GuySuCo braces for another year of losses
…CEO predicts return to profitability by end of 2012 The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) operated at a loss in 2009, but significantly less than the previous year, and is staring at another year of losses. In fact, the company is not expected to return to profitability until the end of 2012. This is according to [...]
Bauxite union pickets Labour Ministry
With the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) still awaiting a response from the Ministry of Labour with respect to its now three-month long dispute with the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BGCI), several union officials and public-spirited citizens staged a protest at the Ministry’s office at Water & Cornhill Streets. Among the support [...]
Guyanese priest faces sex charge in U.S.
LA CROSSE, Wis. – A visiting Catholic priest is expected to be charged next week with sexually assaulting a local woman he was counseling through a divorce. The 47-year-old woman told investigators the Rev. Edmund Donkor-Baine in August forced her to touch his genitals and grabbed her breast, both through clothing, while the pair talked [...]
Town Clerk, City Treasurer fired
…as Commission’s recommendations accepted Two senior officials of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) who were sent on leave in July last year have been dismissed by government, in keeping with the recommendations of a Commission of Inquiry. Minister of Local Government, Kellawan Lall, in a statement yesterday said that he was abiding [...]
Wife on trial for Prison Supt’s murder
The High Court trial of Michele Skeete, who is accused of murdering her reputed husband, 48-year-old Superintendent of Prisons, Lincoln Gilead, in May 2006, commenced on Wednesday last in the Berbice High Court before Justice Winston Patterson and a mixed jury. The trial was put off from its scheduled Tuesday commencement upon a request by [...]
Government slams Reuters uranium report
…chides entity for basing article on Trotman’s comments The Guyana Government yesterday in a statement to the media deplored what it called the misleading report under the headline ’’Guyana opposition slams Iran uranium deal’’ by the Reuters news agency issued on Wednesday last. The article was prepared by its Guyana correspondent Neil Marks. According to [...]
Freeness can kill
If it cheap tek a step back because all cheapness ain’t good. If it free then be very careful because old people seh that nutten in life is free. Well dem had this gyal, Dionne, who perhaps never listen to old people because she decide that de liquor was free. Now she ain’t alone. Dem [...]
Security guard charged with manslaughter
A 23-year-old security guard attached to the MMC security firm was yesterday charged with manslaughter after he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Romeo Jones, 23, of Durban and Breda Streets, was not required to plead to the indictable charge of manslaughter which stated that he unlawfully killed Kwesi [...]
CARICOM looks to enhance presence in Haiti
CARICOM is in the process of sorting out how it will enhance its presence in its earthquake-hit member state of Haiti, through a specially appointed group of individuals and various other regional organisations. Ambassador Colin Granderson, who has responsibility for Foreign and Community Relations and now holding down the fort as head man for the [...]
Value of GuySuCo land ‘still to be determined’
The $4B allocation to the Ministry of Housing that recently caused uproar in the National Assembly has been, “frontloaded” to the cash-strapped Guyana Sugar Corporation. This is according to Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud who yesterday told the Economic Services Committee that the money was made as an upfront payment to the entity which is [...]
Port Kaituma miners put protest actions on hold
- advised to wait on meeting with President next week Miners of Port Kaituma, Region One, clearly against the proposed mining regulation which would require six months notice before commencement of an operation, have placed a hold on planned protest actions until a scheduled meeting next week with President Bharrat Jagdeo. Scores of miners, expressing [...]
Battle lines drawn as miners, stakeholders cross swords
As miners and government square off over new proposals for mining, the battle lines have been drawn, with the newspapers being bombarded with several advertisements for and against the work of a special committee appointed by President Bharrat Jagdeo. On Wednesday, for the first time, a full-page coloured advertisement paid for by a “Group For [...]
Women’s Army Corps celebrates 43 years
The historic achievement of woman private Melika Scotland was lauded by Chief-of-Staff Commodore Gary Best as the Guyana Defence Force Women’s Army Corps commenced celebration in recognition of the 43rd anniversary of its existence. Woman Private Scotland last year graduated from the Basic Paratroopers Course, becoming the first female paratrooper in the Guyana Defence Force. [...]
