Articles published on Sunday, August 9, 2009
– woman’s lips sealed with heavy-duty glue The turbulent relationship of a West Coast Demerara (WCD) couple ended tragically yesterday when Alfred Etwaroo murdered his wife of 14 years then hanged himself in their home, which was also occupied by their three young children.
– third brother to die violently A Kaneville man was yesterday discovered dead in a yard in the area with gunshot wounds and several marks of violence about his body.
Cabinet has approved the sale of a Duke Street building which the National Trust said had been identified to be declared a national monument.
– other candidates mum Several of the candidates nominated for Leader of the PNCR remain tight-lipped as to whether they intend to contest for the post at the party’s upcoming Biennial Congress, even as the party’s deadline for them to officially accept their nomination draws closer.
Minister of Human Services and Social Security Priya Manickchand smiles as her husband Captain Bhageshwar Murli of the Guyana Defence Force receives their marriage certificate from Rev Dale Bisnauth.
An Alexander Village resident has been hospitalized after being shot in his back by another man yesterday morning.
A 14-year old girl was last evening a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being struck down on Regent Street by a motorcycle earlier in the afternoon.
Lindeners turned out in their numbers to celebrate with hometown girl Malika Boyd as she received her Toyota VIOS car on Friday afternoon for winning the GT&T jingle and song competition.
GUYCO Construction is doing repairs costing some $5M to improve Victoria Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, as part of government’s emergency repair plan, the Government Information Agency (GINA) stated in a release.
A man is at odds with the Kissoon Group of Com-panies, claiming that the firm has been refusing to pay any sort of compensation to his family although his son who was an employee died while on duty.
A Soesdyke teenager was on Friday adjudged the first winner of the new game show Power Raffle.
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s ruling clergy want to silence a defiant protest movement by staging mass trials related to post-election unrest, but the move could backfire by deepening rifts in the clerical establishment and wider society.
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up and slightly wounded two guards outside the French embassy in Mauritania’s capital yesterday, a French embassy source said.
Captain Bhageshwar Murli of the Guyana Defence Force and his wife Minister of Human Services and Social Security Priya Manickchand pose with members of their wedding party after they were married yesterday at Burns Memorial Church.
Small businesses are still finding external markets despite trying economic times abroad, as one business in the Berbice River has proven with shipments of jam and jellies to the United States.
The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) Friday sold Texana rams to 24 livestock farmers as the Ministry of Agriculture advances its diversification programme, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
-families of chain snatcher, alleged traffic HQ thief aggrievedThe shooting to death of suspected lawbreakers by the police and vigilante justice meted out by licensed firearm holders have again raised the issue of the erosion of human rights.
Years of dedication, hard work and a strong sense of patriotism have paid off for local entrepreneur Howard Bulkan.
French Guiana Member of Parliament (MP) Chantal Berthelot along with Ambassador of France to Suriname and Guyana Richard Barbeyron and Assistant Lawrence Murielle met Prime Minister Samuel Hinds who was performing the duties of the President on Tuesday.
Parents of the Great Falls community were encouraged by Housing Minister Irfaan Ali to ensure that their children have an education as the ministry donated a quantity of books towards improved reading and literacy skills in the community.
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has included laundry detergent powder (soap powder) as part of its monitoring of commodities under its Standards of Compliance.
Labour inspectors are currently in training with the aim of increasing policing to combat child labour, a Government Information Agency(GINA) release stated.
The inaugural New Amsterdam Secondary Schools football tournament got off to a rollicking start at the All Saints Scots School ground yesterday following an impressive march past and opening ceremony.
Ian on Sunday What distinguishes human beings more than anything is their use of language.
Ninety-one Toshaos of titled villages and three community development officers were sworn in as Justices of Peace (JP) as part of an initiative to ease the burden of Amerindians having to travel to other communities to gain access to these services.
Godfrey Chin teamed up with corporate sponsors, GT&T and Banks DIH Ltd to launch his Nostalgia Pictorial History of 20th Century Guyana exhibition.
Guyana and the Wider World By Clive Thomas E-mail address: cythomas@guyana.net.gy
West Indies cricket has been thrown into further disarray by the decision of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) to stay away from the annual general meeting of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in Antigua today and tomorrow.
Hooked! Minister of Human Services and Social Security Priya Manickchand and her fiancé Captain Bhageshwar Murli of the Guyana Defence Force tied the knot yesterday at Burns Memorial Church in a simple ceremony officiated by Rev Dale Bisnauth.
