Daily Archive: Saturday, October 9, 2010

Amidst heavy police presence, the mother and stepfather of slain teenager Neesa Gopaul were yesterday charged with her murder at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Hours after Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang called on the police to show cause why several detained men who were reportedly being questioning about murders should not be released, police released six of them on $100,000 station bail each.

At 6 pm today, police released businessman Barry Dataram on his own recognizance after holding him overnight.

Royston Penniston, for whom police had issued a wanted bulletin, has turned himself in to the police, this newspaper has learned.

Aliann Pompey lifted the spirit of Guyanese when she registered the country’s first medal of the XIX Commonwealth Games yesterday in New Delhi, India at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JNS).

Hi Everyone, Each Caribbean nation has its signature bread-roll with its one-of-a-kind flavour and texture.

-cops issue bulletins for 14 including Peniston Six men, including businessmen Bramanand Nandalall Rambrichie and Salim Juman Azeez, were in custody at press time for questioning about recent high-profile killings after police issued 14 wanted bulletins in less than 24 hours.

COPIAPO, Chile, (Reuters) – Chilean rescuers today finished drilling an escape shaft for 33 miners  trapped deep underground after a cave-in over two months ago,  triggering cheers and tears from relatives on the surface.

To mark the fifth anniversary of its breast cancer awareness campaign, the Avon Breast Cancer Awareness Committee will pay for mammograms for 100 women who cannot afford the test to detect cancerous lumps in the breast.

The main opposition PNCR yesterday called on senior public security officials to “perform or go home,” following the recent spate of high-profile executions and the murder of 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul.

At the Blairmont Court on Thursday, Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop committed two men to stand trial for murder and manslaughter at the next sitting of the Berbice Assizes.

Chief Labour Officer (CLO) Yoganand Persaud is refuting a statement from the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) in which it claimed that he was “a no show” for a scheduled meeting with the union and the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI).

Dorothy Faria dances. She then instructs interested hopefuls to replicate what they would have seen.

Grooovy… Soca? We must admit that we were more than a little intrigued after the launching of Banks Groovy Soca Monarch competition earlier this week.

The Chinese tale, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is next week’s Classic Tuesdays film at the National Gallery, Castellani House.

Fifteen years after it premiered at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) Ronald Hollingsworth’s Watch De Ride has been rebooted for another turn at the venue with a plethora of new faces and some stalwarts.

Photographs line the walls of Nollywood actor, Chidi Mokeme’s house, weaving picture perfect, glossy tales of his achievements in the Nigerian film industry.

It was another goal-filled night for the Reggae Boys as they unyieldingly dominated the United States Virgin Island (USVI) in a lopsided affair, while hosts Guyana was also in the victory lane at the end of day two of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup Qualifiers at the Guyana National Stadium last night.

Plus-size fashion can be sexy, sophisticated or simple to fit the woman’s style, but according Sonia Noel, too many plus-size women in the country have been led to believe otherwise.

Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) bantamweight champion Shondell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred will be in the ring again on November 6 in the Caribbean Fury 2 at the Princess Hotel.

More than 1,000 Clico policyholders have so far successfully completed their transactions since the payout process began, the Government Information Agency (GINA) says.

It is often said in the basketball community that free-throws win games and this was exemplified on Thursday night when the Ravens defeated the Scorpions 77-75 in overtime in game one of their three-game series in the Division Three final of the Pepsi Street Playoff Series.

Guyana’s selectors have included new players Jonathan Foo, Anthony Bramble, Keon Joseph and Richard Ramdeen in the 14-man squad for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) one-day championship which bowls off next week in Jamaica.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) said the ‘NN’ registration identification series will start later this month as the ‘MM’ series comes to an end.

* Aussie Jones dominates in pool, nears record * Unused tickets dumped * Organisers say they are ‘fully competent’NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Bags of unused tickets had to  be carted off to the dump yesterday, while organisers owned up  to a major communications blunder as the Commonwealth Games  remained beset by problems at the halfway stage.

Protest action by workers of the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) saw immediate results as the secretary of the conservancy turned up with payment and officials from the Agriculture Ministry offered a concerned ear.

