Articles published on Tuesday, October 12, 2010
COPIAPO, Chile, (Reuters) – The first of 33 trapped miners was pulled toward safety in a capsule barely wider than a man’s shoulders tonight, an emotional breakthrough as their two-month ordeal inside a Chilean mine neared its end.
The Director of Public Prosecutions has ordered an inquest into the case of Godwin Maxwell who jumped into the Mahaicony River to escape the police.
Chaitram Singh, a 45-year-old Herstelling fish vendor was this afternoon sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for stabbing his wife Eileen Lall to death on February 6, 2007.
Police are trying to ascertain the identity of a man who was found in a trench at Block E South Sophia this morning with a suspected gunshot wound to the back of the head.
Dexter Marshall, the brother of Steve Jupiter, was yesterday charged with murdering Mark Caesar also known as `Lil Mark.
-mother accused of endangerment Three young children have been hospitalized because of their malnourished conditions and severe rashes, just hours after they were reunited with their mother who temporarily lost custody when one of them was burnt on his face three months ago.
– after they fail to attend court Arrest warrants have been issued for the teen, whose genital area was set afire by police last year during a murder investigation, and two other men who were allegedly wounded during the investigation.
– resident says no explanation offered An East Bank Demerara mother of one got the shock of her life yesterday after two van loads of police officers mistakenly searched her house while no one was at home.
– Sankies says many questions remain unanswered about company’s track record Synergy Holdings Inc continues to face scrutiny about its capacity to build the Amaila Falls access roads even as the company has received the requisite permission from the Ministry of Public Works to commence the work.
New York police are continuing investigations into the burning to death of 22-year-old pregnant Guyanese Omadevi Megbaran-Saran called ‘Annie’ in Queens, New York last Saturday.
More wanted men were detained yesterday while police arrested three other persons for questioning about recent executions.
Sheema Mangar’s parents say that they are dissatisfied with how the police are conducting the investigation of her murder, almost a month after.
– Judge Robinson President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, Judge Patrick Robinson of Jamaica yesterday called on Caribbean governments to move in the direction of accepting the CCJ as the region’s final appellate court.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Commonwealth Games women’s 100 metres gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola has been suspended after testing positive for a banned stimulant, Games Federation chief Mike Fennell said yesterday.
– as Unite campaign launched By Iana Seales in Barbados The Caribbean launch of the United Nation’s Secretary General’s Campaign ‘Unite to End Violence Against Women’ kicked off yesterday in Barbados amid concerns about government involvement in ending the scourge and the lack of outrage against the high levels of violence against women in the region.
The local rugby team lost all three of their matches on the first day of the rugby competition at the XIX Commonwealth Games currently underway in New Delhi, India at Delhi University.
A 69-year-old market vendor was assaulted and robbed by two bandits armed with a gun as she and her husband were opening their stall for business yesterday morning at the Bourda Market.
Richard Ishmael Secondary School yesterday retained their title as Zone One Champions of the Inter-Schools Championships of the North Georgetown District.
The US Embassy Humani-tarian Assistance Programme (HAP) has donated $2 million worth of education and sport supplies to three schools in the outlying communities in Region 10.
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has urged the suspension of the Hope/Dochfour Canal project, saying it is short-sighted and not the best flood solution.
NEW DELHI, India, CMC – Cydonie Mothersill won Cayman Islands’ first gold medal at a Commonwealth Games when she captured the women’s 200 metres yesterday.
Pieces of a license plate were discovered at the scene of a hit-and-run which left a Plum Park, Sophia man dead yesterday morning but police were unable to determine the number.
Ravens Basketball Club doubled its championship title holdings in the Pepsi Street Playoff Series when they won the Series’ Open Division final a night after their Division Three team bagged the top spot in that competition.
– witness Hours before Hugh “Cullie Boy” McPherson was found dead along a Mahdia trail he was seen arguing with a man shortly after exiting a night club.
NEW DELHI, India, CMC – Barbados finished seventh in the netball competition at the 19th Commonwealth Games here after their stormed back from an early deficit to post a narrow 60-59 win over rival Trinidad and Tobago yesterday.
Dear Editor, My country of birth, this beautiful land called Guyana is poised for further destruction if sensible heads cannot come together to right the wrongs of our short history.
Kingston, Jamaica – Due to persistent rains in Jamaica over the past two weeks the West Indies Cricket Board, on the advice of the Jamaica Cricket Association, has moved the first two matches of the WICB Regional 50 Over Tournament scheduled for Chedwin Park to Kensington Park in Kingston.
A man who allegedly snatched a woman’s chain from her neck was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – St Kitts and Nevis and hosts St Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the second round of the Digicel Caribbean Cup following a dramatic last series of first round, Group B qualifying matches on Sunday night.
