Daily Archive: Friday, October 17, 2008

Dear Editor, I am the proprietor of Lachmansingh Drug Service, which is located at the corner of Camp and Norton streets.

Video testimony bill also passed Three bills, green-lighting the use of audio-visual links to take evidence, plea bargaining and paper committals to strengthen the criminal justice system were passed by the National Assembly yesterday, The government passed the Evidence (Amendment) Bill 2008 without the support of the opposition, which tried unsuccessfully to attach an amendment; the Criminal Law Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2008 was amended and passed with opposition support; while the Criminal Procedure (Plea Bargaining and Plea Agreement) Bill 2008 was passed with the full support of all the parties.

Rescuer knifed to death by village bully Attempting to stop a group of men from assaulting another man, a 27-year-old mason was stabbed to death at Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara on Wednesday night.

Woman had withdrawn from three banks Gun-toting bandits yesterday morning snatched $3M cash and an undisclosed amount of jewellery from a woman moments after she had left a city bank.

While responding to a call of nature, Nigel Monroe was chopped once in the forehead on Wednesday night just after 9 in the backyard of his Sophia home by a man armed with a cutlass.

The missing court jacket from the Georgetown Magistrate’s court involves another case and not that of the late prisoner Edwin Niles, Stabroek News has learnt.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of miner Mortimer Clarke from Farm, EBE.

President Bharrat Jagdeo says based on an urgent evaluation he ordered of the Demerara Harbour Bridge more than $600M will have to be spent to effect immediate repairs.

Region Four also wants a say The contretemps over the monument to the Cubana bombing victims grew even more confused yesterday with the Region Four administration declaring that it should also have been involved in the planning and the Minister of Finance saying that the government will fund the project.

The Guyanese vessel, MV Chandra 1, seized by the Surinamese military in the Corentyne River, has been released after an agent acting on behalf of the owner paid a heavy fine, and the vessel and crew are expected back in the country this afternoon, the vessel’s owner said.

Rosignol-Blairmont residents will soon benefit from the installation of a concrete bridge that will replace a dilapidated wooden structure under a $44M contract.

Says hard to identify a single correct fact Magistrate Yohhannseh Cave is contemplating taking legal action against the publishers of Kaieteur News (KN) for an article in Tuesday’s edition of the newspaper, which he said questions his commitment to the judiciary, and was distasteful and flawed.

The US Government is prepared to pump approximately US$150,000 ($30M) into the improvement of hinterland healthcare over a twelve-month period.

Businesses in Guyana are expected to benefit from a new regional challenge fund that is being designed by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to support private sector development, a release from the British High Commission in Georgetown said on Wednesday.

– Guyana’s Clevon Rock is one bout away from a historic gold medal at the third  junior Commonwealth Games Just one more win.

It’s an opportunity to package and sell our Dutch heritage -THAG President Even as stakeholders in the local tourism sector worry about the decline in visitor arrivals, the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) is currently pursuing new approaches to attracting visitors to Guyana.

Fearing the defilement of Diwali observances, a group of Hindu organisations have issued a public call for the National Diwali Committee to rename and reschedule its Miss Diwali Sari Pageant.

After consecutive days of track events South Ruimveldt Secondary School and East La Penitence Primary lead the secondary and primary school categories of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) organized South District, Champion of Champions meet at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

Problem has worsened because of higher production The health and environmental implications of bauxite production for Linden and its environs ought to be factored into the operations of the companies involved, according to Chairman of the Interim Management Committee of the Linden Mayor and Town Council (LMTC), Orrin Gordon.

A taxi driver managed to escape unhurt from the trunk of his car where he had been forced at gunpoint by his three passengers on Tuesday night.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago, it was reported in the media that the PNCR has decided to ask me to resign from the parliament and to suspend me from the party for one year.

-company donates $1 million to Sevens team By Rawle Toney Guyana’s National Sevens Rugby team which will compete at this year’s NAWIRA Sevens World Cup qualifiers was given a much-needed boost from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) who yesterday donated one million dollars.

– President to soon step down By Rawle Toney In the midst of preparations for the upcoming All Star week-end basketball extravaganza Stabroek Sports understands that the Linden Amateur Basketball Associa-tion (LABA) is in turmoil.

Poverty link cited The European Union (EU) has contributed one million euros to ‘Tackle’, a programme aimed at fighting child labour here through education, even as backers of the plan say government needs to lower the cost of living to make it effective.

Dear Editor, In reference to the SN letter on October 13 `I also had a bad employment experience with Dr Jagan’ by Antonio Vargas, a dentist who was employed and eventually fired from my office for gross incompetence and poor dentistry, all I have to say in rebuttal to his letter of lies and slander is that anyone with the least interest in what he had to say, should contact anyone associated with the dental delivery system in Bartica (where he was employed after being fired from my office).

Lots of excitement is expected today when athletes from 11 units of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) compete for honours at the final of the 2008 GDF Inter-Unit Track and Field Championships at the GDF Sports Club ground at Base camp Ayanganna, Thomas Lands.

