Daily Archive: Thursday, October 23, 2014

Lord Shiva was depicted in this float in the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha motorcade on Wednesday.

During investigations into the murder of electrician Abdool Saleem that occurred on October 19, 2014, at Delhi Street, Prashad Nagar, the police arrested a suspect in Sophia yesterday, police said this evening.

The police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 1930h last night on the Lusignan Public Road, ECD, and which resulted in the death of pedestrian Deonarine Singh, 48 years, of Lusignan.

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 1830h.

The police say they are conducting investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of male nurse James Peter, 31 years, of Camp Street, Georgetown, who succumbed while receiving medical treatment at a private hospital during the early hours of today.

(Trinidad Express) In an unprecedented move, the Office of the President has joined with the wife of the President, Reema Carmona, in threatening legal action against comedienne and talk-show host Rachel Price for “offensive” utterances made about Mrs Carmona’s attire.

Word on the streets is that people across this nation react with caution and pessimism to the political backdrop existing in the country.

Opposition Chief Whip, Amna Ally yesterday said she has been unable to ascertain why government Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira is not committing to a sitting of the National Assembly even though dates into the beginning of November have been suggested.

Four men are now in police custody in connection with the murder of a teenaged gold miner they had beaten after accusing him of stealing on Tuesday at their Konawaruk backdam, Potaro mining camp.

Crime Chief Leslie James yesterday said that the failure by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to make an effort to arrest Gregory Smith, the man fingered in the 1980 bomb blast death of Dr.

The brother of former MFK Trading owner, Mohamed Khan said that relatives have decided that private DNA testing will be done on the decapitated corpse found in September to determine if it is indeed him.

The police file on investigations into threats allegedly made by Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall to Guyana Revenue Authority head Khurshid Sattaur has been returned to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the Guyana Police Force said yesterday.

A woman was yesterday shot and wounded a short while after she withdrew a small sum of cash from an ATM machine on Water Street.

The four-member crew of a fishing boat that was anchored off the Pomeroon River on Saturday narrowly escaped death when an unidentified vessel collided with it, sinking it.

A number of organisations were honoured by the United Nations (UN) for their service towards humanity on Tuesday.

A Reliance, Essequibo Coast man, who allegedly took his girlfriend’s jewellery, cash and cellular phone and escaped after a tryst was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court.

A resident of Tiger Bay is now homeless and others are facing eviction after businessman Paul James moved to claim a plot of land in the area.

Final year Economics majors came out on top when the University of Guyana Hindu Society (UGHS) held its annual Diwali Rangoli Competition on Tuesday evening at the Turkeyen Campus’ Education Lecture Theatre.

A 24-year-old clerk was yesterday charged with embezzling cases of beers, Guinness, juices and liquor when she appeared at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court.

Kareem Lovell, accused of robbing a fellow minibus passenger of her tablet after reaching his stop, was yesterday remanded to prison after telling a court that he did not use a gun during the attack.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Ottis Gibson says he was fired as West Indies head coach despite a statement from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) suggesting otherwise.

Food for the Poor (Guyana) (FFTP) provided medical services free of charge to persons over 60 years at a clinic held on its tarmac in Festival City, North Ruimveldt on Saturday.

Kenrick Stanwell, a Drainage and Irrigation worker, was yesterday granted bail when he appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce charged with larceny from a person.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC- The International Cricket Council (ICC) says it does not have the power to intervene in the current dispute between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) unless it is asked to do so.

Atlantic Hotel Inc. (AHI), owner of the Georgetown Marriott Hotel project, yesterday said it conducted a preliminary inquiry into a report appearing in the Kaieteur News, Tuesday, 21st October, 2014, headlined “Marriott’s Chinese workers caught dumping drums of waste oil at seawall” and discovered that expired material was dumped without authority In statement, AHI noted that Shanghai Construction Group (SCG) is contracted by AHI, for the design and construction of the hotel project.

Guyana’s contingent of athletes and officials were scheduled to depart this morning for Suriname to compete in the second leg of the XX Inter Guiana Games (IGG).

An altercation between two vagrants ended up in court on Tuesday where one of them was charged with robbery-with-violence.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) season will continue this weekend when the fistic sport returns to the East Ruimveldt Community Centre (California Square) for the staging of the National Open Championships.

The Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) has started preparations for its 150th Anniversary in 2017 and several international teams are expected to participate in a tournament to coincide with the sesquicentennial celebrations.

Rookie Mahendra Bhagwandin continued his recent good by winning the Sanjay’s Jewellery Classic golf tournament held last Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Course (LGC).

Following the Banks Sevens and the Golden Brook/Windjammer/Toney’s Sevens league, the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has shortlisted a squad of standouts on a quest to regain the NACRA 7s Championship in Mexico in December.

Lovers of the indoor sport of dominoes will swing into action today when Strikers Sports Club in collaboration with Mark “Jumbie” Wiltshire Organising secretary of the Georgetown Dominoes Association, invite domino teams to the Champion of Champions warm up match today at the Strikers Sports Club, Meadowbrook Drive.

The La Penitence Development Group will today stage a one-day knock-out Street Football tournament at the Cross Street Tarmac from 11:00am.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Ecstasy and euphoria are the usual emotions world number one Serena Williams experiences on a tennis court.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Diplomats are the latest victors in the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCA)/Banks Supreme Malta Under-13 tourney.

Dear Editor,   I read Dr. Clive Thomas’s weekly column in Sunday Stabroek of 2014-10-19 entitled, “The Minimum Wage, Trade Unions and Guyana’s Fight Against Surging Inequality and Poverty”.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – A gunman attacked Canada’s parliament yesterday, with shots fired near where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was speaking, and a soldier was killed at a nearby war memorial, stunning the Canadian capital.

Inspired by Dwayne Peters’ all-round performance, minnows Sophia Cricket Club opened their Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New Building Society second division limited overs campaign with successive victories over the weekend.

Dear Editor,   Really time does fly, I couldn’t believe that it’s almost 20 years since those two sisters were lost in our dense jungle.

(Trinidad Express) An estimated 22,085 people in Trinidad and Tobago are living with HIV, according to UNAIDS Strategic Intervention Adviser Dr Miriam Chipimo.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday that the South American OPEC member would avoid more borrowing on international markets because of rising costs as a result of worsening credit risk perceptions.

NAUDERO, Pakistan, (Reuters) – The scion of Pakistan’s leading political dynasty, emerging from the shadow of his mother and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto seven years after she was assassinated, has vowed to resurrect her party’s flagging fortunes.

Cyclists will be back on their saddles on Saturday on the National Park’s circuit competing for lucrative cash incentives when the Roraima Bikers Club collaborates with Humphrey’s Bakery and Farm Products to stage the 17th annual Troy Humphrey Memorial event.

Dear Editor,   I have read the recent letters by Minette Bacchus, Lincoln Lewis and then Rickford Burke on the related matter of Vanessa Kissoon.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A Mexican mayor and his wife were “probable masterminds” behind the disappearance of 43 student teachers last month in the restive southwest, the country’s attorney general said yesterday.

Stabroek News has invited the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change to submit a weekly column on local government and related matters.

Dear Editor,   Why does it seem that we must have either National Elections or Local Government Elections?

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Younus Khan led Pakistan’s fightback with a dogged century after the hosts made a terrible start to the first test against Australia in Dubai yesterday.

Photos by Arian Browne  

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – A severe drought is endangering more than half a million people in Honduras, ramping up pressure on them to migrate, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said yesterday.

ATHENS, (Reuters) – Greek third division team Irodotos have been docked 15 points and ordered to play 10 matches behind closed doors following the death of an Ethnikos Piraeus supporter, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) said yesterday.

Dear Editor,   My name is Dennis Ray LaBorde – Born 25 January 1944 in Georgetown, BG, to Peggy Rita (née – Alicock) and Supt Dennis Ray (Dick) LaBorde.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Former national cricketer, Zorol Barthley, has signaled his intention to step aside and allow new blood to take over the running of cricket in Antigua and Barbuda.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) report which named Guyana as the country with the worst suicide rate in the world has revealed more than the statistics that shocked some and sent others into denial mode.

Dear Editor,   It has been roughly two months since I penned a letter in relation to Jamaican Dancehall Artiste “Alkaline” being stopped from performing in Guyana.