Daily Archive: Monday, August 17, 2009

-driver flees, held at roadblock Two children were killed yesterday when a car slammed into them in a horrific accident on the Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo public road which saw the driver speeding away before being pursued and held at a police roadblock.

A man and his wife, married for 38 years, died after their motorcycle collided with a pick-up that was reportedly racing on the Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara highway last evening.

A 28-year-old man was killed early yesterday by a man, with whom he had a long-standing grievance and who fled after the incident at Wanakai, North West District.

The Mackenzie/Wismar bridge at Linden was closed  yesterday afternoon for more than two hours when a freight carrier transporting  a 17 ft wide x 44 ft long, 15 ft high electrical control panel got stuck at the mid-section of the bridge.

A file on an investigation into the case of Keith Mitchell, who was fatally shot by police at Anira Street on May 7, has been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecu-tions (DPP).

For years residents have been traversing a deplorable branch road at Mahaica and as it continues to deteriorate they are calling for it to be fixed urgently fearing that soon they would have nowhere to drive.

Alphonso: Costs will go up so much it will not be economical A requirement that miners carry out exploration before they would be allowed to mine is causing concern within the industry with some restating that at least 80% of miners would be “forced” out and also raising questions about timing in relation to the low carbon strategy.

-says Ramkarran was Mrs Jagan’s first choice to replace her PPP stalwart Moses Nagamootoo has reiterated that he was publicly  identified by the late President Cheddi Jagan as his possible successor and he also disclosed that current Speaker Ralph Ramkarran had been the late President, Mrs Janet Jagan’s first choice to succeed her.

The Amerindian Affairs and Education ministries hosted a two-day workshop with teachers in Kamarang, Region Seven to teach them to plan sexual and reproductive health lessons for the Upper Mazaruni villages.

In another three months tests for the H1N1 (swine flu) virus will be done at the National Public Health Institute laboratory through a collaborative effort with the Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO).

On one of the most anxiously awaited days in the history of track and field, Guyana’s athletes suffered another ‘stop-go’ as the world bore witness to the supreme track clash of the century.

By Marlon Munroe Guyana lost  to Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) by three wickets after a series of dropped catches at crucial times of the game in the WICB Senior Women’s Challenge 50-over tournament at the Police Sports Club ground yesterday.

-unit probe supported some World Bank findings In the interest of making Guyana a recognized investment destination, the implementation unit of the National Competitiveness  Strategy is tackling the core issues which hamper local businesses.

The National Milling  Com-pany has launched  whole wheat  flour,  multigrain flour and toasted wheat germ as  part of their ‘Maid Marian Range’  in  a  ‘health line’ of  three new products.

BERLIN, Germany, CMC – In a magnificent show of blistering speed, Jamaican marvel Usain Bolt dashed to a stunning world record 9.58 seconds and left his rivals in reverse mode as he won the 100-metre gold at the 12th IAAF World Championship last night.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport last week joined the United Nations (UN) in celebrating International Youth Day and plans to host a training session teaching youth how to use edutainment to tackle social ills.

Residents of Sand Hills, Berbice River have voiced concerns that the Region Ten administration is discriminating against them and their children by denying them access to health care and education.

CHASKA, Minnesota,  (Reuters) – South Korean Yang  Yong-eun became Asia’s first male major winner after  overhauling Tiger Woods to clinch the U.S.

TEHRAN, (Reuters) – Presi-dent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  said yesterday he would propose at least three female ministers  in his new cabinet following Iran’s disputed election, an unprecedented move in the conservative Islamic state.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The government-run health  insurance option favoured by President Barack Obama is not  essential to a healthcare overhaul as long as the final measure  boosts competition, a top U.S.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Briton Paula Radcliffe won the  New York half marathon yesterday in her first race in nine  months and said she was heading to Berlin where she will decide  if she is fit enough to run the world championships marathon.

Dear Editor, When a country passes from one form of dictatorship to another, under the rescuing group there is always conflict about where to lay the emphasis. 

RAFAH, Gaza Strip, (Reuters) – On Peace Street, it’s  hard to tell where the scars of one war end and another’s begin.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Uncapped batsman Jonathan Trott  will make his England debut in the Ashes decider against  Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mayor Hamilton Green’s letter captioned ‘Are we serious about having Guyanese return to serve?’

