Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 23, 2007

A bank worker appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge of assaulting a teacher and was released on her own recognizance.

A forty-one-year-old man who allegedly manually strangled a nine-year-old girl and left her on a beach at Parika appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan yesterday refused bail to a 28-year-old man who allegedly had carnal knowledge of a 12-year-old girl over a two-month period last year.

A man who allegedly abducted another man after hiring his taxi was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The moral protest by local religious organizations over the official introduction of casino gambling in Guyana has obscured a disturbing feature of this development.

Four Guyanese have been included in the West Indies 12-member rugby team that will contest the International Rugby Board (IRB) World Sevens Series tournament billed for San Diego, California, February 10 and 11.

THE narrow defeat in Sunday’s run-fest in the first of their Pepsi Cup series of four ODIs against India has left the West Indies in a quandary over selection.

Aubrey Moore has earned the title of ‘Most Outstanding Boxer’ after defeating Hendrick Pelswick last Saturday at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis Boxing Gym in Albouystown.

Dear Editor, I wish to reply to the letter captioned “Will Iwokrama ever be self-sustaining?”

Dear Editor, The Guyana Information Agency (GINA), a government-controlled agency’s withdrawal of ministry advertisements from Stabroek News, I have to say, comes as no surprise to me.

Dear Editor I recently read about Giatree Kowsilla, a 103-year-old who now resides at 272 Good Hope, Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, who came to Guyana on October 10, 1912 as an indentured labourer.

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese living abroad, I am writing in response to the article “Five percent wages hike ‘scandalous'” which highlighted the worsening conditions that my fellow Guyanese face.

Dear Editor, I live in the United States and try to come to Guyana for a few months each year.

Dear Editor, It is very clear that the deck is stacked against the government on two controversial issues – withdrawal of ads from Stabroek News and casino gambling.

Dear Editor, Could it be that there has been too much mention of names like Ronald Waddell in your newspaper for the government likes?

Dear Editor, I happened to be under the direction of the traffic policeman at Regent and Camp streets on two occasions and observed that it’s only the motorists who obey his instructions.

Dear Editor, “I’m in

Dear Editor, The Editorial for Friday 19th January in the Jamaica Gleaner reads “President Jagdeo’s shame” (http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/

Dear Editor, Leila Ram alleges in her letter under the caption “Some want to create division”, that there is a stratagem by some to portray the PPP/Civic Administration as anti-religion.

Dear Editor, In the past, there have been numerous letters written and published by concerned humane people on the exploiting and oppression of innocent animals that include horses, donkeys and dogs to mention a few.

The government last night used its majority to pass the contentious bill which will legalise casino gambling.

Ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday morning nabbed two Jamaica-bound passengers at the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport with cocaine stuffed in the soles of several pairs of shoes.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) said it is deeply concerned about the possible implications of the decision to withdraw all of the advertisements of the government ministries and departments from the Stabroek News.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has warned that the PPP/C government should not allow itself to slip into a state of power-induced intoxication brought on by its recent electoral success, and begin to behave in a manner that brings it into direct confrontation with the people.

Journalists in the region have been urged to adopt a more responsible approach to sensitive issues in their multi-cultural societies, in order to contribute to peace, democracy and good governance.

Bandits broke into the CCS store on Camp Street some time between Sunday night and yesterday morning carting away a safe and leaving the operators bitter over the burglary, which comes months after a similar attack.

Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand said women and issues affecting them must be placed on the front-burner if matters such as gender equality, and child development and survival are to be addressed effectively.

US Judge Dora Lizette Irizarry will rule on or before January 29 whether or not drug-indicted Guyanese businessman Roger Khan will be allowed a laptop computer while in custody.

The Ministry of Agriculture has given the go-ahead for a team of inspectors from its counterpart in Trinidad & Tobago to review the status of the chicken export facility here.

Following a Ministry of Housing and Water decision to remove persons from government reserves in Sophia some of those affected have come forward with a petition stating that the move is unfair since all efforts to obtain legitimate house lots have failed.

The deaf Guyanese man who disappeared in Queens, New York less than 12 hours after his arrival has been found.

Police in Bartica discovered a snub nose Taurus over the weekend after they had found one in Georgetown early on Thursday morning.

An elderly pastor was robbed of items worth some $275,000 over the weekend while in the backyard of his West Ruimveldt home.

A cannon and cannonball were stolen from a government ministry early this month and the police are asking the public to be alert.

Night vending and other work are being done at the Stabroek Market with a view to easing the congestion in keeping with plans to enhance the city for the country’s hosting of several high-level events.

The police will entertain citizens this week with a concert to be held in the Botanical Gardens on Thursday.