Daily Archive: Monday, July 28, 2008

Cottage labourer critical A 35-year–old Cottage, Mahaicony labourer is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital [GPHC] after he was chopped on his head by his neighbour who later hanged himself.

Victim was found with head shaven, waste oil on face The family of a man who was found dead with his head shaven and the cause of death later given as a ruptured liver are seeking answers on his demise.

An inmate of the Camp Street prison was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Hospital around 1 pm on Saturday and the circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear.

The Bank of Guyana (BoG) has applied to the courts for the liquidation of Globe Trust and Investment Company Limited (GTICL) after an investment deal for the troubled institution failed to materialise.

Hundreds of persons turned up at Logwood, Enmore, East Coast Demerara yesterday to pay their last respects to Akbar Alli who was slain by a gunman on Thursday in the presence of his wife Rameena.

-shoot at pursuing vehicle Bandits struck at the Shell Service Station on Vlissengen Road last night, robbing the two pump attendants of an undisclosed amount of money and as they escaped, fired shots at a vehicle that pursued them.

Two bandits, one of whom was armed with a gun robbed a bus driver and passengers of money, jewellery and cellular phones and then shot and punctured one of the mini-bus’s wheels before escaping on the Adventure Public Road, Corentyne on Saturday.

Nathuram Darbhunauth, the sugar worker who was found dead at the Uitvlugt estate might have drowned in a freshly dug canal there.

Hospice giving HIV patients a new lease on life By Oluatoyin Alleyne More than a year ago Mark (not his real name) thought he was at death’s door as he battled a number of opportunistic diseases due to his HIV/AIDS status.

Dear Editor, It is always distressing to see pedestrians cross the road when the pedestrian light in front of them is unmistakably displaying red.

Government is seeking to lay the base for agricultural expansion in  Region Ten (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) which once depended solely on mining.

The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) on Thursday presented donations to four families whose homes were destroyed by fire.

Dear Editor, I do not recall seeing our largest public corporation Guysuco publishing its accounts in the print media for the year ended 2007.

Dear Editor, As a result of an error in the reproduction of Business Page in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek, the third para-graph misplaced the title of the Paper prepared and circulated by Mr.

Aspects of a plan aimed at returning the troubled Buxton community to normalcy have now reached the level of implementation and President Bharrat Jagdeo recently met with religious and community leaders of the East Coast Demerara village at the Office of the President to discuss some of the programmes underway for the area.

Dear Editor, Please allow the GSPCA Executive Committee to thank Ms Syeada Manbodh for her recent letter highlighting one of the Animal Clinic’s primary activities, viz, a “free spay and neuter programme” (‘The GSPCA has a “free spay and neuter programme”’ SN 13.7.08).

By Kiev Chesney Mark ‘Max’ Menezes, Christopher Mc Lean, and Kristian Jeffrey emerged as ultimate champions during the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) `Ultimate Race Champions’ yesterday at the South Dakota Circuit.

Eighty-five students from 19 educational institutions are pursing work-study attachments at 12 units of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

King reigns as Vieira a no show By Ravendra Kishore It was billed as the `Ultimate Race of Champions’ but while Andrew King lived up to his word Ryan Rahaman, unbeaten earlier this year,  was forced to fight for second and third places in his group at the meet which saw several no shows among them being Mark Vieira.

Corbin unhappy with follow-up to stakeholders forum The PNCR-1G is recommending a simple amendment to the country’s constitution to establish a new parliamentary sectoral committee on national security with ministerial representation.

Dear Editor, I refer to the report ‘Lindo Creek massacre – Fineman story came from two women on hijacked bus –police’ in SN  (July 25).

The Ministry of Health’s advocacy efforts for a smoke-free environment are proving fruitful as 49 workplaces have committed to enforcing a smoke-free policy, according to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release.

-Republican Gym comes out tops at Gaskin and Jackson National Open Boxing C/ships By Kizan Brumell The Republican Gym emerged as the most outstanding gym when the curtain came down on the Gaskin and Jackson Jewellers’-sponsored National Open, Cadet, Under-15s and Starter Championships at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue on Saturday evening.

Dear Editor, I refer to your letter of July 10 by Vishnu Bisram titled: ‘Government should take up offer from expatriate Guyanese with expertise in proppants used in oil drilling.’

Fruta Conquerors football Club received wake-up call from Georgetown Football Club (GFC) when the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Cellink Plus Premier League Football Competition resumed on Friday at the Tucville Playfield with a double header.

Bosai Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc has enrolled 31 students for summer attachment jobs, the company announced in a press release on Friday.

Dear Editor, The government’s idea of bringing back the big buses to provide public transportation is a good one.

By Nills Campbell Thousands on the West Bank awaited with bated breath as word  of Carifesta ‘72 filled the air.

Dear Editor, September, a month usually associated with the celebration of Amerindian culture and history throughout Guyana, is fast approaching and to date little or no information has been forthcoming as to the activities for this year.

By Troy Peters Not many athletes have had the distinction of representing Guyana at more than one sports discipline.

Neil Reece was the first to cross the finish line to claim victory in the Caricom Day cycle race which was organized by the Flying Ace Cycle Club and sponsored by Church’s Chicken.

Six students from the University of Guyana (UG) have completed “an adventurous course in archaeology” at Fairview in Region Eight.

Dear Editor, Over the past months, I have been reading, with deep consternation, several stories, letters, readers’ comments, etc, in the newspapers on issues relating to our track and field community.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr R Williams’s letter in KN of July 24 (‘This is a “must read”’).

The Moseley ban Photos and interviews by Sara Bharrat and Melissa Charles This week we asked the man and woman in the street their opinion on the Gordon Mosley ban.

Dear Editor, I have been following articles by Peeping Tom and other letter writers in the Kaieteur News, brainstorming the issue of the proposed presidential candidate for the PPP for the 2011 general election.

As we all know tomorrow’s seminar by the Privatisation Unit was summoned at the behest of President Jagdeo to educate business leaders and others on the tax laws as they relate to concessions.

This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.

Scotiabank Caribana: Economy’s Culture Peter Hudson is a writer currently researching the history of North American banking in the Caribbean.

The Mark Benschop Foundation recently presented a quantity of sports gear to the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym of New Amsterdam, home of Howard `The Battersea Bomber’  Eastman.

Dear Editor, As an overseas based athlete, I read the Stabroek News every day, and whenever an article comes up concerning track and field and the upcoming Olympic Games, I keep wondering who are athletes that would be representing Guyana at the games. 

Thirty-two contingents have already confirmed their participation in CARIFESTA with St Maarten among three new entrants, the CARIFESTA Secretariat said on Friday in a press release.