Daily Archive: Monday, March 30, 2009

Former President Janet Jagan, who died early Saturday morning at the age of 88, will be cremated at Babu John, Corentyne tomorrow following a state funeral at Parlia-ment Building at 8:30 am.

-GPSU urges Finance Minister The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is calling on the Finance Minister to pay workers what is due to them without delay saying that no less than 12% should be paid in the interim in keeping with the $2.3B already voted for the revision of salaries in the 2009 budget.

–residents say Building an airstrip on Wakenaam is not a priority, residents who spoke to this newspaper last week said.

The Colombian Farming Institute (CFI) has announced that 1,000 tonnes of local paddy found to be contaminated with “an identified exotic disease” will be returned to Guyana, a  Reuters report on Saturday said.

-escape with jewels A celebration after cricket was rudely interrupted by two bandits, who early yesterday robbed a Corentyne family and their friends of cash and jewellery leaving them traumatized.

Faizul Ally, who the Kaieteur News reported was sought by the police in connection with an “abduction” yesterday denied the report and said that he will take legal action against the newspaper.

In yet another incident at the Georgetown Prisons, an inmate was late yesterday stabbed with an ice pick and was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital.

One week after sustaining a fractured skull, when her mother was attacked by an ex-lover, six month old Selena Rambarat is still fighting for her life.

The Ministry of Housing and Water is to pioneer what it calls a ‘One Stop Shop’ outreach programme in various regions across the country to eliminate the backlog of house lot applications and improve its  efficiency in the delivery of goods and services.

-says she was a monumental figure of her time Former President, Mrs Janet Jagan, was a monumental figure of her time and an inspiration for the people of Guyana and the Caribbean, Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said in letter dispatched to President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday.

Acting British High Commissioner, Simon Bond has sent a message to President Bharrat Jagdeo expressing condolences on the passing of former President, Mrs Janet Jagan.

An elderly man died after reportedly falling off the steps of his Mon Repos home last evening.

The police on Saturday released on bail Abdul Imran Khan, for whom they had issued a wanted bulletin in connection with last Sunday morning’s shooting on Main Street.

Late former President, Mrs. Janet Jagan, expressed “resilience, grace and integrity…through her selflessness, her sense of humour and her dedicated work” for the betterment of others and for the arts to flourish in Guyana.

An 18-year-old girl died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after being struck down by a mini-bus while she was riding her bicycle on the Schoon Ord, West Bank Demerara (WBD) public road on Saturday.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has described the late Mrs Janet Jagan, the first female President of Guyana, as an “indomitable fighter for press freedom and one of the longest-serving journalists in the country.”

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Spinners Veerasammy Permaul and Davindra Bishoo combined for seven wickets and steered Guyana to first innings points over Trinidad and Tobago on the third day of their 12th round WICB Regional Four-day match yesterday.

– programme set for July launch Leroy (not his real name) knew only the streets.

-says Director of Sports, Neil Kumar `Her love for sports encouraged many a competitive rivalry in and out the party’ The late president of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Janet Jagan preached keeping fit and was responsible for private swimming pools to be made available to local swimmers according to Director of Sports, Neil Kumar.

Bandits broke into a house at Lovely Lass Village, West Berbice around 2 am yesterday and stole a Dell laptop computer and other items worth over $400,000 after reportedly spraying the occupants with a chemical.

Roy Jones stopped by Jermaine Dow He might have the name of one of the most revered boxers in professional boxing today but young Guyana amateur boxer Roy Jones (no Jnr.,)

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Dwayne Bravo’s face-saving 69 off 72 balls was upstaged, when Andrew Strauss made a polished 79 not out from 61 balls to carry England to a nine-wicket victory in the rain-affected fourth One-day International yesterday to draw level in the five-match series.

In their first match after being selected for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/Clico sponsored Under-15 limited overs tournament the national Under-15 team defeated St.

Questions about torture in the Guyana Defence Force have still not been answered satisfactorily.

ORLANDO, Fla, (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s  powerful cholesterol drug Crestor cut the risk  of dangerous blood clots in the vein by 43 percent, researchers  said yesterday in a study that shows yet more benefits from  widely used statin drugs.

TRELAWNY, Jamaica, CMC – The Windward Islands ripped out Jamaica’s batting and carved out a dramatic come-from-behind three-wicket victory over the champions on the third day of their 12th round WICB Regional Four-day match yesterday.

Four successive electoral defeats have badly weakened the People’s National Congress Reform party.

For the foreign service to fulfill its mission of promoting friendly relations, fostering conditions for economic development and protecting the country from adversaries it must find its way out of the wilderness of mediocrity and return to the path of professionalism.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Voters on Mayotte, a tiny island  in the Indian Ocean, chose by referendum on Sunday to become a  fully fledged part of France — a change of status that will end  local traditions such as polygamy and Islamic courts.

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies batsman Runako Morton belted a huge undefeated hundred to lift the Leeward Islands’ batting in a titanic first-innings battle with the Combined Colleges & Colleges (CCC) on the third day of their 12th round WICB Regional Four-day match yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Gleaner Group reported a J$445 million loss for 2008.

Dear Editor On learning of the death of Mrs Janet Jagan, one phrase instantly sprang to mind “the end of an era”.

Feature address by the RT. Hon. Owen S. Arthur, M.P. former Prime Minister of Barbados at Rotary World Understanding Day Dinner Pegasus Hotel georgetown, Guyana  February 27, 2009 In reflecting on his very many crises, Richard Nixon was moved to observe that: “You do not become the finest steel, until you have gone through the hottest fires.”

