Daily Archive: Tuesday, December 22, 2009

-was beaten, burnt Almost two days after he was battered, burnt and left with his hands and feet bound in his East Canje home, a 78-year-old man succumbed to his wounds.

Thaddius Samuels was a chatty and energetic four-year-old boy, but his life was tragically snuffed out yesterday morning when fell into a septic tank at his home.

A 26-year-old miner was up to press time in serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after being stabbed in the chest reportedly by his reputed wife.

With funds from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) presumably in the pipeline, government has moved to commence preparatory work on the site identified for the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Power (AFHEP) project.

Mark Caesar, who was wounded on Saturday when an off-duty policeman opened fire during a brawl outside the Roopa’s Bar in Kitty, was arrested yesterday right after he was discharged from the hospital much to the disbelief of relatives.

-Ali Too many consumers are still not paying water bills, Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali reported yesterday.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday placed an employee of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on bail in the sum of $1 million when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with embezzling over $6 million.

A clothing trader was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after allegedly being caught with a quantity of cocaine in a false compartment of his suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Timehri.

The contentious Legal Practitioner’s Amendment Bill was sent to a Select Committee last night after forceful objections from the opposition benches which united to reject the provision that would empower the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) head to issue practice certificates for attorneys.

By Marlon Munroe National middle-order batsman Assad Fudadin slammed a century to pace the National Squad to 287-8 at the close of the first day’s play of the three-day trial match at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary against a Rest Team.

By Marlon Munroe Elegant left-handed 18-year-old Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) batsman Trevon Griffith said yesterday he would like to have a bright future in cricket.

Riddim Squad’s success story continued in the 20th Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament as the debutants got past Rosignol United 2-1 while Victoria Kings sang songs of sweet revenge when they ousted New Amsterdam United 3-1.

– Akeem Kanhai stars in inaugural Guyana Basketball Magazine Eighteen year-old basketball `wiz’ Akeem Kanhai has landed himself on the cover of a basketball magazine which is due out on January 1 in the United States of America.

– slams police response Sheer terror is what a single mother felt when she awakened in the wee hours of Sunday morning to find a man almost in her bed.

Dear Editor, In a letter appearing in Stabroek News (SN) December 19, 2009 captioned ‘No meeting on December 15’ in response to SN article on December 10, 2009, I observed that Mr Yoganand Persaud, Chief Labour Officer, did not deny the presence of any official of the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union (GB&GWU) on Tuesday December 15 at the ministry.

Dear Editor, I refer to Prof Clive Thomas’s Sunday Stabroek columns of December 13 and 20 on ‘Norway and Guyana’s rainforest.’

A clothes vendor who escaped from the Brickdam Police Station shortly after being arrested over a chain snatching was yesterday sentenced to a year in prison.

The presentation of prizes to the winners of the Banks DIH Masters Invitational eight category lawn tennis tournament will take place this afternoon at the Le Meridian Pegasus Hotel.

-urges ministry intervention The Guyana Postal and Telecommunication Workers Union (GPTWU) has voiced its disapproval over the recent actions by the Rusal owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) and is calling on the Labour Ministry to intervene to protect the rights of workers.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr F Hamley Case’s letter in SN of December 21, 2009 (‘Fred Case played a pivotal role in the establishment of UG’), which was a response to what I wrote ‘Political resistance to the birth of UG’ (KN, July 23, 2009).

The Amelia’s Ward Jets ended their basketball year on a winning note by defeating the Kashif and Shanghai Kings on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard-court to capture the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) second division crown.

Dear Editor, When a fluid and a solid body in it are moving relative to one another, a thin layer of fluid, called the ‘boundary layer’ by fluid mechanics, remains adhered to the surface of the solid.

When negotiations between GuySuCo and GAWU over the payment of the corporation’s Annual Production Incentive (API) continue tomorrow, the union will continue to press for a nine-day pay incentive for its workers.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Shanel Daley turned in a moderate performance for St.

The Canadian High Commission will be closed for the holidays on Christmas day, Monday December 28 and New Year’s Day.

Dear Editor, I begin my response to a letter written by Mr George Jervis, the DPS, Admin, in the Ministry of Agriculture (‘Guyana’s agriculture is on a firm competitive footing’ SN, December 18) with the following quotation by John Adams (1770).

Former Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs Doodnauth Singh was yesterday hospitalized after complaining of feeling unwell.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Former tennis champion Boris Becker says he sympathises with Tiger Woods, whose life is in turmoil after he admitted cheating on his wife.

Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali yesterday publicly acknowledged the ministry’s responsibility to ensure water flows to fire hydrants but he says that the work will have to involve other responsible agencies.

CUTTACK, India, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar scored  an unbeaten 96 to set up India’s seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka  in the third one-day international yesterday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democrats moved closer yesterday to passing landmark healthcare legislation by Christmas after scoring a win in the first big test vote and gaining the support of a powerful lobbying group for doctors.

Dear Editor, After reading about Mr Sharma not being able to receive any updates on his application for a relay station, I thought it pertinent to pen a few points of my own on the issue of our wireless spectrum.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The Brazilian Supreme Court’s top judge delayed until today a ruling on whether a 9-year-old boy at the centre of an international custody battle will be reunited with his father and return to the United States.

Dear Editor, I am kind of puzzled by the seemingly one-sided censoring of opinions that seems to have become an editorial policy of the Stabroek News.

Fire, which may have been caused by a laptop computer left on a bed, destroyed a section of a newly constructed house in Linden on Sunday night, leaving two brothers counting their losses.

DALLAS,  (Reuters) – The Dallas Mavericks shook off  the absence of injured starter Dirk Nowitzki to defeat the  Cleveland Cavaliers 102-95 in a meeting of division leaders on  Sunday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Effervescent Dwayne Bravo is back among the world’s top five all-rounders after his second innings four-wicket haul for West Indies that threatened an upset victory over Australia in the third Test at Perth this past weekend.

(Trinidad Express) – The theatre fraternity was thrown into shock on Sunday with the unexpected death of comedienne Mairoon Ali.

Enterprising décor: Santa Claus seemed quite at home looking out this window above Tony’s Enterprise at Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara despite the fact that rims and not reindeer are immediately before him. 

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia yesterday dismissed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s charges that drones flying from Colombia are spying on him, with a senior official saying Venezuelan troops instead may have seen “Father Christmas’ sleigh.”

To be able to spend Christmas at home is what 11-year-old Nathasia Lindie hopes for after being cooped up in hospital for three months recuperating from second degree burns.

Dear Editor, At seasons such as these, the communications media are littered with advertisements encouraging us to purchase one present or another, and many of us expect some kind of a gift from those close to us (‘Christmas gifts’ SN, 21.12.09).

Christmas at Congress Place: Community singing at the PNCR’s cultural programme last Friday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The 85-year-old son of the late New York socialite Brooke Astor was sentenced to at least one year in prison yesterday for looting his mother’s estate of money that had been set aside for charity.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Review in your paper last week gives rise to much concern.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle has proclaimed new respect for his West Indies side on the strength of their competitive showing against Australia.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Reacting to torrents of criticism nationwide and threats of street demonstrations by the opposition, Prime Minister Bruce Golding on Sunday succumbed to pressure over a $21 billion tax package slated to take effect on January 1, 2010.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson has ordered a mental examination for a 27-year-old barber, who said that he is God and that he is willing to marry 14-year-old girl that he is accused of carnally knowing; he was also remanded to prison.

By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Overview Long gone are the days when the US Embassy in Guyana was a beacon of hope for many people both from a foreign travel perspective and for facilitating investments.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – West Indies manager Joel Garner is seething over the “unreasonable” handling of punishment to Sulieman Benn after his mid-pitch clash with two Australians during the third Test at the WACA, the Sydney Herald newspaper has reported.

Even as Police Commissioner Henry Greene was expressing satisfaction with this year’s performance and congratulating awardees at the Guyana Police Force’s annual Awards Ceremony last week, reports about police conduct continued to make the news.

A couple was yesterday remanded to prison after they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton charged jointly with possession of ammunition and possession of firearm without being the holders of licences.

TEHRAN – Opponents of Iran’s most senior dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri stopped his memorial service in a tumultuous day in Qom yesterday which saw huge protests and some shots fired, websites said.

(BBC) – The main road along Havana’s seafront, the Malecon, was sealed off on Sunday as thousands of Cubans flocked to a free open air concert by the veteran American funk disco band Kool & the Gang.

– Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

Dear Editor, Dr Cheddi Jagan was the son of down-trodden sugar workers, who was conscious of rich versus poor, of the economic and social disparity between classes and the need for struggle and solutions in the pursuit of social justice for all workers.

This group of Christmas masqueraders stuck to the pavement on Camp Street yesterday much to the relief of drivers.