The Crane Fly
Insects in the family Tipulidae are commonly known as crane flies. Adults are very slender, long-legged flies that may vary in length from 2–60 millimeters (mm). Tropical species, however, may exceed 100 mm. In some countries they are commonly referred to as daddy long-legs, but this name can also refer to two unrelated arthropods: members [...]
KAIETEUR NEWS RELIEF FUND FOR HAITI
Front page comment Haiti needs our help, all of our help. There is untold suffering in that country. The situation has long passed desperate. This is why we must act and act now. We must join with the international community to do all that we can and do so quickly to bring an end to [...]
Dem boys seh….Guyana is Hollywood and Bollywood
Is only in times of disaster that some politicians does come together. Is like dem does team up because dem frighten that something bad gun happen to dem and dem ain’t gun get support. Bharrat and Robert team up but Bharrat smart. As soon as he agree to team up wid Corbin over Haiti he [...]
Statesman extraordinaire, Rashleigh Jackson, O.R.
…. This week’s ‘Special Person’ is “I hope that optimism would keep alive the hope and aspiration for an international society that is rule-based, which provides for the equivalence of the aspirations of all peoples irrespective of race, nationality or location…In that sense, for me it was a great joy to work with the UN.” [...]
Nearly 1,000 eye surgeries conducted at Port Mourant facility
- Plans apace to extend service to Caricom countries More than 11,000 patients have been able to access the National Ophthalmology Centre in Port Mourant, Berbice, as at the end of last year. Of those seen, about 989 received corrective surgery for various eye problems, including cataract. Just under 170 cases of cataract were operated [...]
IDB redirects resources for emergency assistance and reconstruction
Haiti earthquake: Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) President, Luis Alberto Moreno, has pledged to redirect millions of dollars in IDB grants to support assistance and reconstruction efforts. “On behalf of the IDB, I would like to express our deepest condolences and solidarity with the people of Haiti,” Moreno said. “We are working closely with other donor [...]
Road deaths in Caribbean have IDB’s attention
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society of the United Kingdom are joining forces to promote road safety in Latin America and the Caribbean. The two organisations signed a memorandum of understanding, Wednesday, to carry out events and activities together to help reduce the death toll and serious [...]
Housing Ministry, GuySuCo closer to finalising land sale
The ongoing drive by the Ministry of Housing and Water to provide house lots to Guyanese will soon be given a major boost as its negotiation with the Guyana Sugar Corporation to acquire lands is closer to being inked. This was disclosed by a well placed official in the Housing Ministry who said that very [...]
Investigations launched into North Ruimveldt Fire
Yesterday, several persons of the North Ruimveldt Squatting area were being questioned by the police into the circumstances surrounding the fire that destroyed four buildings, Friday night. Two other buildings were destroyed after persons were forced to destroy them into a nearby canal in order to prevent the fire from spreading. Yesterday when this newspaper [...]
Guyana’s Haiti relief reaches $213.6M in cash
(By Mondale Smith) With representatives of religious, Governmental and civil society as well as religious bodies all converging in one room on a regular basis the human element that fosters unity through heart is taking over resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars for those affected by the earth quake in Haiti.Contrary to a report [...]
Dangerously drunk
They say that too much of anything is good for nothing. This held true for one rum drinker on Friday night. The man who imbibed beyond his limits fell on the road way in the vicinity of the route 42 minibus park outside a popular night spot in the Stabroek Market environs. After falling he [...]
Sol holds customer appreciation function at the Pegasus
Sol Guyana held its customer appreciation function at the Pegasus Friday last, where valued customers and distinguished guests were invited to socialise. The function started with a video show of the Sol Service Station Network and a one-minute of silence for Haiti. According to General Manager, Ken Figaro, in September 2009, Sol acquired Shell’s aviation [...]
