Daily Archive: Sunday, June 21, 2009

Frustrated that her case is still to reach the courts more than six months after she was raped, and traumatized by the continued threats of her attacker, an 18-year-old girl drank poison in an attempt to end her life, but doctors were fighting to save her last night.

Tyrone Talbot and another suspect in the New Amsterdam double murder had their names cleared on Wednesday after police received results from blood samples they had sent for testing in Georgetown.

A lone gunman shot and robbed a city businessman at Stabroek Market last night minutes after approaching him.

The reported visit of a UK expert to train drug trafficker Roger Khan in the use of sophisticated spy equipment provides another lead for law enforcement to follow with a view to uncovering details of his operations here.

While the Joint Services have maintained a stony silence on the March allegations of torture, the memories are still fresh for a young Wakenaam resident.

Is the global economy recovering? Today the issue which seems to concern the international development community most (especially governments and international organisations) is whether it can be fairly claimed that generally, around the world, there are signs of recovery from the global economic crisis.

Mining activities are on the verge of recommencing at Lindo Creek as a team of miners was spotted headed for the location complete with equipment and supplies earlier this week.

Even as reports increase about Guyanese being sent home from Barbados as part of that island’s efforts to clamp down on undocumented Caricom nationals, there has been no report of “earth shattering” numbers returning home.

Clifton Wong was a father with a difference who never waited to be treated on Father’s Day.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Egypt’s players returned from their shock Confederations Cup win over world champions Italy to find some of their hotel rooms had been burgled, South African police said yesterday.

On the line: Demerara Tobacco Company Limited Annual Report 2008 Introduction The Annual General Meeting of the Demerara Tobacco Company Limited, the tobacco trading company was held on March 31, 2009 making it the first company with a calendar yearend to have presented its 2008 annual report to its shareholders.

The Globe Trust and Investment Company Limited (GTICL) building is up for sale as liquidator Nizam Ali and Company presses ahead with recovering funds from the bankrupt institution.

NBS is inviting low-income consumers with land to take up mortgages with them The New Building Society Ltd is inviting low-income consumers with tracts of land to take up mortgages with them.

Puran Brothers Waste Disposal Company was on Wednesday awarded a contract to construct an access road to Le Repentir dumpsite, as well as to provide covers and gas vents to this site, as attempts are being made to close it.

The Guyana women’s “Lady Jags” football team continued to impress recording yet another dominating victory against their opponents in the Turks and Caicos football festival with Ashley Rodrigues hammering home a hat-trick.

Inconsolable loss Of all the expressions of inconsolable loss I have read concerning the death of anyone greatly loved, the following lament by Henry James, the novelist, when his older brother, William James, the scientist and philosopher, died is one of  the most heartfelt: “I sit heavily stricken and in darkness – for from far aback in dimmest childhood  he had been my Elder Brother; and I still, through all the years, saw in him, even as a small timorous boy yet, my protector, my backer, my authority and my pride. 

There were victories for Sunburst Camptown and Uprising Football teams in the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Cellink Plus Premier and Western Union First Division Football Leagues at the Tucville Playfield on Friday evening.

A new enterprise in the arts Apsara is a new enterprise in its second year of operation in the business of the arts, dance and publishing as well as other cultural endeavours. 

Common foot disorders By Dr Suhel Kotwal, MS (Orth) Treatment for various problems of the foot Pain in the ball of the foot In general, the goal of treatment is to relieve the pain and improve the ability to walk.

– GDF and Buxton to clash for third The Camptown Ground will come alive tonight as the final night of competition in the Camptown Football Club organized Camptown Goodwill Series wraps up with what is expected to be an exciting double header commencing at 6pm.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has set up an intelligence and risk management unit to monitor the flow of information it receives from the public on tax evasion, among other issues as part of a new practical strategy.

The muse of hatred Back in mid-April, the US Department of Homeland Security under new Obama appointee Janet Napolitano released a sobering report on the recent rise of right-wing extremism in the US.

Cozier on Sunday Given their obvious limitations, the West Indies overreached themselves to make it as far as the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 championships.

– former committee members The implementation of agreed constitutional reforms is limping along after almost a decade, raising questions about the sincerity of the political commitment to the process.

