Articles published on Sunday, August 16, 2009
On the even of its biennial congress, the main opposition PNCR is investigating a claim of the padding and falsification of the party’s membership register with the inclusion of the names of dead persons.
A nine-year-old girl of Number 30 Village, West Coast Berbice was raped by a man who angry relatives say was on bail for raping another child.
Pain and suffering Over the past year, the full-blown effects of the global financial and economic crisis, have led to unprecedented pain and suffering across the global economy.
Business Page Conclusion Introduction Today we conclude our review of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) announced by President Jagdeo to the international community and now the subject of consultations taking place across Guyana.
Two men are in police custody following an armed robbery on a Linden businessman while he was in a boat crossing the Demerara River on Thursday.
President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday that a new strategy for the slumping sugar industry here hinges on the support of the workers in the fields, citing poor attendance as one of the more visible problems affecting critical recovery.
Ian On Sunday A man is murdered, a woman beaten and raped, a child horribly abused, a business robbed, a home terrifyingly invaded.
Alliance For Change (AFC) Region Four Councillor Michael Carrington has flayed Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall over what he dubbed as the “unceremonious removal” of the Chairman of the Soesdyke Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC).
Consumer Concerns Georgetown Average Commodity Prices for Period 2001-May 2009 Note: Currently the prices for loose milk and sweet potato are not available.
Guyana’s three-member team of athletes got off to a good start with a 2-out-of-2 success rate in the opening rounds of the 12th World Champion-ships (WC) in Athletics now underway in Berlin, Germany.
Mining company Romanex Guyana Exploration Limited has applied to the Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA) for permission to undertake alluvial gold mining at Marudi Mountain in the South Rupununi, Region Nine.
By Marlon Munroe A magnificent century by Pamela Lavine failed to rescue Barbados from going under by 15 runs to defending champions Jamaica in the WICB Senior Women’s Challenge 50-over tournament at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground yesterday.
Arts On Sunday In spite of the many erosions, intrusions, dilutions, discouragement and disappearance, contemporary Caribbean societies can celebrate several African cultural forms and social traditions.
De Santos, Hughes endorse Juman-Yassin’s opinion A controversy over whether a magistrate can determine the admissibility of a confession statement recently erupted in the wake of the dismissal of the case against murder accused David Leander, with former Chief Magistrate KA Juman-Yassin and PPP/C MP Anil Nandlall weighing in on what the legal procedure is.
BK International Western Tigers stunned the Pele contingent with a 2-0 victory while the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) easily disposed of Flamingo when the first night of second round action in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) organized Cellink Plus 2009 Premier League resumed at the Tucville Playfield on Friday.
YANGON (Reuters) – US Senator Jim Webb met Myanmar top military leader Than Shwe and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday and announced the release of an American jailed for visiting the Nobel peace laureate.
Health By Dr Tejaz K. John, MBBS, MS (Orth) Joint Replacement Fellowship Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon)Knee replacement surgery can help relieve pain and restore function in arthritic and severely diseased knee joints in the elderly.
In Our Time It’s a thought to madden a Manichaean, but the usual outcome of any struggle between ‘good’ and ‘evil’ isn’t victory for one or the other, but stalemate.
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa said yesterday he plans to defend his socialist government with a network of citizen committees, a move that suggests he is radicalizing his “revolution”.
When he came to his review of relationships with the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) in his second annual report as unchallenged president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) last week, Dr Julian Hunte was in bullish mood.
With fifteen dialysis machines already in the country and bids to construct a comprehensive medical facility currently being considered, the Central Islamic Organisation (CIOG) is finally pushing ahead with plans to offer affordable dialyzed care here.
Chess The Guyana Chess Federation continues to foster the enhancement of chess countrywide by reaching out to those communities which never had an opportunity to learn and play the ancient game.
(Trinidad Express) Venezuelan national Flora Gloria Hurtado Gongora was on her way to court on Friday to answer fraud charges when she was fatally shot.
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – Russia and Venezuela yesterday moved closer to an oil venture deal and discussed arms trade, forging a partnership that may drag Russia into a row over the US military presence in Colombia.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan will again seek the help of a sports psychologist to inspire them to repeat their Twenty20 World Cup success in the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa.
Dear Editor, My apologies to you and your readers. The period I wrote about was indeed a very tumultuous one (‘Mrs Jagan put forward five names for consideration to succeed her’ SN, August 14).
A Gardener’s Diary Before I left New Providence my Buxton Spice Mango tree was fully mature and was bearing a full crop of delicious fruit.
TUCSON, Arizona, CMC – Guyana’s former world boxing champion “Vicious” Vivian Harris suffered a scary head injury in an aborted non-title bout Friday night against Mexico’s Noe Bolanos.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Palestinian Islamists Hamas struck back at an al-Qaeda challenge to their hold on the Gaza Strip by storming a mosque in battles that left the leader of the “Warriors of God” splinter group among up to 28 dead.
Dominican News Online: Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Friday he understood and appreciated the concerns of some Caribbean countries to a move by Venezuela to review the payment options for oil and energy products under the PetroCaribe initiative.
HELSINKI (Reuters) – A ransom demand has been made for the lost merchant ship Arctic Sea, Finnish media said yesterday, but the whereabouts of the vessel were still unknown in a saga looking increasingly like the plot of a spy thriller.
Pet Corner Today we begin a new chapter of canine maladies, viz, those which are associated with the oral cavity.
Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to a letter by Clement Rohee, telling, in his own words, “half a tale,” which was carried by your newspaper of August 14 instant (‘Mrs Jagan put forward five names for consideration to succeed her’).
The Barbados government has delivered on its promise to establish a committee to investigate complaints stemming from its recent implementation of an immigration policy that has stirred region-wide debate.
The Fruta Conquerors and Sunburst Camptown Football Clubs sank their opponents in the semi-finals of the Trix Under-17 Football Tournament at the Camptown Ground yesterday to set up another ‘clash of the juices’ showdown for top honours.
-JagdeoThe low carbon development strategy (LCDS) is not about political mileage, President Bharrat Jagdeo has declared, saying that it maps out measures that would have to be implemented in the long run as a result of the climate change threat.
– 14-member team wings out today for Barbados A well-outfitted Guyana contingent will depart these shores today for Barbados where they will take part in the fourth Pre-Cadet Table Tennis Tournament.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico and Brazil should negotiate a free trade agreement to boost commercial ties, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said yesterday.
Nostalgia 460 By Godfrey Chin “On my honour, I promise that I will do my best, to do my duty, to God and my country, to help other people, and to keep the scout law.”
Whether it is because of the revelations emerging from a federal courtroom in Brooklyn, or whether it is because of the other innumerable problems which beset him, President Jagdeo does not appear to be hanging around the country much these days.
Dear Editor, I note the response of Mr Anil Nandlall, attorney-at-law and a PPP member of Parliament, to my criticism of the PPP of Magistrate Cave in rejecting the alleged confession statement of David Leander.
Bikers’ invasion! Yesterday people lined the city streets to get a glimpse of the bikers who will be performing at the Biker’s Fest 2009 slated for the National Park today.
