Private School owner dissociates himself from bogus nursing school
Director and Owner of La Premiere Academy, Thierry Hugues Dangouegne, has moved to dissociate himself from the Inter-American Nursing School which, according to Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, may be involved in fraudulent activities. Dangouegne’s disclosure came in the wake of the Minister’s announcement that he is prepared to take legal action against the nursing [...]
‘Targeted’ accused makes court appearance
“Your worship I have always been a target of the police since I was exonerated for another murder some five years ago,” were the words of 25-year-old Shawn Smith, of Alberttown, when he appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, to answer the charge of murder. It is alleged [...]
Deworming exercise to commence in Region Six
- targets 30,000 As the Ministry of Health continues its national deworming exercise in the country, Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has announced that the exercise has been fully integrated in Region Five, and at the end of February, the programme will begin in Region Six. At a media conference held last Saturday, Dr. Ramsammy [...]
A welcome correspondence
Dear Editor, I thank Zenobia Williams for her letter with respect to my article, “The Stray Dog Nuisance Needs To Be Focused Upon”. I trust that dog owners will make full use of the suggestions that the writer proposes in relation to controlling the problems associated with the presence of the dogs. Errol R. Ramdhany
Man remanded for robbery, discharging firearm at victim
Twenty-five-year-old Roberto Carrington, of 1393 Cummings Park, Section ‘E’ Sophia, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel–Octive Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It is alleged that the accused on November 4, 2008, armed with a gun, robbed Courtney Atkins of a gold chain and gold rings valued at $130,000. He [...]
Ministry dissatisfied with private security entities’ input in draft Bill
The Ministry of Home Affairs is moving ahead to have a draft Private Security Services (Regulation) Bill tabled in the National Assembly, despite what was described as the non-cooperation of representatives of the Guyana Association of Private Security Organizations (GAPSO). A release from the Ministry stated that GAPSO has failed to fulfill its responsibility as [...]
Where has the respect for human life gone these days?
Dear Editor, It is so ironic that only last week the Walk For Life was carried out all across the United States for those voiceless children — millions of them — who are aborted and murdered every single year through abortions that the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) is praising President Obama’s lifting of the [...]
Jagdeo’s call for probe shows support for AFC motion – Trotman
Leader of the Alliance For Change, Raphael Trotman, in light of the call for a probe into the contaminated fuel discovered at the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated’s Anna Regina facility, has said that President Jagdeo’s action shows his support for the AFC’s motion. Trotman had tabled the motion in the National Assembly last year [...]
Here is a civil society member speaking!
Was President Jagdeo trying to be smart? Or did the words just randomly come out of his mouth? If your kid was hurt at school, should you not seek redress from a specific authority? Should you not call on the Ministry of Education or the Guyana Teachers’ Union or the Guyana Press Association? You cannot [...]
Extensive training critical for police ranks – Rohee
Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has stressed the need for proper training of police ranks, since they perform multiple duties on a daily basis. These statements were made at the Conference of Inspectors and Sergeants of the Guyana Police Force, which was held last Friday. There are numerous training courses and activities within the [...]
Let all Guyanese with new assets since 1999 join MPs in having their assets examined
Dear Editor, I read the Guyana Chronicle news article “MPs assets declaration is a watershed moment for Guyana,” (Tuesday, January 27), in which President Bharrat Jagdeo reportedly stressed that the rationale for his ultimatum to MPs to declare their assets was to ensure they simply adhered to the law on the matter, but if you [...]
The localisation of taxes
INTRODUCTION: In my Sunday column, I presented a case study on Bartica. Most villages and towns including Georgetown are held hostage by the administration. For example, Bartica gets only $3M to manage the community. We all know that the government withholds the subvention from the City of Georgetown, for political damage to the Mayor. One [...]
A Stand-up Comedian?
