Fish vendor Irene Arjune of Good Hope was robbed of a large amount of cash and plane tickets today after leaving a bank but the armed bandit returned the items after he was cornered by a police patrol.
The police say they are investigating an incident which occurred at about 4 pm yesterday which resulted in the death of Murphy Williams, 21 years of Paramakatoi, North Pakaraimas.
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa levelled the one-day series at 2-2 by beating India by 48 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method after bad weather ruined the fourth match today.
PPP Executive Navin Chandarpal says he is not accustomed to “gutter politics” and will therefore avoid reference to several remarks attributed to President Bharrat Jagdeo and reported today on www.demerarawaves.com.
The PNC’s ponderous political bandwagon now appears to be gathering some measure of momentum in its search for a presidential candidate for later this year.
(De Ware Tijd) – The government expects to earn around SRD 430 in extra revenues a year through a number of fiscal measures that will be implemented in the coming time.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Seven-times grand slam winner Justine Henin was knocked out of the Australian Open in the third round today, the 11th-seeded 2004 champion losing to Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 7-6.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World Cup reject Shaun Marsh’s second one-day international century and a fine all round performance from Doug Bollinger helped Australia to a 46-run victory over England in their second one-day international in Hobart today.
The national rugby Sevens team will play the opening game of the International Rugby Board (iRB) Sevens World Series when they go up against England on day one of the tournament on February 12 in Las Vegas, USA.
An ex-policeman was killed and his body stuffed in the septic tank of his Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara home where it was discovered yesterday and his reputed wife, a US citizen, is in police custody assisting with investigations.
Six persons have been taken into custody as police in Berbice intensify their investigation into the killing of a United States-based resident at Clifton Settlement, Corentyne on Wednesday.
In a well planned heist at Zinnia Avenue, Bel Air yesterday morning, five armed men relieved a Brazilian diamond dealer and two directors of VN Gualodice Incorporated of a quantity of the precious stones, $4 million and other valuables.
CN Sharma was a no-show again when hearings for the carnal knowledge, witness tampering and obstruction of justice charges against him were called yesterday.
Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), Yuri Chandisingh yesterday confirmed his resignation from the utility and said that it was prompted by a desire to pursue familial commitments overseas.
Alicia Prescott, the woman who has been embroiled in a spat with a relative over custody of a one-year-old boy, yesterday afternoon turned up at the Cove and John police station with the results of a DNA test that proves she is the child’s mother.
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has condemned the recent dismissal of a court case against two policemen for the torture of a 15-year-old boy.
Ex-policeman Ryan Gomes, who was held in a drug bust in Suriname earlier this month, has refused to cooperate with the authorities in the neighbouring country.
Caribbean Airlines has offered a year-long 15% cargo discount to local exporters as a gesture of a commitment to a better business relationship with them.
The money-changer charged with the murder of Cornelia Ida taxi-driver, Dhanpaul Ramharakh was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magis-trate’s court yesterday.
The implementation of constitutional reforms and outstanding labour agreements and an investigation into extra-judicial killings are among 25 issues that the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has urged President Bharrat Jagdeo to address as Guyana marks International Year for People of African Descent.
Farmers and residents of Hope Dochfour were updated on developments taking place at the Hope Canal when Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud held a meeting with them on Wednesday regarding the implementation of the Northern Relief Channel.
GAWU President Komal Chand has referred to reports of strike action in the sugar industry as exaggerated, while saying that a few workers had raised concerns over payments.
The murder charge against Marlon Roberts, the Den Amstel man accused of killing his older brother last year has been withdrawn and a manslaughter charge instituted instead.
President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh has reported that the annual returns requested by the Registrar of Friendly Societies are currently with accounting firm Barcellos, Narine and Company.
The ACCESS-FP Programme has congratulated the Dorothy Bailey Health Centre and Georgetown Pub-lic Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) VIA Clinic for dramatically increasing their reach from April through September.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – English County Somerset captalised on a limp display from Combined Campuses and Colleges to carve out a 42-run win and remain in contention for the semi-finals of the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship yesterday.
A man who admitted to stealing a woman’s cell phone and escaping from lawful custody was yesterday sentenced to one year and then eighteen months to be served concurrently when he made his appearance before Magistrate Geeta Chandan Persid-Edmond.
DALLAS, (Reuters) – The Dallas Mavericks snapped a six-game losing streak with a 109-100 triumph over Kobe Bryant and the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.
East Bank Essequibo resident Abdul Ghanie was the winner of the grand prize of a 100cc Jialing scooter yesterday when Automobile Power Products (Jialing Store) held the drawing of its ‘Walk in, ride out with Jialing Promotion’.
The long-awaited resurfacing of the National Park circuit is closer to becoming a reality after inspections were done by contractors tasked with undertaking the project and national cycling coach Hassan Mohamed at the venue yesterday morning.
Dear Editor,
Member of the PPP’s Central Com-mittee and Executive Committee, Presi-dent Jagdeo, at a press conference said: “But more importantly, there is a danger we have always been worried that people could promise other things to get them to vote for them and this is the danger of secret balloting…”
This view is an insult to the large majority of the Central Committee (CC) of the PPP in terms of what would influence the way in which they would vote in order to choose the presidential candidate for the PPP/C.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies teenaged batting star Stafanie Taylor has jumped to number two in the latest ICC Women’s batting rankings, following her prolific scoring against India in the recent One-Day International series.
– small businesses urge more tax relief for wage earners
Even as private sector officials laud the announcement in last Monday’s budget presentation that government will now effect a long sought after reduction in corporate taxes, small business owners and wage earners in the city have assumed a largely indifferent posture, providing mostly a what’s-in-it-for-us res-ponse to invitations from this newspaper to comment on Finance Minister Ashni Singh’s $161.4 billion budget.
