Articles published on Saturday, June 28, 2008
By Zoisa Fraser Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys was released on station bail yesterday afternoon, several hours after he had turned himself in at the Brickdam Police Station with his lawyer for investigations into Thursday night’s shooting of a policeman on Woolford Avenue.
Arokium standing by his story (‘Everything is compromised nothing they could say now to me and others that is truthful, but they (police) have to say what they have to say and I am saying what I know’ ) By Nigel Williams Diamond miner, Leonard Arokium yesterday said he was standing by his position that the security forces were behind the murder of his camp workers and he dismissed comments made by the acting police chief, Henry Greene on Thursday that all leads are pointing to Rondell Rawlins’ gang.
Protesters target Manickchand With the establishment of the Guyana Legal Aid Clinic (GLAC) at Fort Wellington, West Berbice vulnerable persons in Region Five will now have access to free legal services and be able to enjoy their rights in the courts.
$2,000 coin to be minted Despite the three recent massacres here, no negative feedback has come from overseas groups scheduled to attend CARIFESTA X in August and Culture Minister Frank Anthony says work is proceeding rapidly on many fronts.
Persons with disabilities and who are members of clinics for chronic diseases at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) may soon have free transportation to attend the clinics, compliments of the Ministry of Health.
The two-vehicle crash, which occurred on the Supply Public Road, East Bank Demerara on Tuesday, yesterday claimed a second life.
At the Annual General Meeting of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Thursday, Captain Gerry Gouveia was elected chairman of the commission to succeed Michael Correia and Ramesh Dookhoo was elected vice-chairman to take over from Col (rtd) Carl Morgan.
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) believes in an inclusive approach to governance and in influencing politicians to practise win-win politics as against win-you-lose politics and prides itself on standing above the partisan politics that has crippled the country for many years.
Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon says that the adjustment to the Linden tariff subsidy planned from July 1 will be implemented at a later date when all the details of its merits have been further considered.
Tomorrow and Monday, when the viewing of the body and funeral of former President Arthur Chung are to take place, have been declared national days of mourning and all flags will be flown at half mast.
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday signed a $10M corporate sponsorship contract with the culture ministry to make Demerara Gold the official liquor brand for Carifesta X.
Dear Editor, In your Sunday, June 22 news story captioned ‘Only US govt could have given Roger Khan permission to import spy gear,’ President Bharrat Jagdeo reportedly said that his government could not give Roger Khan permission to import the much talked about spy equipment from Florida, and that only the US government could have done so.
Magistrate Yohhannseh Cave says Commissioner of Police Henry Greene made an unwarranted criticism in suggesting that there was some link between the escape of Jermaine ‘Skinny’ Charles and the time he signed the remand warrants on the day of the prisoner’s court appearance.
Cabinet recently granted “no objection” to contracts in a number of sectors including security for the purchase of seven extra-cab vehicles for the Guyana Police Force.
Dear Editor, Excellent true colour satellite photographs of many parts of Guyana’s coastal and interior regions are available online at http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_guyana.htm.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said ‘Day of Russia’ is a day to reflect on the many achievements on the path to national development, at a ceremony hosted at the Russian Embassy on June 12.
Dear Editor, In the Friday June 13, 2008, edition of the Stabroek News, a letter was written by Mr Ovid Holder captioned ‘Unscrupulous real estate agents claimed commission on sale.’
(After years out of the limelight, the man behind a song that became an anti-apartheid anthem returned as one of the stars of Nelson Mandela’s concert.
Dear Editor, The ‘comments’ feature that allows readers on-line to offer opinions on the published material is a good addition.
By Oluatoyin Alleyne Andrea McAdam can safely be described as a woman who is multi-talented and one who is never too big or small for a task.
Three armed bandits robbed the owner of Bob & Son Grocery Store at Strand, New Amsterdam around 6:50 pm on Thursday of an undisclosed amount of money before escaping in a waiting taxi.
Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to offer my heartfelt sympathy to Mr Arokium and others whose relatives were murdered at the Lindo Creek camp; further I wish to state categorically that members of the Joint Services were in no way involved in that act; their training and military morality prevents them from behaving in such a manner.
Guyana is adopting the US National Electrical Code as part of efforts to modernise its standards for electrical practices, GINA said in a press release.
Yellow party! Ever beat your chest in frustration, argue a point until it got worn and people stopped listening and displayed a fit of anger while ordering a round of drinks, and urging the deejay to turn the music up?
Dear Editor, Please be advised that there was a letter published in SN on Wednesday June 25, 2008, entitled ‘Judges should be required to deliver their decisions in a reasonable time’ signed by one Sherwin Campbell.
Pollard emerges from testing deGroot encounter Former national champion Regan Pollard booked his place in the semifinals of the Guyana Squash Association/GT&T Senior National Squash Championships after closing out Raphael deGroot in four games, in their highly contested and entertaining match on Thursday evening at the Georgetown Club.
The Transport and Harbours Department says it has been successful in removing vendors from encroaching on government reserves along the East Coast and East Bank and that the exercise is being done in order to ensure public safety.
By Cynthia Nelson Hi Everyone, They are onions alright, though some say they are immature, perhaps it’s because a single name cannot be ascribed to them.
Dear Editor, I wish to thank the management of the Demerara Harbour Bridge for two new policies which they adopted recently; firstly to allow drivers of left-hand-drive vehicles to pay their tolls at the window to their left instead of having to get out of their vehicle and go around, which sometimes causes a backup of traffic and sometimes swearing from other drivers.
Participants at the first HIV/AIDS workshop hosted by the Youth Association for Solidarity and Friendship were urged to take their knowledge back to their communities.
-Jeffrey stops Nicolette’s man-slaughtering crusade After brushing aside two male opponents, international squash star Nicolette Fernandes was stopped by reigning under 19 champion Kristian Jeffrey who represented his gender to the fullest by sending Fernandes packing in three straight games in last night’s semifinal of the Guyana Squash Association/ GT&T Senior National Championships.
Not Safe: These two students were photographed cleaning the roof of the St John’s College yesterday.
Following the success of the first National Legacy run which was held last year before the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the National Sports Commission has decided the second annual Legacy Run tomorrow morning at 6am, which will usher in Carifesta X.
Well known local comedians Henry Rodney and Kirk Jardine will make guest appearances as a preview to Dave Martins when he tells it like it is in his show titled ‘Lemme Tell You’ at the Theatre Guild Playhouse next week.
The Food and Drug Department has advised the public that it has been temporarily relocated to the Ministry of Health Annex at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.
Redo Jeffrey pulling the third place winners, Nandram and Parbattie Gobin in the Republic Bank “living the dream” drawing yesterday.
– court told A 54-year-old man who allegedly obtained $3 million by false pretence was remanded to prison when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Dear Editor, I am an Indo-Guyanese who lived in Guyana and sat on a peerah like that Indo-Guyanese woman in the SN cartoon.
Dear Editor, In his column in KN of June 23, 2008, Freddie Kissoon took the liberty of making absurd comments on things which he knows nothing about.
One week before it released its 2008 World Drug Report on Thursday to coincide with International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) issued a press release culled from the information that fed into the report on drugs and crime in Central America and the Caribbean.
President Bharrat Jagdeo inspecting framed pictures of playwrights at the Theatre Guild yesterday.
The National Trust of Guyana says the African Liberation Monument located in the compound of the Umana Yana is closed to the public to facilitate maintenance works.
A 40-year-old man who uttered a forged Trinidad and Tobago passport to a Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri security officer was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
The Sidewalk Cafe moves closer to home in July, presenting a series of movies set in and around these territories.
