Daily Archive: Monday, September 6, 2010

–throats slit, cash and jewels stolenScores of residents gathered outside the home of Bartica businessman Ricky Ramnarine last evening as the remains of two of his friends who were brutally slain during what may have been a robbery the night before, were removed by the police.

-motive for bullet-riddled attack on trader unclear The death toll from Saturday’s Cummings Lodge bloodbath rose to five after Fiona Singh succumbed yesterday morning amid questions on what could have led to the savage attack on her reputed husband Steve Jupiter who traded for a living.

Gunmen barged into the home of a Foulis businessman last night, battered him, shot him once and then escaped in his car with about $4M in cash and jewellery.

(This is the second part in a series on the Grow More Food campaign.

-reiterates need for fair selection of PPP candidate Moses Nagamootoo, one of the contenders for the PPP’s nomination as presidential candidate, has again warned that he would withdraw from any process that is unfair or violates internal party democracy and he questioned what he called the `state sponsorship’ of the party’s General Secretary, Donald Ramotar who is also a contender for the position.

In the backdrop of the extended La Nina, the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development in collaboration with the Amerindian Affairs Ministry has dispatched foodstuff to assist residents of the North and South Pakaraimas, which have been waterlogged for almost six weeks.

The Ministry of Housing and Water last Friday conducted another ‘One Stop Shop’ outreach where  persons converged at Boorie Street, Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, Region Three, to secure a chance of owning their own home.

Despite instructions from a doctor that a C-section should be done on Aseelah Haqq to deliver her baby the woman was forced to endure normal labour and was attached to a life support machine hours after giving birth.

Minister of Education Shaik Baksh says that if  schools  are to be successful, they must become part of the communities that they serve and this year his  ministry will be accelerating movement in that  direction.

A 38-year-old man was on Friday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to two counts of break and enter.

A 32-year-old man accused of breaking into the house of another and stealing a number of items therein was on Friday placed on $100,000 bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

What? Thankfully, the art-form of steelpan music is making a comeback in Guyana?

-to get nice send off today which includes Police escort Director of Sport Neil Kumar said yesterday that the Guyana Twenty20 team which departs this morning for the Airtel Champions League tournament in South Africa will get a “really nice send off.”

(BBC) Defending champion Kim Clijsters demolished Ana Ivanovic 6-2 6-1 yesterday to ease into the US Open quarter-finals.

(BBC) Pakistan’s Yasir Hameed says a meeting he had with the News of the World that was secretly recorded has been “inaccurately reported” by the tabloid.

SPLIT, Croatia,  CMC – Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Nickiesha Wilson took advantage of the absence of a number of leading stars, and were the only English-speaking Caribbean athletes to win their respective events at the IAAF Continental Cup which ended yesterday at City Stadium.

MILAN, (Reuters) – For so long seen as the bad boy  of Italian soccer, Antonio Cassano came of age in Italy’s  opening Euro 2012 qualifying win over Estonia and he will again  be their focal point for tomorrow’s game with the Faroe Islands. 

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Top-seeded Rafael Nadal led a  conquering Spanish armada at the U.S.

Dear Editor,                  On Monday 16th September 1968, as an 11-year-old strikingly diffident student,  I initiated contact with the village of my maternal grandparents.

NORTON, Massachusetts, (Reuters) – Australian Jason  Day continued his emergence as one of the game’s best young  players when he earned a one-stroke lead after the third round  at the $7.5 million Deutsche Bank Championship yesterday. 

Dear Editor,  On Saturday Sept 4th I attended a meeting sponsored by an outfit called GT Progressive Caucus in Brooklyn.

Dear Editor, The Charity/Urasara Neighbourhood Democratic Council recently held a meeting with the vendors at the Charity roadside.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – An ailing Andy Murray suffered a shock exit from the U.S.

CUMBRE DE ALASKA, Guatemala, (Reuters) – A massive  landslide buried a crowd trying to dig out a bus from deep mud  yesterday, killing at least 22 people, with dozens more feared  dead, as torrential rains battered Guatemala. 

