Daily Archive: Thursday, January 25, 2007

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Q: A family member in the United States is sick. Why can’t I go there to help?

Magistrate Kim Kyte-John on Tuesday remanded to prison a man who appeared before her at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court to answer to a charge of attempted murder.

Magistrate Kim Kyte-John committed murder accused Sean Isaacs to stand trial at the next sitting of the High Court in Berbice.

Magistrate Chandra Sohan committed two men accused of murder to stand trial at the next sitting of the High Court in Berbice when they on Tuesday appeared before him at the Whim Magistrate’s Court.

Two men accused of raping and robbing a Rosignol woman were granted bail on Tuesday when they appeared before Magistrate Kim Kyte-John to answer to the charges at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court.

Magistrate Kim Kyte-John on Tuesday remanded the couple charged with the Christmas Day murder at Blairmont and adjourned the case to February 13, the date set for the beginning of the preliminary inquiry (PI).

A 28-year-old man appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday on larceny and robbery under arms charges and was remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

No one who is familiar with the faltering academic standards and squalid physical conditions at the University of Guyana’s central Turkeyen campus should have been surprised at the desperate tone of Vice-Chancellor Dr James Rose’s address to the 40th convocation congregation.

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KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Defending champions Guyana aim to snap Jamaica’s winning streak while resurrecting their own title hopes in the KFC Cup limited overs competition when the two teams clash today at the Alpart Sports Club.

There seems to be no clear policy by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) with regards to the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) on sports equipment and sports accessories, according to the owner of the West Indian Sports Complex, Feroze Mohammed.

In keeping with the spirit of Cricket World Cup 2007, the Old Students’ Association of Christ Church Secondary is planning to put down a landmark at the school in honour of former West Indies cricket captain and old student Carl Hooper.

Dear Editor, I read with grave concern your article on the president’s intention to use $400m for the construction of a shelter for destitute/homeless persons.

Dear Editor, The nation wishes to have an explanation from the President, the Attorney General and possibly the Minister of Home Affairs as to the real reason why those on death row condemned to be hanged and who do not have motions pending in the courts are not executed or their sentences commuted to life.

Dear Editor, The front page of another Sunday newspaper featured an item on plans to spruce up the Stabroek market clock, an historical landmark.

Dear Editor, I read with interest the letters captioned “Guyana’s forestry resources are being plundered for little gain” and “Barama introduced modern techniques of forest management to the declining forest industry in Guyana” (07.01.18) as well as the report headlined “Barama certificate for good forestry suspended” on the same date.

Dear Editor, Our youths we are told are our most precious assets and everything must be done to protect them from the ills of society so that they can grow up to become the leaders of tomorrow.

Dear Editor, Where is Bishop Juan Edghill? The Bishop is very silent on the casino gambling matter.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Mr Khurshid Sattaur, the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority captioned “The Guyana Revenue Authority has made improvements in tax collection over the years and will implement VAT efficiently” in response to my letter captioned “The GRA couldn’t administer the Consumption Tax so how will it administer the VAT.”

Dear Editor, It is not surprising that the government would find innovative ways to starve your newspaper of advertising funds since you are regarded as the enemy.

Dear Editor, The debate continues on the subject of casino licences and also who will get them – the ‘old’ or new hotels.

Dear Editor, The People’s Progressive Party has ignored the voice of the people it claims to govern!

Dear Editor, It is good that a patriot and highly qualified consultant has taken up the issue related to a recent letter written to the media by Mr.

Dear Editor, I hope you may be able to clarify my curiosity if you had reporters in Parliament when Mr.

Dear Editor, I think the PNC’s opposition to Dr Ramsammy’s “Health Facilities Licensing Bill” is short-sighted.

Dear Editor, I do have my thoughts and reservation on the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation’s activities in the Linden Community.

Dear Editor, When I see the weeping and gnashing of teeth as the Jagdeo government gradually increases authoritarianism in Guyana, I am reminded of the quote from Pastor Martin Niemoller(1892-1984).

Dear Editor, The greatest, most-renowned freedom-fighter in the world was a proponent of peaceful initiatives.

Drug accused businessman, Roger Khan was yesterday transferred from the Nassau County Correctional centre, a state prison to a US federal facility.

Police were summoned on Tuesday to a city school after one of the students was found with a quantity of marijuana and it was later discovered that a gang was operating from the school peddling not only drugs but also stolen items.

The Aircraft Owners Associa-tion of Guyana (AOAG) yesterday said there was an urgent need for modern air traffic control systems at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri and that the government should expedite this.

The International Press Institute (IPI), with headquarters in Vienna, Austria, is calling on the Guyana government to show greater transparency in awarding advertisements to the media here.

Within the next two years the Ministry of Health through its Guyana HIV/AIDS Prevention & Control Project (GAPCP) will spend an additional $85.5M to fund sixteen HIV/AIDS-related programmes.

Describing some of what he had seen as disturbing, Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur on Tuesday slammed businesses in Berbice that are charging VAT on zero-rated items and he acknowledged that people in the region did not seem to understand the tax.

A number of businesses across Region Six (East Berbice/ Corentyne) are experiencing a downturn in sales following the introduction of the controversial Value Added Tax (VAT) on January 1 with consumers complaining that prices of certain commodities have skyrocketed way above their earning power.

Government has decided to start working on the National Agriculture Diversifica-tion Strategy using its own resources while still negotiating with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for assistance for same.

To date, Barama Company Limited has not made public its plans to get back on track with certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) after the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) announced that the company had been suspended.

The Inter School/Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship (IS/IVCF) of Guyana says it is starting this year’s agenda of moral and social development activities with a Thanksgiving Service, in this its 50th year.

The United States (US) Embassy says under the recently passed Adam Walsh Act all family-based immigrant visa petitions will be screened to root out petitioners convicted of crimes against children.

An Airy Hall, Mahaicony family is now homeless after a fire gutted their home and a fire tender from Georgetown arrived one hour after the blaze started.

A DVD titled “I can feel the Vibes” intended to prepare citizens for the Cricket World Cup (CWC) was launched on Friday.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has found that the noise emitted from the Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets on Mandela Avenue and Vlissengen Road is within the tolerance levels and has brought a long-standing matter between the fast-food restaurant and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to a close.

Two persons who were attacked by bees in separate incidents on Monday afternoon at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, were treated at the Fort Wellington Hospital.

A ten-year-old student of Christianburg Primary School, Linden died tragically on Cholmondeley Hill, Wismar early yesterday afternoon while riding a bicycle which collided with a tractor-trailer a short distance from his home.

Police in Essequibo have started a hunt to recapture a prisoner who escaped from the Mazaruni prison last December and has been wreaking havoc upon residents in his hometown, Bethany village.

A teenaged boy was yesterday afternoon attacked and stabbed by two other boys as he stood waiting for transportation on the East Bank Demerara public road.

A 12-year-old student of Belladrum Secondary School was admitted to the Fort Wellington Hospital in an unconscious state after she was hit behind her neck by another student on Tuesday around midday.

The Ministry of Education said it will be investigating claims of extortion by personnel of some primary schools in rural communities.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) will be using the Taxpayer Identification Number to track tax evaders and as an example of this problem it yesterday said it had discovered significant under-invoicing by a major importer of stationery supplies.

Students of Wiruni Primary School in the Berbice River have not been able to attend school since the beginning of this term because of a shortage of teachers.

The NCN employee whose body was discovered lying in a drain Thursday night died from drowning and as a result of blunt trauma to his head.