Daily Archive: Friday, October 31, 2008

Esso’s Guyana affiliate has re-emphasised its interest in exploring for oil offshore after initial efforts starting in 1999 were interrupted by the Suriname maritime dispute a year later.

Turned up music, switched off lights Four masked bandits de-scended on a liquor restaurant at Success, East Cast Demerara on Wednesday night and escaped with two licensed firearms, ammunition, cash and other articles.

The DVD vendor who was allegedly involved in the murder of the taxi driver from outside the Georgetown Public Hospital was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Magis-trate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A pistol with matching rounds was discovered in the toilet area of an undisclosed city service station on Wednesday night and it is believed that it was left there by an occupant of a car that was searched by the members of a police patrol.

Guyana recently acquired both of the top seeded positions in the Caribbean region when they competed in the NAWIRA Regional RWC 2009 Sevens Qualifier Tournament in Nassau, The Bahamas on October 25 and 26.

Bartica miner robbed of cash, goldIn what was a well planned attack, gunmen yesterday snatched a bag containing $1.6M, raw gold and documents along with a licensed firearm from a Bartica miner as he was conducting business at a city store and fled shortly after in a car.

The National Assembly yesterday approved $2.8B in supplementary appropriations, covering expenditure for special security operations, subsidised fertiliser for farmers and the rehabilitation of the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Dear Editor, I read of the deaths of 6 unfortunate persons because a boat that was plying the ‘backtrack’ route to Suriname, capsized.

– 16 participating teams selected By Rawle Toney The 19th annual Kashif and Shanghai football tournament was officially launched yesterday in the Savannah Suite of the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel  where the organisers announced the 16 teams that will  participate in this year’s event.

Boyfriend questioned The boyfriend of the late Anjanie Mahdoo, whose partly decomposed body was found on Wednesday morning in a canal at Cherry Field, LBI, has been taken into police custody relatives of the deceased told Stabroek News.  

– Floodlights make clean sweep of matches An unbeaten 86 from opener Deryck Ramoutar helped steer Floodlights A team to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Enmore A in a fundraising double softball encounter for the Enmore Cricket Club (ECC) at the Enmore Community Centre ground last Sunday.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the steel pan players/group in the Linden community, especially the up and coming talented students from the Wismar Christian-burg Multilateral School, and also the young players of the Catholic Church, I ask, can someone kindly say what is the present position with regards to the $30M worth of steel pans that were acquired for Carifesta?

Guyana’s top ten exports to Canada have enjoyed mixed fortunes over the past five years according to information contained in a paper presented by a Canadian trade consultant at a recent seminar on Guyana/ Canada Trade Relations held in George-town.

Dear Editor, Over the last few years, the authorities – especially the Guyana Police Force and the Customs and Trade Administration – have been containing the entry and purchases of squibs, firecrackers and other explosive materials used during ‘celebrations’ and on ‘festive’ occasions.

Marketing VP says project management culture can help local businesses The Trinidad and Tobago-based Southern Caribbean Chapter of the United States- based Project Management Institute will today launch its first regional committee in Georgetown and the Chapter’s Vice President responsible for marketing Owen Field has said that with the launch of the Guyana Committee, Guyana will become part of a global organization that is equipped to develop expertise in a discipline that is critical to the development of both the public and private sectors.

UNICEF donated a quantity of medical equipment valued $126M to boost services provided by the Ministry of Health.

-Barnwell offers support with blistering half centuryShemroy Barrington struck his second successive hundred and, coupled with a blistering innings from national all-rounder Christopher Barnwell, steered the Rohan Kanhai Strikers to first innings points over the Lance Gibbs Tigers in their final round game of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President’s Cup competition at Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground yesterday.

Fast bowlers Travis Perry and Colin Duke continued their impressive bowling performance in the West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA)/Regency Suites/Buddy’s International Hotel sponsored under-23 limited overs competition last weekend.

Dear Editor, It was very nice to see the coverage of Diwali in the Guyana Chronicle on October 29.

A 16-year-old boy died on the Pouderoyen public road, West Bank Demerara early Wednesday morning after being struck down by a mini-bus.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has been uncharacteristically  busy over the past few weeks engaging, first, the banking sector and, subsequently, the Customs and Trade Administration (CTA), both of which play critical roles in the life of the urban business community.

Defence attorney, Bernard De Santos SC, representing Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys, who is before the court on six traffic charges, yesterday said he had in his possession all the valid documents to indicate that the magistrate had not committed the alleged offences.

Rawle Lucas is a Guyanese-born Certified Public Accountant and Assistant Vice President of the Lending Services Division.

Dear Editor, I am seventeen plus in age and am a trade student.

Demerara champions Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and their Berbice counterparts Young Warriors will clash under the lights at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Neal and Massy sponsored limited overs competition today.

The body of ranch worker 61-year-old Frederick Moses Mandook of Lot 338 Ankerville, Port Mourant was found in a trench on Wednesday afternoon not far from his Borlam workplace and home.

