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Friday, November 20, 2009
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Amidst deteriorating conditions at the municipality
MAYOR AGAIN CRIES “FOUL” AGAINST STATE AND ASSOCIATED ENTITIES
- But stakeholders blame Mayor, city management for City’s woes
BY PARVATI PERSAUD-EDWARDS
ON Monday last, the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) disconnected electricity from a number of municipal services in the city for unpaid bills totalling $600 million...........read more
Commercial sex worker charged for assaulting reputed husband
- woman tells Court “Your worship, I does pick fare”
A WOMAN who claims that she is a commercial sex worker was yesterday charged for assaulting her reputed husband, and he was also charged for wounding and threatening her...........read more
Investigations on torture allegations to be made public
The Ministry of Home Affairs wishes to inform that the Police investigations into the allegation of torture meted out against Twyon Thomas at the Leonora Police Station have been completed and the file sent to the Director of Public Prosecution’s Chambers for advice..........read more
Government’s defence of public order consistently opposed by PNCR
A statement from the Office of the President last evening said that public records would show that the opposition PNCR has consistently been opposed to the Government of Guyana’s defence..........read more
GDF deploys troops to Trinidad and Tobago
Members of the GDF contingent at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri yesterday morning, about to wing-out to Trinidad and Tobago. (Carl Croker photo) |
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A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) contingent comprising three Officers and 61 Other Ranks departed Guyana early yesterday morning, to engage in security duties for the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2009 which is scheduled to be held in the twin-island republic from November 27-29. The contingent is under the command...........read more
M&M Snackette owner restrained from constructing three storey building at Peter’s Hall
By George Barclay
JUSTICE Frank Holder has granted an injunction restraining Mr. Mookram (only name), the operator of the popular M&M Snackette from proceeding or continuing with the construction of the three (3) storied building on a plot of land at Peter’s Hall on the East Bank of Demerara...........read more
Cops on wounding charges make another court appearance
DETECTIVE Sergeant in the Guyana Police Force’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Narine Lall, and Constable, Mohanram Dolai, who are facing joint indictable charges of unlawful and felonious wounding, yesterday made another court appearance...........read more
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St. Winefried’s Secondary Third Former beaten by fellow students
What started out as child’s play yesterday turned ugly at St. Winefried’s Secondary School, Newtown-Kitty, with a 15-year old Third Form boy being badly beaten by a group of boys from the same school...........read more
Reading a great avenue of learning
The benefits of reading are probably immeasurable and it is a perfect lubricant for the mind, but most unfortunately the love of it in our society today has dipped dramatically and it faces the threat of becoming an extinct habit if something equally dramatic is not done to reverse this trend, particularly in light of the fact that it is the younger generations who are moving away from the reading habit.............read more
I am very touched’ by article in Chronicle
I AM very touched by an article in the Thursday, November 19th edition of the Guyana Chronicle newspaper under the caption ‘Let the books speak’.Guyana needs more teachers and persons like Beedoutie Prettipaul (the exemplary teacher featured in that article).............read more
Friday Musings
On the other side
By Sharief Khan
ALTHOUGH some may dearly wish it, this is not any personal confession about me being “on the other side.........read more
‘Married man’ assaults woman for breaking off engagement with him
- defendant remanded
FREDRICK Henry, 32, of Lot ‘F’ Victoria Road Plaisance, East Coast Demerara was yesterday remanded to prison on two counts of assault.
He appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry and pleaded not guilty to the charges, which stated that on November 18, 2009, he unlawfully assaulted Julia Kanhai and on the said day, he assaulted the said Julia Kanhai so as to cause her actual bodily harm...........read more
GCB President’s Cup…
Berbice in sole control thanks to Permaul
… Chandrika misses second ton
By Calvin Roberts
POINTS leaders Berbice were in sole control at the end of the penultimate day of their final round match in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President’s Cup four-day competition against hosts Demerara at the Everest Cricket Club ground, thanks to left-arm...........read more
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