Housewife wins Ashmin’s $2.5M car
Nadira Ramsarran, 36, got her morning prayers answered yesterday when she picked the right key that started the engine to the Ashmins $2.5 M Toyota RunX car that represented the first prize in the competition. The mother of two was among 20 whose names were pulled to conclude the two-month long competition two Saturdays ago. [...]
Jagdeo, Corbin join forces in Haiti appeal
President Bharrat Jagdeo and opposition leader, Robert Corbin, have issued appeals for Guyana’s citizens to respond to the national efforts to bring relief to victims of the impoverished Caribbean island hit by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday. Jagdeo called on Guyanese to make a pledge in whatever way possible to help the Haitian people, [...]
Man in custody for allegedly setting house afire
After a night of heated arguments with her husband Orin, Abigail Bollers, went to the Cove and John Police Station to make a report. By the time she was done, the house she shared with her husband and eight of her nine children, at Middle Walk, Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara was already in flames. Her [...]
Talented Guyanese needs assistance to complete studies
- says would return to Guyana to develop country A young Guyanese, Oretta Alleyne, 25, who became the first to receive a partial scholarship worth TT$18,000 from Roy Watts Memorial last year, to study the theatrical arts at the UWI St Augustine Campus is in need of financial assistance. It was the full payment of [...]
Today is World Religions Day
Annually, the third Sunday in January is observed worldwide as World Religions Day. Today, the Inter Religious Organisation of Guyana (The IRO) will be hosting a programme to observe the day on the lawns of the Saraswatie Vidya Nikatan School at Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara from 15.45 hrs There will be presentations by religious [...]
Clico (Guyana) has enough to pay-off policyholders
- But Camp street building at risk of being sold-off cheaply CL Financial, the parent company of failed insurance giant, Clico, says that the company is in the court to protect its assets and the interest of the policyholders, and is of the opinion that the proceedings in the court have no basis. This statement, [...]
After 135 days in custody… High Court orders release of Army Captain
The High Court on Thursday issued an order directing the Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Commodore Gary Best to immediately release Captain Ronald Hope. This was after the Defence Attorneys Gregory Gaskin, Trenton Lake and Chandra Persaud, moved to the court in favour of their client who had been in custody for [...]
No amount of propaganda can wish away Burnham’s contributions – Corbin
The People’s National Congress Reform will have a presence in Barbados as the legacy of the late Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham among other prominent Caribbean leaders namely, Vere Cornwall Bird and Errol Walton Barrow, this Thursday. This is according to leader of the party, Robert Corbin, who reiterated that a party Executive Member, Aubrey Armstrong, [...]
AFC calls for Haitian debt write-off
The Alliance For Change has issued an international plea for Haiti’s debts to be written off in light of the massive devastation that has hit the island county. The party in a statement issued yesterday noted that even in the wake of the earthquake, Haiti’s obligation to pay off $600 million in unfair debt racked [...]
More monitoring of Brazilian miners imminent
The government, while conceding lapses, intends to step up efforts in monitoring and regulating the presence of Brazilian miners in Guyana. “We are not unmindful that their arrival might not be controlled (and) administered to the best of the abilities of the GGMC (Geology and Mines Commission) and in accordance with the rules and regulations [...]
Father alleges daughter being sexually abused
A father is concerned for his three-year-old daughter’s well-being. He alleges that she is being molested by her uncle, the brother of the child’s mother. According to Seon Case, 28, of 183 Calender Street Albouystown, the child is living with her mother at Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara. He indicated that the home in which [...]
ADA DEBIDIN (1913 – 2010)
By Petamber Persaud At 91, Ada Debidin had achieved a most remarkable feat – publishing her second book, a collection of stories for children. For a female, for a female writer, for a writer at that age in any country in any part of this world, it is a noteworthy achievement. Just as remarkable, when [...]
GuySuCo begins to pay creditors – Deputy CEO
While he was not in a position to say exactly how much and to whom, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation, Rajendra Singh, says that the sugar company has commenced payments to its creditors. Singh informed this newspaper yesterday that while full payments are not being made all of the creditors are [...]
