Articles published on Tuesday, December 15, 2009
…but says funding must be significantly higher The University of Guyana’s strategic plan for 2009 to 2012 envisages higher quality teaching particularly in science and technology but its administration has pointed out that the institution has to be funded at a significantly higher level and tuition fees are to be hiked.
Contracted security guards performing duties for the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) yesterday protested over the non-payment of their salaries for last month.
– says 3% pay hike harsh Given the recent problems plaguing the sugar industry including industrial action, the Alliance for Change (AFC) has called on sugar workers to realize the root causes and to “start a process of demanding and opting for change”.
After a humble start as a small showcase for mobile phones, Gizmos & Gadgets yesterday opened the doors of its new US$3 million superstore that will specialise in electronics, auto accessories and designer wear.
-IDB finds Of the five countries that are entitled to receive concessional resources from the Inter-American Bank (IDB), Guyana is one of the better performing countries in terms of its project execution, Country Economist Musheer Kamau says.
By Laura Tuck The outcome of the current global summit in Copen-hagen is of utmost importance for Latin America and the Caribbean.
The relatives of Private Julian Marks, who died under unclear circumstances late last month, are still seeking closure as inconsistent information about his death has left them with many unanswered questions.
Defence lawyers in the New Building Society (NBS) multimillion dollar fraud case yesterday argued against the start of a new preliminary inquiry (PI) given the absence of the complainant which has already seen one discharged.
– on the picket line again Workers attached to the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) eight sugar estates across the country downed tools again yesterday calling on GuySuCo to honour the pay increase awarded to them before Christmas.
At the Blairmont Court yesterday Magistrate Nigel Hawke granted pre-trial freedom in the sum of $100,000 to a man who was accused of causing the death of his younger brother while driving a Canter vehicle.
An army corporal appeared in the Providence Magistrate’s Court last Friday charged in connection with the attack on the GT&T cell site at Hauraruni, Linden/Soesdyke Highway and was remanded to prison until December 29.
Many persons continue to complain about the photographs on their new national identification (ID) cards and some are questioning whether the entire exercise was waste of money.
– as 300,000 ounces target set With a target of 300,000 ounces of gold at year end, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is appealing to miners to declare all gold to the Guyana Gold Board and legitimate buyers.
– Grove Hi-Tech stun Milerock When Pele and international striker Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson told Stabroek Sport last week that he was going to put on a show at the National Stadium, this writer and I suppose many ardent readers of the sports pages were wondering just what he was going to do.
Technical Director of the Women’s football programme for the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Mark Rodrigues, along with coach of the local female team Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover and overseas coaches Edwin De Rosario and Rohan Narine are all expressing their optimism for a successful Women’s Friendly International Tournament.The
A Brazilian businessman was on Sunday robbed of raw gold and cash when two armed men descended on his Bartica residence and shot him twice before assaulting his wife.
The pitch at the WACA ground in Perth is, in every way, the centre of attention for the third and final Test between Australia and the West Indies, starting tomorrow (10.30 pm tonight east Caribbean time).
Recommendations coming out of a recent Agricultural Risk and Insurance Symposium will be presented to the Minister of Agriculture as key stakeholders in the industry anticipate changes in the dying relationship between the agriculture and finance sectors.
By Marlon Munroe Medium pacer Trevor Benn’s knock on the door has been answered by chairman of selectors Claude Raphael and associates.
Five armed men on Sunday attacked two women who were cleaning the Chowmein Factory at Patentia, West Bank Demerara and later escaped with cash and other items.
St. Stanislaus College (SSC) `A’ Team played unbeaten to claim the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCY&S) National Schools Chess Championship on Sunday at the Carifesta Avenue Sports Complex.
Practically falling apart: The Kingston Practical Instruction Centre at Cowan Street, Kingston is in a state of disrepair and has been for some time now judging from the dilapidated structure.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – The prolific 17-year-old batsman Kraigg Brathwaite stroked a well measured hundred as West Indies Under-19s beat Canada U19s by 71 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method in their rain-aborted ICC 2010 Youth World Cup practice match yesterday.
