Two masked men were in backseat of car
Police sergeant in robbery… – Cops Ryan Kailass and Vijay Sirpaul, the two young men who were allegedly attacked and robbed by a police sergeant, his brother and another man, say that their attackers had stopped earlier in the evening enquiring about a popular businessman. Relating their ordeal to this newspaper, Kailass and Sirpaul said [...]
Hand in Hand bond not yet in force
…spokesperson explains procedure A director of Hand in Hand Group of Companies has said that the mobilisation bond covers the mobilisation stage which generally precedes the contract work which heralds the performance bond. The performance bond kicks in when the construction begins. The official was speaking to the bonds that were issued to back Makeshwar [...]
A passionate advocate for women’s rights
…Magda Pollard is a ‘Special Person’ “We all have a brain. We should all be free to participate in the areas where we have expertise.” By Neil Marks At the height of the second wave of feminism the world saw, Magda Pollard emerged as the face of Guyana and the Caribbean in the struggle to [...]
Dem boys seh….Ali Baba and de 40 chores deh in Guyana
In school dem boys use to read bout Ali Baba and the forty thieves. When dem read de papers yesterday dem see that some Commission gun prosecute Patrick Manning, former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, fuh things that Ali Baba and the 40 cohorts used to do. Now dem boys want to know how [...]
Guyana’s Wilson Harris receives Knighthood
- listed in the 2010 Queen’s Birthday Honours List Eighty-nine-year-old Essex-based Guyanese writer, Wilson Harris, has been knighted for his services to literature. The honour was bestowed on him to mark the birthday of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. Wilson joins the ranks of other Guyanese who have received similar honours from Britain over the years. [...]
Bitter battle over Terry Bacchus’ multi-million $$$ estate
A bitter battle over the multi-million dollar estate of businessman Terry Bacchus is brewing, with the High Court Friday granting his common-law wife the right to be co-administrator of his assets. Bacchus was shot and killed in the city on May 22; five days later, Kumarie Ramkellawan, who bore him a son, moved to the [...]
OUT OF CONTROL? WHAT ELSE COULD BE EXPECTED?
- Clarence O. Perry – Part 5 What actions are essential for the implementation of a system of quality education? In Part 4, I outlined eight characteristics of an education system that is both appropriate and adequate to meet the challenge of constructive social change in Guyana, minimize violence in schools, and ultimately in the [...]
Kidnapped businessman’s wife turns hostile
Almost one week after boat builder, Fabian Gonsalves was kidnapped by three unknown gunmen from his mother-in-law’s residence, at Jacklow, Upper Pomeroon; his family has since evacuated the area and is now residing at Hampton Village on the Essequibo Coast, where it is noted, Gonsalves owns two properties. At Hampton Village the family, who was [...]
Truck owner meets with Works Minister
Truck owner, Mr. John Walcott, yesterday, said that he is a little relieved after his tragic ordeal four days ago when his truck plunged into the Essequibo River. He expressed his heartfelt gratitude, especially to Minister Robenson Benn, for meeting with him on Friday. Walcott, who did not want to reveal too much of the [...]
GCCI courts potential investors
… unveils Investor’s Guide to Doing Business in Guyana The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Friday night marked another milestone in its 100-year history when it launched its very own business magazine. The magazine titled “Guyana Business – An Investor’s Guide to Doing Business In Guyana” is to be an annual publication [...]
Shot gunman’s accomplice nabbed, positively identified
The person who rode the escape motorcyclist the morning when businessman Oudit Seenarain thwarted the attack by a gunman, Enrico Inniss, has been arrested. The police picked him up on Friday while he was riding the same blue motorcycle he used during the attack. He has since been positively identified. The police placed him on [...]
Wound suggests victim killed self
… Amerindian Hostel death By Michael Jordan The knife wound that 63-year-old Evelyn Daniels sustained at the Amerindian Hostel indicated that she took her own life, a source close to the investigation said yesterday. Daniels was found with her throat slashed two Mondays ago at the Princes Street location. While police ruled it a suicide, [...]
