Daily Archive: Monday, February 5, 2007

We asked the man/woman in the street on the West Coast Demerara about the major problems facing them right now.

Perhaps it was a sign of the difficulty the industry faces, particularly in Linden, that the 2007 budget didn’t really say much about bauxite or expectations for the future.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) – Laila Ali wasted little time in retaining her WBC and WIBA world titles, knocking out Gwendolyn O’Neil of Guyana at 56 seconds of the first round Saturday in their super middleweight fight.

The Guyana team, fresh off their first outright victory last week in the fourth round takes on top-of-the-table Barbados in the fifth round of the Carib Beer Series at the Georgetown Cricket Club’s Bourda ground today.

Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) Sports club beat Third Class by 29 runs in a match of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) under-19, limited-overs cricket competition played at the T&HD ground on Saturday.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), helped by quick-fire unbeaten 155 from national U-15 batsman Jeetendra Sookdeo, soundly defeated Richard Ishmael Secondary School by 257 runs in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s Uunder-19, limited-overs cricket competition at the Guyana National Corporation Ground (GNIC) on Friday.

A century from wicket-keeper/batsman Delroy Jacobs, led Malteenoes to first innings points against Georgetown Cricket Club in the Guyflag three-day first division encounter which ended on Saturday at the Malteenoes Sports Club ground.

East Bank beat Georgetown by two wickets in a match of the Nafico/Nalico sponsored Inter-Association under-15 cricket held at the Diamond Community Center ground on Saturday.

Dear Editor, It has been brought to the nation’s attention by Guyana Water Inc.

Dear Editor, Forcing business persons to comply with the law is far from what the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) intends to do in a fragile but striving economy such as ours.

Dear Editor, I have been following up on the Value Added Tax issues because I am a businessman and since I did not really understand the process at first.

Dear Editor, In your guest editorial of February 3, 2007, “The PNC at 50”, you stated that in the 1957 elections the PNC garnered 39% of the popular vote.

Dear Editor, Are we seeing a repeat of our history? The Guianas have changed hands several times until we ended up with British Guiana.

Dear Editor, At the introduction of the Value Added Tax, businesses were advised to display at their place of business a sign indicating prices of items on display and whether they included or excluded VAT.

Dear Editor, I have been following the recent discussions in the newspapers on the appointment of Mr.

Dear Editor, Can I concur with the letter and sentiments of Sandra Ann Baptiste about Cecil Griffiths.

Dear Editor, I was quite appalled to learn that the Jailing Company has been given 400,000 acres of forest to harvest lumber for twenty years.

The safety of passengers using the `backtrack’ speedboat service to Suriname at Number 78 Village is of concern to the government but citizens cannot continue to do the wrong thing and still expect to be protected, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee says.

Two accidents on the East Bank of Demerara last evening resulted in seven persons sustaining injuries and being taken to the Georgetown Hospital emergency unit.

Who Gets What In 2007 Current Non-Interest Expenditure In this section we consider how the budgeted expenditure is allocated among competing Ministries, Departments, Programmes and Projects.

Commentary and Analysis Introduction The Budget was the first by Dr.

Justice B S Roy granted more than $4M in judgements against three loan defaulters at a recent sitting at the Commercial Court.

Two members of parliament are expected to participate in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK branch seminar on “Restoring trust in the political system.”

Christmas Day generally ends in a joyful mood but for the family of Jeewan Deonaraine it concluded in mourning after he was struck down on the Lusignan Public Road by a driver who was purportedly under the influence of alcohol.

Residents of Fourth Field, South Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara are concerned about a plot of land with bush more than five feet high which they say poses a threat to their safety, particularly at nights.

Residents of the Sophia embankment who had their order to vacate by January month end extended to the end of February have still not been allocated house lots.

The African Cultural & Development Association (ACDA) will be hosting a number of public meetings as part of its activities to mark African History Month this month.

The Barbados Nation newspaper has condemned the withdrawal of ministry advertisements from Stabroek News (SN) and has called on the Guyana Government to review its position.