Articles published on Saturday, August 2, 2008
-mother of victim Murder accused, Trevor Major, who mysteriously managed to escape from a prisons vehicle while on the way from Providence to Camp Street, had fled from court before and so the police should have been extra wary with him, the mother of his alleged victim says.
Inadequate $$ had been budgeted for repairs A Rupununi man died on Thursday after falling through the incomplete decking of the Moco-Moco Creek Bridge at Lethem, which had been undergoing rehabilitation work.
Several city streets were barricaded for over four hours by heavily armed police yesterday, preventing many persons from accessing their homes and offices.
-Hopetown soiree toldBy Shabna Ullah Guyanese from all parts of the country, some of whom were decked out in their African attire, turned up for the annual soiree at Hopetown on Thursday night to join in the re-enacting of the struggles of their ancestors.
Photos by Melissa Charles The National Park was transformed into a colourful spectacle yesterday when thousands turned out to celebrate Emancipation Day observances put on by the African Cultural Development Association and others.
Plaisance residents are concerned about the filling in of what they say is a major drainage trench in their community while the NDC has said that permission was granted from “a higher authority” for it to be filled-in.
Deopaul Manie called ‘Bull’, who was chopped in the head by his neighbour last Sunday, is still in a critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
The body of a 48-year-old Zorg-en-Hoop, Blairmont man was discovered in his home early yesterday morning by his wife.
Dear Editor, The letters ‘NACTA’ stand for the National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents.
Dear Editor, An opinion survey conducted in mid-July by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) has found that Assembly Speaker Ralph Ramkarran and former Minister Moses Nagamootoo are the most liked and least disliked politicians respectively among PPP presidential hopefuls, with the highest favourability ratings for the next election.
A 45-year-old man lost his life on the Sheet Anchor, Canje public road on Thursday night after he was involved in a fatal accident.
Dear Editor, Can someone in authority do something fast to improve the condition of the Linden-Lethem road?
Some of the East Bank youths, who were picked up by police on Thursday evening were released later that night and others were released yesterday.
The name Lou-Ann Lewis-Jackson is well known in local designing circles as she is one of the most accomplished local designers who is always round-the-clock busy, making her many customers happy.
Dear Editor, I refer to that portion of the road that stretches from the Palmyra turn to Seawall turn, Berbice.
Some 78 soldiers from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) are currently Absent Without Leave (AWOL) for this year.
HJ’s bowl of soup It was probably rude of us not to have mentioned that HJTV, which had bullied its way past every other station in the country, is back on the air but not much has changed, if anything at all, based on what we have seen.
Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton refused bail to a man, who allegedly robbed another of a gold chain at gunpoint, when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
By Orin Davidson Unlike Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago, the 2008 Olympics for Guyana will not be one about medal expectations.
Dear Editor, The preservation of national treasures plays a very important role within any country’s tourism sector, and if we can’t preserve our rich history, we might as well just take ourselves off the international market as a tourist destination.
Nearly 2,000 persons have been treated at the Suddie Diagnostic and Treatment centre at the Suddie Hospital since it began offering services to Region Two residents just over two weeks ago, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
The Art of Shooting basketball clinic co-ordinated by the Maccabees Basketball Club in collaboration with the Everything Basketball Foundation began Thursday at the Pike Street, Prasad Nagar basketball court.
Guyana’s Ambassador to the EU, Patrick Ignatius Gomes and President of IFAD Lennart Bage last week Thursday signed an agreement at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) headquarters in Rome to give assistance to Guyanese small farmers to diversify their agricultural production.
Dear Editor, In a letter in SN dated July 23 and captioned ‘Delegates and observers have numerous opportunities to actively participate in PPP congress discussions and deliberations,’ Mr Hydar Ally, the Education Secretary of the PPP responded to my letter dated July 22, ‘There are no interactive discussions at the party congress.’
File to be re-submitted to DPP Police have completed investigations into last month’s shooting of a police officer allegedly by Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys and the file will again be submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
Dear Editor, Guyana will never forget the outrage of the Lusignan massacre, awesome in its evil, shock and irrationality.
Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee says the newly-reconstituted Parole Board will face a new challenge as its work is now being scrutinized by the media and he wants the Board to be visible so that persons could understand its work.
With the postponement of the Annual Greensome Fundraising Golf tournament tomorrow due to the current inclement weather, golfers will compete in a specially arranged Club tournament today.
The right tasteBy Cynthia Nelson Hi Everyone, I know there are folks out there who treat a recipe like an immutable law.
A play written by noted playwright Francis Quamina Farrier will kick-start this year’s events organised by the Guyana Cultural Association (GCA) to celebrate Carifesta in Brooklyn, New York as well as in Guyana, a press release from the group said.
Dear Editor, I wrote a letter in your column about a trip I took up the main Ituribisi Creek of the Ituribisi Lake on April 23.
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle on Wednesday remanded a 63-year-old man, who allegedly fraudulently converted $800,000 he received to purchase a car, when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Rights of the Child (ROC) has commended NT Computeac for awarding one of its co-coordinators and CSEC 2006 top performer Shirvanie Persaud with a lap-top computer in honour of her achievements.
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) yesterday called up 20 women players to practice with a view towards possible selection on the Guyana national team to participate in the upcoming North America and West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) Sevens tournament.
Come September 2, representatives of donors and the developing countries they assist – governments as well as civil society – will meet in Accra, Ghana, to review decisions made in Paris, France in 2005 on the way aid should be delivered and managed.
