Articles published on Sunday, February 8, 2009
A man who said he witnessed the murder of eight miners at Lindo Creek and wants justice but is very fearful for his life, has been asking residents of some Berbice River communities to help him get a public hearing with the President.
Among the persons sent home on Wednesday pending investigations into the fraud at the Pensions Department of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) was the officer in charge of the department, sources told Stabroek News yesterday.
More than a decade after Christopher Stevenson heroically saved the lives of two workers of the then Georgetown Sewerage and Water Commissioners (GS&WC) at the cost of his own, his children still wish they had had the opportunity to know him better, his wife says.
The Ministry of Human Services is expected to decide shortly in whose custody it would place the four children it rescued from dire circumstances at Pine Ground, Mahaicony Creek late last month.
A stalemate between the governing party and the main opposition over the Inter-Religious Organisations (IRO) could soon be resolved, paving the way for the establishment of four long-delayed constitutional rights commissions and new appointments to the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC).
Just one week after a nursing school scam in which hundreds of unsuspecting young people were defrauded of various amounts of money was made public, students of a similar organization, which has since been closed have come forward to reveal that they are awaiting refunds.
Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir yesterday issued an ultimatum to the management of all credit unions that have not had their financial affairs audited by an auditor assigned by the Labour Ministry’s Co-operatives Division within the last four years, that they have two weeks to report to the division or face severe penalties.
Addressing the Clico issue Introduction Rumours that the region’s largest conglomerate CL Financial Limited (CL) was experiencing difficulties were confirmed at a dramatic press conference in Trinidad two Fridays ago, hosted by the Governor of the Central Bank and including CL’s chairman Lawrence Duprey and Finance Minister Karen Nunez-Tesheira.
In times of financial crisis social cohesion is essential News that the Government and Central Bank of Trinidad have intervened to take control of some of the subsidiary assets of one of the largest of the Caribbean’s transnationals, CL Financial, makes clear the dangers the global financial crisis has for everyone in the Caribbean.
– Williams renews call for new sources The Georgetown Municipality was severely affected last year by its inability to garner enough revenue, which has prompted Deputy Mayor Robert Williams to renew calls for the revenue base to be expanded.
The worst-case scenario: Economic shocks in the 2nd half of 2008Recap In last week’s column I considered three major economic shocks/challenges which rocked Guyana’s economy during the first half of 2008.
Personal performance is the key Guyana is in a period of gloom, who can doubt it.
Iturrizaga v Giri Here is the game with which Anish captured his final grandmaster norm.
A gunman pounced on an East Coast Demerara woman and her two teenage daughters yesterday, robbing them of their jewellery and sexually assaulting one of the girls before escaping.
Stress fractures By Dr Suhel Kotwal, MS (Orth) Definition Stress fractures are tiny cracks in a bone which are caused by the repetitive application of force, often by overuse, such as repeated jumping or running long distances.
by HAYDN GILL in Jamaica YOU had to see it to believe it.
Ailments of the eyeEyelid problems (Continued) Ectropion Last week we dealt with the condition whereby the eyelids roll inwards and, as a consequence, the edge of the lids and the eyelashes rub against the eyeball.
The history of Test cricket at Sabina Park is replete with devastation wreaked by lethal fast bowlers.
Two men, one armed with a handgun, attacked and robbed a Brazilian businessman at Bartica yesterday after posing as customers interested in selling gold.
Explaining the new bill Last week we published clauses in the Evidence and Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2008.
Intermittently during the past couple of days at Sabina Park, the public address system has blared out a baffling, if unequivocal message.
The High Commission of India announces the launching of its interactive website.
Fiddling while Rome burnsWayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now lives in Jamaica.
A pugnacious 63 balls 103 from Ricky Persaud enabled La Grange All Youths (LGAY) to blast their way past Young Challengers at the Providence ground when action in the Trophy Stall-sponsored 15 overs-a–side countrywide softball competition got underway last Sunday.
The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) is to send a team to the Caribbean Netball Association (CNA) Jean Pierre Youth (Under-16) championships in Jamaica.
The Mayor and City Council has started its campaign to remove encumbrances from pavements and thoroughfares.
You can sterilize loam yourself In Guyana seeds germinate very quickly; the climate is so perfect, sometimes it can occur in just a few days, and in no time at all you are replanting seedlings into boxes or pots, and in the case of some seedlings, straight into borders.
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) says boat operators in the Demerara and Essequibo rivers must comply with its new safety regulations and install canopies on their vessels by March 31.
It was all over bar the shouting for Nicolette Fernandes who made a graceful exit after suffering a 15/-13, 15-11 defeat at the hands of her cousin David in their semi-final encounter of the Guyana Squash Racquets Association (GSRA)/Bounty Farm Limited sponsored handicap tournament Friday night.
At last! A long-neglected alley in North Ruimveldt is exposed to the sunlight again.
Dear Editor, Perhaps it is because in cricketing terms both Dr Prem Misir and Mr Kwame McKoy would be considered spinners of the pedigree of Ramadhin and Valentine; perhaps it is because they work at the same place, or that they write and think alike; or perhaps it is their knack for assigning a political party because they do not understand or practise independence, political or otherwise, but whatever it is, Dr Misir’s missive in the Stabroek News (February 3), repeated I believe in all the dailies, wishing me luck in my campaign in the 2011 elections surely extends their line about my political goals and plans.
Writing for the popular audience By Al Creighton’sBut Naughton Henry was very much determined to exploit whatever other devices he could to appeal to a popular audience.
If there have been problems with how democracy functions in this country, the land to our west can boast some democratic deviations of its own.
