
Shooting of van Beek may have been to settle old score
The shooting of Commissioner of Insurance Maria van Beek by a gunman last month may have been to settle an old score relating to a local insurance company, according to a reliable source.
Articles published on Sunday, May 24, 2009
The shooting of Commissioner of Insurance Maria van Beek by a gunman last month may have been to settle an old score relating to a local insurance company, according to a reliable source.
Even as President Bharrat Jagdeo prepares to press the case for better treatment of Guyanese residing in Barbados, the sentiment among politicians is that there should be improvements at home so as to encourage them to stay here.
(Trinidad Express) Guyana’s Honorary Consul to Trinidad Ernie Ross said yesterday that he has a list of employers accused of physically and sexually abusing illegal immigrants at the workplace.
– Alexander feels all parties need to atone Admitting that the PNC has made mistakes and some members may have done wrong in the past, prospective leadership candidate Dr Richard Van West Charles says the party has to take the blame, apologise as a principle and move forward.
Former first lady Varshnie Singh has described the recent passage of the Office for the Spouse of the President Bill by the National Assembly as a good move.
– pins him in trench A rice farmer of Wash Clothes, Mahaicony Creek was killed when the tractor he was driving careened into a trench and pinned him around 8.20 pm on Friday as he was returning home from work.
– challenges EC ‘interpretation’ Government, in defence of its actions regarding budgetary disbursements by the European Commission (EC) said it has met required deadlines and specified conditions but funds are still being withheld.
“We deh from house to house since the accident,” a frustrated Mohamed Kazim Hanif, whose house collapsed after two cars slammed into it last month, said yesterday.
Five workshops were held on Friday at the Guyana International Conference Center, Liliendaal, for children between the age groups of 9 and 14 to develop their capabilities in the application of ICT for creative and innovative activities.
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO hosted an International Health Regulations and Pandemic Influenza workshop in order to equip health care workers to detect and manage pandemic influenza.
Two men, who robbed a Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara Chinese Restaurant of over $280,000 on Friday night, are in police custody and will be charged shortly.
Almost a month after being severely injured when the vessel he was in was rammed by another boat, goldsmith Tulsiram Sukdeo is conscious but has lost portions of his memory and cannot remember the incident.
– Jagdeo President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Friday that the account for the US$15 million he was able to secure from the Petroleum Fund to meet some of the liabilities of CLICO Guyana has been established at the Bank of Guyana but the funds have not yet been disbursed.
The GDF soldier who had accidentally shot himself in the face on May 2 is still a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
In a new twist of events, the man who claimed that police “broke open” his door on Wednesday morning to arrest him for a murder that had not occurred is in fact wanted for questioning into robbery under arms.
Thomas Road and Albert Street will be closed to vehicular traffic from 6 pm tomorrow to facilitate the smooth conduct of the Independence Anniversary Flag Raising Ceremony.
The transmission rate of HIV can be significantly reduced should infected patients on treatment adhere to their medication, a treatment specialist who has been working with patients for the last few months has said.
Four teams record wins Another four teams recorded victories when day two of the second annual Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Courts Pee Wee Under-11 Football Competition ended at the Banks DIH ground, Thirst Park ground yesterday.
BRISTOL, England, CMC – West Indies skipper Chris Gayle is hoping to mark his 200th One-Day International with a victory against England in the second One-Day International today.
BRISTOL, England, CMC – Still searching for their first win on what has been a miserable tour, West Indies will hope to overcome their wretched form and escape the dreadful weather, when they clash with England in the second One-Day International today.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Perched at the top of women’s tennis, Dinara Safina is no longer just her brother Marat’s little sister.
Tapeball cricket teams from around the country will battle for top honours when the Guyana Softball and Windball Cricket Association (GS&WCA) stages a nationwide 15/15 tournament which is billed to bowl off mid next month.
by Robert V McRae, CPA On the Line: Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Annual Report 2008 – revisite Background Several weeks ago the Bank of Guyana (BoG) publicly and the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) management privately in a letter to me, responded to a guest Business Page published in Stabroek News of April 12, 2009 under my name.
The National senior football team (Golden Jaguars) has begun their rebuilding phase and will compete against an Upper Demerara selection this evening at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground in preparation for the Parbo Bier Cup which will be held in Suriname from June 1-8.
‘No ill or wrong will overmaster this’ There are some things that keep out the darkness that continually threatens in anyone’s life.
Preventing the transmission of HIV from mothers to their children and providing ongoing care and treatment were some of the issues dealt with at the World Health Assembly.
Jason Ray Khalil in stunning upset of top seed Downes Jason Khalil produced a stunning upset over the number-one ranked Under-19 player Oliver Downes on the fourth night of the Woodpecker Products-sponsored National junior squash championships at the Georgeton Club courts.
