Articles published on Tuesday, March 18, 2008
President Bharrat Jagdeo has urged the nation to let the message of good over evil triumph during this period of uncertainty, in his address at the Phagwah mela and bazaar held at the Dharmic Sabha Kendra on Saturday.
Four men, all incarcerated for different offences, are united on a mission of purpose: they are spearheading the new poultry project funded by Food For The Poor (Guy) Inc.
he Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) is again calling for the withdrawal of the sedition charge against ex-GDF Lieutenant Oliver Hinckson, adding that it should be dropped in the national interest.
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) is proposing the establishment of a tripartite board comprising it, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) and the government to run the Critchlow Labour College (CLC) as a means of breaking the subvention impasse.
Relatives of the three fishermen, who have been missing since leaving on a fishing trip in January, met with Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud yesterday and requested further searches for the men.
Apsara a fusion of classic Indian, Latin, hip-hop and other dance forms will be hosted at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) tomorrow.
Community Policing Groups (CPGs) are better trained and have more resources to offer support to the police, Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee says.
Children at Bartica have responded favourably to counselling provided through the education ministry’s Psycho-social Support Intervention Project (PSIP) in the aftermath of the killings there.
Relatives of the three fishermen, who have been missing since leaving on a fishing trip in January, met with Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud yesterday and requested further searches for the men.
Apsara a fusion of classic Indian, Latin, hip-hop and other dance forms will be hosted at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) tomorrow.
Community Policing Groups (CPGs) are better trained and have more resources to offer support to the police, Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee says.
Several components of the Skeldon sugar factory were on Saturday tested during a tour by agriculture minister Robert Persaud and a team, to ensure compliance as the factory nears completion.
Four days have passed since two gunmen attacked a Mocha Arcadia businesswoman, beating her about her body with concrete blocks and shooting her in the arm and the police are yet to make an arrest.
A 25-year-old Corentyne resident lost his life on Sunday night when the motor cycle he was travelling on crashed into a pole on the Number 75 Village Public Road.
The Government of Guyana is continuing to invite consultancy services for the evaluation of Demerara River crossing alternatives with a view to replacing the Harbour Bridge.
Guyana has to produce more grains, corn – Badal Surges in the production cost of basic foods and rising demand continue to push food prices up the world over and businessman Robert Badal says the long-term solution for Guyana is to expand production of grains and other commodities like soya beans.
A 22-year-old man who allegedly stabbed his teenage girlfriend to death on Friday last was remanded on a murder charge when he appeared before Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Telephone service to some 450 GT&T customers was disrupted over the weekend when vandals cut cables at Roxanne Burnham Gardens, South Road and Bend Kirton Square, removing in one instance some 150 ft of cable.
Two consultants engaged in the implementation of the British-funded security sector action plan have arrived here to work with the local police force on crime intelligence, the British High Commission announced yesterday.
Bandits yesterday morning shot a 39-year-old Brazilian man during an attack on his business place at Marudi, near the Mazaruni.
UNICEF Regional Director Nils Kastberg believes the Caribbean region is lagging on child protection and implored governments do some ‘stocktaking’ in the wake of increased crime rates.
Dear Editor, Today I was shown an invitation card to the Good Friday Exercise by “the Christian Community”.
Dear Editor, I congratulate the Dalai Lama for his “peaceful” condemnation of China’s communist government and its efforts to suppress religious autonomy.
Dear Editor, I always wonder if Frank Fyffe is the only person in Linden who has eyes and a pen to see and observe what’s happening in our community and let the various authorities come out of the dark and wake up and do their work.
Dear Editor, With the present unrest in Tibet and the China Olympic celebrations just a few weeks away, I think I ought to let readers have a follow-up of my recent experience, particularly those intending to visit that part of the world in the near future.
Dear Editor, At this stage in our country everyone should support the efforts of the members of our joint services.
Dear Editor, Ideally, I do not venture into areas in which I am ignorant.
Dear Editor, Despite my many years of residence in Guyana, I have never been able to determine whether the name of the tree and the delicious fruit which it bears is ‘downs’, ‘dungs’ or ‘dunks’!
Dear Editor, Community Polic-ing Groups is a bright idea but as I have said before the concepts have to be widened.
Dear Editor, Some time in the 70s, Justice Ivan Churaman, took evidence at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court from persons living in the Mahaica area and made them surrender their transports for their properties and Titles were issued.
Dear Editor, I support Dr Roger Luncheon’s view that GECOM must “come clean” about the reason for their rejection of identity documents, principally previously issued national identification (ID) cards.
Linden Wickham, Ronaldo Rodrigues, Niall Roberts and Jessica Stephenson will all be participating in the 2008 Junior Carifta Games from March 27-31 in Aruba, thanks to the generosity of Cara Lodge and Scotia Bank.
Three of the four swimmers who have been selected to represent the country at the 2008 Carifta Games which are to be held in Aruba at month-end, were in full throttle on Sunday at the Guyana Amateur Swimming Associa-tion’s Mashramani swim meet which concluded yesterday at the Colgrain swimming pool.
O pener Malinda Warnapura scored a century while Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene narrowly missed one as the touring Sri Lankan cricketers ended the first day of their three-day match against a Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President’s XI (and not a West Indies Select XI as was previously reported) on 343-5 at the National Stadium at Providence yesterday.
The federal wiretaps that led to the resignation of New York governor Eliot Spitzer have been a godsend for the US media.
Corlette motion seeks break from gov’t ban With the government’s ads boycott of Stabroek News extending to the regions, Chairman of Region Four, Clement Corlette is to present a motion to its statutory meeting tomorrow calling for it to take control of its advertising decisions.
Murder suspect Odinga Greene, who was recently handed over to law enforcement here by Suriname police, made an appearance in the Christianburg Magis-trate’s Court last week and was remanded to prison by Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys.
