Daily Archive: Thursday, June 11, 2009

Lusignan residents are to have a better water supply in another three months as a contract has been signed for a new well to be dug in the area, replacing the current one which will outlive its usefulness in less than four months.

-Limers beaten, robbed in chilling attack Bandits early yesterday morning shot a man in the neck; beat, terrorised and robbed eight others at a small grocery and barbershop on Mandela Avenue before escaping in a waiting car, having also grabbed two five-pound tins of Fern Leaf milk powder.

-recovers two hijacked vessels The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard, after recovering two hijacked Guyanese fishing vessels, yesterday exchanged gunfire with a speedboat which retreated in the direction of Venezuela.

The Organisation of American States (OAS) approved its second resolution on “Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” at its 39th General Assembly held in San Pedro Sula, Honduras  from June 1–3.

– bought knives on Saturday The Vreed-en-Hoop man, who slashed his former reputed wife to death on Tuesday before turning the knife on himself and ingesting a poisonous substance, died early yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) and reports are that he carefully planned the event.

The collection of garbage in the city is still on hold as the two companies contracted by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) are yet to reach an agreement with the Council, although a portion of the outstanding debt was paid yesterday.

Patricia Bobb-Semple panicked, grabbed her personal documents and ran out of her Camp Street home yesterday after she heard a loud bang then saw a cloud of smoky dust when a section of the old Plaza Cinema building collapsed yesterday.

Harish Narine Sugrim, owner of the Sugrim line of contracting services and auto sales, was yesterday granted bail to the tune of $1M when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of obtaining money by false pretence.

A military court has ordered that Second Lieutenant Duane Rigby be discharged from duty after he was convicted on Tuesday afternoon for being out of the barracks beyond 18:00 hrs without permission from headquarters on the day Corporal Wesley Hopkinson and Private Colwin Harris died following a boat mishap in the Cuyuni River.

An 18-year-old, accused of attempting to strangle and rob a taxi driver, was remanded to prison when he appeared before the Christiansburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) member, who reportedly sexually assaulted a female civilian staffer attached to the army base at Tacama, is in police custody.

Jordan had offered Guyana scholarships for five students to pursue Islamic Studies via internet video instruction, when President Bharrat Jagdeo visited in March.

Saying that the school is neglected, teachers of President’s College continued their sit-in for a second day yesterday even as students prepare to write their end of school-year-exams today.

– Kayode Mc Kinnon Former national midfield player Kayode McKinnon says he is disillusioned with the Golden Jaguars’ recent outing in Suriname where they competed in the 2009 Parbo Bier Cup tournament.

A former prison officer was this week sentenced to three years imprisonment after he was found guilty of trafficking in 38 grammes of marijuana on December 7, 2006.

By Tiadi Blair Manager of Leon “Hurry Up” Moore Carwyn Holland is calling on the private sector and the government to lend a hand in supporting amateur and professional boxing in Guyana.

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) yesterday announced a 28-member contingent for the 2009 Caribbean Games and, according to GOA president, K.

Die Hard XI and El Dorado XI were the latest teams to record victories in the Essequibo zone of the Guyana Softball League (GSL) organized Trophy Stall 15-Overs Countrywide Round Hand Softball Competition at the Perseverance ground.

Trust submitted to BoG …in wake of Stanford investment woes The Hand-in-Hand Group of Companies has submitted its plan to restore the capital adequacy of Hand-in-Hand Trust for approval by the Bank of Guyana (BoG).

Following heated debate, the National Assembly on Thursday last adopted the Fourth Periodic Report of the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Economic Services (PSCES).

Organizers of the recently-concluded Georgetown Inter-Ward Basketball Tournament say that next year they are looking to make the tournament bigger by inviting some wards out of Linden and Berbice and also increasing the tournament’s first prize to $1M.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Obama administration yesterday named Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer who oversaw the  government’s compensation fund for victims of the Sept.

Refusing to budge from the call for local government polls to be held under a reformed system, the opposition has withheld participation in the parliamentary review of legislative reforms, in a bid to ensure government upholds its commitment to table all of the proposed laws.

Former President of  Fruta Conquerors Football Club, Sheldon Braithwaite donated a set of football equipment and gears to the club when he paid them a visit on Tuesday at the Tucville Playfield.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s Congress yesterday  suspended two land-use laws that sparked clashes in which 60  people were killed last week, but indigenous people opposed to  development in the Amazon jungle vowed to keep protesting.

Stabroek News reminds writers that letters for publication should carry a valid name, full address (street or village names alone are not accepted) and a phone number where they can be contacted.

The Sunburst Camptown Football Club was in a state of shock at the passing of their junior football player Royell Ramsey last Sunday following a brief illness.

Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday announced that cabinet has granted its “no objection” to three awards, including one which is vital for the holding of local government elections.

