Daily Archive: Thursday, January 18, 2007

The first two instalments of this article examined the performance of the West Indies senior cricket team in 2006 in both Test and Limited-Over cricket.

Q: Why was my immigrant visa refused? What do I do now?

VAT is imposed by section 9 of the Value-Added Tax Act 2005 on every taxable supply by a taxable person in Guyana.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan on Tuesday remanded to prison a man who was allegedly found with cannabis in a bag after the police gave chase when he reportedly tried to avoid a roadblock.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan on Tuesday remanded to prison two men accused of stealing a car and granted bail to a man accused of running off with a motorcycle when they appeared before him to answer to robbery charges.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan on Tuesday remanded to prison a man accused of having carnal knowledge of a teenaged girl.

Magistrate Chandra Sohan remanded to prison two men accused of murdering a cane-cutter when they appeared on Tuesday before him to answer to the charges at the Albion Magistrate’s Court.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan on Tuesday sentenced a man to three years imprisonment after he admitted to having 14 grammes of cocaine in a film canister.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan yesterday sentenced a teenaged boy to three years imprisonment after he admitted to having 52 grammes of cannabis for trafficking.

A man was granted his pre-trial freedom in the sum of $10,000 at the Whim Magistrate’s Court after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawful assault.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan yesterday sentenced an Indian national who admitted, almost two months ago, to stealing more than $1M from his employer to two years imprisonment when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan granted bail to the Mahaicony Postmaster who was previously charged with stealing more than $1M when he yesterday appeared at court to answer another charge of larceny.

The recent controversy concerning the President’s appointment of ministers of the new Cabinet before they were declared elected as members of parliament has given rise to considerable speculation.

The `Golden Jaguars’ find themselves in a must-win situation today when they come up against Cuba in a fixture of the 2006/7 Digicel Caribbean Cup Football Tournament at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago.

Bush Lot Sports Club cricketers will throw down the gauntlet to the touring American Cricket Society cricket team in a feature Twenty20 match today.

National rugby football coach, Sherlock Solomon is optimistic about the chances of the five local players in West Indies 16-man squad making the final 12 that will compete in the USA World Sevens tournament next month.

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) has tipped President’s College Physical Education teacher and International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) level one coach, Keith Smith, as the likely replacement for the late Ken Elexey.

The Guyana Taekwondo Association promises to intensify its training programme for both its junior and senior athletes who are expected to represent the association at several overseas tournaments this year.

The Demerara Umpires and Scorers Association will be holding its Annual General Meeting at the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union office on Sunday.

The Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes (RHT-FM) under-15 team was led to a tense victory over Port Mourant through an exciting unbroken eight wicket partnership worth 18 runs between Rohan Sookram and Surendra Kissoonlall off 23 balls on Sunday at the area “H” ground.

The Annual Mayor’s Cup Football tournament will kick off on January 26 with a double header at the GFC ground, Bourda.

The Georgetown Cricket Association under-19 cricket limited over cricket competition continues tomorrow when Everest Sports Club takes on the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) at the Everest Sports Club ground on Camp Road.

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association’s (GASA) swimming instructors course, carried in Stabroek Sport as beginning today, will be held on February 17 and 18 as a precursor to an International Swimming Association (FINA) coaching clinic.

The Busta second-division limited-overs final is scheduled for Saturday at the Everest Sports Club ground.

Dear Editor, I am shocked by the report in your newspaper about the government’s decision to withdraw all the advertising of the ministries from your publication.

Dear Editor, Many thanks for publishing the letter captioned “This rotten electricity pole can fall at any time” (07.01.03) and for sending a copy of the letter to Guyana Power and Light.

Dear Mr President, I would like to start by letting you know that we as an Internet Service Provider do support VAT and that we understand the benefits of VAT to our country.

Dear Editor, I refer to our letter captioned “Lumber is exempted from VAT as it was from Consumption Tax” (07.01.16).

Dear Editor, Five months have already passed since my 9 year old son, Ramesh Loaknauth was the victim of a fatal accident on the public road near to his home at Dryshore, Essequibo Coast.

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to a letter written by Mr Seelochan Beharry captioned “How could the deal with Barama Company Ltd be favourable to Guyana?”

Dear Editor, I distinguish Mr Al Creighton from his former UG colleague Dr Desrey Fox, Prime Minister Sam Hinds, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy and Mr Odinga Lumumba all of whom have suddenly discovered casino gambling as a development strategy for Guyana.

Dear Editor, As we enter 2007, cattle rearers in Region 2 are wondering if they have to endure another year without proper facilities for grazing and cattle rearing.

Dear Editor It was only a few days ago that I read an interesting but very sad letter by Mr Ainsworth Wong, which attended to the issues of democracy and government threatening freedom of expression and press freedom.

Dear Editor, The front page picture in the Guyana Chronicle (11.01.07 of the horse that ran into a drain in its desperate attempt to escape the unbearable load of its cart and the whip of the cart driver, captures the kind of punishment animals are subjected to daily at the hands of cart drivers whose greed and lack of compassion lead them to these acts of brutality.

Dear Editor, The argument for educational dictators to be given authority to inflict pain and suffering on those members of our society whose cognitive growth has not yet crossed the threshold of concrete perceptions is essentially that discipline is essential.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter captioned “Illegal logging is lower in Guyana than in many other countries” (07.01.15) by Paul Taylor.

Dear Editor, The report that police have detained an 78 year old man for living with a 13 year old girl is certainly welcome news in the battle against “sexual abuse” of our children.

The Baha’i, Christian, Hindu and Muslim communities have issued a joint call to the government to withdraw the Gambling (Amendment) Bill scheduled for debate and passage in Parliament tomorrow.

Barama Company Limited’s (BCL) certification from the international Forest Steward-ship Council has been suspended since the company failed to comply with certain conditions under the certificate, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says.

The Association of Caribbean Media (ACM) has said that the withdrawal of advertisements from Stabroek News by the state information agency (GINA) sets a dangerous trend and appears to be a case of victimization on political grounds.

The Government Information Agency (GINA) says that contrary to a report which appeared in yesterday’s Stabroek News (SN) the decision to review the placement of government advertisements in SN was a “GINA policy decision and was in no way influenced by the directive of any senior government official” and it also says that the government will continue to monitor the situation.

The post-mortem examination on the nine-year-old girl found in a pile of logs on a Parika beach on Tuesday has revealed that she died as a result of manual strangulation compounded by blunt trauma to the head.

A fifth prison escapee was yesterday handed over to members of the Joint Services by a boat captain at the Mazaruni Boat Landing.

The 2007 Guyana Business Outlook Survey has tapped a vein of confidence in the business community as it expressed its highest level of optimism for the economy in five years in the Ram and McRae 13th annual survey.

A Werk-en-Rust man is missing after the boat he was in capsized after being hit by another a short distance from the Bartica Stelling on Tuesday night.

The Mayor and City Council, in a press release, has advised the public that all of the municipal markets would be closed on January 24 for routine cleaning.

The lifeless body of an elderly man who was struck down by a Canter truck yesterday morning at Diamond, East Bank Demerara was left exposed to the elements for several hours before being taken to a city mortuary.

A car yesterday morning knocked two persons off of a pedal cycle seriously injuring one of them.

March 3rd has been set as the date for the convening of the 2007 Summit of Heads of the Rio Group to be hosted here in Guyana.