Teen refuses to ID cops without his lawyer
The mother of the tortured 14-year-old boy yesterday alleged that an anonymous caller is trying to deter the lad from identifying the policemen who injured him. The boy turned 15 on Saturday. Ms. Shirley Thomas said she received the call around 06:00 hrs yesterday, just a few hours before her son was scheduled to attend [...]
City Hall, abattoir, without electricity
as GPL disconnects municipal facilities City Hall, the Municipal Abattoir and even the Liliendaal pump station were targets for disconnection yesterday when the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) reacted to the municipality’s failure to make payments towards a multi-million dollar electricity bill. City Hall, which is regarded as the nerve centre of the municipal [...]
UWI confers honorary degree on Dr. Yesu Persaud
Chairman of the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), Dr. Yesu Persaud, has been awarded his second honorary degree in just over a year. This time, the businessman has been bestowed a Degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) by the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. In July 2008, the University [...]
Guyanese gunned down in Venezuela
A 33-year-old Guyanese man was shot and killed outside his mother’s home in neighbouring Venezuela Sunday night, his relatives said yesterday. According to reports, the man, Lakeram Kissoon, was on a business trip to Venezuela. He operated a boat service from Charity, Essequibo Coast. About six-heavily armed men are said to have attacked Kissoon while [...]
Bulkan family showers praises on Army Special Forces
“We could not have done this on our own” By Dale ndrews Relatives of Aliya Bulkan who plunged to her death from a cliff at the top of the Kaieteur Falls reserved their highest praises for the ranks of the 31 Special Forces Squadron who risked their lives to retrieve her body from the rugged [...]
Dem boys seh… Is nuff, nuff thieving mek Guyana poor
Was a time when Guyanese use to get vex when people talk how dem poor. At one time de whole world claim how Guyana more poor than Haiti. Dem boys get vex. Was Desmond Hoyte time and Hoyte stammer till he choke. Then Bharrat come and he fight up. Today he talking how Guyana is [...]
Tortured teen refuses to ID cops without his lawyer
The mother of the tortured 14-year-old boy yesterday alleged that an anonymous caller is trying to deter the lad from identifying the policemen who injured him. The boy turned 15 on Saturday. Ms. Shirley Thomas said she received the call around 06:00 hrs yesterday, just a few hours before her son was scheduled to attend [...]
Man crushed in collision
A 40-year-old miner was killed around 11:00 hrs yesterday following a collision between two trucks on a trail near Buck Hall. Police identified the victim as Michael Trotman of Georgetown. One of the vehicles is owned by Barama Timber Company Limited. According to reports, a mining truck was on its way to Aranka when it [...]
Minibus plunges into trench as bridge collapses
Six persons from Canal Number Two Polder miraculously escaped injury after a minibus they were in plunged into a trench at Canal Number 2 Polder. Reports are that the incident occurred after a bridge on which it was driving, collapsed. The driver of the vehicle, Chatterpaul Bharrat, said that the incident occurred around 16:00 hours [...]
Dem boys seh… Is nuff, nuff thieving mek Guyana poor
Was a time when Guyanese use to get vex when people talk how dem poor. At one time de whole world claim how Guyana more poor than Haiti. Dem boys get vex. Was Desmond Hoyte time and Hoyte stammer till he choke. Then Bharrat come and he fight up. Today he talking how Guyana is [...]
Govt, Mayor Green at odds over Congress Place debt – Green
Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, believes that there is a sustained campaign by the present administration to destabilise the management of the city. The statement comes as Government over the weekend announced intentions not lend any more financial assistance to the cash-strapped Mayor and City Councillors of Georgetown (M&CC) until a massive $100M in back [...]
Ministry of Education launches sites for National Week of Testing
The Ministry of Education launched four testing sites yesterday for National Week of Testing, which will be held in Regions Three and Five, as well as in Georgetown. The Georgetown testing sites are located at the 26 Brickdam office of the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Technical Institute (GTI). The Testing Site in Region [...]