“Ah feeling much better is just a lil stabbing pain me ah get when me eat,” were the words from Kishan Sampuran, 19, who was stabbed when he tried to save his sister during an attack by her estranged husband.
Dear Editor,
After not having visited Bartica in six years, I was fascinated by the smoothly asphalted streets and avenues through which speedy traffic whisked away along diverse routes.
Former West Indies players Roger Harper and Reon King are the names being bandied around to replace current coach of the national senior cricket team Rabindranauth Seeram.
The uncontrolled illegal importation of alcoholic beverages into Guyana continues to have an impact on the sale of similar beverages manufactured by Banks DIH Ltd, though this has not prevented that part of the entity from maintaining its position as the jewel in the crown of the group of companies, a well-placed official told Stabroek Business earlier this week.
The Private Sector Commission (PSC), in what it described as its “initial scoping of the budget impact” issued a press release on Tuesday headlined ‘PSC congratulates Minister of Finance, Government of Guyana on tax reforms’.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chief West Indies selector Clyde Butts says Trinidadian batsman Lendl Simmons still has a role to play in the regional side, though the flashy right-hander has been repeatedly overlooked by selectors for the last year.
Dear Editor,
I am humbled by Suresh Singh’s citation of me, among a few other NY-based Guyanese, as someone who is deserving of the Indian Pravasi Award in letter captioned ‘There are others who are deserving of the Pravasi Award’ (SN, Jan 15) in response to Ashok Ramsaran’s recognition from the Government of India (GOI).
The Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA) says it recorded a number of improvements in the sector last year as it benefited from several training sessions for doctors and medical personnel in crucial areas.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal and Kim Clijsters swept into the Australian Open third round yesterday as Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic became the first top-10 player to exit the tournament.
Illusion
Notwithstanding the energy and miscellany of programmes it trots out each year, the administration, like other governments, simplifies its achievements by showing how gross domestic product (GDP) has changed from one year to the next.
Dear Editor,
We the Regatta power boat members and racers of the Guyana Power Boat Racing Association (GPBRA) are trying our best to uplift this great sport.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers pressed Chinese President Hu Jintao to get tough on North Korea and improve human rights yesterday but trod more softly on the currency dispute that is a major irritant between the world’s top two economies.
BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – John Buchanan, who coached Australia to the last two of their three successive World Cup wins, has backed Ricky Ponting to lead them back into the final again in 2011 despite their recent Ashes humiliation.
BANGALORE, India, CMC – Former West Indies captain Brian Lara believes that the senior players in the Caribbean side will have to play crucial roles if the team is to do well at the World Cup starting next month in Asia.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is launching the 2011 Young Professionals Programme aimed at recruiting “exceptionally qualified and motivated young professionals.”
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Authorities arrested 119 organized crime suspects yesterday in what the FBI called the largest single-day operation against the Mafia in history.
Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) Yog Mahadeo said he was amused that his Digicel counterpart Gregory Dean was commenting on the profits being made by GT&T’s operations.
(Jamaica Observer) Parliament will next month begin debate on a Green Paper which is expected to lead to legislation abolishing corporal punishment in all public schools, Education Minister Andrew Holness announced on Wednesday.
Dear Editor,
I have read a few of the articles and letters in the media concerning the garbage dump in Le Repentir Cemetery and noted the general alarm and concern the views expressed.
Guyanese entrepreneurs will, from March this year, have access to a training programme in Supply Chain Manage-ment designed by the Geneva-based International Trade Centre (ITC).
President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF), Lennox Shuffler stated yesterday that he is willing to remain at the helm of the GVF if a suitable presidential candidate is not forthcoming at its upcoming Annual General Meeting and Elections.
DALLAS, (Reuters) – Over the past two years, as U.S. unemployment remained near double-digit levels and the economy shed jobs in the wake of the financial crisis, over a million foreign-born arrivals to America found work, many illegally.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – The United Nations and Western powers urged Haiti’s authorities yesterday to amend the preliminary results of flawed November elections, warning that failure to do so could lead to more political turmoil.
A 28-year-old man who unlawfully and maliciously wounded another with intent to disfigure and cause actual bodily harm yesterday appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
(Trinidad Express) Justice Minister Herbert Volney on Wednesday went to court in an attempt to block the annual Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) Carnival fete.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico is offering $2.5 million for information leading to the capture of one of the country’s most wanted drug lords, but the search went awry when the government published a photo of the wrong man.
This is, or should be, serious business. I mean choosing a candidate; then ultimately, voting for a party’s ‘Head of List’ who may end up as Guyana’s president.
Yesterday’s editorial provided a vivid snapshot of the brutal and kleptocratic excesses inflicted upon Haiti from 1957 to 1986 by the dictatorial duo, Dr François ‘Papa Doc’ Duvalier and his venal and bumbling son, Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier.
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 391’s trading results showed consideration of $1,017,509 from 66,961 shares traded in 9 transactions as compared to session 390 which showed consideration of $913,478 from 73,842 shares traded in 11 transactions.
Chief government spokesman Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday announced that the Cabinet will be monitoring the administration of schools through the eyes of the School Inspectorate, given the Education Ministry’s less than sterling job on that front.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The discovery of widespread theft in European Union emissions trading this week may push the distant dream of a global carbon market to fight climate change even further from reality.
Dear Editor,
Election year 2011 is finally here; the silly season as it is referred to so humorously but aptly, will afford some of us who are less informed, the anticipation of the hope and fear that the letter columns of your newspaper bring to the reading public.
ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was perhaps due a failure and finally got one but his South Australia Redbacks survived this to score a 10-run win over Queensland in the Twenty20 Big Bash yesterday.