Daily Archive: Sunday, May 25, 2014

Articles published on Sunday, May 25, 2014

Atwell (right) during the fight (WBC photo)

Atwell loses to Gonzalez

(www.boxingnews24.com) WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (56-8, 48 KO’s) retained his WBC title with a 10 round technical decision on Saturday night against #12 WBC Clive Atwell (12-1-1, 7 KO’s) at the Convention Center in Acapulco, Mexico.

An historic building in the village

Queenstown

Story and photos by Kenesha Fraser Following emancipation, some white planters made quick money by selling the front lands of their estates to African labourers.

The alleyway behind the court through which the four escape prisoners fled. To the left is a guard hut.

Escapee lockups weren’t part of $160M project

Work on the lockups was not part of the multi-million dollar rehabilitation project at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court Complex, according to Registrar of the Supreme Court, Rashid Mohamed, who says that following Monday’s breakout work was done before the end of the day not only to seal the breach but to make it impenetrable.

$20.8M water cannon lies idle on TSU tarmac

What has become of the $20.8M water cannon? For months now it has been parked on the drill tarmac at the Tactical Services Unit (TSU), Eve Leary and there has been no word from the Guyana Police Force or the Ministry of Home Affairs about its usefulness thus far.

 Sunil Narine

Smith, Narine shine as CSK, KKR win

BANGALORE, India, CMC – West Indies stroke-maker Dwayne Smith helped playoff-bound Chennai Super Kings end their three-match losing skid, as they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight wickets here yesterday.

New champion to be crowned today

The East Coast of Demerara will crown a new champion when Beterverwagting (BV)-B faces off with Melanie-A in the final of the Guinness of the Streets East Coast edition today at the Haslington Market Place tarmac.

Evidence of collusion in airport drug bust -CJIA

As the police intensify their investigations into the 2.2 kilogrammes of cocaine found on BW 606 aircraft yesterday, May 23, 2014, there is strong evidence to suggest that staff from more than one agency were working in collusion to facilitate this illegality, a release from the CJIA said today.

Kevin Ross claimed 6-62 to wreck Police’s innings.

TSC gain first innings points over Police

Police could not evade the attack by Transport Sports Club (TSC) as the lawmen lost first innings points at the end of day one of their Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Hadi’s World Incorporated first division match yesterday, at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

No sign anti-laundering unit tracking Roger Khan’s assets

Jamaica is making strides with regard to investigations into the actions of money launderers and the seizing of assets garnered through money laundering, while the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in Guyana continues to be deficient in these areas and there is no word on a search for the assets of convicted drug lord Roger Khan.

The promise of 1950

This is an appropriate time, on the occasion of the celebration of Guyana’s 48th Independence Anniversary, only two years before age 50, to begin the assessment of our condition as an independent nation and try to assess the future.

None of what the tourism sector hoped for from the EPA has happened

When the Economic Partnership Agree-ment (EPA) between the countries of Cariforum and the European Union was finally signed in 2008, the Caribbean tourism sector believed that it contained much of value to an industry that had become the region’s largest employer after the public sector; its biggest foreign exchange earner outside of the oil, gas and extractive industries; and a significant generator of external tax revenues.

Auto-drive

Auto-drive: This horse knows the route so well his owner doesn’t even have to take the reins; he’ll take him home without direction.

Correction

In a story published on Monday, May 19th under the headline ‘Ten years later…transport union concludes delegates conference’, it was stated that Don Johnson was elected as Assistant President of the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers’ Union (AT&GW).

The children of the Kanhai family in 1955. From left: Amar, Asha, Kamal, Meera and Rohit. (Photo courtesy of Kamal Kanhai – Proprietor of Kanhai’s Guyana Electrical Agency)

Memory Lane

If you have any photographs dating from before 1966, which you would like to see published in this column, please contact Ms Allison Bowlin on 225-7473 or 227-4080 to make arrangements for you to bring them in.

Georgetown Magistrate’s Court

After the breakout of four remand prisoners from the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court lockups on Monday, one can only wonder which official it was who approved the security features of the building.