Barakara Falls, a tourist attraction on the Mazaruni River, are under threat from quarry operations in the environs according to tour operators, who are calling on the company responsible to protect the area before it is destroyed entirely.
–but slam media reports for speculation
The mother-in-law of Bridgette Gangadin, whose mangled body was found on the Vigilance Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD), yesterday admitted that her son abused his wife, but said he had promised several times to change his behaviour.
Globe Trust liquidator Nizam Ali said the “beginning of the end” is approaching for the failed institution as he will soon file the required Schedule of Steps in court, which signals the process is wrapping up and places depositors on notice.
Guyanese Dellon Williams, who was sentenced last week to five years in prison for having sex with a minor and impregnating her in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), got a reprieve yesterday after the Judge in the case found her initial sentence to be too harsh.
An argument over marijuana between two men ended in one of them being shot in both legs and while seeking medical treatment his problems worsened when he was arrested on a warrant for a gun-related incident.
-taxi driver on $300,000 bail
Brian Hubbard, who is a driver and a mechanic at the Ministry of Education, was yesterday charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
The Alexander Village Muslim leader, who is accused of having carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old girl, made another court appearance yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
A woman was arrested at the John F Kennedy International Airport after allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine into the US on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Guyana last Thursday.
The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is now clearing a section of the Le Repentir Cemetery, east of the Enmore Martyrs burial site, in an effort to provide more space for the dead, City Hall spokesman Royston King says.
The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department is advising against the use of a number of children’s and infant’s over-the-counter liquid medicines manufactured in the United States, following their recall.
– England go through after rain turns contest into no result
By Marlon Munroe
England secured a place in the super eight round after their match against Ireland at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday was abandoned following persistent rainfall.
Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday ordered that two men be remanded to prison when they appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for allegedly being found in the Cuyuni River area with a quantity of cocaine in their possession.
A woman was yesterday remanded to police custody when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for obtaining a quantity of cash pretending that she was in the position to obtain a seaman’s visa for another person.
Two intriguing encounters filled with intense rivalry are set to unfold at the Enmore Community Center Ground today when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League continues.
The Ministry of Public Works in collaboration with the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission have completed several traffic safety projects along the Linden to Lethem road, involving the installation of signs at critical areas.
– says Will Boodhoo
World Boxing Council (WBC) International Referee/Judge William Boodhoo says he is pleased with the administrators and promoters of boxing locally but sees a great need for more public and private sector support.
The West Berbice businessman who was picked up at his home/business place on Friday for reportedly importing 274 rounds of ammunition has been placed on $100,000 station bail, his lawyer, Joel Persid Edmond said.
Says Donald Duff
It might have grossed US$11m at the gate but Saturday night’s mega welterweight fight in Las Vegas, USA between Floyd `Money’ Mayweather and `Sugar’ Shane Mosley failed to live up to its pre-fight billing.
By Kizan Brumell
The ‘Black Caps’ comfortably defeated Zimbabwe by seven runs on the Duckworth/Lewis Method at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday and as a result officially secured their place in the Super Eight round of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship.
Dear Editor,
The Guyana Post Office Corporation regrets the inconvenience experienced by the writer of the letter in your April 29 edition captioned ‘Post Offices rejecting new ID cards for payment of pensions’ and any other pensioner who may have had a similar experience.
The Region Five Disabled Persons Network has planned an educational tour of schools, a blind cricket match and a number of other projects as part of its activities to mark Blind Awareness Month.
The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Doubles Tournament will discover the last of its winners when the match-up unfolds on the lawns of the Pegasus Hotel to conclude the final three matches today.
Dear Editor,
This letter was submitted to the Guyana Chronicle as a response to an extensive article captioned, ‘Finance Ministry slams Christopher Ram’s latest journey of speculation and misleading statements.’
On the campaign trail
By Gino Persaud
With a few days left to the May 6th polls, the UK now bears witness to one of the most gripping electoral battles in many years.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pakistani-American admitted trying to detonate a bomb in New York’s busy Times Square and receiving bomb-making training in a known Taliban and al Qaeda stronghold in Pakistan, US prosecutors said yesterday.
The clothes vendor who was stabbed several times in his house on Monday is now recovering in the High Dependency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital after undergoing emergency surgery.
Dear Editor,
Since the calamity of the power barge purchase some time in the ’80s, not much has changed in respect of procurement practices in government.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has called on his players to be more consistent in every aspect of the game after they progressed to the Super-Eight, second round of the World Twenty20 Championship.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday more UN sanctions against his country over its nuclear programme would not stop Iran but could permanently wreck its ties with the United States.
Dear Editor,
Please allow me to congratulate the organisers and sponsors of Victory Valley Royals Schools Basketball Championship for secondary schools in Region Ten.
CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – The Boston Celtics gatecrashed LeBron James’s celebration party by tying up the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-finals series against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a resounding 104-86 road victory on Monday.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters ) – An Argentine judge yesterday ordered the arrest of the Dirty War dictatorship’s economy minister in an investigation into the kidnapping of a businessman and his son in 1976, a lawyer said.
Dear Editor,
Please permit me to caution critics like Rickford Burke and former Chief Magistrate Juliet Holder-Allen against jumping on every cab-horse to criticize the Stabroek News and praise the Kaieteur News.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – Golf fans are spoilt for choice with a plethora of mouthwatering storylines for this week’s Players Championship where Phil Mickelson has a chance to replace Tiger Woods as world number one.
The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) recognises the contributions Indians have made to the nation and posited that a sound moral foundation is vital to gaining more successes.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United, left clutching at straws in this year’s Premier League title race, must inject new blood into their ageing squad during the close season to re-establish their grip on England’s most cherished trophy.
Dr Frederick Monderson in association with Professor Joycelynne Loncke donated a number of books on ancient history and articles on American history to the Chief Librarian of the National Library yesterday.
Dear Editor,
I have been reading with interest the published proposals and suggestions regarding the concept and practice of shared governance relative to Guyana.
CARACAS (Reuters) – A US scientist is supporting a theory that has been widely dismissed as a personal obsession of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez: that his hero Simon Bolivar might have died from arsenic poisoning.
Not since 1976, when Britain, finding no other means of coping with a severe financial crisis, succumbed to the requirements of the International Monetary Fund, and made deep cuts in public expenditure in exchange for massive assistance, has there been so much controversy about the IMF on the European continent as that surrounding Greece’s capitulation to the Fund last week.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s government on Monday ousted its transportation minister and sugar minister, faulting their job performance, as President Raul Castro shook up his cabinet.
In a message to mark the 172nd anniversary of Indian Arrival Day in Guyana, the Justice For All Party (JFPA) urged that Guyanese follow the example set through the struggles of their ancestors who arrived on the Whitby and Hesperus.
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Indian batsman Suresh Raina says his aim is for consistency, following his whirlwind century against South Africa in the World Twenty20 Championship on Sunday.
DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – Airspace over Scotland and Northern Ireland will be closed from early today because of volcanic ash that closed airports in Ireland yesterday and could threaten summer holiday travel.