News

Dear Editor, In my letter on GINA’s attack on Rickey Singh, I stated that Rickey is the only person to receive an honorary doctorate from UWI for contributions to journalism.

Because of the misreading of the handwriting the letter in yesterday’s paper captioned “Two papers sell well at Moruka” was stated as written by Dennis Lord.

Issues such as the Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 are deliberately being used by the current administration to overshadow the “issue of a parliamentary seat for the JFAP (Justice For All Party),” the party has said.

Over 90 patients were attended to during the medical outreach the Rotary Club of Demerara conducted on Sunday at Hubu Village, East Bank Essequibo.

Holders of the Guymine bonds have accepted the government’s payment offer of 90% on the US$21M and four million euros bonds and an agreement to this effect will be signed within two weeks.

Instead of falling asleep during long-winded debates parliamentarians can now surf the internet as wireless internet connectivity (WiFi) has been installed in the Parliamentary Chamber and in the MPs’ Lounge.

Bandits, posing as customers, robbed an East Bank Demerara laboratory of some $700,000 yesterday morning.

Gunmen robbed a Bryden and Fernandes Company delivery van yesterday of over $1 million, during which time they ordered the workers to hand over the money or face death.

While some businesses are on track with filing their Value Added Tax (VAT) returns, which the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) will begin accepting from today, others are still unsure about what needs to be done and will have to hire staff to complete this task.

Corrective work being done on sections of the East Bank Demerara four-lane highway is causing residents some discomfort as the dust keeps blowing into homes there.

The Government of Guyana and the Inter-American Deve-lopment Bank (IDB) yesterday signed an agreement for the US$22M Citizens’ Security Programme which aims to build capacity in the Guyana Police Force and the Ministry of Home Affairs and to enhance community policing in Regions Four and Six.

Dear Editor, “Be Simple, Be a Sample, Be an Example”. Those are the words of Shri Prakash Gossai Ji, a personality of wisdom and understanding, a champion of selfless service.

Dear Editor, The media reported that the combined religious groups comprising of 97% of the Guyana population are unanimous and unequivocal in their opposition to the Casino Bill.

Charity Shop patron Kayleigh Burgess yesterday opened her promised new store on Church Street.

Three gun-toting bandits on Tuesday evening robbed a Bee Hive woman of over $15,000 in cash and jewellery while she was having a bath in her yard.

Minister of Tourism Manniram Prashad says government is working with Berbicians to promote Region Six as a tourist destination.

Recent changes in the schedule of the MV Malali, which plies the Adventure to Parika route in the Essequibo have not gone down well with commuters, though officials say the changes are absolutely necessary.

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Clarissa Riehl says that she will not be intimidated by persons who felt dissatisfied by her ruling on the Berbice Bridge motion debate in Parliament two weeks ago.

Sixteen-year-old Earnest Nelson of Vigilance, East Coast Demerara has won this year’s Junior calypso crown.

The Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) has declared Guyana open for business after President Bharrat Jagdeo briefed a group of Russian businessmen on the country’s business prospects.