LONDON, England, CMC – On the back of Zaheer Khan’s four-wicket haul and a half-century by Rohit Sharma, defending champions India predictably cruised past Ireland by eight wickets in their ICC World Twenty20 Group A match yesterday.

Dear Editor, In a SN article of May 27, the Agriculture Minister stated that the design to upgrade the drainage capacity of the Cunha sluice/canal on the East Bank Demerara has been completed and the documents are to be transmitted to the World Bank for funding, the cost of which is estimated at US$I.5M.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s highest court, the  House of Lords, ruled against the government yesterday in a  sensitive case involving the use of secret evidence to justify  imposing home curfews on terrorism suspects.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – An elderly gunman linked to  an anti-Jewish website killed a security guard at the U.S. 

Dear Editor, I was grieved and distraught at the brutal killing of the young chain robber, and that people would stand around and watch him slowly die in the rain.

A 21-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of robbery under arms.

NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – Sloppiness in the field undermined spirited batting and conspired to send West Indies sliding to a 15-run defeat against Sri Lanka in the final Group-C match in the ICC World Twenty20 Championship yesterday.

– Orlando’s  Magicians stun Lakers to trim deficit to one game ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – The Orlando Magic stormed back into contention in the NBA Finals by knocking off the Los Angeles Lakers 108-104 on Tuesday, trimming the deficit in their best-of-seven series to 2-1.

Dear Editor, Like many Guyanese I mourn the loss of a great son of Guyana, Professor Richard Allsopp.

–addresses child labour The National Assembly recently passed two bills which seek to improve the conditions of workers locally.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – A Dutch regional government  stepped down yesterday after it lost 78 million euros ($110  million) in savings at an Icelandic bank unit and a commission  found it did not follow proper procedures.

Dear Editor, Last week we were advised by SN that Lady Guymine, female calypsonian, had passed away, and your article unfolded most of her accomplishments together with praise for her contribution.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Pushed by industry groups to  cut emissions by the minimum and pulled by developing nations  to cut deeply, Japan’s prime minister went down the middle, and  in doing so has undermined global climate talks.

(Antigua Sun) – Shondell Glasgow’s face is battered and bruised almost beyond recognition and she could barely speak more than 24 hours after an ordeal which she said she hopes no other woman in Antigua and Barbuda would have to endure.

Dear Editor, I refer to a recent letter in the GC (June 6) by a parent, Ms Amanda Blair, who claimed to have noticed several improprieties at the St Margaret’s Primary School Fair.

TORONTO, Canada, CMC – Jamaica’s triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year after his historic performances at the Beijing Olympics last year.

President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday held a follow-up meeting with a group from the North Rupununi on the draft document of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) for which national consultations were launched on Monday.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistan launched a  new operation against Taliban fighters in the northwest yesterday, a day after an attack on a luxury hotel in Peshawar  killed at least nine people, including two foreign U.N. 

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (Reuters) – Leaders of PetroCaribe, the energy alliance that groups regional oil powerhouse Venezuela with 17 Caribbean and Central American states, are meeting this week to plan a strategy to confront the global economic downturn.

PM Golding worried about Caricom Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding has warned that the existence of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) is at risk.

Dear Editor, Never having visited the Georgetown Public Hospital I believed the worst, and always dreaded the thought of ever having to go there for anything.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – Suriname-born former Dutch international Edgar Davids helped Suriname take the runner-up spot in the Parbo Bier Cup this past weekend.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – World powers yesterday agreed to expand sanctions to punish North Korea for  its recent nuclear test and weapons program, as Russia said it  expected the North to launch another provocative missile test.

The first of the Rights of Children (ROC) ‘Living Sustainably’ environmental Public Service Announcements (PSA) produced by secondary schools around the country was aired on Channel 2 during the news on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, I refer to David Hinds’ letter in SN,  June 5, captioned ‘For the PPP its all about a god-given right to govern,’ which may not be appropriate to the main contents of his letter.

Empty belly life! Rotten smelly life! Full of sorrow life! No tomorrow life!

The Child Care and Protection Unit of the human services ministry recently investigated claims of child labour at Mahaica as it continues its campaign to extract children from unsafe and exploitative environments.

(Jamaica Observer) – Three more cases of Influenza A (H1N1) ‘swine flu’ have been detected by the Ministry of Health, and as with all previous cases, were linked with travel to New York in the United States.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant had a simple explanation for his shooting problems during the final three quarters of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 108-104 loss to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited on June 1 handed over the refurbished Houston Community High School at a special General Assembly.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz  Inacio Lula da Silva told Reuters in an interview yesterday  that Brazil is open to adopting targets for greenhouse gas  emissions if rich countries do more to curb climate change.

NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – The West Indies were fined yesterday for a slow over-rate during their 15-run loss to Sri Lanka during the Group C match in the ICC World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge.