Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 1, 2010

-foul play suspected An eight-year-old boy disappeared from the Kuru Kururu area just over a month ago and it is suspected that he was killed.

-gets three-year sentence A former Berbice policeman was yesterday sentenced to a total nine years in prison after he was found guilty on charges of simple larceny, assault with intent to rob, and demanding money with menace.

President Bharrat Jagdeo says that if the contractor for the road to the Amaila Falls does not meet the standard required the bid could be terminated and he stressed that the decision flowed from public tendering.

Global human rights organisation Amnesty International has cited unlawful killings, torture and other forms of ill-treatment in Guyana in its recently released 2010 report.

Justice William Ramlal, under the conditions agreed to in the historic plea bargain deal which he accepted last Friday, sentenced Daywan Kawal to seven years in prison for the murder of a taxi driver in 2006.

The University of Guyana yesterday teamed up with the Ministry of Health and declared the buildings on campus smoke free zones as World No Tobacco Day was observed.

The three men accused of robbing First Choice Jewellery Store and Pawnshop on May 21 were remanded to prison yet again yesterday as the charge for robbery under arms was re-read to them.

(Trinidad & Tobago Newsday) – Another murder-suicide has plunged a family in south Trinidad into grief, in which a husband stabbed his wife to death then hanged himself.

(BVI Platinum News) Derick Cort, 47, the Guyanese who was found guilty of raping his ex girlfriend was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Justice Indra Hariprashad Charles yesterday morning.

-for answers on alleged financial irregularities Sport Minister Frank Anthony has summoned the entire executive of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) to a meeting today, following allegations of serious financial irregularities that may have led to the brutal acid attack on assistant treasurer Pretipaul Jaigobin.

Road transportation to and from Mahdia in Region Eight began to return to normal yesterday, as water from the nearby Hand Rail Creek that overtopped over the weekend receded.

A man who allegedly snatched a motorist’s chain while he was waiting for the traffic light to change was remanded to prison yesterday.

A 63-year-old woman was yesterday found with her throat slit at the Amerindian Hostel and suicide is suspected.

A man charged with fraudulently converting $10.2 million entrusted to him by a city doctor to purchase a motor vehicle was remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) recently elected Clinton Williams its new president at its AGM hosted on Friday.

The driver of the route 44 minibus which turned turtle at the corner of Rupert Craig Highway and Conversation Tree last Friday, taking the life of a conductor, was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

The Caribbean Association of Nutritionists and Dietitians (CANDi) is today celebrating Caribbean Nutrition Day under the theme: ‘Healthy Eating and Active Living – Steps to Health’.

Police are continuing to investigate the shocking discovery of a firearm in a checked piece of luggage at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Sunday morning and five persons remain in custody.

The lifeless body of a 28-year-old, Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD) carpenter was yesterday morning discovered at a house in another ECD area after the man spent the night drinking with friends.

Bibi Raffina Saymar, whose reputed husband reportedly hired a man to kill her, died from haemorrhage and shock due to multiple stab wounds.

The Board of Industrial Training (BIT) on Friday celebrated its 100th year of existence at a ceremony at the Umana Yana, Kingston, under the theme ‘A Century of Empowering Youths with Technical and Vocational skills for life’, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

The West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) and the Skeldon Hospital will be able to offer improved services when rehabilitation at the two facilities to the tune of $37 million and $18.3 million respectively is completed.

By Floyd Christie The Faculty of Natural Sciences are the champions of the University of Guyana Inter Faculty Basketball Competition for the second straight year after their captain Hugh Arthur sealed a 70-69 points win from the free throw line with zero seconds on the clock in the final of the competition at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

By Tamica Garnett Wins from Nadine Rodrigues, Tiffany Carto and Dennis Horatio, aided by consistent presence in all events contested, were the key ingredients in the Police Sports Club (PSC) recipe for winning the inaugural Under-23 track and field championships Sunday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.

Andre Welch was granted $85,000 bail on Thursday, after denying charges that he slapped a minor and assaulted a woman when she intervened in the episode.

A team from the National Ophthalmology Hospital at Port Mourant and the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital will be visiting several hinterland communities shortly to address the health needs of the residents.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Justine Henin received a standing  ovation yesterday as she walked off Court Suzanne Lenglen but it  would have had a hollow ring for the Belgian after her script  for a joyous French Open return had just been torn to shreds.  

NEW YORK, United States,  CMC – Injury has forced sprint sensation Usain Bolt out of next month’s Adidas Grand Prix, the fifth meet of the multi-million dollar IAAF Diamond League.

