Daily Archive: Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Before asking for a new Windows PC this holiday season, remember the old adage: “Be careful about what you wish for.”

The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the matter involving drug accused businessman Barry Datram should conclude first in that court before any proceedings regarding his extradition to the US could be heard in the lower court.

It was just another Sunday in the South American cocaine belt when the Guyana Defence Force discovered another illegal airstrip by chance.

It has taken only a few brief encounters, a couple as brief as a single over, to appreciate that fast bowling will be a prominent factor in the West Indies’ forthcoming Test series against South Africa.

Hockey in Guyana could face a further decline or even death should the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) fail to acquire an artificial pitch in the not too distance future.

After taking a sound beating in the younger age categories, the Barbadian Under -17 and Under-19 players took revenge by eliminating all of the local favourites from the semi-final round of the Guyana Classic International Badminton singles tournament against Barbados.

“We refuse to roll over and die, we will not go quietly into the night.”

On the basis of performances in 2007, the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) has identified their top 10 cyclists for the year and plans to introduce a classification and a relegation system in the new year.

Dear Editor, I refer to my letter captioned “Will my NIS appeal ever be heard?”

Dear Editor, In October, I got a call from animal lover Noreen Gaskin telling me of an abandoned dog across from the Russian Embassy.

Dear Editor, I fully endorse R. Khan’s recommendation that “The Mosques in North America should have social programmes to offer families advice” (07.12.16).

Dear Editor, I refer to the news article captioned “Former best student boycotts Tain graduation – after Exams Division mix up” (07.12.16).

Dear Editor, In their comments on illegal drug intervention activity in Guyana a while back, both the President and the Minister of Home Affairs, by words and inference, called for greater law enforcement targeting of bottom house and street drug users and dealers.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter captioned “That slogan contest-something sounds fishy” (GC 07.12.7) by Delmira James.

Dear Editor, In recent times we have seen superstars like Alaine, Buju Banton, Collie Buddz, Baby Cham and Brick & Lace.

Dear Editor, Over the past few days we have been experiencing intense intermittent downpours causing water levels to rise in most regions.

National footballer Neil Hernandez, who was preparing for the popular Kashif and Shangai tournament, was found dead after a blaze ravaged his Bartica home around midday yesterday.

Tragedy struck at Cromarthy Farm, Corentyne, on Sunday when a derelict house fell on five children, killing one of them and seriously injuring two others.

Around five gunmen, clad in military fatigues and carrying rifles, shotguns and handguns Sunday night terrorized residents of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.

The bodies of the two crewmen, missing after their tug sank off the Golden Fleece, Essequibo Coast foreshore, were found yesterday morning on the Queenstown, Essequibo foreshore, dashing their families’ hopes that they had survived.

Less than ten per cent of the business surveyed approve of the allocation of government’s advertising.

The Greek man who accused a Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) officer of forcefully taking US$20 from him at the airport had laxatives in his possession which led the officer to believe he might have ingested illicit drugs, CANU Head Orville Nedd has said.

Minister of Transport and Hydraulics Robeson Benn, in tribute to the late General Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) William Joseph, said he would be remembered for his commitment to highlighting opportunities for safety and training.

The cities of Georgetown and Belo Horizonte in Brazil have signed a bilateral protocol agreement aimed at increasing global cooperation at the municipal level and at strengthening their partnership.

Valedictorian of the University of Guyana, Berbice Campus on Saturday afternoon urged his fellow graduates to become “critical thinkers” even as he lamented the lack of lecturers at the university, which often forces students to carry too many courses in one semester.

Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Incorporated will be able to meet consumer demand throughout the season as the five power generating sets have arrived, but the company has not slackened on its call for energy conservation.

There will be no increase in minibus fares for the Christmas season, the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, the General Minibus Association of Guyana (GMAG) and the Guyana Public Transportation Association (GPTA) have agreed.

Guyana will get a minimal increase in its European Union (EU) sugar quota under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which was signed between the EU and Cariforum countries on Sun-day after four years of negotiations.

Residents in several villages along the East Coast Demerara have expressed disgust over how slowly floodwater is being drained.

Businesses are more concerned about the impact of Value Added Tax (VAT) on consumer spending than issues such as money laundering, smuggling and fuel dumping, according to the 2008 Guyana Business Outlook Survey.

A woman is in police custody following the stabbing to death of a Yarrowkabra labourer on Sunday night during a reported domestic squabble.

Two motorcars that were recently carjacked in Georgetown were found abandoned in Linden on Saturday last.