Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Events such as the recent killing of wanted men Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins and Jermaine ‘Skinny’ Charles are not ones for jubilation or celebration but for relief, thankfulness and introspection, the Alliance For Change (AFC) has said.

Now that the joint services have been able to eliminate wanted men Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins and Jermaine ‘Skinny’ Charles, investigators are beginning to crack the back of what was a well-organized network that supported and aided, particularly Charles, following his escape from the Sparendaam lock-ups.

A 52-year-old businessman was shot in the chest yesterday during an attempted robbery as he sat in his car on Ketley Steet, Charlestown waiting to pass a garbage truck that was blocking his path.

– to enter private practice, take up role as advocate Chief Magistrate Juliet Holder-Allen yesterday handed in her resignation at the Court of the Appeal after being sent on indefinite leave almost five years ago following allegations of misconduct.

Four men sustained serious injuries about their bodies after glass fell on them as they were unloading a container at the Eccles Industrial Site last night.

An overall two per cent increase in candidates’ performance at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations throughout the region was recorded this year.

The nine-year-old girl who fell into a pit latrine at Moruca and drowned on Monday was laid to rest yesterday, following a simple ceremony at the Santa Rosa Catholic Mission Church, which was attended by fellow students, teachers and villagers.

– say promised govt assistance vital Residents who have occupied the Lamaha railway embankment for umpteen years will imminently have to relocate to, by and large, the new Parfait Harmony housing scheme on the West Bank Demerara.

There was a poignant symbolism to Carifesta’s homecoming, its return, thirty-six years later, to the place of its birth.

Story and photos by Shabna Ullah Amid anticipation for the completion of the Berbice River bridge some persons are fearful that they would become unemployed as operations at the Rosignol and New Amsterdam ferry stellings would be reduced.

By Barrington Braithwaite Ideas and Ideals do not always determine realization in the lifetime of they who spend the tortured nights struggling to shape and define the images that will grab our attention and stir our imagination to be likewise inspired and to  respond, transcending what we have already accepted as the epitome of our general ideas of self definition, the concept that fired the many creative souls around the Caribbean and from Guyana that nurtured and contributed to the creation of the lofty manifestation of the Caribbean Festival Of Arts [ CARIFESTA ] in 1972, did not want only to create a four year Arts Expo tradition, but to expand into a Caribbean  Arts Industry, The Political leaders no doubt believed in it and envisaged a block of cultural products that would eventually earn its own economic independence, what many of them did not understand was that their  political guidance and preferences would  be the undoing of this splendid idea.

By Carifesta Rebel Welcome, welcome, one and all. I’m Booby V (that’s boob + y as deliberately stated in the programme) and this is the awards ceremony of the rice arts festiflat.

A 79-nine-year-old woman was on Monday found dead in her home with a wound to the back of her head.

In spite of some hiccups, the departure of the delegations that came for Carifesta seems to have gone well.

By David Granger Onlookers at the Guyana Police Force’s169th anniversary parade last July must have been astonished at the sight of some Britishers in typical beachcombers’ gear marching amidst their differently attired Guyanese counterparts.

By Gregory Mc Guire We have all come to the understanding that Prime Minister Patrick Manning abhors gambling.

During this sacred month of Ramadhan the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) warmly joins Muslims to welcome its observance.

Guyana’s periodical press has survived through resilience and resourcefulness for over two centuries.

Dear Editor, I first visited the community of Wismar in 1972.

The Essequibo widow, who was believed to have been strangled on Sunday was laid to rest yesterday while police on Monday detained a male relative to assist with investigations.

Dear Editor, It is widely agreed that education in Guyana is free.

PNCR notes that Ramadan has commenced and it is aware that this is a period when Muslims embrace the ideals of struggle, sacrifice, abstinence and forbearance.

Remarks by Major General (retd) Joseph G Singh at the commemoration of the 23rd Death Anniversary of President LFS Burnham, OE, SC, Wednesday, August 06, 2008Major General (retd) Joseph G SinghChairperson, Ms Genevieve Allen, National Secretary, National Congress of Women, Leader of the Opposition and of the PNCR, Mrs Corbin, General Secretary PNCR, Chairman PSC, Distinguished Invitees and particularly members of the Late President’s family-Kamana, President Burnham’s close colleagues and supporters, I am honoured to have been invited to give some reflections in keeping with the chosen theme for the observance of the 23rd death anniversary of President Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, OE, SC.