The DVD vendor who was allegedly involved in the murder of the taxi driver from outside the Georgetown Public Hospital was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Magis-trate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad urged a meeting of stakeholders in the water industry to register with the Food and Drugs Department as the ministry will not compromise on the quality of water delivered to consumers.

Dear Editor, Congratulation to The Indian Arrival Commemoration Committee of Bartica, Region #7 for holding a spectacular motorcade on Sunday, October  26, 2008 in Bartica.

By Rawle Toney Finally after two months, the finals of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Elite knock out basketball tournament between the Kashif and Shanghai Kings and the Wismar Pistons will be contested this evening at the Mackenzie sports Club Hard Court.

By Andre Griffith Having been distracted by other pursuits over the last few weeks, I have been unable to keep as current as I would have liked with some of the more pressing issues of the day. 

The opposition PNCR says that Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and the government owe a “proper and credible” explanation for the erratic and unreliable supply of electricity in Guyana.

Wins for Old Fort and Western Dragons on opening nightOld Fort second division team got off to a flying start on the opening night of the GT&T sponsored National Indoor Hockey championships with a crushing  8-1 win over Carib Degenerates Wednes-day evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, Don’t you think the Hindus in Guyana have been the punching bag for long enough?

As part of its effort to improve its capacity to respond to the requirements of its membership, the Georgetown Chamber of Com-merce and Industry (GCCI) has announced the launch of an Intern and Volunteer (I&V) programme aimed at recruiting skilled persons to undertake research and other assignments associated with the Chamber’s delivery of services to its members.

A taxi driver who allegedly had in his possession a firearm and ammunition was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Dear Editor, I am writing in relation to an article published by Kaieteur News on October 15, 2008, about   Magistrate Yohhannseh Cave of Sparendaam  Magistrate’s Court.

MVP Barnwell steers DCC to second Sixes titleA scintillating batting display from Christopher Barnwell steered Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) to its second Sixes title after they defeated Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) in the final of the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC)/ Carib Beer-sponsored Sixes tournament on Tuesday.

Two masons who allegedly robbed two women of cell phones and a quantity of cash were both remanded to prison on Wednesday when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

For almost a decade, residents of Alexander Village have had their Deepavali celebrations disrupted by revellers who have been waging firecracker attacks on their Mandir.

Expanded membership drive for small business sector Executive Director of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Jean Bacchus has told Stabroek Business that strengthening the “capacity and influence” of the Chamber is critical to growth and development of the urban business and that it is the business houses themselves that must work to enhance the ability of the Chamber to impact on urban commercial life, “At the moment the GCCI has a membership of around 100 organizations and we estimate that around 35 per cent of our members pay an active interest in the work of the Chamber.” 

Happy to be alive: Sherry Haynes was yesterday happy to be reunited with her daughter, Jennifer (second from left), her brother, Francis Gonsalves and friend, Roldon Hope (at right).

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is set to increase exports of spirits when it starts its new $4.5B state-of-the-art bottling plant in March.

Dear  Editor, Peter  Halder in letter captioned ‘Signi-ficant lead for Obama’ (SN Oct 25) accurately  paraphrases some of the poll standings of the contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.

Even as the Chinese bauxite company continues to provide assurances that the worsening dust menace at Linden arising out of stepped up bauxite production will ease by next September with the installation of a new dust shield, residents of the mining community continue to express    mixed feelings about the possible harmful effects of the problem and the extent to which the company should move to bring short-term relief from the problem.

A twenty-nine-year-old man who allegedly stole several portable DVD players, security cameras and other items from a firm was granted $80,000 bail on Wednesday when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The special committee tasked with organising this year’s Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival has stepped up preparations ahead of next month’s event billed for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, Politically, the world is in for severe upheaval and transformation, with the most powerful nation leading the way.

AFC boycotts session AFC Members of Parliament (MPs) boycotted yesterday’s sitting of the National Assembly, saying the government reneged on an agreement by the Parliamentary Management Committee (PMC) to hold private members sittings.

-From the Labour Party to FITUG – and ‘Burning Spear” In The White House?

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 275’s trading results showed consideration of $5,908,598 from 84,122 shares traded in 15 transactions as compared to session 274 which showed consideration of $624,958 from 75,000 shares traded in 5 transactions. 

As the momentum builds towards what many in our part of the world hope will be an Obama victory in next Tuesday’s US presidential election, it is all too easy to forget that it is unclear exactly how the Caribbean and Latin America will stand to gain under the new incumbent in the White House.

-court told A twenty-six-year-old man who allegedly stole 3.9M worth of shoes from a woman was remanded to prison on Wednesday when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The Rose Hall Town Bakewell “B” second division team created a major upset when they crushed Sand Reef Cricket Club by eight wickets in their Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC)/ New Building Society sponsored second division limited overs competition recently.