Guyana News

Sophia ‘B’ came from behind on Tuesday to edged Kitty `B’ 2-1 and secure a place in the semi-finals of the Camptown Football Club’s Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s Super 6 football tournament played at the Campbellville Community Centre ground.

Bennett King balanced his quip after Monday’s victory over Zimbabwe that the World Cup is not won in March but in April with an admission that the result over the youngest team in the tournament was “scrappy”.

Dear Editor, Mr Vishnu Bisram, the pollster, continues to put his credibility at stake by the letters he writes.

The scary prospect that Pakistan World Cup cricket coach Bob Woolmer might have been murdered is beginning to cloud the environment here with dread, apprehension and total disbelief.

Dear Editor, In the last week or two, PNCR parliamentarians Amna Ally, Volda Lawrence, Carol Joseph and Vanessa Kissoon wrote letters to the media in response to letters that criticized Mr.

Evincing haste which has hardly been seen in the pursuit of other types of security legislation, the National Assembly last week unanimously passed three bills to enable Guyana to participate in regional security arrangements during the Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007.

Dear Editor, Mr Osafo Modibo in a recent letter offered incisive comments/observations of a critique I made on the PNCR’s recent symposium held to commemorate the 85th birth aniversary of its founder leader and Guyana’s first Executive President, Forbes Burnham.

Magistrate Hazel Octave Hamilton was yesterday forced to give a new trial date to Fred Sukhdeo, who allegedly attempted to pursue a bogus US$2M insurance claim following the fire at Sacred Heart Church, two years ago, after his lawyer failed to turn up to court.

Dear Editor, I am shocked and surprised by the naivete of the letter by Ms Vanessa Kissoon captioned “We remain committed to our leader, Mr Corbin” (KN 07.03.20).

Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday remanded a man to prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court, charged with having carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old girl.

Dear Editor, The workers at the Anna Regina Town Council cannot remember the last year they had an increase in wages and salaries and they are calling upon the Ministry of Local Government to address their problems as early as possible.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Mr F Kissoon captioned “President Jagdeo never acts on information of corruption supplied to him” (07.03.18).

Dear Editor, I respond to a letter written by Ms Manbodh, a dedicated protector of animals captioned “Don’t clip dogs’ ears and cut their tails” (07.03.18).

Dear Editor, I take this opportunity to congratulate the US Embassy on their recent decision not to accept supporting documents for B1, B2 visas.

It seems as if the 2008 Presidential race has the face of a changing America and there is history in the making.

Education Minister Shaik Baksh’s announced plan to ban all cellular phones in schools across the country has raised the concerns of some parents and some students are also unsettled.

A report on the services sector released on Monday, revealed that computer-related and environmental services have high export potential, while communication, road transportation and tourism-related services are best reserved for domestic supply.

Drug indicted businessman Peter Morgan was further remanded yesterday, when he made another appearance in a Trinidad Magistrate’s court.

The six former Republic Bank employees who were dismissed on Tuesday, following the disappearance of $8 million from an ATM even though no evidence implicated them, feel that their human rights have been violated.

The Chinese restaurateur who was shot on Tuesday night during a foiled robbery attempt succumbed yesterday afternoon in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital.