Daily Archive: Thursday, November 13, 2008

A man was stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle after warning his attacker to leave his wife alone.

– CEO says doctor, nurses did their best The parents of a nine-year-old girl who was admitted to the New Amsterdam Hospital on Sunday with kidney and asthma problems are claiming that she died as a result of negligence, though health officials say medical personnel did their best for the child.

-fire service criticised for response time Four people were left homeless when a fire ravaged most of their Martyr’s Ville, Mon Repos home, yesterday morning.

Wife in hospital under police watch The pregnant wife of murdered man Raphael Piggott has been hospitalised under police guard.

The first batch of Texel sheep bred in Guyana are comparing favourably to their United Kingdom-bred counterparts.

– officials reverse decision Discus thrower, Shenika Joseph will be going to the national school’s championship after all.

A sensitisation seminar aimed at reducing the risk of abuse and violence amongst children was held recently targeting religious leaders, health professionals and teachers.

The Rotary Club of Georgetown is hosting International Bar at Thirst Park on Saturday.

Thirteen-year-old Kevin Marshall who was hit down by a vehicle belonging to the National Communica-tions Network (NCN) died on Monday night while still in an unconscious state in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Two men who tried to escape from the police were arrested after they hit a 60-year-old cyclist on Tuesday.

The Georgetown Public Hospital says it is investigating reports that a newborn fell to the maternity ward floor after nurses neglected a patient.

The Ministry of Agriculture has relocated some of its staff to allow for rehabilitative works to its main agriculture building located at the junction of the Regent and Vlissengen roads.

Bartica is being marketed as a tourist attraction under the theme ‘This is Bartica’.

A man fired three shots at his pursuer after being observed acting suspiciously in a yard at the Wismar Housing Scheme, Linden in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The South Road Full Gospel Assembly will host its annual Missions Conference this weekend.

Between a rock and a hard place Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Colin Klass is now caught firmly between the proverbial rock and a hard place.

In keeping with its growing focus on climate change, the government is considering locating the Ministry of Agriculture division that deals with this to the Office of the President.

Ten police ranks commenced training as court prosecutors on Monday in order that they may be better equipped to present cases before the courts.

By Orin Dividson Now is as good a time as any to rid Guyana’s football of its biggest scourge ever.

With the holiday season just a while away the Mayor and City Council is once again urging citizens to dispose of their waste in an environmentally friendly manner.

The Alliance For Change commends the success of the security forces in apprehending and bringing to prosecution the alleged perpetrators of the GuySuCo payroll heist and for keeping the loss of life in the process minimal.

By Calvin Roberts “There are no ifs and buts about it, unless embattled president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass resigns, football in Guyana will remain stagnant,” says former national coach Mervyn ‘Pug’ Wilson.

Dear Editor, GEB Security Services Inc would like to publicly express our appreciation to the Guyana Police Force and all those other officers for the highly professional execution of duties by the squad of officers who were involved in apprehending the criminals and actually recovering the payroll intact in the recent robbery involving the GuySuCo payroll operation.

Dear Editor, Not so long ago I had a brief chat with Lincoln Lewis, and with sadness he told me a story of stopping at a gas station while on his way to work in Barbados, and hearing a young man (worker/attendant) in a conversation about Guyana, saying all sorts of unsavoury things about former President Forbes Burnham.

Reverend Jim Jones, the cult leader who organised the mass murder-suicide of 900 of his followers at Jonestown, was importing the cyanide that would be used up to two years before the tragedy, a special CNN report has said.

Albion Community Centre (ACC) defeated Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) by seven wickets to take the first ever by 10/10 cricket competition in Guyana organized Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) last Sunday..

Culturally sensitive approaches to development are critical if countries intend to advance human rights, particularly those of women who continue to suffer gender inequality owing to deep-rooted cultural beliefs, a report from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said.

Dear Editor, It is with much amusement I read a letter to the editor by Ms Tandica Todd suggesting Mr R.

The 19th annual Kashif and Shanghai tournament yesterday received support from Sterling Optical of Washington DC through the company’s proprietor Eddie Hilliman.

Dear Editor, Mr Jim Holder is right about the need for better development of the tourism industry (‘The tour companies and the GTA need to put petty pride aside, and work together to develop the tourism product,’ SN 7.11.08).

A man who allegedly stole over $700,000 in items from a man who had employed him as a bailee was granted $100,000 bail on Monday when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Buxton United created a major upset, when they won the East Coast Demerara Football Association/ Mac-keson Stout sponsored Premier league competition.

The Indian Culture Centre (ICC) celebrated Education Day on Tuesday in honour of the birth anniversary of Indian Freedom Fighter Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

A man who allegedly stole over $700,000 in items from a man who had employed him as a bailee was granted $100,000 bail on Monday when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Diversity Visas Installment Seventy The US Congress makes available 55,000 immigrant visas annually worldwide to countries that send less than 50,000 permanent immigrants over the previous five years. 

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has short-listed their team that will take on Berbice in a 20/20 clash this Sunday at the Rose Hall Canje ground for the Basil Butcher/Deryck Murray trophy from 2:00pm.

Dear Editor, Mr Karan Singh of Guyana Water Inc said he visited West Coast Demerara and saw persons washing vehicles with treated water (KN October 28, 2008).

Citizens have a role to play in preventing the importation and sale of firecrackers, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has said.

Fazim Abdool was adjudged best lifter when the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Ass-ociation (GAWA) held its senior championships on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

-sold it for $2,000 A 13-year-old boy who stole a gold chain from a female relative will spend the next two years at the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) on the Essequibo Coast, Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin ordered yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

It was another fruitless day yesterday for those out in the jungle searching for the missing Dynamic Aviation-owned Beech King Air which has been missing for more than a week.

Dear Editor, I live in the community of Enmore on the East Coast of Demerara.

Two juveniles would spend the next three years at the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) on the Essequibo Coast after they pleaded guilty at the Springlands Court to a charge of break and enter and larceny.

A pork-knocker who allegedly stole a quantity of raw gold from a gold mining company was granted bail in the sum of $160,000 when he appeared before Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The beginnings of rice cultivation in Guyana  (Part 3 – Final Instalment) By Winston McGowan The first two instalments of this article showed that rice cultivation in Guyana was initiated by enslaved Africans in the 17th and 18th centuries and was extended substantially between 1884 and 1920 especially by enterprising Indian peasants.

Local swimmers were in record-breaking mode when the Guyana Amateur Swimm-ing Association National Championships culminated Sunday last at Castellani Pool.

Dear Editor, We in Guyana here certainly have much to learn from the electorate and current and future governments in the United States.

Zachary Karabell is President of River Twice Research and an Associate Fellow at the Asia Society.

When Alfred Forsythe borrowed money to open a snackette, he did not get the kind of big break he was expecting.

Almost on the heels of its countrywide consultations, which sought and gained consensus for the ‘Stamp it Out’ campaign, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has plunged headlong into a series of forums guaranteed to bring about some amount of controversy because of the subject matter: divorce.

Dear Editor, The President, executives and members of the Guyana Football Federation and the entire Guyanese football fraternity would like to express their heartfelt condolences on the untimely passing of Mr Troy Richards, who died tragically.

Dear Editor, On Friday, November 7, the Ministry of Human Services held a public discussion at the City Hall on the law of divorce and sought proposals on a change in the law whereby a person seeking a divorce does not necessarily have to prove the other party is at fault.

An unemployed man who pleaded guilty to stealing a boat with an engine was last Thursday sentenced to two years imprisonment when he appeared at the Springlands Magistrate Court.