Two weeks of debate on the 2010 National Budget and consideration of estimates in the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly concluded last evening when the House passed the Appropriation Bill 2010, giving the go-ahead for public spending this year.
-crops burn, losses mount As current El Niño weather conditions persist, rice farmers along the West Coast of Demerara have already suffered huge losses, while others remain optimistic that their crops will survive the dry spell.
-as re-planting projects get underway New regulations have been put into effect to prohibit the removal of mangroves, while around $125M is expected to be spent this year on restoration projects across the coastland.
–paying top dollar to pump fresh water Rice farmers along the Essequibo Coast are praying for a change in the current dry weather as a scarcity of fresh water in the rice producing areas has left several of them facing an uphill battle.
-Lawrence sees attempt to ‘hoodwink’ on permits for immediate delivery Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority Khurshid Sattaur, came in for severe criticism from members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parlia-ment after failing to represent the agency at a meeting of the PAC on Monday.
– several villages flooded Persons living along parts of the Essequibo Coast, including farmers are counting their losses following a high tide which caused severe overtopping and crumbled sea defence infrastructure there over the past several days.
-uncleared conference advances also a worry Overpayments by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for fuel from GuyOil in 2006 have been queried by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament.
A mangrove regeneration project undertaken by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications along the East Coast of Demerara foreshore in the vicinity of Mon Repos has been declared successful but residents in the area have disputed this.
The unidentified body of a woman of East Indian descent was yesterday morning discovered on a dam aback of Harlem, West Coast Demerara close to a rice field with several stab wounds about her body.
Graphically highlighted by a skit, the mining industry yesterday expressed profound disagreement with a proposed six-month notice before any mining can commence.
A proposed gold exploration deal involving presidential advisor Odinga Lumumba has raised eyebrows in the mining sector over the manner of the sale of a property and intended sale of exploration data for US$250,000 ($51.2m).
“I get up every day about 5 o’clock, feed my children, clean up the yard and then study where I will get food from for the rest of the day,” the words of 21-year-old Latchmin Soman, a mother of three who had been living at Anna Catherina Sea View, close to the seawall some for some five years.
The housing authorities yesterday morning swooped down on a group of squatters who attempted to settle on state land close to the cane fields aback Anna Catherina, just days after a spring tide felled some of their homes and flooded their yards.
Several homes on the West Coast of Demerara were last evening under water as residents of villages between Den Amstel and Uitvlugt close to the seawall felt the effects of a towering spring tide which is expected to continue until tomorrow.
Three persons, two from one family, were yesterday afternoon rushed to the George-town Public Hospital (GPH) nursing wounds about their bodies following family-related disputes.
A 36-year-old father of two, of Diamond Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara was yesterday morning electrocuted while attempting to connect several wires close to a trench.
Residents of Mahaica are concerned about the quality of work which was carried out on Lima Dam, a major road in the community which is connected to several access roads.
-crowd gathers amid search pandemonium Pandemonium reigned yesterday afternoon when officials from the National Frequency Management Unit(NFMU) swooped on the south Georgetown residence of Mark Benschop seizing what they said was an illegal wireless transmitter shortly after he was arrested for obstructing the police.
-two in hospital with pellet wounds A search has been launched for two East Coast Demerara fishermen who are missing after two Guyanese fishing boats were attacked by pirates in Suriname waters around 7 pm on Wednesday, the pirates taking the two men hostage while escaping.
A 54-year-old welder died yesterday following a freak accident in which several tons of rice fell on him while he was welding at his place of employment at the John Fernandes Wharf on Water Street.
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