Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 25, 2008

– gunman escapes with bag of money A businessman was fatally shot in the city during a robbery yesterday evening.

– relatives believe jealousy was motiveA 23-year-old construction worker was stabbed to death several corners from his Better Hope home on Sunday night and relatives believe that jealousy over his recent promotion to the post of foreman was what led to the tragedy; a man is in custody assisting the police with investigations.

The Ministry of Agriculture said the December/January rains have started and statistics have indicated that there may be above average rainfall during this season.

Three masked bandits, one of whom was armed with a handgun, confronted a couple at the corner of Cemetery Road and Sussex Street on Sunday night and escaped with a handbag, jewellery and a cell phone.

The 22-year-old woman who was shot in her chest by an angry ex-boyfriend a week ago, has been discharged from hospital but has to return next month for doctors to see if anything can be done to remove the bullet that is lodged near her spine.

Help and Shelter has decried the silence with which reports of abuse is usually greeted as well as the fact that many women are blamed for the violence perpetrated against them.

– Khan refuses to waive privilege Robert Simels, who is facing witnessing tampering charges, has moved for an order to allow his defence team to inspect and use at trial materials that potentially contain communications that fall within the attorney-client privilege between him and his ex-client, Guyanese drug-trafficking accused Roger Khan.

On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Red Thread and Sidewalk Cafe join in presenting a short documentary featuring voices of women who have survived violence in Guyana.

Even though efforts are being made to modernise the laws on women rights in Guyana, the progress is being hamstrung on all fronts by the impunity with which men of all social levels in society routinely perpetrate “lethal violence against women”, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has said.

Distribution of the 2009 old age pension books is moving apace in Essequibo with 50% already handed out.

Relatives of a Canada-based Guyanese believe that the body of a woman which was last week found in a yard at Fifth Street, Alberttown may be hers.

By Rawle Toney Guyana has sent in its bid to host matches during the 20/20 World Cup competition which will be held for the first time in the Caribbean in 2010.

The Georgetown Cricket Club’s under-21 indoor ladies’ hockey team surprised all by taking the gold medal at the Magnolias Indoor hockey tournament played in Port-of-Spain Trinidad over the weekend.Despite

By Rawle Toney Guyana’s female track star Alika Morgan added silverware to her collection after winning the fifth annual Srefidensi Suriname Marathon last Saturday in the Dutch speaking country.

Three warehouse employees were each granted $30,000 bail for allegedly stealing fifteen bags of potatoes from their employer.

Warren `Forty’ Mc Kay dominated the field to take the ninth annual Diamond Mineral Water (DMW) 50-mile cycle road race last Sunday.

Dear Editor, I attended the opening of the Religious Leaders Conference hosted by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) last week.

Sequin of the Jumbo Jet stable continued its dominance in the C class event and along with Finish Touch who had two clinical runs to finish off his opponents were the highlights of the day at the Anjue and Hamlet Park,  Mahaicony end-of-year horse race meet last Sunday.

The two police officers who allegedly conspired to put a man on a drug charge were granted bail when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Double dive! This car PKK9649 and minibus BJJ 9267 plunged into the canal at the intersection of Garnette and Middleton streets some time before 3 pm yesterday, after colliding with each other.

Dear Editor, I write in relation to the Ministry of Housing notice in your paper dated November 18, 2008.

Dear Editor, I have refrained from commenting publicly upon the state of local football for a considerable period of time, since in my estimation the reduction of powers within the General Council − albeit a ‘toothless poodle’ − can only be equated with the angry dog that barked at the moon, but the moon was not disturbed.

Albion and RHTWSB advance to B’ce zone final Both Albion Community Centre (ACC) and Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) have a score to settle when the two clash in the Berbice zone of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Gafoors nationwide first division 2020 competition.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday granted bail in the sum of $190,000 to a 31-year-old teacher who allegedly forged a Republic of Guyana passport.

The many legislative and regulatory activities being undertaken to battle violence against women in Guyana seem not to have an impact on curtailing it and the Women’s Progressive Organisation (WPO) has questioned whether Guyana is really addressing the issue or just dealing with the symptoms.

Dear Editor, From the absurd to the ridiculous!  This is what came to mind as I read Freddie Kissoon’s article in Kaieteur News of Monday, November 17.

The rising tide of trafficking in illegal narcotics and firearms over the last decade brought waves of criminal violence to this country.

Bailey steers Achievers into semifinal A solid all round performance from Arthley Bailey steered Achievers Cricket Club to a 60-run victory over Rainbow Cricket Club when action in the West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA)/Regency Suites/ Buddy’s International Hotel Under-23 limited overs competition continued last weekend.

Easy Sqezy winners: The Easy/Sqezy promotion that wraps on December 12 named three winners in the recent draw.

Sebastián Edwards, a Professor of Economics at UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management, was the World Bank’s Chief Economist for Latin America from 1993-96.

John Spence, the 37-year-old man who was charged with impersonating the son of the United States Ambassador to Guyana was slapped with two additional charges yesterday.