Daily Archive: Thursday, November 1, 2007

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Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize is a fitting tribute to a world leader who has been prescient, bold, and skillful in alerting the world to the dangers of manmade climate change.

The ability to participate without restraint in the domestic polity by way of the vote did not occur in Guyana until the 1953 elections.

Kevin Anthony, who was accused of killing another man at the Main Big Lime celebrations two years ago, was freed in the High Court yesterday after a jury found him not guilty of murder.

A Jamaican man who allegedly had over seven kilos of cocaine in his possession while he was an outgoing passenger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) says Fazeel Ferouz was unanimously returned as president when the Central Executive Council (CEC) recently held elections.

The handwriting of a junior supervisor attached to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri allegedly linked him to the 38 kilos of ganja, grenades and firearms bust at the airport.

The simmering civil unrest that now seems to be part of the prevalent pattern of public protest against perceived mismanagement of public safety and public utilities erupted into an ugly showdown in Ruimveldt in mid-October.

Hard work! That’s all it will take to get the West Indies team back to the top of world cricket.

If teen boppers such as Christopher Franklin and Trenace Lowe think they have a monopoly on local table tennis, they had better think again.

It’s one thing to call a press conference, ask for meetings with top government officials and then ask for privacy until these meetings are held.

The visiting Caribbean Cougars Rugby Over-35 players of the United States with the help of a few younger friends scored a 10-0 win over Guyana Over-35 team in their feature match played Tuesday at the National Park rugby field.

Dear Editor, Your editorial of Wednesday, October 24, captioned “Ashes of the past” was a cheap attack on Mrs Jagan and can only be described as unfair, unjust, unkind and unwarranted.

Dear Editor, As a Bahamian citizen that has lived in Nassau my entire life, it was with great disappointment and shame that I read the letter titled “Warm welcome to the Bahamas” that was published in your newspaper on October 29, 2007.

Dear Editor, Ms Allison Garnett’s letter captioned “The Alliance did not attract many Indian votes” (07.10.30) which was also sent to the AFC’s email address, makes some assertions that require comment.

Dear Editor, In response to my letter on the Guyanese family refugee saga, Stabroek News correctly noted that the primary responsibility for investigating the family’s claims of intimidation lay with the police force.

Dear Editor, On September 12, 2007 I wrote a letter to your letter column complaining about the incorrect online address for the Guyana Embassy in Beijing, captioned – “E-mail address for Guyana embassy in Beijing incorrect” On September 13, 2007 I received an e-mail from the confidential secretary of Stabroek News with addresses forwarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for contacting the Guyana ambassador in Beijing.

Dear Editor, While addressing a group of farmers recently on the government’s plan to curb the menace of strays, the Honourable Minister of Home Affairs was quoted as saying: “The increased fines are very important because persons used to see the previous fines as a joke …”.

Dear Editor, You were kind enough to publish my letter captioned “This report of rape should be investigated” and to forward a copy to the Minister of Human Services and Social Securities for her comments.

Dear Editor, Allison Garnett’s questions in her letter captioned “The AFC did not attract many Indian votes” (07.10.

Dear Editor, Ever since October 5 1992, I have never been aware that the PPP government has a scientific policy that can engender economic development.

Dear Editor, The recent letters attacking Professor Suresh Narine in the press, which have been written by Drs.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday averted a garbage disaster in the city when he agreed to allocate $184M to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to pay striking workers and garbage contractors who had withdrawn their services.

A 32-year-old man went berserk yesterday and severed the head of another man around 12:15 pm at Seafield Village, West Coast Berbice after firing several other chops wildly.

The joint parliamentary opposition parties believe that the production of new national identification cards was part of the agreement they signed in June and are in agreement with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that new ones must be produced during the upcoming house-to-house registration exercise.

Justice of Appeal Claudette Singh resigned from her judicial post at the Court of Appeal and as a High Court judge effective from yesterday after months of speculation surrounding her departure.

One day after killing two gunmen and capturing another wanted for a number of murders, members of the security forces yesterday returned to the East Coast communities of Buxton and Friendship, arresting at least two other men while conducting searches.

Tension between the University of Guyana’s Academic Board and the Council over recent occurrences at the campus resulted in the annual graduation exercise being postponed indefinitely yesterday.

Police have been contacted by a man in Tobago who feels that the two bound and decomposed bodies which were found on Thursday and Saturday in Corentyne, Berbice, are those of his brothers who went missing since last July following a trip to Grenada to purchase a boat.

Producer Ron Robinson picketed the National Cultural Centre on Tuesday over the decision to reschedule Link Show 25, which he said still hangs in limbo.

The lumber industry could be totally shut down come January 1 when new regulations are implemented since many wood operators are simply not ready for the major changes.

Barama Company Limited recently donated foodstuff and clothing for the four infants affected in the Laing Avenue fire to the Guyana Relief Council.

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) says it has submitted a paper on eradicating sexual violence to the human services ministry and it is pleased to be included in the consultations on this critical issue.

On the eve of the first anniversary of Digicel’s entry into the Guyana cellular service market, Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s local operations, Mark Linehan has disclosed that more than US$60M has been spent so far in the establishment of its cellular network across the country.

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee says he is satisfied with the traffic department’s efforts in clamping down on traffic offenders as they have found 1,200 defaulters in five days.

Children enrolled at the Ruimveldt Children’s Aid Centre can now look forward to meals thanks to a donation from Sol Guyana.

One of the defendants in the Valentine’s Day $70M liquor bust held a gun and a Carib beer in his hands while instructing the others what to do, the driver of a Canter truck hired to transport some of the items told the Providence Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.