Articles published on Saturday, October 11, 2008
Corbin seeks meeting with President The main opposition PNCR yesterday accused the ruling PPP/C of trying to arbitrarily abandon the local government reform process and party leader Robert Corbin has written President Bharrat Jagdeo requesting an urgent meeting on the situation.
Preferred life on the streets Geneiva Henry, 85, who was found bludgeoned to death on September 30 was buried yesterday after a simple ceremony at the Brickdam Cathedral.
The Guyana Rice Develop-ment Board (GRDB) yesterday announced it would support legal action against the Mahaicony Rice Mills Ltd (MRL), after some cheque payments to farmers for their first crop were not honoured at the bank.
Four men have been nabbed in a sting by US federal agents for trying to bribe stock brokers to buy shares in Guyana Gold Corp.,
Classes at the Stella Maris Primary School have resumed following a signed agreement between the school’s administration, the Guyana Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education.
A trip to Linden for a taxi driver late Thursday night ended badly when his passengers knocked him out with a chemical substance before tying him with rope and escaping with his vehicle, cash and cellular phone.
While President Bharrat Jagdeo is still holding out against signing the European Union (EU) trade deal in Barbados on Wednesday, EU foreign ministers are expected to meet Monday to agree a document which would pave the way for the EU to impose punitive taxes on goods from Guyana.
An East Bank Demerara (EBD) couple was on Thursday night terrorized by two men who came calling at their business for an aerated drink but instead confronted them with a gun and cutlass before fleeing with cash.
Yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda, St. John’s College and Winfer Gardens Primary School claimed the North Georgetown District title on the final day in the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) organized Champion of Champions track and field competition.
By Cathy Wilson The management of Bosai Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc says that they are to reduce dust emissions from kiln 13, Kiln 14 and Kiln 10 (Dryer) to improve air quality in Linden.
– score three-wicket victory in GCB/Gafsons 20/20 It was dubbed an exciting encounter before a ball was bowled, and both teams, namely host Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and defending champions Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC), ensured this was a reality when the two clashed in a first round encounter of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Gafsons Industries Limited nationwide 20/20 competition.
The “Simply Different” store, John Lewis Styles in celebrating its 5th anniversary donated $100,000 cash to each of five non-governmental organizations (NGOs) at a presentation ceremony yesterday at the store’s Lamaha Street location.
Kings held to draw, Golden Stars blank Plaisance Defending champions BV/Triumph United held the mighty Victoria Kings to a nil-all draw in their encounter, while Golden Stars inflicted a three-nil defeat on Plaisance when action in the East Coast Demerara Football Association (ECDFA)/ Mackeson Stout Premier league continued at the Plaisance Community Centre ground last Thursday night.
A miner at Waini in the North West District has found columbite- tantalite in his concession and will start to mine for the mineral on a larger scale shortly.
By Calvin Roberts Action in the various cricket tournaments being run under the auspices of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) will continue over the weekend, with the hallmark match-up being the Beharry Champions Products 40-overs-a side final featuring Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Transport Sports Club (TSC) at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground from 10:30hrs.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to the Stabroek News article dated October 7th, 2008, and titled `Illegal mining damaging Mahdia Road again’.
Santa Rosa to meet on building new sanitary block A meeting that was planned for yesterday by residents of Santa Rosa on a proper sanitary block for their school was postponed to Monday after the Minister of Education said he was unable to attend.
Between the hits and misses at the just concluded Guyana Fashion Weekend 2008, Melessa Payne was perhaps the only constant.
Love at first sight?If I had a dollar for every time someone told me something that was not true I would be somewhere above the average life that I am living and this goes back as far as those days when fairy tales were read to me.
By Calvin Roberts The long-awaited Corriverton Town Week is here and the Corriverton Town Council (CTC) has scheduled a 15/15 cricket competition involving four of Berbice’s top first division teams to compete for a first prize of $30,000 and a trophy to kick start the event.
Dear Editor On July 6th, 2008, I wrote a letter in which I compared West Indies cricket to Australian cricket.
Oh Sweet Callaloo Hi Everyone, If you’re from Guyana, Callaloo refers to all varieties of spinach (bhaji) but if you’re from Trinidad and Tobago, then Callaloo is the beloved, must-have, soul food dish of the twin island republic.
Dear Editor, Some form of assistance from the Ministry of Agriculture is urgently necessary to curb a deadly soil disease affecting a diversity of vegetable crops on my household plot of land at Suddie, Essequibo Coast.
A 19-year-old who allegedly snatched a gold chain from a woman was remanded to prison on Monday when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Kfw Small Grants Projects recently awarded Kwebana Village a $6.8M grant to buy equipment and other materials for citrus farming.
Dear Editor, 1 note with great interest a letter “A return to democracy, we have come a long way” written by my friend John Da Silva.
By Rawle ToneyAfter a delay of over two weeks, the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Elite Summer Fest basketball finals will bounce off tonight at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court between the Wismar Pistons and the Kashif and Shanghai Kings.
Dear Editor, The melody from the theme song for Carifesta 2008 sung by our youthful Lisa Punch – excellent, that was played incessantly and rightly so before and during the festival still lingers in my ears.
Cancer support group, the Periwinkle Club is hosting an anniversary dinner and fashion show on November 1 at the Red House.
“…bail refused,” the magistrate said and the mother of two teenagers, who are facing eight charges of carnal knowledge and one of buggery, fainted, hitting her head against the prosecution table as she went down.
First round action in the West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA)/ Regency Suites sponsored Under-23 limited overs competition commences today with six first round matches being played within the two zones.
Come November 1, 13 mature, professional women will converge on the National Cultural Centre stage to compete in the fourth Ms Renaissance pageant.
Dear Editor, As I drive around the city I can see almost every drain, trench and canal either silted-up to the extent that when it rains it will not be able to store any real amount of water or they are so over-grown with grass and bush and plastic that both the flow and storage of water are prevented.
The relocation of staff from the cottage hospital to the newly constructed hospital at Mabaruma is taking too long for staff there and this is spilling over into occasional protest actions.
Art talk: The Minister of Culture Dr Frank Anthony (left), UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Nils Kastberg (centre) and UNICEF representative Johannes Wedenig reviewing the Children’s Art Mural on the Georgetown Seawall yesterday.
A 22-year-old man who allegedly abducted his former girlfriend at gunpoint was remanded yesterday by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
“Women do two-thirds of the world’s work for five percent of the income.
By Rawle Toney The body of former Courts Pacesetters basketball player Kevin Worrell will be laid to rest today at Le Repentir cemetery, following a service at the West Ruimveldt Wesleyan Church.
1. Accolade: The Music Awards of Guyana The voting was supposed to begin this week, when the public would be given its chance to rectify some of those really horrible picks, I mean Shelly G?
