Month: November 2010

George Stanley Baird has been appointed as the chairman of the Tourism Development Company.
Baird and the other eight members of the  TDC board received their letters of appointment form Tourism Minister Dr Rupert Griffith today.
Baird, said the time for making tourism a viable revenue earner for the country is now and for all the "old talk" to come to an end.
 

Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara –  Relatives are reeling in sorrow following the loss of  their dear one Dennis Ramah, who was cut down by armed criminals that invaded his business place in broad daylight just after 9 in the morning. The attack also left a criminal dead , one injured and another in police custody. From all reports there were six men who came in a yellow car parked at the head of the street, but only three carried out the attack, while a police hunt is on for the others.

Georgetown, Guyana- The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) said that  Eid ul Adha signifies one of the greatest acts of sacrifice in the annals of human history. From it we should learn and adapt to it’s values in making personal sacrifices within ourselves, the Organization added.

The body of an unidentified man of African descent who is suspected to be one of the bandits was found lying on the roadway with gunshot injuries and another suspect who gave his name as Victor Bobb, 26 years of “B” Field, Pattensen, ECD, was found with severe wounds in the area and is currently in a serious condition receiving medical treatment at the GPHC.

A third suspect was arrested by public-spirited persons in a yard and was handed over to the police.

The Management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation in a press release today stated that it has been grappling with the recent incidences of maternal deaths at the Corporation; for many of which accusations have been leveled against the hospital – citing negligence as the cause of these deaths.

There is in outpour of concerns, sadness and condolences from local and overseas supporters, as Parliamentarian Winston Murray lays motionless in the ICU ward at the Georgetown Hospital. Relatives have arrived to see him, perhaps for a few last moments before he is pulled off the life support which keeps him breathing. TrakkerNews understands that within the next 48 hours, his family will make the most difficult decision.

Ninety one socially displaced people were taken off the capital city’s streets last night. Municipal police belonging to the Port of Spain City Corporation patrolled through the capital last night in an attempt rid the streets of the homeless. The operation which lasted just over an hour last night was sanctioned by Mayor Louis Lee Sing. Some of the detained appeared before various Magistrates at the Port of Spain Magistrate Court today charged with offences ranging from loitering and possession of devices for the smoking of cocaine.