Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Articles published on Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Wednesday Ramblings

The Best Political Team in the Media, the WR Political Affairs Unit, is here tonight to give an early report on the race among the presidential nominees for the PPP.

Caretaker stole over $300,000 from house

A 53-year-old mother of three who has been accused of stealing over $300,000 in household items and beverages during a one-year period from a house which she was asked to take care of, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle and was remanded to prison.

Storage bond break-in accused remanded

Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday remanded a 22-year-old man to prison after he was accused of breaking into a business woman’s storage bond and carting off more than $600,000 worth of articles, including electronic items.

Cheap lives

Is the killing of a fisherman by a posse of pirates or the killing of a businessman by a gang of bandits, so different from the killing of a suspect by a squad of policemen?

Not much progress in local athletics last year

Chief Coach of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Elton Smith said there was no significant development in athletics locally during 2007, and despite the lack of facilities local athletes must share some of the blame for the lack of progress.

Sports Scope Our Opinion

To say that the majority of cricket loving fans have been disappointed with the performance of the national senior team would be nothing but an understatement.

Who works for whom?

Dear Editor, If the story is true in the newspapers, its looks like the customs at the post office is making decisions as to what they will do or permit in using cameras in dealing with drug traffic.

Shouldn’t cruel dray cart men be prosecuted?

Dear Editor, The Cullen Bess-Nelson photo on the front page of a recent Guyana Chronicle depicted extreme cruelty, and the caption went even further noting that “dray operators abuse their animals by having them haul much more weight than they should” The Chronicle says the picture of a lone horse struggling to pull a cart overladen with sacks of cement is “not an unusual sight in Georgetown.”

PNC-era weapons trigger probe

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced a wide-ranging probe to determine how many weapons were issued to government departments under the late Forbes Burnham-led administration by the security forces and have not been returned.

Mahaicony arms find

The police have issued a wanted bulletin for Ashton Anthony in relation to the seizure of firearms and ammunition at Zeskendren drainage canal, Mahaicony on Wednesday last.

Radio drama entity goes NGO route

After a year of promoting behavioural change through a radio serial drama, Merundoi is expanding to take on the status of an independent, non-governmental organization that will continue to focus on HIV/AIDS but also tackle other serious non-health issues.

Power company strike ends

The strike at the power company has been called off after the union representing the majority of employees and management signed terms of resumption, which should also see discussions between the two on Friday.