Daily Archive: Friday, August 1, 2008

By Amar Panday Residents between Peter’s Hall and Providence on the East Bank Demerara yesterday awakened to the crashing sound of a koker door being smashed and water gushing into their yards.

The recently constructed $16M Rupu-nuni River bridge that caved in under an excavator is not expected to be repaired until next month or October, Chairman of Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Esse-quibo), Clarindo Lucas said yesterday.

By Miranda La Rose The Fiscal Enactments (Amend-ment) Bill 2008 to facilitate tax concessions for two subsidiaries of the Queens Atlantic Investment Inc (QA11) was passed in the National Assembly yesterday without the support of the opposition which felt that the amendments were defective.

Police last evening rounded up a number of youths from the East Bank communities of Agricola, McDoom and Bagotville.

The truck driver who allegedly caused the death of a policeman by driving dangerously was placed on $400,000 bail when he appeared before the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court yesterday.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said Guyana recognises the considerable achievements of its African descendants in every sphere of nation-building and he again committed his administration’s support for the call for reparations.

Private sector disappointed at lack of ‘real discourse’ The Private Sector Commission says it is disappointed over the “lack of any real discourse between the state and the business sectors” during last Tuesday’s high-level seminar on Guyana’s Privatization and Taxation Policies and Practices.

TOTAL CHAOS?– GFF general secretary says no By Donald Duff With less than a week remaining for the start of Group `B’ of the Digicel Caribbean Cup football tournament nothing much in the way of arrangements have been finalized but general secretary of the Guyana Football Association Noel Adonis assured Stabroek Sports last evening that there was no need to hit the panic switch just yet.

By Zoisa Fraser Two police ranks have been placed under close arrest following the mid- afternoon escape of a murder accused from a prison van on Wednesday as he and others were being taken back to the Camp Street prison after an appearance at the Providence Magistrate’s Court.

Says new super centre wants to make food more affordable The Grenadian partner in the new multi-million dollar Regent and Albert streets supermarket has told Stabroek Business that bureaucracy and’ may be slowing down the pace of effective implementation of the Caribbean Single Market (CSM).

-says Alika Morgan who is on the verge of realizing  her dream of attending the Beijing OlympicsBy Kiev Chesney Every athlete dreams of having the privilege of going to the Olympics and for Alika Morgan that dream will become an actuality as she departs this Sunday for the Beijing Summer Olympic Games as a youth camper.

–PNCR says in emancipation message The PNCR says that essential freedoms are under threat and it is necessary on an occasion as serious and momentous as Emancipation Day for the nation to take stock of where it stands and what must be done to restore the pride and freedom that African ancestors bequeathed to everyone.

The government of Guyana yesterday awarded  Guyana  and West Indies cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul with a general  award within the  Order of  Service of Guyana.

Last Tuesday’s forum on Guyana’s Privatization and Taxation Policies organized by the Privatization Unit in collaboration with the Guyana Office for Investment and the Guyana Revenue Authority was intended to enable discourse between the state agencies responsible for taxation, investment and privatization and particularly – though not exclusively – the private sector.

The government of Guyana yesterday awarded  Guyana  and West Indies cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul with a general  award within the  Order of  Service of Guyana.

Dear Editor, Based on reports culled from the daily newspapers, the number of murders in Guyana for this year up to the end of July has equalled the 113 official murder figure for the whole of last year.

By Andre Griffith We continue our look at assessing the performance of your information technology assets by examining some of the measures you can take to enhance the performance based on the three basic metrics outlined last week that is availability and reliability and response time. 

The Aziza Akosua Nature resort will stage its 13th annual Emancipation swimming festival on Sunday at the Madewini Creek.

Four athletes, two Olympic youth campers and four officials make up the Guyana delegation for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says the nation must draw inspiration from the struggles of its African-Guyanese forebears as it takes steps to advance development.

Dear Editor, In SN  July 30, the Minister of Health was reported as taking exception to statistics published in the UNAIDS AIDS Global Report, specifically the prevalence rate of the disease and the coverage of the country’s PMTCT programme.

Stabroek Business has been reliably informed that the two trade unions credited with setting up the single largest business operation in the history of the labour movement in Guyana are contemplating legal action against the company for alleged breaches of the agreement between the two parties.

Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green says this month is a good time to put a stop to every type of discrimination as this will assist to create conditions of peace and love.

Police have launched a full investigation into the death of Camp Street prisoner, Nolan Noble, who was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Hospital on Saturday.

Dear Editor, Orealla, a village on the eastern boundary of Guyana with Suriname is accessible only by boat.

The sixth annual Emancipation Day run is set to take place today, organizer of the event Carlton Stephenson told Stabroek Sport.

The newly established Mark Benschop Centre is seeking, among other things, to “empower and equip” ordinary Guyanese who are seeking to find their way in the local entrepreneurial environment, according to the Centre’s Director Mark Benschop.

A 36-year-old boat captain is missing after his vessel sank at Olive Creek, Middle Mazaruni on Wednesday.

-as Country Side triumphs by 167 runs Former national under-19 opener Krishna Deosarran blasted his way to an entertaining 125 to lead  a Country Side XI to a comfortable 167-run victory over  Silver Belt XI in the Banks DIH-sponsored Guyana Softball League 15-overs-a-side competition last Sunday at the Providence ground.

Absence of Bon Fim Customs service, deteriorating road could undermine trade An estimated US$500,000 worth of goods is purchased by Brazilians at Lethem every month and taken across the border according to a report on the Guyana-Brazil Economic Interaction prepared by the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter captioned ‘Clarifying misconceptions’ about ancestral lands (KN) July 18, in which R Edmonds purports to educate us on ancestral lands.

Some Afro-Guyanese considerations Achievement, identity, then what? On this the 170th Anniversary of the Full-Freedom Emancipation (1838) of African slaves in the Guiana colony, please do not conclude that today’s approach is derived from my occasional laziness.

Over 50 horses will take to the track on Sunday when the Port Mourant Turf Club stages its August month one-day meet.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday remanded an East Ruimveldt man, who allegedly murdered a man at Frenchman Landing, Essequibo River.

Dear Editor, Why are there so many unsolved crimes in Guyana, especially high-profile murders? 

Nineteen days after undergoing a kidney transplant operation, 18-year-old Munesh Mangal on Wednesday told Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy that he feels much better and is recovering well.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 262’s trading results showed consideration of $2,892,928 from 99,840 shares traded in 11 transactions as compared to session 261 which showed consideration of $252,823 from 20,597 shares traded in 6   transactions. 

– court told A 30-year-old man, who allegedly indecently assaulted a six-year-old female, was refused bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) yesterday called up 29 players to begin preparation for Guyana’s participation in the NAWIRA Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 Qualifying Tournament to take place in the Bahamas October 25 and 26.

Dear Editor, Two beers are too much. Allowing persons to drink and drive is an indication that our government has given up and that they are incapable of making sound decisions.

The minds of many in the region are being exercised by the growing economic importance of Petrocaribe and the apparent appeal of President Hugo Chávez’s Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA).