Articles published on Monday, August 4, 2008
Luncheon speaks of ‘media management’ If the election of the PPP’s new central committee is an indicator of who its next presidential candidate might be there could be a three-way battle with party stalwart Moses Nagamootoo returning to the fray but being pipped by General Secretary Donald Ramotar and rising star Dr Frank Anthony in the top 5.
A 32-year-old man was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Hospital, the victim of a hit and run accident on Saturday evening.
By Oluatoyin Alleyne Guyana could face a major public health crisis as drug resistant strains of the HIV virus and tuberculosis (TB) are on the rise, Head of the Genito-Urinary Medicine Clinic (GUM) Dr Jagernauth Ragnauth says.
Murray says PPP/C not treating it as priorityBy Miranda La Rose The PPP/C was anxious to pass the Public Procurement Bill of 2003 and to see the establishment of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) but five years later the party appears not to know when such a commission would be constituted.
Parliament on Thursday approved two financial papers covering Supplementary Appropriation of $4.840 billion to meet government’s expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
Bypass traffic also affecting company The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Ltd (GT&T) has seen a decline in wireless revenue in the Second Quarter of 2008 of US$2 million, according to a Business Wire release on Atlantic Tele-Network Inc’s (ATN) financial results.
The two defence counsel for drug accused Roger Khan are asking the US government to reveal whether investigations into cocaine importations from Guyana have identified any person or persons other than Khan who is referred to as ‘Shortman.’
The United Nations (UN) Independent Expert on Minority issues, Gay McDougal met last Wednesday with a delegation from the People’s National Congress Reform and the party gave an account of what it called “a disturbing trend in human rights violations“ among other issues.
Alliance For Change (AFC) leader Raphael Trotman believes that before any Venezuela-built road or gas pipeline is allowed to pass through Guyana, that country must renounce its claim to the Essequibo.
Dear Editor, As a means of boosting our national revenue, I believe Section 174A of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Amendment Act, if not other legislation as well, should be stringently enforced.
By Heppilena Ferguson The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is to consider issuing an advisory to all airlines in light of the July 4 incident when a Delta Airlines passenger blew the emergency exit door and disembarked.
Dear Editor I refer to your letter (S/N 27/07/2008) ‘Guyana Times is not published by Global Printing & Graphics’.
Dear Editor, I recently participated in discussions on the condition of the Guyanese society during which many subjects were considered.
Dear Editor, The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines an association as “a group of people organised for a joint purpose.”
By Donald Duff Embattled president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass was yesterday asked to resign by a member of the GFF’s general council.
Dear Editor, I am surprised about several of Mr King’s comments (‘There are several reasons an aircraft turbine engine could be damaged on start-up,’ SN July 31), where he says the Bell 206 was only used in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.
ear Editor, In an article appearing in the Caribbean Net News about financial aid for combating tropical deforestation, the President was reported to be unhappy about the way payment will be done.
The highly-anticipated boys’ U-18 lawn tennis final of the fifth annual Nigel’s Supermarket Junior Classic tournament saw Anthony Downes overcoming a spirited fight from Jonathan Antczak to take the crown.
Dear Editor, It was interesting to read the article in Friday August 1 SN captioned ‘Private sector disappointed at lack of “real discourse.”’
Scotiabank Caribana: Economy’s Culture Peter Hudson is a writer currently researching the history of North American banking in the Caribbean.
A recent visit by a Stabroek News reporter to Arau near to the border with Venezuela presented a disturbing picture of the mining damage that is being done in this isolated community mainly inhabited by Amerinidians.
Tony Simone held off a spirited field to capture the third Reagan Rodrigues Memorial cycle road race from Wales Police Station on the West Bank of Demerara to Bushy Park, East Bank Essequibo and back.
A man and a woman, who allegedly robbed a man of $410,000 in valuables, were remanded to prison when they appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
The law on drinking and driving This week we asked the man/woman in the street about the amendments to the law to target drinking and driving.
Dear Editor, I write to applaud Guyanese for their contribution to the economic growth and development of the town of Schenectady in upstate New York.
