Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Magistrate Nigel Hawke was tied, gagged and left on his bathroom floor early yesterday morning as a robber armed with an AK-47 reigned terror in his Non Pariel home for approximately 45 minutes.

More than 100 employees of CLICO (Bahamas) had their services officially terminated last Thursday, when they were sent home without severance packages or letters detailing what compensation they would receive.

– then takes her to hospital A woman is now hospitalised after being brutally stabbed by the father of her son who accused her of being unfaithful.

For a 103-year-old lady, Adina Capitus has a forceful punch; not in the sense of a young person but not what would be expected from a centenarian either.

Clement Bailey, ex-police officer and former driver of Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, was sentenced to four years for killing Clifton Garraway.

The 39-year-old Victory Valley, Wismar Linden resident Patrick Henry, who was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was reportedly beaten by persons in his hometown, died on Saturday.

The two suspects who were being questioned by police for the attempted murder of Commissioner of Insurance Maria van Beek were not identified as being part of the crime when an identification parade was conducted yesterday.

The mangled body found on the Turkyen Public Road early Sunday morning has been identified as 70-year-old Leroy Bobb New Market Street, North Cummingsburg.

Using advanced agricultural technologies to cultivate non-traditional crops, Greenfield Farms is at the forefront of revolutionizing local farming practices to boost overseas exports.

When the Industry home of Gangapersaud Bachan and Inderai Bahadur was razed on Sunday, it was only the most recent in a continuing spate of fires, believed to be electrical in origin.

President Bharrat Jagdeo recently held discussions with Bahamas-based GOPEC International Limited which is considering building an estimated US$9B oil refinery here.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) said it has received the $10M budgeted by the government and has outlined a programme of works to be done.

La Fleur’s golden goal spurs Camptown to c/ship winQuame La Fleur scored a stunner in the final of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/ Banks Premium Beer Knockout Competition against the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), to lead Sunburst Camptown to the title on Sunday at the Tucville playfield.

A 32-year-old Kitty resident escaped with his life early yesterday morning following a confrontation with another man on Sheriff Street during which shots were fired.

Police said unaware of threats Police said they were unaware of any threats being made to Alicia Foster by a businessman shortly before she was gunned down last October.

The Plaisance Community Centre ground will be abuzz with action tonight as the second annual Mackeson Stout/ Digicel-sponsored Bakewell Buxton Stars organized Sweet 16 football tournament kicks off.

– tournament to bowl off tomorrow All three counties have selected their respective squads to contest this year’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/GTM sponsored under-19 Inter-county three-day competition which is scheduled to commence tomorrow at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground.

Public transport vehicles will be allowed to keep the original radios/CD players they were purchased with, following deliberations between President of the General Minibus Association Lylon Weithers and Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee.

Central/Upper Corentyne was declared the winner of the first ever Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Diamond Fire and General Insurance Company Under-19 Inter-zone tournament after heavy rain forced an early abandonment of the finals versus West Berbice at the Port Mourant ground.

A 23-year-old confectionary vendor yesterday pleaded not guilty to the charge of larceny from the person when it was read to him by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A 30-year-old currency vendor yesterday pleaded not guilty to the charge of felonious wounding when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) organized second division two-day cricket competition which is jointly sponsored by Cummings Electrical Company and P & P Insurance Brokers was launched at the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus recently.

A Grove Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara, family was on Sunday night robbed of over $3 million in jewellery and cash by three masked men armed with handguns.

Dear Editor, Over the last few weeks the issue of two airstrips in Leguan and Wakenaam has drawn a wide variety of views in your newspaper, mostly negative.

LEICESTER, England,  CMC – West Indies coach John Dyson has slammed the condition of the Grace Road pitch for West Indies opening match on their tour of England against Leicestershire yesterday.

A 26-year-old plumber was yesterday placed on $30,000 bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of unlawful assault.

LEICESTER, England, CMC – West Indies’ batting failed to ease concerns that it could be the weak link in their three-day tour match against Leicestershire yesterday, after bowling their opponents out cheaply.

Dear Editor,I was deeply saddened upon learning of the passing of veteran cricket star Berlin Shaheed of Port Mourant. 

Dear Editor, Eduardo Galeano is a brilliant writer who captures the spirit − blood, tears, joy, struggles, hopes − of the peoples of the Americas.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, (Reuters) – Matthew Hayden and Muttiah Muralitharan steered the Chennai Super Kings to an emphatic 92-run win over the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

Magistrate Krishendat Persaud granted $25,000 bail to a Georgetown mother of six when she appeared before him in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court charged with shoplifting rum.

Dear Editor, I am very sad that less than 25 years after President’s College (PC) opened its doors there are signs that this educational institution will soon be dissolved.

NAIN, Jamaica, CMC – Jerome Taylor has declared himself fit to take his rightful place in the West Indies team on their current tour of England.

A 40-year-old prospective bridegroom was yesterday placed on a bond to keep the peace and ordered to pay $5,000 court costs, when his bride-to-be decided against testifying against him in an assault charge.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidadian football czar Jack Warner has defended the appointment of new national head coach Russell Latapy and has backed the former midfield star to resuscitate the country’s quickly fading FIFA World Cup hopes.

