Daily Archive: Saturday, November 1, 2008

The badly bruised remains of an unidentified man were discovered lying in the middle of the roadway at Madewini, Linden/Soesdyke Highway early yesterday morning and it is unclear how he died.

The Editor-in-Chief of the Stabroek News, David de Caires passed away this morning in Barbados where he had gone for medical evaluation.

Electricity generation countrywide is still “tight” but should improve before Christmas, Chairman of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Board, Winston Brassington and Prime Minister Samuel Hinds have assured.

The husband of the Guyanese woman who was found dead in her Schenectady, New York apartment on Saturday afternoon has been charged with her murder.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon has announced that Central Government will soon be forming a “broad-based committee” to launch a competition for a design of the monument for the Cubana bombing victims.

The post-mortem examination performed yesterday on Anjanie Mahdoo, also known as `Pinky’, revealed that she died from strangulation and from a blow to the right side of her head.

Two masked men armed with handguns carried out a brazen attack at a religious function in Princetown, Corriverton on Monday, robbing three persons of jewellery and cash before fleeing.

Scores of commuters were stranded on Thursday when the gantry at the Rosignol stelling collapsed around 1pm just after the MV Torani was moored.

Seventeen-year-old Devi Ramcharitar sat behind the wheel of the car she won as the Miss Guyana Sari queen and pinched herself to ensure she was not dreaming.

Even as three residents are being questioned about their association with the gang that has created fear in three North West District villages, there have been reports of attacks in another community six miles away and along the Aruka River.

The post-mortem examination performed yesterday on Anjanie Mahdoo, also known as `Pinky’, revealed that she died from strangulation and from a blow to the right side of her head.

Sari intrigueThere is something intriguing about a sari that no woman, no matter her religious persuasions, can ever really deny particularly after feasting her eyes on what has been the traditional garb of Indian women for ages.

A selective sweet tooth Hi Everyone, I often tell people that I do not have a sweet tooth and that I prefer savoury, and it’s the truth.

The policeman who was arrested in connection with the death of James Nelson is still being questioned and investigators will soon be looking to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.

Dear Editor, The death of James Nelson at the Brickdam Police Station is disturbing.

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC)/ Pepsi under-19 team defeated the Williamsburg Change Your Life Christian Church (WCYLCC) in a 40-over match to lift RHT/Williamsburg Friendship Trophy on Tuesday at the Area ‘H’ Ground.

Duo jailed for 12 yearsTwo men who were indicted for murder were yesterday sentenced to 12 years each after a jury convicted them on the lesser count of manslaughter.

A father of two who is accused of attempted murder of a man and demanding money with menace from another man was remanded to prison on Wednesday when he appeared before Magis-trate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Led by the experienced Homchand Pooran, Port Mourant created the first upset in the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC)/ Ansa Mc Al sponsored 10/10 competition when they defeated Young Warriors by five wickets at the Rose Hall Canje Welfare ground.

Dear Editor, For anyone who ever had a sliver of doubt as to whether the Government of Guyana sanctions and condones the torture of its citizens, all doubts have been erased with the government’s vote to block the combined opposition’s motion in parliament which sought to set up an independent investigation into allegations of torture against members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Region One residents will benefit from free medical and dental care from the USS Kearsarge on its final stop after a six-nation mission to Latin America and the Caribbean.

The taxi driver who was arrested shortly after gunmen snatched a bag containing $1.6M cash, raw gold and documents along with a licensed firearm from a Bartica miner/businessman on Thursday is still in custody.

Teen charged with attempted murderActing Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Thursday granted bail to five teenage boys accused of assaulting each other and one who attempted to murder another boy when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Maxie De Jonge played an entertaining innings of 53 for those gathered, before the clouds opened up and the rain had the final say, bringing a premature end to the third and final day’s play in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Presidents Cup competition between the Rohan Kanhai Strikers and the Lance Gibbs Tigers.

Dear Editor, With reference to the recently concluded National Chess Federation Qualification Tournament, it is a sad day for the sport of chess if the decision and position taken by the Tournament Director, Mr Irshad Mohammed, is allowed to stand.

Just recently, the D’Urban Backlands residence of designer Donna Ramsammy-James came alive when she hosted ‘Treveni Experience’, a presentation of Sound Health and Personal Enhancement (SHAPE) 2000 label under which she designs.

The driver of the lorry that was involved in the accident two weeks ago that claimed the lives of television journalist Akila Jacobs and mini-bus driver Terrence Tappin, appeared in the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday to hear four charges.

The Yamaha Caribs Rugby Football Club (YCRFC), one of Guyana’s leading football rugby teams, will be celebrating their 16th anniversary tomorrow with a seven a side one day tournament at the National Park rugby field.

-following historic vote Closing a door on the patriarchy of the past, the Georgetown Club Inc on Wednesday voted to allow its female membership to become full voting members by the end of the year.

Dear Editor, According to the Guyana Chronicle of October 31, while Hindus were enjoying the Diwali celebration in keeping with tradition, thousands of people from Nabaclis, Paradise and Den Amstel invaded the Alexander Vishnu Mandir causing widespread damage, lighting firecrackers and squibs.

Sonia Noel is pitching in for Habitat for Humanity and organizing a fashion show with a line-up of seasoned and rising designers to raise funds for the NGO next month.

The complainant in a robbery with violence case informed the magistrate yesterday that he was being threatened by the two accused even while in the courtroom.

Dear Editor, Much has been written in the letter column of the local newspapers about opinion polls and the likely winner of the upcoming US presidential election.

Guyana’s Over-35 Rugby team will be looking to continue their dominance when they square off with their Trinidad and Tobago counterparts today in a feature Rugby match at the National Park.

‘I passed my test in life with the help of God’ This time last Saturday, Sherry Haynes was marooned in the Corentyne River desperately clinging to a bucket after seeing her sister and friend die and her nephew disappear.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has responded to the rebuttal made by acting chairman of the national selection panel and national coach Albert Smith, by asking Smith to explain where and when their chairman of selectors were invited to the selection meeting.

Dear Editor, Senator Barack Obama’s meteoric rise to political stardom may seem short to some, but his journey to the White House was undoubtedly initiated by his illustrious predecessors decades ago.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, will see its third staging tonight and tomorrow night at the Theatre Guild Playhouse, Parade Street, Kingston.

Saying there is no place for excesses by the security forces, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud yesterday made it clear that he does not support “roughing up” of persons during  questioning.

A man who was allegedly found with a quantity of cannabis was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Two weeks ago the courts in Dubai sentenced  two Britons to three months in jail for having sex on a public beach.

An eighteen-year-old female who allegedly robbed a man of a quantity of items valued $299,000 was remanded to prison yesterday when she appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has strongly condemned the squib attacks carried out by revellers on the residents of Alexander Village and the desecration of the community’s Vishnu Mandir.

Golfers will tee off today in the Water Chris sponsored Medal Play golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club course starting at 12:30 hours.

The raffle held in aid of the rehabilitation of the Felix Austin Police College at Adventure, Berbice was drawn on October 25.

Singer yesterday unwrapped its Christmas Celebration worth $20M. Lucky customers can win $1M each week for nine weeks beginning November 8.

Dear Editor, The global financial crisis has its origins in the critical shortcomings of the capitalist system, namely the absence of guarantees by governments to monitor greed and corruption in the private sector; governments’ lack of enforcement of practical and correctly balanced regulatory interventions; and lastly, the sheer extent of government spending, even with legislative oversight.