Woman struck by mystery illness
31-year-old mother left in child-like state Leena Ramrattan likes to watch cartoons, and she whimpers if you switch the television off. She wears disposable diapers, and is fed, bathed and carried to and from her bed by her parents. But Leena Ramrattan is no toddler. She is a 31-year-old woman with a baby son. She [...]
Jagdeo’s statements on opposition infighting utter rubbish — Corbin
“Utter rubbish!” That was the response of the Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, on Thursday last, when asked to comment on the Head of State’s position on the delay in the shared governance process. The President, in his first press briefing of the year, had said that it was the PNCR’s [...]
Nine more suspected ‘lepto’ cases at GPHC
Within the last two days, nine more persons have being admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital with suspected leptospirosis. According to hospital sources, over the space of a day, five new cases were admitted to the hospital, among them 15-year-old Zalima Baksh, of 15 Hogg Street, Albouystown, who was up to press time “vomiting blood”. [...]
This Week’s ‘Special Person’ is Sister Beatrice Fernandes
“Had I married and had children of my own, it would have distracted me and taken up valuable time that could have been spent in servitude to others, and I didn’t want that.” Some religious teachings proffer the view that angels dwell among us. If this is true, then Sister Beatrice Fernandes must be [...]
Only seven days’ wait for machine readable passports
Persons who are applying for the new machine readable passports will now have to wait a shorter period for the new document. Commissioner of Police and Chief Immigration Officer, Henry Greene, after an assessment of the current machine readable passport operations, announced that the waiting period for new applications for the ordinary machine readable passport [...]
New police promotions prompt massive reshuffling
Following the recently announced promotions in the Guyana Police Force, the organisation has already commenced a massive reshuffling programme, which will see some of the newly appointed Assistant Commissioners given new postings. Heading the list of transfers is present Head of the Central Immigration and Passport Office, George Vyphius, who will be sent to Berbice [...]
Man, 18, shoots hard-working Guyanese dead in NY
Investigators hope surveillance video will give them some clues as they try to figure out who is to blame for an altercation that left a man dead in Queens. The video shows the man after he was shot, running in one direction down the street as his brother-in-law, seen in subsequent frames, is seen [...]
Air traffic controllers threaten strike action over emoluments
The raging dispute between air traffic controllers and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, over monies owed to the former by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has escalated and the air traffic controllers have alerted their union, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), of possible industrial action as a means of resolution. The [...]
Rural farmers stage their own market, cheap greens abound
As the prices of vegetables skyrocket around the country, the New Guyana Marketing Corporation yesterday hosted farmers outside its office at Robb and Alexander Streets, selling fruits and vegetables at very low prices. Farmers from Kuru Kuru, Laluni, Friendship, Kaneville, Canal Numbers One and Two Polders and Parika took their produce out early yesterday [...]
Leonora Cottage Hospital turns pregnant woman away
…woman forced to travel to Georgetown to give birth The pregnant Shazeena Azeez and her family were shocked and appalled when, early yesterday morning, they were turned away from the Leonora Cottage Hospital after Shazeena Azeez had begun to experience labour pains. At approximately 2:00 hours, when they (Azeez and her family) arrived at [...]
Local singer moves from rags to stardom
(By Alex Wayne) A few years ago, Jermaine Mc Bean was rapidly chalking up points on the local music charts. Then he suddenly disappeared from circulation. Then word reached us that the talented singer/songwriter had somehow relocated to China, where he rapidly made a name for himself and country, Guyana. After spreading his talent to [...]
Children should complete the curriculum
- Minister Fox As the rainy season continues, some schools in the South Georgetown area are being forced to close because of flooding. But Minister within the Ministry of Education, Dr. Desrey Fox, is calling on the teachers of these schools to implement measures to ensure that their students are not left behind in their [...]