The African Cultural Development Association (ACDA) lauds the successes of the Young Leaders of Agricola and is particularly pleased about the large turnout at a gospel concert it held recently.

Several students of the Clonbrook Primary School on the East Coast Demerara yesterday  played in water which had accumulated in the village and nearby communities.

The Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) has suspended the two boxers involved in Friday night’s fracas at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

By Floyd Christie The inclement weather has yet again adversely affected another outdoor sporting event.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson granted $80,000 bail to a Subryanville man after he denied allegations of break and enter and larceny when he on Thursday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Another casualty of the rainy season: This tree fell across upper Croal Street on Sunday night, bringing down electrical cables with it and causing traffic to be diverted yesterday morning.

Mayor and City Council workers demolishing the last remaining stalls at Meadow Bank yesterday in order to clear the canal so as to reduce the flooding which has affected residents since last week.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England regained control of the  first test at Lord’s yesterday to quash Bangladesh’s hopes of a draw with an ultimately untroubled eight wicket victory.  

Dear Editor, In Saturday’s SN (May 29th) a photograph showed dead fish floating in the Lamaha Canal which supplies raw water from the Conservancy to the Shelter Belt treatment facilities which process it to provide potable water for much of Georgetown and its suburbs.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Two years after being  outmuscled and outplayed in the NBA Finals by their arch-rivals the Boston Celtics, the reigning champion Los Angeles Lakers have a perfect opportunity for redemption, starting this week.    The two heavyweight teams, who have a combined 32 NBA  titles, will play a mouth-watering, best-of-seven championship  series for a 12th time with Game One set for Thursday at  Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.  

Clean up: Youngsters from the community cleaning up this area at Hadfield Street, Wortmanville on Saturday.

Dear Editor, There is no getting away from it. The argument about the constitution that is now being joined in earnest is not about dull technicalities.

Dear Editor,   There seem to be three councils at Linden that apparently look after the interest of the people of that community.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli marines stormed a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza yesterday and at least nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed, triggering a diplomatic crisis and an emergency session of the UN Security Council.

By Marlon Munroe Coach of the national under-19 26-man training squad, Hubern Evans says that his focus is on fine tuning the level of skills since there is evidence that the players have been working out  during the current rainy season.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Chris Gayle roasted the bowlers, after South Africa successfully chased 304 for victory in the fourth One-day International against West Indies on Sunday.

AMATITLAN, Guatemala (Reuters) – Stunned victims of Tropical Storm Agatha wept by destroyed homes and rescue crews dug bodies out of mud in Guatemala yesterday after torrential rain killed at least 132 people across Central America.

Dear Editor, I write representing a global union federation, the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions (ICEM) based in Geneva, Switzerland, and I write to express concern over management conduct and the Labour Ministry’s woeful neglect in upholding national Guyanese laws and international labour standards in the long-running dispute between GB&GWU and the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

Alfred King and Dwayne Lovell were returned as president and treasurer respectively when the Guyana Football Referees’ Council (GFRC) held its annual general meeting Sunday at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

Dear Editor, Kudos to the writer of the Sunday Stabroek editorial, `Forces of darkness’ (May 30), for capturing in one fell swoop a picture of the Guyanese society as it fades again to the dark side of human depravity, and with no signs of any hope for restoring the light of truth and justice under this government and its law enforcement institution: the police force.

Graca Machel is a Member of the Africa Progress Panel (www.africaprogresspanel.org),

By Bernd Debusmann World Affairs columnist Bernd Debusmann has reported from close to 100 countries, on stories from the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and the seizure of American hostages in Iran to Lebanon’s descent into anarchy and the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Eric Holder will survey the damage from the Gulf Coast oil spill today and meet federal prosecutors and state attorneys general, the Justice Department said yesterday.

MARINGA, Brazil, CMC – World and Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion Melaine Walker tasted defeat as Caribbean athletes struggled at the Grande Prêmio Caixa Maringá de Atletismo held on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Recently there has been loud talk about violence in the schools, but nobody knows why children are becoming violent.

Former national football captain Kayode Mc Kinnon was on target for Tobago United who went under to Ma Pau 1-3 in the latest round of matches in the Trinidad and Tobago Professional league.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Two men believed to be members of the criminal enterprise run by Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke were among nine persons arrested in the upper St Andrew neighbourhood of Kirkland Heights on Sunday during a massive military-police operation in search of the alleged drug kingpin.

BERLIN (Reuters) – German President Horst Koehler unexpectedly resigned yesterday after a wave of criticism over his comments about military action abroad, in a move that compounds conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel’s problems.

The results of last Tuesday’s elections in Suriname have provoked predictable reactions from interested parties.