Guyana News

Valentine’s Day yesterday erupted in a cellular phone extravaganza as bargain hunters waited throughout the day in long queues for deals.

Dear Editor, We the residents of Crabwood Creek on the Corentyne are very thankful and satisfied that the Regional Chairman of Region Six, Mr Zulkfikar Mustapha and his team are concerned about our community.

In the wake of the speedboat disaster that claimed the lives of two passengers travelling “backtrack” (illegally) from Corriverton to Nickerie, aut-horities in Suriname are enforcing safety regulations in an effort to prevent a recurrence.

Digicel says it will soon provide Mabaruma, Region One, residents with cellular phone service.

Banks DIH said its success over the past 50 years is based on its relationships with shareholders and employees.

The National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) is opposed to the move which the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) is considering in laying off a number of workers.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is advising employers that Form 11 returns for 2006 are due on or before February 28 and the deadline for Value-Added Tax (VAT) returns is today.

Caribbean telecommunications giant Digicel has plunged into the local industry bringing with it fierce competition and a new era of choice for mobile customers.

The upcoming Rio Summit could expect some South American Heads of Government but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not know how many would be coming to the March 3 event in Georgetown.

The Georgetown Book Club is hosting a public screening of the award winning film `Once were Warriors’ on Saturday, February 17.

The Ministry of Education says it has recorded significant changes in the performance of Grades One and Two students since the introduction of the Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) programme.

The Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) remembers Cecil Griffith for his “skill, service and style” during his career and membership.

Caricom heads have accepted a report by Professor Vaughan Lewis on governance of the community and wide-ranging consultations are to be held followed by the presentation of an interim report at the meeting of heads in Barbados in July.

PNCR-1G parliamentarian Amna Ally yesterday told the budget debate that many schools were built during the previous and present administrations but the key difference was how human resources were used.

The Guyana Organisation of Indigenous Peoples (GOIP) says, in a letter to President Bharrat Jagdeo, that interpretations of sections of the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as distinct from the whole is leading to negative interpretations in some African and Caribbean states.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan granted $25,000 bail to a couple accused of fraudulently converting more than $750,000 to their own use when they yesterday appeared before him to answer to the charges.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan yesterday remanded to prison a Linden resident who was allegedly found with five kilogrammes of ganja in his possession at an East Bank Demerara (EBD) police roadblock.

Fenton Haynes, brother of the Mocha woman whose burnt body was found behind her home some two years ago, testified in the High Court yesterday to greeting an uneasy Lloyd McCleoud at the home on the day his sister went missing.

You go to the party with whoever brought you and of course we would never have expected Jagdeo to have publicly criticized his mentor Mrs Jagan despite the fact that in the early days of his presidency when he was vulnerable and had not accrued his ring of mediocrity she may not have totally relinquished the reins of power.

Dear Editor, It is doubtful that any reasonable thinking person would call into question the value of community policing in the universal contest against rising crime levels.