Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Captain clung to rope for more than a dayA 17-year-old boy is missing and feared dead following a mishap with a 30-ft fishing boat around 9 am on Saturday while the captain survived by clinging onto a rope on the boat for 27 hours.

Options being considered for clearing Abary Creek mouth Cash crop, rice and livestock farmers from Region Five again benefited from assistance from the agriculture ministry at a distribution exercise hosted on Monday.

Suspect wanted to do another ‘washdown’ A 25-year-old miner was shot dead in his camp at White Water Backdam, Konawaruk,  Region Eight on Monday, allegedly by an employee who had become enraged after an argument over the operation of a pump; the suspect has not yet been apprehended.

The body of a 41-year-old labourer was discovered with marks of violence under a bridge linking Mon Repos and Triumph yesterday morning.

Region Four Chairman Clement Corlette says that Regional Executive Officer (REO), Shafdar Alli spent $1.1M for a staff party in December and has refused to give an explanation.

Prices for key vegetables at city markets continue to be stable  with the vast improvement in supply, mainly as a result of improved weather conditions.

An accident and emergency unit will be built at the Bartica Hospital shortly and this is expected to enhance the quality of health care delivery to residents, according to Region Seven Chairman Holbert Knights.

The Parent-Teacher Associa-tion of the Berbice High School called off the protest action planned  for yesterday  pending the outcome of a meeting scheduled for today of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC), the headmistress of the school, and the teacher who was disciplined.

Consideration of the 2009 Estimates of Expenditure by the Committee of Supply got underway yesterday with the Opposition MPs asking questions of the government on the number of contracted employees and funds for state television.

The prosecution in the drug case against Guyanese businessman and promoter Ghalee Khan and his alleged co-conspirator Danvor Griffith, who both have jumped bail, said yesterday it will seek to present a superseding indictment asking for the forfeiture of their bail.

Police yesterday issued wanted bulletins for three persons for the 2003 stabbing to death of Mon Repos resident, Dewan Singh called `Squaddie’.

Mercy hospital also targeting keloids, tumours For over four years the St Joseph Mercy Hospital Wishbone Project has given children their smiles through cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries, and it has expanded to include other surgeries such as the removal of keloids and tumours from the ears and face.

Lumumba launches scathing attack on Ramjattan, Corbin Public Service Minister Dr Jennifer Westford cited the Cuba scholarship programme as a major success of the government during last week’s budget debate which also saw severe attacks on two opposition figures by PPP/C MP Odinga Lumumba.

Canada has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering development in the Caribbean and the Americas and Canadian Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas) Peter Kent described his recent visit here as productive.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday remanded to prison an 18-year-old who allegedly had in his possession and uttered several ten pound sterling currency notes to a cambio dealer knowing that they were counterfeit.

The body of a man who went missing after the boat he was in collided with another in the Essequibo River on Saturday evening, was found at Stampa Island yesterday.

The woman  seen in this photograph is wanted by the police in relation to a series of fraud offences.

A twenty-two-year-old man who was accused of snatching two gold chains from a woman was ordered yesterday to pay court costs and was placed on a bond to keep the peace for two years when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. stocks jumped yesterday,  a day after sliding to a 12-year low, and the appeal of  safe-haven assets waned after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke signaled the nationalization of major banks was not  planned.

DAKAR, (Reuters) – Former Liberian President Charles  Taylor may walk free because the global financial crisis has cut  donations to the court trying him for war crimes committed in  neighbouring Sierra Leone, its chief prosecutor said.

SEOUL – North Korea said yesterday it was preparing to  launch a satellite on one of its rockets, which analysts have  said would actually be the test-firing of a long-range missile  designed to strike U.S.

CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands, (Reuters) –  Allen Stanford’s office building has closed, an employee said  yesterday, following the reported arrival on the Caribbean  island of the court-appointed receiver overseeing the assets of  the Texas billionaire, who is facing fraud charges.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – The Montreal office of Stanford  International Bank Ltd has been shut down by a financial  receiver, a spokesman for Canada’s financial regulator said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The chairman of the powerful  House Financial Services Committee and 17 other Democrats yesterday demanded that Northern Trust Corp, a bank that accepted  U.S.

