Daily Archive: Sunday, June 15, 2014

This photo was taken in Lamaha Park yesterday

This father was taking his children for a ride yesterday along Smythe Street, Werk-en-Rust.

A fence decorated with the image of an AK-47 along Middle Road, La Penitence.

A huge pothole on Shell Road, Kitty near the Queen Street junction

This family was getting ready to set up their stall at the Kitty Seawall yesterday

A car being pulled back onto the road after its driver lost control of it and nearly ended up in this Providence, East Bank Demerara trench yesterday.

A wheelbarrow ride on the Lusignan Embankment, East Coast Demerara yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Casey Kasem, the U.S. radio personality who counted down pop music hits on his popular weekly radio show and also lent his distinctive voice to hippie sleuth Shaggy in the “Scooby Doo” cartoons, died today.

The police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 1500h yesterday on the De Willem Public Road, WCD, and which resulted in the death of pedal cyclist Imran Mohamed, 56 years, of De Willem.

At about 0530h today, police say that the body of Mustak Alli, 51 years, of Annandale South, ECD, was found on the roadway at Courbane Park, ECD.

A 65-year-old businesswoman was today found dead, bound and gagged to her bed in her Albouystown home following a robbery.

(Barbados Nation) Not even the spirited pleas by two Queen’s Counsel could save Canadians Barry and Barbara Dueck from being remanded to HMP Dodds yesterday, after they appeared before the District “A” Magistrates’ Court on theft and money laundering charges worth nearly BDS$10 million.

(Trinidad Express)  Minister of National Security Gary Griffith said yesterday he wanted to clarify that the Cybercrime Bill, 2014 tabled in Parliament, Tower D, International Waterfront Centre, Port of Spain, on Friday is designed in no way to muzzle or control the operations of the media but rather to treat with harassment, cyber-bullying, damage to reputation and extortion via the use of a computer system.

Industry insiders have rebuffed government’s position that miners are hoarding gold, saying instead that a drop in production is one of the major factors responsible for the 20% decline in gold declarations for this year which has seen Guyana losing $20 billion in foreign exchange earnings.

Story and photos by Mario Joseph   Whether it’s a hot sunny day or a cool afternoon, sweet ripe coconut water is always on sale at Priestman’s coconut stall on the edge of Friendship, on the East Bank of Demerara.

A King Street businessman was shot and injured when a gunman opened fire on him late yesterday afternoon during an apparent robbery.

Accused of burning down the home of his ex-wife just over two weeks ago, a serial arsonist struck again shortly before midnight on Friday and set fire to the Bath Settlement, Berbice home of the woman’s parents.

Sections of the Charity River Dam, Essequibo Coast has reportedly dropped two feet and the defence dam is being quickly washed away into the Pomeroon River.

Three weeks after an attack at the New Amsterdam Prison that left four prisoners injured, a fifth inmate was attacked yesterday and is now in a critical condition at the New Amsterdam Hospital.

Alliance for Change (AFC) leader Khemraj Ramjattan may petition the Common-wealth Secretariat to compel the Guyana government to hold local government elections.

The mother of Dameon Belgrave remains unconvinced that it was a third policeman who had fired the fatal bullet at her son; she believes that his introduction during the preliminary inquiry was a ploy to get the case thrown out of court.

An autopsy has revealed that Andrew Anthony Griffith, the gold miner who died at Aranka on Tuesday, died as a result of drowning.

There will be no transfer for students whose parents wish them to move to a school which require higher marks than they would have obtained at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment, the Education Ministry said in a release.

Franz Paul, the cadet officer who was accused of shooting 15-year-old Alex Griffith in his mouth on April 30, was on Friday released on $500,000 bail in the High Court.

In honour of Father’s Day, Sunday Stabroek interviewed Wil Campbell, teacher and counsellor, on the challenges of being a father and what the role demands.

Police have confirmed that a third person was held for questioning in connection with the death of 17-year-old taxi driver Dhanraj Latchman.

A Den Amstel policeman was caught red handed taking a bribe to free a man who was arrested, a police release said yesterday.

An 11-year-old boy is now a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital nursing injuries to the throat and buttocks after he was attacked by a pit bull.

At a recent meeting of prominent economic and political analysts from across Latin America, I was surprised to hear Brazilian economist Paulo Rabello de Castro make a bold forecast: that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won’t win this year’s elections.

Members of the Police Wives Association say they are being barred from entering their office at the Police Headquarters in Eve Leary.

Rogue drivers The minibus culture of reckless and indisciplined driving is expected to get worse as time goes by unless the police adopt a more aggressive attitude towards the rogue drivers in the industry.

The Peoples’ National Congress (PNC) government nationalised the Demerara Bauxite Company in 1971.

In front of a loud New York crowd, Winston George overcame slight nerves and a heavy head wind to run the best race of his career, setting a new men’s 400 metres national record at the Adidas Diamond League athletics meet yesterday at Icahn Stadium in the “Big Apple”.

