Daily Archive: Friday, October 8, 2010

Articles published on Friday, October 8, 2010

Guyana Police Seek Nine

Wanted… Police seeking nine over murder

-including Bramanand Nandalall, Clay Hutson Police last night issued bulletins for nine persons in relation to murder and the list included ex-policemen and Bramanand Nandalall who had been the subject of a major investigation by Canadian Mounties around 15 years ago and had been kidnapped at the height of the 2002-3 crime spree.

Neesa Gopaul

Two to be charged with Neesa murder – police

– blood evidence found at home -relatives want father’s death revisited Based on evidence police have accumulated, the two prime suspects in the gruesome murder of 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul will soon be charged in relation to her death and relatives of her father have hired an attorney to investigate the man’s ‘sudden’ death last year.

From left: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Human Services and Social Services, Trevor Thomas; Minister of Human Services, Priya Manickchand and Public Relations Consultant, Alex Graham during the press conference at the Ministry’s boardroom yesterday. (GINA photo)

Manickchand: Officers breached protocols in Neesa case

– education, home ministries also launch probes Officers of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) clearly breached the written protocols in their handling of the case involving murdered teenager Neesa Lalita Gopaul, according to Minister of Human Services and Social Security Priya Manickchand.

Aliann Pompey

Pompey in 400m final today

Aliann Pompey produced her season’s best time to book her place in the 400m final today after she advanced yesterday from the semi-final round with the second fastest time for the women’s event at the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.

Up, Up and over!

Up, Up and over! Under-16 high jump action yesterday at the North Georgetown District No.11 Inter-Zone Championships at the Guyana Teachers Union ground, Woolford Avenue.

Pearson loses 100m gold as chaos rules again

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Chaos ruled again at the  troubled Delhi Commonwealth Games yesterday when Australian  Sally Pearson was disqualified for a false start three hours  after crossing the line first in the women’s 100 metres.

2009 nationals shot put champion Hilton Moore gets ready to ‘muscle’ the discus away yesterday. (Photo by Orlando Charles)

Hilton Moore propels Saints to Zone Three lead

St Stanislaus College (Saints) athlete Hilton Moore gave three dominating performances to put his school in the lead of Zone Three at the end of the field events of North Georgetown District No.11 Inter-Zone Championships at the Guyana Teachers Union ground, Woolford Avenue.

Taylor, Dottin star again as Windies rout Irish

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – Teenagers Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin fashioned contrasting half-centuries as West Indies hammered Ireland by a mammoth 165 runs, to post their second successive win of the ICC Women’s Challenge yesterday.

West Indies has hit rock bottom, says Viv

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Cricketing great Viv Richards  feels the game has hit rock bottom in the West Indies and  lashed out at the board for ostracising former players,  preventing them from helping revive the Caribbean’s glorious  past.

Poverty rate hits 15-year high

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US poverty rate rose to 14.3 per cent in 2009 from 13.2 per cent the year before, bringing the percentage of the population living in poverty to the highest level since 1994, as the economic downturn took its toll on jobs, the government said yesterday.

Bartica woman on ganja trafficking charge

A woman accused of having a quantity of cannabis in her possession for the purpose of trafficking was yesterday remanded to prison when she appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Not an exoneration from collective responsibility

Dear Editor, I refer to the article captioned ‘Granger denies ballot box allegations’ published in your edition of October 1, where you quoted me as stating that Granger was the officer responsible for “seizing the ballot boxes on the Corentyne” and the shooting of two PPP citizens in the July 1973 general elections.

The age of the mercenary

By rejecting the West Indies Cricket Board’s central contracts, Chris Gayle has effectively handed in his resignation as West Indies captain and Dwayne Bravo has disqualified himself for consideration.

Lost Vivaldi concerto found in Scotland

LONDON,  (Reuters Life!) – A lost flute concerto by  18th century composer and virtuoso violinist Antonio Vivaldi has  been discovered by an academic among a set of dusty papers  housed in Scotland’s National Archives in Edinburgh.