Articles published on Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Following investigations and advice from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions, grasstrack racer Dwarka Gangadeen was this afternoon charged with the murder of his wife Bridgette and he is expected to appear in court tomorrow.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Gordon Brown resigned as prime minister of Britain today and said Conservative leader David Cameron would take over, ending 13 years of rule by the centre-left Labour Party.
By Oluatoyin Alleyne and Iana Seales St Joseph Mercy Hospital’s main structure was yesterday devastated by an early morning fire of unknown origin, but plans are in train to have it up and running again and its board will meet shortly on this issue.
Government has asked a new developer to construct a Marriott Resort and Casino here, making a “very attractive offer,” according to reports that cite company officials.
After days of acrimony, Bridgette Gangadin’s husband and her relatives yesterday agreed that they will both play a part in her cremation, which is scheduled for today.
– says it will undo damage, restore site Having visited the area and conducted its investigation, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) yesterday ordered BK International to cease all quarry operations in the Barakara Falls area, halting plans by the company to blast the falls site.
-local arms race blamed for ‘significant increase’ in violence There are at least 150,000 persons in possession of illegal guns in Georgetown, General Secretary of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Glynis Beaton said yesterday, while pointing out that the local “arms race” has created levels of armed violence at epidemic proportions.
-UK, Sweden pose questions on phantom squad Guyana is today slated to defend its human rights record before the United Nations in Geneva and it faces a barrage of questions on issues such as the phantom squad, torture, capital punishment, violence against women and gay and lesbian rights.
The body of a man was found in the Symth Street drain at the side of the Brickdam Police Station yesterday morning.
Several medical practitioners who ran operated private practices at the hospital were badly affected by yesterday’s blaze as they lost expensive and state-of-the-art modern equipment as well as, in some cases, all their patients’ records.
By Floyd Christie The Albouystown-Charles-town basketball team delivered a clinical trouncing of Central Mackenzie Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to sweep the best of three finals of the Mackeson National Super Ward competition.
By Marlon Munroe Following the US Embassy’s refusal to grant Guyanese boxer ‘Deadly’ Denny Dalton a visa so he could travel there to keep his ring date with Hector Camacho Jr.
Charge d’ Affaires of the US Embassy Karen Williams yesterday decided to suspend official business at the embassy’s Duke Street, Kingston offices while the fire was still raging.
—-Hosts West Indies must win their crucial match against Australia today if they are to have a chance of advancing to the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup T20 tournament BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – For the second time in three days, West Indies face a must-win game to stay in the hunt for the World Twenty20 Championship.
President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday commissioned a $400 million water treatment plant at Cotton Tree which was once an area most affected by water shortages.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – England knocked New Zealand out of the World Twenty20 Championship yesterday with a three-wicket triumph, taking their third victory of the Super Eights and installing themselves as one of the favourites to win the title.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Dinara Safina’s French Open preparations suffered a shock setback when she lost 7-6 7-6 to Czech qualifier Klara Zakopalova in the Madrid Open first round yesterday.
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) elected a new executive at its annual general meeting last Friday.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal spun his way to four wickets as Pakistan held on to their hopes of a semi-final place in the World Twenty20 Championship by completing an 11-run victory over South Africa yesterday.
Two men, one armed with a handgun, robbed a salesman of more than half a million in cash at George and D’Urban streets yesterday morning.
Phillip Squires and Godfrey Lowden defeated Leyland Leacock and Gilbert Barckoy 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 to win the Men’s doubles final of the Trophy Stall-sponsored doubles tournament Sunday at the Le Meridien, Pegasus Hotel courts.
The Central Islamic Organisation (CIOG), in a statement yesterday, extended sympathy to the administration of the St Joseph Mercy Hospital at the destruction of the building.
Twenty-year-old Devon Alexander of North Sophia was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of having carnal knowledge twice of a girl under the age of 15 years.
A brilliant all-round performance from Guyana under-15 player Shailendra Shameer helped Port Mourant to victory against Johanna Young Ivory (JYI) in the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) organized Spready’s Bakery Under-19, limited overs cricket competition recently.
Steven Embrack became the latest batsman to score a century when the 2009 New Building Society Second Division limited overs cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board continued recently with several matches.
A homeless man was yesterday placed on $25,000 bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with stealing a quantity of items from a man’s store.
Dear Editor, A few days ago I answered the call by the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) and the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) to visit Guyana’s remaining nature’s paradise which was waiting to be discovered – the majestic Kaieteur Falls on the Potaro River.
