Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 6, 2008

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The country is healing. It’s official. The Chronic made the announcement on Monday morning with this soporific headline: “Science technology being used to drive agricultural development.”

A police constable was yesterday remanded on the charge of carnal knowledge of a minor by Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle.

A 54-year-old-man who allegedly stabbed his estranged wife about the body was on Monday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle charged with attempted murder.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has charged two brothers, Balkhrisn Ramdass, known as Johnny Ramdass and Chandradat Ramdass known as Sulkar, with intent to defraud the state of duties and for being concerned in evasion of duties on chicken worth $2.3 million.

Two women were on Monday granted bail in the sum of $170,000 on charges of conspiracy to commit a felony and the uttering of forged documents, when they appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle.

Lennox Barker was on Monday remanded by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton over the possession of 365 grammes of cannabis.

Charges against four youths, accused of stealing 55 pounds of fish glue, were dismissed on Monday at the Blairmont Court after the virtual complainant (VC) indicated under oath that he did not wish to proceed with the matter.

A street scuffle, which led to a knifing, saw a woman being sent on self-bail when she appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday charged with assault and unlawful and malicious wounding.

A 25-year-old man who allegedly robbed a trainee teacher of her cellular phone was yesterday remanded to prison when he was brought before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Two members of the Guyana Police Force who were slapped with charges at the Mahaica Court yesterday for “suffering the escape of a person from lawful custody for an offence punishable with death” were each released on $40,000 bail.

A man charged with stealing $1.6 million in stock from his friend’s stall, failed to impress the court with the story that he bought the articles with money he made selling marijuana and was remanded to prison.

The Caricom-EU Economic Partnership Agree-ment negotiations have come to a de facto end, though not without a certain amount of disputation in the Region about its potential advantages and disadvantages.

President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Claude Blackmore yesterday cleared up the misconception of the National 6th Form Schools Championships being a competition only for Sixth From students and emphasized that the championships would cater for all students of Sixth Form schools.

The Confederation for North, Central American and Caribbean Football (CONCACAF) has confirmed the referees for the Caribbean Futsal Qualifying Tournament billed for next month at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

L’Adventure Secondary School captured the Al Sport and Tour/Region Three tennis sub-association mixed team circle tennis competition when they defeated Uitvlugt Secondary School in the final played last Friday.

Spectators came out in their numbers last Sunday at the National Gymnasium to witness a sport predominantly played by men in Guyana.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday announced two changes to the Digicel Home Series 2008 itineraries.

Dear Editor, It is disappointing that none of the political parties has responded positively to the editorial on “Massacre of the 11,” published in SN, January 28.

Dear Editor, I, like all other straight-thinking Guyanese, am deeply saddened by the recent savagery in Lusignan.

Dear Editor, Last night I happen to come across an article written about the genesis of Stabroek News, and the obstacles you had to overcome in the effort to establish this newspaper.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Mr. Vincent Alexander captioned “We must try to understand how our society has produced ruthless killers” (08.02.02).

Dear Editor, I had to do a double take. No this was just the wrong channel.

Dear Mr President, A few years ago on your visit to New York, I participated in a picketing exercise; the issue was ” Security”!

Dear Editor, Rondell Rawlins is on the run, in hiding or has left the country with the help of his friends.

Dear Editor, I see everyone, including the newspapers are shrill in their criticism of President Jagdeo.

Dear Editor, Some in their grief and agony after the horrible carnage at Lusignan called for the return of Roger Khan and Ronald Gajraj.

A popular taxi driver who is believed to have been the victim of a hijacking was found dead at Penny Lane Street, South Ruimveldt early yesterday morning.

Former minister of education Deryck Milton Bernard, 57, died at the Medical Arts Centre yesterday after a massive heart attack.

Buxton cane and cash crop farmers observed for the second day running the destruction of their farmlands, even as PNCR leader, Robert Corbin dispatched a letter to President Bharrat Jagdeo urging him to devise a plan for the proper use of the backlands and to provide details on proposed compensation.

Less than five months after she was charged with the capital offence over a shooting incident on Main Street, Ashanti Shultz was committed to stand trial in the High Court yesterday.

The husband of hotel owner Roseanne Hall says he is suspicious about the circumstances under which his wife mysteriously disappeared a week ago and insisted that something “fishy” is going on.

Implementation of the Government of Guyana Security Sector Reform (SSR) Action Plan, funded by Britain, is underway and before the end of this month the police force will be boosted by equipment and the arrival of British security experts in key areas.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association Limited (GMSA) says it is fully behind the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in the pursuit of its legitimate mandate to fight the scourge of smuggling which seems to be on an extraordinary increase.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) says more than ever the national security crisis demands a national solution, and suggests that this “can only be forged by a coming together of all social and political forces in a truly inclusive Guyanese effort.”

The National Commission on Law and Order says that it considers the activities of the perpetrators of the Lusignan massacre to be a very serious threat to the preservation of law and order in Guyana.

Those farmers operating in the Buxton backlands which has now become a target for a massive bush clearing exercise by the joint services are now being asked to visit the Police Headquarters, Eve Leary from today to make claims for compensation.

The European Union has liberalized 11 sectors for temporary entry by Independent Professionals (IPs) or self-employed persons, according to the Caribbean-EU Econo-mic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

The Buxton teen whose disappearance has spurred a series of threats to law enforcement has still not been heard from and the mystery surrounding her has deepened.

A former employee of the Lyken/Newburg Funeral Home and a female relative were arrested yesterday as the police continue their probe into the forgery of documents for the exportation of two bodies late last year.

The AFC has agreed to some amendments proposed by the Speaker of the National Assembly to a motion calling on Member of Parliament and Minister of Local Government Kellawan Lall to explain his conduct in a rum shop fracas on November 18, 2008.

Despite the government having given a commitment six months ago, the select committee on the Disciplined Forces Commission (DFC) report is yet to begin tackling its mandate and the lethargy has been deplored by PNCR MP Deborah Backer.

There are many threats and challenges confronting the management and conservation of freshwater resources in Guyana and the wider regions of the Guianas.

The world’s leading authorities on HIV are urging persons to stick to proven anti-transmission methods, following the recent publication of an article on antiretroviral treatment and sexual transmission of HIV in the Swiss medical journal Bulletin des m

Eight persons were injured in an accident that occurred at Diamond, East Bank Demerara around 11:30 am yesterday.