Daily Archive: Sunday, June 7, 2009

– bleeds to death on pavement An Albouystown youth was shot dead in the city by a private citizen just after midday yesterday while fleeing the scene of a robbery he had committed.

As the police continue to look into the allegation of four soldiers robbing a Brazilian mining camp in Region One last week, some residents of Port Kaituma are questioning what became of an investigation into similar allegations made in October 2000 against a mining official, police and soldiers by Amerindians in the same region.

– urge govt to implement resettlement plan Amid exploitation from employers and an immigration policy which would see most of them being sent home, some undocumented Guyanese in Barbados are calling for government to put systems in place to help them resettle.

– suspect held In a literal reminder of the phrase ‘smoking kills’, a Port Kaituma resident was fatally stabbed by another man on Friday afternoon during a row over a cigarette.

The government is examining an amendment to extradition laws, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon announced last week.

– gold, diamond declarations exceed projections Buoyed by high prices and continuing off a strong performance last year, the local gold and diamond mining sector has so far, performed excellently, with declarations well over projections.

Special Branch heads from across the Caribbean wrapped up their three-day conference at the International Conference Centre at Liliendaal on Friday having discussed ideas on how to improve law enforcement and intelligence gathering capacities.

The IMF Consultation on the Guyana economy in 2008 Introduction Using its stock-in-trade jargon the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund in a Public Information Notice issued on May 19, 2009 gave a very favourable report on the performance of the Guyana economy for 2008.

The government’s lead negotiator for the implementation of the UK-funded security sector reform plan is optimistic of a resumption of talks.

Hiccups on the road to economic recovery! Last week’s column referred to two important ongoing debates concerning the future course of the global economic crisis.

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) yesterday began removing scrap iron belonging to South Carib Metals Company Limited, which it had ordered to vacate an area it was occupying at Urquhart Street but had not done so.

Woeful Windies slaughter mighty Aussies LONDON,  CMC – Chris Gayle smashed a typically belligerent 88 from 50 balls to earn the Man-of-the-Match award, and lead West Indies to a convincing seven-wicket victory over Australia in the ICC World Twenty20 Championship yesterday.

Woweta in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) is now enjoying solar power following the completion of a rural electrification pilot project spearheaded by the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) and funded  by a number of organsiations.

Cricket’s continuing evolution According to Allen Stanford, Chris Gayle and a host of others, it is the game of the future but cricket’s newest and shortest format, the Twenty20, had proved itself very much the game of the present well before its second World Championship that started so sensationally at Lord’s on Friday and the Oval yesterday.

The Guyana Citizens’ Initiative (GCI) has welcomed the news that the government is treating the rehabilitation of the Cunha sluice as a priority.

The new president of the Guyana Association of Women’s Lawyers (GAWL) is Sandra Kurtzious, who was unanimously elected when the body held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 29 at the Hotel Tower.

Chris Gayle’s Jekyll and Hyde West Indians In Robert Louis Stevenson’s book the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr.

The PNCR has commended the OAS on its unanimous decision to lift the suspension of Cuba at its recent General Assembly, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Fruta oppose homeboys in tonight’s final Homesters Sunburst Camptown and opponents Fruta Conquerors will battle this evening for top honours in the Camptown Football Club-organized Camptown Goodwill Series while the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and BK International Western Tigers will contest the third place showdown at the Camptown Football Ground.

Professor Richard Allsopp, January 23, 1923 –  June 3, 2009Professor Stanley Reginald Richard Allsopp, CHB, PhD, retired Reader and Honorary Professor of Caribbean Lexicography at the University of the West Indies, died on June 3, 2009, aged 86.

-LABA Pioneer Construction c/ships The Pioneer Construction-sponsored Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) first-division league resumed at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court with wins for Alleyene’s Retrieve Raiders and Glands Trucking Service Bulls.

Cabinet recently gave its “no objection” to five contracts valued over $157M that will benefit the social, housing and water and security sectors.

The Theatre Guild’s problems are not yet overIn 2004 ‘Arts on Sunday’ in the Sunday Stabroek carried a virtual SOS for the rescue of the  Theatre Guild whose Playhouse and adjoining buildings were in a state of serious disrepair and seemed about to collapse. 