Dear Editor, Rupert Roopnaraine’s recent disclosures that long before Walter Rodney’s assassination the WPA had been accumulating weapons and equipment of various kinds, some of which belonged to the GDF, is something that the leadership of the PPP at that time had long suspected.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies A will face Pakistan A in a near month-long tour of the Caribbean next month as the West Indies Cricket Board continues to expand its vision of reviving the A team programme.

Dear Editor, It is indeed true that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

-after traffic jams force relocation About 50 La Penitence Market vendors are facing displacement with no definite relocation site as the Ministry of Public Works implements measures to ease the traffic build-up along the East Bank area during peak hours.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)  sprang a surprise yesterday by appointing Misbah-ul-Haq as  captain for the upcoming test series against South Africa.

OSLO/BEIJING, (Reuters) – Jailed Chinese democracy  activist Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday for two  decades of non-violent struggle for human rights, infuriating  China, which called the award “an obscenity”.

ARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s new cricket manager  Intikhab Alam is determined to steer his under-fire players  away from further controversy and restore the tattered image of  the national team.

Dear Editor, Rights and the rule of law are seen as the bedrock of every modern and civilized society.

–pending outcome of meeting Workers at the Wales sugar estate who were on strike over a change in their job description have returned to work tentatively pending the outcome of a meeting between the union representing them and GuySuCo.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Tour de France winner Alberto  Contador wants a quick decision from the International Cycling  Union (UCI) on his failed doping test to put a stop to what he  called “the publication of false and defamatory news”.

Dear Editor, I refer to Ralph Ramkarran’s response to my letter which dealt with the issues related to the candidature of Janet Jagan in 1997 (‘Mr Peters’ assertion that financial records were requested by the PPP… is a complete fabrication’ SN, October 4).

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – The United States should  only support November elections in Haiti if they include all  eligible political parties, a group of U.S.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Pollution levels from a red  sludge spill in Hungary have subsided in the Danube and there is  no risk of a biological or environmental catastrophe in the  river, Hungarian officials said yesterday.

BERNE, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s ban from international  soccer was provisionally lifted by FIFA yesterday, two days  before the team’s African Nations Cup qualifier in Guinea.

Dear Editor, The gruesome killing of Neesa Lalita Gopaul has touched the collective conscience of all Guyanese.

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) yesterday said the composition of fuel marker concentrate has been modified after gunmen stole tens of gallons of the substance last week.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Government has agreed to reconsider its Clico payout plan if a suitable alternative can be found.

(BBC) As of tomorrow a new chapter in the annals of Caribbean history will be written with the dissolution of the Dutch Caribbean federation known as the Netherlands Antilles.

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa   brushed aside a spirited challenge from Zimbabwe to win the  inaugural Twenty20 international between the two neighbours by  seven wickets with 25 balls to spare.

Breast cancer survivor Dorothy Faria feels she has been given a second chance and lives each day in pursuit of her passion while being thankful to God for sparing her life.

TALOQAN, Afghanistan, (Reuters) – A large bomb blast  tore through a mosque in northern Afghanistan yesterday, killing  a provincial governor and at least a dozen others attending  prayers, in the highest-profile assassination in over a year.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter of Mr Vassan Ramracha in the Kaieteur News of October 3.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Global finance chiefs sought yesterday to  prevent rising tensions over currency valuations from derailing a fragile  economic recovery, as policy makers stressed they must work together to find  ways to rebalance global growth.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board chief Julian Hunte has hailed the contribution of legendary fast bowling duo Courtney Walsh and Joel Garner following their induction into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame.

Watching a religious ceremony in Gabon, during a five-country tour to assess the effects of animism, foreign faiths and leadership cults on the progress of African civilization, VS Naipaul returns to a familiar theme.

JLP seat declared vacant The ruling Jamaica Labour Party has lost another seat in parliament, in the ongoing dual citizenship debate.

A man who attempted to rob another yesterday on the East Coast of Demerara was subdued by a group of public-spirited citizens and handed over to the police.

Dear Editor, I don’t like to see our educated citizens die untimely deaths.