Region One residents walk miles in search of drinking water
By Leonard Gildarie Harsh weather conditions have a possible dengue threat with the influx of mosquitoes. Yesterday, residents of Moruca and Kumaka also said that El Nino conditions have affected creeks and traditional drinking water ponds to the extent that logging and mining are affected with operators being forced to cease work. In the case [...]
Matchless consumer advocate Eileen Cox is a ‘Special Person’
“I am fearless. I have no relatives who would be victimised because of what I say or do. I criticise whomever, whenever it is prudent to do so. I have criticised the police for excesses; I have stuck my neck out for defenceless consumers and I nurture no fear.” By Michael Benjamin She has blazed [...]
Dem boys seh… Dem gyal tekking over
All de gyal dem come good fuh Mash. Dem win most of de prizes and dem decide that dem gun tek over. Right away dem boys claim how woman want tek over everything; dem tek over de homes; dem tek over de wuk place and dem tek over every other thing except running de country. [...]
Justices of Peace elect new executive
Vow to maintain high standards Guyana Justice of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths to Affidavits Association held its annual general meeting yesterday at City Hall where elections were held to appoint a new President and executives. A transparent election was conducted and votes were clearly counted by everyone present at the meeting. The previous [...]
Ramkarran should be PPP/C’s presidential nominee
By Oscar Ramjeet It seems as if at least three persons will vie for the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) nominee for next year’s presidential race for the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. They are: General Secretary of the party, Donald Ramotar; Clement Rohee, who has been in the movement since he was a teenager; and [...]
Solo woman rower expected to arrive in Guyana this weekend
Katie Spotz is on the homestretch of her attempt to become the youngest person to solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, yesterday, Spotz may reach her destination in Guyana this weekend, having changed course from Cayenne, French Guiana. However, there were reports late yesterday that she [...]
Living a sewage nightmare
Living in a nightmare is what some residents in Tucville are saying as they have to put up with the stench and possible health repercussions that occur from an ongoing sewerage leak. This has been the case for some two years now. One perturbed resident of I17928 Tucville related his horror story of having to [...]
National Schools Choir, Steel Orchestra will be a tribute to Dr Desrey Fox
The National Schools Choir and Steel Orchestra which the late Dr Desrey Fox reactivated will not be demolished. Education Minister, Shaik Baksh, has pledged to ensure that the project be completed as a tribute to her for her contributions to Guyana. Baksh was at the time addressing the National Assembly as he successfully piloted a [...]
Pastor’s son on the run after raping 13-year-old
Police in Berbice are trying to locate a 19-year-old man who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl and is now on the run. Reports are that some time in the latter part of February, the teen’s parents took her to a hospital after she began vomiting uncontrollably. It was later discovered by a Doctor that the [...]
Local government reform must be implemented before elections
AGREEMENT BY ALL POLITICAL PARTIES Over the past four years, the PNCR and, indeed, all political parties including the PPP/C, had agreed that the completion of Local Government Reform was a natural prerequisite for the holding of local Government Elections. It is for this reason that the Parliament has continuously postponed the holding of these [...]
Stabroek Market vendors want increased police presence
Vendors operating in the environs of the Stabroek Market are calling on the Guyana Police Force for an increase in police presence. This call has been made in form of a letter to the Police Force with signatures from several vendors in the area. Some of the vendors who spoke with this newspaper said that [...]
Local banks among soundest in world
- says Global Report The 2009 to 2010 Global Competitiveness report has found that the most problematic factor for doing business in Guyana is the tax rate which ranks 118 out of the 133 countries surveyed. This was followed closely by crime and corruption. The other factors identified in the latest report include poor work [...]
Bauxite union accuses Labour Minister of non-cooperation
The impasse between the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) and Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) has entered its fourth month with a seeming unwillingness by the Ministry of Labour to execute its legal responsibility to bring about a resolution is of grave concern. The union has written several letters to the parties [...]
