A most curious thing
Dear Editor, I observed a curious thing while scouring the letter pages of the Kaieteur News (25/04/10). Mr. Eric. Phillips, while writing about the work and contribution of the now deceased Mr. Clarence Ellis, made reference to the competing print and electronic media, namely the Guyana Chronicle, Guyana Times and the Government Information Agency (GINA). [...]
DDL’s bio-methanization plant imminent
In the next three months DDL is set to have its bio-methanization plant fully operational. This is part of the company’s ongoing $4.5B expansion which also includes the bottling plant and a multi-column still. Yesterday the media was informed of the these developments and carried on a tour of DDL’s facilities at Diamond on the [...]
Stiffer penalties for errant drivers
Dear editor, On Monday I wrote an article on drunk and reckless drivers. In it I recommended stiffer penalties for those found guilty of the act. My reason for stiffer penalties is for this to be a deterrent to those drivers who do not respect the sanctity of life and for them to desist from [...]
Let’s implement the death penalty
Dear Editor, The headline read, ‘Man 59 kills wife 36.’ I’m sure that I speak on behalf of many when I say that it’s time these wife-abusers and killers face the death penalty and actually have it carried out. Too often now they are acting as givers of women’s life and getting away with it [...]
2010 ‘Champion of the Earth’ awardee returns to grand reception
Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday returned to Guyana and was greeted with the melodious sound of the Guyana Police Force band as well as a barrage of rhythmic drumming, all aimed at congratulating him as being one of the recipients of the United Nations’ 2010 Champion of the Earth Award. The president was met [...]
A tour of the magistrate courts
I went to listen to the arguments in the Mark Benschop trial involving operating a radio station without a licence. After I left the court, Mr. Benschop suggested that I should visit all the magistrate courts in the immediate vicinity. I did that. What I saw was awful and it brings me back to the [...]
GPL has placed me in a precarious situation
Dear Sir, I live in Bel Air Village. In November 2009, I received a bill from GPL which stated that we owed $47, 481. We pay our bills faithfully every month, and our electricity bill is nowhere in the vicinity of $47,000. I therefore called GPL and was referred to Mr Alves. He gave me [...]
The Labour Minister did no wrong
Dear Editor, Please allow me to comment on the RUSAL issue with particular reference to statements made by Rickford Burke (K.N. 6.4.10) and Juliet Holder-Allen (K.N. 10.04.10). Mr. Burke either does not know the facts or has deliberately falsified the facts to suit his agenda. The facts were well publicised so I suggest he reads [...]
Sharma’s lawyers file motion in High Court to have copies of passport
Lawyers for embattled television station owner Chandra Narine Sharma have moved to the High Court after an application to have certified copies of his passport were denied. Attorney at law Nigel Hughes filed a constitutional motion seeking to have the High Court rule on the matter. The writ states that Sharma’s right for a fair [...]
The IPL’s Sordid Saga
As we kick off the ICC 20/20 World Cup, it might be of interest to review the sordid saga that is unfolding in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Only a month ago, the IPL was seen as the very quintessence of what a modern sports organisation – especially in the outer regions like the West [...]
GREED IS GROOVY
The Americans parade their rich and successful. We tear ours apart. The Americans worship material achievement. We idolize service without reward. To grasp this reality just study this newspaper’s column on Special Persons in our society. This column appears every Sunday. The persons chosen are invariably those who have been said to have given back [...]
The confusion in the bauxite industry
Dear Editor, The current Bauxite workers issue between RUSAL and the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers union (GB&GWU) has left a nasty taste in the minds of many workers across this land. Much as Guyanese are eagerly yearning for big time foreign investment that pays well, they are at the same time becoming skeptical as [...]
Sharma charged for hiding 13-yr-old’s mom
- placed on $100,000 bail Once again, television station owner, Chandra Narine Sharma, who is embroiled in a sex probe with an underage girl, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. This time he was charged with obstructing the course of justice, when he allegedly removed the underage girls and their mother from their home, [...]
