Articles published on Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The Guyana Police Force yesterday announced that it has set up a special investigative team to “enquire into the alleged murders which surfaced during the court hearing for drug dealer Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan.”
-Judge revokes bail after sealed info leaked A US judge yesterday revoked former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik’s bail after he revealed information under seal to a third party.
-ads cutoff to SN noted Guyana has been ranked 39 out of 173 in the latest worldwide Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, which has noted concerns on government’s relations with the press.
Following Sunday morning’s fire, the Guyana Water Inc. says that it was unable to render any assistance to the Guyana Fire Service because it was not informed of the need for help by the Guyana Fire Service.
By Iana Seales Chief Executive Officer of the National Frequency Manage-ment Unit (NFMU), Valmikki Singh, said yesterday that the halt to radio licence applications is temporary to facilitate the processing of the 60 applications currently on file.
Five-year-old Akeem Hinds, who was on Friday night involved in an accident at Moblissa on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, succumbed yesterday to his injuries in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital.
-video club proprietor charged with receiving stolen property By Ayanna Blair Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that a twenty-four-year-old man, who allegedly used a gun to rob another man of a quantity of household items valued over $16.2M, be remanded to prison while she placed the owner of Movie-Town Video Club on $200,000 bail for allegedly receiving one of the stolen items.
By Gaulbert Sutherland Relatives of missing boy, Ricky Jainarine yesterday called for justice during a protest in front of the Leonora Magistrate’s Court even as it was revealed that tests on paint samples – which would establish whether a Coast Guard vessel was involved in the fateful collision – are yet to be done.
The body of a 56-year-old Brazilian, who police say died after a boat collision in the Cuyuni River, was found in the Ekereku River on Monday afternoon.
The Ministry of Agriculture and the GFA Consulting Group GmbH of Germany on Monday inked an agreement totalling $197 million to foster and enable private sector entrepreneurship into agribusiness.
The Joint Opposition Political Parties (JOPP) will be continuing its programme of public meetings to demand an international inquiry into the State’s alleged involvement in criminality, and has set out a schedule to this effect, a release said.
By Shabna Ullah At the Blind Cricket competition and exhibition at Seafield, West Berbice earlier this month members of the Disabled People’s Network (DPN) were happy with the reaffirmation of government’s commitment to have the legislation tabled in parliament “during this session.”
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that a GDF Lance Corporal be remanded to prison after he was involved in the motor accident at Amelia’s Ward, Linden in May that claimed the life of a woman who was riding a motorcycle.
Twenty-one-year-old Tracy Samantha Allicock of Lot 75 Breda Street, Werk-en-Rust was yesterday remanded to prison when she appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly being found with a quantity of cocaine in her suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.
– athlete wins 200m but loses race Marlon Munroe The prelude to Friday’s final hoorah in the North Georgetown track and field championships got even more interesting yesterday even as under-14 male and female athletes Phillip Persaud, Diquan Vancooten and Ashley Tasher left their indelible imprints at the Camp Ayanganna ground.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport is expecting Mash 2010 to be bigger than ever with the traditional festivities and an added “special dimension.”
Caricom countries are expecting the first shipment of the HINI vaccine late next month as they prepare for more attacks from the HINI or swine flu virus.
– Guyana/French Guiana tie for second By Rawle Toney After claiming the first leg of the 2009 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) title which was held in Guyana earlier this year Suriname returned to dominate the second leg, eventually retaining their overall title as the games climaxed in Suriname over the weekend.
Lallbachana Babulall’s unbeaten 54 in partnership with Greg Persaud’s 18 not-out ensured Shattaville Masters’ nail-biting, one wicket win against Rangers Masters at the match played on Sunday.
Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) will broadcast a special edition of its ‘Customer Alert’ television programme tonight, dealing with metering and how to read the GWI bill.
Blistering start for Hikers, Old Fort men’s teams “A” and Old Fort ‘A’ men’s teams got off to blistering starts as the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph National Indoor Hockey Championships got cracking Monday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
DISCOVERY BAY, Jamaica, (Reuters) – Chris Gayle is happy to take on the West Indies captain’s role again following an end to the bitter dispute between the players and the West Indies Cricket Board, the opening batsman has said.
(Cricinfo) New South Wales and Victoria clash today in a replay of their Big Bash final earlier this year.
DELHI, India, CMC – Kieron Pollard’s enterprising batting for Trinidad & Tobago has earned him a place in the All Star XI of the Champions League Twenty20.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Ramnaresh Sarwan is looking forward to taking to the field of play again.
International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA) is in the process of constructing a 5-storey, multi-million dollar complex on Camp Street, opposite the Georgetown Club, which will be used as a general office building and will in part house a shopping mall.
