Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 9, 2008

-Sharma summoned to meeting with Luncheon Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday wrote to CN Sharma inviting the television station owner to meet with him tomorrow at the Office of the President to show cause why his licence shouldn’t be cancelled or suspended for alleged infringements on air.

Dear Editor, I see (S/N April 5 –Pg 12) that there has been an increase  in reported cases of dengue fever in the region  and that we are advised by the Ministry of Health to take the necessary precautions.

Police yesterday released a businessman they had arrested last week over the abduction of city businessman, Farouk Kalamadeen, even as relatives continue to pray for his safe return.

The Venezuelan embassy yesterday donated foodstuff to several displaced farmers of Buxton with promises of more help, even as the joint services continue to mow down farmlands aback of the village, as part of their security plan.

Dear Editor, In purchasing two dino-saurs, Dr Luncheon disagreed with the opinion of Mr Gouveia, noting that the administration had sought the advice of Lex Barker from Instant Security Service.

Dear Editor, I cannot understand the statements that our president makes sometimes… I do commend Captain Gerry Gouveia for his outspoken com-ments/criticism of the recently purchased Bell 206 helicopters.

Several aspects of the UK-funded Security Sector Reform Action Plan (SSRAP) have been implemented with training in intelligence gathering and upgrading of the much-maligned 911 emergency call system among them.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Allsopp’s letter captioned “If the pattern of erosion is studied it is possible to predict where it will occur and plan maintenance accordingly” (08.04.06) on the subject of  my earlier response on the recent sea defence overtopping and to state that I joined the Hydraulics Division as a Civil Engineer in the 1960’s and not as a Structural Engineer as claimed by him.

A fire which was lit to burn garbage at the Lodge Community High School, spiralled out of control causing a scare at the institution yesterday.

The people who are holding Jiffi Lubes’ owner are not skilled abductors, so said Member of Parliament, Bibi Shadick, the brother-in-law of Farouk Kalamadeen, who went missing over a week ago.

Dear Editor, Mr Prem Misir in the Chronicle assails us with statistics and figures in his quest to challenge those who accuse the PPP administration of marginalization along ethnic lines.

In an attempt to develop the Texel sheep breed locally, the first artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transplant of Texel sheep will be done tomorrow and Friday under a government of Guyana programme funded by the United Kingdom.

Younge, Kendall top models Guyana’s top models are Michael Younge and Shenelly Kendall and the judges’ decision is final.

Dear Editor, The recent heinous acts committed by bands of terrorists have not only stunned the nation but also exposed what harm an ineffective and lax security apparatus can do to a country.

Dear Editor,  Please forgive the late commentary, but it is only now that I have been able to re-read the article in the  latest issue of the Guyana Review on the cartoons of Paul Harris.

The Guyana Sugar Corpora-tion is assuring customers that the needs of the local market will be met and it also urged them to exercise prudent management of their stocks.

In order to monitor and manage infrastructural projects the Ministry of Public Works and Communication has implemented a daily reporting system for works being done countrywide.

GTTA in go mode – says Munroe By Donald Duff The Clifff Anderson Sports Hall took on the look of a competition venue yesterday as the start of the eagerly-anticipated 13th annual Junior Caribbean and Cadet championships draws near.

In  a  letter by Philip Allsopp in our Sunday paper  captioned “If the pattern of erosion is studied it is possible to predict where it will occur and plan maintenance accordingly” the following passage occurs: “It is wrong to state that the cycle of erosion is now starting – it has been going on as long as the Amazon discharged mud into the Atlantic, and it is wrong to state that the cycle is 40 years – it is closer to 38 years”.

Two women were remanded on a charge of abduction when they appeared before Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Dear Editor, The flame of the “Olympic torch” was snuffed out in Paris and zealous protesters in other countries and cities are awaiting their turn to rebuke the Chinese administration (unless the International Olympic Committee cancels the relay).

Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year includes two West Indian Test players – one current, one former.

Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy on Monday urged Guyanese to fully embrace the challenges of responding to climate change which has become a major health issue.

A 35-year-old miner who allegedly burglarized the home of his ex-girlfriend was yesterday placed on $90,000 bail when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

By Calvin Roberts A good all round performance from Georgetown Cricket Club’s Jeetendra Sookdeo (34 and 5-20) led Demerara to a resounding and revengeful 58 runs victory over Essequibo in the first game of the Guyana Cricket Board(GCB)/ GTM sponsored Inter County Under-19 50 overs cricket competition at the Police Sports club ground Eve Leary yesterday.

A 51-year-old man was placed on $425,000 bail after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on charges of causing death by dangerous driving and driving without a valid insurance policy.

Dear Editor, One is particularly disappointed in the presentation published in the Sunday Chronicle of March 30, 2008, titled: Where is Marginali-sation?

-dangerous haemorrhagic form seen in some patients By Iana Seales Dengue fever cases are up across the country with slight indications that the severe haemorrhagic form has affected a few persons but Chief Medical Officer Dr.

An attempted murder/suicide at Albion, Corentyne has left a woman nursing chop wounds about her body at the New Amsterdam Hospital and her attacker dead.

Dear Editor, It has been more than a week since elections were held in Zimbabwe and the people still don’t know the outcome giving the impression that the dictator Robert Mugabe plans to change the result which by all accounts show he was handily defeated.

Following the trials held at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary, last Friday, the Athletics Assoc-iation of Guyana (AAG) has short-listed 28 athletes to attend the first stage of the 2008 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG)to be held in Suriname from May 1st-4th.

The National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) has hailed the Ministry of Health’s HIV/AIDS Art Competition’s effectiveness in engaging youths about the disease.

A three-day camp aimed at bringing Hindu youth together saw the participation of 139 of them at the Bush Lot Vishnu Mandir recently.

The Guyana Amateur Swim-ming Association (GASA) is scheduled to facilitate an  Under-12 inter-club swim meet to be  hosted by the Silver Shark Swim Club this Sunday at Colgrain Pool.

Dear Editor, Sunday marked the fourth day since residents of Cumberland and Canefield in East Canje have not been getting a supply of potable water.

The state through the Government Information Agency (GINA) has resumed advertising with Stabroek News, placing its first order in 17 months yesterday morning.

The post-election circumstances in Zimbabwe should not be entirely surprising. It was likely that President Robert Mugabe would seek to resist moving out of office in the event of defeat.

Magistrate Fazil Azeez at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court yesterday committed two men accused of beating another man to death in 2005 to stand trial in the High Court after finding that a prima facie case had been made out against them.