Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 14, 2009

-Index of Economic Freedom finds Guyana’s ranking has fallen in a worldwide survey of economic freedoms that lists “oversized government” as the biggest barrier to the country’s development.

Power woes over the past weeks have left Lethem residents fuming, particularly owners of businesses as sporadic outages and load shedding cause disruptions to daily life in the border community.

Canadian security officials have arrived here for talks with their counterparts in the wake of the smashing of a ring which exported cocaine in cartons containing pepper sauce.

-court told A clothes vendor, who attempted to murder two men last year in Albouystown, was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Police yesterday said that one man is in custody in relation to the stolen transformer that was found on the premises of a newly opened mall.

With the heavy rains and floodwaters, communities on the East Coast Demerara have found themselves in need of relief and the Guyana Red Cross Society (GRCS) is rendering aid to such communities.

At the opening ceremony for the long-awaited Berbice River Bridge, President Bharrat Jagdeo had said that the bridge would help to ease the travelling woes for commuters, especially schoolchildren.

-drop in demand over high prices, health concernsBy Femi Harris As persistent rainfall and flooding continue to plague farming communities along the East Coast of Demerara, there has been no improvement in the supply of vegetables to the major city markets, vendors say.

-residents appeal for repair Cummings Lodge residents living near to the University of Guyana (UG) access road have issued a desperate plea for smoother rides.

President Bharrat Jagdeo, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has approved the promotion of 494 members of the Guyana Defence Force.

The East Demerara Water Conservancy Board (EDWC) closed the Maduni sluice on Monday evening, following a reduction in the water level in the conservancy.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds inducted two new magistrates at his office on Monday.

Libya plans to establish a Libyan People’s Bureau in Guyana to further relations between the two countries and to enhance cooperation with Caricom, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported yesterday.

“I behaving myself – cause I din see nobody around so I pick up de bag and keep it,” stated Rawle Evans who was accused of stealing a bag containing a gold chain and several other items as he was disembarking a bus.

Dear Editor, In response to an article on the East Demerara Water Conservancy (‘No breach, overtopping of conservancy…’ SS 11.1.09) based on a visit of the press,  to the said conservancy conducted by S La Fleur on Saturday, January 10, 2009, it must be stated there was no admission of mismanagement of the conservancy by me as this is not the case.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson granted $50,000 bail to an East La Penitence man accused of breaking into a boutique and stealing a number of items.

Dear Editor, Permit me please to respond to a letter written by Mr Eric Phillips on behalf of ACDA as published in the SN of January 12, 2009.

A 19-year-old Guyanese student at the University of Toronto has been selected to attend the historic inauguration of US President Barack Obama  on Tuesday in Washington DC.

Sports administrators over the years had been calling for a multi-purpose stadium in Guyana but those calls had fallen on deaf ears until recently when this country was successful in its bid to host matches in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.

-Juman-Yassin says Guyana will definitely be there Take Beijing Olympic 100m gold medallists Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser.

Dear Editor, It is almost impossible to count the number of times the President goes on overseas visits.

Dear Editor, Action to curb the stray cattle nuisance within my district in Region 2 which stretches from Pomeroon to Supenaam is urgently necessary with the enactment of legislation for a significant increase in pound fees to serve as a deterrent to the owners of the animals.

– New Zealand win fifth ODI by nine runs to take series 2-1 A TOUR typified by the contrasting magnificence of Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the fraility of their inexperienced team-mates, the indiscipline of others and the constant presence of rain came to an apt but unsatisfactory end for the West Indies at McLean Park here yesterday.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson remanded to prison a father of five accused of stealing two cellular phones.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Roberson granted $50,000 bail each to five men accused of break and enter and larceny from the Horse Shoe Racing Service.

Educare (Guyana) Inc on Monday donated five computer systems to the Ministry of Education’s Schools Welfare Services Department to aid it in fulfilling its mandate.

Dear Editor, Haiti, the Congo, Afghanistan, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Indonesia − there are many countries and societies that suffer interminably and almost silently as the world powers press on expanding their military and economic might on a global scale.

The observation has been made that much more than is normal with presidents of the only superpower, the world’s citizens would appear to have virtually invested their hopes in the future in the incoming President Obama.

A minibus driver, who was involved in the accident at Linden in which Akeem Jaipaul died, was remanded to prison on Friday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Dear Editor, Ms Burton and the GTUC are not purposeful. The President New Year’s Message said they were disappointed they did not achieve trade union unity in 2008.

– Juan Gabriel Tokatlian is a professor of International Relations at Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said the Canal polders in Region Three will be rehabilitated in March and an area has been identified to build another outlet in the region.