Daily Archive: Monday, November 16, 2009

Just over three weeks after the torture of a 15-year-old boy while in custody at the Leonora Police Station, the area commander has been moved from the division and will now take up a position at the force’s Eve Leary Headquarters.

-farmer held A poultry farmer has been arrested after he reportedly fatally shot a man he discovered near his chicken pens early yesterday morning.

The body of a man, with suspected marks of violence, was discovered in a septic tank at Crabwood Creek, Corentyne Berbice yesterday morning.

In the absence of wage negotiations the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) says it is only fitting that government should give an interim pay increase of 12% to public sector employees.

-can now take 15 tons The flimsy $1.1M Bee Hive Bridge, which had outraged residents earlier this year, was rebuilt almost one month ago and can now bear up to 15 tons.

The police are yet to contact the teen, who was tortured by ranks at the Leonora Police station about an identification parade, law enforcement authorities said was necessary for those complicit to be charged.

The watermelon farmers who were held in connection with the murder of the 16-year-old schoolboy at the Number 63 Beach last Sunday have been released following an identification parade on Friday.

Thinking of heading to the UK? Then get your Visa or MasterCard ready as from December 1, only online payments will be permitted.

-profit still an issue for farmers Increased rice yields have been recorded with almost half the current crop harvested up to mid-October, according to the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB).

An upgraded LCDS document which will integrate views from the recently held national consultation and the agreement signed between Guyana and Norway will be released within two weeks.

-aiming for a million ducklings a year from NARI A lack of political will in some CARICOM states has seen the region-wide agriculture initiative being stalled, President Bharrat Jagdeo says.

– court hears Two women who allegedly stole a quantity of cash from a man did not know that the money had already belonged to one of them.

-queries decision to close Diamond cultivation The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has pointed to the poor condition of some of the East Demerara Estates saying that GuySuCo is showing little interest in their state of decline even as the industry seeks to increase cultivation.

The Form One student, who was hospitalized after being stabbed last week after accidentally “jamming” another student during a music “clash”, was transferred to the High Dependency Unit (HDU) on Friday.

In the first Secondary Schools Science and Technology Quiz Competition organized by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Tacquin Wilson of Bishops’ High School emerged as the student with the most points of twenty-four.

‘Ow I jus come outta jail foh one thing and I dey now looking foh a work and now this…I don’t understand’ Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Wednesday remanded to prison a man accused of stealing a cellular phone from a teenage boy, when he appeared in court to answer to the charges.

The Urban Forestry and Biodiversity Conservation programme (UF&BCP) of the National Parks Commission has received the overwhelming support of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and other key stakeholders, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Government Information Agency reported.

-suspect held Three female teachers who were distributing National Identification Cards at the Enterprise Primary School were robbed of valuables at gunpoint on Friday night and the police have since held a suspect.

The Mayor and City Council has noted that the traditional clean-up for the festive season has started and it is urging the public to observe the environmental laws and to practice good neighbourliness.

Vijay Deo dominated day two to emerge overall winner of the Digicel two-day Golf Classic which ended yesterday at the Lusignan Golf Club on the East Coast of Demerara.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao enhanced his  status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world with a  commanding win over holder Miguel Cotto to claim the WBO  welterweight title on Saturday.

A man was arrested after an illegal firearm and eight matching rounds were discovered in a Tundra by Police on Saturday night.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama  and other world leaders yesterday supported delaying a legally  binding climate pact until 2010 or even later, but European  negotiators said the move did not imply weaker action.

Cecil Cox won the vacant national junior title as the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) Closed double round robin tournament ended on Saturday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club.

-says vice-captain Denish Ramdin The West Indies players had their first training session on the tour of Australia yesterday at the Allan Border Ground in Brisbane and Vice Captain Denesh Ramdin said everyone was pleased with the day in the field.

AGRA, India, (Reuters) – Watchtowers and  close-circuit televisions will help secure the Taj Mahal, one  of the world’s most visited monuments, as the busy tourist  season begins in India, a senior police officer said.

… New Line Cavaliers scent victory over DCC By Marlon Munroe Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC), Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) recorded easy wins yesterday in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) three-day, first-division competition.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo  Chavez says he will join a team of Cuban scientists on flights  to “bomb clouds” to create rain amid a severe drought that has  aroused public anger due to water and electricity rationing.

