Daily Archive: Saturday, February 9, 2008

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A mechanic was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail for allegedly removing $324,800 worth in items from a car he was left to look after.

Two men, who allegedly stole four empty drink cases from a Sheriff Street business on February 6, were yesterday taken before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on charges of simple larceny.

Not surprisingly, the much-hyped compensation meeting between the government and the Buxton backland farmers degenerated into chaos over Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud’s choice of words.

Defending men’s champions Georgetown Cricket Club “A” sent out an early warning to their opponents when they humbled Carib Degenerates 13-0, while Old Fort “A” battered Everest ‘B’ by a similar 13-0 margin on the opening night of the GT&T sponsored National Indoor Hockey championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Former Guyana captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul has issued a statement claiming that he is fully committed to playing for Guyana regardless of who is the captain.

Dolphin Secondary School recorded back-to-back victories over New Campbellville Secondary when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Ministry of Education/National Sports Commission (NSC)/Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) sponsored female Under-19 Inter-Secondary Schools 20-overcricket competition continued recently.

Dear Editor, The Forest Products Association (FPA) wishes to respond to a letter from Mr James Singh, Commissioner of Forests, published in the Guyana Chronicle of January 31, 2008, which makes a number of assertions with regard to the performance of the forestry sector in 2007 and in regard to the granting of licences to foresters for 2008.

Dear Editor, Several times when I have reached the convent/Old Folks Home at Thomas and East Streets, I hear a great straining and heaving.

Dear Editor, The death of Mr. Deryck Bernard who returned from Trinidad and Tobago two weeks ago for the funeral of his mother came to me as a great shock.

Dear Editor, Deryck Bernard was one of the more liked politicians by both sides of the House of Parliament.

Dear Editor, It is imperative that our politicians stop their petty wrangling and finger pointing and realize that they are walking on egg shells.

Dear Editor, Observing the recent criminal activities in Guyana, I wish to offer my sincere sympathy to all who have died.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Government seem to be taking one step forward and two steps backwards in trying to move the country forward.

Dear Editor, Everyone has been clamoring for the government to be more effective in combating the crimewave emanating from Buxton.

Dear Editor, Why is there so much strident and unreasonable opposition and criticism to the obviously necessary action to level and clear the dense vegetation at the back of some villages along the lower East Coast?

Dear Editor, This is my first comment on the brutal killings that took place at Lusignan when eleven persons, including five children, lost their lives under the most tragic of circumstances.

Guyana is set to be entertained next month, when the Calypso Tumblers come to town over the Easter weekend for the Calypso Fury concert.

For an art form rich in culture, dating back even before the first Mashramani and one that is well respected in the Caribbean and further afield, calypso is being poorly treated by the private sector in this country, which is depressing and downright difficult to accept.

Hi Everyone, Growing up, I was tortured by porridge. The only kind of porridge that I could bear was sago porridge.

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Out of respect for the tragedy at Lusignan the Adult Calypso competition quarterfinals was cancelled last Saturday so the full line-up of performers will be in Bartica tonight campaigning for the title when the semi-finals is held.

Jean-Jacques Beineix’s 1981 debut film Diva is the Classic Tuesdays feature next week, at the National Gallery, Castellani House.

Calls were made five minutes after gunmen started the brutal attack on Lusignan families three Saturdays ago but a senior policeman failed to take action which would have resulted in a quick response, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee told GINA yesterday.

A flood watch alert was sounded yesterday for low-lying communities along the coast, particularly those in Regions Five and Six, following high levels of recorded rainfall during the past two days.

Police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Alex Barker called ‘Amkabima’, the ex-husband of Alpha Hotel owner Roseanne Hall, who they believe could assist in investigations into her disappearance.

Gunmen on Thursday night attacked and robbed the family of a West Bank Demerara pastor, carting off an undisclosed amount of cash and jewellery.

Chairman of Region Four, Clement Corlette has written to GDF Chief of Staff, Commodore Gary Best requesting an urgent meeting to discuss a number of issues affecting farmers in light of the current Joint Services exercise to clear the backlands in Buxton and its surrounding communities.

Responding to a letter from leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin on the mowing down of farmlands aback of Buxton, the Office of the President on Thursday said that President Bharrat Jagdeo remained unprepared to engage with Corbin unless his stated concerns are addressed properly.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud yesterday objected to what he described as “hostile and misleading” reports by some sections of the media “including the Stabroek News” on his meeting with Buxton farmers on Thursday.

It is almost a year since an Air Services Limited (ASL) aircraft crashed near Kopinang in Region Eight, killing three persons, including its pilot, but a report which should say what caused the crash is still not available.

The National Assembly will on Thursday consider a motion submitted by Leader of the Opposition Robert Corbin to condemn the Lusignan massacre.

NDC chairman in Lethem Terrence Boston is calling for a massive infusion of funds, engineering skills and machinery to put necessary infrastructure in place so the border town would be geared for the completion of the Takutu bridge linking the neighbourhood with Brazil.

The death yesterday of 15-year-old Dexter Bowman brought a sudden end to an afternoon of swimming fun for him and his friends.

Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy is investigating the allegation that a woman was asked to pay for an ambulance to cross with the New Amsterdam ferry on Monday.

A two-day workshop aimed at deepening relations between media operatives and members of the police force opened yesterday at the British High Commission’s Main Street Office.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday met with a team from Canadian firm, IAMGOLD at the Office of the President and the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Conway later described the meeting as productive.

The semi-finals of the Children’s Mashramani costume competition rolled off on Thursday with pulsating soca music as host Travis Chase urged the enthusiastic children to make some noise at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, following a late start owing to inclement weather.

Residents of Leguan told a visiting team of officials last weekend that the lack of proper drainage has been affecting both farmlands and residential areas, and flooding was inevitable, especially during high tides and heavy rainfall.

Thirteen students from the Kuru Kuru Training Centre on Thursday toured the Eccles Water Treatment Plant to observe its operations.