A pending father and son reunion was thwarted when Eze Austin, believed to be in his late 50s, met his tragic death on the Sir David Rose Avenue, Mackenzie, Linden last night.
National Chess Champion Wendell Meusa took the lead in the Keishars/Fide Qualifiers after play continued Friday and Saturday at the KeiShar’s Sports Club.
Dear Editor, It is indeed sad and regrettable that Nurses Week 2010 began with the devastating loss of the Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital to fire.
– cops seeking four others One man was arrested and police are hunting for four others who last travelled in the car that was set on fire while the owner was locked in the trunk, at Palmyra, Canje on Friday night.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods is unsure when he will play golf again after a painful neck injury forced him to quit the Players Championship in Florida on Sunday.
Dear Editor, In Kaieteur News of May 2, 2010, ‘Peeping Tom’ wrote that the PNC government gave Mr Lumumba 10,000 acres of land in the Manarabisi and that Mr Lumumba said that he was also given 10,000 acres in the Akawini, Pomeroon.
Guyana’s national female football team the `Lady Jags’ Will take on Barbados this afternoon in the second round of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Women’s World Cup qualifiers in Trinidad and Tobago.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Bombers and gunmen with suspected links to a battered but still lethal al Qaeda killed more than 100 people yesterday in a wave of attacks on markets, a textile factory, checkpoints and other sites across Iraq.
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s two big rival political forces planned to resume wooing the smaller Liberal Democrats today after Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he would step aside to try to keep his Labour Party in power.
-says WADA MONTREAL, (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao should remove the chief stumbling block to a highly anticipated bout with Floyd Mayweather by agreeing to Olympic-style drug testing, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief John Fahey said yesterday.
Dear Editor, The British elections have resulted in a hung parliament and the suitors, Labour and the Conservatives, are looking for a marriage of convenience but there would need to be a pre-nuptial agreement with the Liberals.
A 34-year-old woman, who was involved in a three-way smash-up on Dennis Street, Sophia on Saturday night, succumbed to her injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Sunday afternoon.
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday placed a man accused of threatening the owner of the Universal Sports Store in Alberttown on self-bail while she granted $50,000 bail to the man’s son who is accused of robbing the store of items valued over $800,000.
Dear Editor, Our society continues to wrestle with how to protect our children from the injuries and agonies of sexual abuse.
HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) – Israel is primed for a war on Iran, a deputy to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday, in a rare break with his government’s reticence as world powers try to talk Tehran into curbing its nuclear plans.
SAN ANTONIO, (Reuters) – Playing with his right eye nearly swollen shut, Phoenix’s Steve Nash helped lead his team to a series-clinching win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday and a spot in the Western Conference final.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – New Zealand completed a clean sweep of their preliminary round campaign when they crushed luckless Pakistan by six wickets in their final game of the Women’s World Twenty20 Championship yesterday.
Dear Editor, I have written many letters on the matter of Fip Motilall and Synergy.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian police used tear gas and warning shots to disperse protesters calling for President Rene Preval’s resignation yesterday after some demonstrators robbed passersby and tried to crash through barricades around the national palace.
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that Nazim Omroo of Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara, be remanded to prison when he appeared before her accused of committing a string of break-ins in the East Bank Demerara area.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Hot on the heels of their 14-run, Super Eight triumph over India at Kensington Oval on Sunday, West Indies captain Chris Gayle and his teammates have been hit with a hefty fine for their slow over rate.
By Dr Bertrand G Ramcharan Under arrangements instituted in 2006, every country in the world is required, once every four years, to produce and defend at the United Nations a report on its policies and strategies for promoting the right to development, economic, social and cultural rights, and civil and political rights.
Durable Wood Products (DWP) one of the companies showcasing Guyana’s sustainable wood sector won the International Wood Products Association (IWPA) Innova-tive Excellence award at a convention held recently in Florida.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Institute for the Blind is located in St Philip’s Green, D’Urban and High Streets.
Last month’s battery and robbery of Avasa Jagan, President Cheddi Jagan’s granddaughter, was an outrage.
– relatives claim campaign connection (Trinidad Express) – Five people, including two children, died in a fire at the home of a known United National Congress (UNC) activist, which police and fire officials believe was deliberately set.
MANILA (Reuters) – Presidential frontrunner Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino was poised for a decisive victory in yesterday’s elections in the Philippines despite technical problems that caused long delays but did not derail the polls as feared.
The US Embassy made a donation to the Palms yesterday as part of its humanitarian assistance programme.
