Articles published on Thursday, July 8, 2010
A pitch for a third term for President Bharrat Jagdeo was made to a small group of influential PPP leaders at a meeting at Freedom House last month as part of an arrangement that could see a deal with the PNCR for deeper inclusive governance.
-last seen arguing with man on Leopold St The body of the woman found on the Kitty seawall on Saturday morning with a gaping throat wound was yesterday identified by relatives as that of Claudine Bentham, 43, of Hadfield Street.
The miner who was beaten to death at 14 Miles, Issano early Tuesday morning, has been identified as Allan Welch of Lot 68 Bagotville, West Bank Demerara.
The Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport (CJIA), Timehri is to further enhance its services to travellers with the installation of state-of-the-art check-in and boarding gate workstations with overhead display screens, large LCD screens around the airport, and self check-in kiosks.
–Full Court finds DPP decision irrational Director of Public Prosecu-tions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack exercised irrational reasoning and acted outside her powers when she advised that Roderick Peterkin and Maurice Smith be charged in the pink suitcase narcotics matter.
Investigators have encountered difficulties with the camera footage at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri on the day 40 pounds of cocaine slipped by authorities.
-PNCR team visits Will Winston Murray run for the presidency? That was the topic of discourse among many residents of Lethem following a visit to Region Nine by members of the People’s National Congress Reform over the weekend.
-eight homeless A fire of unknown origin yesterday afternoon completely gutted a house and severely damaged another as eight persons were left homeless at 135 Waterloo Street in what is known as ‘Globe Yard’.
– Greene Assistant Superinten-dent Ivelaw Murray was involved in a “close relationship” with Constable Kevin Shepherd who he shot before taking his own life on Sunday morning, Commissioner of Police Henry Greene says.
Six years after being charged with the murder of a security guard during a robbery at Dairy Bar, Seon Yaw’s trial got underway on Tuesday with the empanelling of a jury in the High Court.
For many years Murielle Albertha McBean, a 76-year-old resident of 954 Victory Valley, Wismar, Linden had been frustrated trying to acquire a modest house but after a few unfulfilled promises the victory lap is underway.
Government yesterday ex-pressed concern over the specific mention of ‘Afro-descendants’ in the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) draft policy on gender and equality for development, since it is inconsistent with the more general and non-discriminatory language of other sections of the document.
Bartica businessman Winston Miller Snr was livid last evening when he spotted on TV the policeman who brutalized him last month being officially appointed a cadet officer by Police Commis-sioner Henry Greene.
Police Commissioner Henry Greene yesterday said that there is insufficient evidence to implicate the suspect identified in the killing of policeman Vickram Singh and the Force has since been advised to conduct further investigations.
The owner of a taxi service and another man who were charged with wounding and assaulting each other were placed on $30,000 bail each yesterday by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Spain killed off Germany with a single goal in a pulsating World Cup semi yesterday to set up a final with the Netherlands where a new winner of soccer’s biggest prize will be crowned.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, CMC – Usain Bolt returns to competition in today’s Diamond League meet here, following an injury.
Local golfers will be looking for an improvement in the weather as they prepare for the Annual Trophy Stall Medal Play tournament on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf course.
REIMS, France, (Reuters) – Alessandro Petacchi produced a sparkling sprint to grab his second victory of the 2010 Tour yesterday in the 153.5-km fourth stage to Reims, the home of champagne.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – LeBron James will end one of the most compelling transfer sagas the National Basketball Association (NBA) has encountered by revealing which team he will play for next season in a one-hour televised broadcast today, ESPN said on their website Tuesday.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh will team up for the Miami Heat after the two free agents ended months of speculation about their futures by confirming their plans for next season.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Omar Phillips has replaced Floyd Reifer as captain of the Combined Campuses & Colleges for the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship, starting on July 22 here.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Reigning double-crown champions Jamaica will have to be at their best from the start, when they open the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge in the feature match against Trinidad & Tobago today at Gros-Islet Sports Complex.
Modern Optical of Middle Street, Cummingsburg will sponsor Sunday’s Inter Services Pistol shooting championship billed for the Timehri rifle and pistol ranges.
WORCESTER, England, CMC – Stroke-maker Ian Bell stroked an exciting century for England Lions but opener Abhinav Mukund responded with one of his own to ensure India A forced a tie in the final game of the Tri-Nations Limited Overs series yesterday.
Says Marlon Munroe The Lady Jaguars have been warming the hearts of Guyanese with their high level football which qualified them for top international competitions.
Dear Editor, On Monday, July 5, the Guyana Times carried three letters related to the Georgetown municipality titled ‘Who will fix the city in preparation for tourism?’;
MIAMI, (Reuters) – A former Guatemalan soldier pleaded guilty yesterday to concealing his role in a 1982 massacre of peasants by the army in his homeland when he applied for U.S.
