenas.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn has been slapped with a heavy fine for his on-the-field run-in with captain Chris Gayle.