Daily Archive: Friday, October 29, 2010

Articles published on Friday, October 29, 2010

Neesa Gopaul

Neesa probe recommends two firings, one demotion

– grandparents had sent children back over $$$ The team mandated by Minister       of Human Services, Priya Manickchand to investigate the handling of Neesa Gopaul’s case has recommended that two officers be fired and another demoted for their failure in adequately assisting the child who was brutally murdered after more than a year of abuse.

Rip-rap work recently completed by BK International at Stewartville, West Coast Demerara.

BK plugs rip-rap instead of wave wall

– European-funded work 31% completed As construction giant, BK International proceeds with multi-billion dollar sea defence work it has asked the authorities to review some projects where the designs are for mass concrete seawalls, arguing that the rip-rap design would be better.

The Bygeval Multilateral School team explaining the growing processes to the judge yesterday.

Bygeval excels at hydroponics

– takes Hector Muñoz Trophy Bygeval Multilateral School was yesterday announced as the winner in the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Secondary School Hydroponics Competition.

SN reporter ordered out of toshaos meeting

Office of the President Press and Publicity Officer, Kwame McCoy yesterday ordered a Stabroek News reporter off the premises of the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC) where the National Toshaos Council Meeting is being held, saying it was a “private event.”

Robert Badal

Business rights, entitlements must be enshrined in law, Badal says

– private sector should not be “gripped by fear” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Pegasus Hotel Robert Badal believes the continued growth and expansion of the private sector in Guyana can only be assured in circumstances where businessmen are prepared to identify constraints and intervene with government to have those removed.

Toshaos allowance upped

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday approved an allowance of $50,000 for the Toshoas to cover additional expenses they might have incurred during their five-day stay in Georgetown to attend the National Tashaos Council (NTC) meeting.

USAID awards domestic violence grants

USAID, through its Governance Enhancement Project (GEP) this week awarded grants valued US$58,600 to three civil society organisations to implement activities aimed at decreasing the incidence of domestic violence in regions four, six and eight.

Trading at Bourda market yesterday

Poultry, egg production fall in third quarter of 2010

– beef, pork, mutton, fish output up slightly The latest Commodity Market Update released by the Ministry of Agriculture points to a significant decline in poultry and table eggs production between January and September, compared with the corresponding period last year while beef, mutton and pork recorded increased production over the same periods mentioned.

Table tennis tournament for November 5-7

-schools invited The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC) stated in a release yesterday that its Digicel-sponsored national Mini Cadet, Cadet and Junior Teams Table Tennis Tournament is scheduled to be contested from November 5-7 at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.