Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 7, 2007

This was the Week of Unbounded Self Congratulation. Why not? There is really nothing more important to do at the moment what with the traffic crisis “condignly” solved.

The mini-bus driver charged with causing the death of a 12-year-old Anna Catherina lad was granted bail on his second appearance in court yesterday on the condition that he surrenders his passport and driver’s licence to the court.

A teenager accused of attempting to kill another man was granted bail when he appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

A woman accused of trafficking in narcotics is likely to face a charge of disorderly behaviour after behaving in an unruly manner when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Dear Editor, David Hinds and Tacuma Ogunseye represent a particular school of thought that advocates “executive power sharing” in Guyana.

Dear Editor, The current air of uncertainty that surrounds the execution of Guyana’s premier soccer event, the Kashif & Shanghai Tournament, has occasioned this letter to the press.

Dear Editor, I refer to Abu Bakr’s letter captioned “Naipaul has re-invented himself as an upper class and unpredictably eccentric English-man” (07.11.02) .”

Dear Editor, I refer to an article captioned “Berbice drivers decry new fines (07.11.06)”.

Dear Editor, I think the relatives and friends of wanted man David Leander called David Zammett and ‘Biscuit who are staging a protest at the Georgetown hospital should be arrested and charged.

Dear Editor, In August 2006, the PNCR had its worst electoral performance in its history.

The protest against the steep increase in traffic fines escalated yesterday at Tain, Corentyne after cane harvesters came out in full force and blocked the road from around 5:30 am leading police to use tear gas to clear the area and four persons were arrested.

Customs Enforcement on Monday night found 15 boxes of firecrackers in a car in Berbice and the items were seized while the vehicle was detained and the driver placed on bail.

The driver of the car which was involved in an accident at Kara Kara has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and is set to appear at a Linden court tomorrow.

Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana Dr Prem Misir says that the Academic Board is holding students to ransom over the annual convocation and he said the council is prepared to meet with the board to thrash out thorny issues.

Even as Guyana says it plans to continue the waiver on the 15% Common External Tariff (CET) for extra-regional cement, government is still to apply through the Caricom Secretariat, to the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), to gain approval for the extension.

A target of less than 15,000 cases of malaria in Guyana was set by the Ministry of Health for 2007 and the results indicate that this target will be achieved, GINA stated.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadians are already lining up to take advantage of the recent offer to purchase land in Guyana.

On Monday, last at the Theatre Guild Playhouse in Kingston Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports, Frank Anthony presented a cheque to David de Caires, Chairman of the Trustees of the Theatre Guild as a contribution to the revival of the Theatre Guild.

Six persons walked away with US dollars during the ‘Say Quix’ live draw hosted recently.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has said that the Joint Services operation in Buxton on the East Coast is bearing fruit in relation to a sense of safety that law-abiding citizens of the community are feeling, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

The Region Three Information Department said 20 women recently completed a skills training programme at the Blankenburg Women’s Group.

Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green says Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning’s victory at the polls is a vindication of his “astute leadership and good governance,” a congratulatory letter said.