Daily Archive: Friday, July 18, 2008

Six bills were tabled in Parliament yesterday including one which seeks police supervision of paedophiles for the rest of their lives to prevent repeat crimes.

Arokium fears for his lifeLeonard Arokium the owner of the Lindo Creek mining camp where eight miners including his son and brother were killed about a month ago, believes that his life is in imminent danger in the wake of checks on his movements by a group of men unknown to him.

Wearing red armbands to signify their opposition to the banning of Capitol News reporter Gordon Moseley from the Office of the President and State House, journalists walked out of Parliament yesterday just as Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh rose to address the House.

By Shabna Ullah With the commissioning of the $50M seed paddy facility at Lesbeholden, Black Bush Polder (BBP) on Wednesday, farmers would no longer have to travel far distances to access seeds for their crops.

‘Niles was murdered and cops must say who did it’ Opposition Leader Robert Corbin said yesterday there was no question that convicted prisoner Edwin Niles was murdered and insisted that the police have an obligation to tell the nation what exactly happened and who was guilty of the killing.

The Forest Products Association (FPA) yesterday expressed alarm at the closure of Toolsie Persaud Limited’s (TPL) timber operations and blamed the forestry commission which last evening denied responsibility and rejected a series of charges by the foresters.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Christopher Ram’s Business Page commentary published in SN of June 29, 2008, on the concessions which the government purported to grant to Queen’s Atlantic Investment Inc.

Dear Editor, A long-held assumption about the Caribbean and non-industrialised countries in general is the tardy approach to work, which I suppose has become a self-fulfilling prophecy in Guyana. 

Dear Editor, I have seen a few comments about the fiasco which occurred on July 4, 2008 when the emergency chute of a Delta flight was activated by a reportedly inebriated passenger after the aircraft had come to a stop on the apron at Timehri.

Govt urged to speed charter applications to push prices down Record high air fares between the United States and Guyana and too few seats to meet travel demands could have a serious negative impact on visitor arrivals here and on Guyana’s economy if urgent steps are not taken to attract more services to the route and bring fares  down according to Fort Lauderdale-based Guyanese Travel Consultant Hazeline Bostwick-Abrams.

Dear Editor, The Administration of the Office of the President has determined that Mr Gordon Moseley of Capitol News is persona non grata at the Office of the President and State House, as a result of reproachful and disrespectful comments in his letter to the press.

Government is currently wooing additional investors in an effort to consolidate what Director of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) Suresh Narine has told Stabroek Business is the Institute’s “already very successful initiatives in the biofuels sector.”

– no flights out, poor support leave 20 CUT games hopefuls disappointed at last minute By Kiev Chesney Yesterday afternoon 20 athletes decked out in their Guyana track suits posed for a Stabroek Sport picture depicting the team to represent Guyana at the 2008 Caribbean Union of Teacher’s (CUT) Championships in Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI).

Guyana Watch Inc said it will be hosting its 16th Annual Medical Outreach Programme from today.

There is a distinct and disturbing air of dissonance to the unfolding saga of the Customs/ Fidelity Affair.

Dear Editor, At present the New Amsterdam Town Council only has seven serving members and does not have a quorum to carry on statutory meetings, yet still they are doing so.

Sand trucks were seen filling up this major trench alongside the Plaisance Railway Embankment yesterday and residents of the area have expressed concern.

Almost two weeks after she was involved in the Land of Canaan accident on the East Bank where five persons were killed, 10-year-old Priya Ali is still attached to a life support machine in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital and her family says there are very few signs that she is recovering.

Dear Editor, I have absolutely no idea whether the reports carried by journalist Mr Gordon Moseley from Antigua a few weeks ago were accurate or inaccurate, but I would like to believe that if indeed a situation has arisen and the reports are questionable, the Guyana Press Association is the agency which should be dealing with the situation.

By Calvin Roberts in Barbados Compliments of Ansa McAl Limited, Cummings Electrical, Lifetime Realty, P&P Insurance, Cellular Plus and Hanes (Guyana) Limited Manager of the Guyana TCL under-19 team Alvin Johnson is pleased with the team’s performance to date.

By Andre Griffith “A lack of board oversight for IT activities is dangerous, it puts the firm at risk in the same way that failing to audit its books would“.

– for third Digicel Caribbean Cup Following their early exit from the 2010 World Cup football campaign Guyana’s national footballers the Golden Jaguars will be looking to make amends in the third Digicel Caribbean Championships billed to kick off next weekend.

Go-Invest said it successfully organised the participation of 12 Guyanese companies in the Guyana Trade and Investment Exposition held during the 42nd Annual Guyana Independence Festival in Canada.

Dear Editor, From time to time the government has the right to make examples of those whom believe they can do or say anything without having any repercussions.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday granted $35,000 bail to a GDF private accused of indecently assaulting a police sergeant and resisting arrest after he rode his bicycle into the path of a moving car.

Science and tech advisory board to be set up An Industry Advisory Board designed to provide advice and practical support for the science and technology needs of the local private sector could be established by September this year according to Director of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) Dr.

The Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) will be embarking on an outreach programme ahead of its senior championships set for August 10.

Dear Editor, Is this our first real evidence of climate change?

No.63 isn’t only about the beach: These children on Sunday clambered up the tree at the entrance to the No.63 beach, Corentyne.

GASCI (www.gasci. com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 260’s trading results showed consideration of $871,630 from 15,863 shares traded in 4 transactions as compared to session 259 which showed consideration of $4,613,276 from 279,010 shares traded in 25 transactions. 

The Europe West Indies Line (EWL) which has provided freight service for containerised cargo between Europe and Guyana filed for bankruptcy on Monday.

– Guyana successful after first night of team event The Guyana boys’ team shut-out  Jamaica 5-0 and stopped the (OECS) Organization of Eastern Caribbean States 3-2 while the girls’ team dominated  Barbados 4-1 on the opening night of the team event at CASA Caribbean Junior Squash Championships in Bermuda Wednesday night.

Dear Editor, Given the significance of the EPA issue, the forthcoming national consultations, and the evil nature of the Jamaica Observer editorial, I am concerned that Stabroek News discarded the title of my letter (‘The Jamaica Observer shows little concern for CSME and Caribbean integration’) in favour of a title that has little to do with its content (‘The Jamaica Observer editorial on the EPA is focusing on personality and not on the issues’).

Pele Football Club is celebrating their 36th anniversary today. The club was officially launched on this day in 1971 the same day that the great Brazilian star and world renowned player “King Pele” as he is known and after whom the club was named announced his retirement from football.

Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle on Wednesday granted $40,000 bail each to two women accused of attempting to sell fake gold to a businessman.

This tower fell on Hadfield Street during Sunday storm

GASCI Summary of Financials    Session 260 July 14, 2008 Notes 1 – Interim results 2 – Prospective EPS: earnings per share for 12 months period to the date the latest financials have been prepared.

The 5th Petrocaribe Summit was held in Venezuela’s oil capital, Maracaibo, last weekend.

An education?  For what? -and Criminal Ignorance By A.A. Fenty These observations were prompted by the editorial in this week’s Sunday Stabroek (SS July 13, 08).

The first scheduled flight this year of the ‘Kaieteur domestic special’ offer for resident Guyanese at a cost of $26,000 is to take off tomorrow.

Dear Editor, Recently, I had a discussion with a friend in which the essence of  democracy was discussed and where he believed that it all started with the American Revolution and the articles of the new American constitution.