Both the Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony and Director of Sport Neil Kumar expressed their satisfaction with the turnout and support given to the just-concluded National Sports Commission (NSC) Mashramani Inter- secondary School Basketball Tournament, and have promised more basketball among the schools.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York Post Chairman Rupert  Murdoch apologized in print yesterday for a cartoon that  ignited protests from readers who saw it as a racist depiction  of President Barack Obama as a chimpanzee.

Dear Editor, It is all well and good, even laudable, for Minister Shaik Baksh to express strongly that his ministry will not condone breaches of the rules governing the administration of corporal punishment in the nation’s schools (Stabroek News 22.2.09).

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A Syrian native who U.S. prosecutors called one of the world’s most prolific arms  dealers for decades was sentenced to 30 years in prison on  Wednesday for conspiring to sell weapons to Colombian rebels.

Dear Editor, Time is a great healer and most Guyanese have a very short memory. 

Victory Royals and Amelia’s Ward Ballers on top The Victory Valley Royals and Amelia’s Ward Ballers are the latest teams to record victories in the Pioneer Construction-sponsored Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Senior Club Championship when action in the competition continued last weekend at the McKenzie Sports Club Hard Court in Linden.

– Greaves is defending champion With the present form some cyclists such as Christopher Holder, Darren Allen, Warren Mc Kay and to a lesser extent Geron Williams are displaying, defending champion Alonzo Greaves will have his work cut out for him this Sunday from 09:00am in Berbice.

Dear Editor, I welcome the idea of GWI installing water meters on residential and business premises.

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is hosting its first outreach exercise for the year at Mahaica to allow consumers to give feedback on the quality of service provided by GPL, GWI, GT&T and Digicel.

Dear Editor, I am a talk show host, and my programme is called ‘The People’s Voice’ on TTS Ch.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson last week fined a handyman who pleaded guilty to simple larceny of $25,000 when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Captain of the Guyana national cricket team Travis Dowlin yesterday expressed his disappointment at not being able to gain first innings points in either of his team’s last two encounters against Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional four-day competition.

A number of heritage markers were on Thursday mounted at three historical sites as part of the second phase of the Interpretative Heritage Makers Project, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.

Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) have earned the right to meet each other in the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Guyana Beverage Company sponsored Busta 2020 second division competition after recording victories over Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Transport Sports Club (TSC)respectively.

Dear Editor, One of the distinctive things in President Obama’s journey to the White House is the fullest of support and the visibly active participation of his beautiful wife. 

By Calvin Roberts Following their Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections held at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) this past Sunday, the executives of the Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) voted in favour of Brian Allen continuing at the helm for the next 12 months.

Dear Editor, Exhilaration exploded Sunday night on the platform of this year’s Oscars.

(Barbados Nation) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised serious questions about the supervision of Barbados’ insurance sector.

Dear Editor, Rajendra Rampersaud’s letter in the Kaieteur News of February 23, 2009 titled ‘Boysie Ramkarran had more impact on parliamentary proceedings than Burnham did,’ is inaccurate and rather unfortunate.

-Courts Pacesetters: “We are coming strong to defend our title”By Rawle Toney In five days time, the Next Level Entertainment (NLE) first division knockout basketball tournament will get underway at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) featuring 16 teams from Linden and Georgetown.

By Rawle Toney The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) concluded their Mashramani Junior Single’s tournament last Sunday at the Queen’s College Badminton Court with some of Guyana’s top junior players coming out victorious.

(Jamaica Observer) HATFIELD, Westmoreland – Shelly-Ann Gordon was looking forward to her 14th birthday this Thursday.

Dear Editor, I came away a satisfied patron from the National Cultural Centre after attending the Link Show, the evening before last.

Mashramani costumes abandoned in the National Park yesterday.

Dear Editor, In response to the article appearing in the Kaieteur News about a JP and a woman held by the police at Grove EB Demerara for sexually abusing a 13-year-old (21.2.09), I must point out that I read the article and did not bother about it; however, after receiving a few phone calls on the day the article was published, I became horrified.

President Hugo Chavez has won the February 15 referendum on term limits with a comfortable 55% victory.

Enjoying the floats from the mall.

An enterprising 83 runs third wicket partnership between Vedish Singh and Suresh Gopal, enabled Rose Hall Canje (RHC) to crush Bermine and virtually book a place in the semifinals of the Gilgeous Pawnshop 10th Anniversary Under-19 20/20 tournament.