Daily Archive: Sunday, August 29, 2010

A Jehovah Witness couple returning home from bible study yesterday died hours apart, after their motor cycle was hit by a taxi on the Friendship, East Bank Demerara Public Road.

The police force has recognized that there is a link between the upsurge in armed robberies for hard cash and big entertainment shows but some promoters say that this is an unfair assumption which should be backed up with evidence.

-Mavado blamed for inciting crowd Kerwin Bollers, of Hits and Jams Entertainment, has said that the organizers were not on top of security during recent concerts staged as part of the ‘Jamzone Summer Break Weekend.’

-security expert Local gangs are in their infancy but they could pose a dangerous and uncontrollable threat if the police force does not boost its numbers and work diligently to gather intelligence to capture criminals, a security expert has said.

By Marlon Munroe Guyana lost by nine runs to Trinidad & Tobago last evening at the Guyana National Stadium in their first warm up match before the Airtel Champions League T20 Championships in South Africa next month.

By Marlon Munroe In a match-up of unequal proportions in the feature event of the seventh Pro-Am card Mandessa Moses fought to a unanimous decision over Sharon ‘Stone’ Warde at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on Friday night.

By Marlon Munroe Their big name players played for the national side last night yet the Berbice Titans skittled out the New Line Cavaliers for a meagre 79 runs at the Guyana National Stadium last evening.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England swept the feeble Pakistan  batting aside yesterday to move within sight of a series  victory after a spirited comeback in the fourth and final test  at Lord’s.

Introduction At the end of last week’s column I introduced a list, which is not exhaustive, of the main channels through which the negative impacts of the global economic crisis have been transmitted to the economies of Guyana and the wider Caricom region. 

By Tamica Garnett The week-long Junior Hockey Summer Camp conducted by the Hikers Hockey Club at the St Stanislaus College Forum ended yesterday with a mini-hockey competition.

Introduction After what appeared to be a lull in the roller-coaster ride of the medium and small-scale gold miners, the fraternity is once again questioning the good faith of those who control the ride’s levers, and is in mortal fear of its own survival.

A number of top darts players will be in action today when the Guyana Darts Association in partnership with Mark’s Darts Club OF 72 Brummel Place, Stabroek stages their darts tournament.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed has confirmed that Scotland Yard police officials had  questioned him and several players in connection with match  fixing allegations during the Lord’s test.

Yes, it blows hot, it blows cold, and falls asleep at crucial times for embarrassing intervals. 

Saying that issues have arisen in Trinidad and Tobago which could threaten the very existence of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), a group of respected regional statesmen are calling on the island’s administration to distance itself from what they call “retrogressive developments.”

Politicians love to praise themselves or arrange for others to praise them.

DAMBULLA, (Reuters) – A brilliant century by opener  Tillakaratne Dilshan led Sri Lanka to a crushing 74-run win over  India in the final of the Tri-series yesterday.

Dear Editor, Government is reported to be distributing 350 ten-acre plots in the Pomeroon River for the growing of non-traditional crops as part of its Grow More/Diversification programmes (‘4,500 acres opened to flood-weary Essequibo farmers,’ SN, August 26). 

Party should go to polls with clean slate -Van West-Charles Winston Murray remains the best candidate to lead the PNCR and any broad opposition alliance to the next election, according to supporter Dr Richard Van West-Charles, who also says that the party needs to settle internal democracy issues to go the polls with a clean slate.

BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – China is lobbying neighbours to sign up to a road map for renewed nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea, whose leader Kim Jong-il is visiting China amid conciliatory words and threats of “holy war.“

The inaugural Kashif and Shanghai-organized President’s Cup International Friendly matches between the senior and Under-20 football teams of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago is scheduled for September 26.

Dear Editor, Your report ‘Pitbulls maul, disfigure plumber’ refers (SN, August 27). 

These are the concluding remarks in the Pharmacy Council’s advice to consumers.

