Freddie Kissoon – One radio station sixty years ago
It is vitally important to the next generation that those who shaped the past should write about it. Three names come up; Ashton Chase, Janet Jagan and Eusi Kwayana. All three are in their middle eighties with the first two going close to their nineties. On October 20 this year, Mrs. Jagan will be 88. [...]
Two dead, six injured in Mahdia collision
Two persons were killed yesterday morning and six injured on the Mahdia/Potaro Road, Region Eight, after a 4X4 and a route 72 minibus collided head on.
Suriname, Guyana sign anti-crime pact
Illegal firearms, smuggling, piracy high on agenda…24-hour communication line open By Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO, Suriname- Vowing to cooperate more closely in their fight against crime, Suriname and Guyana on Monday signed a bilateral anti-crime agreement, the so-called ‘Nieuw-Nickerie Declaration’.
Two years after drug plan launched, Guyana remains cocaine transit point
…local seizures in 2007 three times higher than previous “Counter narcotics efforts are undermined by inadequate resources for law enforcement, poor coordination among law enforcement agencies, an inefficient judiciary, and a colonial-era legal system badly in need of modernization” More than two years after launching its National Drug Strategy Master Plan (NDSMP) for 2005-2009, Guyana [...]
Man critical after pit bull attack in the city
Up to last evening, doctors were battling to save the life of a 30-year-old vagrant after he was mauled by three dogs said to be mixtures of the pit bull variety yesterday at Forshaw Street, Queenstown. According to reports, the man, who is know as Rawle, sustained injuries to various parts of his body, including [...]
Food security among key issues at COTED forum
…27th special meeting a precursor to agro-investment forum The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will today host the Twenty-Seventh Special Meeting on Agriculture and Food Security as a precursor to the Agriculture Investment Forum to be held next month. The meet will see addresses by COTED Chair Dr Christopher Tufton, Agriculture Minister of [...]
Corentyne businessman beaten, robbed
Police on the Corentyne, in Berbice, are on the hunt for four bandits who relieved businessman Ishwarnauth Bisram of $720,000 on Monday night. Reports reaching this newspaper state that the businessman was beaten and robbed, at around 22:05 hours, just as he was about to enter his yard at Belvedere, on the Lower Corentyne. According [...]
Green kicks off China tour in Fuzhou
Mayor of Georgetown Mr. Hamilton Green, on Saturday, commenced a working trip to the People’s Republic of China, with his first port of call being Fuzhou City, in the Fujian Province, which shares a twinning relationship with the city of Georgetown. Mayor Green’s first day was spent touring the Minjiang University, where he met the [...]
Registration funds…
Appeal Court postpones decision The Appeal Court has postponed a ruling on whether the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) should proportionately allocate monies to the Parliamentary opposition parties to offset expenses in the house-to-house registration process. The matter was expected to be decided on yesterday by Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh, Justices of Appeal [...]
Spreading the campaign
Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, yesterday presented a quantity of seeds, fertilizers, agro-chemicals and other planting materials to the Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai-Campbell. In picture, Minister Persaud hands over the planting material to Minister Sukhai-Campbell. Also in picture is Nizam Hassan, General Manager of the New Guyana Marketing Corporation.
Bandits attack interior shop
Bandits in the interior escaped with $175,000 and a quantity of raw gold after holding up a shop at Puruni, Mazaruni River, last Sunday. The bandits, all of whom were carrying guns, held up three females, including shop attendant Savita Sooklall, during the attack. According to the Police, Sooklall, 23, was in a room with [...]
Wholesalers face ban for hiking sugar prices
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) says that it will stop supplying sugar to anyone found unfairly driving up the price of the commodity. A company official indicated that even though the price of sugar has remained unchanged since 2006, GuySuCo has been receiving reports that some wholesalers are charging far more than expected and [...]
Aunt Ina is latest local centenarian
Another Guyanese has achieved the cherished milestone of 100 years. She is Ina Holder, popularly called Aunt Ina, who celebrated her birthday yesterday as the guest of honour at a breakfast sponsored by her relatives, and at which the hierarchy of the Anglican Diocese made their presence felt. While most centenarians are stricken with many [...]
