Articles published on Sunday, October 26, 2008
– lone survivor swam ashore Five people drowned, two are missing and one miraculously made it to the shore, after a river mishap that occurred just after 5.30 pm on Friday, involving a speedboat that plies the Guyana/Suriname “backtrack” route; the boat was returning from Suriname.
Curbing corruption: The Corruption Perception IndexConclusion Introduction Today we conclude this three-part article arising out of the publication of the 2008 Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International which ranked Guyana at a lowly 126 out of a total of 180 countries surveyed, with a score of 2.6 out of 10.
Survivor Leslie Austin known as ‘Heads’, who worked periodically with Roy Ramdass as a sailor and had been on the job for the past two months, told Stabroek News that the water had been extremely rough.
EPA, sign or else: Exploding the myth of a partnership of equalsPredictably, the opening act of the increasingly sordid saga of the African Caribbean Pacific group (ACP) – European Commission (EC) – EPAs has come to a tawdry conclusion with two recent developments in relation to the Cariforum-EC, EPA.
When one hears of an epidemic, what comes to mind almost immediately is an extremely prevalent disease spreading throughout the population in a locality.
Passenger called 911 to no avail – driver says – passports, documents also stolen One of the passengers on board the Lethem bound bus that was attacked by a gang of heavily armed bandits on Friday night, made several attempts to contact the police by dialling 911, to no avail.
The complex value of the wordI love poetry. It is the quiet passion of my life.
– dilapidation of MSC ground cited as primary reason for switchBy Rawle Toney After several hours of discussion yesterday with the various stakeholders in the mining town of Linden the organisers of the Kashif and Shanghai football tournament have officially declared that the final of the 19th annual event will be held at Guyana’s National Stadium at Providence.
US authorities say they have evidence that money launderer Sabrina Budhram transferred at least US$10,000 to two women related to accused drug trafficker Roger Khan.
Bolts from the blue On Saturday October 18, two new bills hit consumers like bolts from the blue.
US to use taped conversations from back in 2006 as evidenceUS authorities plan to use evidence provided through taped conversations from way back in December 2006 against the four men, including three Guyanese, who are charged with conspiring to blow up the John F Kennedy International airport as well as tanks storing aviation fuel and underground fuel pipelines.
As the powerful storm surge of 20/20 cricket continues to threaten all in its path, events in Mohali last week came as a timely intervention for the traditional game.
Little government, private sector awareness in the region of recession implications Three weeks ago there was an almost tangible sense of fear in Europe.
Transport Sports Club (TSC) got past Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) by two wickets in their Georgetown zone semifinal clash of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Hand-in-Hand limited overs competition, despite a stubborn 110 from Jeetendra Sookdeo at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday .
The Guyana Defence Force Lieutenant, who was arrested by police in wake of allegations that he allegedly threatened to destroy the property of a female in Queenstown, is under house arrest at base Camp Ayanganna.
A dramatic spike in support for Obama Last week, in a gun store in West Virginia, sales abruptly went through the roof.
By Rawle Toney An epic battle tonight between Linden and Georgetown senior players will conclude the staging of the sixth annual Supligen All-Star Weekend at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and it is expected to be a night splashed with artistry, showcasing colourful dunks, scintillating crossovers and commanding ‘and-one’ points.
Defence Board Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon has said that the long-awaited report on torture allegations made against the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) would not recommend action against any officers found culpable, saying that this was not the intention of the report.
Even with the best will in the world, the current complement of judges and magistrates cannot eliminate the backlog of cases in the judicial system, which stands at around 13,000, Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) Justice Carl Singh has said.
Reconnection of a theatre and a play When Moon on A Rain-bow Shawl returns to the Theatre Guild of Guyana’s Play-house in Kingston on November 7, it will be a rewarding reconnection between the oldest and most established theatre in Guyana and one of the most established foundation plays of the West Indies.
Jason Ray Khalil and Anissa Rodrigues captured singles titles when the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) junior singles tournament concluded last Friday at the Queens College Badminton Courts.
Even with the best will in the world, the current complement of judges and magistrates cannot eliminate the backlog of cases in the judicial system, which stands at around 13,000, Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) Justice Carl Singh has said.
Michael Spence is the 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics, and Professor Emeritus, Stanford University.
Representatives of Caribbean civil society have committed to contributing, at the personal, family, community, national and regional levels to avoiding, slowing and reversing the development of chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs).
Match awarded to Skeldon Community CentreAlbion Community Centre (ACC) and its skipper Sewnarine Chattergoon have been fined by the Competitions Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control.
Dear Editor, I am personally acquainted with Mr Affeeze Khan, President of the Amateur Boxing Association, whose public appeal for assistance to send four female boxers to participate in the Pan American Female boxing tournament in Trinidad from October 1-8, 2008, attracted my attention.
No pain, but a lot of gain:painless labour By Dr Amit Verma, MD (Consultant Anaesthesiologist) One of the most thrilling and satisfying experiences in a women’s life is the birth of her child.
The cheerful, vivacious and often chatty Akila Jacobs, who had embraced journalism even before a work-study stint at the National Comm-unications Network (NCN) many years ago, was laid to rest yesterday; exactly one week after she died tragically in a road accident at Linden.
Dear Editor, I am taking this opportunity to write to you on behalf of my client Sabrinah Budhram and her husband Arnold Budhram.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is seeking to reverse the decline in primary health care, which is occurring despite enormous progress in health globally and which primarily affects the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world.
Feline ‘Distemper’ This is a viral infection of cats. It has many names.
Upsets were the order of the day when the Le Meridien Pegasus Lawn Tennis championships continued last Friday at the hotel’s courts.
Security plants Say a prayer for me dear friends. I am shivering in what the English describe as late summer weather.
The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) tonight brings down the curtains on the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Cellink Plus Premier League with a triple header at the Tucville playfield with what is expected to be an action packed night.
Dear Editor, I read Stabroek News’s article, of Friday, October 24, titled, ‘PPP/C councillors accuse Corlette of being dictator’ and found that it failed in attempting to capture one of the more serious issues relating to the Regional Chairman’s attempts to suppress views, ideas and opinions.
The skeletal remains of a human being was discovered at Seven Miles, Mahdia yesterday morning, a police press release said.
The National AIDS Pro-gramme Secretariat (NAPS) has announced plans for a week of activities during November 17 to 21 in observance of the National Day of Testing under the theme ‘Take action, Take the test’.
Eight junior, eight senior players to compete in nationalsThe qualification tournament to decide the players for the National Chess Championships has been completed.
We have now entered Round Two with Suriname it seems. It should come as no surprise, given our neighbour’s history in relation to the border; as we all know from experience Suriname has only two strategies in its playbook − brute force and bullying.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Holders Jamaica look set to begin their regional One-day title defence against Barbados at Bourda Oval on November 13.
Home and car? A shack made of old wood, sticks and other discarded materials and occupied by a vagrant photographed on D’Urban Park yesterday.
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