Dem boys seh… Back pay mean death
Is not only Robeson Benn got a hammer. When dem boys see some hammer fall pun a business place on Wednesday is then that dem realise that is nuff man got hammer. Wha really happen is that dem had a war between two rich people. Both of dem claim to own de property but one [...]
Soldier raped female guard during fuel heist
The Guyana Defence Force corporal who was implicated in last Sunday’s fuel heist allegedly raped a female security guard while he and two gunmen attacked a GT&T facility on the Soesdyke/Linden highway. A senior police official made this disclosure yesterday while stating that the soldier is likely to be charged with rape, armed robbery and [...]
House approves extra US$25 Million
- Opposition unhappy with vague explanations By Gary Eleazar Amidst accusations of vague answers and downright evasion and dishonesty, leveled at Government Ministers by opposition members, the Financial Papers Three and Four to approve the expenditure of some $US25M in additional expenditure from the nation’s coffers were approved by the House. Shadow Finance Minister and [...]
Unused $153M De Willem Sluice falling apart
- Additional funds may be required for rehab Evident defects and deterioration on the controversial De Willem Sluice have been a cause for concern to many residents within the Meten-Meer-Zorg/De Willem area on the West Coast of Demerara. However, Lionel Wordsworth, Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has informed this [...]
GPL did not follow tender procedures in $28M cable purchase
Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) says that it is reviewing what went wrong in August when normal tender procedures were not followed for the purchase of $28M worth of electrical copper cables. A letter sent recently to Kaieteur News from a GPL employee (name given), had accused the entity of bypassing internal procedures with [...]
Chanderpaul still in PPP leadership – Ramotar
… Despite being sacked from OP General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Donald Ramotar says that Navin Chanderpaul has not been relieved from any position that he holds in the leadership of the party. This, despite Chanderpaul’s sacking from the Office of the President as Science and Environmental Advisor to the President. When asked [...]
Leading NGO says Guyana a ‘high risk’ country for corruption
“Given the challenges in Guyana, good governance, transparency and strong oversight must be the watchwords of any deal,” By Neil Marks in Copenhagen A leading global Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) said yesterday Guyana needs to tackle corruption or the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) would not work. Guyana’s LCDS is how President Bharrat Jagdeo proposes to [...]
110 road deaths to date for 2009
As Christmas nears, the Guyana Police Force is reiterating that all categories of road users should remember to exercise ‘Care, Courtesy, Caution, Common-Sense and Consideration’ as 110 persons have died on the roadways thus far for 2009 – with 18 of the victims being children. This is in comparison to 104 deaths for the same [...]
Union denies 90% workers back at work
By Leonard Gildarie RUSAL’s Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) announcement that it will unilaterally increase wages and salaries for bauxite workers on strike is yet again another violation of the Laws of Guyana and the Collective Labour Agreement. This was noted by the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers’ Union (GB&GWU) yesterday in a statement. [...]
Fire averted at Labour Ministry
The alertness of residents coupled with evasive action was instrumental in averting a fiery disaster at the Ministry of Labour’s Brickdam Office yesterday afternoon. The short-lived flare-up which was believed to be electrical in origin was first detected by some of the young residents of the Drop-In Centre. At around 14:45 hours the fire was [...]
CSME audit reveals mixed findings
- Household Domestics added to list of free movers The Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) has come under the spotlight yet again, with a forensic audit carried out by the Caricom Secretariat to analyse the progress made by the movement. While the findings of the audit derived mixed findings, it has been agreed that [...]
Indigenous peoples feel “undermined” by unregulated integration policy
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday celebrated International Human Rights Day, and during its commemoration of the occasion, a few shortcomings and inefficiencies were highlighted. Among those speaking at the ceremony was GHRA Co-President Sharon LaRose, who said that “the unregulated integration policy of the government of ‘mainstreaming’ Amerindians into the national life of [...]
UN climate chief spreads more uncertainty about Copenhagen deal
By Neil Marks in Copenhagen United Nations climate chief Yvo de Boer has spread further uncertainty that the Copenhagen summit would produce a new legally binding agreement to make the planet cooler. “Nobody knows what the outcome of this conference will be,” said de Boer at a midday news conference at the Bella Centre. This [...]