Representatives of the YWCA of Guyana have joined 50 other women in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) at a workshop aimed at ending violence against women and the spread of HIV in the Caribbean.
CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – LeBron James made a buzzer-beating three-pointer as time expired to rescue the Cleveland Cavaliers in a thrilling 96-95 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday.
Justice Diana Insanally last week sentenced an armed robbery convict to five years imprisonment after a probation report she had requested was presented at the Berbice Assizes.
The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce said it has thrown its full support behind the hosting of ‘Wakenaam Nite’ set for August.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Ana Ivanovic will start her French Open title defence against Italian Sara Errani today inspired by American rock band Kings of Leon.
Across the Caribbean, from Guyana to Belize, once peaceful and well ordered societies have become hosts to narcotics trafficking, money laundering, extortion, gun crime, kidnapping, robbery with violence, and more recently, those who would support acts of international terrorism.
(BBC) Andrew Strauss believes injury-hit England can continue their winning run against West Indies in today’s second one-day international in Bristol.
The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport made good its promise to the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) and five boxing gyms at a simple ceremony on Friday at its Main Street office, Georgetown.
Interview with Mexican Ambassador Fernando Sandoval Ambassador Fernando Sandoval of Mexico presented his letters of credence to President Bharrat Jagdeo on February 26 this year.
Ear ailments Maladies of the ear flap (pinna) (Continued) 1. Splitting of the ear tips Usually, an underlying infection or some other form of irritation (mange, foreign body stuck in the ear flap, horse fly bite, etc) can precipitate this condition which, as the name suggests, is a fissure (a split) on the tip of the ear.
The Consumer Protection Bill On Monday, May 11, 2009 the Consumers Affairs Division in the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce invited the Consumers Association to examine the Consumer Protection Bill 2006.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbadian cruiserweight boxer Shawn “The Sniper” Cox scored a sudden second-round technical knockout victory over St Lucian Patrick Wilson in the main event of the Stonewall Promotions’ three-fight card on Friday night.
Soca queen Shelly G performing for school children at the Kross Kolor Studios concert for schools at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s former President Roh Moo-hyun, hounded for weeks over links to a corruption scandal, appears to have jumped to his death in the mountains near his home yesterday, a top aide said.
Guyana’s batsman Krishna Arjune was in great form over the past week, slamming 158 for his club Bamboo Sports against Aranguez Sports in their North Championship clash.
The Chelsea Flower Show The Chelsea Flower Show always takes place during the third week in May in the grounds of the Chelsea Royal Hospital, and as I write it will probably have ended.
This farmer tending to his crops at Foulis, East Coast Demerara yesterday hopes to be able to reap them before the rains come.
Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now lives in Jamaica.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Street fighting erupted in the main town of Pakistan’s Swat valley yesterday as security forces mounted a new phase of their offensive against Taliban militants, the military said.
Camptown and Pele to clash tonight By Kizan Brumell Sunburst Camptown and Pele football clubs will collide this evening in a feature Premier League encounter which commences at 8pm at the Tucville Playfield as another Georgetown Football Association weekend concludes.
LONDON (Reuters) – A 13-year-old boy was arrested yesterday in connection with the murder of a teenager in east London, Scotland Yard said.
There have been some complaints about the very popular Radika Invasion, the latest in a long line of productions in Guyana featuring chutney-soca performers from Trinidad.
MONTE CARLO, Monaco, CMC – Lewis Hamilton will start 16th in today’s Monaco Grand Prix after crashing out of qualifying yesterday.
A young man’s game All other things being equal, confidence wins games.
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Hardline Islamist insurgents in Somalia’s capital fired mortar bombs at the presidential palace and attacked African Union peacekeepers last night at the end of a second day of heavy fighting .
(Trinidad Express) Ten inter-Caribbean LIAT flights were cancelled on Friday as four separate flight crews called in sick.
The National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue will come alive this weekend when the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) stages its National Intermediate Championships and Caribbean Games Box-Off.
The ‘whys’ and the woes of the stye By Dr Neeraj Jain, MBBS, MD (Ophthal), DNB, MNAMS What is a stye?
Dear Editor, The main view articulated by Ms Fidela Corbin in her letter regarding Mr Khemraj Ramjattan’s call for information on her father’s overseas treatment, which was published in the Stabroek News on May 21, 2009, respectfully, should not be allowed to contend.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – The Bangalore Royal Challengers beat the Chennai Super Kings by six wickets at the Wanderers yesterday to reach the Indian Premier League (IPL) final.
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s government plans to crack down on media companies that used corruption to get state-issued radio and television concessions, President Rafael Correa said yesterday.
On February 26, 1997, this newspaper published an editorial captioned ‘Tell the people.’
An art exhibition under the theme Image and Identity was declared open on Wednesday at the National Gallery, Castellani House.