Freemasons make financial contributions to charities
The District Grand Lodge of Freemasons in Guyana yesterday contributed $100,000 to each of ten charitable organisations. The cheques were handed out at a simple ceremony at the Freemasons’ Hall, North Road and Wellington Street, Georgetown. The recipients, yesterday, were the Salvation Army Men’s Social Centre, Uncle Eddie’s Home, St. Phillip’s Anglican Church, St. Andrew’s [...]
“A life poured out for the Community”
- CARICOM remembers Professor Nettleford Even as Jamaica and the wider region mourn the passing of Professor the Hon Rex Nettleford, OM, FIJ, OCC, CARICOM Secretary-General, Edwin Carrington is lauding him as a true Caribbean icon with a “life poured out for the Community.” In a Note Verbale to Jamaica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [...]
Regional funding for CDF relatively impressive
…despite global financial downturn As Caribbean countries struggle to deal with the global financial downturn, with no end in sight, the deadline for the establishment for the CARICOM Single Economy, 2015, still looms. To date the coffers of the Caribbean Development Fund (CDF) has acquired some US$80M, less than a third of the projected US$250M [...]
Carolan Lynch freed on arms and ammo charge
Former beauty queen Carolan Lynch has been freed of an unlawful possession of arms and ammunition charge that was instituted against her some three years ago. Magistrate Susanna Lovell had the charges dismissed following a no-case submission by Lynch’s attorney Nigel Hughes. “I feel relieved and thankful to God,” the former beauty contestant said in [...]
Bulletin issued for Albouystown murder suspect
The Guyana Police Force has issued a bulletin for Steve Allicock, who is wanted in connection with the murder of Wendell Tappin called ‘Teiko’, which occurred on December 31, 2009, at Hill Street, Albouystown. Tappin was attacked and stabbed to death by a group of men. Two persons have already been charged for his murder [...]
Consultant among doctors to be called before Medical Council
By Michael Jordan The Guyana Medical Council is to question a foreign consultant and several other doctors in connection with the deaths last month of two maternal patients, Tricia Winth and Salima Ram. Kaieteur News understands that the Consultant and about four junior doctors from the Linden Medical Complex are to be summoned before the [...]
I have a work plan that doesn’t work
I have a notepad and occasionally I would jot down the subjects I must write on. There are times when three episodes occur in one day and I would inscribe in my notebook a reminder to do columns on those developments for the days coming up. But Guyana is a place where in the corridors [...]
The AFC will not enter into an electoral alliance with the PNCR
After the last visit here by former United States President, Jimmy Carter, it was obvious that the PPP had no intention of making major accommodations towards improving political inclusiveness and thus the Carter Center took a decision that it had other priorities in the world. In effect, the Center was expressing frustration with the political [...]
ARJOON CONTINUES FAIRY TALE RUN
- Jason Ray Khalil, Victoria Arjoon also among winners The 2010 Bounty Farm sponsored Handicap squash tournament continued on Wednesday evening, at the Georgetown Club courts with several exhilarating matches. Andrew Arjoon continued where he left off on the opening night with a hard fought win over national junior player Oliver Downes. Playing consistent, solid [...]
Change of guard needed in Guyana’s cricket
Roger Harper must be involved Says Sean Devers As Guyana’s performance became progressively innocuous on the third afternoon of their last game in Barbados, the expressions on the faces of the Guyanese in the crowd turned from disappointment to disgust as CCC galloped to victory in three days. Watching Davendra Bishoo, who has now played [...]
Orient beat rising star by 23 runs
Orient defeated Rising Star by 23 runs as play in the Bartica Cricket Association twenty/20 competition continued recently at the Bartica Community Centre Ground with one match. Orient batted first and scored 176-9 off their allotted overs. B. Ahmad top scored with 60 while R. Algree supported with 28 and B. Daniels 19. Extras contributed [...]
Winifred Gaskin Memorial wins Circle Tennis Competition
Winifred Gaskin Memorial Secondary School (WGMSS) captured the All Females Circle Tennis Competition which was played recently in Region #6, at the Rose Hall Estate Welfare ground. The competition which was organised by Al Sport & Tour Promotions saw Winifred Gaskin defeating Berbice High School (BHS) in the final. Taking first strike BHS made 159-5 [...]