-GGDMA head Miners are determined that their concerns should be properly addressed and any attempt to institute harsh and draconian measures in the sector would be “ill advised,” head of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) Frederick McWilfred says.

Captain of the MV Kimbia Gordon Kingston yesterday said that wear and tear was the most likely cause of the damage that led to the vessel being stranded in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday with scores of passengers on board.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Americans rallied in front of the Lincoln Memorial  yesterday to hear speeches about God and country in a conservative show of strength ahead of congressional elections this fall.

By Dr Ramesh Vadapalli, MS (Trauma & Spine Surgeon) Low back pain (lumbago) is a common musculoskeletal disorder affecting 80% of people at some point in their lives.

Action in the third annual Berbice Football Association (BFA) organized Cheddi and Janet Jagan Memorial Knockout Competition continues today with a double header at Burnham Park.

Dear Editor, I have to give it to the President and to the PPP.

Continued Last week, we mentioned those important factors which influence the well-being of the older dog.

The Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE) headquarters was given a face lift by members of the Social Work 1 Class three Sundays ago as part of their community project.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) received two pairs of wicketkeepers’ gloves from veteran commentator and sports administrator, Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira yesterday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela will buy a group of large farms and thousands of cattle from a British company, President Hugo Chavez said late on Friday, part of his socialist drive to redistribute land in the South American nation.

All gardeners know that water evaporates from the garden during hot dry spells. 

An excursion to Berbice by Malika Patterson to visit relatives on Friday, ended tragically for the 18-year-old who met her demise after being hit by a car on the No 29 Village Public Road, West Coast Berbice.

Dear Editor, The United Force wishes to congratulate President Jagdeo on his interaction with the people of Buxton over the last few weeks. 

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff opened a 24-percentage point lead over her main presidential rival in an opinion poll yesterday, staying on course win the Oct.

Shopping was all about ‘back to school’ yesterday as parents thronged the down-town area to equip their children for the opening of the school term next week.

The fourth annual Guyana Cup horse race meet organised by the Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Stables in collaboration with the Rising Sun Turf Club at the Rising Sun, Arima Park West Coast Berbice will take place today.

An infant and an octogenarian died in separate drowning incidents in Berbice on Friday.

Dear Editor Since my initial statement in the wake of President Jagdeo’s visit to Buxton there has understandably been a vigorous discussion in the media.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Among the most visible supporters of a proposed Islamic cultural centre and mosque near the World Trade Center site have been the city’s Jewish mayor and a libertarian congressman from faraway Texas.

Sasenarine Persaud is among the established contemporary Guyanese writers.  He settled in Canada for several years before moving to the USA and has published six collections of poetry and three books of fiction as a novelist and short story writer. 

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction yesterday, around 10 times its estimate, the sale organisers said.

Dear Editor, It is not without significance that almost three years ago, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Mr Baldwin Spencer, in his feature address to the fifth Triennial Delegates’ Conference of the GLU, advocated, “Guyana should legislate for Agency Shop.”

Guyana’s Taffin Khan set the tone for future Guyanese participation in chess within the region when he made an impressive showing at the UMADA Cup recently in Trinidad and Tobago.

By now no one can be in any doubt that the election season is upon us.

By Kwesi Isles Seventeen-year-old Treasure James may just be the best performing hinterland scholar this year with five distinctions among eight grade ones and a two at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA) have jointly sent an unequivocal proposition to the two organisations responsible for the most critical aspects of West Indies cricket.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Tax officials are warning that there will be no ease-up in the intensity with which they are going after delinquent taxpayers, chief among them being entertainers, businessmen and professionals.

Shopping for schoolbags at the corner of Regent and Camp Streets yesterday (Photo by Aubrey Crawford)

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – They look like slick, Hollywood-produced TV ads for tourism in Brazil: gleaming beaches, smiling faces, and sweeping panoramic shots of skyscrapers and waterfalls.