Coconut vending a very lucrative profession, says Buddy
It does not take a wealth of education or the most prestigious of business ideas to elevate a typical man out of the stranglehold of poverty. In fact, all that is required is a desire to work passionately and honestly, regardless of the challenges one may be confronted with. And this notion is especially [...]
New cases of “lepto” discovered at GPHC
Both cases are children There have been two new suspected cases of leptospirosis, adding to the five that Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy had identified in a recent press conference. Dr Ramsammy said that the Ministry of Health is working assiduously to lessen the risk of persons contracting the disease. Both of the cases are [...]
Justices of the Peace should witness prisoners’ statements
- Association President of the Justices of the Peace Association and Commissioner of Oaths Association, Hermon Bholaisingh, yesterday said that he is ready to fight for the passage of the Lay Magistrates’ Act and for Justices of the Peace (JPs) and Commissioners of Oaths (COA’s) to become more active in society. This announcement was made [...]
A phone loss irks surgical patient
Winston Patterson, 49, also known as ‘Pappy,’ of 106 D’Urban and Smyth Streets, Georgetown, was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital for surgery, yesterday at around 2:00 am. What he got along with the surgery was having his phone, a Motorola L6, stolen. Patterson, whose job entails building and remodelling bicycles, told Kaieteur News that [...]
Alexander Village carpenter is latest hit-and-run victim
Juan Valdares, 48, a carpenter of 169 Fourth Street, Alexander Village, is the latest hit-and-run victim. He is a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), having sustained a broken right arm and injuries to the face and head, as a result of the incident. Speaking to the badly injured man yesterday afternoon, this [...]
Should make deadline despite four-month delay – Jagdeo
President Bharrat Jagdeo is optimistic that the Sophia/Kingston inter-connect high power cable will make its mid-year deadline despite a four-month delay in laying the groundwork. Mr Jagdeo stated this during his most recent press briefing. The installation of poles along the Lamaha Railway Embankment has been delayed ever since September last due to the unavailability [...]
Businessman alleges police victimisation
A city businessman says that he is being victimised by police traffic ranks attached to the Ruimveldt Police Station. His accusation followed an accident involving a car owned by Wings Taxi Service and another vehicle which at the time was being driven by one Vashti Persaud. This newspaper was told that the accident occurred at [...]
Helping to save a life
The nature of the times demands that we care a little more and give a little more to those in special need. And, really, it is not much we have to give to make a difference or to save a life, as in this case. Those were the words of Alliance For Change Chairman Khemraj [...]
Three arrested after gun find
A woman and two men are currently in police custody at the Anna Regina Police Station assisting with investigations after an unlicensed weapon with matching rounds was found in a yard. This newspaper was told that, at around noon yesterday, police made the find in a yard in Walton Hall on the Essequibo Coast. Reports [...]
The secret life of Veeran Veerapen
By Michael Jordan None of us suspected that he might have a secret life. None of us thought that the time would come when his name would be mentioned in the same sentence with unsavoury figures from the Guyanese underworld. After all, he was Veeran Veerapen, a mild-mannered, middle-aged guy with glasses, who worked in [...]
PNCR calls for value-for-money audits of public sector expenditure
By Gary Eleazar There is dire need for the value for money audits of public expenditure in Guyana. This is according to Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Member of Parliament and Executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform Volda Lawrence during the party’s first press briefing of 2009. According to Lawrence, the [...]
Teen runs away from home, aunt fears the worst
For almost one week, Trimaine Griffith, 14, has not been seen after she fled from her aunt’s home at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, on January 5. The young teen’s aunt and primary care giver, Fay Griffith, said that she is worried that the worst may happen to her niece, as she is not from that [...]
President Jagdeo and the PPP, a true representation of all Guyanese
Dear Editor, Permit me space to express my gratitude to our leader, President Jagdeo and the leadership of the PPP who have once again demonstrated that they serve all Guyanese without favour, fear or ill-will. I refer specifically to their press statements and their protest outside the US Embassy (January, 9) in solidarity with our [...]
