Articles published on Thursday, December 4, 2008
The government last evening defeated an opposition motion calling for wider television access in Linden, but indicated its willingness to grant new broadcast licences and re-examine long-delayed legislation.
-computer missing A 48-year-old Alexander Village resident was yesterday morning discovered dead in his bed with stab wounds to the upper body and a wound to the back of the head.
Former PNCR Executive James McAllister has been removed as a PNCR-1G Member of Parliament (MP), in keeping with a recommendation resulting from disciplinary proceedings against him.
The bullet which pierced the abdomen of taxi driver Shem Nicholas, who was robbed in Sophia on Tuesday night by two men, is yet to be removed.
The National Gallery, Castellani House has announced the passing of its long-standing committee member Agnes Jones, AA.
In anticipation of above average rainfall during the December-January period, the Ministry of Agriculture has spent approximately $700M improving drainage and irrigation across the country, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud has said.
As of the 30th September 2008, there were 1058 persons incarcerated in the Georgetown Prison, members of the National Assembly were informed yesterday by Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee.
The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) has concluded that the evidence is not clear as to who inflicted injuries on James Nelson, who was discovered dead in the Brickdam Police Station lock-ups last month and while recommending that an inquest be held, the ultimate decision will rest with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Human Services and Social Security Minister Priya Manickchand believes that domestic violence often gets tangled up in family matters, as the lines get blurred between what constitutes a crime and what is acceptable in a man and woman relationship.
“I had to jump in a trench to get away from he the first time,” said Jason Marshall, an 18-year-old East Ruimveldt youth who was stabbed seven times about the body.
President Bharrat Jagdeo is in Washington DC to meet with officials of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and USAID as both entities are partnering with government on a number of developmental projects.
Education Minister Shaik Baksh says that one of the main reasons that the government is considering the discontinuation of the GCE Advanced Level exams in government schools is because the Caribbean Advanced Proficien-cy Examination (CAPE) is of a high standard and recognised internationally.
All new firearms have to undergo ballistic tests before being licensed, according to Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee.
Four hundred and twenty youths are now ready for the labour force after completing training in 40 areas at the Government Technical Institute at Woolford Avenue, Georgetown.
Six-month-old Glencia Salvador who was found dead after being left in the care of her father, died as a result of blunt trauma and concussion to the brain, a post-mortem examination performed yesterday revealed.
The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is rehabilitating a 16-mile stretch of road from Matthews Ridge to Baramita and conducting other infrastructural works under a $90M contract.
The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) is to build semi-greenhouses at Black Bush Polder, Berbice and Bartica in Region Seven by the end of the year.
Gunmen on Tuesday invaded the Macedonia/Joppa NDC office at Eversham Village, Corentyne and escaped with over $300, 000 after attacking two employees.
A 19-year-old Corentyne woman was shot on Tuesday after a firearm which was among articles she was removing while cleaning a room went off.
Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee says that he is not prepared to facilitate visits to the Alberttown and Brickdam lock-ups by interested Parliamenta-rians.
Dear Editor, In an article, ‘Ever so welcome, wait for a call,’ by Mr Arif Bulkan in Stabroek News of December 1, 2008, he stated that “a recent news report revealed contamination in the ground water supply of Barbados, attributing this to the unhygienic habits of squatters in certain districts.”
The body of an unidentified man was discovered at Madewini on the Linden/ Soesdyke Highway yesterday and police suspect that he is a hit and run victim.
Dear Editor, Two days ago I had reason to be passing the Company Path Gardens where the Non-Aligned Monument stands, and was very shocked to notice that large sections of the fence were missing.
“We have proven our capabilities” – GCB vice-president Vice-president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Alvin Johnson told Stabroek Sports that Guyana has proven their capabilities to host mega events, following a Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) press release which stated that Guyana, Barbados and St.
– Bishwa Panday President of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Bishwa Panday yesterday stated that his association has full confidence in former national fast bowler Roderick Lovell as their representative on the selection panel of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB).
Minister of Education Shaik Baksh says that the findings of the investigations into the fire at the Waramadong Secondary School dormitory, which resulted in the death of three students, will be revealed to the public if “warranted”.
Dear Editor, Here’s what I received from my server today: “GT&T has informed us today that all VOIP calls transmitting their internet backbone are blocked or degraded.
Prelims concluded as Round Three, Day Two wraps up All matches in the preliminary round of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) organized Guinness Greatest of De Street football tournament were concluded at the East Ruimveldt Basketball Court on Tuesday evening.
Dear Editor, The Stabroek News’s editorials consistently improvise a barrage of attacks on the Guyana Police Force (GPF).
Another batch of patients is off to Cuba for treatment for eye ailments such as cataract under the Mission Miracle programme.
National middle order batsman Travis Dowlin warmed up for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) 2009 Carib Beer sponsored Regional four day competition, with a pugnacious unbeaten century at the end of the second day of the three day trial match at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday.
Dear Editor, It doesn’t come as a big surprise that on average, the toll for a motor car to cross the Berbice River Bridge will be approximately $1,000, since only at that tariff rate can the investor possibly facilitate a payback of their investment within the agreed time-frame.
No mattress or other bedding is provided to persons held overnight at the Brickdam or Alberttown Police Stations’ lock-ups, Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee revealed in Parliament yesterday.
– Andre “Stone” Purlett By Rawle Toney“It’s been seven years since I last came back home, and now even though I’m not here to stay at the moment, I will be looking to come back next year to claim the heavyweight title, so Guyana look out” Those were the words of former cruiserweight champion Andre “Stone” Purlett, who in an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport expres-sed his readiness to create waves on the local boxing scene.
Dear Editor, The old local saying, “Mout open, story jump out” came to mind on reading a letter in the Guyana Chronicle headlined ‘“Human derelicts” not to blame for the state of the City’ (November 30) written by Mr Thomas Reid.
– court told Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson granted bail in the sum of $190,000 to a man who allegedly forged a Guyana passport and inserted a fake United States (US) visa.
Women in the Trade Unions: The Pre-Independence Period Introduction By independence in May 1966, there were some 62 registered worker unions in Guyana.
Dear Editor, Over the last week, I have been bombarded with text messages from GT&T informing me that if I top up with $500 I will get 50% in free minutes.
Schools to attend Christmas Day Double Header Schools across the country will now be able to witness what is promised to be two of four exhilarating quarter-final showdowns on Christmas evening at the Providence National Stadium in the 19th annual Kashif and Shanghai Knockout Football Tour-nament.
Two persons were yesterday charged with last Saturday’s armed robbery on a goldsmith at De Willem Village, West Coast Demerara and later remanded to prison after an appearance at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court.
Forty years ago, on the eve of his assassination, Martin Luther King gave one of his most memorable speeches.
National Race Walk champion Rudolph Mitchell chalked up his 83rd successive win last Sunday when he captured the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) ‘Walk for Life’, which was organized by the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC).
Dear Editor, Now that GT&T have blocked VOIP totally on their network, I hope that all the people who are going to be out of work, and all the poor people who can’t afford to make direct overseas calls to ask their families for help, especially in the coming Christmas season, take note of what effects a monopoly can truly have.
FAQs for Non-Immigrant Visas Installment Seventy-OneMany non-immigrant visa applicants planning personal or business travel to the U.S.
