Reported inappropriate touching in bathroom lands man in jail
A man who allegedly indecently assaulted his 20-year-old neighbour in her bathroom has been remanded. Keith Springer, 54, pleaded not guilty to a charge which stated that he indecently assaulted his neighbour on March 20. His lawyer Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos told the court that Springer was a former member of the Guyana Defence [...]
Bakewell/MYO Inter Jamaat softball cricket starts Sunday
The Annual Bakewell sponsored Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) of Guyana 15 overs Inter Jamaat softball round-robin cricket competition is set to bowl off this Sunday at the MYO Ground, Woolford Avenue, Thomas Lands, Georgetown with four (4) matches. Some 24 teams have registered and will be vying for the Bakewell Championship trophy and other attractive [...]
Police nab two house breaking suspects at the scene
Two men who allegedly tried to break and enter the dwelling house of Ronald Haniff were both denied their pretrial liberty yesterday after they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The men Andrew Vigilance, 22, of Newtown, and Hassan Murray, 25, of 11 Roxanne Burnham Gardens, are both accused [...]
Nigerians, taxi driver remanded for cocaine
Two Nigerians and a local taxi driver were remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday. The men Victor Ozokwe, 35, and Udoya Emeka, 31, and taxi driver, Gavin Mark, allegedly had in their possession 4 kilos 750 grams of cocaine on March 20, at Essequibo. They [...]
Annual Day of Sports set for ‘D’ Field Sophia
Masters ½ Marathon from Buxton feature event The annual Corn Jam and day of Sports is fixed for ‘D’ Field Sophia from noon on Sunday April 4. The highlight of this year’s event is expected to be the Over-50 Masters Half Marathon from the village of Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara to Sophia. [...]
Select suitable, capable and efficient officers
Says Chairman of National Cricket selectors Chairman of the National Cricket selection panel Claude Raphael says he wants to clarify what he describes as ‘skewed presentations’ made in articles in two Guyanese daily newspapers. “I refer to recent articles published in the Guyana Chronicle of Monday 15th March, 2010, and the Guyana Times of Tuesday [...]
Final Year UG students get “career coached”
The University of Guyana turns out at least 1,500 graduates each year. Most of them with the ink still wet on their degree, venture forth eagerly into the world of work. However that enthusiasm can easily be lost in the ensuing hunt for a few good jobs. It is no secret that though the economy [...]
Mentoring has proven to be an effective delinquency prevention strategy
Dear Editor, Only recently a Barbadian friend of mine was lamenting the upsurge of student violence in his country’s schools. I decided to examine briefly this apparent phenomenon and discovered that there seems to be an emergent crisis whereby youths are most likely to be victims and perpetrators of violence. I was advised that the [...]
US labour union under fire from government
A major US union which sided with bauxite workers of Rusal, has come under fire from Minister of Labour, Manzoor Nadir, who yesterday said that that body was grossly misled. Nadir, in a statement, again denied that the Guyana Government is engaged in union busting or the denial of the rights of bauxite workers. The [...]
NAPS records progress in AIDS fight
Twenty-three years after the first AIDS case in Guyana the country is reporting progress to the point of reversing the tide of the epidemic, head of the National AIDS Programme Secretariat, Dr Shanti Singh, has said. In preventing new infections, prophylaxis is provided to pregnant women and has resulted in the reduction mother-to-child-transmission from 16 [...]
Is this the manner in which the Minister of Agriculture intends to operate?
Dear Editor, The Ministry of Agriculture is moving to terminate the tenured employment contracts of service of employees of the Crops and Livestock department of the ministry. These employees are currently covered by the Public Service Rules, since they are employed through the Public Service Ministry. The new proposed arrangement seeks to make Extension and [...]
Guyana observes ‘Elimination of Racial Discrimination’ Day
Sunday marked another anniversary of Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day. It was observed 50 years after an event, known as the Sharpeville tragedy or the Sharpeville Massacre. That event captured worldwide attention and involved police opening fire and killing 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against the apartheid “pass laws” in Sharpeville, South Africa, March [...]
