Articles published on Sunday, November 28, 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Police arrested gang members and seized large quantities of drugs and weapons in a large Rio de Janeiro slum they occupied today, in a major advance in the war against the city’s drug lords.
Residents of Pattensen, Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara were this afternoon startled following the grim discovery of the lifeless body of a 71-year old man, described as an alcoholic.
The Golden-Grove/ Diamond Police Youth Group was launched today, according to the Government Information Agency.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Roger Federer sent a timely reminder to Rafael Nadal today, out-gunning the world number one to win the ATP World Tour Finals with an irresistible display of attacking tennis.
WICB) St John’s, Antigua – Barbadian batsman Kirk Edwards has received a maiden call up to the West Indies squad for the five match One Day International Series and T20 International against Sri Lanka.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s elections ended in confusion today as 12 of the 18 presidential candidates denounced “massive fraud” and called for cancellation of the results as street protests erupted over voting irregularities.
Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud today said that he is very pleased with the air cargo service launched recently by LIAT.
Former Queen’s College headmaster and Chief Education Officer, Frederick Morrison Telemachus `Telly’ Lowe died two weeks ago in the United States.
BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Openers Andrew Strauss and both posted centuries today to wipe out England’s first innings deficit and bring the tourists right back into the first Ashes test against Australia.
Introduction Business Page joins in paying tribute to Winston Murray, economist, attorney-at-law and politician who offered this country a unique blend of experience, expertise, capacity for research, hard work and patience, all reinforced by unusual humility, integrity and respect for others.
Police yesterday confirmed that one of the bodies found in the backlands of the Kara Kara Creek in Linden was that of Ministry of Health arson accused,
Two teenagers shot dead, a young man wounded during an armed robbery and another caught red-handed at a crime scene – all within the last two weeks.
Ten football clubs invited to participate in the Khashif and Shanghai (K&S) tournament have joined with Alpha United to form a committee called the Clubs for Negotiation (CFN) and their immediate aim is addressing their concerns over the upcoming tournament.
Reading prevents your life ever narrowing down to the humdrum, the routine or the boring.
-committee being formed to address the situation A committee is to be set up aimed at helping Guyana’s indigenous people, the Amerindians to develop their athletic ability.
It was the end of an ordinary day, when a most ordinary woman made a decision.
Hopetown Village, West Coast Berbice is fairly quiet on a normal day, although it is known for holding grand soirees as part of its emancipation celebrations.
In this week’s column I shall conclude the discussion of the underground economy in Guyana by highlighting some of its crucial features.
Former police ser-geant Treveloin Burrowes is of the firm belief that persons with disabilities can have fulfilling lives.
A game of pools ended in tragedy early yesterday morning when a 21-year-old fisherman was stabbed to death following a row over money.
Death row prisoner Lawrence Chan has filed a lawsuit against the government saying that his rights have been violated, and he is also seeking to have his sentence reduced to life imprisonment.
The West Indies, overwhelming underdogs before the bell, returned to their corner after the first round in Galle pleased to be ahead of points.
Who will breathe life into the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe: government, the private sector, regional institutions?
A new coffee shop on Church Street is promising quality service and excellent prices, as it opens its doors tomorrow.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal delved deep into his seemingly inexhaustible reserves of willpower yesterday to fight off Andy Murray in a three-hour classic and reach the final of the ATP World Tour Finals for the first time.
The Ministry of Agriculture has diverted funds and will commence rehabilitating the Parika/Naamryck road following complaints about its poor state.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Opener Khurram Manzoor missed out on his second hundred of the game as the second and final four-day “Test” between West Indies A and Pakistan A finished in a predictable draw yesterday.
Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green says he has received favourable responses from the representatives of two countries on assistance to prepare a plan for the restoration of City Hall, a project which he has said will run into hundreds of millions of dollars.
Four thrilling matches are expected tonight when quarterfinal action in the Guinness Greatest of de Street Futsal competition takes place at the National Park Tarmac from 8pm.
The Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Air Corps remains mostly grounded owing to inoperable aircraft, even as repairs to the recently damaged Skyvan appear distant.
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s marine commander yesterday vowed “thousand-fold” revenge for a North Korean attack that killed two servicemen and two civilians and prompted an unusual expression of regret from North Korea.
They play an important part in masking structures which are unsightly, and raise the flower level far higher than is normally achieved by shrubs, and many trees.