By Edin Jardine In my time of watching boxing there have been 21 Guyanese boxers who  have fought for world titles.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico has fired 700  customs officers at airports and land crossings in a crackdown  on corruption that lets tonnes of drugs and weapons flow across  its borders, a spokesman for the customs service said yesterday.

SEOUL – North Korea, whose relations with South Korea have  turned increasingly bitter, said yesterday it had agreed to  reopen its border with its neighbour and allow tourism and  family reunions to resume.

Dear Editor Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram, to the surprise of no one, was true to form, trying to embellish his non-partisan credentials by attempting to chair a large gathering of 25 persons at a so-called civil society meeting at City Hall last week.

-Says Vivian Harris Former World Boxing Association (WBA) junior welterweight champion Vivian Harris has vowed to return to the sport hours after an unintentional head butt forced the cancellation of his bout against Mexico’s Noe Bolanos.

Dear Editor, Peter Persaud of TAAMOG (“The President gave responses to all the questions, concerns and recommendations aired at the regional consultations for LCDS’ SN, August 14) tells a different story from the formal records of these consultations as displayed on the LCDS website (www.lcds.gov.gy

Jamaica Gleaner) After firing warning shots earlier this year, the Ministry of Finance has dispatched approximately 10,000 letters to local professionals who, it believes, have not been paying their taxes.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies cricketers, led by opening batsman Chris Gayle, registered an 18-run victory over Trinidad and Tobago in their ‘Balls of Fire’ Twenty20 Challenge match on Saturday night.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is  “lost in the Andromeda” galaxy on Latin American policy, his  chief critic in the region, Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, said  yesterday, while demanding the closure of U.S.

Interviews by Sara Bharrat and photos by Tiffny RhodiusThis week we asked the youths who participated in the Volunteer Youth Corps Incorporated Vacation Programme 2009 why they decided to attend and what was the most important lesson they learnt during the five weeks.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Claudette churned  toward the Florida coast well clear of the U.S.

Dear Editor, Two letters on me appeared in your August 15 editions; one by Mr Rakesh Rampertab, the other by Mr Annan Bodram.

CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – India recalled Rahul  Dravid to the squad on Sunday for next month’s tri-series in  Sri Lanka and the Champions Trophy in South Africa.

(Barbados Nation) Independent Senator and former business leader Sir John Stanley Goddard is dead.

So It Go Cricket is in Caribbean blood, like curry, and music with lots of bass, so it’s not surprising to see columnist Orin Davidson fiercely lamenting the continuing malfunctions of the West Indies Cricket Board. 

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Indian Bolly-wood star Shah Rukh  Khan said he felt angry and humiliated after he was detained and  questioned at a U.S.

Guyana’s Lionel D’Andrade registered another podium finish when he came in second after competing in another Kiss Bakery’s 5K in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) over the weekend.

Dear Editor, Mr Aubrey Retemyer could go on sentimentalizing on the ‘greatness’ of LFS Burnham, as reflected in his letter ‘Burnham made the case for brotherly relations with Cuba’ (SN, August 15), but those of us who were not of this conjecture have seen this man in a much different light.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government had no choice but to step in to save Clico as the insurance giant was too big to fail, says Finance Minister Karen Tesheira.

In the Diaspora (This is one of a series of weekly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean) Savitri Sabina Persaud was born in Georgetown and lived in Moblissa and  Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara before immigrating to Canada with her mother in 1993 at the age of five.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The University of the West Indies (UWI) has transformed its law faculty into a self-financing entity, which has responded by rolling back subsidised tuition for its student enrollees.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) international Shandel Samuel netted one of four goals for Ma Pau as they ran past Caledonia AIA 4-2 in Trinidad and Tobago’s Digicel Pro League on Friday night.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – “District 9,” a gritty,  low-budget space alien movie set in South Africa with a cast of  unknowns, opened as Hollywood’s No.

Dear Editor, Could someone please inform Kwame Mc Coy that Monkey Mountain is indeed an actual place in Guyana. 

Headlined by a whopping loss of $4.08b, GuySuCo’s Annual Report for 2008 lays bare the enormous challenge that sugar faces in coming to grips with the fundamental changes in the European market and the re-jigging of the local sugar industry vis-a-vis the new Skeldon factory.