Customs Deputy Head, 13 others refuse polygraph tests
… cites ludicrous questions such as sexual preference, alcohol use Deputy Head of the Customs and Trade Administration, Ingrid Griffith, and 13 other employees of the Guyana Revenue Authority, have refused to undergo polygraph testing mandated by the Government. They said that their refusal stemmed from the nature of the questions being asked. They [...]
Parliament staffer drowns off Number 63 Beach
The body of an office assistant attached to the Parliament Buildings was pulled from the Atlantic Ocean hours after he perished while taking a swim in the vicinity of the Number 63 Beach, Corentyne. Trevor Balgobin, 32, of North Road, Bourda was reportedly on an outing with his colleagues in Berbice yesterday when he decided [...]
How the DEA implicated Roger Khan’s lawyer
The successful prosecution of any person accused of any offence in any part of the world is largely dependent on skilful in-depth investigations on the part of the law-enforcement agency. One such person who has displayed a tactful approach to the gruelling task of investigation is a United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Special Agent, [...]
Four more open-heart surgeries conducted at GPHC
- as plans for locally manned operations near By Sharmain Cornette Surgical operations at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) will be completely undertaken by local medical professionals by this year-end. At least this is the expectation of Head of the Institute, New York-based doctor Gary Stephens, who disclosed during an interview with this [...]
Over 35 years of dedicated service in nursing
Savitri Chandrabose is deservedly a ‘Special Person’ “You must be committed and have a love for what you are doing, otherwise you will not do it to the best of your ability. I knew that I loved nursing and I decided that I would give it my all.” After more than 35 years [...]
Essequibo farmers frustrated over paddy prices
By Tusika Martin The brewing dispute between rice farmers and millers was yesterday again discussed on the Essequibo Coast when farmers from that region expressed their frustration over the low price offered for paddy. During a meeting with Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, farmers accused millers of operating in a ‘cartel’ manner in negotiating the [...]
Living life with an incurable disease
…. the tale of a 32-year-old man Life for 32-year-old Rajesh Bedassir has not been ordinary ever since he was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease more than one year ago. Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines. It primarily causes ulcerations (breaks in the lining) of the small and large intestines, but can [...]
Suspect in Lodge stabbing discharged from GPHC
The police are attempting to contact Dianne Browne to obtain a statement from her concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of Julius Chung, who died from a stab wound to his heart. This death occurred on Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge, on February 18 last. Browne was released from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) some [...]
Albouystown youth NGO seeks to effect change
An Albouystown Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), The Young Leaders of Albouystown, has set out to mobilise a number of young people in the Albouystown area to turn their community around. The Young Leaders of Albouystown hopes to effect change through hosting several workshops with the youths in the area over the next six months. These workshops [...]
Three held for Sheriff Street internet café shooting
- wounded nurse loses kidney By Latoya Giles Student nurse, Bobby Hemraj, had to be rushed back to the Georgetown Public Hospital’s operating theatre yesterday after suffering further complications from the bullet wound he sustained when gunmen shot him on Friday night. Hospital officials disclosed that Hemraj has lost one of his kidneys, and that [...]
Justice Ramlal issues cease order to manufacturer
A furniture manufacturer may be forced to cease operation upon receipt of a court order issued by Justice William Ramlal. The manufacturer has an operation in the residential community of Section B, Enterprise East Coast Demarara. The order was made by Justice William Ramlal on February 27 last against businessman Ramesh Tagore, called Dhara, who [...]
Four more open-heart surgeries conducted at CHI
By Sharmain Cornette Surgical operations at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) will be completely undertaken by local medical professionals by this year-end. At least this is the expectation of Head of the Institute, New York-based doctor Gary Stephens, who disclosed during an interview with this newspaper yesterday that training of local staffers is ongoing. Since [...]
Commercial operations at Skeldon likely soon
Union says change of Booker Tate management overdue The new Skeldon Sugar factory, supposedly Guyana’s boon to rescue the faltering fortunes of the industry, is due to begin commercial operations shortly, but President Bharrat Jagdeo is arguing that strikes and worker absenteeism have made the industry’s prospects bitter. However, the Guyana Agriculture and General Workers [...]
EU, Caricom should strengthen partnership against use of illicit drugs
– Caricom official The Caricom Secretariat’s Programme Manager for Sustainable Development, Beverley Reynolds, has made an impassioned plea for the region’s territories and the European Union to strengthen the partnership in waging the war against the use of illicit drugs in the Caribbean. She declared that the region’s sustainable development was seriously threatened by this [...]
Susan’s story: The road to recovery after 16 years of drug addiction
By Jenelle Carter Coming from a broken home is not something easy to deal with as a child. While some may see it as no big deal there are others who feel differently and carry that burden for a long time. As a teenager attending one of the most prestigious secondary schools in the country, [...]
Guyana observes International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), an occasion which is observed on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. IWD has been observed since in the early 1900s, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the [...]
Dr. Cheddi Jagan and the world crisis
Last Friday marked the 12th anniversary of the death of President Cheddi Jagan. As the pre-eminent leader in the struggle for our country’s independence, there are many lessons that can be gleaned from his more than half a century of activism in a mind-boggling array of roles. Political leader, trade-unionist, parliamentarian, internationalist, Premier, President and, [...]
Pensioner has received all benefits due to him
Dear Editor, With reference to an article appearing in Kaieteur News (March 2, 2009) and bearing the caption: “Pensioner Waiting To Receive Benefits from NIS”, please see the following response from the National Insurance Scheme: Mr. Roopnarine Ramrattan is in receipt of Disablement Pension from the National Insurance Scheme with effect from January, 1994, and [...]
Intense battle in the making for Mayor’s Cup semi-final places tonight
The eagerly awaited showdown between Pele FC and Bakewell Buxton will whet the appetites of football buffs, while Conquerors and the Guyana Defence Force will provide added entertainment when the Mayor’s Cup football championships continue at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) tonight. The East Coast teams have not been having their own way in this [...]
Reviving history in school curriculum will promote Guyana
Dear Editor, Commitments made by donor companies towards Tourism development indeed go some way, and it was pleasant reading to learn that some companies came on board and supported the “Heritage Markers Project” on selected heritage sites. This should also help in one way towards the development of studies for the primary academic arena. Sometime [...]
Ticket centre at Bourda to open today
Yesterday many cricket fans converged on the ticketing centre at the Guyana Cricket Board Office on Regent Street to purchase tickets for the first two One-Day Internationals (ODIs) of the Digicel home series against England at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana on March 20-& 22. Tickets went on sale in Guyana on January [...]
The PPP has used lies to entrench a dictatorship
Dear Editor, Some letter-writers use the letters section to spread their daily propaganda to a nation fed up with PPP lies. These lies and myths are couched in the identification as “facts” to our society. They have grown so accustomed to us accepting and acting on their many lies that they now take it for [...]
Reports have always been a source of discomfort in Guyana
Dear Editor, Reports have always been a source of discomfort in a Guyana context, particularly as it relates to those that unfairly seek to shed Guyana in a bad light. Many of such can come to mind. What bothers me though is the selectiveness of some when using particular reports to arrive at possible conclusions [...]
Mc Kay unstoppable at 18th R&R Int. feature
By Franklin Wilson Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay of Continental Cycle Club once again rode a commanding race to win the feature 35 lap event at the 18th annual R&R International sponsored 11-race cycle programme held yesterday at the National Park. Mc Kay, just off victory in the Cheddi Jagan Memorial in Berbice last Sunday, maintained [...]