By Kizan Brumell The third annual Fruta Conquerors Football Club organized Namilco Football Festival was officially launched in the boardroom of the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) yesterday and will kick off with a double header at the Tucville playfield on Friday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Holders Barcelona suffered a stunning 2-1 home defeat by Russia’s Rubin Kazan while Liverpool lost by the same score to Olympique Lyon at Anfield on a night of high drama and late goals in the Champions League yesterday.
KABUL, (Reuters) – President Hamid Karzai agreed to face a second round of voting in Afghanistan’s disputed election yesterday after a U.N.-led
BERLIN, (Reuters) – WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will go up against American Kevin Johnson in Berne, Switzerland on Dec.
MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s Supreme Court lifted a constitutional barrier on Monday to President Daniel Ortega seeking re-election, opening the way to the leftist running for another term in the 2011 election.
LUXEMBOURG, (Reuters) – Talks on a new U.N. climate deal stumbled yesterday when European Union finance ministers failed to agree funds for poor countries and India reiterated demands for aid to help curb its emissions.
MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Brian Lara expects West Indies to be swept, when they visit Australia later this year for three Tests against the former World No.1 side.
Mel Sankies was returned as President of Lusignan Golf Club at its Annual General Meeting held recently at the Club House at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara.
Dear Editor I am deeply concerned that those elected to office on the commitment to protect rights, ensure job creation and reduce poverty have failed to embrace any programme that would realize these and hope the society will believe otherwise.
NIAMEY, (Reuters) – West Africa’s regional bloc yesterday suspended Niger in protest against what it said were flawed parliamentary elections being held there.
QUITO, Ecuador, CMC – Barbadian squash players struggled at the 2009 Pan American Championship this past weekend and Karen Meakins was their only player escaping first-round elimination.
Dear Editor, In his 2006 Churchill Lecture, Peter Mandelson, then EU Trade Commissioner, argued that the demands of globalisation were arousing fear and anxiety in the European Union and that: “Fear of change is probably the defining feature of modern European politics.”
VIENNA, (Reuters) – High-stakes talks between Iran and big powers that stalled yesterday will resume today and the U.N.
Dear Editor, Permit me, please, to share a few thoughts on the state of the main opposition party in Guyana.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, CMC – Former world-rated Guyanese boxer Andre Purlett returns to the ring from almost 19 months of inactivity this weekend when he faces American Harold Sconiers in a non-title bout.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Taliban militants attacked Pakistani forces and recaptured a strategic town yesterday while two suicide bomb blasts at an Islamic university in the capital killed six people and wounded at least 20, officials said.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The world needs genetically modified crops both to increase food yields and minimise the environmental impact of farming, Britain’s top science academy said yesterday.
Former Stabroek News court reporter Judith Gildharie-Mursalin was admitted to the Guyana Bar as an attorney-at-law recently.
Dear Editor, We refer to the report that appeared in your newspaper on Friday, October 16, 2009 headlined `Case dismissed against former Republic Bank tellers, carpenters’.
The Mackenzie High School (MHS) kept its banner flying high at this year’s Linden Inter-Secondary and Inter-Primary School championships which ended on Friday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Popular websites Facebook, Twitter and Craigslist threw their support behind an open Internet framework to be unveiled by U.S.
Dear Editor, With reference to a letter in your letter columns captioned, “The stealing of books is a serious offence” in the Sunday Stabroek (Oct.
Local rugby players are due to undergo four days of rigorous training under the direction of Technical Director and West Indies Captain Joe Whipple as they gear-up for the Caribbean championships in Mexico next month.
…while escorted by cops (Trinidad Express) Peter Garcia was in handcuffs, police officers at his side, on the compound of a court, with dozens of officers nearby, when he was shot dead by men mocking the State’s ability to protect.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – The splits inside NATO over the Afghan war have turned the alliance into a rotting corpse that will be virtually impossible to revive, says the former head of Canada’s armed forces.
The Ansa McAl sponsored 2009 Mackeson East Coast Demerara Premier League Football Tournament continues today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda with a double header.
Dear Editor, The art and science of expanding one’s mind is reading books which, not only stimulates the mind, but add real depth to the treasures of knowledge.
(Jamaica Observer) Scores of Jamaicans are believed to be among the 1.7 million illegal immigrants in the United States who have opted to return home in the last two years, rather than endure the harsh realities of a tough American economy and stricter enforcement of immigration policies.
As then Senator Barack Obama campaigned for the American Presidency he seemed to understand well enough that the war in Iraq had become a millstone around President George Bush’s neck, in much the same way as, in the mid-1960’s an inherited war in Vietnam put Democratic President Lyndon Johnson’s administration in jeopardy, eventually forcing the President to declare that he would not seek re-election.
