Articles published on Monday, November 17, 2008
Guyana’s alcohol problem persists Manickchand: Producers have to get on board The stories may have different characters but the plots remain the same: a man, a woman or a child is the victim of a senseless act of violence, the result of someone who has had too much to drink.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud commissioned a $40 million water project at Moblissa, Region Ten yesterday in an effort to further spur redevelopment in the area.
Returning home from the Vybz Kartel show, a teenager was crushed to death by a truck, from which he had just disembarked at Lombard Street early yesterday morning.
A serene lake with a few of Guyana’s national flower, the Victoria Regia lily floating on the surface forming a picturesque scene in the Botanical Gardens is expected to become another attraction in the famous gardens, as this area, dubbed the Schomburgk Pavilion, officially opened yesterday.
GRA appeals for patience Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Khurshid Sattaur, yesterday announced that the entity’s computerised systems have “been experiencing difficulties” and appealed to the general public to be “patient with us while we work to resolve these problems.”
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) honoured five officers and 27 other ranks for exemplary service at its 43rd anniversary medals presentation ceremony.
Speaker of the House, Ralph Ramkarran says parliamentary reforms have resulted in an explosion of questions and motions primarily by the opposition and around 50% of bills now go to special select committees.
-parks commission GM A lack of “technical expertise” is hampering the construction of a new aviary for the harpy eagles at the Georgetown Zoo, General Manager of the National Parks Commission (NPC), Yolanda Vasconcellos says.
The Canadian Herbie Fund saved the life of four-year-old Guyanese Trisha Felix, the CityNews report stated last Friday.
The PPP has expressed its sadness at the death of famed South African singer Miriam Makeba.
A woman identified only as ‘Donna’ is in the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary after being found in a yard at Fifth Street, Alberttown yesterday.
Several contracts have been given the go-ahead including a new wing for the Patentia Secondary School, according to Cabinet Secretary Dr.
Dear Editor, The Kaieteur News editorial of November 16 entitled ‘Men are celebrated in death more than in life’ focuses on a truism that happens for any number of reasons.
Guyana’s Gary Jansen, popularly known around domino circles as `Tie Tongue,’ was crowned Domino `King’ at the World Council of Domino Federations (WCDF) championships last month in Antigua.
Three international tour guides, three journalists and two representatives from Leica, a leading optics company, are expected to go on a local tourism familiarization trip that will allow them to sample and evaluate Guyana’s sustainable tourism experience, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) said in a release on Saturday.
Dear Editor, May I express my deepest sympathies to Mrs de Caires, family and the staff of Stabroek News on the passing of David.
Barker wins clash of titans on final night Republican’s Jason Barker won the lone heavyweight bout of the tournament against West Side Bomber’s Troy Waldron in the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) organized Church’s Chicken Champion of Champions tournament at the National Gymnasium on Saturday evening.
A Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice man was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Thursday night after being severely beaten, allegedly by an official of a community policing group in the area.
Dear Editor, First I wish to compliment from my heart, the Minister of Health and Minister of Home Affairs for action taken on smoking in public and educating people not to smoke, and for trying to curb noise nuisance.
There are any number of instances of the muddled thinking that presently pervades West Indies cricket.
The Cameron & Shepherd Prize for the best graduating Guyanese student of the Hugh Wooding Law School for 2008 in Civil Procedure 1 and 2 over the two-year course for the Legal Education Certificate was won by Manoj Narayan, who was recently admitted to practice here.
Dear Editor, I have a house lot at Area B Lusignan (Grass Field) East Coast Demerara.
Shane Jaundoo last Sunday carted off the Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice 25-mile race for schoolboys and novices.
Ten kilogrammes of marijuana was found at an abandoned house at Nabaclis during a raid carried out by the police in the village on Saturday.
Dear Editor, As I sat in the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Brickdam attending the funeral service for the late David de Caires, Editor-in-Chief of the Stabroek News, and observed ministerial functionaries of the state seated prominently at the service, I could not resist contemplating whether or not they were parties to the government’s decision to cease placing state advertisements in the Stabroek News.
A Port Mourant housewife and her visiting relatives were robbed at gunpoint of their jewellery, cell phones and cash at Clifton Settlement, Port Mourant, Berbice on Saturday.
Amsterdam, Bramble, La Fleur and Mangru share spotlight Berbice under-19 all rounder Alex Amsterdam, national under-19 players Anthony Bramble and Eugene La Fleur and former national under-19 off spinner Orvin Mangru all shared the spotlight when action in the Berbice zone of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Gafoor’s 20/20 first division competition continued last weekend.
Dear Editor, For the past ten years I have known of persons in receipt of medication for diabetic conditions and other ailments, viz high blood pressure, glaucoma, etc.
Wins for Farm ‘B’ and Triumph The annual Bakewell-sponsored Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) of Guyana limited overs Inter-Jamaat softball round robin cricket competition continued last week-end at the MYO ground, Woolford Avenue, Thomas Lands, Georgetown with wins for Farm ‘B’ and Triumph.
The Obama win Interviews by Sara Bharrat with photos by Melissa Charles This week we asked people in the street: What do you think about the Obama win?
Dear Editor,We have been hearing for the longest while that the world is a global village.
Narayan Ramdhani reaches three finals Guyana’s Narayan Ramdhani continued to impress by remaining in contention for three individual titles at the Suriname Junior International Championships which is being contested by Suriname, Trinidad, Guyana and Aruba.
The View from the Rear View Mirror By Havelock Brewster It must have taken much courage for the University to confer this honour on me, who, as a young lecturer was threatened with firing for what is now known as politically incorrect behavior, and who over the years has not figured on Caribbean governments’ lists of persona grata.
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter captioned ‘Have Guyanese learnt anything from the American experience?’
While the title, Man of Letters could be easily used to describe the late Editor-in-Chief of the Stabroek News, Mr David de Caires, he would undoubtedly be better pleased by the sobriquet `Letters man’.
