Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Articles published on Tuesday, November 12, 2013

‘Hot Skull’ group disrupted, crime chief says

The three young men who were slain on South Road last month were all part of the Albouystown based “Hot Skull” group, which, according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud, has been “disrupted”; with a dozen more of its members charged over serious crimes and several convicted for armed robbery.

Ransford Goodluck

Goodluck leads Fields by a V-bull

A single V-bull separated defending champion Ransford Goodluck from his closest challenger national vice captain Dylan Fields after the first day of competition at the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) 2013-2014 National championships which opened Sunday at the Timehri Rifle ranges.

Gregory Richardson

Alpha United routs Grove Hi Tech 6-1

Alpha United routed Grove Hi-Tech 6-1 compliments of a Manasseh Primo hat trick when action in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda on Sunday.

BK International supervisors rewarded for catching fuel thieves

After experiencing theft of fuel and spare parts amounting to millions of dollars on a weekly basis, BK International Inc was pleased to reward two site supervisors with a cash award of $500,000 for their vigilance in apprehending a truck driver and front end loader operator caught stealing fuel from a company truck at the Soesdyke sand pit on Wednesday.

Kerry sees nuclear deal with Iran as diplomacy warms

ABU DHABI/LONDON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday he hoped an agreement on Iran’s disputed nuclear programme would be signed within months and London and Tehran revived diplomatic ties, signs of a warmer atmosphere between the Islamic Republic and the West.

Where’s the drain?

Where’s the drain? Persons operating businesses nearby say it’s a norm for passersby to fall into the drain near the Georgetown Public Hospital New Market Street entrance as its hidden when it overflows once it rains, as was the case yesterday.

Jimmy Kimmel

China criticizes ‘kill everyone’ remark on US talk show

BEIJING/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A controversy over a child’s remark on an American television talk show that jokingly advocated killing Chinese people to avoid paying down US debt to that country continued to simmer three weeks after the event, as China yesterday sharply criticized the show’s host.

NBA Round-up…

Thunder beat Wizards in OT   (The Sports Xchange) – Forward Kevin Durant scored 33 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-105 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards Sunday night.