Articles published on Wednesday, June 16, 2010
-brother, teen also before court A police sergeant who was slapped with two charges of armed robbery was placed on a total of $600,000 bail while his alleged accomplices were each placed on a total of $400,000 bail when they made an appearance in the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Climate change is good business for countries like Guyana but ultimately the developed world must provide the financial support expected of it, President Bharrat Jagdeo reiterated last night.
-woman arrested in New York Authorities in Guyana will now have to determine how a suitcase containing 40 lbs of cocaine in Kerry Gold milk packets slipped through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri earlier this month and was later intercepted at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York..
Following on the success of the ‘Lil Red Village’, 65 families are now the proud owners of new two-bedroom homes, complete with sanitation blocks at Princeville in the Mainstay/Whyaka area in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud says $150,000 will be expended on upgrading Jeep Landing, Berbice River.
Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang has granted an order directing Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene to return a canter to the driver who transported the students of Patentia Secondary School to the city last week for a protest.
The Lethem Hire Car Association which represents taxi drivers and owners in Lethem says members are not being allowed to take passengers into Brazil and minibuses on the Guyana side of the border are unfairly cutting into their business.
Twenty-seven Groenveldt residents on Friday received titles for their house lots as the Ministry of Housing pushes ahead with its regularization plan for the year.
A 12-year-old boy was yesterday charged with trafficking in narcotics and placed on $10,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennon at the Christiansburg Magistrate’s Court.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Five-times champions Brazil began their World Cup campaign yesterday with a surprisingly difficult defeat of North Korea who summoned up some of the spirt of their astonishing run at England 1966.
A man who was accused of committing sacrilege was refused bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday.
Today’s World Cup fixtures Honduras vs. Chile 7.30 Spain vs. Switzerland 10.00am South Africa vs.
Caribbean Under-13 girls singles champion Chelsea Edghill waltzed off with five titles when the Annual National Sports Commission Independence Table Tennis Tournament ended Monday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport is delighted to congratulate Guyanese writer and Man of Letters Wilson Harris on being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II as part of her 2010 Birthday Honours Awards.
The newspapers named in the libel lawsuit involving attorney-at-law Christopher Ram yesterday entered an appearance in the case and have been granted time to file affidavits in answer.
Dale Hing produced a scintillating performance to win last weekend’s Practical Pistol shooting competition ahead of the planned Modern Optical Team competition slated for next month.
* Complaints had been made to ministry, police * ‘Gaza and Gully’ culture was evident * Guard still not assigned Strangers enter the Patentia Secondary School compound at will promoting a gang culture and the police had been called to the school several times in the past to chase them away.
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday commenced its regional recruitment process to fill key positions at the secretariat.
Andrews and McCalman prevail in mixed doubles Jason Andrews and Grace McCalman received fierce competition before prevailing over Nicola Ramdyan and Benedict Sukra in the mixed doubles category of the GBTI Open Tennis Tournament when play continued on Tuesday at the courts of the GBTI Sports Club.
Justice Roxanne George is currently presiding over the murder trial of Dilip Lambert who was indicted for the November 2007 murder of his wife.
Adam Alves made a welcome return to lawn tennis when he defeated seasoned player Gilbert Barckoy in a veterans match on Saturday in the GBTI Open Tennis Tournament continued at the GBTI Sports Club courts, Bel Air Park.
Dear Editor, In the Sunday Stabroek article of June 13 captioned ‘Drainage sluices working properly, Persaud says,’ Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud stated that all the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) flood relief structures discharging into the Demerara River are working properly, but nevertheless concluded they were not functioning at their maximum capacity because of existing cross conservancy difference in the hydraulic head.
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs recently distributed foodstuff and a number of tools valued $3M to Masakenari, Region Nine residents affected by heavy rainfall.
Dear Editor, It is an improvement that GWI has informed us about the chlorine leak (SN, June 15).
Father’s Day in the cycling community pedals off with the Castrol-sponsored 11th Annual Father’s Day 50 Miles Cycle Road Race on Sunday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s national address on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill yesterday fell short of a strong call for comprehensive energy and environmental legislation this year and left the U.S.
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud handed over an excavator valued $35M to Wakenaam Island and commissioned a $24M drainage structure at Amersfoort to boost agriculture production.
GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemala’s former attorney general, accused of corruption and ousted last week, is only one of many public officials working with organized crime groups, the former head of a special United Nations investigative panel said on Monday.
Dear Editor, A few weeks ago, I read a missive in the print media that called on the ‘Champion of the Earth’ to show us his sincerity.
Canada-based Guyanese Raymond Singh and Taffin Khan emerged joint winners of the Topco Juices Chess tournament which ended Saturday at the Keishar’s Sports Club, Hadfield Street.
As part of the Road Improvement and Rehabilita-tion Programme funded by the Inter-American Develop-ment Bank (IDB), a total of 18.7 kilometers of roads will be constructed and rehabilitated in East and West Canje, Region Six, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
LUSAKA, (Reuters) – The Global Fund has suspended more than $300 million in health assistance to Zambia because of concerns about corruption — the latest graft scandal to hit President Rupiah Banda before an election due next year.
A man who reportedly attempted to carry out a brazen daylight armed robbery is now in police custody, after he was caught by a public-spirited citizen.
PEBBLE BEACH, California, (Reuters) – While South African Ernie Els seeks a third U.S.
Dear Editor, Israel does not deserve an honorary consul for Guyana in Jerusalem after the storming of the Gaza flotilla.
Dear Editor, The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy strongly condemns the unjustified shooting to death of Kelvin Fraser by a police officer from the Wales Police Station.
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi narrowly failed to take his team to victory over Sri Lanka with an heroic century in the opening match of the Asia Cup.
(Jamaica Observer) Police are offering a reward of US$20,000 (J$1.7 million) for the capture of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, the former strongman of Tivoli Gardens in West Kingston.
The proposed Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) which is expected to rationalize the Caribbean regional public health services has received the endorsement of several international partners.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Bookies’ favourites Spain finally begin their World Cup campaign with an easy-looking match against Switzerland today when the vuvuzela decibel levels will soar again for hosts South Africa’s second game.
Dear Editor, When the USA and the EU were working to get the UN to impose sanctions against Iran I was unsure how the Russians would vote due to their new found friendship with the West and their ‘hold me, loose me’ behaviour.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government is cranking up the pressure on the Globovision television network, the last major national broadcaster to hold an editorial stance opposing President Hugo Chavez.
The post-mortem examination performed on the body of wanted man David Mc Pherson, called ‘Colonel’, of Betsy Ground, East Canje revealed that he died from shock and haemorrhage as a result of gunshot injuries.
Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee encouraged the Sophia Mothers’ Action Group to participate in community policing when he met with them to discuss solutions to petty crime plaguing the community.
DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Ireland’s selectors have named a weakened squad to face West Indies A in two one-day matches next week but coach Phil Simmons believes it will provide the chance to look at new players ahead of next year’s Cricket World Cup.
Dear Editor, South American red-hot chilli pepper, Shakira, was born to sing and perform the World Cup Soccer official song Waka Waka as she did during the Johannesburg concert.
The communiqué issued after the meeting last week between our heads of state and government and the American Secretary of State was entitled ‘Commitment of Bridgetown: Partnership for Prosperity and Security.’
LONDON, (Reuters) – School science exams, revised after criticism that they failed to stretch able pupils, have been sent back for further modification after an exam watchdog said they failed to address concerns over standards.