Govt. has failed miserably to mitigate the risk faced by bauxite workers
Dear Editor, While doing some research on the 2010 Budget and its impact on the bauxite industry, I stumbled on to some documents that concretise my conclusion that the bauxite workers of Guyana are in for a “long hard haul”. RUSAL was severely damaged by the world global crisis since it borrowed heavily to fund [...]
Missing firearms and crime
Dear Editor, The many incidents involving gun crimes is staggering with each passing day seeing a new episode. It pains me that much is not done to stop this present menace to society. Guyana is fast becoming a dangerous place to live. You cannot be at peace in your home on the streets or at [...]
Dookie kidnapping PI commences
The preliminary inquiry into the kidnapping of Rorhema Dookie has commenced before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. On trial for the kidnapping are Franz Prince, 23; Sivon Warner, 27, and Tyrone Solomon, 22. The men were jointly charged with the wrongful confinement of Rorhema Dookie between August 26 and August 27 last [...]
Business Excellence awards to be presented on May 21
- GBCHA launches call for entries The Guyana Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, according to a release from the entity, has launched a call for entries for the Annual Awards for Business Excellence Gala Event which will be hosted on May 21, next, at 6:30 pm in the Savannah Suite of the Guyana Pegasus. It was [...]
Absence of cane responsible for delay in totality of defects
…as GuySuCo gears for May/June rains There could have been no way to identify the totality of the defect at the Skeldon Sugar Factory in the absence cane to properly run the factory. This is according to Shadow Agriculture Minister, Mervyn Williams, who said that the acknowledgement of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Errol Hanoman, [...]
What more could we ask for?
Dear Editor, A gold medal and silver from the smallest contingent at the 2010 South American Games is a remarkable achievement by Nicolette Fernandes and Ashley Khalil. What more could we ask for? Ageday and Horatio, your representation also deserves applaud and from this experience and exposure you just encountered, just continue with your preparations [...]
Escapee recaptured in abandoned house
- Said he paid for his release Good intelligence work and quick action by ranks in Berbice led to the recapture of escapee, Chetram Singh, 26, a deportee who hailed from Betsy Ground, East Canje Berbice. Singh had staged a daring escape from the Reliance Police Station lock ups after allegedly breaking out of his [...]
Dr. Cheddi Jagan earned his place in history as a political fighter
Dear Editor, I have no problem with anyone, including Mr. Charles Ramson, who thinks “Dr. Jagan was one of the main characters that fought for our independence and the freedoms we enjoy today,” (Kaieteur News, March 23). In fact, Dr. Jagan has earned his place in Guyana’s political history as a strident fighter for Guyana’s [...]
Are we having a situation in GuySuCo of survival by affiliation?
Dear Editor, Over the last two years I watched and observed in dismay the fading lustre of a company that once represented the very being of GuySuCo. I watched the cartoonist Harris put in perspective the perceptions of most Guyanese of what this company has become and it hurts. I am now convinced that the [...]
Another first for Obama
Dear Editor, U.S. President Barack Obama created history for having successfully piloted health care reform in the United States of America which would see some 32 million Americans, mainly from among the poor and the dispossessed benefiting from health care coverage. This is a major victory for the working class. Little wonder it is receiving [...]
Pouderoyen residents upset at pipeline breakages
Residents of Samaroo Dam, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, are peeved at the regular breakages of pipelines that are laid across the road which is currently being graded for reconstruction. According to Bharat Persaud, the pipelines that are laid across the road are very fragile. He said that they have no exterior protection to withstand the [...]
Chant down Babylon!
My goodness! Oh, my goodness! The things that come out of the mouth of the ruling politicians. Is there another set of people that run a country like what we have here in Guyana? There is an ancient saying as old as Babylon itself – when you don’t know what to say, shut your mouth. [...]
Carrington lauded as a great son of the Caribbean
…receives Spanish national award Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Edwin Carrington, has been described as a truly great son of the Caribbean who has made a sterling contribution to the region. Carrington, on Tuesday evening, received the Order of Civil Merit from the Kingdom of Spain at the home of the Spanish Ambassador’s residence [...]
