Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 12, 2008

A 24-year-old Guyanese man was gunned down in Cayenne, French Guiana on Monday under unknown circumstances.

Wife, friend in custody after cocaine find Following a bombshell drug find, the reputed wife of Raphael Piggott and a friend who was with him when he was executed, have been taken into police custody.

Second dead miner’s phone in use A cellular phone belonging to another dead Lindo Creek miner is being used, his relatives say.

The carpenter who was stabbed with a putty-knife last Thursday by his workmate, died on Monday night just after 20:30 hours at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Rolling in the gentle swells of the Atlantic Ocean, 17 miles off Guyana’s coast, the United States Amphibious Assault Ship, the USS Kearsarge looks the part and in the coming weeks, its mission will be to tackle the ailments of residents of the North West District.

Fourteen-year-old Shenika Joseph was all set to represent Region Six in the discus throw at this year’s national school sports, until she produced an adoption certificate.

Lloyd Johnson, one of the men charged with the GuySuCo $17.2 million payroll heist, and three other men are accused of the December 2005 Fort Island, Essequibo River armed robberies when over $10 million of booty was carted off.

The search for the missing Dynamic Aviation-owned Beech King Air will continue today after yesterday’s efforts were unsuccessful.

“An accident waiting to happen” is how residents of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara describe the main access bridge to their community of over 1,000 homes.

A 49-year-old security guard was found dead at his Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo workplace yesterday.

Dear Editor, Further to the letter penned by Mr Nascimento entitled ‘Dumping of oil, refuse into the river at Bartica is disgraceful’ which was published in your newspaper on October 8, 2008, please note that the management of the Guyana Power and Light Company investigated these claims of the indiscriminate dumping of waste oil into the river.

– GFF president still  denies knowledge By Rawle Toney A member of the Golden Jaguars football team is maintaining that when the players confronted Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Colin Klass in the wee hours of Monday morning at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Trinidad and Tobago that Klass was told that the players were going to retire from international football until such time as he (Klass) steps down.

Dear Editor, Despite three court orders against GPL, I have never before gone to press and have tried not to open the matter to public view, just to help GPL so as not to bring it to public ridicule.

Dear Editor, Ten hours, Monday, November 10, and  the carcass of a dog outside the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court is giving off a stench so unbearable, it boggles the mind that the staff of the court and parliament were not affected.

The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) organized 2008 Milo Under-21 round-robin football knockout competition was officially launched yesterday in the boardroom of M.

Compulsory arbitration will be imposed to resolve the dispute between the Mayor and City Council and the Guyana Labour Union (GLU), a press release from the Ministry of Labour said yesterday.

Zone A McGill win back-to-back matches Meet-en-Meer Zorg (MMZ) West was beaten down to size by McGillis team which was on fire last weekend as play continued in the New Line Aqua Farm 20/20 competition.

The East Canje Lions Club recently hosted medical and dental outreach exercises and other activities in celebration of its 30th anniversary.

Dear Editor, In Sunday Stabroek’s editorial of November 9, 2008, when referring to Members of Parliament, there is the sentence: “They are adults elected to represent their constituents, and as such are paid to exercise their own judgment on those constituents’ behalf.”

By Ravendra Kishore Action continued last  weekend in the Busta Cup 2nd Division 20/20 tournament as the local police failed again in their bid to arrest the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) boys.

Dear Editor, Amid the current praises showered on the life and times of Stabroek News’s Editor-in-Chief the late David de Caires, it is almost distasteful that Sunday Stabroek’s editorial of November 9, 2008, would, out of force of habit, again incorrectly interpret the President’s remarks on a sensitive issue like “torture.”

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) again demonstrated its support for the fight against HIV/AIDS by hosting a football competition at Base Camp Ayanganna themed “Be fit!

Dear Editor, I would like to point out that the last price I saw for crude oil on the world market was below US$59 a barrel, which is around 60 per cent lower than it was in July.

Three teams have arrived for the commencement of the 2008 regional one-day  President’s Cup tournament some 24 hours before its scheduled start two with the stated intention of winning the tournament and the other team here for the experience.

-scared residents call for joint service action In the midst of a lull in attacks carried out on their communities by a large, armed gang, North West District residents remain fearful and still want the help of the army and police to flush out their terrorizers before they strike again with deadlier force.

With the recent opening of Melody’s Family Lounge Restaurant and Bar at 14 Pitt Street, New Amsterdam, Berbicians can look forward to healthy eating out, according to the proprietor, herbalist/nutritionist, Dr Conrad Matthew.

Ramdeen, Thakurdeen and Mc Almont highlight last round of matches in Berbice zone Richard Ramdeen’s century, coupled with Davendra Thakurdeen’s half century and James Mc Almont’s five-wicket haul were the highlights of the latest round of matches in the Berbice zone of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Gafoors Group of Companies sponsored national first division 20/20 competition which was played last weekend.

Dear Editor, Today I learnt of the passing of Miriam Makeba, known fondly as ‘Mama Afrika.’ 

The popular cricket quiz show hosted by Edwin Seeraj returns to the airwaves today following the start of the West Indies/Pakistan three-match, limited overs series in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

– court hears A woman was granted bail while two policemen were remanded to prison on Monday for allegedly stealing a quantity of items valued over $1M from a man, whom they had allegedly conspired to prosecute for an offence he did not commit, when they appeared before Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Copping the top spot in Region Six at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) still has 19-year-old Aliza De Nobrega beaming with joy after her hard work and prayers paid off.

Dear Editor, Just a few days ago I was walking around my community where I came into contact with some young people who expressed concerns for their future in Guyana.

Our governments have hastened to congratulate President-elect Obama on his victory.

By Calvin Roberts When the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s Cup limited overs competition commences tomorrow with three matches across Guyana, cricket lovers in the Caribbean would get the opportunity to follow their teams’ performance on radio.