Guyana News

It has been argued many times before that fundamental change in the way the police force conducts itself will come only when the sweeping reforms of the Disciplined Forces Commission and other such bodies are implemented.

Twenty-year-old Janelle Marshall died early yesterday morning in Wismar when the truck she was travelling in crashed into a store before hitting a lamp pole on Burnham Drive and injuring the other three passengers.

Dear Editor, President Jagdeo is clever when, at the Caricom summit in St.

Dear Editor, After reading George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ I was moved to comment that Cuba is a typical example.

Dear Editor, I fully support the appointment of Mr. Kerik as security advisor to the President.

Dear Editor, The T.O.K. performance at the Digicel Experience concert held on Wednesday 14 February, 2007 at the National Park left much to be desired.

Dear Editor, The growing emphasis on agricultural development makes it useful to examine the status of ingredients used in the manufacture of stockfeed.

Dear Editor, The residents of Kwawani need to start questioning their leaders about decisions and representations they are making on their behalf.

Dear Editor, I have observed that the Government is moving to revamp the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) which was established in May 2002.

Dear Editor, As a follow up to my letter captioned “The illegal crossing has been going on for years, Mr.

Dear Editor, It is now approximately 3-1/2 weeks since I reported an overflowing gully at Lot 4 Norton Street, Wortmanville.

The performances of the national football team in the recent regional fixtures make as compelling an argument as local football has ever made for a far greater measure of national attention to the sport.

Shemroy Barrington with two half centuries and skipper Stephen Jacobs with a 11-wicket match haul yesterday engineered an exciting four-wicket, come-from-behind win for Malteenoes Sports Club in their semi-final clash of the Guyflag three-day first-division competition against Everest at Camp Road.

Nicholas Narain defeated Turhan Mohabeer Saturday night to cart off the Category `A’ singles title when the Bounty farm handicap squash tournament concluded at the Georgetown Club on Camp Street.

Progressive Youth Club (PYC) edged 2006 national inter – club relay champions, Royal Youth Movement (RYM) by 12 points yesterday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary to regain the title they held in 2005.

On the night of February 17, 2007, the man known as ‘Mighty Rebel’ sang his way to a history-making fifth calypso monarch crown.

The pilot who landed his aircraft at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri last Tuesday and then disappeared for four days returned to remove the plane on Saturday and has now been identified as a reserve Major of the Jamaican Defence Force.

Approaching two years since government unveiled a much-heralded drug strategy master plan, with promised innovations such as wiretapping legislation and an enforcement post near the Orinoco Delta, the administration is yet to appoint a coordinator and the National Anti-Narcotics Coordinating Secretariat (NANCOS) is still to be set up.

Eleven-year-old Ottey Simon is amazing doctors with her upbeat attitude and energetic spirits while undergoing last-chance chemotherapy to treat the growing tumour that has been threatening to take over her face.

Security reform and the increasing crime rate topped the budget debate presentation by PNCR-1G Parliamen-tarian Deborah Backer who sang a rhyme highlighting the gun problem facing the country.