Daily Archive: Saturday, March 17, 2007

A Tiger Bay man accusing of breaking and entering Guyana Stores and carting off $3.1 million in items made a court appearance yesterday.

This week, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has been able to present the kind of ‘feel good’ news that is so scarce today.

By Tony Cozier In KINGSTON AN official, annual West Indies 20/20 tournament is likely to be run exclusively by Sir Allen Stanford’s organization in future, following talks between the Antigua-based American financier and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

Sneakers will be laced, uniforms handed out and the lockers at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall transformed into the home of two of the most powerful basketball teams in Guyana tonight for game one of a three-game series.

The Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) is working to ensure promoters of professional boxing cards are encouraged to make money for themselves and the Board.

The Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) under the leadership of new president Peter Abdool plans on paying more attention to the welfare of local boxers.

McGill Superstars defeated Cornelia Ida (CI) by six wickets in the West Demerara Twenty20 President’s Cup final at the Wales Community Centre ground last Saturday.

Defending champions AINLIM/NMSL will clash with Geddes Grant in the annual Neal and Massy inter-company 25-over tapeball cricket final today at the Guyana Softball Cricket Association ground.

“We are ready for cricket” is what Chief Executive Officer of the Local Organizing Committee for Cricket World Cup 2007 Karan Singh said at the LOC’s weekly media briefing yesterday at the National Stadium at Providence, yesterday.

Georgetown easily defeated East Coast by 130 runs in the second round of the Diamond Fire and General Insurance inter-county under-19 limited overs cricket competition at the Diamond Community Centre ground yesterday.

Dear Editor, In a letter captioned “Pollsters all over the world express political opinions” (07.03.15) the pollster Mr Vishnu Bisram defended his right to offer political views, rather than only measure them.

Dear Editor, I had cause to use the sixth street in Cummings Lodge because of the diversion of the traffic for the Rio Summit.

Dear Editor, The Santa Rosa Women’s Group, headed by Jean Rodrigues (Aunty Jean) and comprising women of the Santa Rosa and Waramuri communities, are currently producing hats, bags, pillow cases and tea towels with local fauna (mostly sea turtles) as a means of earning an income for their homes.

Dear Editor, I wish to thank Mr Carew for his response captioned “The NIS is always striving for improvement” (07.03.12) with regard to a letter I wrote on the NIS and its activities that are not people friendly.

Dear Editor, Is the Guyana Press Association (GPA) looking for someone to blame for the poor quality of information the media produce?

Dear Editor, The appointment of Pandit Gossai could not have been based on his suitability to serve the cultural needs of the Guyanese people so diverse in religious beliefs, customs and traditions, nor the personal needs of the President’s soul.

Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate NCN producers and technical team for a job well done in covering the Mashramani celebration and the Rio summit opening.

Dear Editor, I have noticed that hotels are quite expensive and not available at times in Bartica.

Dear Editor, Mr Ivan David in his letter to KN on March 5, 2007 mentioned that Mr Robert Corbin should leave the party.

Dear Editor, The President’s description of the media as “lazy” is in my opinion a warranted criticism.

Dear Editor, Black Americans should be pushed to vote for Barack Obama by these stirring words “Hands that once picked cotton can now pick a President” – the Reverend Jesse Jackson, US Presidential candidate 1984.

Dear Editor, I refer to Seelochan Behary’s letter captioned “How is it Barama made no profit?”

Colin Simpson has never had a record deal, sparse crowds have heard him sing a few times and just about three persons knows he has lyrical skills, yet when he walked into Stabroek News on Monday and casually sat on a stool outside, people thought otherwise.

We heard the drums; we saw the dances; we heard the singing all of which combined to usher in the biggest sporting event in Guyana: Cricket World Cup!

Hi Everyone,One comes in a brown paper bag but none are tied up with string, nevertheless, let me share with you this week, a few of my favourite Bajan-food things.

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This week we feature the last three Miss Region Four Fantasy Pageant delegates.

Two Saturdays ago, in full force and clad in the universal colour of ‘the dark art of music’ black, mostly youths and a smattering of elders, who clearly live for rock, came out to hang and bang heads at a jamming party bringing the venue alive with pounding instruments.

The Umana Yana is going to be lit up with the aroma, colour and splendour of Guyanese foods and cultural offerings during the period of the local leg of the ICC Cricket World Cup courtesy of Cacique Promotions.

The Sidewalk Film Club continues its series next Tuesday with Yesterday, the story of a woman who battles with HIV, which she contracted from her husband.

The leatherback turtle is the largest of all sea turtles, reaching an average length of 1.6 m.

(Part 2 cont’d) We continue from last week, looking at children’s stages of development, as a way of understanding their behaviour to help in avoiding confrontations that result in the need for punishment.

The Inter-American Develop-ment Bank (IDB) yesterday announced its approval of 100% debt relief for Guyana on loan balances outstanding as of December 31, 2004 from its Fund for Special Opera-tions (FSO) to the value of US$467 million.

United Kingdom High Com-missioner Fraser Wheeler says organized crime is probably the greatest threat facing Guyana.

The new $400M runway and terminal of the Ogle Airport were officially opened yesterday bringing significant development in Guyana’s air transport infrastructure and the facility is now ready to host smaller regional airline operators.

The Bank of Guyana yesterday said that on Monday it will release a commemorative coin to mark the opening of the cricket stadium at Providence.

A 21-year-old US-based Guyanese died hours after her throat was slit as she stepped out of her New York apartment early Thursday morning.

Even as the police reported last night that they were following some good leads, the three prisoners who staged a daring escape on Thursday afternoon remained at large up to press time.

Former army chief and military dictator of Suriname, Desi Bouterse, on Sunday publicly apologized for the first time for the 1982 killing of 15 political opponents, Radio Netherlands (RN) said on Monday.

Government has granted Goldstone Resources Ltd permission to conduct geological geophysical surveys (PGGS) in areas in Roraima which overlap with Amerindian Villages.

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sport Club (RHTYSC) recently distributed more than $1M worth of prizes at its 17th annual awards ceremony hosted on Sunday.

Many health services for which government previously supported travel abroad are now available in the private sector and as a result requests for overseas medical treatment have fallen.

Government says the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) is unable to provide a ferry for Berbice River residents but the service remains available for private investors.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds in a written response to a question in Parliament on Thursday, raised in the name of PNCR-1G member Judith David-Blair said several areas in Region Seven are sequenced for electrification, but certain requirements must be met.

Two minibus conductors who were implicated in separate incidents of rape and carnal knowledge appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan yesterday and were remanded to prison.

More than 1000 Region Ten students will soon have access to secondary education when the state-of-the-art Wisburg Secondary School is complete.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) said it recently approved the national standard for street-vended food to ensure that foods prepared are safe for consumption.

Some two dozen young media workers were yesterday urged to return to the rudiments of the profession in order to lift standards and help make a contribution to the development of the country.

African, Caribbean and Paci-fic (ACP) Ministers have agreed that the permanent shortfall of sugar from St Kitts and Nevis, as part of the ACP quota to the EU, would be retained by the Caribbean, the Guyana High Commis-sion in London announced in a press release yesterday.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has endorsed Vincent Alexander’s nomination to serve as a commissioner on the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM).

Several Albouystown thoroughfares have been given a facelift under the government’s enhancement programme for the city.

Government is seeking funding from the UK Department for International Develop-ment (DfID) to expand potable water systems for ten hinterland areas.

Park-and-Ride and Parking tickets for the Guyana National Stadium at Provi-dence go on sale from Monday at a cost of $1,000 at the Guyana Local Organising Committee office, Middle Street and other places to be announced.