Articles published on Saturday, November 3, 2007
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A 40-year-old fisherman who allegedly had carnal knowledge of two sisters was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
A 24-year-old Lodge resident accused of raping an 18-year-old woman appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday and was remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle.
An Anna Regina man yesterday became the first person to have his photograph and name issued to the media after having his licence suspended following a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.
The police in their zero tolerance campaign to improve road safety in the country have brought over 1200 cases against defaulting motorists over a four- day period.
It is welcome news that the Ministry of Health recognizes the disease that is alcoholism as a national public health issue and is planning strategies to address it.
The name Vieira might be synonymous with speed in Guyana but that does not mean Steven Vieira sees himself as the favourite in the Super Bike category come tomorrow at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Race of Champions meet at the South Dakota circuit.
Gwendolyn ~Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil is set to headline the Guyana Boxing Board of Control’s (GBBC) next fight card set for November 24.
A blazing half-century from Shemroy Barrington led Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) to a nine-wicket victory over Georgetown Cricket Club in their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Pepsi/ Ansa McAl-sponsored national Twenty/20 first-division match played at the MSC ground yesterday.
The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has named its 14-man squad to contest the senior Inter-County four-day competition which is set to commence next week-end.
Some of the major details have been worked out such as dates and venues, but the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport still seem light years apart on just how preparations are proceeding ahead of the National Schools Athletics, Cycling and Swimming Championships.
Members of the visiting Caribbean Cougars Over-35 Rugby Football team of the United States yesterday presented trophies and playing gear to officials of the local organizing committee for the Schools Rugby tournament which takes place today in the National Park.
Local golfers will tee off today in the A.H. and L.
Dear Editor, Coming off “our” recent celebration of Halloween “we” should start preparing ourselves for our next celebration, “Thanksgiving”.
Dear Editor, As we now enter the month designated as Tourism Awareness Month, it gives me great pleasure to acknowledge someone who to my mind was an ambassador both locally and internationally in promoting, and showcasing Guyana’s Eco Tourism regionally and globally.
Dear Editor, I read Ms Sheila Holder’s letter in response to Dennis Wiggins about the need for the Alliance For Change (AFC) to be more of an activist party in between elections if it wants to be seen as serious about changing the political landscape.
Dear Editor, On Saturday October 7, 2007, the Police Traffic Department in Region 2 started a traffic campaign which resulted in about 120 vehicles being impounded for various traffic offences, some of them minor.
Dear Editor, As expected there has been much hullabaloo about what in substance is very little in the ‘action’ unannounced by the Police Department to curb the much publicised carnage on our roadways.
Dear Editor, The author of Tuesday’s (Oct 30) editorial “A Grouse for Mr.
Dear Editor, On the evening of October 24, 2007, BBC radio had on its weekly programme ‘Health Check’ a discussion among three Professors of Medicine of Universities in the UK and the USA, respectively.
Dear Editor, I read with some degree of empathy the concerns of residents regarding their safety when the Joint Services engage bandits in the Buxton/Friendship area.
Dear Editor, The political circus now engaging the attention of Guyanese with the PPP Government reportedly coming yet again to the rescue of the Georgetown City Council deserves to be bulldozed into one of the rubbish heaps in the city and carted off to a waste site for degeneration.
Dear Editor, The New Amsterdam Multilateral Senior Secondary School, in fine style, held its 20th Graduation and Prize-Giving Exercise on Thursday, November 1, 2007, in the school’s multi- purpose hall.
Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Mr Stanley Humphrey captioned ” Case against employer dismissed when Ministry of Labour’s lawyers failed to turn up in time” (07.10.27).
Weeks after Guyanese were hit with the pulse-throbbing Guyana Music Festival, they will be burnt with the pulsating Inferno Concert, which according to its promoters would be big and different and would be sporting a long list of popular entertainers.
Nuff respect to all the musicians for delivering on the pre-show hype, but it’s unfortunate that more local performers were not featured.
Hi Everyone, Back in March, at the onset of Phagwah, (Hindu festival that celebrates Spring), I wrote about how living in a multicultural society provides an opportunity to learn the customs and traditions of my fellow country-people, and that being bi-racial provides me with a front-row seat to the cultural heritage of my parents.
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Almost twenty years into his career, Buju Banton might be reggae’s most polarizing artist.
Newly crowned Ms Guyana Renaissance Simone Beckles says that she wants to be a role model for other women her age, and to do this she plans to form a club in the near future.
With the recent opening of another Jamaican restaurant in the city, Jamaican cuisine seems set to take its place alongside those currently available, ie, Indian, Creole, Chinese and Brazilian.
With the Christmas season fast approaching, those looking to celebrate to a different beat need not look far for the music, as a new CD especially for the season by gospel singer Anil Azeez has just been released.
Some students of the Port Mourant Community High School who allegedly threw an explosive device into the compound of the Belvedere Primary School yesterday were beaten by their third form counterparts which resulted in one of the high school boys having to receive medical treatment.
Wanted man David Leander called David Zammett and `Biscuit’ who was captured earlier this week during a joint services operation in Buxton that left two dead, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday and allegations of police brutality marred the proceedings.
In the wake of the postponement of the University of Guyana’s (UG) annual graduation exercise, the two unions there have said that the ceremony must go on with the Committee of Deans adhering to the statutes.
Two policemen from Suriname visited Guyana yesterday to view the two bodies which washed up on the Corentyne shore one week ago while persons from Tobago also arrived in Berbice last evening to determine if the men are their missing relatives.
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, on Thursday confirmed that government had extended Common External Tariff (CET) waiver on extra-regional cement imports while Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) contends that this contravenes the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas.
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says construction crews will begin building new networks in Agricola, North East La Penitence and Albouystown next week.
Cabinet authorized a 6% increase for old age pensioners and public assistance recipients and approved seven contracts worth over $4B on October 9 and October 16, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, said at a post Cabinet briefing on Thursday.
The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday said that frequent power outages in Regions Five and Six have resulted in disruptions at its pump stations in the areas.
President Bharrat Jagdeo is one of four heads of state that Russian President Vladimir Putin has bestowed the Pushkin Medal on for recognition of achievements in the areas of culture, education, literature and the arts.
Residents of Yakusari, Black Bush Polder (BBP) say the main access road that was fixed only late last year has already begun deteriorating with huge potholes and cracks all over.
La Grange residents voiced concerns about leaks, the quality of water and other issues with representatives from the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) during a meeting on Monday.
Four persons including a woman are in police custody after ranks on mobile patrol discovered an unlicensed gun in a car they were in at Peter’s Hall.
The pain and lingering sense of loss that still batters Laing Avenue fire victims have not spared their children, many of whom opened up to counsellors yesterday about the three weeks since the blaze.
Barama says it is focused on fostering a working relationship with communities close to its Cuyuni operations and asked representatives to propose projects for assistance.
The Ministry of Health’s Medex programme is celebrating 30 years and to mark the occasion the Ministry and the Pan American Health Organization organized a two-day conference.
A high level team including Prime Minister Samuel Hinds left the city on Wednesday for Region One to check on projects and assess the potential for growing organic produce.
