Articles published on Thursday, November 6, 2008
Woman slain by gunman A stop on the Agricola public road to fix a problem yesterday morning turned tragic when a gunman fatally shot a 27-year-old woman after she refused to hand over a bag containing more than $100,000.
The Demerara Oxygen Company Limited (DOCOL) yesterday launched a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) filling plant at its site in Eccles.
Stabroek News’ Editor-in-Chief David de Caires was cremated yesterday following a simple but moving service of praise and thanksgiving at the Chapel of Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens at the Ridge, Christ Church in Barbados.
Some of the artistes and other personnel who rendered services during Carifesta have finally been paid by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.
Between 2004 and 2007, 13,844 students dropped out of the primary school system, representing 4% of the national population.
The Ministry of Health recently conducted a two-day review of the maternal and child health programme to identify its weaknesses and evaluate its success.
-targeting youths The Ministry of Health is increasing its efforts in the anti-tobacco campaign targeting youths and recreational smokers and is calling on leaders to assist in persuading the said groups to adopt healthy lifestyles.
President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that the country needs to understand the context of the torture allegations.
The air was filled with excitement yesterday at Courts Guyana Inc Main Street branch when Corinne Vieira walked away with $1M in the Courts ‘Stash of Cash 2’ promotion.The
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) said its inspectors continue to find safety matches on the market that are not in compliance with its standard.
A man is in police custody after he was found in possession of an unlicensed revolver and a gold chain yesterday.
Dear Editor, I am deeply saddened by the passing of my friend, David de Caires.
It was another futile day for those searching in the Cuyuni area for the US-registered aircraft that went missing last Saturday with three foreigners on board.
Dear Editor,There are advertisements about a play being produced by the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) which is supposed to contribute to efforts to prevent domestic violence in Guyana.
Dear Editor,The women of Red Thread are saddened at the death of Stabroek News Editor-in-Chief, Mr David de Caires.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/National Sport Commission (NSC) in collaboration with the Regional Democratic Council of Region #4 successfully hosted a Day of Interaction on November 2 at the Diamond Community Centre Ground and the Grove Playfield on the East Bank Demerara.
Dear Editor, It has been some time now since the drop in fuel price at the pumps but the minibus fare has not changed to reflect the drop in the gas price.
A carpenter who had snatched a schoolgirl’s cell phone to make “an important call” was ordered to pay a fine of $60,000 or serve eighteen months imprisonment when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
The PPP has expressed the hope that the new US administration would bring a more enlightened position on the ecological crisis facing the world and threatening the very existence of the planet.
The unitary colony of British Guiana was brought into existence by Royal Proclamation on 21st July 1831.
Berbician Kriskal Persaud will be strongly tipped to retain his senior men’s title when the National Closed Chess championships gets underway Saturday at the Ocean Spray Hotel.
Dear Editor, It was with profound sadness that I learnt of the death of my former employer, Mr David de Caires, the man who welcomed me into the world of journalism, just after I graduated from university back in 1993.
A manager of a mining company in the hinterland was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for obtaining over $3M in cash from several persons by false pretence.
Dear Editor, To be alive at this moment, November 4, is a privilege of being part of history as we witnessed democracy in action which permitted the voice of the people through the ballot box to choose a Black man (Barack Obama) to be the 44th President elect of the USA.
The Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice would be running off a 25-mile cycle road race on Sunday from 9am.
The death of Stabroek News Editor-in-Chief David de Caires will “create a void in the ranks of Media Managers in the Caribbean Community” the Caricom Secretariat says.
Michael Reid, the Meadow Brook resident who had said that he was a victim and not a robber, was remanded to prison last Wednesday when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Guyana’s Golden Jaguars are going almost full strength for their quest to secure a place in the finals of the Digicel Caribbean football Championships when they square off with St.
PNCR Leader Robert Corbin in a congratulatory message yesterday to US President-elect Barack Obama on his historic victory indicated that the PNCR will be willing to work with the new US administration for a better Latin America and the Caribbean and a more peaceful world.
Dear Editor, We are extremely delighted to learn that Senator Barack Obama has been elected the 44th President of the United States of America.
By Winston McGowan The first instalment of this article traced the beginnings of rice cultivation in Guyana from the earliest efforts by enslaved Africans during the period of Dutch colonial rule in the 17th and 18th centuries to the early 1880s.
The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association’s (GASA) National Swim-ming Championships will commence this afternoon at the Castellani Pool, Homestretch Avenue.
Dear Editor,I wish to condemn in the strongest possible way the attacks carried out by unruly and inconsiderate persons on the Alexander Village Mandir and community on Diwali night.By
-agri minister tells Barama Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud urged Barama to “stamp out unregulated acts of mining” during a recent visit to the company’s Buckhall, Essequibo facility.
The assistant manager of the shopping centre, Household Plus, who is accused of stealing over $4M from the store, was placed on $400,000 bail yesterday when she appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Dear Editor, In reference to your editorial of Monday, November 3, about the Alexander Village hooliganism, you must realize that the best of plans will still remain a plan if it is not put into operation and carried out by those who are responsible for carrying it through.
With the kick-off of the much-anticipated 19th annual Kashif and Shanghai Knockout Football Tournament just over a month away, the organizers have been persistent in getting partners onboard.
Immigration and Children Installment Sixty-Nine Along with the excitement of receiving an immigrant visa from the U.S.
An 18-year-old resident of Hofwerk, Berbice River was severely chopped on his back and left hand over one month ago and is afraid that he would not be able to use his hand again.
Scotiabank recently donated $600,000 to the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security for the care of orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV.
It was not the successful presidential candidate mounting the stage in Grant Park, Chicago, to give his victory speech who provided the iconic image of US election night 2008, but rather the old civil rights campaigner, Jesse Jackson, who was filmed with tears coursing down his cheeks at the news of an Obama win.
