Articles published on Friday, March 28, 2008
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has requested that the withdrawal of advertisements from Stabroek News by the government of Guyana be placed on the agenda of the meeting of Caricom heads of government in Port-of-Spain in April.
-following gov’t directed ban on ads in SNBy Miranda La RoseRegion Four councillors representing the PNCR-1G, AFC and Justice For All Party (JFAP) yesterday voted in favour of a directive for administrative officers to exercise fair play, transparency and equitableness in the dissemination of material to all media houses but PPP/C councillors abstained.
Magistrate Fazil Azeez yesterday committed a woman, charged with the murder of two of her children, to stand trial in the High Court after ruling that a prima facie case had been made out against her.
A 48-year-old farmer accused of murdering a 42-year-old labourer during a fight was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
A man who allegedly aided and abetted two of the six men who were recently charged with the theft and possession of an AK-47 belonging to the Guyana Defence Force appeared on Wednesday before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Two brothers who allegedly inflicted grievous bodily wounds on a minibus conductor were on Wednesday taken before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
A 71-year-old pensioner was yesterday brought before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on two charges of carnally knowing a female under the age of fifteen.
– court hears A 20-year-old man who allegedly stole three Red Cross donation boxes was placed on $25,000 bail yesterday when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
A 27-year-old woman was remanded on Wednesday after being charged with intent to defraud when she appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys yesterday said that he will issue an arrest warrant for President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) Colwyn King if he does not make a court appearance today for his assault and unlawful wounding cases.
After his third appearance in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge of sedition, Oliver Hinckson was further remanded with Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys saying that bail will be considered on the next occasion if the prosecution is not prepared to proceed with the trial.
CARIFESTA and Guyanese culture – But V.A.T. and crime! I am aware that in our public service/governmental culture, it is not normal or conventional, but I might be breaking some rule today to pay a mild tribute to one long-serving public servant I know fairly well.
Executive Chairman advocates local development bank to further encourage entrepreneurshipExecutive Chairman of the Institute for Private Enterprise Development (IPED) Dr Leslie Chin has told Stabroek Business that there is need for the creation of a development bank in Guyana to help stimulate entrepreneurial growth here.
A strategic plan for the expansion of the local aquaculture industry prepared by the National Aquaculture Association of Guyana (NAAG) and which has secured the backing of both the public and private sectors is seeking to guide the industry towards becoming Guyana’s leading economic sector by the year 2015.
Poor service standards A year ago we were in the midst of preparations for the arrival of visitors for Cricket World Cup.
Karen Abrams holds an MBA from UC San Francisco. She is a Marketing and Small Business Consultant in the US and Caribbean.
Four enterprising Guyanese women have established a new business centre which they say is designed to enhance the quality of social skills among the pool of employees in the service sector.
A thirty year old New York City College of Technology graduate in Computer Information Systems has decided that his search for suitable employment since his return to Guyana from the United States a year ago is over.
Alkins impressive as Essequibo takes first day honours In what can be considered a rare occurrence, Essequibo’s Under-19 cricketers totally outplayed their counterparts from Demerara on the first day of the Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Company sponsored tournament at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday.
Track and Field star Alika Morgan yesterday slammed the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) over its handling of certain issues with respect to the team’s participation at the just concluded Carifta Games in St Kitts.
Skid Marks left their mark on Power Strangers when the Guyana Squash Association’s (GSA) Smalta, Easter junior team tournament got underway on Wednesday night at the Georgetown Club.
The Guyana Amateur Power-Lifting Federation (GAPLF) will be staging its first event of the year this Sunday at the Rosignol Primary School for the Novice/ Beginners power-lifting competition starting at 10am sharp.
With improved weather conditions the Coca Cola Masters Football tournament sponsored by Banks DIH Ltd.,
An explosive double header is in the making when the Annual Mayor’s Cup knockout football competition continues this evening with quarter-finals at the Tucville Playfield.
Arthur C. Clarke, the pioneering science-fiction author who died last week, once formulated three ironic laws of ‘prediction’, the last of which read: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
-as opposition walks out of Parliament over rejection of amendments by gov’t A much vaunted agreement by national stakeholders with President Bharrat Jagdeo in February appeared to be in tatters yesterday after opposition parties stormed out of Parliament in protest at the government’s refusal to consider amendments to it in the spirit of compromise.
-two injuredAn ambulance en route from the East Bank to the Georgetown Public Hospital ended up in a three vehicle smash-up at the corner of Hadfield and Smythe streets yesterday that left two persons injured.
-as gov’t seeks to make the staple affordableThe government has, with immediate effect, removed all administrative restrictions on the importation of flour with the hope of bringing down the price on the local market.
A first lady has no special rights, privileges or entitlements, but is protected by legislation like any other Guyanese wife, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds told Parliament on Wednesday.
A motion calling on the government to establish an independent, permanent Law Reform Commission was defeated when PPP/C MPs voted against it on Wednesday, saying that provision was already in place for this and establishing a commission would be too costly.
The speed limit at Amelia’s Ward on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, between Millie’s Hideout and the Kara Kara Bridge, is to be reduced to 30 miles per hour, Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, revealed in the National Assembly on Wednesday.
Attorney-at-law Gino Persaud on Wednesday said that he has received no word from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the request that a special prosecutor be appointed for the 2005 US$2 million GuyFlag scam case.
A PNCR-1G motion to limit the aggregate amount of debt that could be forgiven without the approval of the National Assembly was defeated by the government on Wednesday night but the debate was overshadowed by a scintillating clash between the Speaker and the Finance Minister.
Iwokrama says that the deal reached with UK-based investment entity Canopy Capital has more to do with placing monetary value on environmental services that the rainforest provides while uncut, rather than just trading in carbon credits.
-Office of the President MP Anil Nandlall says meeting was privateThe Oliver Hinckson controversy took a stunning turn yesterday when the ex-army officer said that he had received an emissary from President Bharrat Jagdeo on his offer to mediate with the gunmen, a claim that the Office of the President swiftly denounced as a “blatant lie”.
