Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 24, 2007

For a second time, the prosecution has been unable to produce the file for Navin Prashad who is before the court on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.

A Russian businessman who allegedly had a gun and ammunition without licence at a home in Bel Air, Georgetown was on Monday granted $250,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

A man who was allegedly found with 77 grammes of cocaine on his person was on Monday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A 21-year-old man who allegedly had carnal knowledge of a 15-year-old girl was on Monday placed on $100,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A 31-year-old Albouys-town man was yesterday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan after being accused of raping and fondling a 7-year-old girl.

Does the President need a national security adviser to analyse the abundant amount of raw information that passes through his office and to coordinate the myriad security agencies and programmes in the country?

Negotiations are underway between the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and its counterparts in Trinidad to have Technical Director of the national football team, Trinidadian Jamal Shabazz’s contract renewed.

What team physiotherapist Stephen Partridge calls “a longstanding chronic knee problem” has ruled Brian Lara out of the West Indies second Pepsi Cup One-Day International against India in Cuttack today.

Albion, aided by ten dropped catches, beat South Essequibo by five wickets in one national semi-final of the Republic Bank U-15 50-overs-a-side cricket competition at Blairmont yesterday.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) is making plans to send a four-man team to participate in the LIEBHERR 2007 World Table Tennis Championships from May 21-27 in Zagreb, Croatia.

The decision has been taken. There will be no regional cricket matches at the Providence Stadium.

Dear Editor, I’m reading your sports section, dated the 13th January, 2007.

President of the Guyana Netball Association Dr Maxine Parris Aaron has decided not to seek re-election when the association holds its elections on Sunday bringing to an end five years of leadership.

The Fruta Conquerors Football Club (FCFC) will be holding their Annual General Meeting and elections this Sunday from 10:00 hrs at the Ruimveldt Lions Club at Blue Mountain Road, Festival City.

President Davteerth Anandjit was unanimously re-elected at the Demerara Cricket Umpires and Scores Association (DCU&SA) Annual General Meeting held at the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union hall on Sunday.

Seven exciting horse races are billed for this Sunday at the Rising Sun Turf Club ground, West Berbice, when that body stages its first race meet for the year, co-ordinator Fazal Habibulla says.

Bagotstown and Barama will clash for the East Bank Basketball title after both teams won their semi-final match against Prospect and Herstelling respectively on the Burnham Court, Sunday.

The heat will be on at the National Park Circuit on Saturday when national cycling coach Hassan Mohamed in collaboration with the Ricks and Saric Argo Industries Ltd commence their annual cycling programme for 2007 from 09:00 hrs.

Dear Editor, If Guyana can get the debt cancellation it needs on the US$400 million it owes to the Inter-American Development Bank, it will be a huge (and deserved) boost to the economy, needless to say.

Dear Editor, Having read a number of letters and opinions on the primitive practice of administering pain to children in a focused and vengeful effort to get one’s way, I feel compelled to add my voice.

Dear Editor, On a recent visit to the Rupununi, the president stated that the army needs recruits from the Rupununi.

Dear Editor, During the recent parliamentary workshop, I was heartened to hear so many people agree that a vibrant parliament is the heart of a functional democracy.

Dear Editor, It was interesting to read, via the internet, your editorial last Saturday on the subject of allegations of racist bullying on the British television “Reality show?

Dear Editor, It is very important that the amendment to the VAT Act is passed by Parliament which will empower the Minister of Finance and the GRA to take immediate action to remove the 16 % tax on certain other items and zero rate or exempt them to bring further relief to consumers.

Dear Editor, I am surprised the opposition leader and the trade unionists haven’t been able to identify the hand behind most of Guyana’s economic problems and which contributes to the deteriorating social and crime problems in the country.

Dear Editor, Guyanese returning to Guyana for a visit are usually at a loss for night entertainment.

Dear Editor, I believe the group or groups which refer to themselves as the “Church” are making a very big mistake.

Dear Editor, On January 17, 2007, a rather racist and inflammatory letter appeared in Stabroek News’s letters column titled “Our relations with India should not be at the expense of our core values as a nation”.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter headlined “In which other organization could an employee be allowed to publicly rail against his employer with impunity” (07.01.17) by E B John.

Dear Editor, Colin Bascom in his letter captioned :Our relations with India should not be at the expense of our core values as a nation” (07.01.17), attacked me as “Cheerleader-in-Chief” of promoting closer relations with India.

Following vigorous debate the National Assembly yesterday passed a bill amending the Value Added Tax Act to facilitate the Minister of Finance making changes to the list of zero-rated and exempt items and other areas.

The two Jamaica-bound passengers who were nabbed at the airport on Monday following the discovery of cocaine stuffed in the soles of several pairs of shoes in their luggage, pleaded guilty yesterday to their trafficking-in- narcotics charges.

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee says that the recent break out of nine inmates from the Mazaruni prison was more than just a prison escape.

A policeman yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with collecting a $100,000 bribe from a woman and attempting to get rid of evidence in September last year.

Businessman Roger Khan has filed an appeal in a US court against the decision of a New York judge to deny him bail on his drug indictment charge.

The police have arrested two men in relation to the robbery committed at the CCS Store on Camp Street on Monday morning during which $1,650,953, which belonged to Money Gram, was stolen.

When members of the opposition opposed the controversial casino gambling bill, they had more than the religious fallout on their minds but in the end the argument offered by PPP/C MP Moses Nagamootoo that the government has a mandate prevailed.

The Government Information Agency (GINA) was yesterday reported in the state-owned Guyana Chronicle newspaper as being gravely concerned over what it said was the “eruption of unsubstantiated criticisms” of the agency’s decision to withdraw ministry advertisements from Stabroek News (SN).

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says during the last quarter of 2006 hundreds of van loads of illegal connections were dismantled but the power theft problem is continuing and in a changed strategy GPL fraud squads have “taken up residence in some communities”.

The Rice Factories (Amendment) Bill 2006, which was recently passed in the National Assembly, aims to alleviate problems facing rice farmers by, among other things, guaranteeing that they are paid a minimum of 95% of outstanding purchases by millers at year-end before the renewal of their mill/export licences.

Leader of the Opposition, Robert Corbin submitted a motion to the National Assembly on Friday calling for, among other things, the immediate establishment of a special all-party Parliamentary Committee to make recommendations aimed at bringing Value Added Tax (VAT) relief.

The Guyana/Cuba Friendship Association is inviting members of the public who are interested in fostering good relations between the two countries to join their group.

In yesterday’s edition of the Guyana Chronicle (GC) under the headline `Stabroek News attempting to mislead public on VAT impact – GINA’ it was stated by GINA that a report in the Sunday Stabroek on the Banks DIH Annual General Meeting was a “deliberate attempt to misrepresent the facts regarding the impact of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on the company, and the business community as a whole”.

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) reaffirmed its commitment to working with the government to create jobs and improve the standard of living at its recently held annual general meeting.

TravelSpan Inc says from March 6 it will be operating a scheduled service from Ft Lauderdale to Guyana every Tuesday.

A number of Guyanese who travelled to Barbados last Wednesday and Thursday on Caribbean Star are still awaiting their luggage, which they learnt was left at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.