Articles published on Tuesday, September 7, 2010
– new mechanism to replace joint commission A meeting here yesterday between President Bharrat Jagdeo and his Surinamese counterpart Desi Bouterse saw an agreement to conduct a feasibility study into bridging the Corentyne River, as both countries pledged to pursue a closer working relationship.
Almost $100 million in cash, gold and diamonds was taken from the Second Avenue, Bartica house, where the bodies of two gold dealers were discovered on Sunday morning.
– surprised internal issues being aired in public Following public criticism from fellow presidential hopeful Moses Nagamootoo, PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar has defended his inclusion on recent cabinet outreaches and state visits overseas, saying the party’s fate is tied to the activities of the government.
Relatives of Guyanese Pearl Amanda Cornelius, one of the six young women who died from smoke inhalation while trapped in a shopping plaza in Barbados following a robbery last Friday, are questioning the length of time it took for the island’s fire fighters to gain access to the building.
The three men, killed in the drive-by attack at Cummings Lodge that claimed two other lives on Saturday night, were suspected to be involved in illegal activities, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.
Suriname is hoping to boost its once thriving rice industry by closely working with Guyana, its President Desi Bouterse said yesterday.
Almost two weeks after David Smartt was electrocuted at a sawmill where he worked in Rosignol, it is still not clear how he met his demise and a report on the investigation are still to be submitted to the Labour Ministry’s Occupational Safety and Health Department.
Controversial Surinamese President Desi Bouterse yesterday said he has been subjected to much “propaganda” by political opponents and the international press as it relates to his criminal record.
An investigation has been launched in the circumstances surrounding the death of Aseelah Haqq, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Alero Proctor says.
A United States resident who was allegedly intercepted at the Cheddi Jagan Interna-tional Airport (CJIA) with two suitcases which contained over 5 kilogrammes of cocaine was remanded to prison yesterday by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson after he was charged with trafficking in narcotics.
Canadian Immigration Consultant Balwant Persaud was acquitted of two of three charges of obtaining money by false pretence, when he appeared before Magistrate Dale Kingston on August 23.
One hundred and twenty-five police officers now have a better understanding of how to investigate and prosecute sexual offences cases, after taking part in a recent training seminar.
Justice Diana Insanally yesterday dismissed a constitutional motion filed by Clico (Guyana), paving the way for a long delayed final ruling in the substantive case.
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) premiered its ‘Save the Water’ radio jingle featuring X2 singer Jomo and Tassa veteran Rajesh Dubraj on Thursday.
After coping with third degree burns for three months, fisherman Orlon Munroe succumbed on Sunday, leaving his family stunned.
Ten senior officers of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) graduated from the Senior Command and Staff Course (SCSC) Number 10 last Friday at Base Camp Stephenson.
The Ministry of Labour has launched an investigation into the death of the Barama labourer whose remains were found in a wood shredder he operated at the company’s Buckhall operation while the father of the young man is insisting that his son was murdered.
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson granted a 25-year-old man $75,000 bail when he on Friday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to a charge of unlawful wounding.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday held a retreat with 29 Community Policing Groups (CPGs) in ‘C’ Division aimed at ventilating and addressing members’ concerns in carrying out their duties.
– bus service restarts The condition of the Linden-Lethem road has improved substantially with the major bus service, Intraserv set to resume service today.
-export market seen as too picky `They saying this ah the food basket but it ain’t get no proper road and by the time you reach market, the basket bruk up’ (This is the third part in a series on the Grow More Food campaign.
Tyrone Rowe, aka ‘Cobra’, repeatedly maintained his innocence as he was arraigned on charges of murder, two counts of armed robbery and damage to property when he made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
After a moment of prayer and a few final words of encouragement, Guyana’s national cricket team, the “Amazon Conquerors” yesterday departed the shores of Guyana for South Africa where they will take on their toughest battle yet at the Airtel Champions League which officially begins on Friday.
No one wants to have diabetes, heart disease, cancer or stroke.
-U.S. Open NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic stormed into the quarter-finals of the U.S.
Naresh Pooran, the Foulis businessman who was shot during a robbery at his home on Sunday night, is slowly improving at a private city hospital.
ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – World championship favourites the United States stormed into the quarter-finals yesterday with a 121-66 rout of Angola and were joined by Russia, who were also on song in their 78-56 win over New Zealand.
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Manniram Prashad yesterday met Guyana’s Amazon Conquerors before they departed for South Africa to compete in the eagerly awaited Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Esteban Cambiasso, Javier Zanetti and Gabriel Milito will make their Argentina comebacks against world champions Spain in a friendly at the River Plate stadium today (2000 GMT). The trio were overlooked by Diego Maradona for the recent World Cup finals in South Africa, where Argentina crashed out in a 4-0 quarter-final defeat by Germany.
East/ West Fire scorches Eagles 80-69 The East/West Fire basketball team brought their fire power Sunday night to the Burnham Court and scorched the Eagles with an 80-69 points victory in the Pepsi Street Basketball Series.
