Daily Archive: Monday, September 15, 2008

Thorough report done – Auditor General In another few weeks the full report on the irregularities at the Customs and Trade Admi-nistration (CTA) involving Fidelity Investments would be released, and the acting Auditor General believes the probe team did a comprehensive job, going as far as Venezuela to track leads.

Police yesterday said they had arrested a man in connection with Wednesday’s attack on two nurses attached to the Wismar Hospital during which one of them was raped.

‘I want to see the law prove it…I’m still living with a question mark in my head’ By Gaulbert Sutherland It is noisy now; vehicles speed down the Avenue and miners, vendors, workers and residents mingle in a cacophony of sound.

The Unity ice factory owner who shot at a neighbour’s house in a fit of rage had his firearm licence revoked and his weapon seized by the police on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), a police source said.

–former democratic party chair As the US presidential election draws nearer, former National Chairman of the Democratic Party Dr Donald Fowler says that race is close enough that the winner will be determined by how effective senators John McCain and Barack Obama ran their campaigns.

Inadequate weather forecast, poor pilot judgement cited A report on the plane crash near Kopinang on April 25, 2007 which claimed three lives has cited the lack of proper weather information, bad weather and the pilot’s decision to continue the flight under such conditions as contributory factors.

A 53-year-old miner is due for surgery today at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was chopped in the face last Thursday night following an argument he had with a fellow miner that morning.

Baksh urges fathers to play bigger role in education The Ministry of Education is again considering banning the use of cellular phones in public schools, Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, has said.

A Mahaicony man was taken for surgery after he accidentally shot himself on his farm early yesterday morning.

Britain’s Prince Charles has urged business leaders to act with “wartime urgency” to save the world’s rainforest; calling President Bharrat Jagdeo’s initiative on climate change “one of the most optimistic developments” on the issue.

Digicel has teamed up with Western Union to expand its Diaspora programme in the US and is expected to serve 5M customers.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud told villagers of Barakara Creek on Thursday that the ministry stands ready to assist them with increasing food production as part of its ‘Grow more’ initiative.

The fire and smoking at the Princes Street dump site is “more or less under control,” the city’s Director of Solid Waste Hubert Urling said yesterday.

The Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) was recently awarded a Certificate of Accredita-tion in recognition of its performance as an NGO that has been providing sexual and reproductive health services to Guyana.

A driver of a minibus was last week placed on $90,000 bail after he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.

The Special Events Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) took some time out during the Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) and Port Mourant clash in the Busta Champion of Champions 50 overs-a-side final yesterday to honour five members whose sterling contribution to cricket helped with the development of the game in the county, under its Tribute to Heroes programme.

Defending champions Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) easily retained their Busta Champion of Champions championship for the fourth time when they defeated beaten finalists on all four occasions Port Mourant (PM) by 47 runs in the final at the Albion Community Development Centre ground yesterday.

Ticket holder number 04152 has won a 42-inch flat screen television set, the first prize in the Lions Clubs Region Two Mega Raffle.

The CIOG has extended warm wishes to Amerindians on the occasion of Amerindian Heritage Month and hopes they can chart a course where their traditions and customs are preserved for the benefit of the country.

Of all the awards that he has won in his distinguished career, the accolade of being voted the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) `Cricketer of the Year’ must surely rank amongst the most treasured for the dependable Guyana and West Indies middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter in SN by Mr Jermaine Grant, captioned ‘Smoke from the Mandela landfill is making life unbearable for residents.’

Alonzo Greaves proved to be too strong for Christopher Holder surviving a puncture to win the ninth annual De Sinco/Milkaut cycle race on Saturday.

The new National Road Safety Council (NRSC) has been charged with the responsibility to continue assisting in reducing the number of road fatalities annually and boosting the life expectancy of Guyanese.

The dump Photos and interviews by Sara Bharrat This week we asked the residents of Princes Street  how the nearby dump site is affecting them.

The National Agricultural  Research Institute (NARI) and the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) reiterated  in a recent release that  the tax free temporary cost of living adjustment is not applicable to all staff.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter from Mr D Singh which was printed in your issue of September 9 (‘What are the requirements for Brazilians to take up residence in Guyana?’)

This lad from the Ascension Nursery School appears to be gripped by the several books on display at last week’s teaching and learning materials exhibition at NCERD.

Guyana’s middle-order batsman Travis Dowlin was belatedly rewarded for his form in the Twenty20 form of the game when he was called up as a replacement for the injured Dwayne Bravo in the Stanford Twenty20 squad.

Magistrate Fazil Azeez at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday committed a woman, charged with murder, to stand trial in the High Court after finding that a prima facie case had been made out against her.

Dear Editor, The recent passage of legislation outlawing the playing of music in hire cars/taxis and  minibuses was most welcome and lauded by members of the public.

A crane lifting one of three palm trees that were removed from the St Agnes Nursery School’s compound yesterday.

It is exceedingly taxing to reconcile how a government that constantly plays up its environmental credential can preside over a capital city for 16 years without decisively dealing with the festering and hazardous garbage dump along Mandela Avenue.

Unnatural Disasters By Maya Trotz Maya Trotz teaches environmental engineering at the University of South Florida, Tampa.

Local aviation authorities have sought the advice of the United States National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) on how to treat with the July 4 incident when a Delta Airlines passenger activated the aircraft’s emergency exit, making his own way out.

Gavin Todd won Saturday’s Medal Play Golf tournament sponsored by the New GPC Inc.