Daily Archive: Monday, September 6, 2010

Articles published on Monday, September 6, 2010

Gold dealers murdered at Bartica

–throats slit, cash and jewels stolenScores of residents gathered outside the home of Bartica businessman Ricky Ramnarine last evening as the remains of two of his friends who were brutally slain during what may have been a robbery the night before, were removed by the police.

The junction at Second Street, Cummings Lodge where the attack occurred.

Drive-by shooting claims 5th life

-motive for bullet-riddled attack on trader unclear The death toll from Saturday’s Cummings Lodge bloodbath rose to five after Fiona Singh succumbed yesterday morning amid questions on what could have led to the savage attack on her reputed husband Steve Jupiter who traded for a living.

Donald Ramotar

Nagamootoo flays ‘state sponsorship’ of Ramotar

-reiterates need for fair selection of PPP candidate Moses Nagamootoo, one of the contenders for the PPP’s nomination as presidential candidate, has again warned that he would withdraw from any process that is unfair or violates internal party democracy and he questioned what he called the `state sponsorship’ of the party’s General Secretary, Donald Ramotar who is also a contender for the position.

Bharrat Jagdeo

‘Twenty20 team raring to go’

-to get nice send off today which includes Police escort Director of Sport Neil Kumar said yesterday that the Guyana Twenty20 team which departs this morning for the Airtel Champions League tournament in South Africa will get a “really nice send off.”

Day has the lead at Deutsche Bank Championship

NORTON, Massachusetts, (Reuters) – Australian Jason  Day continued his emergence as one of the game’s best young  players when he earned a one-stroke lead after the third round  at the $7.5 million Deutsche Bank Championship yesterday. 

Colts trample Panthers 74-60

In the first Open encounter since the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) restarted its Open and Division Three Leagues under the Pepsi Street Basketball Series and Playoffs banner, Bounty Colts basketball team administered a 14-point defeat on Colours Panthers.

Prize winners pose with Neal and Massy CEO Deo Persaud and other Group officials at the presentation ceremony.

Forde, Morgan dominate Neal and Massy 10km race

Pre-race favourites Cleveland Forde and Alika Morgan dominated the men’s and women’s Open divisions of the inaugural Neal and Massy Anniversary 10km athletic Road race held yesterday from AINLIM head office at Ruimveldt to Providence on the East Bank Demerara and back to the place of origin.

The Hypocrisy of CARICOM

Arif Bulkan lectures in the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies The following story was brought to my attention almost two years ago, involving a CARICOM national who was offered employment within a CARICOM agency, but which offer was subsequently withdrawn.

The Buxton visit

There will be little disputing that President Jagdeo’s descent on Buxton represented one of the most undisguised acts of political opportunism in recent times.