Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Armed gunmen went on a rampage in the capital early this morning, attacking two police stations and setting fire to the High Court building and a public school.

Police to hold courses on use of force Two policemen implicated in the torture of three prisoners, including a 15-year-old whose genitals were set on fire, are expected to be charged today.

The United States has revoked the non-immigrant visa of Office of the President Press and Publicity Officer Kwame McCoy as of Monday amid allegations of child solicitation that have been levelled against him.

Gizmos & Gadgets yesterday maintained that the enterprise has consistently operated a well run, successful  business  which has adhered to all its  tax and financial obligations.

Three former New Opportunity Corps (NOC) counsellors, who were charged in June 2005 with raping an inmate, were freed at the Essequibo Assizes yesterday afternoon after the case was dismissed.

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Christine King released a statement yesterday accusing the Chairman, Bishop Juan Edghill and others at the Commission of scheming to terminate her services prior to the non-renewal of her contract last month.

The Private Sector Commis-sion (PSC) yesterday issued a call for President Bharrat Jagdeo to set up an independent panel to investigate what has led to reported incidents of torture committed by police, including the recent brutalisation of a teen boy while in custody.

The contract for a shelter for homeless persons across the country at Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice was signed on Monday.

…after seven days in custody Seven days after he was detained as police probed the murder of retired Region Three Vice-Chairman, Ramenauth Bisram, 20-year-old Nouravie ‘Navin’ Wilfred was released without charge late yesterday.

The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has put in place fertilizer assistance for farmers as part of a $400M package.

Striking sugar workers are contemplating resuming work on Friday, President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) Komal Chand said yesterday even as they continue to wait on the start of the arbitration process.

Three men accused of beating a taxi driver and hijacking his car were granted $200,000 bail each yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, which heard complaints by their lawyers that police brutalised the men while they were in custody.

By Alva Solomon Five persons yesterday afternoon robbed the Gizmos and Gadgets AutoZone and electronic store on Regent Road, carting off mobile phones and electronic devices and leaving staff members traumatized.

A customer service representative and a procurement clerk of Guyana Power and Light Inc.

By Marlon Munroe Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago will clash in the final of the WICB President’s Cup 50-overs Tournament tomorrow at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence ground after Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan saw Guyana to a six-wicket victory over the Combined Campuses and Colleges team (CCC) last evening.

A three-year-old girl was up to press time in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being struck down on the Mon Repos Public Road by a vehicle belonging to the Guyana Prison Service.

By Rawle Toney National coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover believes that his charges simply stuck to the game plan and played as a team and this enabled them to win the Suriname Independence Cup Four- Nation Football Tournament last weekend in the Dutch-speaking country.

–  association’s secretary plays tight defence By Rawle Toney The Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club is questioning the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) vision for the sport in the city and has slammed GABA’s lack of administrative practices but GABA, playing strong defence, has denied several of the charges made by the club.

Dear Editor, It is not my habit to respond to the many reports, allegations and misinformation peddled in many of the media in Guyana.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter from a Mr. Mohamed I.

By Rawle Toney In six days, some of the Caribbean’s top cars and drivers will converge in Guyana at the South Dakota Circuit for what is being called one of the biggest Caribbean Motor Racing Championships, (CMRC).

By Alva Solomon Tests conducted on samples taken from residents of the North West District have linked a bacterial infection that contaminates water with the recent outbreak of a gastro-like illness that is blamed for several deaths.

By Tony Cozier West Indies’ firepower has been appreciably diminished for the forthcoming tour of Australia by the absence of their fastest bowler and leading wicket-taker Fidel Edwards.

Dear Editor, The Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) reportedly stated, during his appearance on “Close Up” which was broadcast on NCN on October 30, 2009, that the Guyana Sugar Corporation would lose some 17,000 tonnes of burnt canes equivalent to 1,550 tonnes sugar from the current strike.

Dear Editor, I wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the wife, children, relatives and friends of the deceased John Steele, a chief welder/foreman of John Fernandes Limited whose fatality was reported in Stabroek News (SN) 10/28/09 and referred to as a “freak” accident.

The Ministry of Human Services will start distributing pension books for 2010 from November 16.

By Rawle Toney As days flit by towards the final leg of the 2009 Caribbean Motor Racing Championships, one of the Caribbean’s biggest names in the sport, Mark Vieira, is all excited about competing at the event.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Red-hot forward Al Harrington  scored 24 points including 13 in the key fourth quarter to help  the New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Hornets 117-111 on  Monday for their first victory of the NBA season.

The decomposing body found at Hauraruni along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway on Monday has been identified as that of 23-year-old taxi driver Gavin Washington.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – All rounder Shahid Afridi  smashed a rapid 70 and took two wickets for Pakistan who eased  to a 138-run victory over New Zealand in the first  one-day international yesterday.

Dear Editor, The brutality meted out to a child while in custody of the Guyana Police Force as reported in the print media shows the level of depravity in sections of our disciplined services.

A 39-year-old man died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Monday after being struck down by a vehicle while crossing the Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara public road on Sunday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican Bob McDonnell  rolled to victory over a Democrat in the governor’s race in  Virginia yesterday in the first of three key votes that  provided an early test of U.S.

Dear Editor, The KN picture tells it all.  It is, perhaps, the most visible of horrendous actions that succeeded in stopping the nation for a moment. 

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – West Indies will seek to rebound from their series loss to South Africa when they clash with England in their three-match One-Day International series which bowls off  today.

SYDNEY, Australia,  CMC – Controversial international cricket correspondent Peter Roebuck has blasted Chris Gayle’s reappointment as West Indies captain, slamming the move as “beyond comprehension”.

SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuelan  soldiers blocked the main border crossing with Colombia yesterday after President Hugo Chavez’s government said  paramilitaries were behind the killing of two soldiers.

A Richmond, Essequibo Coast woman was on Monday evening robbed by armed bandits who took away $400,000 and escaped.

Dear Editor, We need to compliment this PPP administration for having so far been able to tear apart the slender moral fabric of our society, and in essence be al1owed as the old folks say, to “get away with murder,” in some cases, literally so.

Tonight on CNS Channel 6, Facilitator Patrick Zephyr looks at the Matching Grants Initiative (MGI) which affords opportunities for small and medium sized business to access grant aid funds for export oriented projects.

Dear Editor, I purchased a book from Amazon.com and went to the Parcel Section of the Guyana Post Office to uplift the book but an officer there said that they do not accept the Guyana Driver’s Licence as a form of ID.

ROME, (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights  ruled yesterday that crucifixes should be removed from Italian  classrooms, prompting Vatican anger and sparking uproar in  Italy, where such icons are embedded in the national psyche.

Caribbean observers will have been watching with interest the efforts of the Bruce Golding government, since its accession to office in Jamaica, to come to terms with what domestic and external observers recognize as a serious economic crisis.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chris Gayle was the unanimous choice to lead West Indies on the three-Test tour of Australia, chairman of selectors Clyde Butts revealed Monday.