The Chinese company Bosai is the latest in a series of expatriate companies which, over the decades, have been involved in bauxite production at Linden; and the people of Linden understand only too well that the dust emission from the bauxite plant is inextricably linked to the well-being of the community and the economic fortunes of the country as a whole.

Family believes he was murdered Eshwar Seecharran who was discovered dead on the public road at East Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara on Monday died from a fractured skull and also had a cut behind his ears.

The Le Meridian Pegasus Open lawn tennis championships is set to serve off this evening at the hotel’s courts where a number of the country’s top players will be on show.

Dear Editor, I have been following the fuel prices closely and have noticed today that oil prices have dropped below US$75 per barrel for the first time in the past 6 months.

By Rawle Lucas Impressive Numbers The combined output of crops, livestock and fisheries accounted for about 34 percent of the income generated by the Guyana economy over the last 10 years. 

The Diamond Diagnostic Centre has treated over 75,000 patients since its opening last October and has continued to provide state-of-the-art health care to persons who travel across the country to access its services Minister within the Ministry of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran said at a press briefing on Wednesday.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has asked the Co-Chair of the Joint Task Force on Local Government Reform, Clinton Collymore to reconvene its meetings on a sustained basis to separate issues that have been agreed on.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ruled the notes from the diary of Detective Corporal Suraj Singh inadmissible to evidence in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the advocating a terrorist act charge against Oliver Hinckson.

By Eion Jardine The recent death of Courts Pacesetters basketball player Kevin Worrell made me remember the death of another athlete in another sport many years ago.

As concerns over the depletion of global environmental resources heighten, the harvesting practices of the local  the logging industry are coming under increasing scrutiny.

Dear Editor, My daughter was injured in a fire when she was one and a half years old.

Vinode Samaroo, playing for John’s Cricket Club of Port Mourant became the fourth centurion and highest individual scorer of the competition when he hit 127* against Letterkenny Young Stars when the latest round of matches in the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC)/ New Building Society (NBS) second division competition continued over the weekend.

FOOD FOCUS – A Stabroek Business Column dedicated to the ventilation of ideas pertaining to the current global food crisis and the response by Guyana and the CaribbeanRowland Fletcher – Agronomist The Guyana Citrus Project – Rationale for a citrus-based agro-industrial investment by the Trinidad &Tobago Citrus Growers Association.

Chief Fire Officer Lawrence David (second from right), symbolically receiving a safety jacket from Urline Anthony of Toronto, Canada.

The reputed husband of Nafeeza Khan appeared at the Wales Magistrate’s Court yesterday, charged with her murder and was remanded to prison.

Dear Editor, My name is Trevor Norton. The William Norton referenced in the article `Rupununi uprising hostage remembers the siege’, 2008/10/12 is my father.

Following criticism by the victims of Tuesday night’s robbery at Tuschen regarding the slow police response, the Police Office of Professional Responsibility has launched an investigation, the results of which it promised to make public.

Dear Editor, The proportion of violence committed against women in this country is alarming these days compared to many other locations around the world.

Guyanese Devindra Kissoon  was on Friday admitted to the local Bar in the presence of Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, a release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) stated.

Magistrate Melissa Robertson granted a 31-year-old woman $95,000 bail when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to answer to a charge of forging a travel document.

`You only need to look at our almost empty hotels and resorts’ President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) Renata Chuck-A- Sang has told Stabroek Business that a point has been reached where the stakeholders in the country’s tourism sector need to face the realities of the weaknesses of the industry in Guyana if the necessary remedial measures are to be put in place.

Million-dollar moment: After staying faithful to Case #3 Mohanram Moteelall won a million dollars in the second instalment of the Courts Stash of Cash promotion.

Welcome, Ambassador Jones A warm sincere welcome to you Mister Ambassador representing the most-talked-about nation in the world, the United States of America (USA).

          GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 273’s trading results showed consideration of $333,308 from 29,242 shares traded in 8 transactions as compared to session 272 which showed consideration of $4,135,420 from 94,158 shares traded in 14 transactions. 

No, this isn’t about a Hollywood B-movie or the latest Harry Potter sequel.

Two Venezuelans who gained unlawful entry into Guyana were ordered to pay a fine of $30,000 each or spend twelve months in prison  when they appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, The latest aggressive and confrontational move by the Surinamese authorities towards Guyanese, in our own territorial waters cannot be tolerated.

A 45-year-old man was struck down by a vehicle on the East Coast Demerara highway last night and up to press time was being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

– after DCC officials request use of ground In a farcical tournament titled the “President’s Cup” competition and organized by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and held at the Demerara Cricket Club ground in Queenstown it was the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) which played all the shots yesterday.

-LABA, GABA presidents in war of words at Beepat Scorpions All Star press conference By Rawle Toney A war of words erupted on Wednesday between the presidents of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LA BA) and the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Associa-tion (GABA) ahead of the Beepat Scorpions Supligen All Star weekend scheduled for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on October 25-26.