Dear Editor, I do not see anything wrong with the President’s visit to Buxton because he is the President for all the people of Guyana, and it is therefore his duty to make sure he addresses the concerns of all.

In the first Open encounter since the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) restarted its Open and Division Three Leagues under the Pepsi Street Basketball Series and Playoffs banner, Bounty Colts basketball team administered a 14-point defeat on Colours Panthers.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Strong aftershocks and  gale-force winds buffeted a clean-up of New Zealand’s second  biggest city yesterday following the country’s most damaging  earthquake in 80 years.  

CARDIFF, (Reuters) – World Twenty20 champions England  celebrated their first international since winning the World Cup in Barbados this year with a five-wicket win over controversy-hit Pakistan yesterday.  

Dear Editor,If there are any, this is the time for decent gentlemen all over Guyana to form groups to counter the alarming cases of brutality and murder against women by spineless, insecure, very ignorant men.

  ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – At least eight policemen were  killed and 13 wounded in a suspected suicide attack on a police  station in the northwestern Pakistani town of Lakki Marwat last night, police said.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – World championship hosts Turkey  and the tournament’s crowd pleasers Slovenia set up what should be a fascinating quarter-final after impressive wins over their rivals in the last 16 yesterday. 

(Barbados Nation) Barbadians, in national shock and disbelief, on Saturday called on the authorities to bring back hanging.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Up to six suicide bombers, some  armed with rifles, tried to storm an army base in Baghdad yesterday, killing 12 people and wounding 36 less than a week after  Washington declared U.S.

Pre-race favourites Cleveland Forde and Alika Morgan dominated the men’s and women’s Open divisions of the inaugural Neal and Massy Anniversary 10km athletic Road race held yesterday from AINLIM head office at Ruimveldt to Providence on the East Bank Demerara and back to the place of origin.

Arif Bulkan lectures in the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies The following story was brought to my attention almost two years ago, involving a CARICOM national who was offered employment within a CARICOM agency, but which offer was subsequently withdrawn.

The IDB is inviting business executives in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to participate in the China-LAC Business Summit aimed at creating trade partnerships for investment projects, set for October 21 and 22.

Dear Editor, Reductions in governmental aid to universities are inducing them to scrutinize their budgets for fluff, with a view to reducing their annual deficits.

Dear Editor, I disagree with Mr CN Sharma’s comment expressing agreement with the government in withdrawing ads from Kaieteur News (‘PSC should look into government refusal to allow extension of CNS TV signal’ SN, August 30). 

Usually it’s clear where I’m going when I start off one of these columns, but sometimes I start out one place which leads to somewhere else; today is one of the latter.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British police said yesterday  they had sought more information about claims that reporters at  the News of the World newspaper illegally hacked into voicemail  accounts to eavesdrop on people’s phone messages.

(BBC) A leading Sri Lankan cricketer has been investigated by the anti-corruption unit of the International Cricket Council (ICC), BBC Sinhala understands.

Royston Cameron – `I am of the opinion that teenage pregnancy is still an issue in our community.

There will be little disputing that President Jagdeo’s descent on Buxton represented one of the most undisguised acts of political opportunism in recent times.

(Barbados Nation) In a passionate appeal, police public relations officer Inspector David Welch on Saturday night urged all Barbadians to do everything in their power to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The Cheddi Jagan Research Centre, Red House, which  houses the collection of documents written by Dr Cheddi Jagan and is dedicated to preserving and promoting his ideas will host a public discussion of Chapters 3 and 4  of his book The West on Trial on Thursday at 5 pm.

Bursary awards: The Lion’s Club of Central Demerara held a bursary awards ceremony last week.

Kishum Bacchus won last Saturday’s Stableford Club tournament played at the Lusignan Golf course as players begin preparation for the Guyana Open billed for the end of November.