Articles published on Wednesday, October 29, 2008
– breaking into homes, molesting young girls – residents plead for army to assist A large gang of men, some of whom are armed with “bush” (homemade) guns, have been breaking into homes in the North West District (NWD) and molesting young girls over the last week, leaving villagers traumatized and afraid to sleep in their homes at night.
There is no evidence to substantiate allegations that members of the army tortured suspects, the government said yesterday as it used its parliamentary majority to block an opposition motion calling for the state to honour its obligations under the UN Convention against Torture and set up an independent investigation.
The Region Four administration has said that the process for the awarding of contracts is inclusive of advertisements to pre-qualified contractors and as far as practicable awards are made to the lowest responsive bidders.
Stabroek News has won two regional awards at the 2008 PAHO/WHO Caribbean Media Awards for Excellence in Health Journalism.
Region Two residents and surrounding communities are accessing the services provided at the Essequibo Legal Aid Clinic.
Cabinet has green lighted the spending of some $117 million on the construction of a drainage sluice at Retrieve, Mahaicony Creek Region Five (Mahaica/Berbice).
Records to be checked as regards 911 no response claim, Greene saysThe emergency number 911 is in working order, Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene said, but added that the phone company would have to be contacted in relation to allegations that no one answered it during last week’s bus robbery on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway.
No word on DNA results, cell phone probeThe DNA results of the miners who were slaughtered at their Lindo Creek Upper Berbice river camp are yet to be made public, even as relatives remain at a loss as to where investigators are heading.
Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir told recent graduates from the National Training Project for Youth Empowerment that he hoped they capitalised on the opportunities it offered them.
The President’s Youth Award: Republic of Guyana (PYARG) programme awarded 1,200 participants at the gold, silver and bronze levels at its 10th anniversary celebration hosted at the National Cultural Centre on Saturday last.
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to the recent statement issued by the PNCR in which it accused the Ministry of Home Affairs of justifying “the regular, unlawful arrests by the Police of young men from predominantly African Villages and their detention for several days without charge.”
Dear Editor, The article in the Sunday Stabroek of October 26, captioned ‘The complex value of the word’ by Dr Ian McDonald is a refreshing piece of writing.
Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Co-operation on Friday refuted claims made in a Kaieteur News article on October 23 that the Government of Trinidad and Tobago had imposed a licence requirement for rice imports from Guyana.
– Muscleman in historic double win at NY MuscleMania Superbody by Gary Tim Brooklyn, NY — It’s historic.
Trade deficit up 41% Export earnings for the first six months this year were 22.1% higher than the comparable period last year but the merchandise trade deficit spiralled by 41.1% because of the higher oil import bill.
Dear Editor, Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle is one of those young professionals I admire, particularly the manner in which she dispenses her duties with great professionalism, without fear and with a passion to see justice being served.
The number one seeded player in the women’s draw of the Open singles of the 2008 Le Meridien Pegasus-sponsored lawn tennis competition Shelly Ramdyhan stormed into the final with a 6-0, 6-1 whipping of Aruna Ramrattan on Monday evening at the hotel’s courts.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) raked in $17.8B for the first half of this year in Value Added Tax (VAT) and excise taxes compared to the $17.1B last year.
Dear Editor, Those who witnessed the anguish, the sheer outpouring of pain, from the mother of 14-year-old Rajiv ‘Ravi’ Dharamdial the day she buried him, could not help but share in her grief and her sense of despair.
Jonas top female junior at South American 10K Road Race ClassicPromising long-distance runner Janella Jonas was adjudged the top finisher in the girls’ 14-20 category at the sixth annual IAAF South American 10K Road Race Classic which took place on Sunday.
Cyclists preparing for the second annual ‘Ride for Life’ Tour of Guyana will have the perfect opportunity to do so when the Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) runs off its 13th annual Troy Humphrey/James Fowler cycling extravaganza around the streets of Amelia’s Ward, Linden on Sunday.
Dear Editor, I read with awe the article captioned ‘Kilned clay pilot road for careful scrutiny’ published in Stabroek News on Saturday, October 25, 2008.
– hypertension incidence high Hundreds of Berbicians have received free medical treatment from members of the Organization for Social and Health Advancement for Guyana/Caribbean (OSHAG), which conducted a one-week outreach recently; many patients were diagnosed with severe hypertension.
Alpha United holds onto title on goal differenceAlpha United Football Club won the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Cellink Plus Premier League at the Tucville Playfield on Sunday evening .
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter titled ‘Guyanese Muslims for Obama,’ by S.
Four community-based organisations on Monday received varying sums from the US Ambassador’s HIV/AIDS Fund to assist in the fight against HIV especially in the areas of stigma and discrimination.
Dear Editor, I believe the family, an institution on the brink of extinction, would benefit from the celebration of holidays like Thanksgiving Day and even perhaps Halloween in Guyana.
Giving back: Colonel Brian Chin, an old boy of St Stanislaus College donated software and computer equipment to school on Monday provided by the Toronto Alumni.
Lawlessness and order– one month of crimes Ok, all you people behaving badly stop!
Dear Editor, The Kashif & Shanghai final has been slated for the National Stadium because of the “dilapidation of the MSC ground.”
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport said its recent ‘Day of Interaction’ was a success and it received overwhelming support at the Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground.
Father and son Motilall and Daniel Sugrim of the Bass Tracker Fishing Club dominated at the Rockstone Fish Festival last weekend, taking the first prize in the ‘Most Catch Category’ — their catch weighed in at 32 lbs — and in the ‘Lukanani Category’ with 6 lbs.
As the financial crisis has continued to grip the world economy in these last few months, the major powers have been meeting in various combinations – in the euro group, the wider EU group, the EU and the US, the Asians and the ASEAN group including China, and the NAFTA powers.
Dear Editor, The recent Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Foreign Ministers meeting in Kampala, Uganda, was not attended by Guyana.
By Rawle Toney As the saying goes, `All’s well, that ends well,’ which was how the sixth annual Supligen All-star weekend concluded on Sunday last at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Ban Ki-moon is Secretary-General of the United Nations. By Ban Ki-moon NEW YORK – Amid the pressures of the global financial crisis, some ask how we can afford to tackle climate change.
