West Dem 14-year-old boy fatally shot
At about 1545h today Ryan Persaud, 14 years, of Vive La Force, WBD, was standing on the roadway at Vive La Force when he was struck to his back by a bullet, police say.
Articles published on Monday, September 2, 2013
At about 1545h today Ryan Persaud, 14 years, of Vive La Force, WBD, was standing on the roadway at Vive La Force when he was struck to his back by a bullet, police say.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Roger Federer was dumped from the U.S.
KEY WEST, Fla., (Reuters) – American 64-year-old long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad today became the first person to swim across the Florida Straits from Cuba without a shark cage, succeeding on her fifth attempt at the feat.
(Trinidad Express) A high police presence is being kept in and around Beetham Gardens this afternoon as law enforcement officers give safe passage out of the city to commuters leaving work and headed east.
(Trinidad Express) ONE man was killed and another shot by police during an alleged gunfight with suspected drug traffickers on the North Coast Road, Diego Martin early today.Police
The Guyana Human Rights Association today condemned the detention by police of anti-human trafficking campaigner, Simona Broomes, accusing the force of harassing her.
President Donald Ramotar (right) in light conversation with his Surinamese Counterpart Desi Bouterse at the UNASUR summit on Friday in Suriname.
More youths are now empowered through the Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training (YEST) programme with the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) producing its second batch of 115 graduates last week compared to the 19 who graduated last year, the Government Information Agency reported.
The PPP today said arguments by Opposition Leader David Granger that youth unemployment was a “ticking time bomb” were incredulous and it said that had the Amaila hydropower project gone ahead more jobs would have been created by companies attracted by cheaper energy.
CAIRO, (Reuters) – A judicial panel set up by Egypt’s military-backed government backed a legal challenge to the status of the Muslim Brotherhood today, compounding a drive to crush the movement behind the elected president deposed by the army in July.
(Trinidad Guardian) Security at the nation’s secondary schools will be beefed up from today’s start of the new term to ensure incidents of violence on school compounds are eradicated, Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh said yesterday. He
(Trinidad Express) Mother of four, Denyse Seepersad-Joseph, died a hero on Independence Day, when she threw her daughter out of her arms as a speeding car slammed into them.
The body of an unidentified man was found this morning at Port Kaituma with his throat slashed, crime chief Seelall Persaud has confirmed.
Another tournament, another championship as Alpha ‘the Hammer’ United silenced their critics, defeating Slingerz FC 4-2 in a hard-fought grand final of the Slingerz/National Association for Women Football (NAWF) Goal for Gold tourney.
Trinidad’s Dexter St Louis and the Dominican Republic’s Eva Brito were crowned king and queen when the 55th annual Caribbean Table Tennis championships ended Saturday night at the Beausejour Indoor Facility in St Lucia.
Diamond businesswoman Sirmattie Ramnaress was security conscious and would always check her closed-circuit cameras before letting anyone in, deepening the mystery as to how someone got into her heavily fortified premises, murdered her and set her house ablaze.
Skipper Christopher Barnwell’s all-round class, Robin Bacchus’s maturity and Krishmar Santokie’s 4-wicket haul, led Guyana to a 10-run victory over the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force on Saturday night, as the hosts levelled the two-match T20 series, 1-1 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Fire Chief Marlon Gentle yesterday said that an unattended candle was the cause of the fire which killed two children on Joseph Pollydore Street two Sundays ago.
A Berbice woman, fearful that her abusive husband would carry out his threat to kill her, attempted to end her life on Thursday evening and now says she has had enough and wants out of the relationship.
Minister of Works Robeson Benn says that his ministry has had possession of Customs House on Main Street since the Guyana Revenue Authority relocated to its Camp Street Complex last year.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The start of the transformation of Gareth Bale from a gangly teenager who did not play on the winning side in his first 24 Premier League matches for Tottenham Hotspur to the world’s most expensive player can be pin-pointed to an exact place and time.
Riddim Squad FC crushed Flamingo FC 4-1 as action in the inaugural Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Players Cup continued on Saturday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.
Dear Editor, In his SN letter of 24th August, Dwight Larson, secretary of Isseneru Village Council says that the Amerindian Act 2006 does not protect “traditional lands.”
