Daily Archive: Thursday, December 20, 2012

Articles published on Thursday, December 20, 2012

Lethem man murdered

The police say they are investigating the murder of Trevor Thomas, 19 years, of Lethem, which occurred at about 2300h last night at Mudhole Backdam, Eteringbang.

Beverly Narine at her home with her two youngest children.

Pomeroon mourns boat crash victims

By Javone Vickerie Shock continued to grip the communities of Charity and Abrams Creek yesterday as they mourned the loss of six persons, including three children, after Tuesday afternoon’s boat collision near Siriki, in the Pomeroon River.

The fountain at Parliament Square (GINA photo)

Parliament Square opens

President Donald Ramotar last evening formally declared Parliament Square, Brickdam open at a simple ceremony attended by government officials, diplomats and invited guests.

Acting president of the GFF Franklin Wilson makes a point at yesterday’s press conference as General Secretary of the federation, Noel Adonis looks on.

GFF expenditure for 2012 close to $200m

– GFF to honour outstanding monies owed to players early next year By Emmerson Campbell After weeks of silence, yesterday the top brass of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) at its Campbellville headquarters, answered several unanswered questions and also shed light on their expenditure for the year.

Bheri Ramsaran

Specialty hospital groundwork stalled

Preparatory ground work for the multimillion dollar specialty hospital at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara appeared stalled up to yesterday even as Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran maintained that the project was a “living one” and diverted questions about the status of the Indian line of credit for it to the Finance Ministry.


Olivia Culpo

Miss USA crowned Miss Universe in 8th American win

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – A 20-year-old beauty queen who plays the cello and is a breast cancer advocate was crowned Miss Universe yesterday, the eighth time an American has won the pageant where the world’s most beautiful women parade in bikinis and ball gowns.

Marlon Samuels

Samuels cameo lifts Melbourne to victory

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC – West Indies player Marlon Samuels produced a cameo all-round performance to propel Melbourne Renegades to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League here  yesterday.

The West Indies team celebrates winning the ICC’s World T20 tournament.

South Africa complete long road to the top

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – South Africa celebrated their long-heralded arrival at the summit of test cricket in 2012 while West Indies enjoyed their first world title since the team’s 1970s heyday with a maiden Twenty20 trophy.

Obama promises gun control action early next year

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vowed to press for tighter gun laws early next year, as he sought to turn national outrage over the Connecticut school massacre into action to ban assault weapons and ensure better background checks on gun buyers.

Rebels seize towns in central Syria

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syrian rebels have captured at least six towns in the central province of Hama, activists say, in an operation aimed at putting pressure on President Bashar al-Assad from the north as insurgents close in on the capital from its southern suburbs.

Driver/salesman course to be offered by BIT

Board of Industrial Training (BIT) training coordinator Coreen Connelly says that with effect from January 2013, a Driver/Salesman course will be added to the National Training Project for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE), a release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said yesterday.

Big help

Big help: Michelle `Big Red’ King leading singing classes for children at the Ruimveldt Children’s Aid Centre yesterday.

Rani Mukerji

A Minute With: Rani Mukerji

 (Reuters) – Rani Mukerji, the pretty girl in the “Khandala” song, has played a firebrand reporter, an angel, a deaf-mute, con artist and even a cricket-obsessed woman disguised as a man — since her Bollywood debut in 1997.

Roadside treat for seniors

Roadside treat for seniors: On December 18, 2012 around  80 senior citizens were hosted by the Roadside Baptist Skills Training Centre at No.68 Village, Corentyne.

The Price of War with Iran

  By Geoffrey Kemp and John Allen Gay   WASHINGTON, DC – One of the greatest challenges that US President Barack Obama will face in his second term is Iran’s pursuit of advanced nuclear technologies.

Death sentence

Last Monday, Dwayne Jordan joined a small local group which seldom receives new members when he was sent to death row by Justice Navindra Singh to await his execution for the murder of his wife, Claudine Rampersaud, on June 14, 2007.

Cayman Islands governor appoints new premier

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands,  (Reuters) – The Cayman Islands’ governor appointed Deputy Premier Julianna O’Connor-Connolly as premier of the British Caribbean territory yesterday, refusing a request by the ousted premier to dissolve parliament and call early elections.