Gunpoint robber goes to jail
George Yearwood, a 51-year-old man of 305 One Mile Wismar, Linden, who was charged with co-defendant Wesley Carto Payne, called ‘Piggy’ of Lot 17 Section ‘C’ Christianburg, Linden, was yesterday jailed for two years on charges of robbery under arms committed at Blue Berry Hill, Wismar on September 11, last year. The two men, while [...]
Norway’s US$250M a drop in a bucket that actually needs US$ billions
Dear Editor, Before Guyanese start popping champagnes, jumping up and hollering with glee over Norway’s announced decision to pay Guyana up to US$250 million between next year and the year 2015 to preserve forests as part of a scheme to slow climate change, I wish we all would take a deep breath and slowly exhale, [...]
Additional vessel on Essequibo River aiding river transport
The efficiency of traffic on the Essequibo River has been significantly improved with the addition of another vessel to the fleet of Transport and Harbours Department. According to the Traffic Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD), Ms Haynes, the arrival of the MV Makouria from the Berbice River has improved the services offered [...]
What is the truth with respect to ghostwriters in Guyana?
Dear Editor, I had to read the article over and over in the Kaieteur News, captioned “Irate President lashes out at Kaieteur News” of November 6, 2009, since I could not believe what I was reading. We can choose to exhibit “crab dog attitude” in our personal life but we must never relinquish that duty [...]
2008 murder accused nabbed, charged, remanded
A deportee who was on the run for 18 months after committing a murder in March 2008 was nabbed and remanded yesterday, when he made his court appearance. He claimed he was in Suriname where he resides as a construction worker. Jermaine Conway, 34, of 2041 Hummingbird Street, South Ruimveldt, was refused bail yesterday after [...]
How much more must we sink?
The Editor, How low is our beloved Guyana under this administration to sink? Freddie Kissoon is right, you cannot wallow in the gutter to respond to every thing said, or done by our Head of State, and his coterie. I was at the Remembrance Day Parade: 1. The Chief of Staff arrives late. 2. The [...]
What’s with these suicides
Just a few weeks ago Dr Leslie Ramsammy decided to take the bull by the horns and to address the issue of suicides. The statistics have been revealing over the years that suicides were highest in agricultural communities and most prevalent in Berbice. A study commissioned by Psychiatrist Dr Frank Beckles details the age groups, [...]
Wakenaam gears for World Diabetic Day
As part of its activities for World Diabetic Day to be observed on November 14, the Region Three Diabetic Management Committee hosted a clinic at the Wakenaam Cottage Hospital on Tuesday. The clinic offered blood sugar and blood pressure testing, eye screening and the free distribution of spectacles. Diabetic patients were issued with information on [...]
CGX reports further progress
Canadian-based CGX Energy is moving towards drilling next year for oil offshore the Guyana-Suriname basin which has been identified as a major new frontier in the industry. “We have reached a key transition point in CGX’s history, having identified and enhanced a number of substantial exploration prospects offshore Guyana,” said President and CEO of GGX [...]
Escaped prisoner charged, sentenced to prison
The prisoner, who escaped the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Monday, made another court appearance on Tuesday to be read new charges and landed a lengthy jail term. He was charged for escaping lawful custody and with simple larceny after he robbed someone during his escape. Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson jailed Randy Samuels, 31, of [...]
Farmer’s body fished out of Pomeroon River
Villagers of the Burnt Bush Profit community on Sunday fished the lifeless body of 68- year-old Harry Lall of the Lower Pomeroon River, minutes after they discovered him missing. Lall, a ground provision farmer of the area, left his home earlier that day for Charity, some two miles down river, to sell cassava at the [...]
Another unused health centre found
While the Region Three officials are still mum on the cost of the health clinic at Versailles, West Bank Demerara, another unused health centre has been found, but this time in Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo. While residents in the area told this newspaper that the health centre was constructed some three years ago [...]
Senior citizens treated by Tucville Primary
Students of Tucville Primary School, as part of the programme for Month of the Elderly, treated the residents of Uncle Eddie’s Home to songs and gifts last Friday. The visit by the students to the Tucville home was to show gratitude to these sometimes “forgotten members of society”. Several fruit baskets prepared by the students [...]
Labourer drowns
On Tuesday, detectives attached to the Anna Regina Police Station, responding to a call, rushed to a canal to find the body of a man floating there. It turned out that it was the body of 39- year-old Yudhanayu Dasrath, a labourer. The identification was made by his relatives of 130 James Street, Anna Regina. [...]
Victims of Medusa
There is a long list of educated politicians who were happy to serve in an organization where power was centralized in the personality of a Leviathan and democratic structures were non-existent. Democracy was a choice that had episodic existence based on the mood of the maximum-leader. This has been the history of political parties in [...]
Soldier remanded on carnal knowledge charge
A Guyana Defence Force private was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Magistrate Haymant Ramdhani at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court on a charge of carnally knowing a girl under the age of 16. Derrick Lovell, of Supply, Mahaica, is accused of having sex with his 14-year old neighbour. The army private was caught in the [...]
Kabakaburi Council members unlawfully removed by RDC
Two council members of Kabakaburi were reportedly relieved of their council duties by representatives of the Regional Democratic Council on Tuesday. The RDC representatives reportedly went to the village without notifying the administration and relieved Adam Calistro, Secretary; and Noreen Edwards, Treasurer of their council duties, ostensibly because of political affiliation to an opposition political [...]
WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON IN GUYANA?
One Government Minister appeared on local television and announced that there was now a problem with housing: not that there was no housing being provided by the government; but rather that the provision of housing cannot keep pace with the demand. There is something radically wrong if this proposition is being accepted. If indeed it [...]
