Daily Archive: Thursday, September 1, 2011

Articles published on Thursday, September 1, 2011

Bajan football officials before FIFA

(Barbados Nation) Barbados Football Association’s (BFA) general secretary David Hinds and long-serving referee Mark “Bob” Forde are now in The Bahamas, where they were scheduled to appear before FIFA’s Ethics Committee’s investigating team yesterday.

Medical personnel at JFK Airport in New York providing emergency services to the Guyanese passenger who collapsed at the airport following the announcement of the midnight flight delay yesterday.

Stranded JFK passengers back home

Two hundred and ten of the 229 Caribbean Airlines passengers who were forced to make the JFK International Airport their home since Monday finally arrived in Guyana this morning with some of them facing more woes as all their luggage was not on the plane.

Security stepped up for T&T PM, AG

(Trinidad Express) Security for Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has been placed on high alert after police raided an apartment at the exclusive multimillion-dollar One Woodbrook Place and found images of both officials.

Guyanese man on Antigua kidnapping charge

 (Antigua Observer) St. John’s Antigua- Thirty-seven-year-old Sherwin Carty, also known as “Baah Bastini” of Guyana, appeared in court yesterday for the first time since police cast an island-wide dragnet for him in connection with an August 18 kidnapping in Ottos.

GRA fires two officers over Jamaica cocaine bust

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday announced that two officers were dismissed and another suspended for their role in the Jamaican cocaine bust in March this year and Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur said the relevant authority will determine whether charges will be laid.

Guyana national football team practices at the Stadium (Orlando Charles photo)

Golden Jaguars aiming to devour Bajans

By Emmerson Campbell Barbados and Guyana football teams will clash tomorrow evening at the Providence national Stadium in the first round of the World Cup Qualifiers, the  Guyana Football Federation (GFF) announced yesterday at a press conference.

 Clive Lloyd

Lloyd tipped to head IMC

The Interim Management Committee (IMC) to goveren cricket in Guyana for the next few month will be formed today after a meeting is held at the office of Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Dr Frank Anthony.

Relatives of Mel Sankies file past his casket during his funeral service at The cathedral of Immaculate Conception, Brickdam.

Melvyn Sankies laid to rest

Veteran engineer Melvyn “Mel” Sankies was yesterday laid to rest following a funeral service attended by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and other dignitaries at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Brickdam.

No Guyana Embassy in Haiti

Dear Editor, Thank you for your letter dated August 23, 2011 seeking my response to a letter from Mr Mark Jacobs published in your newspaper on August 14, 2011, in relation to whether Guyana has a Consulate or Embassy in Haiti. 

GECOM appoints returning officers

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has appointed 10 Returning Officers (ROs) and 10 Election Clerks (ECs) in what it said yesterday was another major step forward in  preparation for the 2011 General and Regional Elections.

Luncheon declines comment on WikiLeaks

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday sidelined questions regarding a former US Ambassador’s statement that Guyana was becoming a narco state and that several requests were made for help in dealing with the investigation into the murder of Minister Sash Sawh.

Marlan Cole

Cole says Milo U-23 tourney will go ahead

President of Fruta Conquerors Football Club Marlan Cole said that the Milo Under-23 knockout is going ahead despite an attempt by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to pull the plug on the tournament which is attracting teams from Georgetown.

Katia a hurricane; another storm likely in Gulf

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Katia strengthened  into a hurricane over the Atlantic yesterday, while another  mass of thunderstorms that could become a named storm this week  triggered evacuations of some oil workers from the Gulf of  Mexico.

Brazil slashes interest rates on global worries

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank slashed  its key interest rate to 12 percent from 12.5 percent yesterday in a shock decision that it said reflects a mounting  global slowdown as well as weaker growth in Latin America’s  largest economy.

Severely punish those who murder the elderly

Dear Editor, Your editorial of August 25 captioned ‘Murdering the elderly,’ posited a strategy which you implied may deter the murder of elderly persons because they won’t be living alone, but it failed to address the phenomenon of having persons in our society callous enough to commit such acts. 

Abuse was inappropriate

Dear Editor, I read with dismay the article appearing in your Sunday issue titled ‘Muhammad’s abuse misdirected,’ and I believe that the Kashif and Shanghai Orgainzation owes Stabroek News a huge apology.

Customer Service

This Ask the Consul article addresses services offered to U.S. Citizens present in Guyana, as well as Guyanese and nationals of other countries interested in traveling in to the United States or its territories.