Simels gets 14 years
Former Roger Khan Attorney-at-law, Robert Simels, has been sentenced in a New York City Court to 14 years in prison for threatening witnesses in a drug-trafficking case. A Brooklyn jury found Robert Simels guilty earlier this year of federal witness-tampering charges. During that trial, jurors heard Simels and an associate of Khan, namely Selwyn Vaughn, [...]
Postpone the fence, pay sugar workers-Corbin
“Though of relative importance, the allocation of $22M to extend a fence at Camp Groomes should be used instead as an emergency payment to the sugar workers since the Guyana Sugar Company (GuySuCo) is cash strapped.” This is according to leader of the Opposition, Robert Corbin, who yesterday weighed in on the debacle surrounding the [...]
US$25M request illustrates kleptomaniac nature of Govt. – Trotman
Kleptomania is described as an obsessive impulse to steal regardless of economic need. A person suffering from this condition is termed to be a kleptomaniac and is the choice word used by Leader of the Alliance for Change Raphael Trotman to describe the current government of Guyana. Trotman was at the time responding to the [...]
Contractor got $6.5M to patch potholes along 200 metre road – Faerber
In his experience as a road contractor there has been the construction of a road at Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara, said Regional Chairman, Julius Faerber. He was commenting on the contractor who rehabilitated the now deteriorating School Road at Stewartville, West Coast Demerara. According to Faerber, based on information from his Regional Engineer, School [...]
Dem boys seh… Nuff people nervous
Dem boys get really nervous de other night. Was sentencing time fuh de American lawyer who defend Roger Khan and one of de men who coulda send Roger to jail fuh de rest of he life. Roger tek de best way out and he plead guilty. Simels deny till he tun blue but in de [...]
President commissions $65M Diamond well
By Brushell Blackman President Bharrat Jagdeo commissioned a new well at the New Diamond Housing Scheme to the tune of $65M yesterday. The facility will serve 4,000 residents and can accommodate a population increase of some 50 per cent of those who live in the area. The project was a joint partnership between the Basic [...]
Hunter reports finding remains of missing 10-year-old
..but subsequent search comes up empty A search party failed to find the remains of 10-year-old Ricky Jainarine who disappeared on August 11, last, while in the company of his father, Jainarine Dinanauth, and friend Henry Gibson. The two men’s bodies were discovered with marks of violence in a boat off Hogg Island. The mother [...]
Salesman charged for faking robbery
Police have charged a 37-year-old driver/salesman from Pritipaul Singh Investments for allegedly attempting to steal $200,000 from his employer by pretending that bandits had abducted and robbed him. Jai Anil Persaud, of Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara, allegedly faked the robbery last Wednesday, even smashing one of the windows of the company vehicle he [...]
ERC hosts successful conference at City Hall
With the aim of gaining more community participation in the issue of security, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) through community outreaches has been soliciting public support. Its most recent attempt was on Monday last when a public conference was held at City Hall. The forum was characteristic of a near four-hour long session of intense [...]
Former GDF Major walks free after time served
- judge says no to deportation After more than three years in US custody on drug related charges, former Guyana Defence Force Major, David Clarke, was released yesterday on time served by Chief Judge Raymond Dearie, at the US Federal Court in Brooklyn. Clarke, was to be a key witness in the trial against convicted [...]
Hunter reports finding remains of missing 10-year-old
..but subsequent search comes up empty A search party failed to find the remains of 10-year-old Ricky Jainarine who disappeared on August 11, last, while in the company of his father, Jainarine Dinanauth, and friend Henry Gibson. The two men’s bodies were discovered with marks of violence in a boat off Hogg Island. The mother [...]
NBS concerned members moving to Parliament… Want society to be made into company, fall under BOG
A number of concerned members of the New Building Society (NBS) say that they are contemplating a motion made in Parliament to change the society into a company and have it regulated by the Bank of Guyana. The group, which calls itself the New Building Society Concerned Members, also yesterday flayed the financial situation of [...]