Partnership imperative in addressing deforestation – Jagdeo
The notion that global partnership is essential to implement a visionary strategy that combines sustainable forestry and the development of a low-carbon economy was emphasized by President Bharrat Jagdeo when he addressed the gathering yesterday at the Conservation International Global Campaign being held in New York. The campaign is being held under the theme ‘Lost [...]
Mahaica rape/stabbing…
Teen detained, Police seek husband Police in Mahaica have detained an 18-year-old for questioning into last Sunday’s rape and stabbing. Kaieteur News was reliably informed that the teen was picked up some time during the course of yesterday along with two other siblings. However, after several hours of questioning, the two others were released and [...]
WHA President calls for halt to domestic violence
…says WHO timid to tackle sexual abuse Domestic violence and sexual abuse, particularly of young children is one of the many issues that the new President of the World Health Assembly wants to see tackled by the World Health Organisation, (WHO). Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy who now holds the presidency of the WHA told [...]
Supreme Court Registrar out of hospital
Registrar of the Supreme Court, Sita Ramlal, has recovered from a bout of illness and is out of hospital. Chief Justice Ian Chang told Kaieteur News yesterday that the Registrar should be returning to Guyana this weekend. According to the Chief Justice, Ms Ramlal will report for duty on Tuesday dispelling fears that her absence [...]
61st World Health Assembly
Ramsammy advocates for global actions to increase life expectancy rate – Health Minister assumes presidency Global actions to improve health could result in no country having a life expectancy rate below the age 60 years by 2025, according to Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy. Dr Ramsammy made this ambitious disclosure during his inaugural address to [...]
I exercised the right accorded me in the Constitution of Guyana
Dear Editor, I have been bombarded with calls from persons from the media fraternity in relation to a letter that has supposedly been sent to this forum from Mr. Prem Persaud, retired Justice of Appeal and current member of the Judicial Service Commission, in relation to a matter of which I seemed to have been [...]
Brazil and Guyana – Two countries not known to each other
By Professor Aimberê Soares de Freitas (MSc in Public Administration – University of Sao Paulo) By Professor Aimberê Soares de Freitas (MSc in Public Administration – University of Sao Paulo) Brazil and Guyana share geographical boundaries to Brazil’s extreme north and Guyana’s extreme south and southwest. However, many persons in both Brazil and Guyana are [...]
Freddie Kissoon – One radio station sixty years ago
It is vitally important to the next generation that those who shaped the past should write about it. Three names come up; Ashton Chase, Janet Jagan and Eusi Kwayana. All three are in their middle eighties with the first two going close to their nineties. On October 20 this year, Mrs. Jagan will be 88. [...]
Freddie should hate the message and not the messenger
Dear Editor, I think columnist and letter writer Freddie Kissoon needs to be professional in his comments and responses on or about others. He should stick to issues and not personalities. Unlike Freddie Kissoon, I do not need to know the details of Dr. Anand Persaud’s personal life, in letter captioned “Is Anand Persaud a [...]
Minibus operatives not authorised to increase fares
– Ministry official There has been no hike in fuel prices on the local market hence there should be no authorised increase in minibus fares to any routes in an around the city. This disclosure was made by an official of the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce in response to reports that a rise [...]
Remigrant duty free case…
Lawyers clash over interpretation of importation laws The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has stated that remigrant Mohabir Ramsahoye was not entitled to a tax exemption on his vehicle as six months had elapsed since he reassumed residence in Guyana. Ramsahoye, of Lot 5 C Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara, has accused GRA Commissioner-General Khurshid Sattaur [...]
Man in court for forging Rohee’s signature
Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday released a Hadfield Street man on bail after he appeared in court for forging the signature of Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee. The accused 31-year-old Garry Frank, made his first appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on an allegation on May 15, with intent to defraud, he presented to a [...]
