Race on to meet 300,000 ounces gold milestone
With two more days to go for the year, Guyana is hoping to meet a significant production target of 300,000 ounces of gold. As of yesterday, records indicated that 295,000 ounces have been declared, more than 35,000 ounces above last year. With the price of gold on the world market ranging from US$900 to US$1100 [...]
Much work goes into writing letters to the editors
Dear Editor, Thousands of views must have been expressed in the letter columns of the daily newspapers this past year. As usual, it has been a very busy year for one of the most read portions of any newspaper; with dozens of issues being raised, discussed, cleared up, argued and even exposed. Those are the [...]
IDB reaches record approvals, disbursements in 2009
-celebrated 50th Anniversary yesterday The Inter-American Development Bank set record levels of loan approvals and disbursements in 2009, playing a counter-cyclical role by providing financing to Latin American and Caribbean countries in the face of the global economic crisis. The IDB, which yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of its establishment, approved 165 new operations totaling [...]
The longer the Ministry of Labour abandon its role discriminatory treatment to bauxite workers will escalate
Dear Editor, The Bauxite Company Guyana Inc (BCGI) denial in its “Information Memorandum to the Public” that it did not dismiss workers because they are members of the Guyana Bauxite &General Workers Union (GB&GWU) is far from the truth. The workers were on strike, protesting outside the plant and were not on the job. They [...]
These cash trapped corporations should reduce their bureaucracy and large overheads
Dear Editor, Sugar Workers are once again being punished for the incompetence of others. There has been no statistics to show that the rank and file workers of GuySuCo are responsible for the financial mess GuySuCo has found itself in. Management is quick to point to strikes, but any fair and realistic analysis will reveal [...]
Market stallholders cry foul
Dear Editor, In the face of the growing financial down turn, we the stallholders of Kitty, Bourda and more particularly La Penitence markets were extremely distraught, when a division of the municipality announced its decision to close the markets on its most busiest business day (Sunday) for their upcoming staff party. This announcement by the [...]
Why such a successful and lucrative industry is not given more prominence
Dear Editor, I read with great elation that the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association is calling on miners to meet and exceed this year’s target of 300,000+ ounces of gold (it does not state what the target is for diamonds). Doing some basic mathematics at the current world price for gold of approximately US$1,100 [...]
Policy-makers must understand the peculiarities of their country
I was trapped in Eccles on Monday afternoon, trying to get to Herstelling. For half an hour, traffic was immobilized due to a huge build-up of vehicles because the bridge was closed. For all of us in that long, winding queue, we knew there was only one route that takes you up the East Bank [...]
Gunmen shoot, rob sand pit owner
Bandits shot a 48-year-old businessman three times and stole his firearm shortly after 11:00 hrs yesterday, after ambushing him at a sand pit he operates at Yarrowkabra, on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. Fazir Basir Mohamed was shot once in the chest and twice in the shoulder by the gunmen, who also relieved the injured man of [...]
Dialogue not debate
It has become customary for many of us to make resolutions for the New Year. We review what we had done over the past year, evaluate our actions against our normative world view and then resolve to do better in those areas where we felt we may have fallen short. We believe that this is [...]
A probe into the Minister’s death is necessary
In any country of the world, the death of a Minister of the government would immediately invite a full scale investigation since the status of the person concerned would have dictated that any possibility, however remote, of foul play or negligence, be ruled out. When Princess Diana died, there was not just a post mortem [...]
The ruling party’s obsession to control all aspects of information
Dear Editor, I am in complete agreement with the findings of Mark Jewel as expressed in his letter captioned, “Freddie misunderstands Misir’s and Persaud’s motive”. This was in response to an assertion by Freddie Kissoon in relation to Dr Misir’s and Randy Persaud’s continued validation of the Kaieteur News as a credible information dissemination medium, [...]
