Articles published on Monday, June 15, 2009
-as domestic violence casualties grow About a month before she was brutally slashed to death by her former partner, Omwattie Kallicharran and her relatives had made the last of a long list of reports to the police about his threats.
The Giftland Office Max All-Stars eased past the GT&T IM2GO North Ruimveldt team by 15 points (70-55) as the Georgetown Inter-Ward tournament officially came to an end on Saturday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
LONDON, England, CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle, mindful of his team’s woeful form against England on their current trip, is anxious to lift his side to a crucial win against the home team in their ICC Twenty20 match today.
-urges police commanders to act The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday announced in an advertisement that it has advised police Divisional Commanders to take appropriate action against a number of businesses, residences and houses of worship which have been making noise and have been complained about.
Well-known Hindu pandit, Sri Prakash Gossai passed away this morning in the United States.
Residents of several south Wakenaam villages are calling on the authorities to make provisions for necessities including water and electricity as well as security for schoolgirls who trek several miles along the lonely public road which connects their villages to the central part of the island.
Four young ladies will head to the Turks and Caicos Islands to join an overseas group of players to represent Guyana at an invitational Under-20 four-nation tournament from tomorrow.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Hosting the soccer World Cup finals in 2018 or 2022 could contribute more than A$5 billion ($4.07 billion) to the country’s economy, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said yesterday.
The driver of a truck which caused a four-vehicle accident on the East Coast Public Road in the vicinity of Bachelor’s Adventure on Saturday is in police custody and could provide an early test of the recently assented to breathalyzer law.
NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia, CMC – Guyana’s former International Boxing Federation (IBF) super featherweight champion Gairy St Clair has announced his retirement from the sport.
As investigations into the alleged sexual abuse of several Linden boys continue, the accused police sergeant at Linden is still on official duty but did not report for work over the past few days.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Batsman David Hemp wants to continue playing for Bermuda but has ruled himself out of the race to replace Gus Logie as Bermuda’s next national in favour of a long-term teaching job at Solihull School in England.
Dewan Roshan, shot by one of two armed bandits at his home on Saturday evening, was stripped of his pants along with $80,000 and is still in a serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
The Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown on Tuesday commissioned several pieces of recreational equipment at the Eccles Nursery School which it had also refurbished.
LONDON, England, CMC – Former captain Mahela Jayawardene smashed an attacking 78 and helped Sri Lanka fend off a brave bid by Ireland to win their ICC World Twenty20 Champ-ionship Super Eight match by nine runs yesterday.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez says the island is headed for “inevitable” change since former leader Fidel Castro retired, and Cubans have become more outspoken than ever in their criticism of the government.
LONDON, England, CMC – England eliminated defending champions India with a three- run victory in their ICC World Twenty20 Championship Super Eight yesterday to set up a showdown with West Indies today.
A 24-year-old East Ruimveldt man on Friday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of indecent exposure.
KHARTOUM, (Reuters) – At least 40 south Sudanese soldiers and civilians were killed when tribal fighters ambushed river barges carrying U.N.
Dear Editor, The members of Saints Sports Club of St Ignatius Village in the Central Rupununi would like to officially recognize and congratulate one of our football players who has made it to the pinnacle of football in Guyana – selection to the senior national football team.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Teenaged batting sensation Kraigg Brathwaite tuned up for this summer’s TCL West Indies Under-19 tournament by stroking his maiden Barbados Division One hundred on Saturday.
A 35-year-old man on Thursday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to two counts of using abusive language.
The recent actions by the opposition suggest that there are attempts to delay local government polls this year, according to PPP/C General Secretary Donald Ramotar, who says there are no disagreements on “fundamental” legislative reforms.
(Barbados Nation) Opposition Leader Mia Mottley has warned Government that its new immigration policy is already beginning to give Barbados a bad reputation in the region and could possibly affect the economy.