Residents of Berbice were treated to live Christmas performances by members of the Guyana Police Force Military Band, the Police Steel Band and the Joint Services Choir.
WESTMOORINGS, Trinidad, CMC – The Barbadian trio of Zabrina Holder, Shannon Smith and Sariyah Sherry each ended with five individual gold medals when the 23rd Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) December Invitational ended Sunday night.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Younus Khan began a coaching course at the national academy in Lahore yesterday after last month asking for a break from playing international cricket.
LONDON, England, CMC – Colossal Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has won the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Award for the second year in a row, becoming only the third person in history to win the award in successive years.
Dear Editor, In an SN editorial of 24.10.06 and subsequent reports and letters, attention was drawn to the dilapidated state of our schools as well as the poor design and workmanship carried out by unscrupulous contractors and to a lesser extent architects/ engineers.
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s president will propose a truth commission this month to investigate torture during the country’s 1964-85 military dictatorship.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago snapped the Barbadians’ three-game winning streak Sunday when they whipped the home side by 31 runs in the Barbados National Sports Council’s (NSC) Invitational Under-13 cricket tournament.
PRETORIA, South Africa, (Reuters) – England all-rounder Stuart Broad will turn down offers to play in next year’s lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) in order to be in peak form for the 2010 Ashes in Australia, he said yesterday.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned yesterday that US President Barack Obama’s “kindly smile” could not be trusted, saying Washington was plotting against leftist Latin American governments including Venezuela’s.
Dear Editor, It brings me great pain to witness the current state of our sugar industry.
BOYACA, Ecuador (Reuters) – A drought in Ecuador is causing power blackouts throughout the country, slowing the economy’s recovery and helping to push Rafael Correa’s popularity to the lowest point of his presidency.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s warning to Latin American nations about their ties with Iran was “an overt threat,” especially to his country and Bolivia.
Dwayne Smith has been signed on for the New South Wales Blues for Australia’s inter-state Twenty20 series in January, making the all-rounder unavailable for Barbados until at least the fourth round of the forthcoming regional first-class season.
Dear Editor, Last weekend I received an envelope from GPL that puzzled me before opening it as I have always paid my bills.
By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Introduction The Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) booklet on VAT which was published in 2007 states this: “However, overall, a net increase in the cost of living is not expected.
Dear Editor, This country has produced so many farcical expressions of human nature among its political actors that there isn’t anything left to surprise citizens who follow the political and contemporary history of Guyana.
(Trinidad Guardian) – A Tobago couple has been shot dead. Reports say that Kenneth George and his partner Daislyn Hunte had just returned from closing their respective business places, and were having a meal, when they were attacked.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Six months after announcing that he had retired from boxing, Guyana’s former world super featherweight champion Gairy St Clair returned to the ring this past weekend with a narrow victory over Indonesia’s Moses Seran in a non-title bout.
PARIS (Reuters) — A French spy satellite is now scheduled for launch from French Guiana on Thursday after the countdown was stopped hours before a first attempt on Dec.
The Liliendaal Declaration on Crime Prevention published in this newspaper last Sunday is a magnificent statement of intent.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Batsmen Justin Guillen, Lendl Simmons and William Perkins all showed good form Sunday, as trials began to select Trinidad and Tobago’s team for the upcoming regional first-class cricket season.
DUBAI – Abu Dhabi threw its flashy but debt-laden neighbour Dubai a $10 billion lifeline to head off a bond default, cheering Gulf and global markets yesterday but raising questions about the undisclosed terms.
Dear Editor, It is interesting to observe how the government and its people, real and imaginary, limit themselves to the easily convenient; how they cherry-pick issues; and how they ignore hard matters.
– during row with relative (Trinidad Express) – A husband and wife are fighting for their lives at hospital after being burnt during an altercation with a relative.
– in Copenhagen and beyondBy Karen L. Williams The United States is committed to achieving the strongest possible outcome at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen.
