Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

-vehicle riddled with bullets A man died yesterday on the UNAMCO trail when the vehicle in which he was travelling came under a hail of gunfire from gunmen.

…following October 08 allegation The ex-cop, who allegedly raped a teenage girl last October, was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Two Canadians were discovered with a quantity of cocaine in their luggage at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri yesterday morning and later confessed to swallowing pellets containing the substance.

Guyanese who were deported from Barbados after being subjected to early morning raids will be able to recount their experience to local authorities as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is setting up a mechanism to facilitate this.

Three contracts totalling US$4.2M ($850M) awarded to the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Company Inc (New GPC) for the supply of drugs for the health ministry have been flagged as the latest awards to the supplier which evade the tendering process.

-says time of the essence in sale of properties Judicial Manager Maria van Beek has refuted claims by attorneys for Clico (Guyana) that the company has great liquid cash resources saying that it suffered the blow of the US$34M “badly invested” in The Bahamas, and a great number of policy surrenders earlier this year.

Over the next four months, the army flagship GDFS Essequibo will have major repairs done to its main and auxiliary engines by a Brazilian naval engineering firm.

The tension is building for the S and S Promotions ‘Final Execution’ card as Leon ‘The Lion’ Gilkes throws out a challenge to anyone in the sport, stating that he would wager $100,000 that Leon ‘Too Sharp’ Allen cannot knock him out in four rounds.

A Goed Fortuin family was yesterday afternoon plunged into mourning following the drowning of a nine-year-old boy. 

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC – Dwayne Bravo will be spending plenty of time in Australia later this year.

By Tiadi Blair The Trinidad and Tobago Squash Association (TTSA) has announced that they will be unable to host this year’s Bmobile Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships due to the current swine flu outbreak in Trinidad and Tobago.

-complainant’s brother also takes poison The brother of the 18-year-old girl, who attempted suicide last Saturday over a rape ordeal, also made an attempt on his own life yesterday and he is currently being monitored at the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was admitted as a patient.

The Guyana Squash Association has named 14 players to contest the team events at next month’s Junior Squash Championships to be held in Barbados.

The partly decomposed body of an unidentified man was yesterday found at the back of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

The partly decomposed body of a woman identified as Shiva Khan was yesterday fished out of a trench at Unity Public Road, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.

Analysing the denialsGeneral Secretary of the Guyana Table Tennis Association GTTA Godfrey Munroe has denied telling Kaieteur News’ Edison Jefford that he had given him the names of the Guyana representative male, female and under-21 teams to compete at next month’s Caribbean table tennis championships in French Guiana.

A 36-year-old woman sustained a gunshot wound and cutlass injuries when six armed bandits entered her Lot 13 Gay Park Providence, Greater New Amsterdam home at around 7:30 pm yesterday; she is now a patient at the NA Hospital.

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

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Local sporting associations are crushed over last Friday’s sudden cancellation of the inaugural Caribbean Games and track and field bosses are now concerned over the status of the Pan American Junior Championship scheduled for next month-end.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Chris Gayle will not be drawn into a false sense of believing that West Indies can manhandle India’s depleted side in their imminent One-day International series.

ROME, (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Silvio  Berlusconi has denied ever paying a woman for sex, as he faces  growing political pressure over lurid allegations that he slept  with a female escort who was paid to attend his parties.

Police constable Kord Sobers on Wednesday testified before Magistrate Ann McLennan that he had seen a Linden man accused of possession hitting a girl before he searched him and found ganja hidden in his crotch.

Matthew Leacock and Andrew Thom, both of Nottinghamshire, Mackenzie, Linden appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday to answer charges of possession of narcotics and an unlicensed firearm.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – A band of conspirators in Miami  defrauded the U.S.

– Six teams romp to victory Six venues, six matches, and six winners were the highlights as another round of the recently-resumed Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Spready’s Bakery 2009 Under-19 50-Over Cricket Competition was contested throughout the Ancient County.