Cane cutter Rajendra Persaud has been spending his days at home alone in pain and fear since he was chopped by the enraged cutlass wielding husband of a woman to whom he extended a morning greeting.
The bauxite union representing the five Rusal employees recently fired after the fallout over poor meals at the company’s Aroaima work site will be applying to the Labour Ministry for conciliation, after the company failed to respond to the union’s request for a meeting.
BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Mike Hussey showed impeccable timing by producing a magnificent innings of 195 in the first Ashes test against England yesterday, transforming Australia’s prospects in the match and perhaps saving his test career.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Gunmen disrupted the final campaign rally in Haiti of a charismatic presidential contender, stoking tensions on the eve of today’s elections in a nation racked by cholera and political uncertainty.
The Neal & Massy /Seven Seas National Chess Championship ends today with the final two rounds being played at the Ocean Spray Hotel.
Last week, Vishram Persaud opened his eyes after being unconscious for two weeks, yesterday he was demanding to walk about the Paediatric Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital as he continues to recover.
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Police in Rio de Janeiro gave drug traffickers holed up in a hillside slum an ultimatum yesterday to turn themselves in and help put an end to a wave of urban violence that has killed at least 46 people.
“There is no justice in this country,” a discouraged Victorine Ifill said on Thursday last after days of running to the police to enquire about her ex-husband who is accused of setting fire to her house over a year ago.
After difficulties with farming made it unprofitable, Bharrat (only name given) and his friend Desmond Sookram decided to become crab vendors in order to make a living.
Dear Editor, In an Extraordinary issue of the Official Gazette No.
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’sopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals were dealt a severe blow Friday, when they were stunned 2-0 by Cuba on the opening day of competition.
Ashton Simon, met yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to ventilate the issue.
Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament are concerned at the Health Ministry’s continued sourcing of drugs from the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (NGPC) without competitive bidding, despite repeatedly promising to discontinue this practice.
Karachi (Reuters) – A plane carrying eight people crashed early today in a residential area of Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city, setting buildings on fire.
Way to ride! Aren’t Guyanese masters of ingenuity? These men were seen yesterday giving two children a ride in a makeshift pull-along cart!
The popular appeal of dance in Guyana has escalated quite as much as the rising numbers of new dance groups and companies.
Dear Editor, Your recent editorial ‘Power and Hubris’ (November 21) was an excellent treatment of the local politics or ‘governance- as-process,’ that we have experienced over the past fifty years.
The series of literary evenings at the National Gallery will continue on Tuesday with An Evening of Literature, Part X11, at 5 pm at Castellani House, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, and the public is cordially invited.
Coping with crisis Whom do shocks hit the most? Who are the most vulnerable to crises?
GUANGZHOU, China, (Reuters) – China’s biggest sporting spectacle since the 2008 Olympics came to a close yesterday with fireworks and a flotilla of light-encrusted boats giving thousands of Asian Games athletes a memorable send-off.
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – A Somali-born teenager was arrested on Friday for attempting to detonate what he thought was a car bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Oregon, US officials said.
Dear Editor, Once again we see how the power of money can upset the scales of justice.
BOSTON, (Reuters) – Kevin Garnett powered the Boston Celtics to a 110-101 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday to maintain their slim lead at the top of the NBA’s Eastern Conference.
President of the Alpha United Football Club, Odinga Lumumba, has announced that Alpha United in collaboration with McNeal Enterprise will be bringing a major international tournament to Guyana in the near future.
Seventy-two-year-old Daniel Muller continues to recover in the Georgetown Public Hospital a week after he was shot by fleeing bandits who had attempted to rob a Chateau Margot business and killed the owner.
DUBLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European ministers are expected to sign off on an 85 billion euro ($112.7 billion) rescue for Ireland today, making it the second euro member after Greece to require a bailout in the face of a crippling debt crisis.
Guyana is a land of slogans. We can all parrot them from the earlier decades: Feed, Clothe and House – by 1976, no less − and Grow More Food.
Continued from last weekLast week, we dealt with poisonings that occurred because of stings and bites by poisonous insects and other life forms.
Dear Editor, On October 23 my neighbour was passing by Rusal on Forshaw St and saw a man leading a small anteater on a rope; feeling sorry for the animal he bought the anteater for $2000 and brought it home.
