Daily Archive: Thursday, October 14, 2010

Articles published on Thursday, October 14, 2010

Co Chairman of the Partners for Peace and Development, Roxanne Myers giving a presentation on the preliminary findings on gun related violence in Guyana.

Gun violence serious epidemic -NGO

…shotgun weapon of choice, citizens have role Gun-related violence in Guyana has evolved into a serious epidemic but it is the responsibility of all citizens to tackle this issue and not lay the burden at the feet of the police, Roxanne Myers, the co-chairman of Partners for Peace and Development says .

Key traffic lights on the blink again

-$9m in damage since 2007 Vandalism, damage from accidents and maintenance were the explanations offered for traffic lights that were not functioning around the city by the Electrical Engineer within the Traffic Department of the Ministry of Works.

Kevin Mc Kenzie

Rugby Sevens lose to Tonga 21-14

– but climb in IRB world rankings After being defeated without scoring in their previous three rugby Sevens matches of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the national rugby Sevens team delivered an improved performance as they went down to Tonga 14-21 in their final game of the tournament on Tuesday.

Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan to address PANCAP AGM

Former United Nations Secretary-General Dr. Kofi Annan will give the keynote address at the official opening of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) Tenth Annual General Meeting scheduled from October 31 to November 2 in St.

T&T eying three-peat

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Title-holders Trinidad and Tobago will begin their quest for a hat-trick of titles when they face Combined Campuses and Colleges on the opening day of the WICB Regional one-day championship today.

Guyana, Congo boosting cooperation in wood sector

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud and a six-member delegation from the Republic of Congo discussed the importance of developing the capacity for value-added timber products and product development during a meeting aimed at deepening cooperation ties between the countries.

U.S. states hit banks with mortgage probe

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – All 50 U.S. states  launched a joint investigation of the mortgage industry yesterday, a move some experts fear may slow sales of  foreclosed homes and threaten the recovery of the fragile  housing market.

Endangered species

Four months ago, three children between the ages of five years old and one year old were removed from their parents’ home and taken into the care of the state after signs of physical abuse – being burned in the face – were discovered on one of the children; their father was subsequently charged and is currently before the court.