Joint Services kill three
- fourth man, girlfriend captured Three members of the gang that was believed to have carried out a spate of brazen robberies at Bartica and outlying communities were shot dead yesterday during a pre-dawn gunfight with Joint Services ranks at Arimu Backdam, Cuyuni. Police said that 25-year-old Dwayne Marks called “Bully” of Bartica; Antwan [...]
Hand in Hand loses $1.9M to Stanford
A leading insurance company in Guyana says it has lost nearly $1.9 million in pension funds after investing with Texas financier R. Allen Stanford. Spokesman Hewley Nelson says the “Hand in Hand” company began investing money with Stanford Financial Group three years ago. Government plans to meet with other business owners next week to determine [...]
Woman seeks to marry death row prisoner
- believes he is innocent By Michael Jordan A death row inmate and his girlfriend may exchange wedding vows this year in the Georgetown Prison – if officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs and prison authorities give the go-ahead. The intended groom is 45-year-old death row inmate Hafiz Hussain, serving time for a [...]
High Court grants injunction against Stanford All Star cricketer
- overseas-based Guyanese claim fraud in property dispute While Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford is awaiting his possible date with the court, one of his beneficiaries is engaged in a court battle to save some of the investments he made. Justice William Ramlal, on February 16, granted an ex parte injunction against former [...]
This Week’s ‘Special Person’ is Winfield James
“In those days, when we put out a float it was a spectacular creation, and even the individual costumes were well put together. These days what you have are a lot of skimpy outfits with not much quality.” Mention the name Winfield James in Guyana and the two things that come to mind are calypso [...]
Security guard murdered in Mabura
On Friday last a security guard, Mineo Holder, 38, attached to Demerara Timbers Limited in Mabura, was murdered at approximately 19:00 hours. Holder’s body was discovered in the doorway of another security guard also attached to Demerara Timbers Limited. According to the police, Holder and the other security guard had earlier argued over an undisclosed [...]
Woman robbed, sexually assaulted in Bachelor’s Adventure
Early yesterday morning, a woman from Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara, was robbed by a man armed with a handgun, before he sexually assaulted her. According to the police, the victim was on her way home at approximately 00:15 hours yesterday when she was approached by a man armed with a handgun. He proceeded to [...]
Children’s Mashramani Competition concludes with satisfying performance
The 2009 Children’s Mashramani Competitions concluded on Friday at the National Cultural Centre with the costume segment described as very impressive by many who attended. As stated by Mash convener Desiree Wyles-Ogle, however, in the overall presentations there is need for ‘tightening up’ the dance pieces that were presented for competition this year. She [...]
BK International launches 2K9 Mash Band
With a simple and brief ceremony on Thursday BK International officially announced the display of its costumes. BK International Director, Gail Tiwari, said that the company is pleased to be associated with the Mash festivities this year. She said that the company was always desirous of doing so over the years, but was pressed for [...]
Guyana’s economy is poised on a one-legged stool
– AFC leader By Tusika Martin Guyana’s economy is precariously poised on a ‘one-legged stool’, Alliance for Change leader Raphael Trotman told the National Assembly on Friday, referring to the sugar industry during the 2009 budget debate. During the debate the sugar industry came in for much criticism in light of the position that the [...]
Health Ministry poised to combat dengue threat
– Minister Ramsammy – Private health facilities urged to report suspected cases Guyana, like the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, is currently under a dengue threat, thus the response of the local health Ministry cannot be classified as business as usual. This disclosure was made by Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy at a [...]
A mother’s struggles with triplets bear fruit
By Yannason Duncan Their innocent smiles and their identical resemblances would certainly warm any hearts but, disguised by their pretty smiles, life for triplets Rada, Rosaria and Reenica continue to be a struggle. Their mother, Devika Persaud, said that the job of single-handedly having to take care of three young daughters is never an easy [...]
One woman’s Valentine’s Day wish
Valentine’s Day, which was recently celebrated here in Guyana and all over the world, is for most people one of the most romantic days of the year. Many look forward to this day with joyful anticipation, knowing that their loved ones would shower them with gifts and/or love. It is the one day of the [...]
