Daily Archive: Saturday, March 28, 2009

Former President Mrs Janet Jagan passed away this morning at the Georgetown Hospital.

-Another man in custody As police intensify their investigations into the brutal murder of two Pomeroon men, ranks have identified a man who may have information linked to drug trafficking which could see a breakthrough in the case.

Police, while chasing a suspect at Hadfield Street yesterday morning, accidentally shot an Office of the President employee in her ankle.

Dubbed “the most fabulous restaurant ever seen in Guyana” and comparable to those around the world, the New Thriving restaurant threw open its doors amidst much fanfare yesterday, returning to Main Street after nine years.

Former President Mrs Janet Jagan was yesterday admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after complaining of feeling unwell.

The PNCR is maintaining that it is not possible that drug kingpin Roger Khan’s activities in Guyana would not have been  known to senior officials of the Guyana government.

Application to be publicised An application by the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) for a tariff consolidation has been suspended by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) pending further consultations.

A 25-year-old mother of one yesterday pleaded not guilty and was granted bail to the tune of $200,000 when a charge of simple larceny was read to her by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A woman was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) while her two sisters were treated and sent away after they were attacked by a male relative early yesterday morning.

Two Nigerian nationals yesterday pleaded not guilty to the charges of illegal entry, conspiracy to commit a felony and document  forgery when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

-Rohee urges Berbicians to embrace it At the recommissioning of the Felix Austin Police College yesterday Berbicians were encouraged to embrace the recruitment drive and make maximum use of the facility which is crucial to the ‘B’ Division.

A 46-year-old woman was yesterday refused bail after she pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics when it was read to her by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Rice miller and farmer Beni Sankar says he doesn’t think that the recent slashing of the export commission will enable millers to pay growers more for their paddy.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has reminded that April 30 is the deadline for filing all tax returns and says that late returns will automatically incur penalties.

– `Gayle Force’, Bravo power West Indies to easy win over England BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chris Gayle marauded 80 from 43 balls to lead West Indies to an eight-wicket victory over England in the rain-affected third One-day International yesterday at Kensington Oval.

Help and Shelter in alliance with Every Child Guyana on Thursday held its first Pickney Project Roundtable to discuss the findings thus far and among them was the need for community support and involvement in protecting children from abuse.

“As far as I am concerned he is still the Territorial Development Officer (TDO) of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB),” says president of the GCB Chetram Singh.

Guyana’s middleweight champion Howard “Battersea Bomber” Eastman has inked his contract to fight Lennox “Too Sharp” Allen for the vacant Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) super middleweight title.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has accused the government of exploiting flaws in the nomination process for the establishment of the Rights of the Child Commission, saying that it secured four instead of two nominees stipulated in law.

Nine players wing out for Barbados yesterday A nine-member team departed Guyana yesterday for Barbados where they will participate in the Barbados Junior International Lawn tennis tournament this weekend.

TRELAWNY, England, CMC – Tamar Lambert narrowly missed out on a century as Jamaica’s progress was stymied by an incisive spell from left-arm seamer Kenroy Peters, on the opening day of their 12th round WICB Regional four-day match yesterday.

Flying Ace Cycle Club’s (FACC) 16-year-old riding star Neil Reece Jnr.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The United States tried to  save its financial and automotive industries yesterday, with  President Barack Obama urging bankers to sell their toxic  assets and his autos task force finalizing a rescue plan.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chile’s President Michelle  Bachelet unwittingly embarrassed British Prime Minister Gordon  Brown yesterday when she said Chile had put aside money during  good economic times to help it through the downturn.

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, Mar 27, CMC – The young Barbadian Omar Phillips smashed a maiden first-class hundred and piloted Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) to a solid position against the Leeward Islands on yesterday’s opening day of their 12th round WICB Regional Four-day match.

JAKARTA, (Reuters) – A wall of water from a burst  dam killed 52 people on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital  Jakarta yesterday, crashing into hundreds of homes while many  residents slept, officials said.

Responsible batting from openers Delbert Hicks and Renwick Batson helped Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) crush Bermine Sports Club in their clash at the Area H ground last Saturday to book their place in the semi-final of the ABS limited-overs first-division competition.

One to watch Paul Charles has had one philosophy in his years of dancing, funny thing is he often forgets what that is and only remembers on occasion when his memory serves him well.

Culture  Box Everyone has their stories about them. Their favourites, the ones they dislike, the exceptional ones that occupy a special place, the ones reviled and destroyed.

LONDON, (Reuters) – GCSE science exams taken by  more than 500,000 children aged 15 and 16 last summer failed to  stretch able pupils and contained too many multiple choice  questions, the government’s exams watchdog said yesterday.

Essequibo 50-miler tomorrow The second annual Essequibo 50-mile cycle road race takes place tomorrow and several prizes and prime point awards are up for grabs, according to organizer and national coach Hassan Mohammed.

