Daily Archive: Thursday, June 10, 2010

Tearful relatives and schoolmates of slain schoolboy Kelvin Anthony Fraser demanded justice for him as they protested outside the Patentia Secondary School and the Wales Police Station yesterday.

-robbery suspect surrenders Wanted man, David ‘Colonel’ Mc Pherson, 40, was shot dead by police around 10 pm on Tuesday while one of two suspects who was being sought in a Canje robbery on Monday has turned himself in.

President Bharrat Jagdeo remains the most popular leader nationally, according to a recent survey done by the Caribbean Development Research Services Inc (CADRES), which found that AFC leader Raphael Trotman is running a close second but potential PPP/C presidential candidate Donald Ramotar trails.

73-year-old Rudolph Moonsammy was battered to the head and chopped by a drunken employee on Monday.

-complainant on firearm charge A Guyana Defence Force corporal appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive- Hamilton yesterday at the Georgetown Court charged with robbery under arms while in the same matter another man was accused of discharging a loaded firearm at him.

A cricket team travelling to Canada last year for a tournament was denied visas because of concerns about fraudulent letters emanating from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and it was only after the intervention of a senior government official that the visas were granted.

-mining residue seen as factor The regional authorities in Region 8 (Potaro/Siparuni) may consider de-silting waterways surrounding the mining community of Mahdia in light of flooding of the low-lying areas there, the main cause being swollen streams.

– at hastily called community meeting By Tiffny Rhodius Frustrated residents of Bartica yesterday shared stories of harassment, brutality and lack of investigation by the police at Bartica with top officials of the Guyana Police Force at a community meeting held at the Third Avenue Pavilion.

A woman was refused bail yesterday by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton when she appeared before her charged with unlawful possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

In light of narco-trafficking between Guyana and the USA, an increase in commercial trade would be more easily accomplished with the achievement of mutual port security that is of a “high confidence level”, Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy Karen Williams says.

A suspect has been held in connection with the multi-million dollar break-in at the Agricola Post Office, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.

A man appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court on Monday charged with assaulting his wife and using threatening language to her.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has asked the minibus authorities to look into a proposal by the Berbice River Bridge Minibus Association for the establishment of a better parking area and a zone for plying the Rosignol to New Amsterdam route.

GT&T Public Relations Officer Allison Parker has confirmed that the pole which collapsed on East Street on Tuesday afternoon, barely missing a couple, does not belong to the company.

A Chinese national who was remanded on Tuesday by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson when she appeared before her charged with overstaying her time in Guyana was yesterday granted bail in the High Court.

-as over 20 countries expected for Pan-American karate championships By Marlon Munroe The 11th International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) Pan-American Championships was launched yesterday at the Cara Lodge Hotel with Sport Minister Dr.

By Floyd Christie The countdown to the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Rugby Sevens Games which will be held at the National Stadium on July 24 and 25 officially began yesterday with a press conference at Olympic House, High Street.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Rain could play a major role in the opening Test between West Indies and South Africa starting here today, thwarting the hosts’ attempts to turn the page on the recent dreadful one-day series.

Dear Editor, The recent comments attributed to the PPP/Civic government in its political manifestation which have labelled the March 2010 CADRES Guyana Poll as “bogus” are not entirely surprising.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday received their first-place prize of $500, 000 and a trophy from Mayor Hamilton Green after they won the 2010 Mayor’s Cup edition on Sunday evening at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda.

Guyana was well represented at the Tiger Claw Interna-tional Sport Karate Cham-pionship held in Trinidad and Tobago last weekend.

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to clarify Hand-in-Hand’s position with respect to the Amaila Falls road project.

Former West Indies Under-19 skipper Leon Johnson has been named captain of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) team for this week-end’s Digicel 20/20 smash.

Dear Editor, Surrounded by some of his fraternal adjutants Paul Slowe felt secure in declaring “…there is not a single person in or out of Guyana who with justification can say Slowe asked for or was given a bribe or was involved in any corrupt or illegal activity.”

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – The once inconceivable  notion of a World Cup played on African soil, in ultra-modern  stadiums beamed live to soccer fans in all corners of the globe  will become a reality tomorrow.

Dear Editor, There is a resident of Shanti Street, Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo who is rearing cattle on the council’s parapet.

Dear Editor, I write to bring to your attention as well as to the attention of the Comman-der for the East Coast Demerara Policing Division, the Minister of Home Affairs and all those interested in law and order, a situation that is rearing its ugly head in my community.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies A were keeping their eyes on the skies as they prepared for their opening four-day “Test” against India at Grace Road in England today.  

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Labour Minister, Manzoor Nadir’s letter ‘The government has no axe to grind with the trade union movement’ (SN, June 9).

BOSTON, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers stunned  the Boston Celtics 91-84 on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the  NBA Finals and snatch back homecourt advantage in the  best-of-seven series between the league’s fiercest rivals.

Dear Editor, Again the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is featured in the killing of a person under mysterious circumstances.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Stroke-maker Ramnaresh Sarwan walked away with top honours when he copped the Player-of-the-Year award at the West Indies Players Association Awards Ceremony here Tuesday night.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The U.N. Security  Council imposed a fourth round of sanctions in as many years on  a defiant Iran yesterday over a nuclear programme the West  suspects is aimed at developing atomic weapons.

Dear Editor, I have followed very closely the pre and post-Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) elections’ debate in our newspaper letter columns.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – British energy giant BP  Plc’s stock price plunged to a 14-year low in U.S.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – National captain Daren Ganga has landed a top post in the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago.This

Installment One Hundred and One Q: How long do I have to wait for an appointment date?

Dear Editor, I have read the outpourings of Paul Slowe since his retirement parade and the accolades bestowed on him by members of the public.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) captured three divisions and Hikers one as the Mr.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A Romanian man who stowed away  inside a plane’s rear wheel compartment on a flight from Vienna  to London has been released without charge, British police said  yesterday.

Organiser of this week-end’s De Gold Striders Games Derill Gittens said yesterday that prize money for the Under-17 events will go to the clubs and not the athletes.

Sixteen-year-old Kelvin Fraser was killed on Monday when the shot from a policeman’s gun entered his body, perhaps damaging vital organs or severing a major artery.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Cuba has told the United Nations  special investigator on torture that he cannot visit the island  on a fact-finding mission although an invitation was issued to  him last year, the official said yesterday.

By Dr. Christopher Carrico What is culture? Welsh literary and cultural critic Raymond Williams once wrote that ‘Culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English language.’ 

Dear Editor, Having worked alongside both Cheddi Jagan and Forbes Burnham, I am satisfied, beyond a doubt, that neither of these patriots was racist, but were victims of both external and internal forces; this has left a permanent, and ugly ethnic scar on our country.