Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 28, 2007

*Sunday, Bloody Sunday. Usually dead as a dormouse in uber religious(or pious) Guyana.

Introduction: In accordance with policies laid out by the Ministry of Unconditional Support and Zero Negativity, citizens are instructed to take the following immediate steps in order to showcase Guyana in its best light for the next two weeks.

A man accused of breaking into a Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) warehouse was remanded to prison when he made an appearance at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Have the arrests of Christopher Raffel Douglas, Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan and Peter Morgan – all in Trinidad and Tobago – made any impression on Guyana’s political administration, intelligence services and law enforcement agencies?

Guyana’s US$25m stadium will come under the microscope this morning when Sri Lanka and South Africa square off in the second match of the International Cricket Council’s Super Eight round of the 2007 World Cup competition.

It was a sentiment Brian Lara could appreciate as Matthew Hayden blasted his hapless bowlers around Antigua’s imposing new stadium, named after the master of all blasters.

Seven boxers have been selected by the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) to participate in the third and final Pan American Games Box-Off scheduled for Trinidad and Tobago from April 20 to 28, but their participation depends on funding.

Guyana’s Yannick Roberts failed to qualify for the semi-final round of the men’s 200-metre freestyle event at the 12th Annual FINA World Swimming Championships currently underway in Melbourne, Australia.

The English cricket team made hay while the sun shone yesterday as they engaged in a much-needed practice session at the Everest Cricket Club ground.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) will co-ordinate a mini-cadet, cadet and junior table tennis tournament during the month of April at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Food for the Poor Guyana Incorporated will present sports gear to nine schools and three Clubs from the Essequibo Coast today at the company’s boardroom, Festival City, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, I have stated before in the press and letters to the (Guyana Revenue Authority) GRA, that I believe VAT could be good for Guyana, even though it was rushed, and introduced at a time when Guyana’s economy was just not ready.

Dear Editor, As one of the people who was part of the restoration of the 1763 monument in 1999, I am wondering why this National Monument is not being cleaned, lit up and having the fountain flowing for cricket world cup.

Dear Editor, Unfortunately, we may not have the matches or the number of visitors for World Cup Cricket that we might have liked.

Dear Editor, I read in the Indian newspapers that the Supreme Court of India has ordered an enquiry into allegations that the Chief Minister of the state of Uttar Pradesh (where many Guyanese trace their roots), Mulayam Singh, has acquired assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Dear Editor, Leave it up to the ICC to screw things up.

Dear Editor, I have observed that over the past month gun crimes have increased.

Dear Editor, Regional apathy and hopelessness have gripped residents of Region #10.

Dear Editor, Suresh Singh attempts to rebut the conflict of interest arguments severally being made by some with regards to pollster Vishnu Bisram in his letter captioned, “Many pollsters abroad offer opinions on other issues”.

Dear Editor, I am appalled at the lack of coverage by NCN Radio of activities to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.

Dear Editor, In recent months our most popular and respected Guyanese pollster Mr.

Dear Editor, As usual when our country is facing a critical moment in its history, a moment that it will be judged by generations to come, we cannot find it in our hearts to unite.

Following round-the-clock work at the Providence stadium over the past few weeks, Guyana is poised to host its first super eight match today despite completion jitters last week.

Large parts of the city struggled for water one day before World Cup Cricket yesterday but the water utility said that normal pressure should be restored today and that persons here for the games should not be affected since the company had advised hotels and B&Bs to install overhead tanks.

Justice James Bovell-Drakes yesterday in Chambers ordered that the 946.68 metric tonnes of bulk soybean meal be released from the vessel Myra under supervision into the warehouse of plaintiff Didco Trading Company Limited.

Almond Street, Queenstown was yesterday officially renamed Lance Gibbs Street in honour of Lancelot Richard Gibbs, one of the most successful bowlers in the history of West Indies Cricket.

Some of the visitors here for the Super Eight matches say that their experiences so far are a charming mixture of glum and glee, but they are abiding with the limitations, while expecting greater days ahead.

The $100M 26-room Tropical View International Hotel was opened yesterday in Camp-bellville at a former pharmacy.

A Triumph resident was yesterday found in his home with his throat slit and his relatives believe that he might have committed suicide.

Barbadian authorities detained twelve persons, all reportedly Guyanese, five days ago and are holding them at the airport while deciding what to do with them.

Operations at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri seem to be running smoothly even as increased flights are arriving daily.

The police have issued a wanted bulletin for the 17-year-old boy who shot his 14-year-old lover last Friday night at Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara.

City hotels still have rooms available but expectations are high that more bookings will come with the first world cup cricket match set to begin today.

The first of the ICC Super Eight matches to be played in Guyana begins today however Guyanese seem to be purchasing more tickets for Sunday’s mouth-watering clash between West Indies and Sri Lanka.

The PNCR says high unemployment remains a major problem in Linden and some townspeople are also worried about corrupt policemen.

Three people who were taken into custody following the suspicious death of a two-month-old baby at Number 72 Village during last week were released following an exhumation yesterday and a post-mortem examination, which proved “inconclusive.”

Police are probing the robbery and assault of a family of four outside the Sheriff Night Club early Monday morning that left one man nursing a stab wound to his ear and two women traumatised.

CARICOM Secretary-General Edwin Carrington has expressed “a sense of profound loss and deep personal sadness” over the passing of Lloyd Algernon Best, whom he described as “one of the Caribbean’s greatest sons.”

If motorists obey the signals of the traffic lights at the Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara junction, traffic there would not move.

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The Caribbean Community says it has installed a Regional Communications Centre (RCC) as a specialist unit within the Caricom Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) to manage crisis communications during the Cricket World Cup (CWC).

As you read this the World’s third largest sporting event and spectacular – CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007, will be playing one of its most important legs in good old Guyana.

The Immigration and Criminal Investigation Departments will not receive applications for passports and police clearances today, March 30 and April 3, a release from the Police Public Relations Department has said.

Armed bandits operating at Rosignol Stelling early yesterday morning robbed three medical students of US$500 and other articles and later evaded a police chase in the busy market area at Rosignol.

Police in Georgetown yesterday morning found a .38 Rossi revolver with a quantity of ammunition during a search on a home in North Ruimveldt.

The Police Traffic Department says it has taken steps to ensure that there is a smooth flow of traffic during the Cricket World Cup (CWC) matches.

The Ministry of Health is advising persons attending the Cricket World Cup (CWC) matches to drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration.