Articles published on Thursday, May 8, 2008
President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced a 5% salary hike for public servants, a temporary $4,000 non-taxable payment per month for those earning under $50,000 monthly and an initiative to keep bread prices from rising.
-after drunken row By Zoisa Fraser A heated argument between two intoxicated brothers over $60 during a game of cards, ended tragically yesterday when one stabbed the other in the neck with a broken rum bottle.
Businessman Mohamed F. Khan, known as MFK, said yesterday that he has been receiving threatening calls from unknown persons since Sunday and dispelled reports that he had been kidnapped.
President Bharrat Jagdeo says he has no information that local law enforcement was looking to request Colombian assistance in investigations into the brutal death of Farouk Kalamadeen, but said help would be sought if the need arose.
The public should not pay any increases in mini-bus fares since the price of gasoline is below $1000 per gallon, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad says.
Dear Editor, The report in the Stabroek News on May 6, 2008 of the inability of the police to support Sheneiza Khan is an indictment of the police response to domestic violence.
The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) yesterday said that a patient who was allegedly left unattended for hours died from a ruptured brain aneurysm and massive intracranial bleeding.
By Shabna Ullah A post-mortem examination conducted on the remains of the 18-year-old waitress, suspected to have been gang raped in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, revealed that she died from drowning.
Dear Editor, I wish to deal with the following issues raised in the print media over the weekend.
Dear Editor, The recent poll by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association should be serious food for thought for the opposition People’s National Congress Reform.
-Jamaica wins against dogged Cayman Islands By Calvin Roberts Host Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago played to an exciting 5-5 draw whilst the defending champions Jamaica wrote their names in the scorers column with a 12-7 victory over debutantes Cayman Islands as action in the Demlife/Tropical Rhythm-sponsored North America West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) Women’s 15-a-side rugby competition hosted by the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) continued at the National Park yesterday.
-appeal to minister The Forest Products Association (FPA) yesterday charged that “illegal” action being pursued by the forestry commission against 10 major concessionaires will cause significant losses to the country and it appealed to the Minister of Agriculture to seek professional advice on the sector.
Dear Editor, The ten years taken by three different international contractors to complete a thirty-five mile stretch of road between Charity and Supenaam in Region Two was worthy of being featured in the Guinness Book of Records.
By Kiev Chesney Guyana’s sprint king Rawle Greene will make a last-minute push to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games when he competes next weekend at the Hampton International Games in Trinidad.
The Federation of Indepen-dent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) in a press release on Saturday condemned what it called the “virtual takeover” by the PNCR of the march and rally organized by the Guyana Trades Union Congress, and the Federation said it will convene soon to consider the way forward.
The Guyana Public Service Union in a letter yesterday to President Bharrat Jagdeo called on the government to pay public service workers a 25% across-the-board interim increase in salary immediately.
By Kizan Brumell Good, positive stroke play from Trevon Griffith may have dazzled the selectors who were all present at the commencement of the second U-19 cricket trial match at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, yesterday Inclement weather caused the scheduled first day’s play on Tuesday to be washed out and the weather continued yesterday morning and play finally commenced at 12:30 hrs.
Dear Editor, In January of this year, investigators of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) swooped down on a bond in the city and discovered Polar Beer which they suspected to have been smuggled.
By Kizan Brumell Six junior boxers training for the Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in India in October were yesterday aided by relatives of the late Farouk Kalamadeen.
Dear Editor, Brazil and Guyana share geographical boundaries to Brazil’s extreme north and Guyana’s extreme south and south-west.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) says a fibre cable was removed from its site at Harlem/ Blankenburg resulting in a disruption of service to 9,000 customers on Tuesday night.
Dear Editor, Stern action should be taken against cattle owners who allow their animals to wander along the highways where traffic is heavy.
By Zoisa Fraser Residents of East Ruimveldt are upset over the quality and inadequate supply of water they have been receiving from the Guyana Water Incor-porated (GWI) over the last few weeks after being connected to a new network.
The Banks DIH Limited based Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association held its annual junior karate championships at the Banks DIH Sports Club, Thirst Park last Saturday.
Dear Editor, I refer to a letter from D. Ramprakash entitled ‘Statistics are essential in the marginalisation debate.’
President Bharrat Jagdeo says the administration is seeking help from agencies in the United States to carry out forensic investigation into the customs duty irregularities involving Fidelity Invest-ments and a number of customs officials following explosive revelations about the evasion of customs duties on beer.
Achievers defeated Bush Lot in the final of the Bush Lot Sports Club Twenty20 cricket competition sponsored by P.
Dear Editor, Baldeo Persaud in SN of May 5 regurgitated the very biased view of the Western establishment, particularly the British, about President Robert Mugabe.
The PNCR says citizens need to voice their concerns about the spiralling cost of living and insist that the government take steps such as increasing salaries and removing VAT from manufactured food items to ease their plight.
By Kizan Brumell Lots of action, an upset win and draws highlighted the past two rounds of matches when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) 2008 Cellink Plus first division competition continued at the Tucville ground over the holiday weekend.
Around the museums of (Part 11) By Lloyd F. Kandasammy The Linden Industrial Heritage Museum The Linden Industrial Heritage Museum, one of the most recent additions to the cultural landscape of Guyana is located in the historic Mackenzie Recreation Hall, which was used in the past for concerts, dances, meetings and other social events.
Former Head of the Guyana Energy Agency, Joseph O’Lall is to be cremated tomorrow at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara at 1 pm.
Three teenagers who allegedly murdered a man in the city were remanded to prison yesterday when they were taken before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
The political causes of the global food shortage should surprise no one who has lived in the Caribbean.
Exodus, Pressure Point, Rage and Frankies have all advanced to the Banks DIH sponsored Kazak Countrywide dominoes playoffs following victories in their respective zone finals played recently.
By Calvin Roberts Corentyne Comprehensive and Canje Secondary Schools will clash in the final of the inaugural Inter- Secondary School Under-19 Twenty20 competition tomorrow after contrasting victories in their semifinal matches.
