Daily Archive: Monday, June 28, 2010

Mae’s Under-12 student Sonia Ghir has topped this year’s National Grade Six Assessment.

Thirty-year-old police officer Quancy John was this morning charged with the murder of 16-year-old schoolboy Kelvin Fraser three weeks ago at Patentia, West Bank Demerara.

-several injured One person is dead and several others injured after two vehicles heading south along the Pearl Public Road on the East Bank of Demerara collided with each other and speeding was said to be a key factor.

A 33-year-old pork-knocker died after he was reportedly lashed in the head by another man on Saturday night following an argument at a Mahdia disco.

Medical staff were last night working around the clock to save the life of a baby  girl who was found in a garbage heap in Linden and taken to the Linden Hospital Complex.

Seven months after the case involving the Sacred Heart fire insurance scam was adjourned indefinitely, church officials are worried about its progress.

An Ithaca, West Coast Berbice woman who was reportedly beaten and chopped by a relative is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Germany thrashed England  and Argentina subdued a tough Mexico side yesterday to storm  into the World Cup quarter-finals in matches both marred by  controversial refereeing decisions.

A 34-year-old Kwakwani porter was found hanging from the roof of his house on Saturday afternoon.

Regional industries need to be more competitive to drive economic growth, former British High Commissioner Fraser Wheeler has said, noting that tourism for instance has to stay abreast of changes.

Warren `Forty’ McKay overcame the inclement weather and a field of competitive cyclists to retain his title when the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) held its annual National Road Race championships yesterday.

Police have arrested a man after they discovered 2 kilos of compressed marijuana in a house at Wismar, Linden.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) is giving itself a pat on the back after fast bowler Brandon Bess became the 14th Berbician to play Test Cricket on Saturday.

By Cathy Richards Workers who were fired from the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Slovakia face the mighty  Dutch today hoping to keep their giantkilling run alive and  join Germany and Argentina in the World Cup quarter-finals.

The Indian Arrival Committee in collaboration with the Broek en Waterland Mandir, Mahaica held a special service two Sundays ago to pay tribute to the late Hindu priest Shri Prakash Gossai.

Dear Editor, I read a letter written by Charrandass Persaud and published in your newspaper of the 26th June 2010, under the caption `The government cannot give an account of how many might be trafficked backtrack through the unmanned border with Suriname.’

A recent report which proffers a less than upbeat picture of the overall economic climate in Guyana has come in for severe criticism from Finance Minister; Dr.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – World leaders agreed yesterday  to take different paths for cutting budget deficits and making  their banking systems safer, a reflection of the uneven and  fragile economic recovery in many countries.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Sparks are expected to fly from  Serena Williams’s racket when she finally gets a chance to  settle a six-year-old score against Maria Sharapova today.

VALENCIA, Spain,  (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Sebastian  Vettel won the European Grand Prix yesterday while McLaren’s  Lewis Hamilton doubled his championship lead by finishing  runner-up for the third year in a row.

Bridgetown, Barbados – After an absorbing day of Test cricket, unfortunately witnessed by a small gathering of spectators, the South Africans held the advantage with a first innings lead of 59, having reached 285 for 6 by the end of day two of the final Digicel Test at the Kensington Oval.

BISHKEK/OSH, (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan’s leader said yesterday the country had voted to create Central Asia’s first  parliamentary democracy, in a landmark referendum only two weeks  after an explosion of ethnic bloodshed killed hundreds.

The World Bank Guyana office should reconsider its priorities, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh says, accusing the Bank’s staff of having “one of the largest appetites for publicity and self-promotion” and seeking to increase their “creature comforts” by relocating to “a grand former colonial residence opposite one of the city’s most fashionable cafés”.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek Business editorial on Friday, June 25, 2010 entitled ‘Serious charges: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Report on Guyana’ and it front page story which reported the EIU as saying that the official 2009 growth figures were overstated are not only highly questionable but also bring into disrepute the dissemination of data by the international multilateral agency.

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss., (Reuters) – Large patches of  thick oil washed ashore in Mississippi yesterday, the first  time crude from the BP Plc spill in the Gulf of Mexico has hit  the state’s coast.

A clothes vendor was refused bail on Friday when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with simple larceny.

Dear Editor, During Paul Slowe’s farewell speech, he mentioned his desire for the improvement of the Guyana Police Force.

This week the man and woman in the street were asked if they thought a coalition of opposition parties in Guyana can be as successful as it was recently in Trinidad and Tobago.

Teenage golfer Avinda Kishore added another trophy to his collection when he won the Safeway Security sponsored Medal play  Golf tournament last Saturday at the Lusignan Club.

Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora Column. David Hinds teaches at Arizona State University By Alissa Trotz and David Hinds It is now exactly three weeks since Kelvin Fraser, an unarmed 16 year old fourth form student at Patentia Secondary School, was fatally shot by a policeman.

Dear Editor, I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr McWilfred on his election as the President of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association.

-Soldiers recall intense firefight against Tivoli gunmen (Jamaica Observer) The intensity of the gunfire that greeted Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers when they launched their May 24 operation in Tivoli Gardens left many Jamaicans wide-eyed and O-mouthed.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Darren Bravo will boost the West Indies A-Team for their upcoming three-nation limited-overs series with the England Lions and India-A.

CAMPECHE, Mexico, (Reuters) – Tropical depression  Alex moved into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, prompting the  closure of two key Mexican oil ports and was likely to regain  storm status today, the U.S.

A fifteen-year-old boy was refused bail when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Friday charged with breaking and entering the dwelling of his cousin’s friend and carting off several articles.

The family of a 20-year-old woman who is suffering from kidney failure is appealing for help to enable the young woman to have a kidney transplant.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – The Group of 20 ended a summit  on Sunday saying its top priority was strengthening the shaky  economic recovery and pledging to clean up debt-burdened public  finances without stunting growth.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar  al-Assad has invited Brazil to help negotiate peace in the  Middle East, a sign that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva  has strengthened his country’s standing abroad.

Dear Editor, Many motorists have officially turned the roadways in Guyana into designated sport tracks and are engaging daily in their own Grand Prix.

Everywhere we live, mankind develops mechanisms to cope with what my friend Vic Insanally calls “worries”, and as Vic along with most folks will tell you, “Guyana got plenty worries, buddy.”

It is worthy of note that the Immigration Department can now deliver a machine readable passport in five working days to applicants.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England survived a late assault  by the Australian fast bowlers yesterday to win the third  one-day international by one wicket with five balls to spare and  clinch the five-match series against the world champions 3-0.

Netherlands vs. Slovakia 10:00am (Guyana Time) Brazil vs. Chile 2:30pm (Guyana Time)