This too shall pass. The utter shambles into which the administration of Guyana’s cricket has fallen will one day end.

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Christopher Matthias said yesterday that he was looking to have dialogue with the aim of  completing the GFF Congress before the August 10 deadline as mandated by FIFA.

DARREN SAMMY followed his “we cannot continue like this” warning after the West Indies’ dismal back-to-back series in India and New Zealand late last year with the observation that the careers of some players would be on the line when they returned to the Caribbean.

The way forward for sugar Part 1   Introduction In this column and next week’s, I shall undertake the final task in this series on Guyana’s sugar industry.

Guyana’s cricket, already in turmoil over the performances of the national teams and the administration of the game plunged into mourning yesterday when former Guyana and West Indies wicketkeeper Ivor Leon Mendonca passed away at the Davis Memorial Hospital D’urban Backlands after a prolonged illness.

Every two years the British and the Caribbean governments meet with the objective of moving forward a relationship that has become much changed.

MANAUS, Brazil, (Reuters) – Italy striker Mario Balotelli powered home a close range header to secure a 2-1 win over England yesterday in an entertaining World Cup Group D game played amid baking heat and humidity.

Alim Hosein is an artist, a linguist, a literary and art critic.

FORTALEZA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Costa Rica pulled off the biggest upset of the World Cup so far, scoring three second-half goals to come from behind and beat former champions Uruguay 3-1 in their opening Group D match yesterday.

By Stanley Greaves It was with surprise and regret that I learnt of the recent death of Roderick Bartrum.

In addition to the Memory Lane column, where the emphasis is on places or

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Opener Imrul Kayes produced an early blitz and Sabbir Rahman unveiled a late one, as Bangladesh chased down a moderate total to beat West Indies High Performance Centre in the opening Twenty20 of the two-match series here yesterday.

Team Coco’s Stephano ‘Sonny’ Husbands edged Robin Persaud in a thrilling two-man sprint finish yesterday to emerge winner of the feature 35-lap event of the 14th annual P and P Insurance and General Consultancy Limited 11-race cycle programme.

In the afternoon, when fruits are in season, a high pitched,

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies have called up in-form Jamaican stroke-maker Jermaine Blackwood to the 13-man squad for the second Test against New Zealand starting here tomorrow.

Just like last week, this is a case of me experimenting by making one dough and subjecting it to different applications, in this case, frying and baking.

Dear Editor, I have been approached by a number of people complaining or concerned about the impact of the 2014 Budget cuts on the entry of students into the University of Guyana (UG).

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An offensive by insurgents that threatens to dismember Iraq seemed to slow yesterday after days of lightning advances as government forces regained some territory in counter-attacks, easing pressure on the Shi’ite-led government in Baghdad.

Corentyne Comprehensive High School defeated Manchester Secondary 51-36 when the Youth Basketball Guyana

KIEV/NOVOHANNIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists shot down an army transport plane in east Ukraine yesterday, killing 49 servicemen and dealing a blow to a military campaign to defeat the rebels and hold the country together.

  A female sno-cone vendor serves the sweet icy treat to a small child on the West Demerara.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) yesterday announced that

It is heartening to note that with last Sunday’s one-day rapid chess tournament, Engineering and Construction Incorporated (ECI) has successfully sponsored two tournaments this year.

Dear Editor, Guyanese, especially those who live in Antigua have a better relationship with the Labour government than Baldwin Spencer’s United Progressive Party (UPP).

LONDON, (Reuters) – The evergreen Kumar Sangakkara struck his 36th test century, and first at Lord’s, as he guided Sri Lanka past the follow-on mark to finish on 415 for seven on the third day of the first test against England yesterday.

 KABUL (Reuters) – Millions of Afghans turned out for a second time yesterday to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai, a decisive test of the country’s ambitions to transfer power democratically for the first time in its tumultuous history.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, I challenged President Ramotar to dispute my contention that the ‘disaster’ of the Georgetown municipality was not entirely the result of actions by his government.

Last week, after discussing the benign haemangiomas (HAS), I promised to continue with haematomas – all within the context of the surface tumours theme.

There is no substitute for a well-kept lawn.  Lawn grass needs as much attention as any other plant. 

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s main opposition party launched the candidacy of its leader Aecio Neves yesterday to challenge President Dilma Rousseff’s re-election bid in October on a platform of fiscal austerity and pro-market policies.

 Priestman chopping a coconut

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – New Zealand are mulling over the Queen’s Park Oval pitch here as they contemplate their final XI for the second Test against West Indies starting tomorrow.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand announced the National Grade Six Assessment results on Friday, accompanied by some preliminary analysis of what the figures implied.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of being in the audience for a presentation organized by Blue CAPS on ‘Adaptive Leadership.’