Sri Prakash Gossai, MS, April 25, 1953 – June 15, 2009 Sri Prakash Gossai, MS, Special Assistant to the President, Chairman of the National Council on Suicide Prevention and popular Hindu community leader, died on June 15, aged 56.

Physical fitness instructor, sports organiser and community activist Eli Hazel is exhorting fathers in New Amsterdam and its environs to come out and support today’s Father’s Day stroll.

Jamaica is the first member state in Caricom to benefit from three special microscopes (colposcopes) donated by the Government of Spain to boost capacity to detect early signs of cervical cancer.

Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy said that some test results are in for the HINI flu virus and five of the 14 specimens sent abroad have tested negative.

Ailments of the nose General considerations Now that we have concluded the discussions on maladies of the ears, it is only fitting that we deal with ailments of the nose and nostrils.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – West Indies’ selectors have named a largely untested 12-member A-Team squad for a three-day, first-class tour match against Bangladesh from July 3 to 5 at Kensington Oval in Barbados.

Father-in-chief: Chief Engineer, Maritime Administration, Ronald Clarke sits on his throne at home surrounded by his children.

West Ruimveldt shopkeeper Ron Seymour with his children – daughter Natesha, 12 (left); son Travis, 16 (right) and daughter Natalya 4 (sitting on dad).

Police discovered the skeletal remains of what is suspected to be a young person at Maikwak, Upper Potaro yesterday.

The pendulum is swinging back with potting composts If you have a garden which is rather on the small side, as mine most certainly was when my wife and I first bought our home in New Providence, then you may have learned a long time ago to tailor the stature of your plants to fit comfortably into it, especially your trees.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The government is seeking a US$9.4M loan from Venezuela for the wiring of 6,000 homes and the construction of 307 distribution lines island-wide.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Darren Bravo has been rewarded for a season of heavy scoring for his native Trinidad & Tobago in regional competitions with selection to the West Indies’ squad for the first two of four One-day Internationals against India next week.

LONDON, CMC – Pakistan and Sri Lanka, two teams still seeking to recover from a tragic attack almost four months ago, meet again in the Final of the Twenty20 World Cup today at Lord’s.

EDITORS’ NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take  pictures in Tehran.

Daddies getting dapper? Was it the anticipation of Father’s day today that filled Clippers Barber Shop yesterday?

The Caribbean diaspora in the UK flexes its muscles For years now there has been talk about the manner in which the Caribbean might mobilise its sizeable silent army, the diaspora.

In condemning the vicious murders of three women within the past week the PNCR said that domestic violence continues unchecked, and is calling on government to step up its efforts in tackling the problem.

Professor Vinay Lal, lecturer in the Department of History, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is scheduled to deliver a lecture titled “The West’s Gandhi and Gandhi’s West” tomorrow at        1 pm in the Education Lecture Theatre at the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Ato Boldon believes that the cancellation of the Caribbean Games this year may have been a blessing in disguise.

Dear Editor, In June 2008, the National Domestic Violence Policy was launched.

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece inaugurated its  long-delayed Acropolis Museum yesterday with the prime  minister calling for the Classical Parthenon marbles, held in  Britain for 200 years, to be repatriated.

Some flowers for daddy: This young man seemed to have decided on his Father’s Day gift at the City Mall yesterday.

The Guyana Chess Federation will feature the Sasha Cells chess tournament beginning next Sunday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club.

Will this fit him? A customer (left) checks the size of a shirt at Boyo’s Fashion on Regent Street yesterday where shopping for Father’s Day was in full swing.

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s cabinet declared a  state of emergency yesterday and the parliament speaker asked  neighbouring countries to send troops to help the government  within the next 24 hours as fighting intensified in the capital.

Gelfand v Nisipeanu The Chess Society of Bucharest is staging a double round–robin tournament from June 14-25 in Bazna, featuring six of the finest chess players who are currently active on the international circuit.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – UEFA should take a tougher  stance against racism and discrimination in soccer, Tokyo  Sexwale, a senior member of South Africa’s 2010 World Cup organising committee, said yesterday.  

Dear Editor, In August of 2008, animal lover Cherie Gomes (Canadian-based Guyanese) passed by the High Court and saw a female dog with a broken paw.

The Islamic Republic of Iran rests on a contradictory constitutional foundation.

“Final studies” on the Amaila Falls Hydropower project should be completed by August and will determine whether the company that currently holds a licence to develop the venture will go ahead with it.