Dear Editor, I refer to Sunday Stabroek’s editorial of April 19, 2009, with the caption ‘State of anarchy?’

HAVANA (Reuters) – President Barack Obama‘s easing of the US trade embargo against Cuba has awakened long-frustrated hopes for change in US-Cuba relations but also uncertainty about whether the two governments are too locked into old positions to end 50 years of enmity.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson granted $50,000 each to two 17-year-old boys accused of stealing a motorcycle while it was parked on the road.

LONDON,(Reuters) – Arsenal will be without leading strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Robin van Persie for the Premier League trip to Liverpool today, manager Arsene Wenger said.

Dear Editor, I am somewhat bewildered!  Why is the Peoples National Congress so afraid of an investigation into Globe Trust? 

KINGSTON (Reuters) – A would-be hijacker surrendered to the authorities yesterday after releasing the last of more than 180 hostages he seized hours earlier aboard a Canadian charter jet in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

(Reuters/Denis Balibouse) GENEVA (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prompted a rare walk-out at the United Nations yesterday when he called Israel a “cruel and repressive racist regime” in his remarks to a conference on race.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers made a fantastic start to the defence of their Western  Conference title on Sunday, racing to a 22-point first-half  lead on the way to a 113-100 victory over the Utah Jazz.

Dear Editor, I was most disappointed with the lack of live international (US/BBC/ Al-jazeera) TV coverage for the Sunmmit of the Americas.

The Food and Drug Department in the wake of information received from Health Canada on Health Hazard Evaluation conducted by both Health Canada and manufacturer Apotex is recalling APO Clindamycin Hydrochloride 150 and 300 mg; Batch Nos.

Original? Undoubtedly so! This young man was the only one of his gender to compete in the Inner Wheel Club’s Garden Party and Hat Show at the Promenade Gardens on Saturday.

Dear Editor, President Obama recently took it upon himself to apologise to world leaders for past US misdeeds (to put it mildly). 

LONDON, (Reuters) – Russia’s Dinara Safina was  confirmed as world number one in the WTA rankings published yesterday to complete a famous double for her family.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Sunday the US trade embargo against Cuba must go, but he was mum on his brother Raul Castro’s recent offer to talk with Washington about “everything,” including political prisoners and human rights.

The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) is planning three melas and an exhibition at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri to celebrate 171 years since the arrival of East Indians to Guyana.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Barack Obama‘s presidency has been a wild ride for the US Congress and lawmakers are bracing for more turbulence when they begin returning yesterday to tackle an array of tough issues from healthcare to energy.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Times dominated the Pulitzer Prizes announced yesterday, winning five of the coveted awards for investigative, breaking news and international reporting, feature photography and criticism.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has condemned the shooting of the Judicial Manager of CLICO (Guyana) Maria van Beek.

MILAN, (Reuters) – Juventus will have to play a  home game behind closed doors after fans racially abused Inter  Milan striker Mario Balotelli in Saturday’s 1-1 Serie A draw,  the Italian league said yesterday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s top opposition leader is seeking asylum abroad and will not appear in court to face corruption charges brought by President Hugo Chavez’s government, opposition officials said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Guyana seems to be withstanding the economic downturn quite well.

Tricky path to justice? An elderly couple navigating a rickety bridge over a wide drain at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A US judge blocked the transfer of the personal wealth of swindler Bernard Madoff and his wife because it could be subject to forfeiture as various parties compete to lock down the assets for distribution to defrauded investors.

Dear Editor, President Jagdeo and many others have unique gifts which mark them off from the common run of humans.

Tourism ministers meet Tourism Ministers of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are meeting in St Vincent this week to discuss initiatives to improve the industry’s performance.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Friday granted $50,000 bail to a man accused of stealing $159,000 from another man by slipping it out of his pocket.

Victim of the nets: This Leatherback turtle lay dead on the Georgetown seawall at Kingston yesterday, the damage to its back suggesting it had been a victim of fishing nets.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Triple Olympic sprint champion  and world record holder Usain Bolt will fine-tune his world  championship preparations by running the 100 metres at the  London Grand Prix in July, organisers said yesterday.

The Professional Guard Services Inc has awarded nine employees in its first quarterly presentation award ceremony for the year.

Dear Editor, I wonder how disappointed many from this part of the hemisphere were with US First Lady Michelle Obama’s no-show during the just concluded 5th Summit of the Americas in Trinidad.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Twenty-one horses from a  Venezuelan team competing at the U.S.

Two weeks after Commissioner of Police Henry Greene passed the normal age of retirement and celebrated his thirty-fifth year in the Guyana Police Force, he remains on the job.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Allen Stanford, the Texas financier facing civil charges for a massive fraud, has asked a judge to unfreeze at least $10 million in assets to allow him to pay his defense attorneys, according to court documents filed on Sunday.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson granted a father of three $110,000 bail when he appeared to answer to charges that he had broken into a vehicle through the windscreen and stolen the CD tape deck.

(Reuters/Adnan Abidi) MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian police in Mumbai are probing accusations that the father of a child star of the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire tried to sell his daughter for 200,000 pounds ($290,000).