Albouystown resident successfully challenges bestiality charges
The case involving Jagesh Roopnauth, a 55-year-old security guard who was kept in prison for more than four months for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a dog has been dismissed. The case was dismissed after a veterinarian found that the dog was not in fact sodomised. It was also alleged that on July 18, last [...]
Woman dies in childbirth
- $$B Linden Hospital theatre not working Poor medical response and a non-functioning operating theatre at the spanking new Linden Hospital Complex are being blamed for the tragic death of a 35-year-old mother of three and her unborn baby. Tricia Winth died at the recently commissioned medical facility shortly before 14:00 hours on Sunday, six [...]
Relatives reportedly confess to killing Bagotstown fisherman
- frustrated at his drinking, threats Fed up with his drinking and threats of violence, two relatives allegedly battered 53-year-old Inshan Ally to death and dumped his body outside his home on Boxing Day. This is what an elderly male relative and his niece have reportedly told police while confessing to murdering the fisherman from [...]
Final day for doctor’s response to Medical Council
… Tortured Teen By Fareeza Haniff Today is the final day for Police surgeon, Dr. Mahendra Chand, to send his response to the Guyana Medical Council. This is according to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who told Kaieteur News yesterday that upon hearing the presentation by the police doctor, the council was not convinced [...]
Lethem residents blame negligence for baby’s death
Residents of Lethem, Rupununi in Region Nine are demanding a thorough investigation that could establish the circumstances surrounding the death of a 14-month-old baby, girl yesterday morning. The residents are blaming both the regional and hospital administration for what they call glaring negligence in the death of Donnette Pernambuco, 18 hours after she was admitted [...]
Uncle turns in Fowl Mouth murder suspect
After one week on the run, the Foul Mouth, Essequibo miner who allegedly strangled 50-year-old boat operator Patricia Williams has been captured. Reports out of Bartica indicate that the suspect turned himself over to an uncle, who in turn took him to the Bartica Police Station at around 18:30 hrs. The miner had gone into [...]
Man’s body fished out of Queenstown trench
Police on the Essequibo Coast are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 30-year-old Queenstown, Sand Reef resident. Reports out of the area are that the man was last seen alive some time around 07:00 hours yesterday by relatives. This newspaper was told that the man, Dax Little, left his home under the influence [...]
Several government facilities without guards
- payments withheld from security firm In the midst of an ongoing court battle over the granting of government security contracts in several regions, a number of Government facilities were reportedly without security guards and at least one region has withheld payments for a major company. Yesterday, a Region Two administration official disclosed that some [...]
Dem Boy seh… Wheh Henry deh?
GWI got a busy time and de system ain’t wukking. Is now dem boys understand why so much time and energy was spent outside NIS in Brickdam. De holidays was coming and GWI had to mek preparation. Is Sunday and Monday that de problem manifest. People deh running to de toilet whole day and some [...]
H1N1 situation remains stable in Guyana
The H1N1 (Swine Flu) situation remains stable in Guyana. There are still only 26 confirmed cases in the country, according to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who noted that a total of 200 specimens have already been tested. Of that number, the Health Ministry is awaiting the results of 26 of the specimens. While [...]
GWI calls on Edinburg residents to get regularised
Although some residents of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, are currently unable to access water from the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) new main, it may not be entirely the fault of the water company. According to Divisional Manager, Aubrey Roberts, the Region Three division had some time ago transferred customers living within the Edinburg area [...]
GWI records 15 percent increase in customers’ payment
Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has recorded a 15 percent increase in the number of customers that have been honouring their obligation to pay their bills. And this has been a significant plus for the water company as according to Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, last year the entity was merely able to collect [...]
EU forks out over €25 M toward Guyana’s development in 2009
Guyana has been in receipt of more than €25 million in development assistance from the European Union (EU) as at December 2009, according to a press release issued by the EU yesterday. It was also noted in the release that as part of the EU funded multi-annual Sugar Programme 2007-2010, a payment of €19.3 million [...]
