Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 5, 2007

President Jagdeo has gone green. His decision to take the nation’s forests hostage in a high stakes game of ecological chicken (“I will chop them down!

One of the most widely known articles of the United States’ Army Uniform Code of Military Justice states that “Any commissioned officer, cadet, or midshipman who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

West Indian Rugby Union’s two development teams dominated the Carib International Rugby Sevens over the weekend in Trinidad and Tobago.

Guyana, led by a flambouyant innings from opener Sewnarine Chattergoon defeated Team USA/Guyana by three wickets at the Albion Community Development Centre ground yesterday.

Berbice spoilers Monedder-lust will be looking to continue their fairy tale run when they oppose the Guyana Defence Force in the second set of quarter-final matches in the NAMILCO knockout Football festival this evening at the Tucville Playfield.

The Georgetown Super Eight divisions one and two knockout basketball tournament will resume this evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with the remaining first round matches.

Fearless Flyers, a female netball team from the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) made their debut in the national netball championships last week-end at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Alika Morgan ended her international running season for this year on an immensely successful note with two victories at the 25th Annual Run Barbados event held last week-end in the Flying Fish island.

Dear Editor, I am very disturbed to read a report today in the New York Times captioned “Guyana’s Ex-First Lady Appeals for a car”.

Dear Editor, Yesterday’s article in the newspapers regarding the Guyana Defence Force (GDF)discovering that an AK47 is missing is most disconcerting.

Dear Editor, Recent letters to the editor have highlighted Guyana’s un-comparative advantages with other exporting countries (Nov 25), poor organization (Nov 28) and unreliable air transport (Dec 2).

Dear Editor, I read with keen interest about the callous treatment meted out to our former First Lady by our President.

Dear Editor, I have been a customer of Broadband for some two years now.

Dear Editor, I find it incomprehensible that the President and his Government have failed to take any action yet against the Minister of the Government who was recently implicated in the shooting incident on the East Coast.

Dear Editor, 2007 will be remembered for a number of events, some less worthy of our society than others.

Dear Editor, In responding to Lin-Jay Harry Voglezon letter captioned “Guyana’s politics are more complex than they appear” (SN 1/12/2007) I want to make some positions very clear.

Dear Editor, The trial, conviction and sentencing of an English-born Christian school teacher in a Muslim Court in Sudan has brought dishonour to Islam.

Dear Editor, I have read with interest in your newspaper an incident involving the former Chief of Staff Mr Edward Collins being rejected from the GDF compound in Thomas Lands, and it reminds me of the old saying, the seeds you plant blossom out as the fruit you eat.

Dear Editor, I would like to contribute to the discourse initiated by Mr.

In the wake of yet another piracy attack on Berbice fishermen the government in a statement late yesterday said it had now confirmed that the pirates were using Suriname as a safe haven after committing their attacks on Guyanese vessels in the eastern sector of Guyana’s maritime space.

Fishermen from the Number 66 Fish Complex are frustrated that the piracy situation is “getting out-of-hand” and are convinced that even though they are being attacked in Suriname, it is Guyanese who are committing the crime.

A Colombian national who is wanted by the US for allegedly conspiring to launder drug trafficking proceeds was on Monday nabbed in Trinidad after arriving there from Guyana.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is exploring the possibility of a parliamentary censure or reprimand for Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Kellawan Lall who was involved in a rumshop brawl and gunplay with a teenager three weeks ago.

The increase in the global demand for grain pushed rice earnings to US$68M from the export of 247,111 metric tonnes (MT) at the end of November compared to US$49M earned from the export of 183,000 MT for the same period last year.

A newly opened Business Clinic aims to provide a service to entrepreneurs, business executives and corporate enterprises that will allow them to assess their viability.

The Ministry of Education continues to focus on its Technical and Vocational Education (Tech-voc) programme to ensure that more skilled persons are entering the work force.

Barama Company Limited (BCL) will temporarily close its plywood mill at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara this week due to the insufficient supply of peeler logs which are required for plywood processing, a company release stated.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) has announced the closing dates for the posting of local and overseas mail intended for delivery in time for Christmas.

The Immigration Department says it has added more officers to its staff at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) to ensure smooth and timely processing of passengers during the Christmas season.

General Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) William Joseph passed away on Monday at the age of 49 after a brief illness.

The police traffic department says it has recorded 196 deaths for this year from 159 road accidents.

As the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Company continues with its quest to provide quality coverage, a 200-foot cellular tower was last week ‘powered up’ at Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara.

Commerce minister Manniram Prashad has commended the Linden Chamber of Industry and Commerce for seeking to expand its business horizons by considering opportunities that may be available in Brazil.

There is a need in Guyana to raise the level of awareness among citizens, especially young people, to help them better understand aviation operations, security and management.

Guyana has been ranked at 97 in the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) for 2007-8, ahead of Jamaica at 101 and Haiti at 146 out of a total of 176 countries for whom data was available.

Police were up to last evening grilling eight soldiers suspected to be involved in the theft of a single AK-47 rifle from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) headquarters, Camp Ayanganna last week Monday even as the army confirmed that they had made little progress in recovering the weapon.

President Bharrat Jagdeo pledged to give the Salvation Army $5M to boost its drug rehabilitation programme when the charity launched its Christmas appeal on Monday.

Three protocols to modify the provisions for extending the tenure of judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in special circumstances are among amendments to the Agreement Establishing the CCJ Bill 2007, laid in the National Assembly recently.

An East Coast family received an early Christmas gift on Monday when MoneyGram International Money Transfer and Habitat for Humanity presented their house to them on Monday.