Guyana News

A priest was refused bail by Magistrate Chandra Sohan after he appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Friday on a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Dear Editor, I wish to write in response to a Kaieteur News Article dated February 12, 2007 “Consultant resigns from Finance Unit

The death of Constable Michau Cort, 27, has prompted Magistrate Chandra Sohan to lambaste the police for not observing the rules governing the schedule for “music boxes” to play at public functions.

Dear Editor, At Matthew 26:11 it is written “For ye have the poor always with you”.

A driver appeared in court on Monday on a robbery under arms charge and was remanded to prison.

Dear Editor, In Saturday’s issue of Stabroek News it was reported that after four years of incompetence, mismanagement and an expenditure of over 2.5m pounds sterling, Management Consul-tants Severn Trent Water Incorporated (STWI) has finally got its act together to improve the water services of Guyana Water Inc (GWI).

A Sophia resident who was allegedly found with cocaine during a police operation, appeared in court on Friday and was remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

Dear Editor, Your indignant editorial on the maltreatment of Aubrey WIlliams’s murals at our airport (SN 11/02/07) will undoubtedly make the rounds of Guyanese emails world-wide (two have already come my way) and generate justified outrage in the process.

Dear Editor, Can Governments in democratic societies use the `power of the purse’ to attack an independent newspaper, if they disagree with its editorial policy – and possibly threaten the paper’s survival?

While she was unable to participate in the tournament last year, top female table tennis racket wielder Michelle John is looking forward to participating in the Mashramani table tennis tournament that served off on Monday.

The world (Great Britain) grandmaster’s degree of 10th Dan Black Belt was given to Dr.

President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Claude Blackmore stated yesterday that the newly-formed athletic club, Running Braves was not debarred from competing locally but it was, however, ineligible to compete in inter-club meets.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) yesterday named a squad of 14 players and six standbys for the upcoming inter-association competition scheduled for February 27-28 and March 2nd.

Coordinator of the just-concluded 2007 Bounty Farm Ltd Mash Handicap Tournament Robert Fernandes has hailed the event a success.

The two finalists in the Annual Mayor’s Cup football tournament will be decided this evening at the GFC ground where an explosive double header is carded.

A prisoner who has been on remand for five months for allegedly committing fourteen offences yesterday escaped from the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court lockups after forcing his way out by attacking a police officer.

Venezuela is willing to provide this country with more than 50% of its oil needs under the Energy Cooperation Agreement Petrocaribe but Guyana is not willing to put all of its eggs in one basket.

The National Assembly last evening passed the Appropriation Bill 2007 approving the National Budget after a number of days of debate on the Minister of Finance’s speech and the estimates in the Committee of Supply.

Former Principal Magistrate Oscar Parvatan died yesterday at his brother’s Kingston, Georgetown residence after a prolonged illness.

Vendors outside the Stabroek Market who have been given marching orders yesterday took their case to court and the controversy also graced the chambers of Parliament and City Hall where there was confusion over how the decision was made.