Clyde Roopchand Guyana’s highest paid pensioner
A pensioner working in the Ministry of Finance is one of the highest paid public officer in Guyana. Sources now say that by offering so much money to the pensioner, the government is breaking all the rules of employment. The pensioner, 63-year-old Clyde Roopchand, earns a salary of $1.8 million per month and an allowance [...]
Almost 500 vehicles illegally registered in Guyana – GRA
By Leonard Gildarie The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says that it has discovered numerous cases of false documents across the country being used to register vehicles. And a great number of these vehicles came from as close as Suriname and Brazil and were left in Guyana illegally. The discovery came as the tax regulatory body [...]
Sugar workers want bonus, increase before Christmas
- picket GuySuCo, question execs super-salaries Several sugar workers have picketed the estate offices of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) across the country, demanding that they be paid their recently announced salary increase before Christmas. The workers, according to Komal Chand, President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU), are also protesting the [...]
Student remanded for indecently assaulting niece
A second form student of Central High School was yesterday remanded into police custody after appearing before Magistrate Fazil Azeez. He was charged with indecently assaulting his niece. The 14-year-old lad, on December 7, at Charlestown, allegedly indecently assaulted his six year old niece. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge. Police [...]
Lawyers now fighting over more legal fees
… Victor Bourne estate More controversy is erupting over the estate of the late Victor Bourne with attorneys at law battling for further payment from the sale of properties. Attorney at law Gentle Elias, who represented the estate of the late Victor Bourne on behalf of his 10 children, is claiming additional sums to make [...]
PNCR fetes Sophia Literacy Project
On Saturday, the main opposition Party, People’s National Congress Reform, brought Christmas cheer to the children of the Sophia Literacy Project through the annual Christmas Party at Congress Place, Sophia. More than 240 children were among the guests and they sang carols, recited poetry and danced. PNCR Leader, Robert Corbin, addressed the children and wished [...]
Dem boys seh… Pensioner getting big money
Is Christmas and everybody ain’t happy. But some people enjoying Christmas every day. Dem boys seh that nuff people waiting pun de back pay that Bharrat promise dem. De police is de ones who waiting de most because dem wuk hard whole year hiding from criminals. But is de pensioner that mek some people vex. [...]
Tempers flare at UN Climate Summit
- Police use pepper spray on journalists, protesters By Neil Marks in Copenhagen As leaders began to arrive in Copenhagen to hopefully put ink on a new climate deal at the end of the week, the city’s police are being accused of indiscriminately arresting protesters on the cold streets and using pepper spray against journalists. [...]
Resolution of M&CC/GPL controversy likely by Friday – PUC Chairman
A meeting yesterday intended to help bring an amicable and swift resolution to the disagreements between Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) and the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) was regarded as cordial and has set the stage for further discussions. This was the view of Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), [...]
Copenhagen climate talks in limbo
By Neil Marks in Copenhagen African countries pulled the emergency cord in Copenhagen yesterday at the reluctance of rich countries to discuss binding emissions reductions, bringing chaos to the negotiations. As news spread around the conference centre, about 200 activists responded with chants of “We stand with Africa – Kyoto targets now”. African countries have [...]
Draft Copenhagen agreement lacks safeguards against corruption
From Neil Marks in Copenhagen President Bharrat Jagdeo says that he is looking for a “good” Copenhagen climate deal that would involve paying countries for reducing deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) or in Guyana’s case, maintaining low rates of deforestation. But all around the conference, there are calls for the language in the draft text [...]
Traffic Chief worried about escalating road fatality
- 2009 fatality figures exceed 2008 Over the weekend, there were two reported fatal accidents on the roads, thus taking the figures past those for the corresponding period last year. According to statistics from the Guyana Police Force Traffic Department, already for this year the road has claimed 114 lives as compared to 105 last [...]
Dem boys seh… Pensioner getting big money
Is Christmas and everybody ain’t happy. But some people enjoying Christmas every day. Dem boys seh that nuff people waiting pun de back pay that Bharrat promise dem. De police is de ones who waiting de most because dem wuk hard whole year hiding from criminals. But is de pensioner that mek some people vex. [...]
