Articles published on Thursday, November 27, 2008
A 40-year-old employee of the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary (MMA) scheme drowned in the Berbice River around 9.30 am yesterday while repairing a sluice door at D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice; his body was fished out almost two hours later.
Burglars broke into the home of Mayor of New Amsterdam Claude Henry and stole a quantity of personal items, including brand-name colognes, clothing, footwear and US$500.
Security forces launched a search yesterday for a five fishermen who were left in an unidentified area after gun-toting pirates hijacked their boat in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Mahaicony foreshore, East Coast Demerara.
Armed bandits struck at a Mandela Avenue home last evening and after discharging two rounds, fled with a brand new car, $2,000 and some documents.
-radar guns successful ‘B’ Division Traffic Chief Owen Trotz says road fatalities are down by more than fifty percent, with 19 deaths recorded from a similar number of fatal accidents this year, in comparison to 35 fatal accidents with 41 deaths during the corresponding period last year.
Oliver Hinckson has been detained in the United States for an interview with that country’s Homeland Security officials.
The 24-year-old man who was allegedly found with three kilogrammes of cocaine in his suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Tuesday appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday, and claimed that the driver of the car which took him to the airport had transferred his clothes from a bag to the suitcase.
– second man still in custody One of the men held for questioning in the fatal stabbing of foreman Latchman Persaud has been released.
– GuySuCo The Guyana Sugar Corpora-tion (GuySuCo) has denied that Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud lives at Herdmanston House and said the minister does not occupy any building belonging to the corporation.
Residents of the Mahaica and Mahaicony creeks are expected to have relief from flooding during the rainy season as the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary/Agricultural-Develop-ment-Authority (MMA/ ADA) has taken steps to drain the water from the “back to the front”.
Four former employees yesterday staged a protest outside the office of the Colonial Life and General Insurance Company (CLICO) over non-payment of pensions.
DHL Express is reorganising its operations in the USA in order to make international shipments from Latin America and the Caribbean to the US priority.
– Region Five women urged Women in Region Five were urged to speak out against domestic violence which “should no longer be seen as a husband and wife issue and should not be swept under the carpet.”
The Guyana Agricultural Workers Union has sued Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan over statements he allegedly made on a Berbice television channel.
More than 50 senior policymakers from the Commonwealth Caribbean met at a two-day seminar in Barbados to learn more about how to plan for the impact of climate change in the region.
Three new water treatment plants are to be set up in Regions Two, Three and Five to provide treated water to some 48,000 residents.
By Rawle Toney The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) says it has nullified the results of this years’ National Schools Track and Field, Cycling and Swimming Championships.
The date of the final public hearing in the inquiry to investigate matters at City Hall was postponed to Friday at 17:00 hrs.
-daughter suspects foul play Cornelia Singh, the woman whose body was discovered floating in the Palmyra section of the Berbice River last Wednesday, was laid to rest on Tuesday at Corentyne.
With the launching of the 19th annual Kashif and Shanghai Tournament less than three weeks away, the Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) organization seems to be ahead in getting all systems in place to ensure another efficiently run competition.
Dear Editor, On Thursday November 6, I visited the Salvation Army Rehabilitation Centre.
Persons posting mail overseas for Christmas, must do so by December 11.
The curtains will go up in the fifth annual Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival this evening with four matches at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Dear Editor, The recent arbitration in the sugar industry is a real slap in the faces of all the sugar workers of this country; a 6% increase is a serious blow to the working poor who struggle each day with the most difficult and stressful jobs in this nation.
A new ice cream parlour has opened its doors at the corner of Albert Street and North road selling for the first time in Guyana Edy’s ice cream, a brand under Nestle.
East Ruimveldt Basketball Court hosted another night of exciting matches in the Guinness “Greatest in de Street” four-a-side football tournament Tuesday evening.
Dear Editor, I have read the article captioned, ‘Cops charge 69 touts,’ in your November 26, 2008, issue.
Dear Editor, I refer to Lomarsh Roopnarine’s letter in Stabroek News of November 26, 2008 captioned ‘This government has not delivered.’
Henry slams 110 for Tutorial Academy – Jackson grabs 6-12 The jointly sponsored Ministry of Education/National Sports Commission/Guyana Cricket Board/Guyana Teachers’ Union Secondary School Under-15, 40 overs–a-side cricket competition continued recently in Districts 5, 6 and 15.
The caption of a photograph recording the donation of a cheque to the Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention (GHARP) project by Ansa McAl on page 19 in yesterday’s edition of Stabroek News stated that the cheque was handed over to Samantha Khan of GHARP.
By Paul Harris
Dear Editor, As a citizen of this world, which recognises the United States of America as the sole super-power, I thought it my duty to take an interest in the 2008 presidential election.
The stage is set for the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) ‘Walk for Life’ race walking competition which is set for this Sunday, November 30th and is being held in observance of World AIDS Day.
The National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) recently seized six illegal two-way radios in Bartica during its campaign against unlicensed and unauthorized radios using wireless telegraphy apparatus.
An assessment of the main economic changes which occurred in British Guiana between 1914 and 1950 By Clyde W Thierens In 1914 the sugar industry was still the dominant sector in British Guiana’s economy.
The Diocese of Guyana hosts a thanksgiving mass today in honour of the Bishop of Guyana, Rev Randolph Oswald George who is retiring at year-end.
Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday remanded a man who allegedly had in his possession 262 grammes of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.
Several weeks after the end of the American elections, a recount in Minnesota has the former Saturday Night Live comedian Al Franken a handful of votes away from winning a Senate seat that would keep alive the Democrats’ hopes of having a filibuster proof majority in the upper house.
Dear Editor, In his column captioned ‘Wake up, sugar workers!’ in the Kaieteur News of November 25, 2008, Freddie Kissoon has made a profound opening statement that should he heeded by all, and especially the opposition political parties in Guyana. He
– Anna Husarska is Senior Policy Adviser at the International Rescue Committee.
Led by an enterprising 91 from national middle-order batsman Narsingh Deonarine, Albion Community Centre were able to defeat their arch rivals Port Mourant Community Centre by 60 runs to regain the Balram Shane trophy last Sunday.
Dear Editor, In a recent statement circulated by recipients of the Caricom Triennial Award for women, it was noted that Caribbean countries have amongst the highest rates of sexual assault in the world, according to a recent World Bank study on crime and violence.