Bleak outlook as Kwakwani runs out of options
- estimated 300 flood-weary residents out of work By Leonard Gildarie Kwakwani residents, hard hit by heavy rains and an overtopping Berbice River, are working in a last ditch attempt to move millions of dollars in cut logs that have been left in the area, but options are fast running out. Not only have the [...]
L.B.I Seventh Day Adventist makes presentation to Cheshire Home
Yesterday, as part of the La Bonne Intention Seventist Church, Light Bearers Master Guide Club’s first anniversary, an outreach programme was held at the Cheshire Home, Mahaica. Yesterday’s activity was one of a series being held to celebrate the anniversary. Peter Ramchandar, Deputy Director of the Club, said that the club is not only focused [...]
Freddie Kissoon and the CADRES polls
Dear Editor, I am pleased to read Mr. Freddie Kissoon praising and quoting the CADRES polls daily in his columns from June 4, but I wonder whether he has reflected on the queries he made about NACTA for years and whether he plans to apply the same to CADRES. Dr. Randy Persaud is justified in [...]
There are many freedoms!
Dear Editor, The modern western world has led the outcries for freedom; freedom of speech, freedom of religious and cultural expressions, freedom of movement, freedom to assemble, freedom to choose; pro-life or abortion; hetro or homo sexual relationships and the list continues. America, England, France, Italy, Australia, Canada and Germany have partnered to establish these [...]
Let Slowe continue to serve
Dear Editor, I would like to suggest that the retiring Assistance Commission of Police, Paul Slowe be asked to continue to serve this country by being appointed to head or at least to assist in the setting-up of an Internal Affairs Division to act in tandem within the Police Complaints Commission to investigate the behaviour [...]
Hounded and harassed for payment for a service that is overpriced and shoddy
Dear Editor, I have had visits from GPL’s disconnection teams both at my home and place of business, in Georgetown, during the past week, even though both bills were fully paid through a bank since May 20, 2010. I understood from the disconnection teams that GPL had received no notification of my payments from the [...]
Another example of the failure of promised police reform
Dear Editor, The killing of 16-year-old Kelvin Anthony Fraser in Patentia comes as another example of the failure of promised police reform and reflects a disturbingly low point in the way in which the Guyana Police Force (GPF) carry out their duties of service and protection to citizens of our communities. Help & Shelter joins [...]
The slow and painful disappearance of the old New Amsterdam Hospital
Dear Editor, Can we turn our attention away from the slow death of the old New Amsterdam Hospital to the human beings who have literally been tearing the thing down? While much or all of the focus on this issue in the media and in the streets has been fuelled by the anger of the [...]
Parliamentary Paralysis
On May 16, 2003, after the citizens of this country had been terrorised, brutalised and forced to cower behind their doors in fear, by ever escalating waves of mayhem and violence unleashed since the end of 1997, Parliament established a Disciplined Forces Commission (DFC) to propose what might be done to retool an obviously ineffectual [...]
Sukra, Adams steal spotlight
The highlight of the opening day was an impressive win by national junior player Krystal Sukra over GLTA Executive member Grace McCalman as play in the GBTI Open Tennis Competition opened at the sponsor’s Hardcourts in Bel Air. The pair put on a good show for the large crowd of spectators as they renewed rivalry [...]
An Outline of the Imaginative Literature of Guyanese of Indian Ancestry, Part Two
- By Petamber Persaud (Extract of a lecture delivered on Friday May 28, 2010, in the Conference Room of the National Library by yours truly under the auspices of GOPIO [Guyana chapter] to commemorate the arrival of Indians to Guyana.) The first book-length work by an East Indian was ‘London’s Heart Probe and Britain’s Destiny’ [...]
Hanoman wins Banks Light Golf tourney
Experienced golfer Robert Hanoman emerged winner of the Banks Light Beer Medal Play golf tournament played Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club. Hanoman recorded a net score of 72 from a gross 95 playing off a 23 handicap in capturing the title from a large field that turned up for the tournament which was aborted [...]
UNASUR moves to a new stage of transformation
By Odeen Ishmael In a recent op-ed piece, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela called for the additional strengthening of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the early implementation of its decisions. And reflecting on the decisions of the continental bloc, he noted that the agreement to provide financial reconstruction aid to Haiti was [...]
