Daily Archive: Thursday, August 27, 2009

-demand ransom The daughter of popular Pike Street businessman Beharry ‘Natoo’ Dookie was abducted last evening by three gunmen, who have since demanded a ransom.

Four policemen and a civilian were yesterday charged with stealing millions they retrieved from suspects held for the robbery and murder of gold dealer Dweive Kant Ramdass, and lying to investigators.

A second Lindo Creek miner has been identified through DNA testing, according to Police Commissioner Henry Greene.

-allegedly burn cane Sugar workers at the Wales Estate of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuco) are striking to press for better working conditions, bringing operations at the estate to a temporary halt.

Acting Chief Justice, Ian Chang has ordered the Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai to show why new elections should not be held for the Orealla/Siparuta village council.

Effective from September 1, 2009 , the High Commission of Canada  will accept only machine readable passports for visa applications.

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee yesterday said that any policeman caught acting outside of his mandate will have to suffer the consequences, while urging that the highest values and standards are instilled into the new recruits.

‘People can go on a witness stand and say anything’ Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Captain Gerry Gouveia yesterday said that the revelations in the Robert Simels trial do not prove anything here because the court evidence “is yet to be substantiated.”

An aeronautical engineer and a barber were yesterday charged with obtaining a quantity of cash from the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) by presenting forged forms for persons unable to transact their own business with the agency.

The Mora Point Health Centre, Mahaicony River has been renamed after the late Shri Prakash Gossai.

GuyExpo, the national trade fair and exhibition has been scheduled to October 1.

Guyana and Suriname have agreed to cooperate and exchange expertise in the management of pests, in particular in plantains and bananas in the initial stage.

A rigorous preparation programme is planned over the next three weeks for the weakened, inexperienced West Indies team to the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa.

Asks Colin Stuart The question whether or not nationality should play a role when selecting a coach for the West Indies cricket team should only be considered in specified preferential circumstances, as the ultimate objective should be if the prospective coach can respond to the needs of West Indies cricket.

-Greene Commissioner Henry Greene yesterday said that the police have no evidence to believe there was foul play in the Essequibo River accident that left two men dead and a 10-year-old missing, as relatives are claiming.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A well-known legal figure is one of a group of administrators seeking to challenge Deryck Murray and his “Friends of Cricket” team for control of the Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board.

Alexis Anne Lester, the Sophia woman whose body was discovered Tuesday night in a canal just behind the Botanical Gardens, may have been strangled.

New Amsterdam/Canje entered the final of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Poonai’s Pharmacy Under-13 2009 Inter-Zone Cricket Competition after gaining first innings points against their opponents in the semi-final on Monday at the Blairmont Community Development Centre Ground.

Scottsburg United will clash with Rose Hall Town Pepsi in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board/Spready’s Bakery Under-19 limited overs competition today at Rose Hall Town ground from 9.30am In the semi-final Scottsburg United defeated Port Mourant by 107 runs at the Port Mourant ground.

-Rudolph Mitchell on brink of century of race walk wins Rudolph Mitchell captured his 99th race walk title at the 16th annual William France race walk event held over weekend.

The 20th Abdullah Hamid Foundation basketball summer camp came to a close over the weekend in Linden after almost three weeks.

BK International head Brian Tiwari yesterday delivered on the company’s  promise to  Western Tigers Football Club by  handing over $500,000 to the club as sponsorship funding.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) says it is “gravely concerned” over recent and current allegations made against various units and members of the Disciplined Services.

-Home Ministry Following the death of prisoner Davendra Beharry last Friday at the Georgetown Prison, it was discovered that the Prison Authorities were in breach of the Prisons Act and the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (UNSMRTP).

The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of alleged burglar Mark Heywood by police on Tuesday.

32 teams – $500,000 first prize up for grabs Thirty-two teams drawn from Georgetown, Linden and Berbice will be participating this year in the English/Kashif and Shanghai Mackeson-sponsored Futsal Tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

LONDON, England, CMC – Former West Indies batsman Phil Simmons has expressed no knowledge of and little interest in being considered to take over from sacked John Dyson as West Indies cricket coach, the BBC reported late yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies coach John Dyson is considering legal action against the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), following his recent dismissal.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) chief Steve Camacho has scotched rumours in Bermuda that departing national coach Gus Logie is being lined up again as coach of the Test side.

