Daily Archive: Saturday, January 17, 2009

Three persons are expected to appear in court next week over the theft of a US$30,000 Guyana Power and Light (GPL) transformer found at the city’s newest mall, GPL Managing Director Bharrat Dindyal revealed yesterday.

The Grow More Food campaign has had a positive impact and rice exports brought in US$118M last year, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud says.

Bandits storm Enterprise house, jump from moving car after police chase A Plaisance businessman was injured during a robbery yesterday morning and an Enterprise family was terrorized before the bandits made off with their car which they eventually had to jump from after being pursued by the police on the East Bank.

The Transport Ministry has experienced a massive shake-up following the sacking of two senior officers and after a high level meeting with Minister Robeson Benn,  Kevin Trim and Claudette Rogers have been appointed acting Transport and Harbours Manager (T&HD) and  Acting Director General of Maritime Administration, respectively.

Retired Colonel Chabilall Ramsarup has been re-assigned to the post he once held as Head of the Civil Defence Commission, replacing Major General (ret’d) Michael Atherly who has been promoted to a post within the Office of the President.

Mere weeks after Transport Minister Robeson Benn assured the nation that the country’s air traffic control system is safe, the control tower at the Ogle Airport has been closed indefinitely while the aviation authority is struggling to match staff to the shift system at the Timehri tower.

The signing of the exchange of notes and the grant agreement for phase II of the project for water supply in Corriverton was yesterday held at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, Takuba Lodge, Georgetown.

Barama Company Limited (BCL) is committed to regaining Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification and is complying with the guidelines of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), Commissioner of Forests, James Singh says.

Despite sporadic heavy showers along the East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Thursday there was no increase in water levels and residents were gratified though in Ann’s Grove many complaints were raised about the kokers there.

While the $1.7B spent for drainage and irrigation work last year seems to be a “sexy number”, in the context of what is required to get the drainage system working, it is not significant, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud says.

A 29-year-old miner died on January 14 in the Cuyuni river area after allegedly being electrocuted.

The PNCR said yesterday that the Auditor General and the government should call upon those persons and entities, including senior government officials and corrupt business people, who have acquired assets that bear no relationship to their incomes and earnings to submit to forensic audits.

A man who was allegedly found with a quantity of cannabis in his possession was granted bail yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A forty-eight-year-old man, who allegedly stole a generator valued $400,000 was granted bail yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Dear Editor, We the cattle and other livestock farmers on the right and left banks of the Abary Creek are facing tremendous losses with our cattle from Blairmont to Copeman.

Greek reception: A reception was held in Athens, Greece yesterday in honour of President Bharrat Jagdeo who is on an official visit to that country.

Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Persid Edmond on Tuesday sentenced a security guard attached to the Health Ministry’s Fort Canje facility to two years jail after he pleaded guilty to stealing items amounting to over $188,000.

Dear Editor, One had remarked earlier in your columns the fuzziness of the reporting by other press on Guysuco’s recent management ‘restructuring,’ not realizing at  the time that it was actually a reflection of the latter’s fuzzy argumentation  for what seems destined to be a ‘de-structuring’ instead.

The National Assembly has extended the deadline for the submission of the report of the special select committee reviewing reform recommendations for the disciplined forces.

– research finds Youth across the Caribbean region are alarmingly concerned about what they described as serious disintegration of social institutions and values, according to research findings by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Commission on Youth Development (CCYD).

There’s a kind of hush that makes you feel you should be whispering.

At the Reliance Court on Wednesday, Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Persid Edmond remanded to prison a man accused of carnal knowledge and armed robbery.

Dear Editor, Mr Obama’s recent letter to his daughters is expected to appear in the press worldwide over the weekend. 

-says traffic charges “trumped up” Six years after his car was impounded by traffic ranks for what he calls “trumped up” charges, Mark Benschop is still awaiting the release of the vehicle which is now in a deplorable state in the Brickdam Police Station compound.

Dear Editor, The Takutu Bridge is complete, compliments of our Brazilian neighbours.

Arrest warrants have been issued for five persons by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Wales Magistrate’s Court.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints this week handed out flood relief goods to several organisations.

Road hogs With new rules in place regarding how this country’s roads ought to be used, we ventured into several areas where changes were supposed to have been made only to feel very let down.

Dear Editor, I welcome the Guyana Chronicle editorial on the outlet from EDWC to the Atlantic.

By Calvin Roberts @ 3W’s Oval, Barbados Compliments of Caribbean Airlines, Igloo Ice Cream, Oasis Water, Noble House Seafoods, GT&T and Papi’s Supermarket Guyana held the upper hand against the Combined Campuses and Colleges team at the end of the first day of their second round clash in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional four day competition at the 3W’s Oval, Cave Hill, Barbados yesterday.

Describing our cuisine Hi Everyone, What is your answer when someone asks you to describe our cuisine or asks you what type of cuisine we have?

With the compliments of Caribbean Airlines, GT&T, Igloo Ice-cream, Noble House Seafoods and Oasis Water Guyana’s captain Travis Dowlin yesterday told Stabroek Sports that he was pleased with his bowlers’ performance at the end of the first day of his team’s second round clash against the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) at the 3W’s Oval, Cave Hill.

A 48-year-old fish vendor of Albouystown on Thursday pleaded not guilty to the charges of threatening behaviour, abusive language and disorderly behaviour when she appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson.

Dear Editor, The efforts by our local newspapers at king-making have not gone unnoticed by their readers.

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to respond to John De Barros’s letter in the Kaieteur News of January 15, 2009, titled ‘Confusion of roles,’ in which he chides the ruling party for protest action taken outside the US Embassy in Georgetown against the Israeli massacre of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Tuesday remanded a man who admitted causing malicious damage to a minibus after a disagreement and ordered him to compensate the owner at his next hearing.

Godfrey Naughton’s No Tricks, No Business, which packs a serious dramatic punch and delivers an interesting, humorous story about the business of body snatching, is set for an encore at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) later this month.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, former national sprinter Colin Boyce will be the new president of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) when elections are held tomorrow.

Economic migration, where individuals and entire families leave the land of their birth to live and work elsewhere is fast giving way to labour migration, which involves developed countries competing to attract skilled immigrants.

Vandals dealt a severe blow to the Clico Preysal Cricket Club, home to Guyanese Azeemul Haniff on Thursday night, digging large craters at both ends of the pitch at Inshan Ali Park.

Rastafarian turned pastor and gospel performer, Mark Mohr is scheduled to be in Guyana later this month to spread his Christian reggae vibes at the National Park as part of the Christafari Reggae Redemption World Tour 2008-2009.

A 39-year-old chip and paint labourer of 97 Second Street, Agricola, on Thursday pleaded not guilty to the charge of unlawful wounding when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson.

Dear Editor, The Oxfam situation report on the flood response in Guyana has provoked my reaction.