Articles published on Monday, April 14, 2008
-contractors to be disciplined By Johann Earle The Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) Regional Democratic Council (RDC) is contemplating punitive measures against two contractors who botched the construction of a bridge at Suddie on the Essequibo Coast.
A high court judge last week ordered the reinstatement of Eion ‘Gangsta’ Smith, a former leading member of the Black Clothes Squad, to the police force after it was found that he was unlawfully dismissed three years ago.
By Nigel Williams Amid the controversy surrounding the suitability of the recently acquired helicopter to fight crime, two political parties are concerned over what they say is the lack of accountability and transparency in the transaction.
Dear Editor, The police in my district of Region No. 2 which stretches from the Pomeroon to Supenaam are involved in an ongoing illegal practice to send persons who are involved in criminal matters to a Justice of Peace (JP) there to make Agreements of Settlement.
Dear Editor, I am a woman living in the Mabaruma sub region of Region One.
A 24-year-old soldier was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday morning after sustaining a gunshot wound to his leg while being robbed.
Dear Editor, Why is it that the officers from the Better Hope NDC cannot take action to ensure that a piece of privately owned equipment be removed from the street side to allow the drain to be cleaned properly in the present overhauling exercise in the North Vryheid’s Lust area?
In the wake of a large number of recruits having failed the recent army recruitment examination, a retired brigadier says the process should be extended to include basic educational courses and only successful applicants should be allowed to continue on.
T/dad, Guyana locked in race for top spotBy Kiev Chesney Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago were locked in the race for top spot with four title wins each going into today’s final round of the 13th annual Caribbean Junior and Cadet championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The police are not sure they would ever be able to determine if the gold seized from three men who were attempting to smuggle it into Suriname, was that taken from Bartica the night 12 persons were killed by gunmen.
Dear Editor, We are writing this early on Saturday morning to strongly condemn the decision by the President to close down Channel 6.
By Calvin Roberts The fifth annual Busta Champion of Champions 50 overs knockout and the first ever Kool Kidz Inter-Secondary School 20/20 competitions organized by Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) was launched on Thursday at a cost of $2.2m at a simple ceremony held in the boardroom of Guyana Beverages Company (GBC).
Dear Editor, On Friday I had opportunity to watch an Under-19 match between one of the giant clubs of cricket in Georgetown the DCC and an enthusiastic and obviously talented school team St Stanislaus College at the Malteenoes Cricket ground.
Nearly two weeks after unknown men bundled him into a car while he was jogging on the Houston Public Road, relatives of city businessman, Farouk Kalamadeen say that they are yet to hear from him but are still holding on to hope.
Three bandits, armed with a gun and cutlasses, on Friday night robbed an elderly Palmyra, Canje shopowner of over half a million dollars in cash and jewellery and beat him and his wife before escaping.
By Calvin Roberts True to their word after assuming office, the executives of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) recently presented over $400,000.00 worth of cricket balls to its clubs at a simple ceremony held at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) pavilion.
Dear Editor, I refer to your front page report of the April 9, 2008 “Venezuelan Embassy donates food to Buxton farmers.”
By Miranda La Rose Some officials of the administrative regions believe that the time has come for the regions to be granted greater autonomy in the administration of their affairs.
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) continued to receive assistance for the 13th annual Caribbean Junior and cadet championships with contributions from Food For The Poor and Xxtreme Support Services.
Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Minister of Agriculture and the GDF on their efforts to combat acts of piracy.
The participants of the 13th annual Caribbean Junior and Cadet table tennis championships currently in progress at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall will not be short of water or juice.
Dear Editor, Many will suffer in terms of providing for their families, etc for the next four months now that CN Sharma’s TV Channel- Six has been pulled off the air.
A farmer accused of indecently assaulting an eight-year-old girl was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
PNCR supporters who backed Vincent Alexander’s candidacy for the leadership of the party against Leader Robert Corbin during the last biennial congress are awaiting further information or disciplinary action from the party on their status.
A man charged with gold smuggling was slapped with two additional charges when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
The Georgetown Football Association/Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Ltd.,-sponsored Cellink Plus, Premier League first-division football tournament scheduled to kick off yesterday at the Tucville ground has been postponed due to persistent rainfall.
Dear Editor, Here we go again! Two Guyanese being attacked on Guyanese soil by Venezuelans, again.
The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) is still collaborating with other agriculture agencies to find biological means to control aquatic weeds or to use them in bio-gas or animal feed production.
Being registered (Interviews and photos by Shabna Ullah) This week we asked persons if they have been registered as yet by the house-to-house exercise and got the following responses: Roopchand, pandit, “Yes, I got registered about two weeks ago.
Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle on Friday granted $50,000 bail to a 19-year-old man charged with stealing a DVD player from his employers.
Dear Editor, For some years I have been paying the Pomona/Good Hope Neighbourhood Democratic Council an annual rental of twelve thousand dollars in advance for fruit trees belonging to this body.
There is no disagreement that the threat uttered against President Jagdeo on a live call-in programme on CNS Channel Six on February 21 was criminal, reprehensible and inexcusable.
The Political Economy Tradition in the Caribbean (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) In March, an international two-day conference was held at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies.
By Nicosia Smith It’s a community that is just a couple miles away from modern amenities like mobile communication, internet access and television networks, yet the town of Ituni, 36 miles from Linden, remains far removed from such basics of modern community living.
– Millington scores helmet trick while Arthur scores hat-trick A helmet-trick from Devon Millington, led a star-studded East La Penitence line-up to a 5-0 drubbing over Ann’s Grove while national goalkeeper Shemroy Arthur, abandoned his traditional role between the uprights to register a hat-trick for Sophia which defeated Mahaica 4-0 as the Mayor’s Birthday Inter-Ward seven-a-side football tournament continued Friday night at the Banks DIH ground at Thirst Park.
