Daily Archive: Saturday, November 10, 2007

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Nordic countries may not have the best (warmest) weather in the world, but this week, once again, they were recognized as leaders in eliminating gender discrimination.

Officials were expecting a baptism of fire in Guyana’s opening match against Barbados, but both men and women’s teams are feeling the heat in the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Caribbean Hockey Cup tournament at the National Hockey Centre in Port-of-Spain.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) yesterday defeated Young Warriors Cricket Club of Berbice by 21 runs to win the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) `Sixes’ cricket competition at the MSC ground yesterday.

The main prize is worthy of a trip to the Lusignan Golf Course this weekend by local golfers who will compete in the annual Le Meridien Pegasus two-day golf tournament which tees off today at noon.

The 2007 Busta Champion-of-Champions final will be played today at the Area ‘H’ ground between two of Berbice power house teams in Albion Cricket Club and Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB).

The highly-anticipated Sec-ondary Schools Basketball League got underway yesterday at the Burnham Court on Carmichael and Middle Streets but rain threw a damper on the proceedings.

Manager of Guyana’s Lennox Allen, Carwyn Holland feels that his boxer has finally hit the big time.

Assad Fudadin and Royston Crandon warmed up for the Inter County tournament which starts today with outstanding individual performances for Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) against Port Mourant on the first day of the Berbice Cricket Board/Isaac Bissoon three-day first division match against Port Mourant.

Every Sunday scores of Guyanese travel south of Georgetown to picnic or relax at the creeks and resorts along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

The Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) will stage the annual Vita Malt National Senior championships sponsored by Banks DIH tomorrow at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, While I agree with the overdue criticisms levelled against the general unlawful and discourteous behaviour of mini-bus drivers and conductors, I am inclined to examine a cause-effect relationship for this type of behaviour.

Dear Editor, I refer to the advent of firecrackers, squibs and other such explosive devices that surface during this the ending period of every year.

Dear Editor, Berbicians for the past couple of weeks have been getting rolling blackouts throughout the day and various areas for several hours each afternoon way into the night.

Dear Editor, Forbes Burnham removed elements of colonialism by quickly having us attain republican status and contributed to our rich cultural diversity by awarding holiday status to our main religious denominations so as to celebrate major aspects of their religion.That

Dear Editor, More than a year ago, construction work on a nursery school at Onderneeming Sand Pit in Essequibo was completed and some months later there was an official opening, but up to now, it is still to be put to use.

Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to Mr. Freddie Kissoon’s article published on November 08, titled “Oprah Winfrey, Clinton Urling and increasing xenophobia.”

Dear Editor, I am bewildered by the talk of monopolies, their existence and what is needed to guard against them exploiting consumers.

Dear Editor, Some letter writers seem to be obsessed with the 28 years of PNC rule, they never mention the role the IMF played in the economic problems of most developing countries during the 70s and 80s.

Dear Editor, No doubt there are a number of residents of Linden, who care and think a lot about the welfare of the community.

Dear Editor, Who will represent the pensioners with foresight, sympathy and understanding .

Dear Editor, I find it very snide and deliberate to use the caption “I deny that concrete action started only after the protest by the students”, for my letter, particularly in view of the Editor’s note appended to the letter (mine) published in your issue of Wednesday, November 7, 2007.

Dear Editor, The need for the reintroduction of state owned public transportation is greater now than ever before.

Dear Editor, I begin my reply to Mr. Al Creighton’s letter captioned “This letter was not authorized by UGWU and UGSS; as for the Berbice Campus, Director Thakur has no authority to hire new lecturers” (07.11.08) by repeating the call made in my letter of the same date in SN – let’s go in front of an audience and debate the UG crisis.

When the Bermudan born, marijuana endorsing Collie Buddz ‘Finally Come Around’ for the Guyana Music Festival two Saturdays ago, he was a mere shadow of the excessively cool, crisp, hauntingly sexy, reggae star we had grown accustomed to seeing on television.

The recent confirmation that Miss England’s representative to the Miss World Pageant was told to ‘fatten up’ if she hopes to win the title seems comical but ironic to say the least, given the universality that the pageant characterizes.

Hi Everyone, I do not like breakfast; I am not really a breakfast person.

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Lovers of pan music must present themselves at the Sidewalk Caf

A group of young creative minds headed by businessman Jonathan Beepat have managed to build what could be considered a firm foundation in Guyanese entertainment industry over the last year.

Come tomorrow night the sweet sounds of steel pan rhythm and the entertaining lyrics of calypso are expected to explode into a music fiesta at the National Cultural Centre when the first ever Calypso and Steel Pan Showcase 2007 will be staged.

Despite the many challenges in the local music industry, the main one having to do with copyright law, Jamaican-born singer Little African, who claims he is a preserver, is set to launch his second music album.

The three decomposed bodies found in Berbice were positively identified yesterday by relatives as those of fishermen missing from Annandale North since last month.

Acting Commissioner of Police Henry Greene says two persons have been charged with forgery of documents as investigations into the disappearance of a small aircraft from the Anna Regina runway more than three weeks ago continue.

Scores of stallholders and vendors of the Stabroek Market Bazaar were yesterday morning barred from entering the area following a fire there on Thursday night which destroyed four stalls and damaged two others and the Guyana Fire Service is working on the theory that the fire may have been caused by illegal electrical connections.

A management board to look after the affairs of the Guyana National Stadium at Providence is expected to be announced in another two weeks and income-generating activities at the stadium, which officially opened one year ago, have picked up over the past two months netting some $2.4 million.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is making the necessary regulatory preparations for CGX Energy Inc, Repsol YPF and Exxon to carry out their exploratory work in the maritime area awarded to Guyana by the Arbitral Tribunal set up under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in September.

Five months after a city businessman released a tape recording where Senior Superintendent of Police Steve Merai was heard demanding money from him over a drug deal, acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene on Thursday announced that an investigation by the force had been conducted and that the file had been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Chambers for advice.

Diwali for one Cummings Lodge family will not be like previous years after the head of their household lost his life following a motorcycle accident in the wee hours of yesterday morning.

There has been a 26.6% decrease in murders in 2007 as compared to last year and an overall decrease in criminal activities.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has signalled that the police will be moving to clamp down on those guilty of driving heavily tinted vehicles.

BOSAI Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc (BMGG) has sold 285,000 metric tonnes (MT) of RASC, chemical and cement grade bauxite to Europe and North America and plans to increase the height of its dryer and kiln ‘stack’ to reduce dust emissions, in the light of its extended production targets for 2008.

Police are probing allegations that students of a city primary school were sexually molested by a businessman.