-rejects multiple voting claims Re-elected People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) leader Robert Corbin says multiple voting could not have been possible during polls at the party’s recent Biennial Congress, noting that delegates were allowed to make their own observations and objections every step of the way.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera scored undefeated fifties to lift Sri Lanka to 262 for three against New Zealand at stumps on the first day of the second test yesterday.

By Tiadi Blair The 55th annual Police Force Athletics competition continued at the Guyana Police Force Sports Ground, Eve Leary, yesterday with the finals of the field and middle distance events.

More than half of the road network within the interior is virtually impassable, according to Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) senior mining engineer Michael Howard.

Local ladies champions Flora Georgetown Cricket Club continued to blaze a trail of success at regional hockey tournaments when they secured a semi-final placing at the just concluded Banks International outdoor Hockey Festival in Barbados.

Veteran trade unionist Lincoln Lewis is appealing to citizens to mount a quiet, sustained campaign of “civil disobedience,” saying that the failure of the ruling party has led to a failing state.

-Licence office Motor vehicle registration is moving at a rapid pace, according to the Licence Revenue Office (LRO), which is reporting that a record 9,999 vehicles were registered in the ‘LL’ series by August 10, 2009.

After a pole collapsed on South Road yesterday these livewires, draped over the vehicles parked in front IPED, effectively barred passage until the power was disconnected by a Guyana Power and Light worker (seen in insert).

The Guyana Red Cross Society and residents of Lethem and St.

Dear Editor, This poor, helpless, defenceless woman, Salimoon Rahaman, whose reputed husband and an employee were found dead on their boat with marks of violence on their bodies, and whose 10-year-old- son is missing, is seeking information and perhaps closure on the horrible tragedy that has befallen her family.

Dear Editor, I am writing to caution your readers if they are considering using the Guyana Post Office ‘Express Mail Service’ (EMS).

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia yesterday filed a  formal complaint against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with  the Organization of American States, accusing the leftist  leader of meddling in its domestic affairs.

Dear Editor, Tears came to my eyes as I read that the world has lost Senator Ted Kennedy. 

GENEVA (Reuters) – Climate change has made history  an inaccurate guide for farmers as well as energy investors who  must rely on probabilities and scenarios to make decisions, the  head of a United Nations agency said yesterday.

History This Week         No. 2009/31 BY TOTA C. MANGAR This month of August, 2009 marks the 175th  anniversary of Emancipation.

HYANNIS PORT, Mass (Reuters) – US Senator Edward  Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the  helm of one of America’s most fabled political families after  two older brothers were assassinated, died at age 77, his  family said.

BOSTON (Reuters) – New ultra-sensitive blood tests  can rapidly detect when heart muscle is dying from a heart  attack, even from the moment the patient arrives in the  emergency room, according to two studies yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to a report in KN dated 23.8.09 on the Stanleytown project containing a response by the Ministry of Finance to queries raised earlier in that newspaper about the price paid for the pump.

KABUL (Reuters) – Partial results from last week’s  election put Afghan President Hamid Karzai ahead of main rival  Abdullah Abdullah, but not by enough to avoid a second round  run-off in October, figures released yesterday showed.

(Barbados Nation) “An open attack on press freedom.” That is how the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) has termed the threats made by the Prime Minister’s political advisor, Hartley Henry to Sunday Sun editor Carol Martindale.

Dear Editor, I note Mr Anil Nandlall’s latest response in trying to defend his position in the debate as to whether a magistrate in a preliminary inquiry can reject a confession statement (‘There are stringent requirements before custom crystallizes into law” SN, August 25).

Ask the Consul Installment Seventy-Six This installment of Ask the Consul informs readers that the ONLY reputable source in Guyana for a visa to enter the United States or for information concerning a visa is the U.S.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dominick Dunne, the American  author and journalist best known for his coverage of  high-profile court cases such as the O.J.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – African zoologists are in  Colombia to advise local authorities on what to do with dozens  of hippos roaming around the abandoned zoo of late drug lord  Pablo Escobar in the north of the country.

Dear Editor, Guyana faces an existential threat not because of external aggression but from within its own borders. 

Three members of the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate Court this week charged with murdering Bartica gold dealer Dweive Kant Ramdass whose body was found at Caiman Hole, East Bank Essequibo after he had been reported missing.