Articles published on Tuesday, October 6, 2009
-DNA tests to proceed on gutted bodies The man who is said to be in charge of the vessel whose crew members washed up along the Essequibo without innards, yesterday denied that the craft was connected to drug smuggling.
A Guyanese couple was recently jailed in Croydon, England over fraudulently claiming about 100,000 pounds in benefits after stealing the identities of a brother and sister.
A 14-year-old student of a Berbice Secondary School is recovering from a head injury at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was struck by a shot put during a school athletics event last Thursday afternoon.
The high cost of bandwidth continues to be a deterrent to overseas investors and may have cost the country between 2,000 to 3,000 jobs, Head of Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) Geoffrey Da Silva said recently.
The attempt on the life of former Commissioner of In-surance Maria van Beek remains unsolved and according to the Guyana Police Force the investigation is virtually stalled.
A 24-year-old woman accused of falsely obtaining the sum of $805,000 from her uncle’s bank account was yesterday remanded to prison when she appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
– court told A 34-year-old woman accused of converting a quantity of raw gold to her own use was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail when she appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
The finance controller of the Princess Hotel who was held with nearly $3 million (US$14,000) minutes before he was scheduled to leave the country on a Delta Airlines flight bound for New York, was yesterday placed on $300,000 bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
A man who fathered a child with his reputed wife’s 14-year-old daughter was charged with two counts of carnal knowledge when he appeared yesterday before Magistrate Chandra Sohan at the New Amsterdam Court.
Life in Nappi, a Macushi village located some 25 miles from Lethem, is simple.
The US Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently concluded a two-day seminar for members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) from September 28-29.
After 45 years of long and dedicated service to the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) general secretary Grantley Culbard has retired and has challenged the younger members of the union to step forward and shoulder the responsibility of leadership.
The body of a man, suspected to have committed suicide yesterday at a city hotel is now at the Lyken Funeral Home.
A musician of the A and D Funeral Parlour who allegedly robbed a man of a quantity of items was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
After journeying through the countries of South and Central America, Ashraf Mohammed Allly has returned home and with “patience and concentration” is making a name for himself in the handicraft business.
A 28-year-old minibus conductor who pleaded guilty to forgery and escaping from police custody was yesterday sentenced to five years imprisonment when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
-protection agency considering options Director of the Child Care and Protection Agency, Ann Greene, yesterday said her agency is reconsidering its decision to return four children to their Clonbrook, Mahaica home as their parents are not keeping their end of the bargain.
A water main in an unoccupied plot of land at Blue Berry Hill, Wismar, which was broken some two years ago, threatens the health of and has become a nuisance to residents given the swampy conditions that exist.
Motorists and road users are being asked to take heed of oncoming traffic, particularly police and ambulance vehicles which are using sirens.
The Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency (CRMA) and Board of Industrial Training (BIT) have begun holding job fairs to advertise the training available at the BIT and encourage young people to register with the CRMA.
Two bandits will today make a court appearance after they were caught by vigilant City Constabulary ranks inside the Bourda Market with some $390,000 worth of items they had stolen from two stalls.
Guyana has maintained its overall 114 ranking in the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI) remaining at the same position as it did in 2006.
Hog Island tragedy The family of the 10-year-old boy who remains missing following the Hog Island boat mishap on August 11, has set up an account for donations and hope to be able to offer a reward for information.
– Shane Watson’s second consecutive century powered Australia to a successful defence of the Champions Trophy title (BBC) A second successive hundred from Shane Watson ensured Australia held on to the Champions Trophy with a six-wicket win over New Zealand at Centurion Park yesterday.
President of the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) Frank Tucker says that he is satisfied with Guyana’s performance at the 37th Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Body-building and Fitness Championships which were held in Grenada from September 30 to October 4.
GFF Super League… Alpha United took their carpenters to Linden on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground and hammered Milerock United 2-0 to extend their lead in the inaugural Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League competition.
