Daily Archive: Saturday, January 6, 2007

A fourth man, who was allegedly part of a group of men, who stood in front of another man in a taxi in Albouystown and riddled him with bullets five years ago, was on Wednesday charged with the murder.

Magistrate Geeta Chandan yesterday remanded to prison a fisherman who allegedly raped a ten-year-old girl.

Magistrate Geeta Chandan on Thursday sentenced a man to four months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to stealing a speaker from A.

News that a newborn baby girl had been allegedly abducted from her mother was a talking point over the past week.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for Cricket World Cup 2007 Karan Singh said yesterday that the CEOs of the nine host countries would meet in Guyana this week-end.

Technical Director of the national football team, Jamal Shabazz, of the twin-island republic, is confident ahead of the upcoming matches in the finals of the Digicel Caribbean Cup Football Tournament which gets underway on Friday in Trinidad and Tobago.

Less than 11 overs was possible yesterday in the Carib Beer clash between Guyana and the Windward Islands as overnight and early morning showers soaked the Tanteen Recreation ground in Grenada.

Four of Georgetown’s top softball teams will compete in a ten- over knockout softball competition at the Celina resort tomorrow.

The Guyana Information Agency (GINA) and National Communications Network State Rangers XI will try desperately to preserve their winning ways when they clash with Nexus Machinery Workshop in a Trophy Stall/Awards City Mall sponsored 20-over tapeball cricket competition at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac today from 1pm.

Dear Editor, Allow me to join in commending Nicolette Fernandes for her rewarding contribution on the international circuit in the sports discipline of “Squash” just recently.

Dear Editor, Does the government and/or Ministry of Housing know that receiving a piece of land from either institution is not a charitable exercise?

Dear Editor, Over the Christmas weekend one of the local television channels provided, for family entertainment the movie ‘The Sound of Music.’

Dear Editor, As a foreigner living and working temporarily in Guyana I want to make travelers and tourists aware of organized thefts going on at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in conjunction with airlines personnel.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean has not been short of historians, many of whom went beyond the the handed-down, self-serving history and broke new ground.

Dear Editor, A summarized political biography on former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the online Literary Encyclopedia includes the paragraph: “Wishing to balance the budget, Thatcher introduced lower taxation and a reduction in public expenditure.

Dear Editor, Mr. Carvil Duncan according to the newspapers (4/01/2006) is threatening to strike against the City Council for an unpaid half month pay for workers represented by the union.

Dear Editor, As an overseas Guyanese visiting my homeland twice in the last six months, it is with grief that I see the everyday painful suffering and misery of street animals, especially dogs just fighting for daily survival.

Dear Editor, Pundit Prakash Gossai, formerly of Mahaica and founder of the Bhuvaneshwar mandir of Queens, was recently honoured in New York by two Members of the U.S

Dear Editor, As the print media continues to be inundated with letters for and against corporal punishment in schools, I have some concerns and some views on the issue.

Dear Editor, 2006 marked further decline in the economic, social and political life of the African community.

Dear Editor, In the Grove/Diamond new housing scheme a new police station exists.

Dear Editor, In early December, 2006 I had written in reference to your editorial “Wall of shame” where you were attacking the United States for building a fence to keep out illegals from Mexico and other countries.

Dear Editor, I refer to Navindra Singh’s letter captioned “Critics have ignored the context in which the decision to scrap the railway was made” (06.12.21) wherein the writer seeks to provide an excuse for those who closed the railway.

Dear Editor, I am very glad that Mr Trevor Atkinson in his letter captioned “Barama came in at a time when investment was badly needed and has been in the vanguard of sustainable forest management” (06.12.16) pointed out the harsh/cruel and difficult circumstances under which the Barama deal was negotiated with the Hoyte /PNC Govt.

Before Star Guyana, Lisa Punch was just a young girl with big dreams, a good voice and two dancing feet.

Judging from its exterior the new City Mall is an added attraction to the active Regent/Camp streets and after a mere five minutes inside and you get the impression it is a shopper’s dream, well in Guyana that is.

Upscale Restaurant’s resuscitated poetry night is usually interesting but on Tuesday night things got really exciting when little Ryan Benschop took to the microphone and performed a piece called, “I Got Women Trouble”.

This week The Scene begins a new series. ‘Tastes Like Home’ by Cynthia Nelson explores our relationship with food.

Having just graduated from high school this born and bred Georgetown resident has decided that the time is right for her to pursue her dream of becoming a successful artiste.

The National Cultural Centre came alive on Saturday when some of the best Caribbean vocalists lit up the stage courtesy of King Solomon’s promotions.

Fittingly, given that the Caribbean will host cricket’s largest competition – Cricket World Cup 2007 – in two months’ time, the cover of the Guyana Annual 2006-2007 is dominated by a collage of cricket stars.

Honorary Consul of Guyana to California Joseph D’Oliveira retired at the end of last year after serving for 30 years in this position, from 1976 to 1993 and from 1994 to 2006.

Muneshwers Limited and N.P. Home Department Store were served summonses yesterday for alleged invoicing violations of the Value-Added Tax (VAT) law.

As a service to the public Stabroek News is reprinting a portion of the list of zero-rated food items as many shopkeepers and citizens have complained that they have not been following this matter closely.

Fire destroyed a home at North Haslington, East Coast Demerara on Thursday night leaving 17 people, among them seven children, homeless.

Eighteen fishermen from the Corentyne and East Coast Demerara were terrorized and robbed in four separate boats by pirates near the Corentyne River on Thursday.

A Corentyne resident, who took his family to the Tom and Jerry Play Centre at the Esplanade Park in New Amsterdam last Tuesday, has come forward to recount their “scary experience” with the rollercoaster ride and to urge the organisers to put proper safety measures in place.

Accumulation of water on the southern carriageway of the Rupert Craig Highway has been blamed on the garbage dumped on the seawall by persons who congregate there on Sunday evenings.

The proposal from Govern-ment to introduce casino gambling, according to Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon is not a done deal and all stakeholders would be given a chance to press their case.

The General Manager of Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel has “no comment” to make on President Bharrat Jagdeo’s remarks that the rooms at the international hotel were “atrocious.”

The Freedom of Information legislation that aims to allow public access to government bodies has not yet been tabled in the National Assembly.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security plans to provide counselling to the 13-year-old mother whose five-day-old baby was taken by a woman who allegedly sent her to buy clothes for the child.

The ten-year-old boy who was hit by a car a stone’s throw away from the East La Penitence Police Station and his home on Christmas Day, succumbed yesterday to the massive head injuries he sustained.

The Ministry of Health is placing heightened focus on mental health, building a strong surveillance system for infectious diseases and raising life expectancy among other things as part of its work plan for 2007.

The city’s departments which had their power cut off recently in a row over money had their electricity restored yesterday following fruitful discussions between the Mayor and City Council and the power company.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced a new disconnection campaign in a bid to recover $2.4B from defaulting customers.

Phase Three of public ticketing for the ICC CWC 2007 matches has been pushed back to February 1 and the distribution of tickets to those persons who made purchases in Phases One and Two has also been delayed.

A 22-year-old mason of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, charged with robbery under arms at Vickram’s Jewellery was refused bail when he appeared before Magistrate Geeta Chandan at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

Figures reported by the Ministry of Agriculture on the rice sector revealed an increase in output and export earnings for 2006 over the previous year while sugar also showed in-creased production but was below the revised target of 279,000 metric tonnes.

A young mother who was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital after she suffered burns about her body on Christmas morning, succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday.

The Genito Urinary Medicine Clinic at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) said it has nearly completed the process of computerising patients’ data.