News updates from Guyana Observer News http://www.guyanaobservernews.org Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:19:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.guyanaobservernews.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.guyanaobservernews.org News updates from Guyana Observer News http://www.guyanaobservernews.org/content/view/3685/94/ News - Latest Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:01:52 +0100 http://www.guyanaobservernews.org/content/view/3684/94/ -to face ID paradesInvestigators have been unable to garner substantial information out of Tyrone Kacey Rowe, called ‘Cobra,’ to link him to the crimes he is being accused of committing. A senior police officer told Stabroek News yesterday that Rowe, 17, who surrendered to the police on Thursday, will be placed on identification parades shortly. Rowe, an alleged gang leader, had been implicated in the January murder of Ezee Runnings taxi service owner Davendra Bholanaught and the recent Plaisance shootout that left two men dead and several armed robberies in the city. Months after his name surfaced, police have failed to publicise the armed robberies that Rowe and his gang have allegedly committed. This newspaper was unable to contact Crime Chief Seelall Persaud for more information on the allegations being levelled against Rowe. News - Latest Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:55:33 +0100 http://www.guyanaobservernews.org/content/view/3683/94/ By Freddie Kissoon Just when you thought it was safe to travel on the East Bank highway, another product will fill up the stadium. It is not football, cricket or a musical concert, it is a boxing match set up by no other than His Excellency. In the arena are Roy Beepat, owner of Giftland Office Max and “Fip” Motilall of Synergy Holdings Inc. My money is on Roy. I know the gentleman. He’s being around a long time and has a far more impressive statistical outlay than “Fip.” Beepat has a record of success in the ring that makes him the favourite. But then again that is only my choice. I don’t know “Fip.” He came up to my table at Oasis Café three weeks ago where he was introduced to me by Mark Benschop. Looking at “Fip”, it seems to me that he will have a longer reach than Roy. He’s taller and lighter and will move around the ring quickly wearing down the Giftland Office Max king. News - Latest Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:50:22 +0100 http://www.guyanaobservernews.org/content/view/3682/94/ A Colloquium will be held in the United States by some prominent Guyanese as well as members of the Diaspora to have a constructive dialogue to decipher a way forward locally. The meeting will benefit from a keynote address by Dr. Ivelaw Griffith and presentations by others such as Dr. Aubrey Bonnett, Dr David Hinds, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, Dr. Simone Alexander, Halim Majeed and Pamela Maynard among others. Dr Griffith in a brochure promoting the event which will be held at the St. Peter Claver Auditorium says that the presentation forms the basis of an Open Letter to the potential contenders for political power in Guyana’s impending elections. He says that it highlights the significant sovereignty challenges facing the nation-state over which they hope to maintain or assume political rule. News - Latest Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:47:47 +0100 http://www.guyanaobservernews.org/content/view/3681/94/ An American man was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri on Thursday, after two suitcases with cocaine were intercepted.Police said that around 12:10pm, ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch at the CJIA intercepted the suitcases while observing the scanning machine during checks of an outgoing flight to JFK, Airport, New York.The two suitcases were subsequently searched and a total of 5.870 kilogrammes of cocaine were found.The American passenger was subsequently arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigations, police added. News - Latest Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:44:34 +0100 http://www.guyanaobservernews.org/content/view/3680/94/ … AFC complaints to US State Dept.Apart from the issues surrounding Makeshwar Fip Motilall and Synergy Holdings Inc that were raised by Alliance For Change Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan with members of the US State Department, it was revealed that several financial irregularities were highlighted. The AFC informed that the abuse of Contingencies Fund, pronouncements by the Auditor General of corruption and irregularities, the misuse of money collected through the Lotto Funds and NICIL revenues through the sale of State assets, were also raised. It was pointed out by the delegation that some of these monies are not scrutinized by Parliament since the Government has placed them in specialized accounts. The Alliance For Change delegation also raised the issue of the Government utilising taxpayers monies to set up a competitor Marriott franchised hotel to compete with Pegasus and the lack of transparency of this deal. News - Latest Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:42:26 +0100 http://www.guyanaobservernews.org/content/view/3679/94/ - Father questions safety measures at Barama The father of the 19-year-old labourer whose mangled remains were found in a wood shredder on Thursday, is questioning whether lax safety measures at the Barama Timber Company could have caused his son’s demise. Jason Fraser Sr. also said that he would be seeking adequate compensation from the company for the loss of his son. Mr. Fraser made the remarks yesterday shortly after his son, Jason, was laid to rest at Suddie, Essequibo, even as investigations continued into his death. On Thursday, the grief-stricken father had visited Barama’s Buckhall, Essequibo location where his son’s remains were found. Mr. Fraser told Kaieteur News that he observed that the switch for the wood shredder was near a wall, and that his son would have had to clamber over the shredder’s conveyor belt to reach the switch. News - Latest Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:38:21 +0100 http://www.guyanaobservernews.org/content/view/3678/94/ The PPP, Henry Greene and Kwame are upset that Cobra turned himself in...they wanted to use him to kill 'Benschop, Kissoon, Lincoln Lewis and others in the opposition camp' Add a caption (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31679085 id=1158937380 ref=notif notif_t=photo_comment#) The PPP, Henry Greene and Kwame are upset that Cobra turned himself in...they wanted to use him to kill 'Benschop, Kissoon, Lincoln Lewis and others in the opposition camp' News - Latest Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:45:45 +0100 http://www.guyanaobservernews.org/content/view/3677/94/ -says fears for life Fugitive Tyrone Kacey Rowe, called ‘Cobra,’ surrendered to police amidst tears yesterday, while proclaiming his innocence in a range of crimes, including murder and armed robbery. Rowe, 17, who was still being questioned by police up to press time last evening, said he believed the police force’s aim was to shoot him at the slightest opportunity. “Me ain’t do nothing! Me innocent! Me ain’t really do nothing fuh deh in trouble. These people want kill me,” he told reporters just after 9 am yesterday. Days earlier, he had sought the help of social activist Mark Benschop, who arranged to meet him at the corner of D’Urban Street and Louisa Row yesterday. News - Latest Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:32:04 +0100 http://www.guyanaobservernews.org/content/view/3676/94/ By Freddie Kissoon Mr. Jagdeo is not Prem Misir. The latter is forced to write on behalf the Office of the President and therefore after awhile, the emanations lose their appeal. I have stopped commenting on the misanalyses of Misir. He has his work to do and readers know where he is coming from. The President, being the President, is more likely to win a few ears when he takes to the public pulpit. For this reason, Mr. Jagdeo’s open fulminations, lacking hard evidence, against critics of his regime should not go uncommented. The Guyanese people should read and know about the faults, weaknesses and inanities that characterize Mr. Jagdeo’s exercise of power, so they can know exactly where to place Mr. Jagdeo in the scheme of things. The presidential delivery on Wednesday to the students who returned home was in keeping with Mr. Jagdeo’s pattern – the press was once again vilified for publishing negative images of Guyana. No evidence was cited but the graduates were told these writers want to snatch away Guyana’s future from them. Freud was at work in Mr. Jagdeo’s mind when he used the word, “future,” because those students are going to see for themselves the kind of future Mr. Jagdeo has left for them when his dozen years of the presidency dissolve in the upcoming election next year. News - Latest Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:27:58 +0100