Day: January 12, 2011

Georgetown-Ranks of a police mobile patrol responded to a report of larceny of a gold chain at Republic Park, EBD, committed on Ingrid Brown, 
60 years, an overseas based Guyanese, residing at Phase 1, Republic Park.

Georgetown- With respect to the retail
land line fixed to mobile rate, the Public Utilities Commission after intense deliberation,
agreed to a rate of $12 a minute, despite representations made by both
GT&T and Digicel that the agreed rate should be $17 a minute.  The Commission’s order is dated
December 28, 2010 and made effective on January 1, 2011. The approved rates are
granted for four (4) months and shall be reviewed on application by either
party on or before April 30, 2011. 

Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh met with Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs today to find a solution for school violence.
Gopeesingh said a two pronged approach will be adopted to battle the crime scourge in schools.
Prevention and Mentoring are the methods to combat school violence, Gopeesingh said.
Gopeesingh said Gibbs has pledged an increase of uniformed officers near schools and also the introduction of more mentoring programmes.
 

Avonelle Hector-Joseph, founder of the Non-Governmental Organisation, Is There Not A Cause (ITNAC), is urging citizens to not forget Haiti which is still reeling from the effects of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake one year ago.
"A lot more work still needs to be done. We know people have already given money but there is still much more that needs to be done," Hector-Joseph said today.
Today is the one-year anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed 250,000 and left over 100,000 homeless.

Georgetown– Anti-narcotics units from the region and from the US continue to monitor flights out of Guyana, as the country remains a main trans shipment point for drug traffickers. Guyana’s history is marred with the level of cocaine emanating from these shores to foreign lands, particularly the United States, where the substance carries a huge value. The latest bust of a granny on wheelchair, has alerted the local authorities. The searches and immigration process at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport are expected to take longer, with this recent bust.

 Georgetown – The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has expressed dismay and disappointment at stories appearing in the press on January 10th , which reported that African Organisations met on January 8 and expressed displeasure “at the process used by the Guyana Government to create its programme” for the observance of the International Year for People of African Descent.           

 Georgetown – Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh this last night announced he will be presenting the National Budget for 2011 to the National Assembly on Monday January 17th .