Attorney-at-law Joseph Harmon who once headed the now defunct Juncata Juvant Friendly Society believes that it is the responsibility of the relevant government ministries to set up a system to help deportees who are made outcasts by society and often associated with negative activities.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Grand slam king Roger Federer showed off his fitness by sprinting into the round of 16 at the U.S.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Top seed Novak Djokovic roared into the fourth round of the U.S.
Dear Editor, We are in receipt of numerous complaints from the business community and private individuals, that there has been a further deterioration in the rhythm of garbage collection in the city ‒ a drive along Mandela Avenue tells a sad story.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams avenged her loss to Sloane Stephens earlier this year by thrashing her fellow American in straight sets yesterday to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S.
Norway will help South Sudan build a hydropower plant with work expected to start early next year and this has raised the question as to whether there is hope at all that it might be interested in helping Guyana in this arena.
BEIRUT/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Syria hailed a “historic American retreat” yesterday, mockingly accusing President Barack Obama of hesitation and confusion after he delayed a military response to last month’s chemical weapons attack near Damascus until after a congressional vote.
TORONTO, Canada, CMC – Former Jamaican born Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is to lead a new anti-drugs campaign set to launch this month.
Dear Editor, Many have asked me over the last two years why I left the opposition ranks.
The top flat of the building housing Da Silva’s House of Optics at 315 Middle Street was gutted by a fire yesterday afternoon.
(Barbados Nation) Next year, beleaguered regional carrier LIAT could find itself on the outside looking in on the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of the poor quality of service it delivered during the just-ended Twenty20 tournament.
Rice farmers and drivers who traverse the five-mile Burma Road in Region Five say that contractors continue to take the awards for the roads and deliver sub-par works, even as the Region Five administration has said that the maintenance is being stalled by the inclement weather, among other reasons.
CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egypt’s army-backed authorities referred deposed President Mohamed Mursi to trial yesterday on charges of inciting murder and violence, in an escalation of the crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood.
Dear Editor, For me there can hardly be any occasion for national awards if Stabroek News cartoonist P Harris is not considered.
The Alliance for Change (AFC) considers government’s decision to discontinue the Berbice River Ferry service 20 years ago the catalyst for the increased cost of living and unemployment which now prevails in the Berbice River area.
Dear Editor, Forbes Burnham’s Guyanese world view challenged colonialism and the European world view which regarded races as inferior to whites.
With the support of the UN Women Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean, this Joint Statement was generated by high level government officials and civil society representatives from CARICOM countries, with inputs from regional inter- governmental bodies and international partners in the Caribbean.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela returned to his home yesterday where he will continue to receive intensive care after three months in hospital with a lung ailment.
Dear Editor, The police force in Guyana is given the responsibility of protecting the citizenry from crimes in the communities.
MOSCOW/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The BRICS bloc of large, emerging economies has agreed on the structure of a proposed development bank with $50 billion in capital, but ironing out “difficult” details may take months, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said.
(Reuters) – Batsman David Warner has been dropped from Australia’s one-day international squad while paceman Mitchell Starc will fly back home because of lower back soreness, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.
Over the last few weeks, a number of concerns were expressed that raising the ceiling for Government guarantees of loans to public entities has the effect of increasing the public debt.
E-Networks celebrated its 10th anniversary since entering the ICT industry on Friday at the Georgetown Club and several new services were introduced to customers, GINA said.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James of Grenada is celebrating his 21st birthday with family and friends on the island.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Poverty and the all-consuming fretting that comes with it require so much mental energy that the poor have little brain power left to devote to other areas of life, according to the findings of an international study published on Thursday.
Amerindian Heritage Month launched: President Donald Ramotar (second from right) and First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar (right) mingling with the crowd at the launch of 2013 Amerindian Heritage Month at the Amerindian Village, Sophia Exhibition Complex yesterday.
What finally scuttled the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project wasn’t the question of whether the country needed hydroelectric energy.
Amerindian Heritage Month, 2013 was launched last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Centre.
(Trinidad Express) Police officers are in mental and emotional pain and need psychologists to help them deal with violent crime and prevent them from bending the rules of law enforcement, President Anthony Carmona has said.
Interview and photos by Rayon Harrinandan and Arian Browne On Thursday, Stabroek News asked vendors what items were in demand for today’s back to school and how sales were doing.
Dear Editor, Since 2004 I have noticed in your newspaper that you refer to sluices as kokers, and I keep wondering why.