Kaikan Street, stall owner upset at lack of justice
Charlene Matheson, the owner of the stall that was demolished at Kaikan Street, North Ruimveldt, last Wednesday has expressed her frustrations at the way in which the authorities are handling the matter of her demolished business. According to Ms Matheson, she owns the land behind the stall and she also has a garden from which [...]
The tourism marketing machine
Dear Editor, Iwokrama Rain Forest Programme didn’t make it to grace its cover presence on the 2010 GT&T”S Telephone Directory. I was really hoping with a penned suggestion via the dailies in 2009 that the above would have been given a break through. It is my belief that it would have seriously do some wonders [...]
SITTING AND HAVING HIM STANDING
Dan Rather, the former anchor for CBS, was a very forceful reporter. During a press conference with Robert Nixon, Rather so agitated the President that Nixon asked Rather, “Are you running for something?” Rather without losing a beat answered, “No, Mr. President. Are you?” That was a memorable moment in media history, one that is [...]
Desiderata, barefacedness, and survival
This is what I wrote about the consistent accusations of Ravi Dev who contended that my columns are contributing to a state of incitement against the Government in what Dev says is a “combustible political atmosphere.” In my column of Tuesday, January 12, “Who are the drummers of war?” I emphatically proclaimed that my article [...]
More professional degrees being offered
- as UG’s Faculty of Health Sciences seeks to accredit more programmes By Sharmain Cornette “Young people are looking for professional degrees and are no longer attracted to mere degrees in biology and chemistry,” said Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr Emanuel Cummings. He said that the University of Guyana has been forced [...]
The Clico issue may be going nowhere
The Clico Guyana issue seems not to be going anywhere. On the one hand the government, through President Bharrat Jagdeo, says that if it has its way, it would pay some of the affected depositors, at least 2,000 of them. It says that before it could do so, Clico Guyana has to be wound up [...]
Judge grants bail to murder accused
- accuses DPP of being contemptuous By Dale Andrews In a landmark High Court ruling, Justice James Bovell-Drakes, granted a murder accused his pre trial liberty because of the failure of the Director of Public Prosecution to obey an order of the court. Treon Sumner, who was committed to stand trial as the number two [...]
Guyana’s first shipment off to Haiti
A vessel shipping four containers packed with flour, refined coconut oil, pharmaceuticals, water and clothes departed today from the John Fernandes Wharf, Water Street, for Jamaica, the established focal point, from where it will then be transported to Haiti. Minister Manickchand said that since they were informed that ports in Haiti were cleared up, no [...]
“Frivolous court matter” hold up liquidation of Clico
- Jagdeo President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday blasted the court system over the handling of the winding up of failed insurance giant, Clico, which has $12 billion in liabilities, and some 2,000 policy holders waiting to be paid. Jagdeo said that “a frivolous court matter” by lawyers for the company was holding up the court from [...]
10,000 more house lots for East Bank Demerara
- As government buys 2,000 acres from GuySuCo Government has announced that it has sealed a deal with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) for 10,000 more house lots on the East Bank Demerara. Yesterday, President Bharrat Jagdeo, fresh from his return from a visit to the Middle East, also said that the 2,000 acres of [...]
Man rescued from rubble 14 days after Haiti quake
Two new tremors shake capital PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – U.S. troops pulled a man alive from under a collapsed building in Haiti’s capital yesterday as UN troops sprayed tear gas at survivors desperate for food two weeks after a catastrophic earthquake. The 35-year-old man, covered in dust and dressed only in underpants, was carried from the [...]
Dem boys seh…Al Qaeda run from Guyana
Al Qaeda been in Guyana fuh de past three weeks. Dem boys seh that dem pick de time because dem know that Bharrat was going out and that security would be lax. Dem also know that Clement would be too busy playing President suh dem know that he wouldn’t even worry bout wha happening. Al [...]
Party members disassociate themselves from advertisement
Campaign against Corbin’s leadership… By Brushell Blackman Members of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) are disassociating themselves from a full-page advertisement in Kaieteur News calling for the removal of Robert Corbin as the leader of that party. The advertisement, which was brought to this newspaper by a Loyden Richards, said that Corbin continues to [...]
