Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 5, 2010

-were trailed by attackers One of the two men gunned down execution-style in Campbellville early last evening received a call on his cellular phone minutes before he was killed and relatives believe it was that which led to his death.

The system failed Neesa Lalita Gopaul angry relatives complained yesterday, stating that if the police and the welfare service had been functioning the way they should, the 16-year-old would have been alive today.

A suspect has been held in connection with the gunning down of Mark Caesar called `Lil Mark’ who was known to be involved in the “criminal world”, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.

– over $20M in Banks DIH cargo stolen West Demerara residents looted the grounded vessel Davie 11 on Sunday night and an Uitvlugt fisherman drowned as he moved between the vessel and the seawall.

A Linden farmer was found dead with a single gunshot wound to the chest some distance from his farm along the Ituni Road.

The three workers who were dismissed from Pegasus Hotel are maintaining their innocence against accusations of theft levelled against them by Chairman Robert Badal and claim that he is trying to tarnish their reputations.

Two women are among a quartet that held a taxi driver at gun point in Sophia early yesterday morning before escaping with cash and a handheld radio set.

Rodwell Joseph who was found with gunshot wounds outside the Georgetown Hospital last Friday was arrested shortly after he was discharged from hospital as police commence investigations to ascertain if he was wounded during a foiled break-in at Mahaica.

Police Commissioner Henry Greene was yesterday morning discharged from the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) after being admitted last Friday following a heart complaint.

– local review points to ministry errors The Canadian company that designed the unusable ferry stelling at Good Hope on the Essequibo River has re-inspected the infrastructure and a report on its findings is expected to be presented shortly.

The National Trust of Guyana (NTG) yesterday launched its new publication Historic Photographs of Guyana at the National Museum as it prepares to roll out an outreach programme to mark Heritage Week.

Swimmers representing over 15 schools turned up at the Castellani Swimming Pool on Homestretch Avenue to compete in the swimming events of the North Georgetown District No.11  Champion of Champions meet which began yesterday.

Mash in December? Why not, beverage giant, Banks DIH said as it sprang into the Mashramani 2011 race with the launching of its’ Banks Groovy Soca Monarch competition yesterday.

Guyana’s middleweight boxer Devon Boatswain is to be in action today at the Talkatora Stadium as boxing in the XIX Commonwealth Games commences in New Delhi, India.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The official weigh-in for the  Commonwealth Games boxing competition ran into complete chaos  yesterday with teams complaining of faulty test scales at the  Talkatora Indoor stadium.

A man accused of breaking into an electronics store and grabbing in excess of $1 million in items was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

– Stephenson records personal best in 50m breaststroke Guyana’s lone swimmer at the Common-wealth Games, Jessica Stephenson recorded her personal best time yesterday when she contested in the heat three qualification of the women’s 50m breaststroke at the nineteenth Common-wealth Games, currently underway in New Delhi, India.

The Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) has added two cold-storage trucks valued $10.4 million to its fleet to transport produce for export.

Two men are dead after being involved in separate vehicular accidents in Essequibo over the weekend and both drivers are in police custody assisting with investigations.

NEWPORT, Wales, (Reuters) – Graeme McDowell withstood  the greatest pressure of his career to secure the winning point  as Europe, led out by Ian Poulter and Luke Donald, regained the  Ryder Cup after fending off a brilliant United States fightback  on Monday.

Marlon Letlow, Linden Scotland and Kim Bumbury, three of the four persons accused of aiding and abetting in the murder of Bartica gold dealers Jainarine Raghubir and Ramdeo Deonarine, were yesterday further remanded to prison when they made their second appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

More than three weeks after she laid her son to rest the mother of Orlon Munroe still wonders if she will ever be compensated for his death.

The Ministry of Agriculture recently last month provided $18 million in equipment and furniture to the Ministry of Health’s Food and Drug Department to help enhance its capacity.

The authorities are upping the ante to get taxi operators to go the route of spraying their vehicles in corporate yellow by offering 10-year concessions and extending the deadline for compliance with the new regulation to January 1, 2011.

Minister of Culture Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony expressed willingness to renovate and equip the Burrowes School of Art in order to boost enrolment and provide new artists with the latest technological skills.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Nigerian schoolgirl  weightlifter Augustina Nwakolo scooped the first gold medal at  the Delhi Commonwealth Games on Monday, dashing hosts India’s  hopes of claiming it for themselves.

The Mahaica man who killed miner Deochand Sirkissoon during a drinking spree on Saturday is likely to appear in court today.

The Ministry of Public Works has overlaid La Penitence carriageway from Punt Trench Dam to Broad Street as it plans to turn that stretch into a two-way road to ease traffic congestion during peak hours .

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) recently presented grants valued $25,000 each to 31 students at its 2010 Bursary Awards ceremony hosted at Base Camp Ayanganna.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – New Zealand have been denied warmup  matches by the weather for the second time in a row on a tour of  Bangladesh in an early setback to their preparations for next  year’s 50 overs World Cup on the Indian subcontinent.

Caricom and the Russian Federation recently signed an MoU establishing a mechanism for dialogue and cooperation.

BERNE, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Super Eagles were  grounded yesterday when the country was barred from  international soccer because of government interference, three  months after narrowly escaping suspension for the same reason.