No shortage of chicken for Christmas – Minister Prashad
Government says that there is enough chicken for the Christmas season. During a press briefing yesterday, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, said that there is no reason to doubt the availability, since currently there is a glut on the market. Recognising that the average weekly consumption by Guyanese is about 2.3 million [...]
Licensed firearm holder still in police custody
Up to press time yesterday the licensed firearm holder who shot and killed a suspected fowl thief was still in police custody. Also a post mortem examination which was performed on the dead man’s remains showed that he died as a result of shock and hemorrhage due to a single gunshot wound to the abdomen. [...]
Camp Ayanganna to be home to Remembrance Wall
A Remembrance Wall will be constructed to honour soldiers who served. This wall will surround the Veterans Cenotaph at Camp Ayanganna. Construction should commence next year. According to Retired Colonel, Carl Morgan, the Remembrance Wall would display the insignia and badges of various squadrons, platoons and battalions while the names of approximately thirty units that [...]
CSME delivers in some areas, fails in others
The Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) which has its roots in the Grand Anse Declaration of Grenada more than two decades ago, still has issues that bedevil the process. Speaking to the media at the Caricom Secretariat, yesterday, Caricom Secretary General, Edwin Carrington, said that while he acknowledges the shortcomings of the CSME, there [...]
Indiscriminate garbage dumping a pain for NDC
The roads and drains within the Rosignol/Zeelust Neighbourhood Democratic Council in Region Five (Mahaica/Berbice) have been upgraded and cleaned but the road shoulders are cause for concern. “The dumping of garbage on road shoulders and on vacant lots is a major ongoing problem,” said Chairman Beerkarran Singh even as he reported a successful completion of [...]
Global Fund approves US$2.4billion in new grants
Guyana allocation unclear The Board of Directors of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved US$2.4 billion in new grants for the next two years. However, Guyana’s allocation is unclear at this time. The Global Fund began operating in Guyana in 2005, and that five-year programme ends this year. The specific [...]
Local bar gains an addition
Another new lawyer was yesterday admitted to the local bar. Attorney at law Esther Sam had her petition presented by Attorney at law Kamal Ramkarran before Justice Rishi Persaud. Sam was a former student of Mae’s Private School. She was successful at the Secondary Schools Entrance Examination which gained her a place at Queen’s College. [...]
Amelia’s Ward could be a nightmare
While some residents of Amelia’s Ward, Linden can boast of living in relative comfort, with most if not all of the basic utilities available to them, for a large percentage this is not the case. And chief among the concerns of the latter are the sand ‘roads’, which bus operators understandably refuse to ply. Almost [...]
Man Dies under Mysterious Circumstances
Burchel Ford, 79, of 175 West Ruimveldt was discovered dead sitting in a chair around 17:30hrs. His body was swollen beyond recognition in his home yesterday. According to his daughter, he was last seen alive on Saturday. She said that he had been using medications for his heart condition. According to some residents of the [...]
Versailles Health Centre being prepared for use
One week after this newspaper reported that the Health Centre at Versailles, West Bank Demerara, was unoccupied because of the lack of electricity, the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) connected power to the building. The move by the power company has since paved the way for the commencement of cleaning efforts by workers attached [...]
Special Forces conquer unforgiving territory
… Recovery of Aliya Bulkan’s body – Anybody who suggested that the helicopter could have gone down there, I don’t think, know what they are talking about,” Cap. Sheldon Howell Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force, especially members of its Special Forces Squadron, can execute any search and recovery operation in any part of Guyana. [...]
Diabetes registers proving to be a success
The diabetes registers established by the Ministry of Health is proving to be a success for doctors who now get the opportunity to keep track of their patients and ensure that they utilise the correct medication. In Region Two, there are 226 persons on the diabetes register at the Suddie Hospital. According to Health Minister, [...]
GPL prepaid meters have benefits
Prepaid meters are being installed in sections of Kitty, North Ruimveldt, Stabroek and Bourda markets and Black Bush Polder. Guyana Power and Light say that these are target areas. GPL is hoping to install just over 2,000 of these meters, and the process has already commenced. According to GPL Chief Executive Officer, Bharrat Dindyal, the [...]
