Daily Archive: Monday, February 4, 2008

In the wake of the Lusignan massacre, what do you think the government needs to do to improve security?

It is now ten days since the murderous events that took the lives of five children, three women and three men, all Indian, in Lusignan.

There will come a period soon when the turmoil and outrage over the massacre of the Lusignan 11 (L-11) will no longer be a cacophony, when a shadow of normality will descend on the lives of all of the aggrieved and when the heat on the government and the security forces would have dissipated.

Blow-outs were the order of the days. In three matches of the Guyana Secondary School Basketball Association (GSSBA) league tournament played on Friday and Saturday at the National Gymnasium, each victorious team won by more than 15 points and the margin of victory for one game was over 50 points.

At least two foreign teams are expected to take part in this year’s Inter-Market football tournament billed for later this year, organizers disclosed in an interview with Stabroek Sport at the weekend.

Dear Editor, Operation Cleanup the Madness has been a complete success.

Dear Editor, The massive outpouring of grief due to the Lusignan murders has shown the true Guyanese spirit.

Dear Editor, In a discussion on the Lusignan Massacre on the State-owned NCN, Minister of Home Affairs Mr.

Dear Editor, I refer to your report of 31st January captioned “Cabinet announces national day of mourning” in which you report Dr Luncheon as saying that government would not burn the canefields at the back of Buxton in view of the economic impact it would have on Guyana and surrounding villages.

Dear Editor, First the PPP will declare the day of burials a “national day of mourning”.

Dear Editor, Since last June I filed a summons for goods supplied at my business place at Good Hope, Essequibo Coast against a defendant whose father is a serving member of the Guyana Police Force.

Dear Editor, $50 million and climbing is about $250.000.00 US. This would be a good day’s pay for a Bounty Hunter to catch Fineman Rawlins and his accomplices.

Dear Editor, 1 refer to letter by Mr. Eric Phillips entitled, “The church needs to regain its moral compass” (08/01/23).

Dear Editor, This country has a radio station, TV stations and telephone lines

Dear Editor, Many have raised harsh and uncalled for criticisms against Guyana Labour Union’s General Secretary, Mr Carvil Duncan.

A 36-year-old father of two was stabbed to death on Saturday night during an altercation outside a wedding party in Canal Number 2, West Demerara.

“We asked for security and they gave us street lights,” were the words of a grief-stricken relative of three of the victims in the Lusignan slaughter that left 11 people dead and communities along the East Coast skeptical of the security forces’ ability to protect them.

Former President, Mrs Janet Jagan says that the police and army have to be more alert to crimes.

Parliament Office is currently working towards the printing of its own Hansard to be delivered within seven days after a member of parliament had made a presentation in the National Assembly, Speaker Ralph Ramkarran says.

In the last seven weeks, Suriname has logged 15,000 foreigners living in the country illegally, including many Guyanese.

Up to last evening, the police could provide no further information on the man who was chased down by gun-wielding men, grabbed and then taken away on Regent Street in what appeared to be a kidnapping, reminiscent of the phantom stratagems seen during the rampant crime spree of 2002 – 2003.

Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin of the Organisation of American States (OAS) is calling on all Guyanese to support law enforcement in their efforts to investigate the slaying of 11 persons in Lusignan, and capture and bring the perpetrators to justice as soon as possible Ramdin declared too that it would be even more tragic if the “situation were to deteriorate into further violence, at a time when Guyana is working to consolidate its democracy and build a peaceful community for all Guyanese,” according to an OAS press release from Washington, DC.

Guyana’s most prominent industrialist Yesu Persaud, the Chairman of Deme-rara Distillers Limited, will be granted an honorary doctorate by the University of Warwick in July.

In the wake of the Lusignan killings, the Ministry of Agriculture has provided Community Policing Groups (CPGs) with a parcel of land at the back of the community.

The Guyana Defence Force has issued an apology to the relatives of fallen soldier corporal Ivor Williams for the inferior coffin that it had initially provided for the deceased saying it was unintended.

The Guyana Islamic Forum (GIF) has condemned the Lusignan massacre and has extended its love and sympathy to the relatives of the victims.

A number of persons are to appear in court this week for disorderly behaviour during protest action at Lusignan, Mon Repos and Bath in Berbice over last week’s massacre at Lusignan.

Trading on the stock exchange will resume from today after a week-long suspension, according to a notice from the Guyana Association of Securities Companies and Intermediaries (GASCI).

The Dharmic Naujawaan, Central Youth Arm of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, says that the brutal slaying of eleven fellow Guyanese in Lusignan in the wee hours of the morning “is unrighteous and unacceptable and those involved must be punished.”

According to a press release from the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), the Government of Guyana has secured funding support from the Global Environment Facility for sustainable land management.

The residents of Farmers Field, Sophia will now benefit from a new bridge constructed by the Ministry of Housing and Water.

A brother of Ramnaresh Sarwan has declined comment on local reports that Sarwan and other family members left the country hurriedly after an incident where suspicious looking men were spotted in his neighbourhood.

Caricom member states must give firm support to the proposals for the establishment of a regional accreditation authority for tertiary education as the region moves to address issues on trade in education and services.

Another hydro-electricity company is hoping to provide power to Guyana within another six to eight years and have enough surplus generation for sale to countries in South America and the Caribbean.

The Guyana Congregational Union will conduct a number of activities this month in observance of the Bicenten-nial of Congregationalism in Guyana starting with a one-week visit by the General Secretary of the Council for World Mission today.

Nickerie District Commissioner, Bhagwatpersad Shankar has grounded four Surinamese boats operating a ferry service between Guyana via the `backtrack’ route at Corriverton.

Even as more and more people eschew the radio for the visual immediacy of television and the interactive, multimedia experience of the Internet, Tuesday, February 1, 2011 was quite an interesting day to be listening to the BBC World Service.