Articles published on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
By Oluatoyin Alleyene. Relative: ‘It is not Fineman, Fineman is a figment of their very small thinking’ Emotions ran high yesterday when relatives of those killed at Lindo Creek visited the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Eve Leary to provide DNA samples in the hope that they match burnt remains found at the mining camp in June.
The Guyana Power & Light Inc (GPL) announced yesterday that it recently acquired two Spin Lab Bird Dog Analyzers (Mobile Test Bench) that allow laboratory-standard tests of meters to be done in the field.
The Arbitration Tribunal appointed to settle the dispute between GPL and NAACIE on Friday presented its award which stated that the workers dismissed on a number of charges are to be reinstated.
Two bandits on Monday night held a cashier of Pizza Hut at gunpoint and escaped with a quantity of cash.
In a simple ceremony, prisoner Edwin Niles who died after sustaining severe injuries at the Camp Street jail was laid to rest yesterday.
A 13-year-old student of St Mary’s secondary has been reported missing.
The rehabilitation of the damaged water transmission main which has been causing low water pressure in the city will start today and be completed in a week, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) said.
CCJ adjourns cement tariff proceedings against Guyana The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday adjourned the application of two cement companies for special leave to sue Guyana over the Common External Tariff (CET) so that Caricom states could be afforded an opportunity to make submissions on two key matters before the court.
-Roberts to carry torch on final leg By Kiev Chesney In order to raise awareness of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games in Guyana, Banks DIH Ltd, as the authorized distributor of Coca Cola locally, has decided to partner with the Guyana Olympic Association to put on the Coca Cola Caravan beginning at the 9:30am this Saturday at the National Stadium, Providence.
Dear Editor, In Port Kaituma, Region One, we have agreed with the NDC to regularize some of our squatters who are selling on the roadways when the construction of the new road commences.
Dear Editor, It is by great fortuitousness that I am able to email this letter, because the Essequibo Coast is seemingly a communication graveyard.
GuyFlag manager says policy was found but no claim filed by church By Zoisa Fraser After months of delays, the 2004 US$2 million GuyFlag insurance scam trial continued yesterday with the manager of the company, Anthony Soares, testifying that he had found an insurance policy for the Sacred Heart church but that there was never a claim by the church.
Led by Trinidad and Tobago trained Sensei Garfield Newton, the Black Hawk Martial Arts club, based at the South Ruimveldt Secondary School, took home 29 medals at the recently concluded two-day martial arts show at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Dear Editor, With regards to a letter appearing in KN of 21.7.08 by Anthony Vieira captioned ‘Winston Murray, not David Patterson deserves credit,’ first let me express my disappointment with KN for allowing a letter to be published without checking whether the allegations contained are factual.
Implementation of a practice monitoring programme in the accountancy profession is expected to put the Caribbean on par with the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and many other countries that have already implemented similar monitoring programmes.
Three men, who allegedly attempted to obtain $1.7 million worth of cement by virtue of a forged instrument, were each placed on varying amounts of bail when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Four Guyanese cricketers including West Indies vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, former West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul, and all rounders Travis Dowlin and Lennox Cush have been named in a preliminary 32-member Stanford Twenty20 squad that will take on England for a US$20M prize on November 1 in Antigua.
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday remanded a 20-year-old man, who allegedly stole a woman’s cellular phone at Stabroek Market, when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Dear Editor, It is very upsetting to read of what is happening in Arau Village, but not surprising really.
By Kizan Brumell Roy Franker of the Harpy Eagle Gym turned in a crowd pleasing performance when he stopped Edwin Jones on Monday night in their lightweight contest as the Gaskin and Jackson Jewellers-sponsored National Open amateur boxing championships continued at the National Gymnasium.
Still no word from gov’t Government’s hold-up of the approved European Union-(EU) funded micro-projects continues to frustrate applicants who said they are facing a deadline and a string of failed initiatives because of administrative concerns.
A 24-year-old man who stole almost $2.3 million worth of gold jewellery belonging to his mother’s best friend was ordered to pay $10,000 court costs, and placed on a bond to keep the peace for two years when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
The Guyana Karate College is celebrating its 40 th anniversary and yesterday the college held a Press conference at Sleep Inn International to highlight the planned activities of the college.
Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in the Stabroek News (July 22) captioned, ‘There is no interactive discussion at the party Congress.’
The body of a fifteen-year-old boy was yesterday discovered lying in a farm at Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).
Dear Editor, I was not at the lecture of Professor Winston McGowan entitled, ‘Modern Guyana: A historical interpretation – the PPP years, 1992 to the present.’
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle on Monday remanded a 36-year-old man, who allegedly robbed a man of $150,000 in cash and other items, when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Citizen Jagdeo –case study Patient name: Bharrat Jagdeo, former President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana Age: 46 Employment: 2011 to 2012: Micro-manager for Micro-loan project in Micronesia (dismissed for excessive oversight) March 2012 to Sept 2012: Quality control officer for local firm producing control switches for control panels.
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“You are young, brilliant and enthusiastic,” Chief Educa-tion Officer Genevieve Whyte-Nedd said in her charge to a batch of 46 students who started a work study programme at GT&T last week.
The European Union and the chief manager of the World Trade Organisation, Mr Pascal Lamy have sought, as one of the measures to facilitate a smooth passage of the Mini-Ministerial talks prior to the larger Doha gathering, to make a further concession to the Latin American banana producers in their case against the EU-ACP agreement on access to the EU market.
