Daily Archive: Saturday, July 11, 2009

Alliance For Change leader Raphael Trotman yesterday issued a public challenge to President Bharrat Jagdeo to debate him on the involvement of drug lords in political parties, but the Office of the President says that the President “does not debate political aspirants such as those residing in the AFC”.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday expressed concern that Berbicians have been experiencing “great difficulties” since last Sunday owing to electricity generation problems which have impacted water supply to all consumers, including the hospitals.

Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn has sent a senior  officer in Region Four on leave and has ordered an investigation into the misuse of road works funds after an access bridge at Bee Hive on the East Coast of Demerara was found to be fragile and useless.

Thirty-year-old Cobina Barker also known as Alex Barker, who had been a fugitive for more than a year, was yesterday placed before the courts charged with the murder of his former wife Roselaine Hall.

The man accused of abusing ‘Radica’ was finally arrested and charged at the Weldaad Court and Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop remanded him to prison on that count as well as in relation to robbery under arms and simple larceny.

A 28-year-old man who allegedly had carnal knowledge of an 11-year-old girl was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The new Miss Guyana Universe is no wallflower. She is perhaps the most self-confident holder of the title in recent times, a quality that she will certainly need in the Bahamas next month.

The 16-year-old boy who allegedly caused the death of Lilowtie Persaud by dangerous driving was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Hi Everyone, Whenever I travel abroad, whether for business or pleasure, I always have a list of things that I’d like to eat or to try.

With questions raised over the integrity of the PNCR’s Georgetown District Conference polls, prospective candidate for party leader, Dr Richard Van West-Charles has proposed reforms for the conduct of party elections during its upcoming Biennial Congress.

The trio charged with having stolen a GPL transformer made another court appearance before Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on June 29.

A mother of one who allegedly had in her possession a quantity of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking was yesterday remanded to prison when she appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Arnos Vale, St Vincent: Responding to Bangladesh’s 238, West Indies lost the highly regarded opener, Dale Richards, for 13 late on the second day of the First Digicel Test at Arnos Vale and closed on 17 for one.

Culture Box It is impossible to compress someone into 1000 words, much less one such as Michael Jackson.

ROME, (Reuters) – Tyson Gay ran a world leading  9.77 seconds to win the 100 metres at Rome’s Golden Gala on  Friday and show Olympic champion Usain Bolt that he will not  surrender his world sprint titles without a fight next month.

‘… I had a good night’s rest in the lock-up and I got a chance to preach to the prisoners’ A pastor of the Revival Mission Ministries who allegedly obtained money by false pretence was yesterday placed on self-bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The Guyana U19 rugby team finally got into the winners row at the North American and West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) tournament with a resounding 39 – 10 victory over Bahamas at the South Sound Rugby Ground in the Cayman Islands, on Thursday.

Two of Guyana top rifle shooters will leave these shores shortly for the United Kingdom to participate in the 139th Annual Imperial Shooting championships set for July 11th-25th at Bisley.

A father of four is concerned over the sudden death of his 31-year-old wife at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Thursday, the cause of death being Dengue fever with Leptospirosis being a contributing factor.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is calling for the Government to immediately increase wages and salaries of public servants to at least $70,000 monthly, while also urging the government to address the issue of unemployment in the country.

It was contemporary Classique and it was awakening as it was interesting, from the soft and poignant movements in the choreography of the piece ‘Life’ to the bittersweet arrogance of ‘Man’s World’.

When people the world over gathered to bid their final farewell to the “greatest entertainer that ever lived” on Wednesday, the Mark Benschop Foundation chose to honour Michael Jackson by hosting a look-alike contest at City Hall the very day.

DETROIT, (Reuters) – A new General Motors emerged  from bankruptcy protection yesterday — far more quickly than  most industry watchers had expected — as a leaner automaker  pledging to win back American consumers and pay back  taxpayers.

–as GHARP 2 launched Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says he will not allow international partners who join the national effort aimed at preventing HIV infections, to create parallel programmes that cannot be sustained when they pull out of the country because “he has seen it happen before and it is unacceptable”.

CARDIFF, (Reuters) – Australia seized the initiative in the opening Ashes test against England yesterday with some  resourceful batting which put them in an excellent position to force a result over the remaining two days.

GT&T’s jingle is heating up and based on the quarterfinal performances the competition is about to get steamier and more unpredictable.

