CLICO takeover leaves thousands in limbo
…staff members break down in tears, anxious customers rush to make withdrawals As news of the CLICO (Colonial Life Insurance Company) (Guyana) judicial takeover began to sink in yesterday, scores of persons rushed to collect their money invested only to hear that the company is under new management, and that payments would not be [...]
Part-time judges will reduce High Court backlog – Chancellor
The appointment of part-time judges will reduce the backlog of cases in the High Court, Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Carl Singh, said yesterday. During the swearing-in of two new puisne judges at the Office of the President yesterday, Justice Singh said that the additional judges will complement those already on board. According to the [...]
Decomposed body found in locked vehicle
Police on the East Coast of Demerara are trying to determine how a destitute man met his end following the discovery of his body in a locked and abandoned vehicle on the La Bonne Intention Public Road. Lakeram Hantal’s badly decomposed body was discovered in the vehicle at around 10:00 hours after residents in the [...]
Man faints after being remanded
Robbery under arms accused, Neville Boyce, 37, a father of two of 83 Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, was remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton, yesterday. It is alleged that the defendant on February 19 last, while armed with a cutlass, robbed Wesley Charles of one cell phone and $46,000 in cash. He was not [...]
Inefficient judiciary hampers local counter-narcotics effort: US Drug Report
“Government’s counter-narcotics efforts remain hampered by inadequate resources for, and poor coordination among, law-enforcement agencies; an overburdened and inefficient judiciary; and the lack of a coherent and prioritised national security strategy.” The 2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) on Guyana has once again labelled Guyana as a transit point for cocaine destined for [...]
Police seek international help to identify, punish bloggers
The police are pursuing international help to determine the identity of the bloggers of livingguyana.blogspot.com, following a posting on that website stating that the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has approached the government for a bailout because of financial problems. In a statement issued yesterday, the police stated that they have received an [...]
Teacher reinstalled, barred from promotion for two years – TSC
The teacher at the centre of the much publicised flogging situation at the Berbice High School has been reinstalled to her position but, according to Chairman of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC), Ms Leila Ramson, she will not be eligible for a promotion until two years have elapsed. Ramson’s disclosure came following a report carried [...]
Mother denied bail for neglecting her child
A 39-year-old mother of five was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Providence Magistrate’s Court on a charge of child neglect. It was alleged that Babita Baram, of Herstelling Sea Dam Squatting Area, neglected her eight-year-old daughter on February 18, 2008. According to the probation report presented by the Ministry of [...]
CLICO meltdown… Republic Bank is safe – Jagdeo
By Tusika Martin Republic Bank (Guyana) is a very ‘solid institution’ which does not have much of its investment abroad, President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday, while addressing the issue of Government’s takeover of CLICO’s assets. When asked about the exposure of Republic Bank to the recent meltdown, the Head of State said that the [...]
GINA knocks misleading coverage of President’s press conference
The government has expressed its disappointment over what it has called “deliberate attempts to distort and misrepresent important aspects” of the press conference hosted by President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday. The press conference focused on matters related to Clico, Hand in Hand Trust, and the financial sector generally. There were separate occurrences in two newspapers [...]
Guyana’s large informal economy vulnerable to money laundering
…US urges speedy passage of pending legislation While Guyana is neither an important regional nor an offshore financial centre, nor does it have any free-trade zones, money laundering is perceived as a serious problem, and has been linked to trafficking in drugs (principally cocaine) and firearms, as well as to corruption and fraud. This [...]
Health Minister claims right to bypass Tender Board
…as $128.9B budget is approved for spending by National Assembly Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy yesterday told the House that the Tender Board, by way of a letter, has approved purchases of drugs by the Ministry and the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation without heeding the tender process as is required by the Procurement Act [...]
Rock waterfall erected in Brickdam Cathedral compound
Design Team Neher, headed by German landscaping expert Hans Neher, yesterday erected a unique rock waterfall, with a statue of the Virgin Mary, on the grounds of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Brickdam. The structure is made from artificial coral that was imported from the United States. It will be further enhanced [...]
