Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 20, 2009

A 64-year-old pensioner was found dead yesterday; bound and gagged in his South Ruimveldt Gardens home.

– alleged accomplice remanded By Denyse Renne of the Trinidad Express A US-based Guyanese woman, who was held with TT$1.2 million in cocaine at the Piarco International Airport on Saturday, has been sentenced to three years hard labour.

Ann Rosita Boodhoo is the mother of the four Mahaicony Creek children who have been left to fend for themselves but her slim frame, innocent smile and trusting nature make her appear to be little more than a child herself at 22 years old.

– Jagdeo gives two weeks notice Urging full disclosure, President Bharrat Jagdeo has put Members of Parliament (MPs) on notice that they could face criminal charges if they fail to submit statements of income and assets to the Integrity Commission within two weeks.

The Georgetown, Investments and Management Services and the Princess Hotel Casino Guyana have applied to the Gaming Authority of Guyana for a Premises License and an perators’ Licence respectively.

Unpaid interest on loans is among the factors responsible for driving up the country’s external debt by 20.3% to US$804M, between the end of September 2007 and the end of September 2008, President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday.

– but says decisions justified The sacking of two senior public officers by a government minister is being reviewed, the Head of State announced yesterday.

President Bharrat Jagdeo said he is in discussion with donors to fund the $3B Hope Conservancy Relief project, but was against releasing any names yesterday since it is still early in the negotiations.

The City Council plans to place a clay cap on a section of the Princes Street dump and organise litter pickers in order to prevent the reoccurrence of hazardous fires and smoke which have plagued nearby residents.

Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur will deliver the feature address at the Rotary’s World Understanding Dinner set for February 27.

– Ramjattan says delay frustrating Fresh court proceedings are expected to begin in the Alliance for Change (AFC) elections petition case which has been tangled up in the backlog of High Court cases; a setback the party has called “most frustrating”.

Dear Editor,The Commissioner of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has repeated his endorsement of the Barama logging company, which he made just two years ago (SN, January 17, 2009, ‘Barama committed to complying with forest guidelines – GFC head’). 

Dear Editor,It is rather refreshing to see Mr Raphael Trotman and the AFC support the call for shared governance and have a position on it.

President Bharrat Jagdeo said he has instructed the Finance Minister to have the Auditor General’s report into allegations of bribery at customs tabled in Parliament on Thursday when the house resume sittings, declaring that he “wants the report to see the light of day”.

Republic Bank yesterday launched its Power to Make a Difference (PMAD) for 2009.

Dear Editor, Which Guyanese can proclaim that he she is insulated from the Obama phenomenon?

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has accused GuyOil of being discriminatory in its distribution of kerosene to gas station owners in Corentyne.

Dear Editor, I am tired of these old-time visionless politicians in Guyana dictating to the young generation what we should do to pave a path for a better Guyana.

Dear Editor, In reference to Andres Oppenheimer’s ‘Latin view’ of Sunday, January 11, he is giving his readers the impression that in the conflict with Israel and Hamas, Hamas is the aggressor.

A miner was electrocuted in the Cuyuni River last Wednesday and his decomposed body was fished out of the river on Saturday.

Even by the known standards of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the statements by its chief executive in Port-of-Spain last week touched a new height of illogic and arrogance.

Five constabulary officers attached to the Mayor and City Council, who allegedly assaulted a man and a woman, were all granted bail yesterday when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A break and enter suspect was shot by a policeman who responded to the call that someone was robbing a shop at Enachu, Mazaruni River.

Dear Editor, We learnt through the media that the two top managers of the Transport and Harbours Department were dismissed by a government minister. 

UG student still in critical conditionThe 20-year-old University of Guyana (UG) student, who was involved in an accident on the Corentyne Highway on Saturday remains in a critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) but his condition, has slightly improved.

No-go zone: Residents of ‘E’ Field Sophia took matters into their own hands on Saturday and blocked off this badly damaged road, which has been made worse by the recent rainfall.

“This is a case of mistaken identity,” stated attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes in his defence of Jamal Van Lewis, who is accused of robbing a man of a car valued $2M and selling it to a taxi-driver who in turn sold it to a policeman.

Dear Editor, As the world views with awe, pride, scepticism, pragmatism, optimism, pessimism − or whatever  the emotion felt by each individual − the inauguration of Barack Obama, we Guyanese must take this opportunity to pause and reflect on the health of our own nation.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Julian Hunte wants the regional media to take the West Indies Cricket Board seriously and start a new, long, and productive working relationship to foster a positive future for the game in the Caribbean.

The Alliance For Change is considering a legal challenge to the government’s decision to ban small vehicles from travelling on the Rosignol /New Amsterdam ferry.

– Three new associate selectors named Following the unsuccessful blooding of inexperienced players by the West Indies (WI) on the recent tour to New Zealand,  vice president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron yesterday announced that the WICB will be embarking upon a new  selection policy.

The cardboard house on the reserve at Ruimveldt which someone has been living in for months, surprisingly withstood the recent heavy rainfall.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) along with the Ministry of Home Affairs will be conducting a regularization exercise at Aranka in the Cuyuni Mining district from Wednesday, which will last for two weeks.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson granted bail to two men who allegedly robbed the son of Minister Shaik Baksh of an iPod while he was exercising at Bagotstown.

How seriously does the National Assembly take national security? Given the unhurried, five-year career of the special select committee established to review the report of the Disciplined Forces Commission, last week’s barefaced resolution to extend the deadline for the submission of its report to August 6 was astonishing.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in GC, 7.1.09, titled ‘The stray dog nuisance needs to be focused upon.’