Articles published on Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Stalling the meaningful implementation of the National Drug Strategy Master Plan and skimping on cash for the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit while serenading the public with promises to be “tough on drug lords” have helped the administration to win for itself another adverse annual report for under-performance in its so-called war on illegal narcotics.
An official of Marriott Hotels and Resorts said yesterday that no decision has been taken on whether the hospitality chain would operate and manage the hotel set to be constructed in Kingston by an unknown group of investors.
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A 32-year-old man was remanded over carnal knowledge of a girl under 15 years when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
A 28-year-old-man was fined $30,000 with an alternative of 12 months imprisonment when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on charges of assault and disorderly behaviour.
A 27-year-old man who robbed a minibus conductor of his silver jewellery and cash at a total value of $11,260 was yesterday handed a three-year sentence when he appeared before Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
A man who allegedly assaulted his brother because he didn’t flush the toilet after using it was fined $10,000 when he was taken before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Stalling the meaningful implementation of the National Drug Strategy Master Plan and skimping on cash for the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit while serenading the public with promises to be “tough on drug lords” have helped the administration to win for itself another adverse annual report for under-performance in its so-called war on illegal narcotics.
Pele Football Club scored a narrow 2-1 win over Sunburst Camptown to win the inaugural Banks Premium Beer Football Cup when the tournament climaxed Sunday evening in front of a large crowd at the Tucville Playfield.
The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) has postponed the planned Fustal six-nation Qualifying tournament which was billed to start in Guyana tomorrow and has moved the event to Trinidad and Tobago because of what was described as unrest in Guyana, sources disclosed yesterday.
Guyana and West Indies middle order batsman Narsingh Deonarine was named the Senior Cricketer of the Year 2007 when the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) held its first awards ceremony last Saturday at the J.C.
Wes Hall has good reason to remember Norman O’Neil who died in Sydney yesterday, aged 71, after a long battle with cancer.
The Maccabees Basketball Club recorded their second major win in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Assoc-iation Bryden’s second division league on Sunday evening when they completed a 33-point victory against Pioneers.
Kristian Jeffrey outclassed all of his opponents to complete an emphatic victory in the ‘A’ category of the Toucan Industries Mash junior squash tournament which concluded on Sunday at the Georgetown Club.
The Odle XI outplayed Crosse XI in two of the three trial matches organized by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and played at the National Stadium, Providence over the weekend in an attempt to have a closer look at the best possible side to represent Guyana at this year’s Regional Clico Under-15 cricket tournament slated for Dominica from 15th -24th March.
Dear Editor, I read your article on pit bulls and I find it very disturbing that someone would let loose a dog on children playing, especially pit bulls.
Dear Editor, Why can’t you name the owner of the dogs that attacked so many people?
Dear Editor, I decided once and for all to visit the Central Immigration and Passport Office in Georgetown.
Dear Editor, Governments in modern societies pride themselves on their ability to make available to their citizens educational opportunities for building a labour force and a citizenry that are capable of living in a contemporary world.
Dear Editor I refer to your report headlined “Woman held after loosing pit bulls on children”(08.03.01).
Dear Editor, Guyana observed its 38th anniversary since becoming a republic last week.
Dear Editor, In order to prevent crimes committed in communities, the government has decided to form and reinforce policing groups.
Dear Editor Mr Tacuma Ogunseye asked the question: “Where else in the world can be found a parallel situation which sees the security forces in a country adopting torture as a weapon of crime fighting?”
Dear Editor, I am totally opposed to the sentiments and suggestions expressed in your editorial, “Climate change could make our forest invaluable”.
An official of Marriott Hotels and Resorts said yesterday that no decision has been taken on whether the hospitality chain would operate and manage the hotel set to be constructed in Kingston by an unknown group of investors.
South Amelia’s Ward residents came out in their numbers to form a bucket brigade in an attempt to save a house that was ablaze at some minutes to two yesterday morning, but their mission failed.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 18-year-old Project Trust volunteer Pamela McCarroll around 2 pm on Sunday at the Tutuwau Falls, South Central Rupununi.
Fern Brown, the woman who allegedly loosed two pit bulls on children in the Tucville area last Friday, yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and the matter was subsequently settled.
The mother of the man, who was shot and killed by police on Saturday, said yesterday that the circumstances under which her son met his death were suspicious.
A man was stabbed to death yesterday reportedly by his close friend after the two had an argument over money.
A businessman was yesterday held at gunpoint and robbed of a large quantity of cash by two gunmen who had obviously been watching his every move.
Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh said the government has not made a loss on the sale of the Cricket World Cup BMW luxury sedans, even though they were sold at a price well below what had been previously advertised.
Athlete Roger Gill, who represented Guyana at the 1996 Summer Olympics, died early on Sunday morning, after the car he was in crashed into a truck in Brooklyn, New York.
Vision Guyana Chairman Peter Ramsaroop said he is disappointed at the blatant discriminatory act by the government in continuing to withhold funds from the Critchlow Labour College (CLC).
Air Traffic Controllers started to trickle back to work yesterday, though some continued to be on sick leave following a sickout staged to protest the halting of a payout.
The students of the New Silver City Secondary School at Linden staged a protest action yesterday calling for the removal of the school’s head teacher and for ministers to be allowed to conduct prayers at the school, following the episodes, which several children experienced for reasons unknown.
Workers at Hotel Tower are apprehensive at what they say are signs that the management might be changing hands and their union, the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU), has written to the hotel’s management requesting an explanation.
The two men being questioned in the murder of a 59-year-old man at Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara remain in police custody while a post-mortem examination performed on the dead man’s body yesterday showed that he had suffered multiple injuries to the head.
A group of Canadian firms from Nova Scotia recently visited Guyana to explore opportunities in the hydrocarbons sector for partnership and investment.
PNCR-1G MP Deborah Backer is urging the government to use the windfall earned through the Value Added Tax (VAT) to purchase boats and planes to enhance the capacity of the security forces to man the country’s porous borders.
