Daily Archive: Friday, February 23, 2007

Funny that I keep recalling Lord Nelson’s hilarious but insightful calypso, “she saving that for company”, since the “Georgetown Enhance-ment Development Pro-gramme” and all related im-provement operations began.

US officials taped conversations between Guyanese drug accused Raphel Christopher Douglas and a DEA informant and on two occasions when Douglas promised to send cocaine to the US, empty black bags were sent.

A young man who allegedly pretended to be a police officer in order to rob another man of his money was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A man who allegedly had cannabis at his home when the police conducted a search was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A security guard who allegedly robbed the place he was supposed to secure was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Ceil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A woman who was squatting on land and allegedly pretended to be the owner and obtained money from another woman for the property over a year ago was yesterday granted $150,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

Dausette Mc Cammon, the man who allegedly shot and killed policeman Micah Cort two weeks ago at the Carib Soca monarch contest in New Amsterdam, was yesterday charged with murder and possession of a firearm and ammunition without licence.

A teenaged boy who broke into a woman’s home and stole her Digicel bag and other items will now spend 18 months in prison after he was sentenced yesterday by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

It now has to be recognised that man’s capacity for self-destruction could soon outstrip what he is capable of in the practice of war.

The “blitz” that descended on Guyana last week in the wake of Digicel’s launch of its new cellular service here provided an object lesson in mass marketing that Guyanese are unlikely to forget in a hurry.

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It comes as no surprise that fake Cricket World Cup souvenirs and memorabilia have been imported into Guyana and are already being distributed to vendors through distributors and wholesalers.

The Jamrock Caribbean Restaurant and Grill on Thursday opened its doors to an expectant Guyanese public just as the country is preparing to host the Rio Summit and the Cricket World Cup.

I admired the way Digicel entered the cell phone market with the acquisition of U-Mobile and then their expansion of the network.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds has told stakeholders in the country’s forestry and wood products sectors that the industry needs to focus more on forging alliances both within and without Guyana if the country’s timber industry is to move ahead.

A dynamic group of agro-processors in Lichfield moved into an over $8 million manufacturing and community centre on February 13, after operating in a two-room bottom flat for almost two years.

Notes 1 – Interim results 2 – Prospective EPS: earnings per share for 12 months period to the date the latest financials have been prepared.

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The termination by the Government of Guyana of the British Company Severn Trent’s management contract is unlikely to bring an end to the protracted woes of the ailing Guyana Water Inc.

Nigel `Powers’ Codrington powered Pele into the final of the Annual Mayor’s Cup knockout football tournament with a hat-trick that enabled his team to secure a massive 7-0 win over East Coast champions Victoria Kings.

The National Sports Commis-sion (NSC) yesterday expressed shock at the passing of Dr Monica Benn.

Frank Tucker was elected President of the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) at the bi-annual general meeting held at Olympic House, Church and Peter Rose Streets, Queenstown, on Monday.

Vreed en Hoop primary scored ten runs in the last over to defeat Goed Fortuin in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board/Unicef/Scotia Bank Kiddie cricket competition played at the Police Sports Complex yesterday.

Dear Editor, For many years Berbicians have been suffering at the ferry stelling from the many hours it can take one to cross.

Dear Editor, Change does not came easily to us human beings and what I wish to say is likely to incur the wrath of some political supporters including friends of mine.

Dear Editor, I read with interest your article on octogenarian’s George Fung-On’s death last week after a period of illness, and have checked the following days’ publications but have found no follow-up news on him.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Vedya Looknauth captioned “I see nothing wrong in what Ms Ramotar has done in this procurement process” (07.02.21).

Dear Editor, Jason Hinds in his letter captioned “Mr Lye’s return of his award was ill-conceived” (07.02.20) questions the rationale of Clairmont Lye’s returning his CCH award to the government as a protest over what he sees as government’s attack on the press freedom of the Stabroek News.

Dear Editor, The most disturbing and alarming situation with regard to schools in Linden was the report by Cathy Wilson headlined “Students gang at Wisburg School involved in violence”, in Sunday Stabroek of the 11th February.

Dear Editor, Mr. Ellis in his letter captioned “The new political culture Mr.

Dear Editor, The term war conjures up an image of unfettered violence, bombs bursting in the air and human bodies being rent asunder by steel and lead.

Dear Editor, February is a month in whichAfrican-Guyanese must do some proud reflection.

A loan in the amount of US$18.07M was yesterday signed between the Govern-ment of Guyana and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) chiefly for the construction of the waste disposal facility at Haag Bosch on the East Bank of Demerara and this could be a reality in about 18 months.

Another prisoner escaped from custody yesterday while being escorted to the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Citizen Bank Guyana Ltd’s shareholders yesterday agreed to accept the government’s offer to pay 90% of the face value for the outstanding Guymine bonds, according to a reliable source.

The 2007 budget has received the blessings of the National Assembly but many of the pertinent questions remain unanswered and important issues were ignored, the PNCR-1G contends.

Observing its 12th anniversary, the Guyana Relief Council (GRC) says contributions from a number of local and overseas-based individuals, businesses and organisations bolstered its work.

The joint services on Tuesday completed another round of training, aimed at equipping them to deal with issues that may arise during the Cricket World Cup (CWC).

Chairman of the Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Alli Baksh has instructed the clerk of the RDC, Sewanand Meusai to write to the Department of Education on the issue of the beating of a pupil of the Charity Primary School.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha said its Phagwah Mela and Bazaar will begin tomorrow on the lawns of the sabha’s kendra in Prashad Nagar.

Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy says the ministry will this weekend begin the process of advertising for a contractor to start the major enhancement work at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

A West Coast Berbice man and his son charged with being in possession of illegal fuel were granted bail in the sum of $200,000 each when they appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Friday before Magistrate Chandra Sohan.

Councillor of the Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Pooran Persaud has called for the investigation into the money missing from the Anna Regina Multilateral School safe to be expedited.

To commemorate its third anniversary the Demerara Bank Limited Rose Hall branch, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, is hosting a Quiz competition for Region Six Primary Schools students.

Owing to the prolonged dry spell, the Lamaha Canal at Shelter Belt, Vlissengen Road and Church Street, is at a significantly low level, and the Guyana Water Inc.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the robbery of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlet on Vlissengen Road on Wednesday.

A barbershop was on Wednesday the target of a robbery by two men one of whom was wielding a gun.

The Bureau of Statistics is yet to issue its monthly report on the Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI) for a basket of goods for January.

The Joint Services last evening carried out an operation outside of the Georgetown Prisons close to 10 pm with lots of flashing lights, sirens and heavily armed personnel.

Caricom says preparations are being co-ordinated by the Interim Festival Directorate (IFD) for the 10th staging of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta) by The Bahamas in 2008.

The PNCR-1G is calling on all Guyanese to reflect on the road that the country has travelled thus far, note the successes and failures, and resolve to struggle for those necessary changes.