Youths remanded for robbery under arms
Three youths were yesterday remanded into police custody after they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton to answer a joint charge of robbery under arms. Dwight Black, 17, of 60 D’Urban Street, Lodge; Devon Boucher, 19, 71 Barrack Street, Kingston, and O’Neal Jeffrey, 17, of 72 Charlotte Street, Georgetown were the three youths slapped with the [...]
Man in court for breaking into ‘child mother’s’ house
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Monday granted a greens vendor $70,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to the charge of break and enter and larceny. Between January 12 and January 13, Trevor Fredericks, 32, of 52 E North Sophia reportedly broke into the dwelling house of Naptula Baptiste and stole a quantity of [...]
Burglars strike at Hydronie stall owner
-proper security needed Yesterday, burglars in the wee hours of the morning invaded stall number 52B in Hydronie Market on the East Bank Essequibo and carted off $500,000 in goods and valuables. Devo Bissessar of Lot 2 Parika, said that the market needs a security upgrade since the guards are corrupt and not performing their [...]
Teenager charged with murder
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday remanded a 14-year-old girl into police custody following a charge of murder. It is alleged that on December 26, 2009 at Matthew’s Ridge, she murdered Georgina John. She was unrepresented and was not required to plead to the indictable charge. Police prosecutor Stephen Telford stated that the incident stemmed [...]
HDRC (Linden) teams up with K&S to raise funds for Haiti
Bakewell lends support; Western Tigers to face Topp XX in feature game As the benevolence of thousands of Guyanese continues to pour out, the Haiti Disaster Relief Committee (HDRC) of Linden is teaming up with renowned organisers Kashif & Shanghai to bring off what is expected to be an exciting evening of football this [...]
What will it take to get calypsos on the radio?
By Neil Marks You know there is something definitely wrong with Calypso in Guyana when the Minister has to import foreigners to “spice up” things. He is doing that for the national Chutney competition this year also and probably has good reason to do so. The competitions, more so Calypso, have hardly managed to draw [...]
Team announced for IRB Int’l Sevens Series in Las Vegas
- five overseas-based players included The Guyana Rugby Football Union have selected twelve players including five based overseas to represent Guyana at the upcoming IRB International Sevens Series which takes place in Las Vegas, USA from February 13-14. The Guyanese have been drawn in Group A along with powerhouses New Zealand, Australia and France, [...]
GPHC trains 66 Health Professionals in diabetic foot care
The Diabetic Foot Care unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is continuing to work assiduously towards further reducing the number of diabetes-related amputations while educating citizens on measures that can be taken to prevent the incidence of diabetes in Guyana. Guyana now has 66 more trained medical professionals who are certified to administer [...]
O’Neil, Ward heavyweight clash should be a scorcher
After a prolonged absence from the local ring, former Women’s World Boxing Association (WIBA) and Women’s World International Boxing Council (WIBC) light/heavyweight champion, Gwendolyn ‘Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil steps in the ‘square jungle’ this Friday night in what is expected to be a fiercely contested grudge match against Sharon ‘The Spoiler’ Ward in a 6 rounds [...]
Over 450 teams register for GT&T 10/10 softball competition
Set to bowl off on February 6 Organisers of the inaugural Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) 10/10 nationwide knock-out softball cricket competition are now hard at work entering the information received during the registration process into their database. This process ended on Monday last (February 25) resulting in over 450 teams from across Guyana [...]
Schools Mash kicks off in Essequibo
In keeping with the routine activities to usher in Mashramani, students from across the region participated, in the first phase of activities to commence a series of planned activities, on Monday. The participants who came from both nursery and secondary levels performed items in the area of dramatic poetry and calypso. Regional Educational Officer, Mrs. [...]
Buggery accused found guilty
-Sentenced to four years Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday found 2008 buggery accused, Rudy Morgan, 35, of 457 Hadfield Street, guilty and jailed him for four years. She described the act as despicable and said that it was the worst case she has ever dealt with. The now convicted Morgan was accused of sodomising a now [...]