“Missing” chopper… Cops probe possible link to Suriname aviation boss murder
Even as a Suriname-registered helicopter prepared to depart Guyana yesterday, after disappearing for five hours Thursday evening while on a hinterland mining mission operation, several more questions are still to be answered. Sources yesterday said that investigators over the weekend, who reportedly held the crew overnight Saturday at the Police Headquarters in Eve Leary, were [...]
Policeman evicted on High Court order
After much drama, a police constable was evicted from the house he occupied in Princes Street, Lodge. At the scene, the High Court marshals presented the order of court signed by Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire. However, a display of craziness and desperation ensued, forcing the police ranks and court marshals to scurry out the yard. The [...]
Just ‘slight’ contact with another’s genital could mean rape
… and jail for life Penetration finds a broad and new definition under the new Sexual Offences Act. According to the Act, penetration doesn’t just mean inserting the penis into the vagina or anus of another person. Penetration can also mean female to female genital contact, “however slight.” This is how the Act defines penetration: [...]
Robbery victim and brother held for killing bandit
- teen is third family member to die violently A computer technician and his brother remained in custody last night as police continue to probe the vigilante-style killing of 18-year-old robbery suspect, Simeon Lawrence. The brothers were detained Sunday night shortly after Lawrence, called ‘Bub Bub’ was found dead in an alleyway near Roxanne Burnham [...]
Dem Boys Seh… No contract, no sexxxx
Every body got to get a contract these days. It start wid de government giving out contract to people who can’t even do de wuk. Some of dem ain’t got nutten to do de wuk but dem get contract. Well dem boys now recognise how some contract important. De government mekking sure that people sign [...]
Court begins Sharma PI with lawyers seeking copies of passport
By Latoya Giles As the preliminary inquiry commenced yesterday for embattled television station owner, Chandra Narine Sharma, lead attorney Nigel Hughes made an application for certified copies of Sharma’s passport to be made available for the defence. As a bail requirement, Sharma’s passport was lodged with the police. He also has to report twice a [...]
City Council owe waste contractors $70 million
Failure on the part of the Georgetown Municipality to honour its payment obligation by this month end to waste disposal contractors for services rendered could see the contractors withdrawing their service once more. Reports are that the Municipality owes an accumulated sum of about $70M to the contractors – Puran Brothers Waste Disposal Service, Cevon’s [...]
Attorney-at-law questions Magistrate’s decision to dismiss GEA fuel case
Attorney-at-law, Euclin Gomes, is questioning a ruling by Magistrate Priya Beharry which saw the dismissal, yesterday, of a case against two defendants who were charged with illegal possession of fuel. The matter was scheduled to be heard in the Providence Magistrate’s Court at 09:00 hours yesterday. Gomes was appearing on behalf of the Guyana Energy [...]
Suspect remains on the run
… Mahaicony youth’s execution As police continue their investigation into Sunday’s shooting in Albouystown, which left 20- year-old Ryan Brimmer dead, they are yet to make an arrest. Sources close to the investigation revealed that they have some idea of who they are looking for but they have failed to locate him. Ryan Brimmer, of [...]
Guyana moves to sign agriculture agreement
- St Kitts & Nevis wants to cash in on Takutu Bridge opportunities At least one Caribbean country is looking to capitalise on trade opportunities of the Takutu River Bridge that links Guyana and Brazil. During the first ever CARICOM/Brazil summit which opened yesterday, Chairman of Caricom, Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerritt, described the inaugural [...]
Firearm licences modified
The Ministry of Home Affairs has modified the procedures leading up to the granting of firearm licences and the registration of firearm dealers by the Guyana Police Force. According to a statement released yesterday; the Disciplined Forces Report in its recommendations of the granting of firearm licences recommended that “the Minister of Home Affairs should [...]
Aquatic growth helps clog city waterways
Aquatic growth is one of the causes for the blockage of the free flow of water in canals and alleyways, says Mayor Hamilton Green. In these canals, the dumping of “rice and dead animals” causes a rich build up in the silt that entices the overgrowth of excess vegetation, he added. This phenomenon of aquatic [...]
