Articles published on Tuesday, July 8, 2008
– husband turns himself into police at Berbice By Zoisa Fraser The lifeless body of a 24-year-old Supply, East Bank Demerara woman was yesterday morning discovered under a bed in her home with her hands tied and a vest around her neck.
The Guyana Public Transportation Associa-tion (GPTA) and the General Minibus Association (GMBA) have announced increases in bus fares in amounts ranging from $20 to $60.
By Iana Seales More than two months after a major investigation began into allegations of bribery at customs involving senior officials and a local company importing Polar beer the public is still in the dark about the progress and the results of the investigation.
Dear Editor, With a broken heart, I write this letter minutes after the Aussies whitewashed the Windies in the ODIs.
Opposition parties want the government to answer why the New GPC continues to benefit from a cabinet decision, which precludes that company from going to tender for the provision of drugs and other supplies to the Ministry of Health.
Relatives mourn deaths of five young men – child’s life hangs in the balance Plaisance is stunned at the loss of five young men from the community following the smash-up at Land of Canaan — two of whom were notably absent from a family reunion yesterday — and over on the East Bank a family is hoping a little girl who was injured in the crash wakes up from a coma.
Dear Editor, As an avid and ardent fan of all things dramatic and/or comedic, I feel compelled to shed some much deserved praise on a noteworthy event in the local entertainment industry in recent days.
By Zoisa Fraser The Linden/Soesdyke High-way may have all the right ingredients for a day of adventure but some of those living in communities along this long stretch of road that leads to the mining town of Linden, have little to be pleased about.
Dear Editor, I would like to continue the discussion on the dismal state of No 63 beach.
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the Lindo Creek murders.
The Yonex Badminton Club will tour Trinidad from August 1-10 to participate in the Caribbean Club Cup Junior Tournament organised by the Sonic and Malick Badminton Clubs of Trinidad.
Dear Editor, Professor Lear Matthews, of Guyana, working abroad, has pointedly drawn attention in Stabroek News to the widespread violence prevalent in Guyanese society, a land where he grew up in another kind of atmosphere.
Dear Editor, It is difficult to fathom the mind of an 84-year-old leader who continues to cling to power in the face of insurmountable unpopularity.
The annual Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Junior Tennis Camp sponsored by P&P Insurance Brokers got off to a slow start yesterday at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel courts.
The reputed husband of Shaneeza Khan, who was found dead, her throat slit at her Enmore, East Coast Demerara home in April, died early yesterday morning at the George-town Public Hospital (GPH).
-says Jonathon Fagundes By Kiev Chesney Quietly amidst all the haste by this country’s athletes to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, teenager Jonathon Fagundes is on a mission.
Dear Editor, Based on the latest findings of a tracking poll being conducted by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA), it appears that the incumbent New National Party led by Dr Keith Mitchell has consolidated its lead over the opposition National Democratic Congress and Mitchel is likely to retain his parliamentary majority in a closely competitive election on Tuesday.
A 38-year-old Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo businessman was hospitalized after being shot twice on Sunday afternoon at his house by armed men.
The passenger who opened the emergency exit of a Delta aircraft when the plane landed from New York on Friday at Timehri has been placed on station bail.
Dear Editor, At no time whatsoever could I have imagined that a section of the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) land located at Onderneeming in Region 2 would have become a ‘forested’ area as can now be seen aback of the western end of the compound by the canal dam.
One Point Thriller By Kiev Chesney It was evident that fans got their money’s worth on the opening day in the third annual Pepsi National Schools’ Basketball Festival as fans left the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall talking about the dramatic 31-30 Guyana Technical Institute (GTI) victory against Linden Technical Institute in the feature game of the day.
The Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Caricom Heads of State and Government concluded its business at the end of last week and, as is usual, gave the conclusions of its deliberations in its communique.
