Daily Archive: Thursday, November 22, 2007

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By far the most intensive and painstaking explorations of Guyana, the former colony of Britain, were those conducted in the third and fourth decades of the nineteenth century by the German, Sir Robert Herman Schomburgk.

TOLEDO – If “one man of courage makes a majority,” as Andrew Jackson said, then 30 years ago, in November 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was such a man.

Q: I know more than one person who is involved in a sham marriage just to get a visa.

Magistrate Fazil Azeez on Tuesday dismissed a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking against a 37-year-old man after his counsel made successful no-case submissions.

The 13th Conference of the Parties, COP, to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCC, and the 3rd Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, will be hosted by Indonesia on the island of Bali from December 3 to 14, 2007.

President of the West Indies and Guyana rugby unions Kit Nascimento and Noel Adonis yesterday lauded the Guyana national rugby team on its unique achievement of winning back-to-back North American and West Indian Rugby Association (NAWIRA) Sevens titles.

Controversy erupted at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Sunday night in the final bout of the Guyana Karate Federation’s (GKF) national championsips with two of the corner judges walking out in protest over the officiating of the chief referee in the bout between Lennox Brummell and David Hardy.

Teamwork was the hallmark of the Guyana men’s team’s success at the NAWIRA (North American, West Indies Rugby Association) Sevens championships which was played last weekend in The Bahamas, coach Sherlock Sam told Stabroek Sport yesterday.

Defending champions Ber-bice will take on Demerara from today in the final game of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter-County four-day cricket competition at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

Rose Hall Town Pepsi U-19 team, led by a man-of-the-match performance from Troy Matheison, easily defeated Lower Corentyne Secondary School U-19s by 102 runs in the third annual George Trim Memorial Twenty20 match at the Area H ground, Rose Hall yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Hunched in a chair several sizes too small for his giant frame, Clive Lloyd sucks on a red lollipop.

The eighth annual Diamond Mineral Water-50 mile cycle road race sponsored by Diamond Distillers Ltd.

Dear Editor, The recent military action by Venezuela against Guyanese mining operations in the area of our common border is deeply troubling.

Dear Editor, Mr Rickford Burke, long an apologist for the most backward elements of the PNC (if the PNC has not disowned him as yet) who regularly appeals to base instincts, has surpassed himself with inflammatory incitements.

Dear Editor, To Mr R Tiwari’s query: “Is there no one else to speak up for Arthur Abraham?”

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the letter captioned “Calls from the BVI are much cheaper than in reverse” (07.11.19).

Dear Editor, I have nothing but the highest regard for Red Thread, its members and moreso Alissa Trotz, who incidentally brought honour and prestige to all Guyanese, West Indians and women in particular, when she delivered this year’s annual lecture in honour of Dame Nita Barrow, entitled ‘Caribbean Women Catalysts for Change’ at The Centre for Gender and Development Studies, UWI, Cave Hill, last week.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter captioned “A war hero wannabe” (GC 07.11.19).

Dear Editor, It was very pleasing to hear the announcement by the Guyana Police Force that zero tolerance would be applied to all traffic violations, in order to make our roadways safer for use by all.

Dear Editor, In my letter captioned, “African Guyanese leaders must be much more development oriented” (07.11.20), I had written that “Not even those who are critical to the PPP’s government and political arrangements are grounding and grooming their communities developmentally”.

Dear Editor, I welcome Mr Clinton Urling’s response to my article in Stabroek Business of November 16, 2007 captioned “The payment systems in Guyana are still too cash based” in his letter captioned “Guyana is not ready for electronic commerce, few have computers” (07.11.18).

Dear Editor, I cannot believe the naivety of Mr Clarence F Ellis.

Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to Mr Mark Benschop’s letter captioned “Rulers must be accountable to the people” (07.11.20).

Dear Editor, Ms Geralda Dennison’s recollection of an unreported case of child abuse in the early 1950s (Letter: “Child abuse is not new in Guyana,” SN Nov.

The new target date for the beginning of the house-to-house registration exercise is January 7, 2008 and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has assured the opposition political parties that it has not rescinded its decision to produce new ID cards for all persons captured during the exercise.

More than a month after the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) seized 4,685 carats of rough diamonds worth US$644,000 ($131,665,793) from a Belgian firm, Paul Eastman, the middleman between the company and GGMC was on Tuesday charged with false declaration.

After being on the run for the past five years wanted man Roger Bunbury was yesterday captured by police ranks.

Government has appealed Justice William Ramlal’s ruling that no one person can hold the office of Chancellor of the Judiciary and Chief Justice at the same time, and that the simultaneously holding of both positions for an extended period is unconstitutional.

Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon in his pre-Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) message said taking a “stand” on climate change and working for “unending” democracy will headline CHOGM discussions in Uganda on Friday.

Even as police are on a zero-tolerance traffic campaign in response to a recent upsurge in vehicular deaths, motorists continue to use the roadways carelessly resulting in accidents almost on a daily basis.

Venezuela’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicolas Maduro has promised to send “information” to his Guyanese counterpart on the invasion of Guyana’s territory by the Venezuelan military last week.

The manner in which remand prisoners are being transported to courts on the West Demerara is a cause of concern for some observers, who said that it was unsafe.

Each customer who buys a handset or Sim pack with credit will get a gift, Digicel said on Tuesday when it revealed details of its Christmas promotion.

The Venezuelan embassy as part of the relocation and transformation of its administrative building has opened a Commercial Section to assume the mission of articulating, coordinating and developing commercial and economic relations.

More investments are needed to ensure the health and well-being of young people and there is a need for a new paradigm in the education system that will prepare youths to face life, Minster of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy says.

Security around Suriname prisons was tightened last week following the discovery of alleged plans for a coordinated prison break and a string of other events to create chaos and destabilise the government, according to a Caribbean Net News report.

The committee set up to oversee fundraising for the rebuilding of Sacred Heart Church is now establishing the construction costs before beginning the activities.

The security division of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Tuesday received $2M worth of equipment, which will complement the existing resources and boost operations at the airport.

Members of the Upper Corentyne Environmental Committee (UCEC) are fearful that the expansion of the fishing industry, which involves building an ice factory and more fishing boats, will result in environmental degradation in the area.