Articles published on Wednesday, March 4, 2009
-President restates Even in the aftermath of Monday’s announcement by Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham that there currently appears to be no record of CLICO (Guyana)’s investment in CLICO (Bahamas), President Bharrat Jagdeo says that all customers of the local firm are protected.
A police officer who allegedly obtained US$100 from a man so as to forego prosecuting him for an offence was granted bail yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
‘This thing go off like a damn volcano’ Workers who were digging a “shallow well” for household use in the Grove New Housing Scheme were taken by surprise as hundreds of gallons of water suddenly began spurting from the earth to a height of approximately 25 feet.
A 17-year-old painter accused of stabbing a man to death at a wedding was remanded after appearing at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on a murder charge yesterday.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday condemned President Bharrat Jagdeo for statements he made about the party on Sunday, and said that this is an attempt to divert attention from the Clico (Guyana) fiasco.
Chief Executive Officer of the Hand-in-Hand Group of Companies Keith Evelyn yesterday said that the Hand-in-Hand Trust Corporation will remain a stable and safe institution even if it were to lose the money that it has invested in the Antigua-based Stanford International Bank (SIB).
The Alliance For Change (AFC) has accused the government of failing to perform its watchdog role in Clico (Guyana) charging that the company’s overseas investment should have been detected as high-risk prior to its sister company in the Bahamas collapsing.
-court hears Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson granted a 35-year-old man, who allegedly stole sugar that belonged to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), bail when he appeared before her yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
-talks continuing on package Noble House Seafoods Limited (NHS) yesterday said that talks are continuing on a settlement with a seaman who had both his legs amputated in an accident at sea but the fishing company strongly rejected several allegations he made including that it had a poor occupational safety record.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Her husband is the one accused of the biggest fraud in Wall Street history, but Ruth Madoff’s name also keeps coming up in investigators’ pursuit of assets linked to Bernard Madoff.
Relatives of a fisherman, who never returned home after he went to sea, are concerned about the man’s fate after being told by the boat’s captain that he “jump off the boat”.
Led by a fine all-round performance from Vijay Surujpaul, Essequibo sent Berbice crashing to an upset defeat as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Castrol-sponsored under-15 Inter-county tournament continued at the Anna Regina ground yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) No new business. About 700 insurance agents employed by the Colonial Life Insurance Company (Trinidad) Ltd (Clico) have been told not to sell any new policies until a new business model has been determined and rates have been revised.
Several local hockey players are fine tuning preparations to compete in an International Indoor tournament next weekend in the United States, president of the Guyana Hockey Board, Philip Fernandes confirmed yesterday.
The three men who were detained following last Thursday’s robbery/murder in D’Urban Backlands in which a 76-year-old UK-based Guyanese was beaten in the head before being strangled to death were released yesterday.
Two Guyanese women en route to separate African destinations were arrested at airports in Brazil and Portugal after cocaine concealed in liquid eyeliner containers were discovered in their checked luggage, police said yesterday.
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has dispatched a message congratulating Ramnaresh Sarwan for his magnificent double century in the just-concluded fourth Digicel test match against England which ended in a draw.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s majority leader signalled yesterday that provisions to ease limits on trade and travel to Cuba were likely to be approved because they were attached to a larger bill that he did not want to stall.
Dear Editor, It is evident from your article ‘Reporters the “new opposition” – Jagdeo,’ the President has some serious reservations about the media and its rise as an opposition party and a political force. Now,
Two men who allegedly stole a quantity of steel rods valued over $1.1M were both granted bail yesterday when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Trenace Lowe staged a fantastic run in this year’s National Sports Commission (NSC) sponsored Mashramani table tennis tournament, demolishing her opponents in the junior categories and turning in equally impressive performances against her more senior counterparts.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said yesterday that two prominent politicians dismissed from their jobs in a cabinet reshuffle had taken on an “unworthy role” that gave hope to the country’s enemies.
The Direct or of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that no charges be laid against the woman at the centre of a bogus nursing school scam which left dozens of people scrambling to retrieve their monies.
By Rawle Toney Following Guyana’s recent bid to host the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Seniors Championship, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has until March 9 to send a letter of commitment to the CBC.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – An imprisoned Salvadoran immigrant has been charged with the 2001 murder of a former U.S.
Dear Editor, This letter is to let the general public know the disrespectful treatment given to the peanut farmers of Wauna, Whitewater and Kamwatta Amerindian communities by the regional administration of Region 1 (Barima/Waini).
ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore deepened a sense of crisis surrounding Pakistan’s civilian government as it confronts political turmoil less than a year after it took office, analysts said.
Dear Editor, There seems to be a trend to unjustly rank ‘small economy’ countries by many international organisations.
By Rawle Toney The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport on Monday bounced off the Linden leg of this year’s Mashramani Inter-Schools basketball competition at the Mackenzie hard-court.
-shot fired Gunmen attacked six persons who were inside the Cyber Internet Café on Croal Street on Monday night and after discharging a round escaped with cash, cellular phone and jewellery.
-Jets and Royals continue to dominate By Rawle Toney Amelia’s Ward Jets and Victory Valley Royals continued their dominance of the Pioneer Construction-sponsored Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) senior club championships last weekend at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard-court.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – The European Union and developing countries clashed yesterday over the treatment of generic drugs, with Brazil accusing Brussels of trying to undermine special public health rules for poor countries.
Major expenditure planned for industry this year Sugar was a major focus during the budget debate in Parliament and Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said that the industry will be spending close to $37B as “sugar is too important to fail”.
Dear Editor, I am writing to express frustration, disgust and disappointment with GWI’s response to reports of an overflow of sewage in a passageway at Lot 109 and 110 Carmichael Street, North C/Burg.
Dear Editor, Mayor Hamilton Green in a letter in your edition of Monday, March 2 (‘Lionel Luckhoo never represented the PNC at an Independence conference’), said that comparing Boysie Ramkarran with Burnham was like comparing chalk to cheese.
The last of the quarter-finals was decided on Sunday when BK International Western Tigers and Sunburst Camptown recorded victories in the annual Mayor’s Cup Knockout Competition powered by Digicel at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Allen Stanford hired a Dallas lawyer to represent him in a case where he is accused of an $8 billion fraud by the U.S.
-cite small number of floats, little creativity Berbicians turned out in their numbers for the Mashramani float parade on Sunday but many were disappointed at what they termed a lack of creativity in the floats and low participation from the private and public sector.
The Neal and Massy Group of Companies recently employed 42 new staff members and its CEO said it is poised to meet the challenges of the global economic crisis.
It has not been long since the European Union leadership, in spite of the difficulties of getting ratification on a formal constitution and a revised treaty formalizing its status of political union, felt able to congratulate itself on the strides made since its foundation.
By Rawle Toney With just two more days before the start of the country’s biggest basketball tournament, one of the powerhouse teams from Linden is not bragging and boasting but are simply saying they will be very competitive.
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday denied offering Russia a deal in which Washington would slow deployment of a missile defense shield in Europe in exchange for Moscow’s help in a nuclear stand-off with Iran.
Dear Editor, I agree with Mr Clinton Urling (‘Nothing wrong about changing one’s position if circumstances change,’ SN March 3) that a President can change his position to reflect changed political realities.
