Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 4, 2008

….At VersaillesA US$4M resort offering various amenities and targeting overseas-based Guyanese is set to open its doors at Versailles, West Bank Demerara later this month.

Close to two months after he allegedly slit his wife’s throat during a family row at Enmore, East Coast Demerara, police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Suresh Ramsingh.

-says he won’t be silenced Opposition Leader Robert Corbin yesterday confirmed that he has received death threats and reports have been made to the highest level of the Guyana Police Force.

-escapes from hospital A 34-year-old taxi-driver, who was allegedly seen attempting to kidnap another man on Monday night, escaped from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where he was admitted after being shot by the police following a chase.

Gavin Waaldijk, the Guyanese convicted of taking over 30 kilogrammes of cocaine into the US in a suitcase, was on Monday sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a New York judge.

PNCR Leader Robert Corbin yesterday voiced his party’s support for Carifesta though he said before spending large sums on entertaining visitors the government must first put measures in place to tackle the rise in food prices and other issues.

A 32-year-old man, who was placed in the Mahaica Police Station lock-ups after allegedly hitting a woman, was found hanging in the lock-ups yesterday.

Government has received no definite notification from Air Canada as to when it will begin offering a direct service to Guyana, Tourism Minister Manniram Prashad says.

A Guyanese woman who is now based in Nigeria has again won the Common-wealth Best Book prize for the African region.

The question of rights to land and the legal recognition by means of title remains the single major unresolved issue affecting indigenous people in Guyana with the present Amerindian Act worsening some of the problems, according to a recent study completed by members of the Wapichan tribe.

Battling DrawGarth Wattley in St John’s For the first time in 25 games, there was no winner when West Indies met Australia in a Test match.

Guyana has been recertified to export shrimp to the US with effect from May 1 without any visit by an inspection team, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday in a press release.

Dear Editor, A memo is circulating in the Caricom Secretariat, that if several persons of different nationality apply for a job at the secretariat, including Guyanese, that preference will be given to non-Guyanese.

Although the PPP/C has committed to meeting the 90-day deadline for the appointment of members of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) the PNCR-1G is not so sure that the stakeholder-set deadline will be met since the former hasn’t yet submitted names for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to ponder.

By Tony Cozier In St John’s Coming, as he does, from Guyana, Ramnaresh Sarwan might have wondered many times last year whether he had somehow angered a bacoo or some inexplicable obeah spell had been cast over him.

Orin Davidson Two years ago a bet between a coach and his athlete had resulted in arguably the most miraculous feat in the world of athletics sprinting.

Law enforcement authorities in Suriname arrested 19 Guyanese fishermen over the weekend for fishing illegally in the country’s waters.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, June 3, the Guyana Chronicle reported an accident between two vehicles at the left corner of the photo below, namely, New Garden Street and North Road.

Dear Editor, According to Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud (KN, 31.5.08), the government has sounded a clear warning to the importers and distributors of fertilizers that it will not tolerate hoarding and unrealistic pricing, as the farmers have complained bitterly.

By Calvin Roberts A team of three athletes, two from Enmore Sports Club (ESC) and one from Rupununi Athletic and Sports Academy, under the guidance of manager/coach John Martins, returned from a series of overseas tours, including participation in the just-concluded Hampton Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud told participants at a Youth Forum on Agriculture at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) that many opportunities exist in the industry and that agriculture should not be “looked down on.”

Dear Editor, Are we as Guyanese responsible for the state of our country because we allowed it?

The National Communications Network (NCN) Channel 11 TV, will broadcast the three games that Guyana played to secure second place in the NAWIRA Women’s Championship starting tomorrow.

The African Cultural & Development Association (ACDA) is calling on President Bharrat Jagdeo to make a national statement on the issue of African  Guyanese land rights.

A 69-year-old woman who allegedly stole two-and-a-half pounds of powdered milk from a shop was placed on bail when she appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee says he is satisfied with the general conditions at some East Coast police stations and that government remains committed to ensuring that ranks are given the needed provisions to carry out their mandate.

Dear Editor, With reference to your editorial of 26.5.08, ‘Middleton Street,’  I would like to ask if you were an unarmed policeman and you came under rapid gunfire would you pursue that criminal without backup? 

The Guyana national football team will play a friendly match against the Trinidad and Tobago Soca Warriors today at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva from 4.00pm, a press release from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) said yesterday.

Unreleased Inflation Figures Watch: Day 111 We never realised until last week that the real problem with parliament was not the actual lack of genuine debate, nor its rubber stamp role; its lethargy in passing important bills contrasted with its indecent haste in ramming through others – the Casino Gambling legislation; its utter subservience to the executive; indeed its irrelevance and almost zero contribution to the betterment of the nation; and most egregious its routine snarling of downtown traffic.

Dear Editor, During my visit to Guyana in May 2008, blatant disregard for the traffic laws was common, such as not stopping at pedestrian crossings, overtaking on bridges, and so on. The

A 30-year-old man who allegedly broke and entered a popular city store and carted off booty worth $300,000 was remanded to prison when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

An 18-year-old student, who allegedly dealt chops about the body of a man he has had several disagreements with, was remanded to prison when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Kelvin Johnson endured the rough, murky waters of the Berbice River, and the gruelling cycling and running segments to outdo the rest of the field in defending his 2007 Triathlon title and winning  the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport 2008 Triathlon this past weekend.

One paradox at the heart of the present world food crisis is that the same market forces which threaten to starve millions in the developing world are the ones that have led to chronic overconsumption and an obesity epidemic in the west.

Submerged and smashed in: These two cars collided at the corner of North Road and New Garden streets on Monday morning.