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – John Dyson has unfinished business with West Indies which he intends to complete before considering another coaching position in internationalcricket.

Dear Editor, The money has been received; the City Council has begun its desilting and cleaning campaign in (old) Georgetown; the same alleyways and canals that are usually cleaned are once more receiving attention.

-Coach Michael Hyles Coach of the 14-member Women’s U19 cricket team which will participate in this years regional women’s tournament, Michael “Franco” Hyles is confident that the team can perform creditably.

ASHINGTON, (Reuters) – General Motors Corp Chief  Executive Rick Wagoner resigned under pressure from the Obama  administration yesterday as the government prepared to announce  a second bailout for the company and its smaller rival Chrysler  LLC.

Big companies should not be allowed to run small countries By Professor Norman Girvan The drama over the CL Financial debacle continues.

NAPIER, New Zealand, (Reuters) – Gautam Gambhir ground his way to his fifth test century as India edged closer to saving the second test against New Zealand by the close of play on the fourth day yesterday.

WILMINGTON, N.C., (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire  inside a nursing home in a small North Carolina town yesterday,  killing eight people, including elderly patients in  wheelchairs, local authorities said.

How will President Bharrat Jagdeo’s ten-year tenure of office be remembered?

Dear Editor, The ferry service to the Essequibo Coast is a nightmare.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Canadian researchers have  uncovered a vast electronic spying operation that infiltrated  computers and stole documents from government and private  offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama,  The New York Times reported on Saturday.

D’ Andrade, Johnson and Jonas are runners-up National distance athletes Cleveland Forde and Alika Morgan were named male and female 2008 athletes-of-the-year respectively when the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) held its annual awards ceremony at Olympic House Friday evening.

The following is the text of an address delivered by Sir Courtney at a tribute held in honour of Dr Trevor Farrell by the Economics Department , UWI, St Augustine on Wednesday, October 8th, 2008.

Dear Editor, I first met Mrs Jagan in the 1980s during the often harsh struggles for the restoration of democracy in Guyana.

By Dr Didacus Jules The Caribbean Examinations Council has embarked on a process aimed at producing and implementing a strategic plan for the next three to five years. 

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Detroit Pistons held off the Washington Wizards 98-96 on Saturday with Gilbert Arenas denied a dramatic return from injury when his three-pointer was blocked in the closing seconds.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States will go  after top al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan after consulting with  Islamabad but does not intend to use combat troops on the  ground there, President Barack Obama said in an interview aired  yesterday.

Dear Editor, I’ve noted with great concern a meeting held between the Minister of Home Affairs and the minibus associations, where the associations are calling for the government to amend the laws so as to allow them to continue to play their music moderately in their buses, among other things.

Janet Jagan:  An Important and Complex Political Legacy Cary Fraser teaches at Penn State University, and is a regular contributor to the Trinidad and Tobago Review.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Canada has been working  daily with American officials to coordinate on an aid plan for  struggling U.S.

Consociationalism and Governance in Guyana Edited by Rishee Thakur Institute of Development Studies, University of Guyana A review by Christopher RamThe immediate reaction of the reader to the topic Consociationalism in the Guyana context would be one of at least mild surprise, if not boredom.

Dear Editor, I started to make enquiries about my NIS contributions at the Melanie NIS Office, East Coast Demerara, then at Bent and Camp Street and after that at Brickdam.

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa beat Australia for the third game in a row when they won the second Twenty20 international by 17 runs yesterday.

MUMBAI (Reuters) – One of Bollywood’s most glamorous heroines, model-turned-actress Bipasha Basu made her debut in films with “Ajnabee” in 2001.

Kyk-Over-Al, one of this country’s oldest and most respected literary journals, first appeared in December 1945 and sold for one shilling (24 cents).

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New Orleans Hornets forward  James Posey has been suspended for one game without pay for  throwing a ball at a game official, the NBA said yesterday.

By Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States Next month, President Obama will travel to Trinidad and Tobago to meet his colleagues from across the Western Hemisphere at the Summit of the Americas.

Dear Editor, Someone once said what distinguishes a great national leader from other leaders is not merely the number of projects successfully undertaken or even targets/goals/objectives achieved, but all of those in addition to identifying successors capable of  ensuring continuity.

(BBC) Caribbean offshore financial sectors say they are bracing for tougher measures on tax havens expected to come out of the summit of rich nations known as the G20 Group in April.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jsmaican pharmaceutical company, Indies Pharma, is gearing up for a court battle with international drug-manufacturing giant, Pfizer-USA, over local distribution of hypertension medication used by thousands of Jamaicans living with the debilitating illness.

Mrs Janet Jagan’s passing will undoubtedly evoke a broad range of opinions and analyses on her role in this country since setting foot here in December 1943.

photos by Jules Gibson This week we asked the man/woman in the street if they believed in the supernatural and whether they’d had such an experience.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – What recession? Hollywood’s overflowing cash registers rang even louder yesterday as the cartoon “Monsters vs.

When compared with what has been accomplished in much of the rest of the Caribbean there is no doubt that the development of sport in Guyana has failed to match that of other countries which  are, neither economically or in any other respect, better positioned to create a strong national sport infrastructure.

Caesar Barrow, former lightweight champion of Guyana was forced to quit the ring prematurely following a motorcycle accident on the East Bank Public Road in 1963.

Dear Editor, Guyanese within Guyana are not the only ones feeling the crunch of the slump in the economy.