Banks Masters Tennis serves off today
- Keenly contested matches anticipated The country’s leading tennis players will commence battle from today in the season ending Tropical Mist Banks Masters Tournament which is being played, at the Pegasus Hotel Hardcourts. The top four players will engage each other in eight (8) categories for the right to be crowned champions of their respective [...]
Inter-Gym Championships this Weekend
Fistic fury anticipated as amateur boxers battle The country’s top amateur boxers are scheduled to match skills when the monthly Inter-Gym Boxing tournament continues at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym (ALBG), this Sunday, December 13. The tournament was conceptualized by several concerned boxing coaches and gym representatives and was staged at least once every [...]
GAWU, sugar workers picket Finance Ministry
- Union vows to continue “struggle” for better conditions Following a 3% salary increase awarded to sugar workers earlier this week by a government-ordered Arbitration Tribunal, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) picketed the Ministry of Finance and vowed to continue the “struggle”. Stressing that the exercise is not to protest the award [...]
Relatives seek answers on inmate’s death at Timehri Prison
On her first visit to Guyana, the country where her father was born, Latisha Eastman never expected it would be to bury her dad. And the circumstances surrounding his death are less than clear. Ms. Eastman said she was informed by other relatives that her father, 62-year-old Ian Eastman, died on November 28, while at [...]
Fertilizer under research could save Guyana $500M annually
A regional agricultural research body says that it is working on cheaper fertilizers that will also increase higher yields of rice. Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Dr. Arlington Chesney, paid a courtesy call on Head of State, Bharrat Jagdeo, on Wednesday at the Office of the President where he [...]
Regional Chairman’s behaviour confirms a dictatorial style
Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen of Region Four and one who demonstrates keen attention of the many issues that have been affecting the regional democratic council of Region Four, I am amazed in the manner the Regional Chairman, Clement Corlette deals with the issues that does not fall within his duty as Regional Chairman. [...]
BK Int. equip Western Tigers ahead of K&S Tourney
Cash also donated; Club promises to make sponsor proud By Franklin Wilson BK International Inc. has boosted the morale of the Western Tigers Football Club (WTFC) by equipping the team with a new set of uniforms along with 21 pairs of boots and a similar amount of balls ahead of the 20th Kashif and Shanghai [...]
Titan updates Grass Track riders ahead of second race meeting
By Edison Jefford Titan Entertainment hosted a public meeting for Grass Track riders Wednesday night that was aimed at apprising them of the new developments ahead of the Second Race Meeting in the Company’s three-race Championship Series. The second competition is billed for December 20 at the Port Mourant Race Track, and has become costmary [...]
600 farmers receive fertilizer vouchers in Essequibo
As part of a $400M Government Assistance Programme, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) on Wednesday began the distribution of fertilizer vouchers in Region Two, with 600 farmers being the recipients. The fertilizer assistance project – carried out by the GRDB in collaboration with the Rice Producers Association (RPA) – is being conducted at a [...]
Guyana has lost a true legal luminary
Dear Editor, The passing of Professor Peter Britton is, undoubtedly, a severe blow to the legal profession and more particularly, the field of Criminal Law. I met Senior Counsel Britton in 2000 at the University of Guyana (UG), he was one of those people whose work, name and reputation precedes them. So, I was aware [...]
E-Networks provides free cable service for the Palms
At a presentation yesterday afternoon at the Palms Geriatric Home, the Assistant Manager for E-Networks Inc., Maurice Robello, handed over the company’s donation of free digital television service, including the installation of several receivers within each of the wards. Managing Director Vishook Persaud, who spoke briefly to the press before the presentation, explained how the [...]
Sponsors play defence with Super-Ward
- force postponement of event to 2010 By Edison Jefford “We will have to reschedule to start in late January into February due to sponsorship lack. The Christmas Season has apparently attracted lots of events and sponsors have asked us to reschedule if we want maximum support”. Those were the grim words of President of [...]
