Articles published on Sunday, October 7, 2007
The King Solomon Royale Cambio armed robbery accused was on Friday further remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys despite the fact his attorney argued he may have four bullets lodged in his foot.
Guyana is full of rumours, some of which have greater resilience than others.
The chorus was unanimous. From manager Michael Pratt and trainer Brian Barker to the man who matters most, new World Boxing Empire (WBE) welterweight champion, `Deadly’ Denny Dalton, the same tune was being sung, “We want Zab Judah.”
For a young fighter without a ten-round fight to his credit, Lennox Allen could come across as very brash, maybe even arrogant.
It was supposed to be a keenly contested affair but the final of the boys’ Under-18 division of the Le Meridian Pegasus Hotel tournament turned into a one sided rout as Anthony Downes defeated Jeremy Miller 6-1, 6-1 on Friday evening at the hotel’s courts.
For those who worry that cricket as we know it is under threat from the game’s newest manifestation, the matches that have immediately followed on the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup have brought no joy.
Guyana’s weightlifters are expected to give a good account of themselves against top regional opposition when they take part in this year’s Criollo Cup weightlifting championships in Puerto Rico later this month, a top official of the local weightlifting body disclosed.
West Indies senior team’s captain Ramnaresh Sarwan and captain of the Under-19 team Steven Jacobs rattled up centuries in the latest round of the Demerara Cricket Board’s Neal and Massy limited overs competition yesterday.
Unbeaten Pele Football Club are the new leaders of the Georgetown Football Association Cell Link Plus Premier League competition after the edged out rivals Santos 1-0 in the feature match of a double header on Friday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.
Everest Cricket Club defeated Sunrise Cricket Club (SCC) from New York by 117 runs to easily retain their America’s Cup for the sixth consecutive time at the Everest ground yesterday.
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has shortlisted 24 players to prepare for the upcoming visit of a Trinidad Over-35 rugby team.
Dear Editor, During GuyExpo, a house was broken into in Plum Park, and a woman and her daughter were subjected to a brutal beating.
Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Mr Kissoon captioned “I hope neither Ramkarran, Ramotar nor Anthony is chosen as the PPP’s presidential candidate” (07.09.05).
Dear Editor, Just my short contribution to the hullabaloo about the promotion of Commodore Best to Chief of Staff of the GDF.
Dear Editor, We are disappointed in the conduct of Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys in the handling of the Vilton Bourne matter with the pit bulls.
Dear Editor, Before GuyExpo started, residents of Lamaha Gardens in close proximity to the Exhibition Site were sent a letter from the Ministry of Tourism.
Dear Editor, Once again Mr. Norton has placed his foot in his mouth.
Dear Editor, I was glad to read that the Ministry of Social Services is revising the laws governing rape.
Dear Editor, Mr. Tacuma Ogunseye’s captioned, “A multi-racial front against the government is not possible,” (07.10.02) raised an important issue that needs some serious debate that is, what approach the long overdue and inevitable mass protest action against the increasingly undemocratic nature of the current PPP administration should take.
Dear Editor, I am a subscriber to Direct TV, and have been so for approximately one year.
There are none so deaf as those who will not hear.
This last few weeks have been really very hot, blisteringly so, and gardeners everywhere are looking forward to some relief.
The first thing that we must decide upon is whether there, in fact, exists a problem during the giving-birth period (parturition).
In the face of a wide range of contending factors it is not easy to single out one as the most important contributor to the development of Guyanese theatre.
The optometrist told me my son is not seeing because of a scar in the back of the eye from toxoplasmosis.
On Saturday evening, Sep-tember 29, it was all over. India’s Viswanathan Anand drew his 14th.
Who can doubt that small developing countries are being given a blood-raw deal by developed countries?
Introduction I must begin this week with an apology to my readers.
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Three thousand miles and seemingly light years away from any issue that might interest the Caribbean, a territorial confrontation of sorts is underway to control uninhabited parts of the Arctic.
Historically, all known definite forms of the state have been particularized by their individual political economy.
Suriname pulled the plug on the semi-legal backtrack route between the Dutch-speaking country and Guyana on Wednesday, leaving hundreds of travellers, some of whom do not have proper travel documents, stranded on both sides of the border.
Though the target date for start-up of a hydropower facility for the national grid has passed, its actual implementation could be closer now that the potential investor seems likely to receive the US$371 million financing necessary for the project.
The reconstituted Local Government Task Force is currently in the process of completing the drafting of one of four pieces of local government legislation, which is expected to be presented to parliament in a single package when all the items are completed.
A five-man crew was on Tuesday rescued by members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard after they were held hostage aboard their fishing vessel, Ashley 11 by another crew member, who became enraged after smoking marijuana.
The woman whose body was discovered in a trench near the East La Penitence Police Station on Friday was identified as an East Ruimveldt mother of two.
Less than twenty-four hours after he fell off his bicycle landing under a truck travelling along the Reliance Public Road, Essequibo Coast, Lakeram called ‘Bulby’ succumbed to his injuries yesterday afternoon at the Georgetown Hospital.
Three persons are in police custody as investigations into the $69M fraud committed on an account at the New Building Society (NBS) continue.
In the wake of the recent ambush of an MMC vehicle when two guards were shot dead, the company has announced that they will no longer be collecting money at the ferry crossing or for the road toll service at their interior locations.
The Guyana Forestry Com-mission (GFC) says the dismissal of a quality control official followed its loss of confidence in his ability to perform his duties “in a manner consistent with his position as the Assistant Commissioner of Forests-Quality Control.”
Police have launched an investigation into the armed robbery of a ‘Good Samaritan’ businessman by three gunmen along the Ituni Road.
As part of Heritage Week activities the National Trust last Wednesday launched Cannons of Guyana documenting a part of the country’s military heritage and building on the work of Major Michael Hartland of the Barbados Defence Force and University of Guyana student Joanne Collins.
A Trinidad map company on Wednesday presented Prime Minister Samuel Hinds with samples of elaborately designed maps of the different continents of the world after he had demonstrated an interest in them at GuyExpo.
Two persons were arrested following the discovery of an illegal firearm, ammunition and firearm silencers in a house at Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara yesterday.
TravelSpan announced four winners in its GuyExpo 2007 raffle. In a press release the company said Michelle Williams won the first prize of a return trip to New York; Bibi Baptise won the second prize, a return trip to Trinidad; Giovanni Karioaroma the third prize, a miniature plane; and Omawatee Ramsundar a TravelSpan tee-shirt.
Head of the Catholic Diocese of Guyana Bishop Francis Alleyne has announced the formation of a fund-raising committee for the building of the new Sacred Heart Church and the development of the site at Main Street, Georgetown, the Catholic Standard reported.
Contrary to what was said in the report captioned ‘Spelling Bee champ’ in yesterday’s edition of the Stabroek News, it was the Rotaract Club of Georgetown Central and not the Rotaract Club of Georgetown that hosted its first National Spelling Bee competition.