Lucky couple to experience bliss at first Wedding Expo
Guyana’s first-ever Wedding Expo is slated for over two days from March 28, and not only promises to show couples how to make their wedding day ‘fancy’, but it also promises one couple a dream wedding. Roraima Airways, which has several businesses in the travel and tourism industry, is behind the expo which is slated [...]
Mandela Avenue dumpsite for closure this year… again
…as state-of-the-art landfill is slated for opening Minister of Local Government Kellawan Lall has again issued a promise to the nation that the over-inflated Mandela Avenue dumpsite will close this year as some $651M was approved in the national Budget for the completion of a state-of-the-art dumpsite at Haags Bosch aback of the Eccles [...]
Wife charged with husband’s killing
A wife was charged with the murder of her husband yesterday when she appeared before Acting Magistrate Melissa Robertson. It was alleged that on February 20 last Lackraja Seetaram, of 224 De Willem, West Coast Demerara murdered her husband, Bissoondial Dhanpaul, 54. Seetaram was not required to plead since the charge was indictable. The woman, [...]
Laptop damage, alleged assault land man in court
A disagreement between two former lovers ended with one party reimbursing the companion of the other to the tune of $120,000 for a damaged laptop. Seriah Clarke, also known as “John Wayne,” 26, of 27 South Ruimveldt Park yesterday made this payment before Acting Chief Magistrate, Melissa Robertson, after he was charged with malicious damage [...]
Tony Vieira, CN Sharma and the media
Would you accept in your demonstration against Israeli mistreatment of the Palestinians an unrepentant Nazi? Funny that I should be writing on Nazism when the movie about the Nazi era just won the Academy Award for Best Actress. It is named “The Reader”, and you should see it. The moral of the movie is extremely [...]
Intervention on whose behalf?
Months ago the global financial crisis hit. The response of the Government of Guyana at the time was that we had limited exposure, since we had a parochial financial system with not many companies investing in the stock exchange. What was overlooked was that, while most of our companies may not have been trading in [...]
Guyana enjoy good opening day against Windwards
By Sean Devers Playing before virtually empty stands at the Guyana National Stadium, Guyana held the upper hand at the end of the opening day of their eighth round WICB regional four-day cricket match against the Windward Islands yesterday. The Guyanese were 73-2 replying to the 215 made by the Islanders and begin today needing [...]
Darren Bravo, Pollard hit tons for T&T against B’dos
Liburd hits unbeaten 116 against Jamaica West Indies ODI batsman Keiron Pollard smashed an unbeaten 110, while gifted West Indies under-19 left-hander Daren Bravo stroked a classy 111 as hosts Trinidad and Tobago reached 335-5 against Barbados on the opening day of their eighth round WICB regional four-day cricket tournament. Steve Liburd also hit an [...]
Several team record victories during last weekend’s action
A number of teams recorded victories during competition during a recent round of matches in the various zones of the Guyana Softball League organised, Trophy Stall sponsored countrywide round-hand softball cricket competition. Over in the West Coast zone: at Windsor Forest Ground: Windsor Forest SC defeated Rangers SC “B” team by 69 runs. Windsor Forest [...]
Floodlight softball team win
An entertaining, unbeaten 75 from the inform Ricky Deonarine propelled Guyana Floodlights softball team to a comfortable four wicket victory over Trophy Stall XI in a featured 25- over softball match on Friday night last at the Everest cricket ground. The softball side, who recently returned home after participating in the World Cup tournament in [...]
Kennard Memorial Turf Club stages season opening horserace meet
Seven races are carded for the day when the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club opens their 2009 horseracing season at the Club’s Bush Lot Farm Corentyne headquarters on Phagwah day, Saturday March 15. The cream of the country’s horses will match strides in what is expected to be a keenly contested event. The feature attraction will [...]
EBFA Fruta under-13 league set to resume today at Grove Ground
Affected like all other competitions in Guyana as a result of the prolonged rainy season, the East Bank Football Association / Fruta sponsored under-13 league is set to resume today at the Grove Community Centre ground with five matches. Grove Hi Tec squares off with Samatta Point in the days first game set to kick [...]