Ashley Pieters, the woman charged with causing the death of a man at Broad and Ketley streets two weeks ago by dangerous driving was read additional traffic charges yesterday.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Ed McMahon, a fixture on  U.S. late-night television for 30 years as the full-throated  announcer and sidekick for Johnny Carson on NBC’s “The Tonight  Show,” died on Tuesday at age 86, his spokesman said.

Dear Editor, A special thanks must go out to our two ministers who visited Lethem over the weekend.

CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Three Indian players  have yet to leave for the West Indies barely three days before  the start of the four-match one-day series because of a delay in  getting transit visas for Britain.

Dear Editor, Permit me a few lines to speak about a little problem that has been bothering me (and I am sure other viewers) for a while.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The now familiar tide of  Murray-mania swept across Wimbledon yesterday as Andy Murray  began his bid to end Britain’s 73-year wait for a men’s singles  champion in glorious sunshine at the All England Club.

A ministerial team recently hosted the first of several planned sub-national consultations on Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) at Annai, Lethem and Aishalton in order to solicit support from these Region Nine communities.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, (Reuters) – A U.S. drone killed  at least 45 Pakistani Taliban militants yesterday when it  struck after a funeral of an insurgent commander killed earlier  in the day, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Bangladesh yesterday named Mashrafe Mortaza as captain and the uncapped wicket-keeper/batsman Saghir Hossain in a 15-member squad to tour West Indies next month.

The Guyana Postal and Telecommunication Workers’ Union (GPTWU), the union which represents employees in the telecoms sector, is objecting to recent statements made by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) relating to GT&T and the future of the entity.

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The United States  and European Union took action against China yesterday for  restricting exports of industrial raw materials, intensifying a  trade struggle at a delicate time for the global economy.

Dear Editor, According to a June 22 KN report, 7% of the population is living with disabilities.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said  yesterday his healthcare overhaul needed a public insurance  option to enforce market “discipline,” but stopped short of  saying he would veto legislation without one.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter in SN on June 11 relating to the recent fair at St Margaret’s School (‘Allegations… misconceived’), and in particular to the statement, “the music was loud enough to attract attention to the activity, an acceptable marketing ploy if you want to generate excitement and induce people to support the event.”

The family of Tulsiram Sukdeo, the man who was severely injured and lost an eye and some of his memory following a boat collision, is working through their lawyer in an attempt resolve the issue.

– Thomas ton propels Airport X1 to victory A brilliant 107 from Eric Thomas was just what Airport XI needed to guide them to a nine-wicket win over Country Side on Sunday as action continued in the Sonny Boy Milk Powder 15-overs softball cricket competition at the Guyana Softball, Windball and Cricket Association ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Allow me through your newspaper to offer my sympathy to Yuri Chandisingh and his mother on the death of Ranji Chandisingh.

The National Milling Company (Namilco) on Monday donated a number of burettes to the Chemistry Department at the University of Guyana after an appeal was made for assistance from Assistant Lecturer Nazrana Mohamed.

– Rose Hall Community Centre and Police through to semi-finals Rose Hall Community Centre defeated Blairmont Community Centre in their final Zone A preliminary match to end as winners of that zone with 9 points, earning their place in the semi-finals of the 2009 Tenelec Inc.

The fascination which politics in Iran has held for the Western powers for  over fifty years since the overthrow of the nationalist leader Mossadeq in the 1950s, will have been increased by the events surrounding the recent elections in that country.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Antigua and Barbuda’s government  yesterday dismissed the country’s chief financial regulator  over his alleged role in the Allen Stanford fraud case, and  vowed to root out further corruption “cancer” if it existed.

(Trinidad Express) Exporting Liquified National Gas (LNG) to Jamaica is now a national priority for this country’s Government.

Saying that they are entering new and uncharted territory regarding their sugar trade with the European Union (EU), African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries want the EU to guarantee a smooth transition period, managed in a way that will avoid market disturbance and pressure on prices.