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars and the Soca Warriors, Trinidad and Tobago national team will square off in a friendly football international this evening at the Haseley Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain as both teams prepare for important engagements.

Dear Editor, I wish to draw to the attention of the organizers of the Carifesta closing ceremony an unsuitable event which could have been held elsewhere.

Post-mortem examinations conducted by Government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh on the remains of wanted men Rondell Rawlins and Jermaine Charles have revealed that they died from shock and haemorrhage due to multiple gunshot wounds.

For almost fifty years Arif Ali has immersed himself in the business  of print media.

Dear Editor, Much continues to be said of the Joint Services’ killing of Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins and Jermaine ‘Skinny’ Charles, but if the people of Guyana are to believe every word the government and police said about these two men’s past criminal lifestyle, then no one should be bothered by the manner in which they met their death.

-captures Macorp-sponsored  15th anniversary golf tourney Patrick Prashad continued his winning ways when he secured victory in the Machinery Corporation of Guyana (Macorp) 15th Anniversary Medal Play golf tournament last Saturday on a lush Lusignan Golf Course.

The Private Sector Commis-sion (PSC) has given kudos to members of the joint services for “bringing to an end the criminal career” of Guyana’s most wanted, Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins and his accomplice, Jermaine ‘Skinny’ Charles.

(Reprinted by permission of the estate of C.L.R. James – copyright protected) Part 1 This lecture was delivered in June 1958 at Queen’s College, Demerara, in then British Guiana.

Machinations towards Guyana’s Independence, May 1966By Clem SeecharanProfessor of Caribbean History and Head of Caribbean Studies, London Metropolitan University (forthcoming in Round Table October 2008) Guyana (formerly British Guiana), the only British colony on the mainland of South America, became independent at midnight on 26 May 1966.

“How beautiful it is to cry,” Pluft, the main character in the same-titled play said in the opening scene of the show held at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) recently.

Dear Editor, Guyana seems to be as much tuned in to the upcoming presidential elections in the United States as those of us Guyanese who happen to be living here. 

by Naomi Wolf (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.)

Two quarterfinal matches in the Guyana Softball League (GSL)/ Banks DIH-sponsored 15 overs–a-side softball tournament bowls off under floodlights at the Thirst Park ground from 6:00 pm tonight.

MV Mc Rae is an animated Romanian  woman with a Guyanese husband, a profession as a doctor and a passion for poetry.

A fruit vendor who stole a quantity of construction material and tools belonging to a woman was sentenced to two years imprisonment when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle on Monday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

National champ gets scare from Taffim KhanA bold move by young Taffim Khan to play in the senior category of the Carifesta/Topco Juice-sponsored chess tournament nearly paid the ultimate dividend as the youngster came within a whisker of defeating national champion Kriskal Persaud.

The Guyana Police Military Band MS is celebrating 150 years of service to the nation, the Force said in a press release.

Is there life after Carifesta? And so we come to the end of Carifesta… the curtain comes down on a spectacular ten days of art and culture and we bid adieu… Aaaaaagh!

Dear Editor, The ceremonies and games of the 29th Olympiad in Beijin g, China, were brilliantly executed and so much could be learnt from the presentations of the pageantry and artistic segment.

What will it be? A woman possibly contemplating just what to get as Amerindian Heritage Month was launched on Monday evening at the National Exhibition Site, Sophia.

A man who reportedly had carnal knowledge of a female under the age of 15 was refused bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

Do persistent calls for an end to the tenure of Guyana Football Federation President Colin Klass mark an emerging awareness among stakeholders of the potential of football as a vehicle for fostering national pride?

-Berbice zone Neal and Massy Guyana and West Indies opener Sewnarine Chattergoon turned in an all-round performance to guide Albion Community Centre to a four-wicket victory over Scottsburg United when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) nation-wide Neal and Massy cricket tournament continued over the week-end in Berbice.

By Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At the Beijing Olympics, China trounced the United States in the contest for gold medals.

Dear Editor, The Zimbabwe government is corrupt. There really is no other way of looking at things. 

The statement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling last week that the British economy is likely to go through its worst experience for sixty years, will probably have come as a shock to many within the country as well as to others in the international community.

A 30-year-old Lusignan man was assaulted and robbed en route to his friend’s house on Monday night and had to seek medical attention for his injuries.

Dear Editor, I have been involved in Sports since 1970, first as a participant in football, athletics, cricket and volleyball, just to name a few, and then as a sports administrator/organizer, etc.