Articles published on Sunday, June 14, 2009
Controversial Brazilian rice farmer Paulo Cesar Quartiero is among a group of 15 investors from the State of Roraima who have applied to the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission for permission to lease 20,000 acres of land in Region Nine.
– opposition urges probes in Khan, Morgan, Douglas Despite acknowledgement by the authorities that drug lords and gangs operate in Guyana, there has never been a single local arrest and prosecution of a major figure in drug trafficking here, though there have been three guilty pleas to this crime in the US and six convictions in Barbados recently.
Relatives of a Guyanese man who was picked up by Barbadian immigration authorities on Friday night said they are worried about him since they are no indications as to when he would be deported.
A Linden parent is calling for a speedy investigation into the allegation that a police officer sexually abused a group of juveniles who were taken to the Wismar Police station by a schools’ welfare officer following a report against them last month.
A motor vehicular accident involving a minibus and a truck last evening has left several persons nursing minor injuries and happy to be alive.
Army Chief of Staff Commodore Gary Best says an investigation has started into allegations made against three Guyana Defence Force personnel by a man who ended up being shot and robbed of $1.2 million.
A 45-year-old businessman who was attacked and shot by bandits with his own gun was last evening being treated at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
A Sophia teen was last evening being treated admitted at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after sustaining multiple stab wounds in the chest and hands which were inflicted by a friend.
The special six-week literacy and numeracy training programme for Grade Six students in about 45 primary schools countrywide is in full swing, the Government Information Agency (GINA) has reported.
President Bharrat Jagdeo and Caricom Secretary-General Edwin Carrington yesterday debunked recent statements by regional leaders that Caricom integration was under strain, stating that in spite of the existing challenges regional integration was still very strong.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Medical Corps distributed $200,000 worth of pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies at two Berbice River communities when it conducted an outreach exercise last month.
– as parties wrangle over numbers Wrangling over the numerical composition of the Public Procurement Commission is continuing to stall the nomination process.
– AFC reminds With the deadline approaching, the Alliance For Change (AFC) has issued a public reminder to the administration of President Bharrat Jagdeo’s promise to table long-awaited Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.
The second reading of the Leader of the Opposition Benefits and Other Facilities Bill 2009 was on Thursday deferred for the fifth time, without any reason being presented to the National Assembly.
– ERC annual report also presented The Auditor General’s Report for fiscal year 2007 was presented to Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran by Auditor General Deodat Sharma on Friday.
The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) said although the TACKLE Project has been established to eradicate child labour in Guyana it will fail if it does not address the issues which lead to such practices.
Munroe puzzled, saddened by non-selection One of Guyana’s top female sprinters believes that she should have been named on the Guyana athletics team to the inaugural Caribbean Games scheduled for next month in Trinidad and Tobago.
Guyana and the Wider World by Clive Thomas E-mail address cythomas@guyana.net.gy
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– but Parnell’s top 10 bowling performance see S/Africa home LONDON, June CMC – Lendl Simmons belted 77 from 50 balls, but one of the Top-10 bowling performances in Twenty20 Internationals from Wayne Parnell undermined West Indies, and helped South Africa fashion a 20-run victory in the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.
It has taken the simultaneous, belated arrival of summer and of Dwayne Bravo and the change to the game’s shortest, newest and most popular format to shake the West Indies out of the embarrassing lethargy that previously typified their cricket in the two Tests and two ODIs in which they were thrashed by England.
Ian on Sunday Experience comes to us not just through our lives but as much, perhaps more as we grow old, through reading.
Republic Bank Guyana Ltd has once again teamed up with the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) to host this year’s Berbice inter-zone under-17 cricket tournament.
Arts on Sunday Although that might evoke quite a nice laugh, it is neither as laughable, as farfetched or as unlikely as it sounds.
LONDON, CMC – Umar Gul finished with the best figures in a Twenty20 International to set Pakistan up for a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.
Ear ailments (Conclusion) Deafness An animal can be born deaf (congenital deafness) or it could acquire the deafness during the course of its life.
GDF slams four past hapless Flamingo – Pele, Tigers rumble to stalemate The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) recorded yet another Premier League victory while the first draw of the competition was confirmed in another match when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Cellink Plus sponsored tournament recommenced on Friday at the Tucville Playfield.
