Articles published on Tuesday, March 17, 2009
In a shocking twist, Guyanese businessman Shaheed Roger Khan yesterday pleaded guilty to all pending charges against him in the US, including drug trafficking and witness tampering and is likely to serve 15 years behind bars.
The financial meltdown of CLICO (Guyana) has caused a snag in a $200 million insurance policy claim by the family of slain businessman Farouk Kalamadeen, just over a month after the company challenged an attempted to collect on the policy.
– January figures down 13% in some countries The Inter-American Develop-ment Bank (IDB) yesterday announced a projected decline in remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean for 2009, indicating a likely reduction in a key source of revenue for the local economy.
A 45-year-old Avon representative yesterday pleaded not guilty to the charge of fraudulent conversion when it was read to her by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
-as police begin enforcement The police yesterday began enforcement of new traffic laws which forced some minibus operators off the road to put themselves in order while many others were detained at police stations within Georgetown, on the East Coast, East Bank and West Coast Demerara.
Cops still hunting suspect Up to press time last evening, the police were still looking for the minibus driver who fatally stabbed his reputed wife on Thursday, moments after she left home for work.
– domestic violence accused tells court A 35-year-old miner yesterday pleaded not guilty to the charge of assault when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds urged JPs and commissioners of oaths to work towards achieving their motto, in his address at their annual general meeting held at City Hall on Saturday.
Ryan Hescott who police said was wounded during a shootout after they descended on a Laing Avenue house on Sunday in search of a murder accused, is still a patient under guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital and once he is well enough, will face a number of charges.
Caricom Heads of Government recently signalled their endorsement of the position proposed by Guyana on promoting the preservation of forests and on carbon credit for the region.
Two men yesterday pleaded not guilty to the charge of unlawful possession when it was read to them by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
The UK-based Department for International Develop-ment (DFID) is partnering with the local aquaculture sector by providing breeding stock of tilapia, in an attempt to diversify and improve the local sector.
-beat Alpha United 4-2 on penalty kicks Pele Football Club ended the 14th annual Mayor’s Cup tournament with victory over defending champions Alpha United in the final of the Digicel powered competition last Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club ground.
Dear Editor, I am a resident of Chimney Road, Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara.
Dear Editor, A single day does not pass without, in the newspapers, some reference to the embarrassment of our treatment of women.
Kings and Royals rule againThe Kashif and Shanghai Kings and the Victory Valley Royals once again stamped their authority on this year’s Next Level Entertainment (NLE) basketball tournament by coming out victorious in quarter-final action Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
A 22-year-old man yesterday pleaded not guilty to the charges of simple larceny, burglary, and escaping from lawful custody when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought to claw back bonuses paid to employees of insurer AIG yesterday, expressing outrage that taxpayer money was used to reward executives at the bailed-out firm.
By Rawle Toney The West Indies and the England cricket teams arrived yesterday for the opening matches of the Digicel Limited Overs Series at the Providence National Stadium on Friday and Sunday.
Dear Editor, Recently I read an article dealing with some rice statistics relating to the upcoming season.
Clico (Guyana) judicial manager, Maria van Beek is still preparing the company’s financial report for the High Court and was yesterday granted additional time.
ST POELTEN, Austria (Reuters) – An Austrian man who fathered seven children with a daughter he held in a cellar for 24 years pleaded guilty to incest yesterday but denied murdering their newborn son and enslaving her.
Baseball superstar Manny Ramirez will be stepping “onto the pitch” to “protect his wicket” against a cricket pitcher to promote DIRECTV’s CricketTicket™ Service.
Dear Editor, After reading Mr Sattaur’s letter of March 12, 2009 titled ‘Comments on the polygraph tests were “misrepresented”’ in SN I am still trying to understand whether Mr Sattaur is willing to personally take the polygraph test.
Less than a week after issuing a wanted bulletin for a man called `Dougla’ in connection with last month’s shooting to death of a miner, police yesterday released some additional information about the suspect.
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – President Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar has vowed to fight to the death if rebel soldiers try to drive him from power in the Indian Ocean island.
TEHRAN – Moderate former president Mohammad Khatami withdrew from Iran’s presidential election yesterday, allies said, a move analysts say may boost President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election chances.
Two armed men confronted a woman in her Best Village, West Coast Demerara home yesterday and, after tying her up with duct tape, escaped with close to $1.5 million.
Dear Editor, I think I am correct if I say that the President of Guyana has signed into law the banning of music on all public transportation.
-no result on first innings Despite a five wicket haul from spinner Anthony Martin and a pugnacious 87 from Runako Morton, the 10th round rain-interrupted West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) sponsored regional four-day match between Guyana and the Leeward Islands meandered out into a draw with not even a result on first innings.
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Combined Campuses and Colleges pulled off only their second win of the WICB regional first class season when they predictably beat the Windward Islands by 165 runs at Arnos Vale yesterday.
(Antigua Sun) – Supervisor of Elections Lorna Simon said the Electoral Commission was in fact not ready to carry out the elections on 12 March.
Dear Editor, No one can deny the quantum leap of science and technology in today’s world; it is dazzling and mind boggling.
To facilitate the hosting of the Police Officers’ Annual Conference which begins tomorrow, Young Street between Camp and Parade streets will be closed to vehicular traffic on three days this week.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A humanitarian aid group expelled by Sudan said yesterday it had considered cooperating with the International Criminal Court investigation of crimes in Darfur but promptly dismissed the idea.
(BBC) – The British Govern-ment looks set to suspend the constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands after a damning report into allegations of corruption.
Dear Editor, We live in a country where our leader proclaimed some seventeen years ago that we have had a return to democracy, but indeed, Guyana lives the opposite.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Dave Bernard Jr and Nikita Miller shared eight wickets to bowl Jamaica to a 242-run victory over Barbados in their 10th round match of the WICB regional four-day competition yesterday at Kensington Oval, despite a hundred from opener Dale Richards.
Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali said efforts will be made to reactivate the old well at Meten-Meer-Zorg to allow residents to access potable water while works are ongoing at a water treatment plant in the area.
LONDON (Reuters) – Indian actress Shilpa Shetty will fly to Britain next week to visit Jade Goody, her former Celebrity Big Brother housemate who is dying of cancer, Goody’s publicist Max Clifford said on Saturday.
ON HOME TURF! The ICC’s number one ranked batsman in test cricket Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s makes his way across the tarmac of the Dr Cheddi Jagan International Airport with wife and son in tow.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Award-winning actor and activist Ron Silver, who was Emmy-nominated for his role on the hit US television drama “The West Wing,” died on Sunday of cancer.
The thirtieth anniversary of the only coup d’état in the anglophone Caribbean passed quietly on Friday, March 13.
Dear Editor, It cannot escape attention how our democratic parliamentary governance has been developing over the years, and this is very encouraging indeed and will further boost the morale of the nation.
The Ministry of Agriculture distributed 90 new and improved breeds of pigs to farmers who had lost livestock during the December/January rains.
Puerto Rican bank seeks US bailout A Puerto Rican state bank is seeking $5 billion from the US Federal Reserve to help the island withstand the economic crisis.
– Peter Singer is Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – South Africa will stage this year’s Champions Trophy one-day tournament in September and October, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.
The Muslim community in Guyana through the National Islamic Awards Committee has awarded Rayman Alli for outstanding work and service to the development of Islam in Guyana.
