Articles published on Friday, January 12, 2007
In his third appearance in court yesterday Cyril Bovell, the father of now dead wanted man Neil Bovell was granted bail in the sum of $100,000 by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Wales Magistrate’s Court.
It was an unforgettable day for Constable Forde at the Wales Magistrate’s Court yesterday when Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton remanded him to prison for perjury and ordered him to sit on the prisoners’ bench.
A man who is accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend over a period of two years, as well as stealing and damaging property belonging to her, was yesterday refused bail by Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Nobody yet knows how fast information will travel in the twenty-first century.
There is a distinct air of worry about the demeanour of some of the leading players in the country’s forestry sector.
Chairman of Banks DIH Ltd Clifford Reis says in his report on the performance of the company for the year ended September 30, 2006 that the failure of the Government of Guyana to honour its obligations for the repayment of bonds to Citizens Bank Guyana Inc was the primary reason for the less than anticipated level of after tax profit achieved by the bank in 2006.
Earlier this week the Guyana Revenue Authority and sections of the local private sector- specifically the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce- clashed head-on over the implementation of the new Value Added Tax (VAT) with both sides trading accusations about the veracity of each other’s actions.
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Basically, every organization, from a one person start-up to multibillion dollar conglomerates, is at some phase of a business growth or development cycle.
Last time we saw that Government initiatives to automate and streamline its services fell into three classifications viz.,
The third phase of a project initiated by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds that seeks to create a commercial honey-producing capacity among residents of the Upper Mazaruni has been completed according to Project Coordinator Linden Stewart.
The controversy between the Interim Management Com-mittee of the Linden Mayor and Town Council and the Kashif and Shanghai Organization over the payment to the Council of fees for the staging of the 2007 Linden Town Week may rob the entire community of the economic benefits that could derive from the successful staging of the event, according to Director of the Kashif and Shanghai Organization Kashif Mohammed.
Notes 1 – Interim results 2 – Prospective EPS: earnings per share for 12 months period to the date the latest financials have been prepared.
Exports of non-traditional agricultural produce increased last year over the previous year by 165 tonnes contributing US$6 million ($1.2 billion) to the country’s export earnings.
Projections by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Ministry of Finance in Trinidad and Tobago on the contribution that Value Added Tax (VAT) will make to total revenue collection in 2006 indicate that VAT could account for as much as 14.3 per cent of revenue collected in 2006.
Junior Vice-President of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG), Ken Elexey was laid to rest yesterday amidst glowing tributes from the organisations he served until his death last Saturday morning.
The Digicel Caribbean Cup football finals will kick off today with hosts Trinidad and Tobago taking on Barbados from 6pm at the Haseley Crawford Stadium.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday handed over 30 blazers to the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for use by the national football team known as the Golden Jaguars in the Digicel Caribbean Cup finals.
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has been able to hire 20 coaches and conduct a number of programmes facilitated by funds from the Stanford initiative, said GCB Cricket Development Officer Colin Stuart.
Although it is one year ago that president of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), K.
Fruta Conquerors Football Club will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on January 28 from 10:00 hrs at the Ruimveldt Lions Club located at Blue Mountain Road, Festival City, Georgetown.
Pepsi Sonics will face Legends tonight in the first game of a double header while Ravens will try to evade the sting of the Scorpions in the second game at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall as the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s Super League tournament nears its climax.
Dear Editor, I’m interested in finding out what plans GT&T may have with reference to internet services for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup.
Dear Editor, Your page thirteen article (Sunday Stabroek December 31, 2006) captioned: “Region Three community centre repairs complete”, caught my attention.
Dear Editor, A lot seems to be going wrong with the implementation of VAT.
Dear Editor, I am responding to the release from the Office of the President by Permanent Secretary Dr Gopaul (SN Jan 11) regarding Pundit Prakash Gossai’s recent appointment.
Dear Editor, For sometime now I have noticed that the PNCR has a new host for its Nation Watch programme.
Dear Editor, I share Mr Shawn Mangru’s urgent concern that “Dealing with sexual abuse of children should be a priority” (SN Jan.,
Dear Editor, Ever so often a column or article appears in one of the newspapers extolling the virtues of diversity, and how important its mechanics are to us as a Guyanese society.
Dear Editor, Congratulations to Bhai Prakash Gossai on his appointment as ethnic and religious advisor to our President Bharrat Jagdeo.
Dear Editor, The newspapers carried Yusuf Mohamed’s lament on the waning of Community Policing Groups(CPGs) in which he bemoaned the dormancy of officials.
Dear Editor, How else to describe the meanderings and the procrastination involved in the Main street Roman Catholic Church drama.
The government last night forged ahead with plans for the controversial casino gambling bill despite a raft of challenges yesterday which included protests outside Parliament, a petition signed by 40,000 and an opposition motion seeking to have a study done on possible impacts.
The main opposition PNCR has issued a call for a countrywide shutdown to protest what it describes as the “excesses” of the current administration.
The badly mutilated body of a cane harvester who was allegedly killed by relatives of his wife on January 3 was discovered floating in a trench around 11:30 am yesterday.
Former Minister within the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Clinton Collymore was yesterday admitted to the Georgetown Hospital after complaining of chest pains.
General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) Lincoln Lewis has accused his Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) counterpart Grantley Culbard of undermining the leadership of the GTUC.
Regent Street and downtown Georgetown seemed less busy than usual this week and some businesses blame low consumer spending on the Value Added Tax (VAT) which has tacked on 16% to prices in the majority of cases.
The Health Facilities Licensing Bill which was scheduled for a second reading in the National Assembly yesterday was referred to a select committee instead in the wake of deep concerns by health care professionals.
Police arrested a man who was in possession of a firearm on Wednesday on the East Bank of Demerara following an attempted robbery foiled by the intended victim.
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says that the last quarter of 2006 was very eventful in the fight against electricity theft and that this year the focus will continue to be loss reduction measures in problem areas as the Unserved Areas Electrification Programme (UAEP) is still under threat.
The Scout Association of Guyana provided a meal and toys for needy children during their ‘Share-a-Meal with Us’ community service project during the Christmas season.
Commuters using the Berbice ferry expressed displeasure recently at the way they were treated at the Rosignol stelling.
The prison population as of December 1, 2006 was 1,955 and 170 prisoners were incarcerated in the Georgetown prison for the capital offence of murder.
A bill to amend to the Old Metal Dealers Act was passed yesterday in the National Assembly giving sweeping powers to the Prime Minister to halt the export of scrap metal if deemed necessary.
One month after bandits broke into Aaron & Son Jewellery Establishment on Main Street, New Amsterdam and carted off $1.2M in gold and silver jewellery they again invaded the store a few nights ago.
