The most travelled world leader?
Dear Editor, What is it about our dear land of Guyana that our President does not like? Surely something has to be making him want to leave Guyana ever so often for other countries. The media has sought clarification on the matter. The Office of the President replied by saying that they do not need [...]
The economy of goodwill
Dear Editor, Despite another disappointing, disquieting and dim year for Guyanese many will soon be in a restless search to find the perfect gifts to give to the kids (a copy of the British tale “Roger the Lodger” is a must for children of reading age), the spouse(s), and very dear relatives and friends. Some [...]
Relatives deny police account of shooting
- say victim was constantly harassed by lawmen The relatives of 27-year-old Kevin ‘Fish’ Maloney, who was shot last Friday night by a policeman, is strongly denying that he attacked the police officer and tried to relieve him of his firearm. A cousin of the injured man, who wanted to remain anonymous, yesterday told Kaieteur [...]
Henry planning fuh jump at gymkhana
These past few days was nuff killing. Dem boys want to know if people gone mad. Some men go wheh a man live and after a brawl, dem kill he. A Brazilian get kill in he apartment and a man from West Demerara get kill in he house. A woman deh drinking and de next [...]
Notices were served to remove illegal structures – Benn
The Ministry of Public Works has refuted reports that warnings were not given to several Mon Repos businesses and residents whose structures were destroyed or removed Saturday. According to Minister Robeson Benn, there were several notices served, both verbal and written, to the people who were visited by the demolition crew. Benn also stressed that [...]
‘Saints’ scouts participate in Jamboree-on-the-Internet
Over the last weekend, 30 Explorers, Venturers and Adult Leaders of the St Stanislaus College Scout Group, participated in the 13th Jamboree-on-the-InterNet (JOTI) using the Computer Laboratory of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Guyana. The Scouts, aged 11 to18 and their Adult Leaders occupied computer stations for about 20 hours in [...]
WHAT KHAN ALSO SAID……..
There is an orchestrated and ongoing campaign to place Roger Khan in the same bed with the government and to suggest that he took the fight to the “Talibans” with the consent and support of the government. So far no photograph, phone conversation or video recording of Roger Khan meeting with any top government official [...]
A clear case of a conflict of interest
Dear Editor, At the press conference held by GuySuCo last week, the CEO reported that at 31st December, 2008 GuySuCo owed the Banks $3 billion, whilst at 30th September, 2009 it was $5 billion. Subsequent to this disclosure, a reporter asked if GuySuCo was lent $2 billion by the NBS, to which the Chairman of [...]
Chilling depiction of a failed government
There are macro and micro signs of a government on the brink of collapse. Political analysts tend to ignore the small details. For them these micro-features are not important enough to be incorporated into the broad evaluation of a government that is facing disintegration. They tend to emphasise the macro factors. For example, the sugar [...]
Residents of Diamond Housing Scheme to benefit from new well
From today, an average of 5,000 residents of Diamond Housing Scheme will be benefiting from a well that took ten weeks to build at a cost of $56M. The well is set to be operational this week. According to the Technical Manager of the project, Altaf Gafoor, the well was dug to a depth of [...]
Army captain, Cpl., private nabbed with high-powered weapons
By Michael Jordan Police were last night questioning an army captain, a corporal and a private after nabbing them at Parika with high-powered weapons. The ranks were detained some hours after being spotted in a boat with a 150 horsepower engine near Leguan, Essequibo. Police sources said that the boat belongs to a Pomeroon man [...]
Two shot in Riverview
A 17-year-old and his girlfriend were rushed to the Georgetown Hospital last night after they were shot by a lone gunman at Riverview, Ruimveldt. Mark Anthony Fernandes, of Riverview, was shot in the chest, while Cheryl Marks, 25, also of Riverview, was shot in the upper right thigh. According to reports, Fernandes and Marks were [...]
