Daily Archive: Thursday, December 18, 2008

…as IDB approves loan The Inter-American Develop-ment Bank (IDB) yesterday approved a $27.9M ($5.7B) loan for Guyana, which is expected to assist low-income families to access quality homes.

Jeweller Sanjay Persaud is facing a possession of illegal fuel charge after his employees were allegedly found with more than $12M of diesel in a boat off Bartica.

-post-mortem A post-mortem examination on the remains of the East Ruimveldt hairdresser reveal-ed that she was stabbed 13 times about the body and the cause of death was given as haemorrhage.

The drivers of the two cars involved in last Saturday night’s smash-up at the Enmore junction, East Coast Demerara that claimed the life of a 31-year-old woman, were yesterday slapped with charges of causing death by dangerous driving and released on $350, 000 bail each.

Residents of Ithaca who were affected by flooding after the sluice door broke early Monday morning said the situation has improved somewhat after work was done on the door.

-will aid early detection of breast cancer The Radiology Department at the Woodlands Hospital Limited yesterday launched its $40M state-of-the-art Computer Radiographic and Mammogram Units.

Batavia is one of four beneficiaries of a British-funded regional project aimed at building capacity in sustainable forest management; starting at the community level.

The Guyana Sugar Corpora-tion says a number of factors have contributed to a very poor year for the company resulting in its lowest production level for many years, but it affirmed that the situation has not deteriorated to the point where it has to turn to government for funding.

Some crops affected As the rains continue, the water level in the Mahaica and Mahaicony creeks has slowly started to rise and a few residents have experienced losses to their crops although they said the situation is not serious.

-airport official says aThe airport security scanner, which is manned 24 hours a day, should have detected the VIP who was allowed to board a plane with live ammunition in his possession, a Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri official says.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) yesterday launched its 2009 Calendar which focuses its attention on global warming under the theme ‘save earth save our home’.

Twelve-year-old Ravi Dave Sain of Experiment Bath, West Berbice was diagnosed with cancer in the nose and brain over one year ago but even after two surgeries, his condition was still not improving.

Speedboat commuters traversing between Parika and Supenaam can now do so at a cheaper cost, Commerce Minister Manniram Prashad has announced.

Caricom has joined with Oxford University’s Centre for the Environment to form CARIBSAVE, a US$35M project aimed at addressing the impacts and challenges of climate change and related sectors in the region.

Magistrate Fazil Azeez last week sentenced a 30-year-old labourer to three years in prison for robbing a De Willem, West Coast Demerara goldsmith of over $2M in jewellery.

Several government officials recognised some senior citizens from Enterprise, Enmore and Lusignan for their contribution to development at their annual Christmas parties.

Dear Editor, I am very concerned that the Ministry of Home Affairs has stopped the reggae show on January 3, 2009 with Capleton at the National Park.

Dear Editor, We have to be careful how we articulate our problems.

THE battle for Test cricket’s wooden spoon has moved from the Arctic gloom of Dunedin to the warmth and Caribbean sunshine of Napier – and the shift in the balance between the teams prior to the second Test is just as stark.

A 41-year-old Alberttown man who allegedly broke into two stalls and stole a quantity of items was granted $90,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson when he appeared before her on Tuesday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Fitzgerald departs for England Sudesh Fitzgerald yesterday left for England to participate in the Ladbrokes.com

Dear Editor, I respect the role Freddie Kissoon plays in the debate on the politics of Guyana, and am in agreement with him on several points.

Dear Editor, In my letter, ‘Mr Corbin lacks what it takes to lead the PNC’ (SN 7.3.07) I said, “Mr Corbin it is time for you to go since there is nothing you can do to redeem yourself to the extent that you will not be a major liability to the PNC.”

Over the past few months local boxing fans have been treated to some fine performances from some of the finest craftsmen of the fistic game who have made a name for themselves  internationally.

Summer Travel Installment Seventy Two Q: Why write about summer travel a week before Christmas?

An eighteen-year-old boy who allegedly used an ice-pick to rob a man of a bicycle and a quantity of cash was granted $75,000 bail on Tuesday when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Western Tigers can take $1M prize money if they win – executives BK International Western Tigers executive rewarded its players for their hard work this year with cash and other prizes but the most motivational tool yet may be the offer of the $1M prize money it said will go directly to the players should they win the K&S tourney.

A twenty-year-old man who allegedly robbed another man of a gold band and a quantity of cash was remanded to prison on Friday when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the George-town Magistrate’s Court.

Eusi Kwayana and National Politics in British Guianaby Estherine Adams This is the first in a series of articles which gives a brief overview of Eusi Kwayana’s involvement in national politics in British Guiana between 1950 and 1961.

Seventy-one early school leavers recently graduated from a six-month training programme that was geared to equip them with skills that will enhance their marketability.

Dear Editor, I respond to the letter captioned ‘Unsuitable dress and music at school parties’ in the Stabroek News (17.12.08).

After a long history of costly failures within the US government, in Europe and beyond, a recent report by the Genocide Prevention Task Force offers new hope that shrewd diplomacy may alter the political landscape in which genocide takes place, and that concerted international efforts may be able to forestall mass killings through early intervention in the sorts of political quarrels that have typically escalated into genocide.

Waiting to dry out: The New Haslington Housing Scheme, East Coast yesterday still faced flooding problems.

Guy Sorman, a French philosopher and economist, is the author of Empire of Lies.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) says participants in its final fitness competition for the year showed significant progress at the close of the contest at Base Camp Stephenson on Friday.

Dear Editor, In the post-slavery to pre-independence era Guyana provided employment opportunities for Barbadians.

Dear  Editor, The attention of the Special Events Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board has been drawn to a letter  under the caption ‘Why was Amsterdam selected ahead of Baichan for the BCBC all  time XI?’

A clothes vendor who allegedly broke and entered a woman’s stall and stole a quantity of items was remanded to prison on Tuesday when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.