Through a collaborative effort of Banks DIH and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCY&S) the inaugural Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Guinness Futsal Competition was launched yesterday and commences this evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, (Reuters) – The rivals for  power in Honduras agreed yesterday to hold more talks to seek a  solution to the crisis created by last month’s coup, keeping  alive hopes that dialogue would prevail over confrontation.

Bridge-building firm, Mabey & Johnson, accused  of breaching United Nations sanctions has became the first  company to be prosecuted by Britain for overseas corruption, the  Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said.

Dear Editor, After conducting a thorough review of the draft low carbon development strategy (LCDS) document, I wish to put forward these preliminary points for discussion.

The US military and local professionals are hosting several medical and dental outreach clinics as part of New Horizons Guyana exercises.

They have been at it more often than not over the past couple of years and US-based journalist George Whyte wants the relationship between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) to be improved once and for all for the betterment of cricket in the region.

The Guyana Chapter of the St Joseph High School Old Students Association will launch a series of activities including a “70s and 80’s party” and a grand Night of Nostalgia to mark ‘Reunion 2009’.

Dear Editor, I would like to use this medium to congratulate the Kwakwani Secondary School for their success in the Under 17 segment of the National Schools Basketball Championship.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Michael Jackson’s father  said yesterday he suspected “foul play” in the death of his pop  star son, as lawyers disclosed talks aimed at settling  guardianship of the singer’s two children with his ex-wife.

Dear Editor, Following the publication of a letter from the Linden Citizens Committee (LCC) in SN about Linden Town Day, some people told us they thought we were a new organization.

ARCALIS, Andorra, (Reuters) – Alberto Contador  stamped his authority on the Tour de France when he left Lance  Armstrong trailing in his wake following a bold, morale-sapping  attack in the final ascent of the seventh stage yesterday.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Drug lord Pablo Escobar’s hippo  died the same way he did, hunted down and shot by the  authorities for posing a danger to the public.

The Performing Arts Association of Guyana is staging Culture Fest 09 at the Queen’s College auditorium on July 17 and 18.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa have  suspended international cricket at the Wanderers after accusing the Gauteng Cricket Board (GCB) of making unfounded allegations of mismanagement against CSA chief executive Gerald Majola.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is combining hydrology, hydraulics and computer technology in its latest training session to generate data about flooding and mitigating its effects.

By Nicosia Smith in New York Some of ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson’s grief-stricken fans found some relief by descending on Harlem, New York to express their feelings on paper, plastic and plyboard at a makeshift memorial that was set up outside The Apollo Theatre.

L’AQUILA, Italy, (Reuters) – G8 leaders pledged $20  billion in aid yesterday to help poor nations feed themselves,   surpassing expectations of a summit that made little ground on  climate change and may spell the end of the G8 itself.  

Dear Editor, The global economic meltdown is now beginning to devastate developing countries, especially those with investment products in the US.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah  Muralitharan is still having treatment on a knee injury and will  miss the second test against Pakistan starting on Sunday.

Dear Editor, The finals of the Wimbledon Champion-ship on the women’s side was a family affair for the Williams.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip  Erdogan said yesterday genocide was being committed in China’s  northwest province of Xinjiang and called on Chinese authorities  to intervene to prevent more deaths.

By Andre Haynes Elephant Man, dancehall’s self-styled “Energy God,” commanded a multitude to the Providence National Stadium, where he swept up fans with his “swagger” into the early hours of the morning.

A report published in Wednesday’s edition of the Stabroek News said that Toshao of Moruka, Joseph De Souza had informed that a 10-month-old boy, Troydon Thornhill of Kamwatta village, located in the Moruka sub-region and pensioner Albert De La Cruz of Santa Rosa, Moruka, had died on Monday evening.

DIRECTV presents Barbra Streisand Live in Concert in its concert series this weekend.

A total of six matches are scheduled for this Sunday as the Sonny Boy Milk Powder 15-overs softball cricket competition continues at the Guyana Softball Windball and Cricket Association ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Another memorial is to be held for the late Pandit Prakash Gossai this weekend.

L’AQUILA, Italy, (Reuters) – Britain said yesterday  it had lost eight soldiers in Afghanistan in the space of 24  hours, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown said troops faced a “very  hard summer”, suggesting it should brace itself for more losses.

Participants in the Major Economies Forum (MEF) on Energy and Climate at this year’s G8 meeting in L’Aquila, Italy are already congratulating  themselves on an historic agreement on global climate change, one that would, should everything go according to plan, “substantially” reduce global emissions within a generation.