Guyana News

Two Associate Professors attached to American University in Washington DC, USA, in a recent interview with Stabroek News noted that the war in Iraq has had and will continue to have serious and long lasting economic effects on the global economy.

Just about 60% of the tickets for the six Super Eight matches at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara have been sold.

The Guyana Consumers Association says it will be working with the government to eliminate the practice of the marketing of low quality and dangerous drugs here.

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Introduction In 1999, a decade after the introduction of the Economic Recovery Programme (ERP) created a more facilitating environment for the operation of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), I wrote a series of articles highlighting the work of national and international NGOs.

A man who allegedly attempted to set his reputed wife on fire after she wanted to end their relationship was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

After spending just over a month in prison a customs broker and his reputed wife, who are on trial for allegedly giving cocaine to a Bahamian woman who was caught at the airport, were granted $300,000 bail each.

Q: I am preparing for my immigrant visa interview. Are there different requirements if I lived overseas at some point in my life?

Dear Editor, I write in response to Ms Amna Ally “PNCR membership solidly supports leader” (KN 07-03-08).

Dear Editor, It behooves me to respond to the President’s address to the army top brass on Thursday, March 8, 2007 as reported in your newspaper on March 9, 2007.

Dear Editor, The recent capture in Trinidad of another entrepreneur shows that the US government means business in decreasing the export of narcotics.

Dear Editor, Some time back I wrote seeking to highlight the non working road lights on the Happy Acres Turn, located on the East Coast Main Road.

Dear Editor, It will be appreciated if you could allow me to respond to a statement allegedly made by Mr Jairam Petam, Human Resources Director, Guysuco in an article titled “Strike Cripples LBI Estate” in your Friday, March 9, 2007 edition.

Dear Editor, It was with a great sense of pride that I read about the recent bust by customs officers.

Dear Editor, I share the views of Mr Kencil Banwarie, in his letter captioned “GT&T is boosting its cellular network from Moleson Creek to Charity to ensure seamless service” (07.02.07) The GT&T service, both land line and cellular is not good.

Dear Editor, I’m surprised that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) continues to propagate to the Guyanese mobile telephone subscribers about the best network and strongest signal.

Twenty-Eight schools have been left to battle for the Chico Sweets/Smalta Cup in the National Secondary School Futsal Tournament being held at the gymnasium.

Joint services ranks yesterday afternoon found a butt-less AK-47 rifle and arrested five persons, including Brazilians, during a cordon and search exercise at a house on Church Street.

Linden is already up in Georgetown’s face and the two teams have not even taken the court yet!

Dear Editor, I am grateful to the Stabroek News for printing the website address where I was able to read the full Human Rights Practices report on Guyana by the US Department of State.