Daily Archive: Monday, May 5, 2008

-but had no evidenceIn the backdrop of allegations in a US court that drug-indicted businessman Roger Khan had ordered the slaying of cyclist Davendra Persaud, a police source here says they were aware that the killing was related to narcotics but had no evidence.

-remembered for his charitable work On a day when he would be at the motor racing meet at South Dakota because of his love for the sport, the last rites were read for businessman Farouk Kalamadeen in front of numerous mourners, many still deep in grief.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) says it is not afraid of the bandits and has intensified its operations with a number of intelligence-based raids.

A committee has been set up to investigate the death of 28-year-old Basmattie Balkarran, who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Saturday after allegedly being left there for hours without receiving any medical attention.

Investigations are continuing into the shooting to death of 21-year-old Christopher Maloney on Saturday and no-one has yet been held.

The hotel being built in Kingston will house a casino, according to the notice in the press for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping meeting to be held on May 16, 2008 at the Umana Yana.

The tidying up of the five-year old list of proposed names to serve on the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is moving at a slow pace, according to one member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament.

A fire, said to be electrical in origin, destroyed the electrical system at the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) pump station at Number Seven Village, West Coast Berbice on Saturday night leaving residents without running water.

A 56-year-old cyclist died after being hit by a motor lorry, which reportedly failed to stop at an intersection at Linden yesterday.

The price for flour is set to rise by 25% in light of the high price of wheat internationally, the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) says.

Following a visit on Saturday, Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee said the East La Penitence Police Station and others were in need of radical improvement.

Government is currently making further efforts to improve the traffic situation around the Stabroek square in central Georgetown.

On Saturday, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) kicked off its two-day 170th Indian Arrival anniversary celebration with a swirl of creativity, bringing to life an indentureship-period village.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority has recently demonstrated its extreme backwardness in its tax collecting operations by rejecting a cheque for property and income taxes because the taxpayer did not have a Tax Identification Number (TIN). 

The Indian Commemoration Trust says the indentured labourers who crossed the Kala Pani are “indomitable pioneers” who contributed to building Guyana.

Dear Editor, In two articles in KN the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has been protesting about being taken to court by Toolsie Persaud Ltd (TPL) over activities in forest logging concession TSA 04/1985 which expired and should have been closed in December 2007 (‘TPL fined $80.2M for timber breaches’ (1.5.08), and ‘Forestry monitoring – Guyana turning to Brazil for help in using satellite imagery,’ (3.5.08).

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has appealed to the media to allow the multi-agency task force to carry out its investigations into the alleged fraud involving the GRA and Fidelity Investment in a professional manner and without bias.

The PPP in extending greetings to all Guyanese on the occasion of Arrival Day today has observed that the Guyanese culture that has emerged and is still evolving has become rich and no doubt will become even stronger.

 -Junior Jaguars hold Suriname to 0-0 draw at football  From Kiev Chesney  in Suriname  Guyanese patriotism was sky high at the Andre Kamperveen (AK) stadium here yesterday as supporters of the national athletics team watched as the athletes running under the banner of the Golden Arrowhead, flourished every time they took to the track.

Dear Editor, I was arrested and incarcerated at the Suddie Police Station for the full 72 hours during investigations that I was alleged to have stolen some crushed stone belonging to a wealthy businessman (name provided) while it was on a heap by the Riverstown creek some time ago.

Dear Editor, We need a national conversation on the state of literacy in Guyana.

By Kizan Brumell Superior throttling gave Andrew King and Ryan Rahaman the edge over their opponents at the South Dakota Circuit yesterday as the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) held the second round of its National Race of Champions meet at the South Dakota Circuit.

Dear Editor, I have to ask the question: How determined are the authorities to capture the local terrorists that have this nation petrified? 

The PNCR says that on the occasion of Indian Arrival Day persons should reflect on this historical milestone and seek to indulge in activities designed to forge and mould a destiny of racial and cultural cohesion which is so necessary for building an economically strong and vibrant nation.

In its message on Arrival Day, the Alliance For Change says it is its hope that together all Guyanese can build a nation that will become a prosperous and permanent home and not one from which Guyanese will be forced to journey from again.

Dear Editor, The matter of Ranvanlee Chan, the 10-year-old boy from Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice, who was alleged to have been brutally beaten by members of the Guyana Police Force on January 1, 2008, is not to be put to rest because the administrators connected to this incident have been contacted by me in the hope that little Ranvanlee would be given a chance to overcome his ordeal.

By Donald Duff President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Noel Adonis said yesterday he expected keen competition from the four teams which will contest the Tropical Rhythm Dem Life Caribbean Women’s Rugby championships which commences from 2.30pm this afternoon at the National Park playing field.

Guyana’s rifle shooting team recaptured the Milex Long Range shooting title beating their closest rivals by eight points on the penultimate day of the West Indies Fullbore championships held at the Twickenham Rifle Range in Jamaica.

Dear Editor, There is great confusion in your columns about the role of statistics in the pursuit of truth. 

Dear Editor, Mr Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe since the country got its independence in 1980, is refusing to give in to the will of the people.

The Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) says it remembers the first group of indentured labourers to British Guiana for “their pioneering spirit, determination, persistence and endurance under extremely harsh conditions.”

The Mavado, Bounty Killa ban Interviews and photos by Gaulbert Sutherland and Shabna Ullah   Do you support the ban on Mavado and Bounty Killa from performing in Guyana?

Dear Editor, As my family mourn the passing of our gardener who touched the lives of all seven of us, I cannot help but note how in our society, obituaries seem reserved for the rich, the powerful and the famous.

In recent months there has been much discussion in the regional media about the issue of devising new institutional arrangements for the management of Caricom’s business.

In its details, the abduction and savage murder of businessman Farouk Kalamadeen pose the same searing questions that the state, the government and the people have faced repeatedly since 2002.

A Tribute to Wordsworth Wordsworth McAndrew, who recently passed on after a brief illness in the United States, was born and grew up in Georgetown.

The PNCR says that the rejection of Prime Minister Sam Hinds by the workers from the GTUC May Day rally at Critchlow Labour College on Thursday resulted from what it termed “his disrespect for the participants at the rally”.

Club captain Patrick Prashad won his second title for 2008 when he came out victorious in Saturday’s Vish Trading medal play tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Dear Editor, Vidyaratha Kissoon wrote about the term ‘napumsak’ in a letter to the newspapers (‘Minister Rohee made no reference to homophobic lyrics’ SN, 1.5.08). 

Dear Editor, Guyana’s newest season of madness is at hand. How long will the brightest minds among us be silent?