‘Parents being misled by GTU’
Berbice High School protest… – Min. Baksh The parents of the students who were involved in the protest action at the Berbice High School on Friday are being misled by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU). This is according to Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, who in an invited comment said that some of the parents [...]
Trade and Tourism Ministry empowered rural folk in 2008
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, has said that despite many challenges last year there were many accomplishments. He said that this year his Ministry will further advance the work it has been doing in marketing Guyana. According to him, 2008 saw greater emphasis being placed on developing strategies to effectively market Guyana [...]
Germans assisting Guyana with Protected Areas
Representatives of the German Bank KfW were recently in Guyana as the Bank continues to support Guyana’s efforts to establish a National Protected Areas System (NPAS), even as the government pushes the lid away from selected areas for biodiversity conservation to list the entire country’s forests for protection. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger [...]
Adaptation Fund could boost Caribbean’s climate change status
In the race against the fallout from climate change, developing countries, such as those of the Caribbean, could soon see themselves ahead, thanks to the Adaptation Fund. Jeffrey Spooner, who represents the Group of Latin America and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) on the United Nations Adaptation Fund Board, said such countries may be able to draw [...]
Obamas’ stories are for liberty, justice and equality
Dear Editor, Contrary to commentators, race is and has been a constant theme in Barack Obama’s life, campaign and presidency. Obama uses race to reference pride, struggles and progress. During his campaign he referred to its historical nature and the (im)probability of his candidacy, an achievement made possible with the destruction of unjust laws, policies, [...]
Kayode McKinnon’s AIDS awareness run was truly inspiring
Dear Editor, I saw the passion in his eyes as he explained his reasons for feeling the need to run 40 miles of the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, in an effort to bring awareness to the plight of young children that are infected and affected by the HIV/AIDS virus. Some had described his intentions as over-ambitious, or [...]
Guyana’s development under PNC unquestionable
Dear Editor, John Da Silva’s insistence that the country decayed under the PNC and improved under the PPP is inaccurate. Space doesn’t permit a full account of development under the PNC. The PNC took office from the PPP in 1964. It assumed leadership of an under-developed economy dominated by strikes, claims of marginalisation, the Kaldor [...]
Non-renewal of Josh Ramsammy’s tenure was not due to Bursar’s salary
Dear Editor, I did not want to continue the exchange with Dr. Nanda Gopaul on the reason for the non-renewal of Dr. Josh Ramsammy’s pro-chancellorship at UG because we both made our points. Matters have become complicated with another correspondence from Nanda which adds more confusion and further tarnishes the image wrongfully of a great [...]
Ram’s superfluity continues
Dear Editor, I refer to Christopher Ram’s letter of February 21, 2009 of SN, with the caption: “Most of major issues were avoided.” Should there not be a ‘the’ in the caption? I am merely asking. And this entire exchange resembles a comedy script, may be not too funny (ha, ha), but veering in that [...]
The dark veil of wealth
Dear Editor, As the dark veil is being lifted from the plaque of some of the biggest corporations in the world, there is a constant revelation of stark, rotten, putrid and decomposed dishonesty, creating shock waves in various quarters. These veils are drenched with the financial blood of human beings, who had given so much [...]
Soldiers for the Republic
On the eve of the commemoration of the thirty-ninth anniversary of our attainment of Republican status, at the opening of the GDF Annual Officers’ Conference at Camp Ayanganna, some bold initiatives were announced by the Commander-in-Chief President Jagdeo and the Chief of Staff Commodore Best. It was very obvious that, after a decade and a [...]
GOA honours outstanding sports personalities
- Kaieteur Sports’ Franklin Wilson among awardees The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) honoured several outstanding sports personalities for their contribution to sports within the ambits of Olympic sporting disciplines at a special function at the Georgetown Club last Friday evening. The event was attended by several sporting personalities and officials including Minister of Culture Youth [...]