By Tamica Garnett Emanie Netball Club staged a triumphant return to the sport while the Doves Netball Club seized their only win in the final match of the Guyana Netball Association Under – 23 Tournament held recently.
Dear Editor, Not unexpectedly, the editorial of Sunday Stabroek, July 4 (Undiplomatic language), conveyed a dislike for the government and was most perverse.
Dear Editor, For the public and football’s sake it would be interesting to know about Guyana’s representation at the FIFA Congress in South Africa, which preceded the ongoing World Cup competition.
OSLO, (Reuters) – Haiti and Mozambique are the nations most at risk economically from natural disasters, according to a ranking yesterday that says some rich countries such as Italy and the United States also face high risks.
Dear Editor, I have refrained from commenting upon the state of local football for a considerable time but the publication of an article headlined: “Can Guyana qualify for 2014 World Cup?”
Dear Editor, I am a wheelchair user. I turned 23 on April 21, and as a birthday present my best friend decided to treat me to the show Nothing to Laugh About 3, which was being held at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) on 24th at 8 pm.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The United States charged five men yesterday with plotting to bomb New York City’s subway system and attack an unidentified target in Britain under orders from al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday he was prepared to discuss “right away” the future of Jewish settlements if Palestinians entered direct peace talks with Israel.
Dear Editor, Were I a betting woman Mr Freddie Kissoon would have won the bet that his column would have called me to account for the position I took in opting to remain silent at the appointed time of his choosing, when he vociferously argued against the policy of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) to exclude the media from its stakeholders’ meeting (‘Matutinal waves of pessimism’ KN, June 23).
(Reuters) – Is basketball star LeBron James headed to New York?
LONDON, (Reuters) – Emails stolen from one of the world’s leading climate change research centres contained no evidence to undermine the case for manmade global warming, a report found yesterday.
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Cuban government will free 52 political prisoners, Cuba’s Catholic church said yesterday, in a major concession to international pressure to improve the country’s human rights record.
A visually impaired man was yesterday placed on a bond to keep the peace for nine months by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson when the woman he was accused of assaulting declined to proceed in the matter against him.
Dear Editor, For the public and football’s sake it would be interesting to know about Guyana’s representation at the FIFA Congress in South Africa, which preceded the ongoing World Cup competition.
Dear Editor, The Inter Religious Organisation (IRO) has issued a statement (Stabroek News, June 30) on the SASOD film festival and on homosexuality that came out of a meeting of its members held on the previous day.
(Jamaica Gleaner) – Alleged crime lord, Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke was captured four days after a $5 million bounty was put up for him, but the police are now trying to figure out if anyone gets the money.
A mid afternoon fire yesterday left a South Sophia woman counting her losses and the owner believes the blaze was deliberately set.
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President-elect Juan Manuel Santos has invited Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to attend his inauguration in August, local media reported yesterday, in a possible sign of warming ties between the neighbors.
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla., (Reuters) – Chris Reid was pumped. After suffering through a few years of tight credit and the U.S.
By Dr. Christopher Carrico From the point of view of history and anthropology, there are many sad ironies in the current debates in Guyana and in many other formerly colonial societies over cultural relativism versus notions of universal human rights.
By Tamica Garnett The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) in collaboration with P&P Insurance Brokers will be hosting its sixth annual P&P Tennis Camp at the courts of the Pegasus Hotel from July 12.
Dear Editor, I wish to refer to an article in the Stabroek News of the July 1, 2010, captioned ‘Sport fishing to be reeled in’ and a letter by Dr Bud Mangal also in the Stabroek News on July 2, 2010, captioned ‘Most sport fishers respect the protected areas.’
Another garbage dump yesterday on Punt Trench dam.
The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) on Tuesday dispatched a letter to the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) reminding the body of its six-month old complaint, submitted since January 4, requesting a public inquiry into alleged discrimination meted out to bauxite workers based on race and political geography.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was sentenced to seven years’ jail in France yesterday for laundering millions of euros into French bank accounts and properties in the 1980s.
Beginning Thursday of last week in some cases, when the heavy rain which fell over the weekend started, flood waters began to be seen in part of the fairly new, booming Grove/Diamond Housing Scheme.
Installment One Hundred and Two Starting July 13th, Immigrant Visa (IV) applicant fees will go down in price from $355 to $330 for immediate relative and family preference cases.
Dear Editor, Ralph Ramkarran, Donald Ramotar, Clement Rohee, Moses Nagamootoo and Robert Persaud are the frontrunners for the next PPP presidential candidate.
Antigua and Barbados top destinations list Caribbean hotspots and American cities are among the fastest growing long-haul destinations this year, according to a travel trends report.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jason Hinds, the younger brother of national captain Ryan Hinds, is one of three new players named in a Barbados 14-member squad for the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship, which begins on July 22 here.