‘Battle of the Sexes’ on tonight
The Classique Dance Company is set to dazzle the minds of dance enthusiasts with a production at the National Cultural Centre this evening. The high energy production titled ‘Battle of the Sexes’ will begin at 20:00 hrs. The first half is entitled “A Classique Christmas” which will feature dances by the entire company including members [...]
More than 2,500 Skill Certificates issued to date
Between 2007 and October 2009, a total of 2576 Skills Certificates have been issued in accordance with the Free Movement of Skills agreement. This is according to the Free Movement Committee, a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) mandated and government supported group, which currently functions and operates in all CARICOM member states. The Free Movement Committee met [...]
The David Clarke verdict, a gargantuan humiliation for President Jagdeo
There isn’t a person that I have spoken to since Roger Khan pleaded guilty who believes the American Government will not move against key leaders in the Government of Guyana. From the time Khan threw in the towel, it is my belief that a majority of Guyanese anticipate some kind of sanction against a few [...]
Guyana Manufactures and Services awards 12 companies and individuals
Even as the world is witnessing one of the most severe global recessions in the post-war period that has affected many countries in varying degrees, foreign trade and foreign direct investments continue to play a vital role in the economic development of most regions. Twelve accolades were handed out on Thursday night to businesses and [...]
Concerned for passengers who use public transportation
Dear Editor, I am very much concerned for the safety and rights of passengers who use minibuses as a means of transportation, as my wife Jermin Abrams (Clarke) is now nursing a broken arm due to an accident between a minibus and a hire car at the (Camp Ayanganna) Vlissengen Road/Thomas Lands intersection. This accident [...]
Fisherman vows never to return to seas after pirate attack
A fisherman who spent most of his life at sea to make a living for his six children has vowed never to return to sea for fear of his life. Within the last month, Adydia Chatterpaul and his four other crewmembers were attacked by pirates twice in November while fishing in Suriname waters. Chatterpaul told [...]
Surround yourself with only what you know and you will never grow
Dear Editor, Ehi Aimiuwu says that Tiger Woods is a “nothing but a symbol of Black inferiority” (GC Dec 4th). Aimiuw seems to think this true because Woods separated “himself from his people” and married a white woman. “While other races date Black women with royalty, degrees, and status; Tiger, a Stanford graduate, settles for [...]
Education, as we know it, is quickly losing its value
Dear Editor, I read Mr. Suseran’s letter of 4th December in which he reminded us about the problems that the education system faces. He even suggested that police officers be in close proximity to schools in order to help address some of the disturbances caused by students. While this will only address the manifestations, the innate desire [...]
Three Berbice post offices under renovation
-rental spaces garner Corporation $60M annually Three Berbice post offices are being refurbished as the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) moves to improve its services. The three are located at Skeldon, Eversham and Nigg. Chairman of the GPOC, Bishop Juan Edghill, said at a press conference on Thursday at the State House, New Amsterdam, that [...]
Four-year-old out of ICU
The four-year-old child who was struck on Mandela Avenue, on Sunday night was removed from the Intensive Care Unit, of the Georgetown Hospital, yesterday. According to relatives of Latifa Rodney, the child was removed from the ICU after she showed signs of improvement. The relative said that the child started to breathe on her own [...]
In support of Dr. Joey Jagan on scientific polls
Dear Editor, I support Dr. Cheddi (Joey) Jagan Jr.’s view (KN Dec 3) that opinion surveys (called polls) must be scientific. In Guyana, I use the scientific method for the NACTA polls and have been quite successful in capturing the mood of the electorate as reflected in election results measured against the findings. If properly [...]
We must never lose sight of the importance of liberty
Dear Editor, Let me take time out to wish the members and Executives of the People’s National Congress Reform every success at the party’s General Council Meeting scheduled to be held today. This first meeting, after the 16th Biennial Delegates Congress, is being held at a time when the country is trying to grapple with [...]
AFC joins call for immediate reinstatement of RUSAL workers
The Alliance For Change yesterday called for the immediate reinstatement of the dismissed workers of the Guyana Bauxite Mining Company, the resumption of the Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) and for the traditional Union representing the workers to be recognised. This was voiced yesterday at the party’s press briefing where, Raphael Trotman, head of the AFC, [...]
