Daily Archive: Sunday, September 21, 2014

Articles published on Sunday, September 21, 2014

CJIA staff donate blood

Several Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) staff braved the needle to give 28 units of blood to help the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) replenish its blood bank’s supply.

Adrian Bishop

Police shoot man dead

Weeks after he was released from jail on a robbery under arms charge, Adrian Bishop was shot dead by police last evening following a scuffle with his girlfriend who is said to be a policewoman.

Canal Number Two Polder, Line Dam

 Story and photos by Mario Joseph  On the extremities of the West Demerara conservancy, at the furthest point of the Canal Number Two Polder road, live a quiet, peaceful and friendly group of inhabitants who simply just love the country life.

Gecom under attack

Since Rudy Collins, Chairman of what was then known as the Elections Commission, put his life on the line in October 1992 against rampaging mobs determined to trash the Commission’s offices and derail the electoral process, the Commission has been the target of politicians who seek an excuse for losing elections.

The bond belonging to the Guyana National Newspapers Limited in Lama Avenue on fire
yesterday. (Photo by Arian Browne)

Fire damages Guyana Chronicle bond

A fire damaged the Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL) bond at Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park yesterday morning but firefighters were able to save the building and prevent the blaze from spreading to nearby buildings.

Trevon Griffith’s 102 made him the third Demerara batsman to score a century in this match. (Orlando Charles photo)

Griffith hits maiden Inter County century

A maiden unbeaten century by Demerara opener Trevon Griffith left opponents Berbice facing a daunting 378 more runs for victory heading into today’s fourth and final day in round one of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County four-day tournament.

Flamboyant folks

I am likely to get a lot of flak from some Guyanese for saying this, but it seems to me by just looking around at the kind of people one encounters in our country these days that we had far more flamboyant folks in times gone by.

Steven Jacobs delivered for his team with his all-round performance.

Development Team in six-wicket defeat of Essequibo

By Delvon Mc Ewan A dominant all-round performance by Steven Jacobs led his side to a convincing victory over Essequibo as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Development Team got off to a winning start in their GCB Senior inter-county four-day campaign yesterday at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.

Thirty-two teams set for next month’s Mayor’s Cup

Thirty-two teams will grace the respective fields for 1.8 million in cash prizes at five different venues during the upcoming Mayor’s Cup following the tournament’s organizing committee and the East Bank Demerara Football Association receiving approval from the Guyana Football Federation to stage the tournament.

Carilla

Momordica charantia commonly called Carilla, bitter melon or bitter gourd originated from the Indian sub-continent.

Contracts are written and awarded in ignorance of needs in Region Nine’s facilities

Dear Editor, The following letter was sent to the Regional Chairman, Region 9 and copied to the Regional Vice-Chairman, Region 9; Head, Standing Committee on Works, Region 9 RDC; Deputy Regional Executive Officer, Region 9; Snr Supt of Works, Region 9; Chairman, Ireng-Sawariwau NDC, Lethem; PS, Ministry of Works, Georgetown; Chief Electrical Inspector, Ministry of Public Works, Georgetown; PS, Ministry of Local Government, Georgetown, more than two weeks ago, and there has been no response or sign of technical competence in even newer projects.

Bad timing

These have been a strange two weeks in Guyana’s politics. On September 9, Leader of the Opposition David Granger wrote a letter to President Donald Ramotar reminding him that the Local Authorities (Elections) (Amendment) Bill passed by the National Assembly earlier this year required local government elections to be held on or before August 1, 2014.