It is true that there is a lot to be learned from older folk as a recent visit to the Palms on Brickdam revealed.
Dear Editor, One of my GAWU contacts has shared some dreaded news on the field conditions at GuySuCo’s Demerara estates.
Carlos Adams returned to the winner’s row when he captured the Prabudial “Speedy” Ramdial Memorial Medal Play tournament last Saturday at the Lusignan golf Club.
A 45-year-old technician was shot twice in the thighs during a scuffle with armed bandits who invaded his Lot 139 Fourth Street, Martyrsville, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara home late Sunday night.
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to the letter published in the SN dated October 9 under the caption ‘PNCR should allow free, and transparent system for selecting its presidential candidate.’
Dear Editor, In a news item in the KN captioned ‘PPP to use old model being to select presidential candidate’ dated September 23, 2010, extracted from a press release issued by the PPP General Secretary it was stated, “The process that was used in the selection of previous Presidents, Dr Cheddi Jagan, Mrs Janet Jagan and the current President Bharrat Jagdeo, will be used to select the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Presidential Candidate for the next General Elections.”
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Krishna Poonia ended India’s 52-year wait for a Commonwealth Games gold medal when she led the home nation in a clean sweep of the women’s discus yesterday.
– in Wellington Park robbery Timothy Sampson of Adelphi Village was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo after being slapped with three charges, including the May 17 murder of security guard Arjune Gobin.
LONDON (Reuters) – A British hostage who died in Afghanistan on Friday during a US-led rescue mission may have been accidentally killed by the troops trying to save her, British Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday.
Tutorial High and Queenstown Secondary Schools each rode away with seven wins in the cycling events of the East Georgetown Inter-School Championships held last week around the inner circuit of the National Park.
Dear Editor, No political party other than the PPP has embraced totally Bharrat Jagdeo’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and sections of the society have attempted to besmirch the efforts that have been expended into the promotion of the gallant LCDS campaign.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – The Bangladesh spinners tied New Zealand in knots to set up a crushing seven-wicket victory for the hosts in the third one-day international yesterday.
COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) – Rescuers successfully tested a capsule to hoist Chile’s 33 trapped miners to freedom and aim to start evacuating them tonight after a two-month ordeal that has gripped the world’s imagination.
Dear Editor, As a former trade unionist I am deeply concerned as to where we are heading.
Help! This resident of Paradise, who stands at 5’ 4” tall, got into a hole in the road along the Railway Embankment yesterday to demonstrate how deep and dangerous it is.
The stands of the Tucville Playfield which have been home to football fans for several years will undergo refurbishing ahead of the annual Fruta Conquerors organized NAMILCO Football Festival which begins later this month.
Dear Editor, Disregard for human life is nothing new in society today; we all witness it every day, but the way it’s happening and to whom makes me so angry words cannot explain.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s presidential election, which three weeks ago looked like an easy victory march for ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff, now looks set to go down to the wire as concerns grow over her flip-flops on social issues and corruption in her inner circle.
The man whose pit bulls were said to have viciously attacked and disfigured Patrick Gordon almost two months ago was yesterday placed on $40,000 bail when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magis-trates’ Court, charged with suffering his un-muzzled dogs to be at large.
BANGALORE, (Reuters) – Milestone man Sachin Tendulkar struck an unbeaten 191 and starred in a marathon 308-run stand with Murali Vijay to fuel India’s robust reply in the second test against Australia yesterday.
Poor response to reports of abuse, victimization of residents by police and harassment of foreigners who are not fluent in English were among the issues raised by Barticians at an outreach held by the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) over the weekend.
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing yesterday cancelled a meeting with a Norwegian minister as Chinese officials bristled over the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Dear Editor, The second Monday in October is observed in the US and other countries as Columbus Day (a government and banking holiday) to pay homage to the Italian seafarer and explorer Christopher Columbus for his ‘discovery’ of the Americas (and the Caribbean).
Poor memorial: This bus shed at Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara, dedicated to the memory of Ralph Bassoo, is a disgraceful sight with rubbish piled up both inside and out.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz completed their second straight win over Trinidad and Tobago, edging them 1-0 in a competitive affair at the National Stadium here Sunday night.
Former President’s College student Teshana James (second from left) was on Wednesday accepted to the bar.
The murder of 16-year-old Queen’s College student Neesa Gopaul provided the administration with another opportunity to blame the Guyana Police Force for incompetence.
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud commissioned a $3 million tarmac for farmers at West Watooka, Linden on Saturday to boost the sale of farm produce.
Dear Editor, October 12 in most Latin American states is referred to as ‘The day of all races’ – ‘El dia de las razas’ – it is a national holiday.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A convoy of suspected drug hitmen ambushed a group of traffic police patrolling a Mexican highway yesterday, killing eight officers in the latest strike against security forces.
