Articles published on Saturday, April 19, 2008
Consultations have been held across the regions to encourage individuals and farmers to ‘Grow More Food’ to satisfy local consumption and to boost the quantity of food exported to countries suffering shortages.
-Corbin By Gaulbert Sutherland Calling for the restoration of CNS Channel Six to the airwaves, PNCR Leader Robert Corbin vowed yesterday that if the suspension was not lifted there would be “serious protest to make CARIFESTA unmanageable”.
Terrence Sugrim answered to the name Roy Alvarez in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being taken there on charges of illegal possession of guns and ammunition and was granted bail in the sum of $1M.
A Success, East Coast Demerara poultry farmer yesterday afternoon shot and killed a man who was allegedly caught stealing meat birds from his chicken pens.
By Miranda La Rose The Takutu Bridge linking Guyana and Brazil has been completed but there are a number of finishing touches to be done including the installation of the rails and it is anticipated that the bridge would be inaugurated by July.
A gunman on Thursday morning shot another man in his neck at Ida Sabina Village, Berbice River, police said last evening in a statement.
Dear Editor, More than five months ago the University of Guyana community had great difficulties with actions taken by its Council, the highest decision-making body of the institution.
Gunmen yesterday afternoon attacked and robbed a Kaneville contractor of some $400,000 cash on the Agricola, Public Road, police last night said.
On Monday the Governments of Guyana and Brazil will sign a cooperation agreement on defence during the visit here of Brazil’s Minister of Defence.
Dear Editor, It was good that the Chief of Staff of the GDF held a Press Conference to give the nation the perspective of the GDF on the two recently acquired helicopters.
Dear Editor, The current hullabaloo at Customs seems to have started with the Fidelity Polar beer court issue.
The US chapter of the old students and teachers association of the Saraswat Primary School recently donated a number of items to the school to boost its delivery of education.
By Calvin Roberts“Great cricketers are nurtured from their youth.” These were the words of Ms.
By Zoisa Fraser Michelle Cole-Rose’s star is ascending. On the verge of launching a new exciting line of clothing, the quintessential local fashion designer, who is still basking in the joy of being a new mother, won the Best Country Designer award at the first ever Caribbean Fashion Awards held at the Centre of Excellence in Trinidad last Saturday.
Dear Editor, “At the end of the small hours”. The phrase that is reiterated many times in Aime Cesaire’s “Notebook on a return to my native land” served as the departure point for some of the greatest lyrical and revolutionary verse ever to be written.
By Calvin Roberts Guyana’s latest and Berbice’s 13th Test player, Sewnarine Chattergoon,was honoured by the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) Special Events Committee at a simple ceremony prior to the start of the Albion Community Centre / Leguan Cricket Club Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Carib Beer/Pepsi sponsored Twenty20 semi-final match on Thursday.
The Regional Agri-Business Investment Forum in June is more than just another trade expo and will bring to the table Governments, investors, bankers and insurance companies to the table with a view to making deals on agriculture.
Police late yesterday afternoon released Ronny Totaram, the owner of the pack of dogs that allegedly mauled a security guard to death before turning on a passer-by, on $100,000 bail after they were advised that some more statements needed to be taken to complete the file.
Go ahead, gorge… There is a feast ongoing, at which we are gorging ourselves.
By Kizan Brumell Persistent rainfall entirely washed out the second day of the four-day final between GNIC and Malteenoes in the Cellink Plus First Division 3 Day Competition at the Guyana Cricket Board Ground, Bourda (GCC).
Police on Thursday afternoon recovered a quantity of ammunition and a hand grenade during searches at a house at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara.
Dear Editor, In 2005 when the licence of CN Sharma’s television CNS TV6 was suspended at the time of the flood disaster by the Prime Minister, who was then the Minister responsible for telecommunications, for what appeared to be a deliberate attempt to make the President appear contemptuous of the conditions of the flood victims, I wrote at some length endeavouring to provide information and explain what we should expect of a licensed broadcaster.
Terrence Sugrim answered to the name Roy Alvarez in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being taken there on charges of illegal possession of guns and ammunition and was granted bail in the sum of $1M.
Dear Editor, The news reports coming out of Guyana with regard to the smuggling/tax evasion/bribery and overall crimes against the people of Guyana in the Polar beer scam do not surprise most observers.
Inspired baking By Cynthia Nelson Hi Everyone, I want to go to an elaborate Tea Party or Coffee Morning or a Saturday-morning Bake Sale.
By Kizan Brumell Successful captains of the four top teams and the Most Valuable Players (MVP) awards were presented by Mayor Hamilton Green alongside Kei-Shars representative Pinky Hutson yesterday at the Mayor’s Office, City Hall.
Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority Cecil Kennard will be addressing residents at Leguan, Essequibo River tomorrow.
Sugar workers on $5,000 bail over assembling charge Magistrate Chandra Sohan placed nine sugar workers on $5,000 bail each when they appeared before him at the New Amsterdam Court yesterday and pleaded not guilty to a charge of assembling for a disorderly purpose.
Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee’s letter captioned “Strange advice from Mr Ogunseye” (08.04.15) .
Caribbean junior champion Michelle John will depart this morning for Trinidad and Tobago where she will compete in the Silver Bowl tournament.
-COTED press conference told Caricom is working to shape an environmental and natural resources policy framework with a view to adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change on the region.
By Kizan Brumell Successful captains of the four top teams and the Most Valuable Players (MVP) awards were presented by Mayor Hamilton Green alongside Kei-Shars representative Pinky Hutson yesterday at the Mayor’s Office, City Hall.
A 16-year-old boy who arranged a date with a girl using one of the cellular phones he had previously stolen was caught as a result.
Dear Editor, Today the world is witnessing an unprecedented decline in the production of food to feed a starving human population; instead food is being produced to feed machines.
In an effort to make positive changes in the lives of the young people in his hometown of Linden, former national footballer Kayode Mc Kinnon recently opened a football academy to not only teach the art of the sport but to create a sense of identity for those who attend.
The news on the BBC on Thursday that the Spanish police had arrested 87 Nigerians in and around Madrid, suspected of defrauding thousands of people in the United States and Europe of over 20 million euros (US$31,807,929.76 or $6.4 billion) in a postal and internet lottery scam, was astounding because it should not have happened.
The search is on for a Cole Facts youth designer to be Guy-ana’s representative at the Caribbean Youth Designers Competition slated to be held during Carifesta X here in August.
By Kiev Chesney The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) will resume its Bryden’s second division league this evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall where the last six games of the first round are set to be completed.
A 41-year-old man who allegedly stole $276,000 worth of items was remanded to prison on Thursday when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Dear Editor, When President Jagdeo confirmed at a press briefing on Friday, February 15 last that the Administration would boost its security substantially by the procurement of helicopters, the aircraft that had been loaned to the Government by the Trinidad authorities was operating within specific locations and areas along the coast and elsewhere.