GUYOIL pumps contaminated fuel
Vehicles stalled as… Insult was added to injury yesterday when GUYOIL Service Stations churned out gasoline tainted with water to its customers. According to reports reaching this newspaper, early yesterday afternoon customers who purchased fuel for their motor vehicles at the GUYOIL service stations at Providence, East Bank Demerara and Sheriff Street, Georgetown, felt the [...]
NA housing group fleeced of millions
- executive member vanishes after re-selling house lots NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Members of a New Amsterdam housing group are alleging that a senior group member has vanished with their money after re-selling house lots that they had already purchased. Police who are investigating the claims said that the fraudster may have taken some $1 [...]
Dem boys seh….GWI selling current
Something happen the other day when GPL raid South Ruimveldt. De newspapers report how de people get vex because de GPL people remove de illegal connection and how is de police who save dem. If you see de photos. Dem had so much photo that dem boys was surprise that nobody ain’t write a letter [...]
Despite criticism administration now vindicated
Guyana’s 2009 press freedom rating… – Donald Ramotar The 2009 press freedom rating that Guyana received is well deserved and a vindication on the part of the administration. This is according to General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party, Donald Ramotar, who said that despite the odd hostility by sections of the media, the administration [...]
Old GPL to fade into the dark
– Bharrat Dindyal While the recent spate of power outages have made the current times very challenging for Guyana Power and Light consumers, the utility management is promising that the blackouts will fade into almost non-existence from November 5. As the company celebrated its tenth anniversary, this was the promise from Chief Executive Officer, Bharrat [...]
Corbin defends Deborah Backer
…says PPP, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh should be ashamed Leader of the Peoples National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, is of the opinion that the Peoples Progressive Party and particularly Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, should be ashamed by the move made during the most recent sitting of the National Assembly to have Deborah Backer [...]
Guyana to get US$3.5M funding for climate change strategy
- but World Bank says capacity “very low” to manage climate funds From Neil Marks in Argentina Guyana is among three countries that are first to benefit from World Bank funding of US$3.5 million to help prepare a strategy to fight climate change. The money will go towards helping Guyana implement pilot projects to show [...]
Guyana to get award for immunisation programme
As a result of the Health Ministry’s robust Immunisation Programme, Guyana is slated to receive an award for excellence in its vaccination and immunisation coverage. This is according to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who noted that Guyana has been chosen once again for the award by the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunisation [...]
Repossessed house lots for those with critical housing needs
- Minister Ali “People thought we were joking when we said we would repossess their lands if they did not build. We were serious then and we are still very, very serious about the repossession process that we have started,” said Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, recently. The Minister was at the time [...]
Information Technology prog to connect schools across country
– IT Trainer Through an innovative Information Technology move, the Ministry of Education may soon be able to connect classrooms in Georgetown with those in other administrative regions. In essence, the venture could allow a teacher in a city school for instance, to be able take on the role of a substitute teacher in another [...]
Shot man denies attacking armed cop
Kevin Maloney, the Kitty resident who was shot in the right shoulder on Friday, is refuting reports that he was wounded while attacking a policeman with a knife. He is claiming that he was unarmed, had no drugs, and was accidentally shot by a policeman who was brandishing his firearm. Police had alleged that the [...]
Selected Miss Guyana World to be crowned today
In the absence of a local pageant, Miss Guyana World franchise holder, England based Ken Chung has selected a Guyana representative for the international pageant. She is Imarah Radix, aged 24, of Kingston Georgetown. She is scheduled to be crowned and sashed today at the Roraima Duke Lodge, Duke Street at 17:30 hrs. Minister of [...]
Excellence Dazzell cops Miss Guyana Renaissance crown
(By Mondale Smith) On Saturday night Guyana got a new queen in the person of Excellence Dazzell, aged 30. The very confident, influential and positive mother of two won the judges nod from a filed eleven and was bestowed with the Miss Guyana Renaissance 2009 title as well as the crown. The audience, which included [...]
