Daily Archive: Monday, June 14, 2010

Articles published on Monday, June 14, 2010

Teresa Gaime

1015 reports of child abuse in 1st quarter

-seen as fraction of real figure Child abuse reports totalled 1015 for the first quarter this year but that number is seen as just a fraction of the real figure, according to the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) It argued that to effectively tackle this issue, communities need to get onboard and start identifying vulnerable victims.

Clayton Marshall

Man struck dead by truck on Soesdyke road

-construction work, bad parking endangering pedestrians A 46-year-old man died late Saturday night after he was hit by a truck while walking along the Soesdyke Public Road, East Bank Demerara near a bridge which is currently under construction.

Germans rip Australia apart

DURBAN (Reuters) – Germany began their quest for a fourth World Cup in devastating style yesterday with a thumping 4-0 victory over Australia in their opening Group D match.

In this composite photo, Commissioner of Police Henry Greene (left), pays rapt attention to the finals of the Under-12 category of the National Sports Commission table tennis tournament between  Nigel Bryan, (seen returning the ball) and Joel Alleyne at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. (Orlando Charles photos)

Top Cop in line for GTTA presidency

– race for post heats up Commissioner of Police Henry Greene will be challenging for the post of president of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) when that body stages its annual general meeting sometime later this year.

Action in the Aracari Beach Volleyball Classic tournament on Saturday. (Orlando Charles Photo)

Young Achievers ‘B’ advance to semi finals

-Aracari Beach Volleyball Classic Young Achievers ‘B’ volleyball team lived up to its name by achieving a spot in the semi-finals of the Aracari Beach Volleyball Classic after  spiking out their competitors when the tournament continued Saturday at the Aracari Resort.

National cricketer Leon Johnson (left) is closely guarded by local rapper Gialiani during their Celebrity Charity Game Saturday night (Orlando Charles Photo)

Celebrities entertain fans at charity game

Local celebrities in the fields of sports and entertainment displayed their ball-handling skills and proved they can also entertain fans on the basketball court Saturday Night when the Fire Basketball Club staged its inaugural Celebrity Charity Game at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Nigel Bryan

Bryan adds Under 21 title to bag

Former Caribbean Under-15 table tennis champion Nigel Bryan yesterday won the Under-21 Open singles title as the National Sports Commission annual Independence anniversary tournament continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Obama wants BP escrow account

BURAS, La./LONDON, (Reuters) – U.S. President  Barack Obama will press BP executives this week to set up an  escrow account to pay damage claims by individuals and  businesses hurt by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

Infrastructure rebuilding had to do with Jagdeo being on the front lines

Dear Editor, President Bharrat Jagdeo’s national popularity with the masses has integral connections not only with the massive rebuilding of Guyana’s infrastructure, sustaining macroeconomic fundamentals, piloting Guyana through massive debt write-offs, carving out the huge funding potential of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), securing an international niche for Guyana, inter alia; but primarily, too, because this President believes that he should be on the front lines with the people, not only in good, but in bad times as well.

Hamilton back on top after Canada win

MONTREAL, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton drove a superb  tactical race to hold off his McLaren team mate Jenson Button  and win yesterday’s Canadian Grand Prix and jump to the top of the  Formula One drivers’ championship.

Accident

A minibus belonging to Merriman’s Funeral Home and a motor car were involved in an accident at the corner of Brickdam and Chalmers Place last week. 

Trio enjoy themselves before Windies-A fall

LEICESTER, England,  CMC – Imran Khan, Gavin Tonge, and Lionel Baker indulged themselves, but they failed to save West Indies-A from defeat, when India-A won the opening four-day “Test” by six wickets yesterday at Grace Road.

Africa celebrates Ghana victory

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Ghana gave Africa a  much-celebrated first victory in the continent’s inaugural World  Cup though it was a bitter-sweet moment for their Serbian coach  to have masterminded defeat of his homeland yesterday.

The road to Amaila

Try as it may, the Government of Guyana has failed to convince critics and skeptics that the company selected to build the road for the Amaila Falls Hydro Project, Synergy Holdings Inc, was properly qualified to be chosen and has the wherewithal to deliver the job.

Parking

Parking with style: Early yesterday morning the driver of this car (PLL 6880) lost control of it and zoomed over this trench landing on the parapet just outside Banks DIH’s northern fence.