Guyana News

Ryszard Kapuscinski, one of the most distinguished foreign correspondents of the last half-century, died last week at the age of 74.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the rape of a woman committed by a notorious and now dead wanted man for which his father is also charged commenced yesterday at the Wales Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.

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Roy Beepat and Monica Satrohan-Beepat belong to a younger generation of an older business class that has greased the wheels of commercial life in the city for several decades.

Stabroek Market stallholders are calling for a review by the Police Traffic Department of the traffic management arrangements that apply in the Stabroek area during sittings of the National Assembly in order to allow them to conduct business without undue hindrance resulting from traffic restrictions.

The Georgetown Cricket Association has scheduled 14 Under-19 matches this week-end starting today.

Altaf Habibulla has been named captain and Carlos LaRose vice-captain of the Georgetown team for the upcoming under-15 Inter-Association competition which will oppose East Bank at Diamond on Saturday in the opening game.

Some 20 people connected to drug accused businessman Roger Khan have given statements to Khan’s New York lawyer Robert Simels who was here for two days and the US is to introduce as evidence a ledger of a slain boutique owner which contained the names of alleged drug dealers.

Basketball players in Guyana will shortly be faced with a dilemma.

Dear Editor, Despite the Newsweek statistics provided by New York-based Caribbean pollster and sometimes letter writer, Mr.

Guyana, needing a win goes into battle with the Leeward Islands in their fourth round encounter of the KFC one regional competition at the Albion Sports Complex today.

Dear Editor, You would recognise from my ID card that I am a senior citizen with great-great-grandchildren and so I was around when Cheddi Jagan formed his PPP and me and my family always voted PPP because we knew Cheddi had a broad mind and a big heart, he was not vindictive.

Dear Editor, I am the owner of a Route 32 mini bus – working GT to Parika.

Dear Editor, We refer to your report headlined “PNCR says Rice Factories Bill sets unrealistic benchmarks for millers” (07.01.26).

Dear Editor, This past weekend a GINA press release titled, “Govt.

Dear Editor, It is indeed refreshing to note that the Ministry of Housing would be expediting the issuing of land titles and transports for house lots in housing schemes countrywide (Guyana Chronicle 29/1-/07).

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to your article under the caption “Major Deficiencies uncovered in Barama Forest Management – Auditor to appeal some findings.”

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago I read in the newspapers that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is clamping down on environmental pollution, including loud and excessive noise.

Dear Editor, As a prisoner at the Georgetown prison. I am in total agreement with the illustrious Minister at Home Affairs’ statement “

Dear Editor, I look with dismay as the government through their Revenue boss and his revenue agency (GRA) congratulate businesses for incurring losses everyday as the revenue boss puts it `to keep their customers`.