Guyana News

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.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says a blockage in the Lamaha Canal is causing the low water pressure in the city.

Digicel has introduced the BlackBerry Connect service which includes timely delivery of emails and SMS, for the Sony Ericsson P990 to customers in nine Caribbean markets – Guyana is not included as yet.

Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards sentenced Nandkumar Singh to 36 years imprisonment yesterday for killing two persons, one of whom he once shared a relationship with.

Following an article in Wednes-day’s edition of Stabroek News highlighting a city jeweller’s disappointment at the police for not taking a statement from him on the murder of his wife more than two months ago, ranks turned up at his home the same day and took an official report.

The third phase of public ticketing for the upcoming ICC CWC 2007 championships got underway at the local Ticketing Centre in Georgetown yesterday with small crowds throughout the day, a feature which had not been seen since the centre opened in May last year.

Amid signs that the government is unhappy with a proposed deal and is trying to attract Russian investors to take over, IAMGOLD yesterday said it wants an “amicable” resolution to the sale of the Linden bauxite operations and argued that it will incur a loss of over US$30M on conclusion of the transaction.

The Guyana Revenue Author-ity (GRA) said Project Design and Construction Company was the first of five companies or individuals to submit VAT tax returns yesterday.

A Banks DIH executive was recently named a fellow at an England-based engineers’ society while three other employees were appointed to senior positions.

An elderly woman died and a pedal cyclist remains hospitalised two days after they were involved in an accident with a motorcar driven by a Berbice talk show host.

Complaints about the dust resulting from corrective work ongoing at the median on the East Bank Demerara four-lane highway in the vicinity of Republic Park has led to the use of water to keep the dust level down.

Wildlife traders at a meeting on Wednesday agreed to seek compensation and an audience with President Bharrat Jagdeo in a bid to mitigate the effects of a ban on wild caught birds by the European Union (EU).

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has written to President Bharrat Jagdeo requesting that he mandate that the provisions of the Appropriation Act be used to pump up the salaries of public sector workers.

A “disgrace” said one; “unsuitable,” asserted another, and “questionable,” insisted a third.

Caricom Secretary-General Edwin Carrington said it is with deep regret that he learnt of the passing of veteran journalist Cecil Griffith, AA.

A 26-year-old Sophia man who was allegedly found at Wisroc, Linden with a quantity of ganja by members of the Police Narcotics Branch was remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

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ONCE again, the final hurdle proved too intimidating and the West Indies took another terrible tumble with the winning post in the far distance here yesterday.