Daily Archive: Saturday, October 4, 2008

Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says taxes should be raised on cigarettes to curb their widespread use and governments across the region need to remove protective measures that are currently in place aiding tobacco use.

Two workers hurt An unfinished three-storey wooden house located in Diamond New Housing Scheme, East Bank collapsed yesterday afternoon causing injuries to two construction workers.

Two gunmen walked into the Meta Airlines Office on Church Street yesterday under the pretext of enquiring about purchasing a ticket and held up two women before escaping with some $85, 000 in cash, jewellery and two cellular phones.

Trini released; habeas corpus for Hutson Investigators yesterday released Trinidadian Joseph Aboud three days after he turned himself in for questioning into allegations of the illegal importation of firearms and ammunition; and they are in contact with Interpol over another detainee, businessman Clayton Hutson.

The stockpiling of arms in Venezuela ought to raise red flags, PNCR Leader Robert Corbin said yesterday, urging the government to state its position.

– number of infections highest for this decade The local PAHO/WHO office has been working continuously with the Ministry of Health in monitoring the country’s dengue situation, given that the highest number of cases for the decade was recorded this year.

Former caretaker tells her side of story The woman who once assisted her now estranged husband in taking care of the “missing” octogenarian Noelina Prospere-Medor has disputed what the woman’s son says and insists that she has no idea where the elderly woman is.

A Bush Lot, West Berbice mother is likely to face charges for failing to send her 13-year-old daughter to school, for assaulting a police officer and for resisting arrest.

Dear Editor, It is a pity that Mrs Jagan, outstanding figure of long standing and uncertain understanding on the Guyana and world political landscape, chose to use her enormous prestige in  her vain effort  to put down  David Hinds and Frederick Kissoon.

Sonia Noel is not easily surprised and there are very few things that she fears, which is why she has taken on Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW) and has run it with from the day she got the go ahead; she is about to be tested.

– Calls for more government, business sector support for amateur boxing Former three-time national amateur boxing champion Jeff Roberts thinks that the upcoming middleweight title fight between Andrew `Sixhead’ Lewis and Howard `Battersea Bomber’ Eastman is a battle between two evenly-matched boxers.

Time to turn some heads There comes a time in life when you just feel like getting all dressed up and stepping out to grab some attention, even if that attention means getting checked out for all the wrong reasons.

Guyana plans to pay more attention to female participationBy Rawle Toney Preparations for Guyana’s participation in the second leg of the 2008 Inter Guiana Games (IGG) which will be held in French Guiana from November 12-16 are rolling smoothly according to the games planning committee in Guyana.

Dear Editor, If the theme of this year’s World Teachers’ Day celebrations was true in any way, then the teachers of our world and more particularly Guyana would be very happy people today.

In recognition of World AIDS Day, observed on December 1 annually, the Ministry of Health will continue efforts to raise awareness over the next two months during which a number of activities will be held countrywide aimed at preventing the spread of HIV.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Hamilton Green’s letter ‘Where is the eyewitness?’

Macaroni pie – definitely not ordinaryHi Everyone, Here in Barbados, the ability to make a “proper” dish of Macaroni Pie is testament to your ability to cook and some say it even makes you eligible to be a good wife.

By Rawle Toney After a hiatus of approximately six years basketball players and fans alike are gearing up for the return of outdoor competitive basketball when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) open’s its 2008-2009 basketball season tomorrow at the Burnham Court.

Crandon slams 104 to power Gibraltar/Courtland to 303The 2008 New Building Society Challenge second division limited overs cricket competition organized by the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) is continuing apace with Seon Crandon becoming the third centurion of the competition.

Dear Editor, I have curiously watched as events unfolded in the handling of the matter concerning a female nurse who was raped while at work at the Wismar Hospital Complex. 

– over $2.5M spent replacing stolen Bajan runway lights Even as airport authorities attempt to deal with the many recent security challenges, they have been forced to expend over $2.5 million to replace six of the runway lights this country had borrowed from Barbados’s Grantley Adams International Airport for Carifesta X.

Kings win; defending champions held to draw Victoria Kings defeated their neighbours Golden Stars 2-1 while defending champions BV/Triumph United had to stave off a strong challenge from Ann’s Grove before securing a 1-1 draw when action in the East Coast Demerara/Mackeson Stout-sponsored premier league football competition continued Thursday night at Plaisance Community Centre ground.

A number of other allegations have been levelled against city hall as several persons turned up yesterday to testify at the second public hearing set by the commission of inquiry.

Fishing boat wrecked! This man points to what remained of his three-man crew fishing boat.

Last week when organizers announced the revival of the Miss Diwali Pageant, they were hoping for at minimum a spark of public interest in what is undoubtedly one of the lower-profile contests on a shrinking circuit.

Dear Editor, I am a 21-year-old female aspiring politician, and also Youth Parliament Minister of Finance.

With less than one month to go for the Ms Renaissance pageant, Coordinator Negla Brandis says preparations are well ahead with contestants “fine tuning” their presentations.

Dear Editor,When I was a very little girl living with my parents I was accustomed to our front  lawn being crowded on Saturdays when my mother distributed bags of commodities to persons in need.

Schoolyard flooding raised at meeting Minister in the Ministry of Education Dr Desrey Fox says that greater emphasis will be placed on the education of children with special needs and the Ministry is working to ensure that all of them are exposed to schooling at the secondary level.

Yana Marisa Edwards receiving her award for being the country’s top CSEC student from Minister in the Ministry of Education, Desrey Fox.

Lionel Baker, the 24-year-old Leeward Islands fast bowler from Montserrat and member of the West Indies team that reached the final of the 2002 under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, has signed a two-year contract with English county, Leicestershire.

A 22-year-old man who allegedly pretended to be a police officer was granted bail in the sum of $50,000 yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magi-strate Melissa Robertson-Ogle at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The deliberate placing of the substance melamine in baby formula and milk products, quite possibly, ranks right up there among the most reprehensible acts known to be committed against humans by humans.

Number 71 opening bowler Karamchand Roopraj began the Demerara Bank sponsored second division  limited overs competition cricket in fine style when he returned the amazing figures of 9/24 from a mere six overs.

Dear Editor, I refer to two letters in your letter column that made reference to the need for the health sector to have a neurologist.

Courts yesterday launched its $24M Stash of Cash (2) promotion at a glittering ceremony at its Main Street office heralded by whole page movie-style advertisements in the daily newspapers.

PNCR leader Robert Corbin yesterday confirmed changes in the code of conduct for members as part of an effort to reposition the party in its service to the people.

Fashion consultant Christopher Goodridge who was instrumental in grooming various local queens for the international stage is hosting an empowerment seminar that he hopes will draw locals in the entertainment and creative industry.