Dear Editor, I am partly relieved that the impasse between the East La Penitence Primary School PTA (including the teachers) and the Ministry of Education over the irate parent has been resolved.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Amir Khan’s first crack at a world title could be postponed because Ukrainian WBA world light-welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik has a tooth infection, Khan’s promoters said.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk A/S’s experimental diabetes drug liraglutide was significantly better at helping patients control blood sugar than an older common medicine after two years of treatment, according to data from a clinical trial.
A 29-year-old man on Thursday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charges of assault and malicious damage to property.
Dear Editor, I remember the TV show which revolved around the emergency telephone system, Rescue 911 hosted by Stacy Keach.
– But Windies Women beaten by AustraliaTAUNTON, England, CMC – West Indies Women got a rapid record-breaking half century from teenager Deandra Dottin but crashed to an eight-wicket defeat by Australia yesterday in their ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Championship match.
TEHRAN, (Reuters) – Defeated candidate Mirhossein Mousavi demanded yesterday that Iran’s presidential election be annulled and urged more protests, while tens of thousands of people hailed the victory of the hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Interviews and photos by Shabna Ullah This week we asked persons what their favourite programmes on television are and how many hours of television they watched per day?
(Jamaica Gleaner) Trinidad and Barbados head the list of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states that Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Karl Samuda has told to watch their step.
LONDON, CMC – Chris Gayle admitted that fatigue may have played a part, but he felt that West Indies’ batting is what let them down in their 20-run defeat in the Twenty20 World Cup against South Africa on Saturday.
Dear Editor, The Stabroek News reported on May 28, 2009, that the Guyana Police Force received and investigated 2,811 domestic violence reports countrywide and charged 579 at the end of last year.
(Trinidad Guardian) Depositors with millions of dollars in Clico are encountering major problems to recover their funds, despite assurances by the Government to honour their claims, as well as those of policy-holders.
RAMAT GAN, Israel, (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded yesterday to uncommon pressure from Washington by finally giving his endorsement — with conditions — to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The Struggle for the Amazon: A Struggle for Us All This week’s column has tremendous relevance for us in Guyana, for it is about the Amazonian rainforests increasingly being seen as a resource to be exploited, and about the potentially devastating implications for Amerindian communities, the Amazon’s original caretakers, and for us all if the forests are threatened.
Marlon Britton, the Plaisance man who died on Tuesday morning after being shot in the head on Monday night, died from shock and haemorrhaging.
The leader of the Guyana Justices of the Peace (JP) Association said after a year of laying the groundwork it now has a plan in place which can only be realised with members’ support.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – CIA director Leon Panetta says it’s almost as if former vice president Dick Cheney would like to see another attack on the United States to prove he is right in criticizing President Barack Obama for abandoning the “harsh interrogation” of terrorism suspects.
The new Region Four council HQ at Triumph, East Coast Demerara.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Bruce Golding has described the Venezuelan-sponsored PetroCaribe Agreement as a model of cooperation within the region and among developing countries.
Dear Editor, I have read the Low Carbon Development Strategy on GINA’s website and read the text of the presentation at the Conference Centre.
No doubt nonplussed by the government’s endless shilly-shallying on the delayed and much needed 3 million pounds sterling programme of security assistance to Guyana, the UK’s top diplomat here, Mr Fraser Wheeler made it clear to the media on May 25 that he was unhappy with the unnecessary hurdles that were being thrown up by bureaucrats.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto retained his World Boxing Organization welterweight title with a gruelling split decision win over Joshua Clottey of Ghana at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
By Dave Martin In the course of clearing some of my personal items from Customs recently, and inevitably with some time to wait (as the Trinis say, “you know how that go padna”), I ended up in an interesting conversation with a soft-spoken but very intense young man from Amerijet who was despairing about our music industry and the lack of opportunity and progression for local performers, particularly in comparison to the vibrant music scene in Trinidad, Jamaica and Barbados.