The Guyana Annual is receiving submissions for its thirteenth issue which will be on sale from mid December and will feature interesting stories and articles from children and young adults in Guyana.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Ernest Hilaire expected there would have been players unwilling to sign the West Indies Cricket Board’s central retainer contracts.

Newtown and Alexander Village football teams each came out one goal ahead of their opponents in the Brasimex 7-a-side inter-ward football tournament Saturday night at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

Much has been said in the aftermath of  Guyana’s unsuccessful debut campaign in the Airtel Champions League cricket competition, and among the least impressive was the disclosure made by Guyana Cricket Board secretary  Anand  Sanasie about use of money earned from its participation.

The PNCR has expressed appreciation for Ministry of Agriculture’s emergency flood relief response to residents of the lower Pomeroon communities but called for the longer-term solutions to their flooding woes.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – One tournament has been shelved, and two others have found space on the West Indies Cricket Board’s regional schedule.

With local entrepreneurs being courted by companies in Trinidad and Tobago to pursue opportunities in that country’s free zone, some local businessmen believe that there may be some merit in establishing such zones locally.

LONDON, (Reuters) – NBA star Kobe Bryant went  scoreless on Monday night, playing only six minutes as his 2010  champion Los Angeles Lakers were defeated 111-92 by a younger,  hungrier Minnesota Timberwolves in a pre-season match in London.

A man who was allegedly armed with a pair of scissors and robbed another of his iPod at the National Park was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magis-trate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, A response to some of the fallacies and half truths contained in your letter columns `The PPP has spent billions in Linden over the past 18 years’ SN Sept 30, 2010 over the signature of RDC – Region 10 Councillor Andrew Forsythe is sorely needed, since it seems that we live in two different communities known by the same names, Linden and Region 10, Mr.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Australian swimmer Ryan  Napoleon was denied an unlikely Commonwealth Games 400 metres  men’s freestyle gold by a fraction of a second yesterday after  he beat a drugs ban and a dodgy stomach to reach the final.

In the latest edition of the General Marine Masters Cup and Female Softball Cricket tournament, the Well Woman softball team on Sunday registered two wins against the Corriverton Queens and the Trophy Stall Angels.

Dear Editor, On numerous occasions, government officials especially those at the Ministry of Home Affairs condemn any criticism of the security forces as unhelpful and harbouring devious intentions.

Dear Editor, I should like to congratulate Brigadier David Granger on being nominated by a PNCR ‘group’ as that Party’s presidential candidate.

Stalls parking! This end of the pavement on Robb Street near Bourda Market seems to have been designated for the parking of vendors’ stalls.

Dear Editor, October 2 was the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. 

MOHALI, India, (Reuters) – Ben Hilfenhaus took three  wickets in the final session on the fourth day to leave India  reeling at 55 for four in pursuit of 216 to win the first test  against Australia yesterday.

BEIT FAJJAR, West Bank (Reuters) – Jewish settlers opposed to a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians were accused of setting fire to a mosque in the West Bank yesterday, burning the Koran and scrawling threats in Hebrew on its walls.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – England will start as underdogs in  the five-test Ashes series against Australia starting in  Brisbane on Nov.

Dear Editor,If there is one thing the PPP has been outstanding at it is debt relief.

Dear Editor, In the not too distant future, we will see greater internationalization in world higher education, with the university transnationals in the top tier, followed by private institutions, and community college types at the bottom.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Envoys from the UN Security Council departed for Sudan yesterday to press Africa’s largest country to avert a new civil war by ensuring there is no delay on a January referendum on independence for its oil-producing south.

The Guyana Book Foundation recently donated over 10,000 supplementary reading books to primary and secondary schools as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Japanese and Chinese leaders held their first meeting yesterday since a diplomatic feud flared over a collision at sea last month, and agreed to start high level talks to repair their relations.

(BVI Platinum News) – Vernon Paddy, a native of Guyana who is accused of attempting to kill his wife with a hammer in May, has been committed to stand trial in the High Court.

Dear Editor, As the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India are currently in progress, I will now share with readers some information I just came by which should be of great interest.

ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, who has cancer and was rushed to a hospital in Brazil over the weekend, said yesterday he felt healthy and eager to resume his duties later this week.

The President Youth Award Republic of Guyana (PYARG) programme, Charity Secondary School Unit recently visited Kabakaburi Mission in the Pomeroon where they repaired and painted the play park.

The scene on the pavement outside Bourda Market along Orange Walk yesterday afternoon;  some folk appear-ed to be preparing to bed down for the night.

New crime laws criticised There is intense debate in Belize over a raft of legislation going through parliament to deal with a spike in crime in the country.

QUITO (Reuters) – Police in Ecuador seemed to accept cuts to their bonuses yesterday without further protest amidst debate over whether renegade officers had tried to kill or topple President Rafael Correa in a rebellion last week.

Dear Editor, The move by Government to stop collecting tickets at the western end of the Demerara Harbour Bridge seems like a good idea to help ease the traffic congestion, but I am humbly begging the authorities not to stop collecting the tickets.

Unanswered questions linger about the 22nd April 2006 assassination of Minister of Agriculture Satyadeow Sawh.