The Parrot has been de-stressed. The process proved that laughter is indeed the best medicine. Many doses were “dispensed” over the last few days in the media. Among the “dispensers” was the “Dispenser-in-Chief”, Uncle Bob. This is an amazing guy, like Barack’s predecessor, George; he provides insurmountable material for satire. The vast amount of material [...]
An inaccurate reflection
Dear Editor, I refer to Cheddi Joey Jagan’s letter titled “The trail for Obama was blazed by Martin Luther King and Mahatma Ghandi” (SN 16/1/2009). Jagan’s belief that Obama demonstrated the “ability to unite people, forgive past injustices and move on to inclusive governance,” and King’s “spread of democratic traditions, human rights and the concept [...]
‘C’ Division CPGs host successful AGM
The ‘C’ Division Community Policing Groups (CPGs) held their Annual General Meeting last Sunday at the Lusignan Community Centre on the eve of the first anniversary of the Lusignan Massacre. The meeting attracted representatives of 25 of the 46 groups in the district. Among the gathering was Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, who delivered [...]
BIG MAN’S JOB ON A YOUNG BOY’S SHOULDER
There were many who felt that he was too young and inexperienced to have been handed such an important portfolio. There were many who felt that it was reckless of the President to have assigned to a new minister the huge responsibility for the agricultural sector. I felt otherwise. I held out great hope for [...]
Review the award of the Cubana Monument design prize money
Dear Editor, It is indeed a wise initiative of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development to introduce a national competition for the monument design in commemoration of the victims from the Cubana Disaster as advertised in the SN dated January 25, 2009. I am in total disagreement and am certain that many others [...]
Lusignan Massacre: One Year Later
A year after the Lusignan Massacre, we find ourselves still trying to grapple with the enormity of that depravity, which exemplified the maxim: Homo Homini Lupus – Man, to his fellow man, is a wolf. We now know that the Lusignan Massacre was not to be the last horror story of 2008. We know too [...]
$257M bank fraud uncovered
- probe leads to several Canadian banks Ranks from the Criminal Investigations Department Fraud Squad have launched a probe into an alleged fraud at the Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited, involving hundreds of millions of dollars. Kaieteur News understands that the probe has led investigators to several banks in Canada. The fraud was reportedly uncovered [...]
Jagdeo grants MPs extention
“I urge the people of Guyana to look at this as a test case… If the Leader of the Opposition’s position is to urge people to break the law when the law is to ensure financial probity, what moral authority does he have to ever speak about corruption?” President Bharrat Jagdeo says he will [...]
Another ‘Fine Man’ lieutenant captured
- confesses to murder and robberies One of the suspects held in last Saturday’s raid in Buxton was said to have been connected to the gang headed by the now dead Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins. This suspect has reportedly confessed to one of the brutal murders in the village, and to several robberies. Kaieteur [...]
President orders investigation into contaminated GPL fuel
…results from Trinidad expected today By Gary Eleazar President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced that he has ordered a full investigation into the affairs at the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) as it relates to the contaminated fuel that found its way into an Essequibo power plant, damaging key components. The President made [...]
Guyanese woman found dead on chicken farm in Barbados
The Guyana Consulate in Barbados is to meet with the management of a chicken farm on that island where, on Saturday, a Guyanese employee died in an apparent accident. At the time, she was inside a chicken cleaning container. Dead is 38-year-old Bibi Hasim. She was reportedly inside the container when the power was turned [...]
Remembering Lusignan massacre victims one year later
The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) last evening held an inter-faith vigil on the occasion of the first anniversary of the victims of the Lusignan Massacre. Executive Member of the Indian Arrival Committee, Evan Persaud, said that the entity would make the vigil an annual event so that Guyanese will never forget what happened. He added [...]
Govt freezes gratuity payments for foreign-funded projects
The Government has taken a decision to freeze gratuity payments for workers on foreign-funded projects over under-performance. In a January 13, 2009 memorandum, workers were notified that all gratuity payments have been suspended with immediate effect. Workers on foreign-funded projects, who are paid salaries significantly higher than regular Government workers, are paid a gratuity, or [...]
