Articles published on Monday, February 25, 2008
(This is one of a series of fortnightly columns from Guy-anese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean) The ringing telephone shattered the stillness of my Sunday morning reverie.
This week we sought the views of members of the public about the Lusignan and Bartica murders and what they think the government can do about the situation.
A 20-year-old man was pardoned by the woman he stole from when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
A 37-year-old man who allegedly received articles worth $125,000 while knowing them to be stolen, was on Friday brought before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and placed on $30,000 bail.
President Jagdeo’s declaration on Tuesday at Bartica that the same gang of men was responsible for the Lusignan massacre on January 26 and the February 17 slaughter in the township raises a troubling dilemma which neatly crystallizes the law and order crisis facing the country.
Guyana’s Golden Jaguars held Cuba, the Caribbean’s top football team to a respectable 0-0 draw yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, following a 2-1 win over the Cubans in Linden last Friday which proved that the victory was no fluke.
Colin France and Vida Moore captured the mixed doubles title when they defeated Godfrey Munroe/Jody Ann Blake in the final as the national table tennis championships continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports hall on Friday.
Several local football coaches are benefiting from a four-day Futsal workshop being conducted by FIFA Futsal Instructor Constantine Konstin at the Carifesta Sports Complex.
Nicholas Ali defeated Avian Rodrigues in straight sets to claim the under-15 title as the Guyana Badminton Assoc-iation’s (GBA) Mash-ramani singles tournament climaxed on Friday at the Queen’s College courts.
Dear Editor, An aircraft crash is better described as an accident which occurs when an aircraft in flight hits the ground, in an unscheduled or undesired manner resulting in damage to the aircraft or injury or death to the occupants.
Dear Editor, I returned to the country today and wish to express my horror and embarrassment that in Trinidad, the Newsday newspaper dated February 19, 2008 carried the headlines showing the bodies of the twelve persons gunned down in the mining town of Bartica.
Dear Editor, For those of us who woke up on Friday to what promised to be a most beautiful day as the sun beckoned us to get out of bed there was an omen of hope as we celebrated our 38th anniversary as a Republic.
Dear Editor, I agree that stringent security measures need to be put in place, such as an emergency response.
Dear Editor, In the past month the letter columns have been filled with anguish.
Dear Editor, Owing to the fact that most Guyanese have a short memory span, and would rather remain in denial and refuse to view the larger picture; we have failed to connect the events of the last few years; unfortunately the actuation of most those events was not by chance but rather the tell signs of things to come.
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter captioned “Our personal lives should not diminish whatever professional talent we possess” (08.02.19) by Clinton Urling.
Dear Editor, The caption of Mr. Paul Kokoski’s latest letter, “There must be moral limits to science” (08.02.21) is the only thing in it that I agree with.
Dear Editor, As the bloody crime wave continues to ravage the nation, it is heartening to hear that the government is heeding calls for hangings to resume.
As Barticians sift through the details of the horrific February 17 attack, some are coming to the conclusion that the boat found at St Mary’s might have been set adrift to mislead investigators and they also believe that some of their own aided the gunmen in a number of ways including providing vehicles.
A one-month-old baby died early yesterday morning and several persons were injured after a car ploughed into a utility pole on the Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) Public Road.
All police ranks answering telephones at police stations will now have to give their rank and name to callers in keeping with instructions recently handed down by the administration of the Guyana Police Force.
The man who stabbed his former reputed wife and her mother during a fight at their Linden home on Saturday night is still on the run while both women are patients of the Georgetown Public Hospital, after being rushed there from the Mackenzie Hospital.
The Region Four administration has joined the nation in expressing its outrage and condemning the recent killings at Bartica.
Even with the price of rice rising over the past few months, a recent move by Trinidad and Tobago to have the common external tariff (CET) on extra-regional parboiled rice suspended has not been approved.
(Barbados Nation) Barbados and Guyana have had wide-ranging discussions. Talks between the two sides took place at Grand Barbados resort on Saturday, as Guyanese marked the 38th anniversary of the co-operative republic.
Executive Director of Conservation International Dr David Singh is of the view that effective upgrade of sea defences is one of many measures that Guyana could undertake to help combat the effects that climate change brings.
Bosai Minerals Guyana Inc. commissioned its latest fleet of equipment valued in excess of US$8M last week at a simple ceremony at the company’s power generation plant compound at Linden.
Though all arrangements are on track for Exxon’s offshore exploration programme, drilling may not commence until after mid 2009, by which time the seismic work would have been completed, says Petroleum Manager at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Newell Dennison.
The Alliance For Change and the Guyana Action Party say they are satisfied that the current engagement between some political stakeholders and President Bharrat Jagdeo is a first step towards inclusiveness in tackling major issues and problems encountered in this society.
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says it has installed new chlorination systems at its Linden Water Treatment Plants and the water is safe for consumption.
Government is vigorously pursuing private sector investment in the alternative energy sector, specifically hydropower and bio fuels, said Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh during the reading of the National Budget on Friday.
Government has budgeted US$21.2M ($4.2B) for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) to increase the reliability and efficiency of its operations through better power generating capacity and an upgraded transmission and distribution network.