The Floodlights A and B team will head to Unity Village, Mahaica today to play two softball matches to raise funds for the Unity Sports Club.
Is growth limitless? From time to time, leaders from the financial services industry are invited by a well known intermediary to brief prime ministers and key ministers from the Caribbean.
What a shame! The Shirley Field Ridley Monument on the Merriman Mall has been neglected for some time.
When it comes to colonial governors, many are reviled and few are admired.
LONDON, CMC – Chris Gayle will put off for as long as he can going under the surgeon’s knife to fix a problematic ankle injury, as well as any other aches and pains that have plagued him in recent months.
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Thousands of people clashed with police yesterday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
A mentally-challenged East Bank Berbice man who was tortured and abused by relatives when he could not perform household chores properly because of his condition, has found a new home.
LECCE, Italy (Reuters) – The world’s rich nations, heartened by signs the credit crisis is easing, have started to consider how to unwind rescue steps for their economies once recovery is certain, their finance ministers said yesterday.
The silent majority Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now lives in Jamaica.
TAUNTON, England, CMC – Stafanie Taylor carried her bat for an unbeaten 58 from 56 balls, but West Indies Women lost, when New Zealand Women romped to a 52-run victory in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Championship yesterday.
A player to watchWendell Meusa, a 21-year-old Guyanese who has been living in Barbados for ten years, and who recently returned to Guyana, gave an impressive display of chess talent during last Sunday’s one day rapid tournament that was held at the YMCA.
Government has released $60 million for hinterland communities to encourage their members to address community development and start engaging in economic ventures.
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said yesterday it would start a uranium enrichment programme and weaponize all its plutonium in response to fresh UN sanctions, which the United States said it would work vigorously to enforce.
Overseas-based Guyanese Charles ‘Wheels’ Henry in collaboration with the Flying Aces Cycling club of New Amsterdam, former Mayor Errol Alphonso and the Guinness Bar of Main and Lad Lane Streets, New Amsterdam has organised a 40-mile cycle road in Berbice today.
MACAU (Reuters) – Indian epic film Jodhaa Akbar scooped top honours in India’s version of the Oscars at a ceremony in the Chinese gambling haven of Macau yesterday.
Shattered: This power pole at Garnett Street and Vlissengen Road is badly cracked at the base (see damaged section inset) following an accident in which a vehicle slammed into it.
Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud says that several steps have been taken by the government to reduce piracy off Guyana’s shores and he urges persons in the fishing industry to take full advantage of the systems that have been put in place.
The first ever seminar for practicing Public Relations Officers (PROs) of the various sporting organizations, organized by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) in collaboration with the Reds Perreira Sports Foundation held at the Guyana Olympic House yesterday was rated a success owing to the fact that it attracted ninety five percent (95%) of the invited PROs.
Cut down your Acalyphas on a tree-year cycle It is my experience living in the quiet backwater of New Providence that a few yards can make a whole lot of difference in terms of weather.
Labelling and the cigarette industry The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) will be hosting a public consultation on “Specification for the labelling of retail packages of tobacco products” on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 from 8:30h to 12:00h at Hotel Tower, Main Street, Georgetown, where a decision will be made on the new and improved Guyana standards for the packaging and labelling of tobacco products in Guyana.
Dear Editor, As we observed the 29th anniversary of Walter Rodney’s assassination on Saturday June 13, it is a good time to reflect on his role and legacy to Guyana.
The ever circuitous Secretary to the Cabinet, Dr Roger Luncheon, perambulated his way around the question of an alleged link between the Government of Guyana and drug-trafficker Roger Khan in his customary fashion the week before last.
President Bharrat Jagdeo says that a number of “weighty issues” such as climate change, the global financial crisis, the tourism sector and agriculture in the region are expected to be high on the agenda for the upcoming Caricom Heads of Government Conference.
ORLANDO, Florida, (Reuters) – The Orlando Magic will perform a quick vanishing act from the NBA Finals if they do not believe they can still win the title, coach Stan Van Gundy said Saturday.
(Trinidad Express) Govern-ment has taken full control of cash-strapped CL Financial and replaced its beleaguered chairman, Lawrence Duprey, from the helm of the insurance and real estate conglomerate.