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, scrambling to jump-start job creation in a sluggish US economy, proposed a six-year plan yesterday to rebuild aging roads, railways and runways with an initial $50 billion investment.
Omar Shariff created the biggest upset of the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Topco Juice sponsored chess tournament when he defeated national player Taffin Khan on Saturday at the Kei-Shars Sports Club.
LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station in northwest Pakistan yesterday killing at least 19 people, police said, in a new wave of attacks by al Qaeda-linked militants.
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear programme in defiance of tougher sanctions and is hampering the UN atom watchdog’s work by barring some inspectors, the IAEA says in a new report.
Dear Editor, This morning at 2 am, I was disturbed from my sleep by the sound of animals rummaging in my yard.
Foreign cricketers are demanding too much money from clubs in Trinidad and Tobago and now some clubs are thinking of going without them.
Making it easier: Cell phone giant Digicel yesterday made life much easier for Dawnetta Mc Lean and her family when they offered her a scholarship for the duration of her secondary school life.
City teams Alpha United and Sunburst Camptown secured wins over the weekend as the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League competition continued with five matches.
MIAMI (Reuters) – US military commanders in Afghanistan warned yesterday that a small Florida church’s plan to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks could endanger the lives of American troops.
Dear Editor, President Jagdeo was reported in the Guyana Times (September 2) as taking a strong position against those whom he referred to as “bigoted academics.”
NORTON, Massachusetts, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods appeared to end the uncertainty over his participation in next month’s Ryder Cup with a storming finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship yesterday.
Dear Editor, In Guyana, people love to party. Many would prefer to starve themselves or borrow money for the instant gratification of attending a Ne-Yo concert or a chutney show.
Foreign cricketers are demanding too much money from clubs in Trinidad and Tobago and now some clubs are thinking of going without them.
Dear Editor, I applaud the editors of Stabroek News for the regrets and apology tendered for misreporting (Editor’s note accompanying the letter from Magistrate Haymant Ramdhani captioned ‘Report on Maxwell jumping into Mahaicony contained errors’ (SN, September 3).
BROOKLYN, New York, CMC – Jamaica wrote yet another note into the history books on Sunday when they captured the New York Caribbean Cup for a record six-successive season by beating St.
Dear Editor, Some time ago I asked the following familiar question, ‘What’s in a name?’
Dear Editor, There are three months left in the year 2010.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Midfielder Liana Hinds struck 10 minutes from time to earn hosts Trinidad and Tobago a historic 2-1 win over Chile in their Group A opener of the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup on Sunday.
Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate the organizer for a well-organised President/ Jefford track classic which was held on Sunday, August 29 at the Mackenzie Sports Club, Linden.
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday he had canceled a book-signing in London this week to mark the launch of his memoirs, over fears the event would be hit by protests.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and & Tobago’s Soca Warriors will clash with Panama tonight as they continue their preparations for the second round of qualifiers in the Digicel Caribbean Cup scheduled for November.
Dear Editor, Those who read my letters in Kaieteur News, will no doubt conclude that I’m a constant critic, and perhaps a pain in the side of the Jagdeo administration.
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan emergency workers temporarily suspended their search for victims of a massive landslide yesterday due to darkness.
Dear Editor, We are led to believe that professionals are equipped to proffer profound advice when consulted, or to put it another way, it is expected that their written contributions would measure up to profundity.
Former West Indies bowler, Ian Bradshaw, doubts his team’s win in the Champions Trophy semi-finals in 2004 was fixed in the latest allegation of corruption to hit the Pakistan cricket team.
Former West Indies bowler, Ian Bradshaw, doubts his team’s win in the Champions Trophy semi-finals in 2004 against Pakistan was fixed in the latest allegation of corruption to hit the Pakistan cricket team.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will investigate the total assets of the Pakistan cricketers, team officials and top-ranking paid officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board, a senior tax official said yesterday.
NASSAU (Reuters) – A judge in the Bahamas yesterday dismissed the charges against two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from John Travolta over his son’s death after the Hollywood actor requested the case be dropped.
Dear Editor, In another few months, leaders will attend yet another conference on climate change, this time in Cancun.
By Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Between 1971, when Richard Nixon launched the war on drugs, and 2008, the latest year for which official figures are available, American law enforcement officials made more than 40 million drug arrests.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen was fined yesterday following his online outburst after being dropped by England for the first time in his career.
The announcement of Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon last February that the administration was constructing a building to be used as an intelligence unit in the compound of Castellani House on Vlissengen Road sparked a controversy.
By Philippe Douste-Blazy This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The spot-fixing scandal which has marred Pakistan’s tour of England has tarnished cricket’s image and tough decisions need to be made if necessary, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said in an interview.
Dear Editor, Our way of life is the raping and unrestrained consumption of our environment and the earth’s resources.
