Articles published on Saturday, January 24, 2009
PNCR-1G leader Robert Corbin yesterday rebuffed an ultimatum by President Bharrat Jagdeo, who this week threatened criminal proceedings against parliamentarians who failed to make full declarations to the Integrity Commission, saying that the party is awaiting a judgement on the legality of the appointments to the Integrity Commission.
-World Economic Forum report Guyana has moved up slightly on the Global Competi-tiveness Index (GCI) 2008-2009 list, coming in at 115 out of 134 countries in the annual report put out by the World Economic Forum but has stagnated in key areas.
Prospecting may drop 50% because of global crisis Last year was a good one for the mining sector and gold in particular even though stratospheric demand, prices and plans “collapsed” in the second half as a crisis gripped world finances and markets, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said.
GPL says it is very concerned that persons seem to be taking electricity theft to new heights since on Monday the illegal interference with a transmission line operating at 69,000 volts was suicidal.
-faces life sentence (BBC) An illegal immigrant has admitted raping one woman and attacking two others in Belfast within the space of 48-hours in 2007.
Five employees attached to the Guyana Water Inc branch in New Amsterdam, along with two security guards are currently in police custody following the disappearance of a quantity of diesel from the office.
(The Times) He is one of Britain’s best-known historical figures, famed for his exploration of the New World, controversial romantic liaisons and the chivalrous act of placing his jacket over a puddle so that Queen Elizabeth I’s feet would not get wet.
PNCR leader Robert Corbin yesterday said there was “no deliberate attempt” to embarrass former Chairman Winston Murray, who stepped down saying the party’s public departure from a position he took on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) made it “impossible” to hold the post with credibility.
The Chairman of the Ireng/ Sawariwau Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) says that the local government body is not aware that any permission was given to Brazilian army personnel to transport gravel to Lethem residents and he is concerned about whether anyone is monitoring the soldiers.
-Rohee tells police confab Respect for human rights must be uppermost in the minds of police officers when conducting their duties, Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee told police inspectors and sergeants yesterday at a conference.
Miller offering them rice in the interim Rice farmers of West Berbice who had supplied paddy to a miller in October are worried that the miller was “packing up and leaving” and they had still not been paid in full.
-ministry points to raft of measures There are 832 prisoners at the Georgetown Prison awaiting trial in the courts, including some who have not had their cases heard in almost four years, the Ministry of Home Affairs says.
As private schools continue to make their mark across the country the Linden School of Excellence is to relocate from its rented premises to a $120M school.
Formal negotiations are ongoing with a contractor who will conduct the cross-matching of fingerprints taken during the national House-to-House registration exercise, Guyana Elections Commission Chairman Dr.
A post-mortem examination performed on the remains of Hector Fitzroy Marshall, the pensioner who was on Monday found bound and gagged in his ransacked South Ruimveldt home, yesterday revealed that he was strangled.
Another employee of Toolsie Persaud Limited (TPL), who allegedly conspired with the sales supervisor to steal more than $7M from the company, was granted bail in the sum of $1M when he appeared before Acting Chief Magis-trate Melissa Robertson yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
The National Assembly unanimously approved an amendment to the Medical Practitioners Act on Thursday, increasing the number of academic sessions a practising physician in Guyana is required to take.
Dear Editor, The former First Lady has made a number of charges against the President of Guyana, who was her husband, and he has declined to respond to the specifics, implying that they are matters to be resolved between the two – indeed on an earlier occasion the former First Lady had herself publicly stated that she was not prepared to discuss the details of their relationship or disagreements.
A 46-year-old pedal cyclist died yesterday morning after he was struck down by a motor pick-up vehicle on the Wales Public Road, West Bank Demerara (WBD) and police have a suspect in custody.
Guyanese Ramon Dummett is growing into a mini-institution on the island of Barbados, but it is the kind of fame he takes no credit for, saying instead that Christ has lifted him up and continues to “take him to the unreachable places”.
Dear Editor, I am writing in solidarity and in support of Varshnie Singh, starting with the wonderful work of Kids First that the former First Lady poured her heart and energy into.
Bad karma Some days it feels like the world is conspiring against you.
Dear Editor, The Region 2 administration should provide a suitable alternative site for the Suddie car park.
Dear Editor, I was most shocked at Mr Corbin’s comment on the ‘Evening News’ recently on the allegations made against the President by the former First Lady.
Jam versus jelly versus marmalade Hi Everyone, “Would you please pass the jelly?”
Dear Editor, The recent information released by government sources about the dire situation in the sugar industry, with a massive shake-up in the top echelons of Guysuco and the admission of corruption in the company, leaves one to ponder as to what is really going on here.
Dear Editor, We are all talking. Some of us do not want to hear anything, saying that it is their private business.
By Calvin Roberts In Barbados compliments of: Igloo Ice cream, GT&T, P&P Insurance, Papi’s Supermarket, Oasis Water Company and Noble House Seafoods After two tremendous regional first-class seasons with the bat where he has been Barbados’s most prolific run-scorer, opener Dale Richards has been given the call up by the West Indies selection panel for the first test against England.
She’s a woman with a passion to help in the fight against child molestation and has combined her talent for writing and singing to push her cause.
– Unveils manifesto “Vision for the future” if elected president of GCB Insurance Executive Bishwa Panday threw out his biggest sales pitch on Thursday with a 14-page manifesto which promises to overhaul Guyana’s cricket should the electorate vote for him.
Dear Editor, Guyanese women – across race, class and age – were gladdened by the inauguration of the new US President and especially by the obvious respect and love he unfailingly demonstrates towards his wife Michelle and their daughters.
Maria Benschop’s Nothing to Laugh About, which is a collection of satirical sketches, is set for a repeat tonight at the National Cultural Centre after opening to good reviews at the Theatre Guild in November last year.
GBTI’s head office taking shape opposite the Pegasus Hotel.
Local actor turned playwright Errol Chand will direct and play the lead role when his play, Two Plays, One Night opens at the Theatre Guild next weekend.
Feverish work is underway on the vendors’ mall on Water Street.
Dear Editor, Mr Christopher Ram’s letter published in the Stabroek News on January 21, 2009, titled ‘The President does not have the power to issue instructions to the Audit Office’ has no validity.
Business executive and national hockey player Philip Fernandes has been returned as president of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) after a one year absence and has pledged to push Youth Development while plans are in train for Guyana to compete in the second Caribbean Hockey Championships billed for Jamaica in June.
GT&T says mobile phone users at Timehri and nearby areas will notice an improvement in their service as the company has recently brought their cell site at Madewini online.
Yesterday UNICEF launched its annual publication ‘State of the World’s Children’ with Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy delivering the feature address, even as many in this country and the diaspora grappled mentally with what had recently been the fate of four innocents virtually left adrift in the floodwater at Pine Ground, Mahaicony Creek, East Coast Demerara.
