Articles published on Thursday, March 20, 2008
Branch Road, De Hoop, Mahaica, which was rehabilitated less than two years ago by H Nauth & Sons Construction Company has already started to deteriorate and residents have expressed disappointment.
West Berbice miner beaten to death A 24-year-old West Berbice man who left for the interior over two years ago in search of a better life for his mother was not able to fulfill his dream after he was beaten to death on Saturday night.
Caricom ministers commit to raft of child care steps The special Caricom meeting on children concluded here yesterday with a commitment by leaders to invest in them as both a national and regional development priority but some of the youth participants believe that much more should have been done to incorporate them in the proceedings.
A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death late Tuesday night while in a popular bar on D’Urban Street, Lodge by a man he had an old grievance with.
Police commissioners and military chiefs from 12 Caricom nations opened a three-day meeting in Georgetown yesterday geared at finding solutions to the grave security challenges facing the region.
Three men accused of smuggling gold into Suriname and a fourth man charged with conspiracy in the matter were placed on $5 million bail each in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday but Chief Justice Ian Chang later granted a reduction in bail in the High Court.
Dear Editor, It is interesting to note that the US Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere – Thomas A Shannon Jr, and the Commander of the US Southern Command – Admiral James G Stavridis will be visiting the shores of Guyana on March 28 2008.
Dear Editor, This weekend, Guyana will celebrate two religious festivals on a grand scale.
Dear Editor, I would like to thank the management of GT&T for fulfilment of a long overdue promise despite the frustration and inconvenience caused over the years from the lack of a vital service within our home, a landline phone, in our community Novar to Little Abary.
Dear Editor, After reading the minister’s budget presentation and the windfall collected over and above the projections (about 76%) I am still convinced that the value added tax is being wrongly administered here.
Dear Editor, It was Eusi Kwayana who said this confounded nonsense must stop!
Dear Editor, Civil society occupies a critical space/function/responsibility within the relationship between the state and the people.
Dear Editor, My attention was captured by the Stabroek News (18.03.08) front page headline: “Region lagging on child care – UNICEF Regional Director” and the accompanying page 8 story.
The Guyana Cricket Board in collaboration with the ‘Reds’ Perreira Sports Foundation (RPSF) will run off a spin bowling clinic for junior cricketers tomorrow at the Everest Cricket Club ground.
The Georgetown All-Stars basketball team defeated the Linden All-Stars 87-79 to win the first ever schools’ All-Star game in the Guyana Secondary Schools Basketball Association’s (GSSBA)post season at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – West Indies captain Chris Gayle thinks that he has the combination of players to do well against the visiting Sri Lankan team in the Digicel Test Series starting on Saturday at the Guyana National Stadium.
Guyanese and former West Indies leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo continues to create havoc among T&T batsmen, as he grabbed nine wickets in the latest round of matches in the Eastern Credit Union cricket league.
Most of the country’s top grasstrack riders and sport quad (four-wheelers) will be on show on Sunday when Friends Inc.
East Coast Demerara District managed to successfully defend their title as overall champions on Sunday at the 2008 Linwest Games at the Eve Leary Sports Club ground.
The three-day match between the touring Sri Lanka cricketers and a Guyana Cricket Board President’s XI ended in a drew at the National Stadium, Providence yesterday.
“It’s going to be tough.” So said West Indies cricket captain Chris Gayle after his team arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Tuesday night.
Soon after the Speaker of the National Assembly Mr Hari Narayen ‘Ralph’ Ramkarran called for “a high degree of national unity in order to bring criminals to justice,” and after pointing out that poverty was one of the main root causes of crime, he was roundly contradicted by his colleagues in the People’s Progressive Party-Civic.
Five persons were remanded on a charge of robbery under arms when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
President Bharrat Jagdeo in extending greetings to the Guyanese community, especially Muslims, on the auspicious occasion of Youman Nabi urged that the day be devoted to assessing one’s own action.
The CIOG says the You-man-Nabi celebration is an opportunity for the public to understand the message of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) says that the observance of You-man-Nabi is most appropriate for Muslims to demonstrate the values of tolerance, sacrifice and harmony, which the Prophet’s teachings advise.
The PNCR is urging the nation to reflect on the significance of the birth of the Prophet Muhammed and incorporate his message into daily life on the occasion of Youman Nabi.
Ideally, the joyous festival of Holi is meant to celebrate the arrival of Spring while the colours used in Holi are to reflect of the various hues of spring season.
In spite of being such a colourful and gay festival, there are various aspects of Holi, which makes it so significant for our lives.
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has extended best wishes and greetings to all Muslims, Hindus and Christians in Guyana on the occasion of Youman-Nabi, Phagwah and Easter.
Early yesterday morning, the Texaco Gas Station on Vlissengen Road was broken into and robbed of a quantity of items.
More GT&T cable has been vandalized, this time in the Roxanne Burnham area affecting the southern link and disrupting calls to approximately 6,082 customers served off exchanges at Soesdyke, Long Creek, Amelia’s Ward, Linden Central, Wisroc, Christian-burg, Kwakwani and Mahdia, GT&T said yesterday in a press release.
The Carifesta Secretariat says the Guyanese diaspora, a number of Caricom states and others further afield including Austria have indicated their interest in participating in the fete.
Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board inspectors this week seized a number of repackaged and improperly labelled products during an inspection exercise conducted at a number of premises on the East Coast of Demerara.