CARICOM Heads to present action plan in Copenhagen
As the climate change talks intensify in Copenhagen, Denmark, CARICOM heads will present its perspective on the issues at stake in the Conference and its programme of action for surviving the adverse effects of climate change, in a special event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Copenhagen today. This will be done under the theme ’1.5. [...]
Shot Brazilian miner hospitalised at Bartica
- Issano mining camp closed since shooting of GM The Brazilian businessman who was shot on Sunday by gunmen at Oku backdam, Bartica, has been transported out of the area and admitted to the Bartica Hospital. He is being treated for gunshot wounds to the left leg. Police said that 41-year-old Ivan Perreira and his [...]
Liberal abortions lead to high maternal mortality
The World Economic Forum (WEF), stated in a new report dated December 11, 2009, that countries that have “permissive” or lenient laws on abortions, show poor reduction rates of maternal mortality. On the other hand and according to the report, “countries with restrictive abortion laws are often the leaders in reducing maternal mortality.” The report [...]
GPL and employees reach agreement
The 75 employees to be dismissed by the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) reached an agreement with the power company during the course of the weekend. General Secretary of the National Agricultural and Industrial Employees Union (NACCIE), Kenneth Joseph, told Kaieteur News yesterday that the employees held a meeting with GPL, where it was [...]
Trinidad police hunting Guyanese man
Wife found chopped to death, neck almost severed The Trinidad Southern Division Homicide Officer has launched a search for a 36-year-old Guyanese man in connection with the death of his wife. The body of 24-year-old, Naila Khan, of Rio Claro, was found yesterday by her mother and nephew who’d gone to visit her. Trinidad Police [...]
Bourda stallholder robbed at gunpoint
A stallholder in Bourda Market is thankful for her life after being held for almost 15 minutes by a lone gunman who attacked her early yesterday morning. The woman, who prefers only to be identified as Deddie, said that the incident occurred just after 09:00 hours yesterday at her Bourda Market Stall. At the time [...]
Carrington slams London air traffic tax
Caricom Secretary General, Dr Edwin Carrington, slammed the United Kingdom’s proposed increase of the Air Passenger Duty (APD), applicable to flights originating from London. Carrington said that such a move is discriminatory and will severely affect the region’s tourism industry since 20 percent of tourists visiting the Caribbean region are from the United Kingdom. The [...]
Murder in West Ruimveldt… Family still grieves for justice one year later
Its been one year now since armed gunmen invaded the home of 24-year-old Shenese Austin and killed her. Austin who lived at 502 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, was killed on December 14, last year. The dead woman’s mother, Jean-Ann Richardson, said that there has been nothing new since her daughter was killed. “My daughter’s death [...]
Six collect ‘win this car’ promotion prizes
As the Christmas fever grows, so does the heat in the Ashmin’s Shop and Win this Car promotion. Already, more than 8,000 coupons have been filled and of that lot, 18 have won prizes including television sets, pot sets, and glasswares. On Saturday, six persons collected prizes for simply shopping retail in the promotion that [...]
Golden Grove mother pockets $510,000
The excitement continues on the Digicel Merry Mansion Game Show as persons continue to win hundreds of thousands of dollars. Melissa Abrams, a resident of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara, and mother of one, out-searched five men in the Digicel Merry Mansion and walked away with $205,000 plus another chance at searching again next week [...]
Nine year-old found hanging in backyard
The body of nine-year-old, Kadir Doodnauth, of Palmyra, Canje Berbice, was found early yesterday morning hanging from a guava tree in his backyard. Reports are that the child’s body was discovered around 10:20 hours by his grandfather. The child was found with a piece of rope tied around his neck hanging from the tree. This [...]
PELE HUMBLE SANTOS, GROVE HI TEC SEND MILEROCK PACKING
…as 20th Kashif & Shanghai competition kicks off in style By Franklin Wilson Defending champions Pele FC sent a stern warning to all and sundry when they clinically disposed of old rivals Santos FC 4-1 in the feature game on the opening night of the 20th Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Football tournament at the Guyana [...]
