Daily Archive: Saturday, September 14, 2013

Articles published on Saturday, September 14, 2013

Houses of Justice launched in Essequibo

Houses of Justice are multi-agency service centres that will be established in communities, and will be geared to address pressing social needs of citizens at the community level; thereby improving access to public services.

Blood Bank achieves historic 10,000 units

Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran and the out-going Board of Directors of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation and some members of the new board met last evening for a social interaction, during which he revealed that for the first time ever the National Blood Transfusion Service has received 10,000 units, the Government Information Agency said.

Public Relations Manager of Giftland OfficeMax, Compton Babb (centre) poses with Devon Davis and Alisha Fortune following the company’s sponsorship commitment.

Davis, Fortune get assistance from Giftland

Gold medallist at last year’s Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships Devon Davis and local bodybuilding Queen Alicia Fortune recently received assistance from Giftland OfficeMax to compete in this year’s championships.

Banks sports programme to climax today

The Banks DIH Limited  2013 sports programme will climax today with  employees battling for supremacy at cricket, football, dominoes, pools, billiards, table tennis and darts at the company’s Sports Club at Thirst Park.

Gone fishing

Hi Everyone, There are many things that the Atlantic hurricane season brings – the need to stock up on canned food, bottled water, batteries, candles, matches, portable radios and then there is the requisite construction work to ensure that roofs are intact, shutters are sturdy, trees trimmed and the yard free of debris.

Empowering songs

She has lost the blue hair, for now at least, and has come out with an empowerment anthem that pulled the carpet out from under Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” to take the number one spot.

Too much negativity

Dear Editor, I continue to be dismayed by the monotonous outpourings of some letter writers to your newspaper who seem incapable of even looking at our Guyanese situation from any other perspective than their own narrow-minded, holier-than-thou positions.

Dozens dead in fire at Russian psychiatric hospital

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – A fire killed 37 people in a Russian psychiatric hospital yesterday, the second deadly blaze at such a facility this year, heightening concerns about Russia’s treatment of the mentally ill and other vulnerable wards of the state.

The Guyana Energy Agency is being run reasonably well

Dear Editor, I seek your indulgence to present to the public a response to the articles regarding the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), which appeared in the September 11 and 12 editions of the Kaieteur News, viz, ‘GEA handles US$350 million in fuel, submits questionable financial statements – Christopher Ram’; ‘AFC wants GEA thoroughly investigated ‒ Ram should be awarded the Order of Excellence -Khemraj Ramjattan’ These articles have little substance but much conjecture and suggestions, and seem intended to create (or perhaps, to suffer from) confusion and illusions of corruption.