Articles published on Thursday, March 8, 2007
No one works more hours than grassroots women. In a survey of women’s time use in 2004-2005, grassroots women in Red Thread followed the workdays of over 100 other grassroots Indo-Guyanese, Afro-Guyanese, Indigenous and mixed race women.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March: I am happy and honoured to send you my warmest wishes on International Women’s Day – my first one as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
No matter where a girl is born, she should live free of discrimination and violence.
Purple, green and white are the official international women’s colours. The colours originated from the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), in the UK in 1908.
The Women’s Progressive Organisation salutes all Guyanese women on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Though the Spanish were the first to sail and chart the Guiana Coast it is the Dutch who are credited with establishing the first permanent settlements in Guyana.
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A Linden man who allegedly had over five kilos of cannabis when he was searched by police at a roadblock on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.
The year 1789 is not usually thought of as a turning point in English politics, certainly not when you compare it with what was taking place across the Channel, but it is arguable that the abolition of the slave trade two hundred years ago could not have happened when it did without a speech made by William Wilberforce in May of that revolutionary year.
Demerara will attempt to dethrone defending cha-mpions Berbice in the rubber match of the Cas-trol inter-county under- 15 two-day cricket competition at the Police Sports Complex today.
Embattled president of the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) Vishnu Shradananda is claiming that he was not invited to any Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) called by executives of the association and the meeting was an illegal one.
Seven schools registered victories when play in the National Inter-Secondary Schools Futsal Tournament continued on Tuesday evening at the National Gymnasium.
National Sports Commission’s cycle coach Hassan Mohamed will conduct the Annual R&R International Limited 11-race cycle programme on Saturday in the National Park.
The Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Assoc-iation (GAWA) will commence their season with a National Novices Championship on March 25 at Blue Note Club.
President of Camptown Football Club, (CFC) Troy Mendonca, yesterday received a donation of $150,000 from Renatta Exeter, a representative of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) company, in aid of the club’s inter-street football tournament.
The Guyana Japan Karate Association (GJKA) will be graced with the presence of two overseas karate masters who will help to boost the sport in Guyana.
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter captioned “Irrigation a major problem for farmers on the Essequibo Coast” (07.03.01) by S.
Dear Editor, We, octogenarians, rapidly approaching the status of ‘nonagenarianism’, are agonised over the condition of other seniors who dwell in established homes provided for them in our homeland Guyana.
Dear Editor, I have been restrained to respond to or to comment on letters to the Editor since, in my view, many of those letters are churned out by letter mills and others are written by authors who are dogmatic and unwilling to be academic in their approach to ideas.
Dear Editor, It is 2:35 am Wednesday morning March 6, 2007 and I am grappling with the complex yet intriguing subject – Evidence.
Dear Editor, We write concerning two lands which are left for a roadway between Sam Hinds Drive and Mitchell Street, B Field, Pattensen, Turkeyen same being named August Street.
Dear Editor, Sometime back, after the introduction of armed foot patrols around the city, I observed one or two ranks carrying their weapons with their finger on the trigger.
Dear Editor, Mr Kwayana in an earlier letter emphatically objected to the appointment of Pandit Shri Prakash Gossai but did not say why he so objected and he did not offer any suggestions as to who may be a suitable person for the post.
Dear Editor, In a recent debate in Parliament we again heard the usual accusations of official corruption.
Dear Editor, Your editorial “Poor fishermen” is timely and I empathise with them, for the Ministries of Agriculture and Home Affairs seem to care little about the plight of these hardworking men.
Dear Editor, It is sometimes said that history is an assemblage of past events that should not distract us in the present.
Dear Editor, Please permit me to make a few remarks about your editorial of February 16, 2007 captioned “The role of the mandarin”.
Dear Editor, I wish to compliment Mr. Ravi Dev MP for his incisive article in Kaieteur News.
Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing my letter regarding the misuse of the West Demerara Police vehicle, I do not see it traversing the Demerara Harbour bridge at the hours that I had mentioned.
Dear Editor, Congrats are in order for the founders, planners and organizers of the 18th annual Guyanese Phagwah parade in Richmond Hill.
In the wake of the brutal, lightning attack on an East Berbice agricultural community on Monday night, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has raised the question of whether the assault was a terror attack or a test of the law enforcement capacity in the area.
Essequibo police are still on high alert as they try to recapture a prison escapee who is now suspected of murder.
The body of a 37-year-old fisherman was on Tuesday discovered lying on his kitchen floor with a single stab wound to his chest.
The power company has reported more attacks on contracted agents carrying out disconnections, including a recent chopping incident.
A machine sensitive enough to detect traces of illegal drugs and explosives within seconds when persons or items are being screened will soon be functioning at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.
Foreign Ministers of the Rio Group have decided on special measures aimed at strengthening and improving the Group’s proceedings, including a new mechanism that would allow the secretariat to formulate a response to any urgent regional or international matter.
The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) says it has received funding under a Cdn$5M programme to target minibuses in an anti-littering campaign that is expected to be put in full force on Tuesday.
The relatives of a 47-year-old cattle farmer who was struck down by a car and later died at the hospital are calling for justice to be done.
The body of a 66-year-old man was discovered in his yard at Ulverston, Corentyne, Berbice on Tuesday afternoon by some children playing in the area.
A recent study has found that 69% of victims of sexual violence are 16 years old or below and that Amerindian girls between the ages of 12 and 16 years living in Region One are the most vulnerable group of females in Guyana.
City Mayor Hamilton Green believes that vendors outside the Stabroek Market are victims of the absence of proper planning on the part of Central Government and the municipality, and insists that he will not be part of a ‘band-aid operation’.
A new Cabinet sub-committee has been set up to look at the enhancement of the Guyana Fire Service.
The sister of Rudy Fernandes, who went missing following a boat accident over the weekend, yesterday identified his body which was discovered at Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara on Tuesday.
The Caribbean Develop-ment Bank (CDB) has earmarked US$14M for future projects in Guyana.
Gun-toting bandits yesterday held up a gas station at LBI, East Coast Demerara.
Airline operators yesterday met with Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee and representatives of the law enforcement agencies to work out strategies to stamp out drugs and arms trafficking via aircraft.