Of chaos and sabotage! Recently whilst in conversation with a friend of ours he pointed out that sports in Guyana had deteriorated greatly from when he was an aspiring national athlete.

SHANGHAI – U.S. President Barack Obama faces tensions with  China over trade and Tibet on his first visit to the emerging  superpower for a summit that will grapple with economic  imbalances and the future of the yuan.

Dear Editor,Let me first state that Dr Mahendra Chand’s attempts to cast off the aspersions that he displayed callous indifference to the 14-year-old torture victim have failed as miserably as he did in carrying out his function as a medical professional (‘Allega-tions about “callous indifference” to tortured teen completely spurious’ SN, November 14).

Andrew Forde netted a hat-trick of goals to pilot Sales Department to a 4-0 win over Soft Drink Plant in the Banks DIH nine-a-side Inter-Department football final played Friday evening at Thirst Park ground.

Dear Editor, In 2008 old age pensioners were receiving $6,000 per month.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French Budget Minister Eric Woerth  said yesterday he was horrified by a publicity stunt that  attracted huge crowds hoping for a cash handout and led to  serious violence when it was cancelled for safety reasons.

– Decision to be made by WednesdayOn Friday evening at the Albion Community Center in Corentyne Berbice, District 10, Upper Demerara/ Kwakwani was adjudged winners of the National Schools Swimming, Track and Field, Cycling and Teachers championships.

Dear Editor, In a recent edition of the Guyana Chronicle a story was published captioned, ‘Linden TC honours Mitchell for his 100 consecutive wins.’

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters Life!) – Hollywood veterans  turned out in force to see Lauren Bacall, grand dame of film  noir, receive an honorary Oscar at the motion picture academy’s  Governors Awards on Saturday night, away from TV cameras.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Disaster swept the world  during the weekend as the apocalyptic movie “2012” registered  the biggest opening for a non-franchise movie.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic shrugged  off a brave challenge from crowd favourite Gael Monfils to claim  the Paris Masters title with a 6-2 5-7 7-6 win yesterday.

Dear Editor, The rights of victims have been among the postures embraced following the disclosures from Leonora. 

Buxton-Friendship By Harry Hergash Harry Hergash, a graduate of the University of Guyana, taught at the Annandale Government Secondary from 1964 to 1969.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, (Reuters) – LeBron James helped  Cleveland resist a late surge from the Utah Jazz by scoring the Cavaliers’ final eight points in a 107-103 victory on Saturday.

TERESINA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Raimundo Alves used to  get his food by scavenging at a garbage dump on the outskirts  of Teresina, the capital of the impoverished northeastern  Brazilian state of Piaui.

Just in case you didn’t know, let me tell you that an international cricket match at the Providence Stadium, like the recent Trinidad/Guyana one-day, is an experience not to be missed.

Dear Editor, With the news swirling of a terror mastermind in the USA coordinating or having some involvement in the recent crime blitz President Jagdeo publicly stated that he met with US officials and urged them to hand over information about convicted drug trafficker Roger Khan, the infamous spy equipment, and on this terrorist mastermind “as soon as possible.”

The meaning of LCDS Interviews and photos by Tiffny Rhodius and Femi Harris We asked the man and woman in the street this week if they knew what the acronym LCDS (Low Carbon Development Strategy) stood for.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Five-times world champion  Shane Mosley will return to the ring after an absence of almost  a year when he takes on fellow American Andre Berto in a  non-title welterweight bout in January.

(Trinidad Express)  Prime Minister Patrick Manning called the media to a meeting on Sunday night at the newly- commissioned National Academy for the Performing Arts, to announce that the 15,000-capacity Queen’s Park Savannah Carnival Centre is the next project on the government’s development agenda.

Dear Editor,I write to salute our brave soldiers who fought in WWI and WWII.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Government officials are expressing concern about recent pronouncements from Britain aimed at further tightening its immigration policies.

It must have gladdened the hearts of all Guyanese here and in the diaspora to absorb the news of the munificent Norwegian decision to support this country’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) to the tune of US$250M over a five-year period.

Dear Editor, I have always had the highest respect and regard for the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony and hope he is neither the author, or responsible for the publication of a letter headlined, ‘Is there no editorial restraint on this rampant journalistic campaigner?’

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods celebrated his  first visit Down Under in 11 years with a win at the Australian  Masters yesterday, the world number one banishing his swing  demons in time to hold off a dogged local field by two strokes.