A new AmericaWayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now lives in Jamaica.

Jaguars to play for salvation today against the French Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will play for pride today in their final game of this year’s Parbo Bier Cup in Suriname.

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) applauds President Bharrat Jagdeo for assenting to the traffic amendment bill targeting persons who drive under the influence (DUI) of alcohol.

Spearmint and old crocks In England it is called ‘flaming June.’

– Safina freezes in final of chilly French Open PARIS, (Reuters) – Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova froze out world number one Dinara Safina to claim a first French Open title yesterday after overwhelming her compatriot.

The Region Three RDC remembered late former PPP Councillor Sarabjeet Ramlakhan as “an indefatigable fighter with an indomitable spirit” when it convened its statutory meeting on Wednesday last.

What has happened to the Doha Round? David Jessop is the Executive Director of the Caribbean Council for Europe What has happened to the Doha Round at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the multilateral trade negotiation that was meant to encourage development through liberalising trade in goods and services?

RECIFE, Brazil/PARIS (Reuters) – Brazilian search  crews yesterday retrieved the first bodies from a crashed Air  France plane in the Atlantic and air investigators said faulty  speed readings had been detected on the same type of jets.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Dwight Howard scored only one basket during the Orlando Magic’s series-opening blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, but the All-Star centre is more worried about his team’s leaky defense going into Game Two of the NBA Finals.

CAIRO (Reuters) – A leader of an Islamist group that  waged an insurgency in Egypt in the 1990s called on Saturday for  al Qaeda and the Taliban to consider an opening offered by the  US president and call a halt to attacks on US civilians.

Common foot disorders (Part 1) A weekly column by Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital Inc.

NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – India’s Pragyan Ojha  claimed four wickets on his Twenty20 international debut to bowl  the holders to a 25-run win over Bangladesh in their opening  World Cup group A game yesterday.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The death toll from a fire  at a day-care centre in northern Mexico rose to 35 children  with at leas t 40 more hospitalized, many with life-threatening  burns, Mexican authorities said yesterday.

Standards are vital for export According to Mr Lloyd David, Public Relations Officer of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards, adherence to standards is very important when producing consumer goods for export, and these standards facilitate trade. 

PARIS, (Reuters) – With no Rafael Nadal to torment  him from the other side of the net in today’s French Open  final, Roger Federer must be thinking that this must be his  year to win the elusive Musketeers’ Cup.

Dear Editor, I read with utter surprise the statement made by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Commerce that he will be meeting shortly with importers of new tyres to examine if these can be imported at a cheaper cost!

YURIMAGUAS, Peru (Reuters) – Indigenous protesters  and Peru’s army refused to back down and a truce looked distant  yesterday, after two battles in the Amazon jungle killed some  50 people in the worst crisis of President Alan Garcia’s term.

Ear ailments  (continued) Middle ear infection (Otitis Media) Last week, we discussed external ear infections. 

LONDON, (Reuters) – New Zealand romped to a  seven-wicket victory over Scotland in a rain-shortened Twenty20  World Cup group D match at the Oval yesterday.

Dear Editor, Irresponsible and malicious statements relating to the Lodge Housing Scheme/Century Palm Gardens Environ-mental Project have come to my attention.

There was a time when West Indians in considerable numbers came to take advantage of economic opportunities in Guyana, because it was hard to make a living in their own small islands.

Nine-round rapid chess tournament  today Chess has entered a new era in its development.

BANGKOK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The family of David Carradine has asked US authorities to help unravel the  mystery of his death, amid conflicting reports about how his  body was found hanging naked in a Bangkok hotel.

BELMONT, New York, (Reuters) – Summer Bird streaked down the stretch to overtake Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and win the 141st running of the Belmont Stakes yesterday.

Dear Editor, Guyanese will never forget the day when they learned that Anthony Vieira had sold his TV channel.

The clock that strikes thirteen Let us applaud a small but significant victory in the never-ending battle against those who think – no, who are sure – they know what is best for us.