Ministry of Culture maintains focus on improving Literary Arts
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport continues to place emphasis on the development of literature in Guyana, especially through the mechanism of the Caribbean Press. The publishing house funded by the Ministry and overseen by two prominent writers and academics, Drs. David Dabydeen and Ian McDonald, recently appeared in the news when it released [...]
Smuggling across the Suriname/Guyana border…a serious concern for local businesses
Members of the business community are pleased with the government’s response to the Surinamese suggestion of ‘legalising the back track’ route. For years the cross border route has been used as a pipeline for smuggling large amounts of contraband across the border. That act has had a destabilising effect on taxed imports and products in [...]
Labour Ministry seeks to create opportunities for job seekers
- conducts three job fairs in Region Six The Labour Department of the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security, in its quest to improve on the services it provides to the people and make available opportunities for job seekers, conducted three Job Fairs in Region Six as part of its outreach programme to [...]
Policeman beaten in attempt to rescue would-be rape victim
A policeman who went to the assistance of a female who was about to be raped, ended up being admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was beaten by the alleged perpetrator who was armed with a gun. The incident occurred around 19:40 hours on Friday night. Police in a press release stated that [...]
Small businesses a disappearing act
By Crystal Conway It is a common occurrence in many communities across Guyana to walk or drive past a business that was recently closed after operating only for a few months, then to see another one pop up in the same spot a short time later. This cycle is then repeated yet again. It is [...]
Inquest into ‘Piggy Mouth’ killing commences
The long awaited inquest into to the shooting death of fugitive Charles Grant called ‘Piggy Mouth’ has begun. The inquest to the shooting which took place on the November 5, 2003, at Torani Canal up the Canje Creek is being held by Coroner, Magistrate Omeanna Hamilton, at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court. ‘Piggy Mouth’ who [...]
Essequibo schools mount science fair
The knowledge of students from 24 schools across the region was further stimulated by the biennial Science and Mathematics fair, held in the auditorium of the Cotton Field Secondary School on Friday. The fair which was hosted by the Region Two Department of Education, attracted heads of department from the Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools. [...]
Books are meant to be read, Part One
‘The Discoverie of Guiana’ by Sir Walter Ralegh Books are meant to be read. In Guyana, a whole lot of reading is taking place, going on and on…. We have never fully lost the habit of and the taste for and pleasure of reading, yes, the culture of reading had diminished for a season or [...]
Ovid-Richardson’s 69 highlight opening day
Lack of medical personnel mars GCA 2-Day U-19 trial By Sean Devers In sultry conditions on a slow track, National under-17 opener Quincy Ovid-Richardson stroked a shot-filled 69 to highlight the opening day of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) two-day under-19 Inter Association cricket trial match at the DCC ground yesterday. Ovid-Richardson, a pugnacious little [...]
Berbice overcome Essequibo by 98 runs
Berbice defeated host Essequibo by 98 runs in the fourth round of the Castrol U-15 50-over Inter County cricket competition organised by the Guyana Cricket Board yesterday at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground on the Essequibo Coast. Berbice won the toss and batted and complied 257-7 off their allotted overs. Parmanand Narine and Shimoon Hetymer [...]
GABA nominates several boxers for Quadrennial Olympic Solidarity Plan
The executives of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) have dispatched a correspondence to the Secretary of the Guyana Olympics Association (GOA), Ivor O’Brien in respect to an earlier letter sent to them by the GOA that solicited the names of boxers for scholarship awards under the Quadrennial Plan for Olympic Solidarity. The letter to [...]
Pacesetters, Ravens renew rivalry tonight
Best game in GABA League anticipated By Edison Jefford In numerology, three is the number of resurrection, and in reality, Courts Pacesetters will have a third opportunity against a team that blew them out twice before when they come up against Ravens in a colossal feature battle tonight. The game between the two unbeaten teams [...]
