Articles published on Saturday, December 20, 2008
Boats main transportBy Sara Bharrat Photos by Jules Gibson Dochfour, a village of struggling East Coast Demerara farmers in the vicinity of Ann’s Grove, has been under more than two feet of water for the past eleven days.
GT&T, internet cafes continuing talks Following the most recent discussions between GT&T and the Internet Interest Holders Group (IIHG), GT&T has removed the blockage on certain Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) and Virtual Private Networks (VPN) websites, allowing some internet cafés, which were forced to close, the chance to resume business.
-Jagdeo says hydro on hold President Bharrat Jagdeo, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Services, announced yesterday that members of the GDF will be given one month’s tax-free salary as their bonus this year.
Dexter Alleyne, the Stanleytown man who was discovered dead outside his home early Thursday morning, died of asphyxiation due to compression to the neck, compounded by blunt trauma to the head.
Lieutenant Colonel Tony Ross, who was court-martialled and found guilty for lapses following the disappearance of the 30 AK-47 rifles and five pistols in February 2006, died early yesterday morning after he collapsed at his Camp Ayanganna residence.
Cash Cube has paid out $950,500 so far The Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) company now has a television show where it is giving away among other things television sets and camcorders to the lucky customers who are chosen by the machine dubbed the ‘Randomizer.’
Residents in several flooded areas along the East Coast of Demerara will not be able to have their mail delivered directly to their homes, the Guyana Post Office Corporation has announced.
A sizeable crowd yesterday braved the rainy weather to pay their last respects to 25-year-old Shenese Richardson-Austin who was stabbed 13 times when gunmen invaded her Lot 502 West Ruimveldt home on Sunday.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) last evening announced the death of Lieutenant Commander Lalta Narine of the Coast Guard.
A pair of left-handers, alike in body and soul but separated by 112 Tests of experience, came to the rescue of another faltering West Indies innings on the opening day of the second and final Test at McLean Park here yesterday.
An announcement by President Bharrat Jagdeo that the government will be taking control of key city pumps has been described as “an assault of our democracy” by Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green.
– gov’t in no position to offer year-end payout Government is not in a position to offer public servants the year-end payout they have been used to receiving, although it understands how important that money is to families, Public Service Minister, Dr Jennifer Westford said yesterday.
Dear Editor, In SN of December 17, 2008, Mr Royston King, PRO to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) wrote an epistle to the citizens of Georgetown captioned ‘The citizens of Georgetown need to see the environment differently,’ in which he stated his views on the causes for flooding and poor drainage in the city over the past few days but skirted the issues of management and operation of the city’s drainage system which evidently have been neglected and have led to severe flooding in many parts of the city whenever heavy rainfall occurs.
Route 45 bus operators are protesting against the deplorable condition of their park.
A second man has been charged with the murder of sawmill worker Ralph Jacobs and since he is yet to be caught, Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus issued an arrest warrant for him last Friday.
Dear Editor, After printing my initial letter on GT&T’s block on VOIP, please allow me to follow up.
Public-spirited citizens gave chase Four bandits were chased down and captured by public-spirited citizens on Thursday, minutes after they had robbed a Sterling Products employee of cash as he was dropping off supplies at a La Bonne Intention (LBI) shop.
Dear Editor, I wish to compliment the Commissioner of Police (ag) for appealing to the public to come forward with complaints of bribes, or what we would say is shake-down money to avoid prosecution for certain traffic offences.
Tennicia De Freitas Seventeen-year-old Tennicia De Freitas sung her way into the hearts of all who attended the recent Guyana Music Awards.
Dear Editor, A substantial amount of attention has been given recently in the letter columns of various local newspapers to the deplorable and dirty condition of the once famed garden but now garbage city of the Caribbean, George-town.
Just one of those days… We all have those days; when we wake up feeling blue and know that nothing will go right and it doesn’t.
Dear Editor, Suddenly, as another snowy day dawns, it comes to me that my understanding of today’s politics in Guyana may be deficient.
Ryan Soares voted Most Outstanding Ryan Soares emerged the Most Outstanding Athlete from among 18 in the Guyana Taekwondo Association’s Fourth Danda Cup Competition.
Home: A memory is just a taste away Hi Everyone, As I sat on a plane bound for the United States of America, I contemplated what to write about in this week’s column.
Dear Editor, The new GT&T landline service in Region 2 stretching from Supenaam to Charity is giving endless problems to customers who are intended to benefit from its use.
‘The Hammer’ cops top prize Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United copped the top prize of $400,000 and its star athletes won several other awards at the just-concluded Namilco Football Festival Knockout Competition.
Dear Editor, As the year 2008 quickly comes to an end I wish to urge my fellow Guyanese to take some time out and reflect on our past years and plan seriously for the new year, 2009.
Ravendranauth Deonauth steering his way through the floodwaters at Dochfour yesterday.
Dear Editor, Mr Hector Latchmansingh should be commended for his recommendations for dealing with the littering and consequent flooding problems in the country (‘Guyana should abandon the styrofoam culture,’ SN December 15).
The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) said the issues raised in a letter to the press published recently were intended to cause controversy, in a blistering response aimed at setting the record straight.
The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) received an early Christmas gift of equipment from the `Reds’ Perreira Sports Foundation (RPSF) at a simple ceremony held Thursday evening at the IICA Conference Room on Brickdam.
Jamaican Deejay and selector Tony Matterhorn is set to perform in Guyana after the final of the Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament which is set for January 1, 2009 at the National Stadium, Providence.
Dear Editor, On Saturday, December 13, 2007, Guyanese in Washington DC experienced a time of unity, love, togetherness and hope that is a rarity in our dear land of Guyana.
A parked car which was stolen from the roadway at Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara on Wednesday was yesterday recovered at a spray painting and body workshop at Enmore, East Coast Demerara.
The statistics are not unexpected, given what occurs on a daily basis, but seeing them in black and white somehow still causes incredulity.
US-based Guyanese Chutney singer Terry Gajraj is set to release a new CD come next year.
The management of Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) need not worry about the prize money for their feature race on Boxing Day.
On the prosperous road: Grace, Kennedy Remittance Services (Guyana) Limited yesterday awarded its December `Journey to Prosperity’ winners.
Dear Editor, I have often hidden in the darkness, hoping, praying that this dear land of ours will get better; however, evil has engulfed it.
