Daily Archive: Monday, June 16, 2008

By Oluatoyin AlleyneThe battered and naked body of a 15-year-old girl was found early yesterday morning on the lonely Hope Estate Access Road, East Coast Demerara.

Government will now have to amend the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Act 2003 to legitimize the planned tax concessions to Queens Atlantic Investment Inc (QAII) for its textiles and antibiotics project.

By Melissa Charles After numerous complaints to the relevant authorities, residents of Strathavon, Cane Grove, Mahaica are still affected by smoke and ash emanating from a paddy chaff dumpsite in the vicinity of their neighbourhood.

-has gov’t been repaid? The incomplete Casique Palace Suites and Banquet Halls located at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) has been put up for sale.

Dear Editor I refer to a letter by Mr. Vishnu Bisram of June 13 titled `I respect Joey for his independence of mind’ in which he wrote the following words; “On the series of exchanges with Freddie, I responded to his queries which initially were fair….”

Dear Editor,I commented on June 10th about the very sad case of little Kean Graves who died after her appendix burst.

Police are investigating the circumstances under which a man was shot dead in Linden by a licensed firearm holder on Saturday night.

Dear Editor, I do not believe that the PPP has anything to fear from a Freedom of Information Bill and as such I see no reason why Prime Minister Sam Hinds would seek to say that Guyana is not ready for the Freedom of Information Bill as yet.

The Joint Services have rushed additional troops into the hinterland to boost their jungle fight against a gang of gunmen who have eluded them for over a week in the Christmas Falls, Upper Berbice River area.

Dear Editor, I thank  Quado Vancooten for his nice letter entitled ‘You never knew Guyana was so beautiful’, SN 2008/06/15.

Two bandits armed with guns robbed a New Amsterdam businesswoman of $800,000 in cash at her home before escaping on Saturday night.

By Kiev Chesney President of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) Hector Edwards on Saturday evening announced that the federation was currently at the drawing board planning to host a Guyana to Brazil cycle race sometime next year.

Dear Editor I read the article on the horrific attack on dogs two Sundays ago in Bush Lot, West Berbice.

Wanted man, Royden Durant, who is charged with the murder of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal Ivor Williams was captured by police at Sophia yesterday.

By Kiev Chesney Just weeks after the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) announced that they would participate in an under-20 basketball tournament in Barbados, the federation announced that they were opting out because of insufficient finance.

Dear Editor, When I read the Stabroek News of June 6th, 2008, I was taken aback by the rude outburst by the President at prominent businessman Yesu Persaud, Chairman of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), for his suggestion that other local companies should be similarly considered for tax concessions. 

The United Nations In-dependent Expert on minority issues, Gay McDougall is to visit Guyana next month and will be meeting with members of civil society including those working on minority and anti-discrimination issues.

By Calvin Roberts Host Suriname needled Guyana 1-0 in the first game of their home and away World Cup 2010 qualifier when the two teams met at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium Saturday afternoon.

Dear Editor, I am shocked but not surprised at the President’s recent outburst which is an indication of his inability to handle the pressures of the Office of the President.

By Miranda La Rose Government is currently re-suscitating port-of-entry operations at the Morawhanna Fish Port Complex in Region One (Barima/Waini) in order to facilitate travel and trade with some Caricom countries and further afield.

By Sara Bharrat The Ministry of Agriculture distributed 75 pigs and 20 sheep to farmers from various administrative regions yesterday at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Agriculture Corps Division on the East Bank.

Dear Editor, Five years ago the American Government told the world that Saddam Hussein and Iraq possessed weapons of mass destructions.

By Kizan Brumell Fruta Conquerors and Plaisance Panthers racked up 3-0 wins over Buxton and Beacons respectively when the third round of the Guyana Football Assoc-iation (GFA) Courts Inc.

Experienced female golfer Melissa Humphrey won last Saturday’s Guyana Tele-phone and Telegraph (GT&T) sponsored pre-Father’s Day Medal Play golf tournament and in the process ruined the efforts of several anxious fathers who were eager to win the title in observance of Father’s Day which was celebrated yesterday.

Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai has lauded the development evident in Region Nine, particularly the work of the North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB) which initiates expansion activities in the communities.

By Kizan Brumell Camptown’s Telson McKinnon’s proved a nightmare for the Thomas United team when he blasted 10 goals against them in the first round of the Guyana Football Assoc-iation’s DeSinco Trading Ltd.

Dear Editor, The contributor to your letter column 9th instant in his letter entitled `The teacher/student relationship should be platonic’ said in part “Is it as Shakespeare put `Nature takes thou what course thou silt’”?

(Stephen Lande, former Assistant United States Trade Representative (ret.), is President of Manchester Trade and has 40 years trade negotiating experience dating to the 1960’s Tokyo Round of the GATT.

Dear Editor, Most of your newspaper articles recently were about Roger Khan or the lie detector test.

It is becoming impossible for the government to plausibly resist a comprehensive, independent inquiry of the death squad phenomena and the violence that gripped the East Coast following the 2002 prison-break.

The Guyana Islamic Relief Organization (GIRO) recently handed over more than $40M worth of Muskol insect repellent to the health ministry.

Interviews and photos by Shabna Ullah This week we asked persons: If you had one concern to raise with the president what would it be?

At the New Amsterdam Court on Friday, Magistrate Geeta Chandan Persid-Edmond sentenced a man and a woman to four years imprisonment each after they were found guilty for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

By Tony Cozier In BRIDGETOWN IT is not often that West Indies selectors go on a hunch, a gut feeling, a perception.

PNCR picketers outside of Parliament Buildings on Friday.