Dear Editor, Dr M Shahabuddeen, in his comprehensively researched book From Plantocracy to Nationalism, traces the development of sugar in this country from the 1630s to the time of nationalization. 

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama  unveiled a new war strategy for Afghanistan yesterday with a  key goal — to crush al Qaeda militants there and in Pakistan  who he said were plotting new attacks on the United States.

Dear Editor, The Amerindian community at Four Miles, Port Kaituma, North West District has an invasion of cows and they are destroying our agricultural crops on which we depend for a living.

Hi Everyone,  have you ever been to a restaurant, eaten a meal or a particular dish and then tried to replicate it at home?

– Kanhai named MVP The McKenzie High School (MHS) maintained their dominance of school basketball in Linden by winning the Ministry of Sport inter-school tournament when they th rashed the Linden Technical Institute (LTI) 64-33 on Tuesday at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court.

Dear Editor, I have been trying hard to get a clear understanding of the current debate about NIS investments, and I thought of taking a step by step approach to see how the logic spins out: 1.

MOMBASA, Kenya, (Reuters) – Kenyan police released  yesterday a tourist operator wrongly suspected of being the  fugitive Bosnian Serbian military commander Ratko Mladic.

Ten  teams will be vying for the $100,000 first prize when the West Side Cup Easter Knockout football tournament kicks off tomorrow at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground, West Coast Demerara.

Through dance and drama, the story of a devoted husband who fights a “colossal war” to liberate his kidnapped wife who is totally devoted to him, will be told on the stage of the National Cultural Centre come April 11 in a production called Ramlila.

The Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) Annual Novices and Schoolboys Weightlifting Championships will be staged tomorrow at Club Blue Note, Camp Street, from 10:00hrs.

Fashion meets pop art in a creative way next Tuesday at 1 pm on Iconoclasts on DIRECTV Channel 999, in the form of English fashion designer Stella McCartney and American artist Edward Ruscha.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Kenyan Prime Minister Raila  Odinga slammed the country’s “pathetic” anti-corruption bodies  yesterday, accusing them of obstructing government efforts to  fight the scourge of east Africa’s biggest economy.

Dear Editor, Snarling at the letter writer (‘The well-being of a people depends ultimately on the masses,’ March 19) with such zeal in the editorial (‘The well-being of the masses,’ March 27), though well written, does not accomplish anything productive.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A prestigious medical journal yesterday accused Pope Benedict of distorting scientific  evidence to promote Catholic doctrine by saying that condoms  increase the spread of AIDS.

President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) retired Col. Godwin McPherson said that he was more than pleased with the performance of the participating clubs in this year’s Next Level Entertainment (NLE) basketball tournament which ended recently.

Dear Editor, At last airline passengers are airing their concerns.  Of all the airlines I have regularly used over the past 28 years, the worst are those with a North American superstructure. 

The search is on for a new student designer and all interested young people have until Monday to return their completed application forms to the Facts and Roses office at Lot 43 Garnett Street, Campbellville.

Georgetown Football Club (GFC) and Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United blew away their opponents in first round action of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Banks Premium Beer Knockout tournament on Wednesday evening at the Tucville playfield.

Thirst Park last Saturday, was transformed into a garden for the Bishops’ High School Old Students Association inaugural Tea Party and Fashion Show, ‘Classic El Dorado – Art in Motion’.

Dear Editor, Last year, Guyana managed to sustain macroeconomic stability despite the challenges posed by the global economic crisis.

After Stabroek News highlighted the eroding seawall at Lima, Essequibo Coast in December last year a bit of work was done as can be seen in this photograph.

LANDI KOTAL, Pakistan, (Reuters) – A suicide  bomber killed 37 people when he blew himself up in a crowded  Pakistani mosque near the Afghan border yesterday, government  officials said.

Flamingo and Vasco battle to draw Flamingo and Vasco Football Clubs played to a goalless draw on Wednesday as preliminary round action in the Net-Rockers Football Club Linden Town Week Under-19 tournament continued at the Bayroc Community Centre ground.

Dear Editor, I wish to commend your newspaper for reporting on the draft document on minority issues in Guyana prepared by Gay McDougall who was named the First United Nations Independent Expert on Minority Issues in August 2005.

In two weeks, ten young ladies will vie for this year’s Miss Bartica Regatta crown and according to the organizers, patrons can expect good clean competition in a relaxed and secure atmosphere.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Caribbean thinkers are agreeing that an immediate need to find liquidity to support Jamaica’s budget, as well as those of other islands in the region, should be the foremost issue on the agenda of Prime Minister Bruce Golding and other Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders when they meet with United States President Barack Obama at the fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad next month.

After this newspaper highlighted the non-functioning Andrews koker at Essequibo in December last year, the channel was dredged in January, residents say.

A generation ago, every child growing up in Guyana knew, long before they could spell them, what the words ‘lawless’ and ‘watless’ (‘worthless’) meant.