Guyana News

Dear Editor, It is sometimes said that history is an assemblage of past events that should not distract us in the present.

Dear Editor, Your editorial “Poor fishermen” is timely and I empathise with them, for the Ministries of Agriculture and Home Affairs seem to care little about the plight of these hardworking men.

Dear Editor, In a recent debate in Parliament we again heard the usual accusations of official corruption.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) says it has received funding under a Cdn$5M programme to target minibuses in an anti-littering campaign that is expected to be put in full force on Tuesday.

Foreign Ministers of the Rio Group have decided on special measures aimed at strengthening and improving the Group’s proceedings, including a new mechanism that would allow the secretariat to formulate a response to any urgent regional or international matter.

A machine sensitive enough to detect traces of illegal drugs and explosives within seconds when persons or items are being screened will soon be functioning at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

The power company has reported more attacks on contracted agents carrying out disconnections, including a recent chopping incident.

The body of a 37-year-old fisherman was on Tuesday discovered lying on his kitchen floor with a single stab wound to his chest.

The body of a 66-year-old man was discovered in his yard at Ulverston, Corentyne, Berbice on Tuesday afternoon by some children playing in the area.

The relatives of a 47-year-old cattle farmer who was struck down by a car and later died at the hospital are calling for justice to be done.

Airline operators yesterday met with Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee and representatives of the law enforcement agencies to work out strategies to stamp out drugs and arms trafficking via aircraft.

Gun-toting bandits yesterday held up a gas station at LBI, East Coast Demerara.

The Caribbean Develop-ment Bank (CDB) has earmarked US$14M for future projects in Guyana.

The sister of Rudy Fernandes, who went missing following a boat accident over the weekend, yesterday identified his body which was discovered at Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara on Tuesday.

A new Cabinet sub-committee has been set up to look at the enhancement of the Guyana Fire Service.

City Mayor Hamilton Green believes that vendors outside the Stabroek Market are victims of the absence of proper planning on the part of Central Government and the municipality, and insists that he will not be part of a ‘band-aid operation’.

A recent study has found that 69% of victims of sexual violence are 16 years old or below and that Amerindian girls between the ages of 12 and 16 years living in Region One are the most vulnerable group of females in Guyana.

A quick-fire innings of 69 from Imran Latif and a five-wicket haul from Trinson Carmichael, propelled Berbice to a 69-run victory over Essequibo in the Castrol inter-county under-15, two-day cricket competition which ended yesterday at the Police Sports Complex ground.

Affiliates of the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) last Saturday elected a new executive to serve for the new term, but the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has not yet accorded its recognition to the newly-elected executives.

Is the Government of Guyana a courageous but luckless crusader against narco-trafficking or has it been afflicted by chronic narcosis while cunning criminals contravene the law with impunity because they invest millions of dollars in the economy?