Daily Archive: Monday, September 27, 2010

Articles published on Monday, September 27, 2010

Some of the boulanger plants which are being affected by a fungus at Naresh Doobay’s farm

Naamryck farmers see little encouragement

‘We want a good road; without a good road, nothing doing’ (This is the seventh part in a series on the Grow More Food campaign) Producing for years to supply the local market, farmers at Look-out, Parika and Naamryck, East Bank Essequibo say there have been changes in the agriculture landscape but little that encourages them to make the next leap.

Mahaica residents raise concerns with Rohee, Primo

Residents of Virginia and Cane Grove, Mahaica in Region Four expressed concerns about noise nuisance, lack of security guards at schools, school drop-outs and the presence of a Community Policing Group (CPG) when Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee and Com-mander of ‘C’ Division Gavin Primo met with them on Thursday last week.

TV theft accused granted bail

A man accused of stealing a television from another was on Friday placed on $25,000 bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Alonso holds off Vettel in Singapore

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso  held off Sebastian Vettel’s hard-charging Red Bull to win an  incident-packed Singapore Grand Prix yesterday and boost his  chances of a third Formula One crown.

Oldendorff should be negotiating workers’ wages and conditions

Dear Editor, Arising from the ultimatum given to Oldendorff Carriers by the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GW) to take industrial action unless the company comes to the bargaining table with an appropriate offer for increased wages and improved working conditions, workers have reported to the union that management has been engaging them and has stated that if they strike, their contracts for 2011 will not be renewed.

Furyk lands $10m bonus

ATLANTA, (Reuters) – American Jim Furyk held his  nerve over a shaky closing stretch to win the Tour Championship by one shot at East Lake Golf Club yesterday, along with  FedExCup honours and the $10 million bonus.

India races to ready Games Village in time

-snake found in room of athlete NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Workers painted walls and mopped rain water at the Commonwealth Games Village as India raced yesterday to address complaints about dirty and unhygienic facilities one week before the start of the showpiece event.

Shelroy Thomas

Brawl mars Ravens victory

——coaches ordered to substitute both teams; bench players complete game Beepat Scorpions defeated Pacesetters 68-58 Saturday evening at the Burnham basketball court as the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Pepsi Street Playoff Series got underway.

Dooks decision illegal

(Trinidad Express) Govern-ment’s decision to pay Clico depositors, whose principal balances exceed $75,000, through a government IOU, amortised over 20 years at zero interest, is illegal, contravening section 44D of the Central Bank Act, Chapter 79:02, as amended by the Central Bank Amendment Act, 2009, which grants the Central Bank sole authority over Clico.

Permission should be given for the union to meet Oldendorff workers at their worksite

Dear Editor, As it relates to my letter that was published in Stabroek News on September 1 (‘Workers still waiting for bonus frm Oldendorff’), the editor of Stabroek News noted that they had sent a copy  of it to Captain Zakaria El Dib, general manager of Oldendorff Carriers Guyana Inc (OCGI) for any comment he might have wished to make and had received no response.

Residents relieved over killing

(Trinidad Express) Residents of Bertie Road and surrounding areas at Five Rivers in Arouca on Saturday breathed a sigh of relief after police shot and killed the most wanted man in the Northern Division during an alleged shoot-out.

The Grow More Food campaign

A series of visits to agricultural communities by SN reporter Gaulbert Sutherland has focused a piercing light on many issues connected with the government’s Grow More Food campaign.