Articles published on Monday, January 28, 2008
In 1989, CARICOM Heads of Government issued the Grand Anse Declaration, which established the West Indian Commission, an independent body with a mandate to come up with recommendations to advance the goals of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, CARICOM’s founding document.
This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world Bolivia seems to be in danger of falling apart.
Several companies recently showcased their solar and wind-powered generating sets at the Alternative Energy exhibition held at the Umana Yana and we decided to ask members of the public how much they knew about these two types of energy and if they would switch.
A 15-year-old boy was remanded, pending a probation report, after he pleaded guilty to breaking and entering but not guilty to simple larceny.
A Sophia man was on Friday fined $50,000 with an alternative of 12 months imprisonment for falsely signing a document that said he never owned a passport.
Detective Sergeant Mitchell Baron on Thursday testified that Michelle Davis’s suspicious behaviour was evidence to link her to the arms and ammunition allegedly found in the home where she resided.
Savagery of the sort perpetrated against the villagers of Lusignan on Saturday morning denotes a fundamental societal collapse.
Kelvin Johnson and Alika Morgan of the Rising Stars Track Club, dominated the Open category to secure unchallenged victories in the Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) national cross country 5km race at the Kuru Kuru trail yesterday.
National player Michelle John played unbeaten to win the under-21 Open singles event of the Stephen Thompson/Netsurf.Com
Cummings Lodge Second-ary School’s basketball team laid a strong claim to being one of the better schools basketball teams in the Guyana Secondary School Basketball Association’s (GSSBA) league with two wins over two of the stronger teams in the competition at the outdoor Burnham, Court on Middle Street.
Defending champion Marlon `Fishy’ Williams rode off with the feature event the 35-lap for schoolboys and novices when the 2008 National Sports Commission cycling programme organized by national cycle coach Hassan Mohammed got underway on Saturday at the inner circuit of the National Park.
Dear Editor, The picture on the front- page of a recent issue of the Stabroek News of a mega- line in front of the Central Immigration and Passport Office in Georgetown sent chills down my spine, even as I (the holder of a passport that expired in May 2007) am hesitant to visit this office to endure a very long wait.
Dear Editor, On January 21, 2008 I went to the GPL to enquire why my light was disconnected and was told I have not paid my November electricity bill.
Dear Editor, The recent newspaper report suggests that the government must be congratulated for advancing an initiative to make the Georgetown/Brazil road a reality, and so fulfil, the dreams and aspirations of several generations of Guyanese.
Dear Editor, It is not good to be too agreeable, as it sometimes takes disagreement to stimulate thinking, correction, new knowledge and access to information.
Dear Editor, According to Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud,during a meeting with several rice millers at his boardroom he was convinced of some hanky panky along the way contributing to the high prices.I
Dear Editor, Swami Aksharananda, Hindu scholar and Prinicipal of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) High School was recently honored in Mumbai, India.
Dear Editor, On Tuesday 22nd of January 24, 2008, Mr. Lance Baptiste, Immediate Past President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union was on VCT 28 news urging teachers to recommit themselves to the GTU.
Dear Editor, Geralda Dennison in her letter “I don’t think America is ready for Obama” (08.01.24) praises Barack Obama’s candidacy but feels America is not ready for a Black President.
Dear Editor, I was just about to offer a few comments on Mr.
Lusignan residents took to the streets again yesterday blocking the East Coast Demerara public road in protest at Saturday’s massacre and in a sign of the tension on the coast some Coldingen residents packed their bags and fled their homes after reports of strange men in the area.
Rajkumar Harrilall left his family in Guyana one month ago seeking ‘betterment’ in Trinidad but returned to an empty house on Saturday afternoon and the news that his wife and children had been gunned down.
One day after gunmen slew eleven residents at Lusignan, President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday held meetings in several East Coast communities but he offered no new solutions and villagers remained skeptical.
The Joint Services last night declared that they did not have in their possession Tenisha Morgan, the 18-year-old Buxtonian who went missing two Fridays ago.
The US government in the case involving alleged narcotics trafficker, Guyanese Raffel Douglas, has admitted that an affidavit filed setting out the evidence supporting the charges against Douglas in a Trinidadian court contained several errors.
Despite the manpower and time spent pursuing a trawler, suspected to be carrying illegal fuel, down the Demerara River two years ago, which resulted in 11 persons including businessman Lennox John and his wife being charged, the charges were all eventually dismissed in the magistrate’s court.
From this morning the Ministry of Agriculture will be making rice available for as low as $325 per gallon, significantly cheaper than the $600 consumers have been forced to pay from the beginning of this year.
Residents of Cummings Lodge will have new roads and proper drainage by yearend and while expressing happiness they stressed that these facilities are long overdue.
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran has proposed a change to the AFC motion calling on Member of Parliament and Minister of Local Govern-ment Kellawan Lall to explain his conduct in a rum shop fracas last year November.
The project to restore the Theatre Guild received a boost on Thursday when Scotiabank Guyana donated $500,000 to the rebuilding of the Playhouse at Kingston, formerly the centre of drama and the arts in Guyana.
A total of $5.5B will be spent over the next three years to enhance the quality of water service to Guyana Water Inc.
Minister of Transport and Hydraulics Robeson Benn on Thursday met with speed boat operators from several crossings to discuss adapting their vessels to a prototype the ministry has designed to increase passenger safety.
The trial in the US$2 million GuyFlag insurance scam has been hit with another two-month adjournment after the Sacred Heart Church made an application for a special prosecutor to be appointed in the matter.
The nursery school at Lusignan is set for a February 4 opening, the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) said in a press release.