– raises concerns about female volleyball and basketball teams The National Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday released the names of the athletes who will be representing Guyana in the second leg of the 2009 Inter-Guiana games set for October 16-19 in Suriname.
Enterprise Busta Sports Club beat Golden Grove in an abbreviated match by 52 runs in the East Coast President’s Cup limited-overs championship over the weekend.
CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – Australia captain Ricky Ponting praised Shane Watson’s coolness after the all-rounder’s century steered the champions to a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final yesterday.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – World number one Dinara Safina was upset 7-5 7-6 by local wild card Zhang Shuai in the second round of the China Open yesterday, leaving Serena Williams one victory away from reclaiming top spot in the rankings.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber dressed as a paramilitary soldier attacked an office of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in the Pakistani capital yesterday, killing five staff, government and U.N.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Nikita Miller and David Bernard Jr., two members of the makeshift West Indies’ Champions Trophy outfit, have been named in an 18-man Jamaican squad for the WICB President’s Cup one-day tournament.
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea is in the final stages of restoring facilities at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted a government source as saying today.
Dear Editor, Please allow me the use of this medium to communicate with the Guyanese diaspora population.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan skipper Younus Khan blamed himself after dropping a crucial catch in the Champions Trophy semi-final defeat against New Zealand, saying the elimination was the biggest disappointment of his career.
BEIJING – China pledged to strengthen bonds with isolated North Korea, nudging it to improve its economy, while reports of Indian and South Korean swoops on North Korean shipping underscored strains behind a recent easing of tension.
By Tony Cozier Whether or not Chris Gayle is restored as captain when all the players are again available is looming as the most contentious issue between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) prior to the forthcoming tour of Australia.
Rosignol United nipped past Sunburst Camptown 2-1 to bounce back into championship contention while the Georgetown side hopes were further dashed when the two teams met Sunday in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League at the Blairmont ground, West Berbice.
Dear Editor, The story is stark in its content, troubling in its context and searching in its meaning.
Dear Editor, For the longest while I remained quiet, but a very keen observer about the goings on in relation to the New Building Society, especially in the print media.
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – De facto Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti lifted an emergency decree yesterday that had suspended some civil liberties and shut two media outlets loyal to ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States is the most admired country globally thanks largely to the star power of President Barack Obama and his administration, according to a new poll.
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) D.
Dear Editor, Good things indeed come to those who wait, and I am on cloud nine with Rio De Janeiro being chosen as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Para-Olympic Games.
The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) plans to stage its annual under-23 and seniors tournament in November as part of preparations for international competition but they require their own facilities.
By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Introduction: Businesses today are more complex than ever.
The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Junior Development programme has been given a boost with the donation of over 100 hockey sticks from Sports Company Dita-USA.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The G30, a group of prominent bankers, policymakers and economists, called yesterday for sweeping reforms to the International Monetary Fund, warning that the impetus for change would wane as pain from the financial crisis fades.
Dear Editor, It is no fault of Mr Hamilton Green that he is still the Mayor of Georgetown, it is the fault of the government.
Justice Jainarayan Singh’s public complaint last week seemed to highlight much that has gone wrong with the criminal justice system, law enforcement and human rights in this country.
Dear Editor, I was indeed elated and I would imagine all Guyanese were too when it was announced that Brazil would host the 2016 Olympic Games and I do hope at the opening of those games Brazil would invite all the neighbouring countries to participate.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Three Americans won the Nobel prize for medicine yesterday for revealing the existence and nature of telomerase, an enzyme which helps prevent the fraying of chromosomes that underlies ageing and cancer.
Riddim Squad remain unbeaten By Kizan Brumell With one round left in the Western Union First Division League which is organized by the Georgetown Football Association (GFA), Riddim Squad remain unbeaten and command the leader board with 21 points.
Retired High Court judge Jainarayan Singh, who said last week that he had not been paid his benefits because he made decisions that were not favourable to the government, is not entitled to any benefits, Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh has said.
