Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Articles published on Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Godfrey

Cops warn gangs …in wake of shootings

`We have upped our anti crime status of operations’ In the wake of three chilling high-voltage shootings that have claimed the lives of eight, the police yesterday issued a warning to “all gangs, groups or persons” involved that it is prepared to act condignly against them.

Neesa Lalita Gopaul

Neesa found father’s death ‘suspicious’

-suspects remain in custody Months before Neesa Lalita Gopaul’s body was found at Emerald Tower she told relatives that she was locked in her room by her mother’s lover and also sent emails to a US-based relative in which she reportedly spoke of other instances of abuse, drug use and her father’s “suspicious” death.

Importer barely escapes bullet to head

-over $1m snatched from Goedverwagting business A doctor/importer narrowly escaped death yesterday when armed bandits fired a bullet at his head before fleeing with local and US currency along with other items which they had found while ransacking his Goedverwagting Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara home.

Kitty men remanded on gun, ammo charges

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded three Kitty residents accused of having a gun and a quantity of ammunition in their possession without licence, when they yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Devon Boatswain

Boatswain beaten by Samoan

-Rock on show today Devon Boatswain suffered his second loss at a major international competition as he went down to Afaesa Fata of Samoa yesterday at the XIX Commonwealth Games currently underway in New Delhi, India.

Indian gold rush but problems persist

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India flexed its sporting  muscles to shoot up the medals table with five golds at the  Commonwealth Games yesterday but organisational niggles  continued to bedevil the event on the second day of competition.

Radebe’s inspiring climb from hoodlum to hero

LONDON, (Reuters) – Lucas Radebe is a personal friend  of Nelson Mandela, a FIFA ambassador and one of Leeds United’s  finest players of modern times but he still vividly recalls the  grim Christmas when he nearly turned his back on what was  destined to be a brilliant future.

The national rugby sevens team during their visit to the Leicester Tigers development game in England.

English rugby club praises national team

The national rugby Sevens team came in for praise from the Leicester Tigers rugby club of England after they completed a five-day training programme in England prior to their departure for the Commonwealth Games which are being held in New Delhi, India.

Barbados, Jamaica end Olympiad on high note

KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia, CMC – Barbados and Jamaica ended the 39th World Chess Olympiad on a winning note as their men scored convincing victories but there was no such luck for Trinidad and Tobago as they slumped to a bad loss on Monday.

Presidential candidates and the PPP

Dear Editor, I will state immediately at the outset, that while I was a member of the PPP, I was the political protege of Moses Nagamootoo, who was the most popular PPP leader outside of the Jagans, due largely to his accompanying Cheddi Jagan on most of his outreach meetings over the years, his penchant for public speaking and his ability to rouse the crowds for Cheddi to address afterwards.

Move to wind up Clico bank

(Trinidad Express) Even as the Government tries to devise an amicable solution to deal with the Clico insolvency and the losses to shareholders, lawyers representing the Clico Investment Bank (CIB) are moving full speed ahead with an application to wind up the company.

Ruling the waves?

Since the new Conserverative-Liberal Democratic (LibCon) coalition came to office in the United Kingdom, two discussions at governmental level have seemed to preoccupy the government.