The talk of the break up of West Indies cricket into its constituent parts or, conversely, its demotion to the second division of a proposed new Test match league, grows louder by the day.
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Consumer Concerns The Special Select Committee of the National Assembly earlier this year invited submissions dealing with the impact of global food price increases.
Defending champions Bakewell Topp XX and Milerock will meet for the second time in the final of the Linden Invitational football tournament tonight at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground (MSC) after emerging victors from two heated semi-finals Friday evening.
LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – England collapsed spectacularly to 82 for five in their second innings to leave Australia on the brink of victory in the fourth Ashes test yesterday.
Pet Corner By Dr Steve Surujbally Rhinitis Any inflammatory process (whether sudden = acute, or present for a long period of time = chronic) of the nasal passages may be termed a rhinitis.
– Mahendra Persaud recounts his experience at Bisley and tells Stabroek Sport that foreign shooters are likely to participate in this year’s national c/ships Several foreign shooters are likely to participate in the national rifle shooting championships later this year at the Timehri rifle ranges.
A Gardener’s Diary Firstly an interesting an slightly disturbing word from the Pondoland coastline of South Africa.
Health A weekly column prepared by Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital Inc.
Camptown, Conquerors and Renaissance record wins Fruta Conquerors, Renaissance and Sunburst Camptown were the three teams in winners’ row when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Courts Pee Wee Under-11 Football Competition resumed at the Camptown Ground, yesterday.
Conquerors and Alpha to battle for million dollar top prize tonight Fruta Conquerors and Alpha United will meet in the final of the East Coast Demerara Reunion football tournament tonight at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda to decide who goes home with the one million dollar prize.
TEHRAN (Reuters) – An Iranian court yesterday charged a French woman, two Iranians working for the British and French embassies in Tehran and dozens of others with spying and aiding a Western plot to overthrow the system of clerical rule.
Arts On Sunday However, of major importance is what remains in the communities, the culture and the minds of the people.
Chess The national qualification chess tournament for entry into the national championships promises to be a long exhausting struggle, as participants compete for one of seven places to progress into the nationals.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Pakistani government has received reports that shooting broke out between two rivals for the leadership of the Pakistani Taliban, and one of them may have been killed, the interior minister said on Saturday.
McKay, Greaves and Reece to headline star-studded cast Some of the country’s top cyclists in the senior, junior, BMX and veteran categories are expected to converge at the Amelia’s Ward Circuit in Linden today for the Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) in collaboration with the Kashif and Shanghai organization 11-race cycle meet.
In Our Time Six months ago, Barack Obama came to office with his plate overflowing: a stricken US economy, two wars, and ambitious (and politically expensive) plans to reform health care and move the US towards (clean) energy independence.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nine people, including five Italian tourists, were killed yesterday when a small plane hit a helicopter over New York and both crashed into the Hudson River, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
Primo’s hat-trick sends Ann’s Grove packing – Stewartville screens out East R/veldt A Manessah Primo hat-trick for Bourda spelt out e-x-i-t for Ann’s Grove while Stewartville/Leonora squeezed past East Ruimveldt in the Power Stout Inter-Market Football Competition on Friday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground.
Dear Editor, The preliminary inquiry into the brutal murder of Minister Satyadeow Sawh , his family members and a security guard came to a premature end as the accused in the matter, David Leander called ‘Biscuit,’ died under circumstances which are still to be explained.
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez yesterday told Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to show up to a regional summit to explain a plan to expand the US troop presence at Colombian military bases.
VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia (Reuters) – A year after Russia defeated neighbour Georgia’s military bid to retake a pro-Moscow region from rebels, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said yesterday the war had redrawn the map of the Caucasus for good.
Rudolf Mitchell won his 95th consecutive race at this year’s Forbes Burnham Memorial Race Walk which was staged by the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) yesterday from the National Cultural Centre to the Seven Ponds at the Botanical Gardens.
The government and ruling party appear constitutionally incapable of addressing allegations against them in a rational fashion, despite the fact that these allegations by virtue of their provenance cannot be dismissed out of hand.
LAGOS (Reuters) – An uprising by a radical Islamic sect in northern Nigeria may ostensibly have been about religion but such bloodletting will recur unless underlying issues of poverty, unemployment and education are addressed.
