Month: August 2010

    This evening in celebrating 150 years since the arrival of Chinese women in Guyana, President Bharrat Jagdeo said the role of the Chinese to the other five ethnic groups but made specific reference to the special role Chinese women played in the society.He said it is incredible that the Chinese have not only focused on elements of their culture and celebrating that culture, but they recognise the special role that Chinese women have in tr

   President Bharrat Jagdeo speaking to a large gathering at Buxton High School commended the efforts by all in the community at empowerment, making reference to the role of the churches, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and most recently, the 170th anniversary committee comprising overseas based Buxtonians.

   Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Sing and USAID/Guyana Mission Director Carol Horning today signed a memorandum of Understanding on the Bilateral Assistance Programme.

   Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Kushid Sattaur says the brand new facility that will be completed soon at Eccles on the East Coast of Demerara will take off a lot of burden from several operations.

The State has described yesterday’s public auction of ten properties belonging to Jamaat-al-Muslimeen leader Imam Yasin Abu Bakr and his second-in-command Kala Aki Bua, as a success.
The State were able to raise $5.2 million from yesterday’s auction.
Yesterday’s auction came after a ruling made by Justice Rajendra Narine on September 11 last year in an effort for the State to recover a $32 million debt which resulted from the destruction of the Police Headquarters during
the 1990 attempted coup.

CONVICTED cocaine trafficker Rick Gomes was sentenced to a total of 34 years in prison by High Court Judge Gillian Lucky today.
Gomes was found guilty on two counts of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking on Saturday.
He was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment on both charges. Gomes was convicted of being in possession of 18 packages of cocaine valued at $13 million.
He was also sentenced to five year in prison for possession of a revolver and three years in prison for possession of bullets. The sentences will run concurrently.

  Some residents of Laing Avenue were very much angry when a group of more than 25 men from the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) began to dismantle a section of a structure that housed a family of six including three children.

   Music is an essential part of our culture and as such it has great influence on our people and more so youths. Music has become one of the more potent tools to spread awareness and to educate people. It is a potent promotional tool. Thus, advertisers and others use jingles to promote their products and messages.

   CITIZENS will soon be alerted about impending disaster via their cell phone. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) in conjunctioin with the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT)are expected to launch an Emergenyc Short Message Service (ESMS) tomorrow, the ODPM has announced.

   PROSPECTIVE top cop Canadian Dwayne Gibbs has just concluded a meeting with Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and National Security Brigadier John Sandy where Gibbs’ anti-crime intiatives were discussed. Gibbs’ described today’s meeting as fruitful. Gibbs is now on his way to a meeting with Director of Personnel Administration (DPA) Gloria Edwards-Joseph to discuss his contract, including salary and remuneration package.