GuySuCo’s Errol Hanoman resigns
Management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has announced that it has accepted the resignation of Chief Executive Officer, Errol Hanoman. Yesterday, officials of the Corporation said that government had expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the Board of Directors, especially “at a time that we are moving to implement measures to improve things.” A [...]
Shot East Ruimveldt teen still critical
Relatives of 17 year old Osafo Johnson are still adamant that he was wrongfully shot by the police on Sunday afternoon. The teen was reportedly shot in the back, by the lawmen, during an operation in the community. A close relative of Johnson yesterday told Kaieteur News, that doctors are still closely monitoring his condition. [...]
Man electrifies fence, kills footballer
- homeowner arrested The East Coast Demerara police have arrested a Melanie Damishana homeowner following the electrocution of a young villager who came into contact with his electrified fence. Dead is Leandrew Davis, 16, of Melanie Damishana, who was pronounced dead around 18:50 hours by a prominent doctor in the district. Reports indicate that Davis [...]
Presidential escort car goes overboard at West Dem
- police arrest unauthorized drunk driver A Presidential security car, escorting Prime Minister, Sam Hinds, plunged overboard yesterday at Hague, West Coast Demerara after reportedly being forced off the road. The Prime Minister, who is performing the duties of the President, was just returning from a visit to the electricity installations on West Demerara where [...]
‘Implementation deficit’ highlighted as CARICOM Heads meet
Weakened growth, declining revenue and a high level of debt are among the challenges facing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said as leaders look to save face that the regional trade and integration bloc has failed its people. Caribbean leaders are meeting in Montego Bay, a city whose links [...]
Dem boys seh… Sheer kack passing
Guyana got high speed internet and nobody ain’t telling GT&T thanks. Dem tekking it fuh granted. But dem boys want fuh know that since GT&T tek this internet thing to a new level why de government must still spend money to do de same thing. Is like one man building two house and knowing that [...]
High tides, heavy rains shut down Versailles station
By Leonard Gildarie A number of generators on the West Demerara area are down and Government yesterday urged residents to bear up as technicians scramble to stabilize the situation. Numerous power outages were reported from Friday night prompting Prime Minister Sam Hinds, to visit the Versailles and Leonora power sites, to assess the situation. The [...]
Haiti is CARICOM’s most urgent priority – Bruce Golding
By Neil Marks in Montego Bay UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended states in the Caribbean region for their commitment to supporting Haiti following the devastating earthquake in January. He urged them to continue their engagement there, saying the country will need consistent assistance from the international community to recover. “Your engagement is central to [...]
Attorney General seeks delay or dismissal of ‘torture teen’ compensation case
The ‘torture teen’ compensation case has taken a twist. The state has raised the contention that to award damages to Twyon Thomas would “prejudice the trial” of the two ranks who have been charged in the matter “since it will have the effect of determining their guilt.” The State’s response to the submissions of Khemraj [...]
Govt. single parents’ loans, housing grants lauded by PSC
Two major poverty alleviation project by government, including a low interest, no collateral loan facility for single parents, are seeing the backing of the Private Sector Commission (PSC). On Thursday, the Commission noted the Women of Worth project and the Government of Guyana/Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Second Low Income Settlement Programme as being projects [...]
Guyanese ‘jailhouse lawyer’ gets longer sentence
(Dickinson Press)-A Guyana man charged with investment fraud refused to listen to his court-appointed attorney and instead cited commercial law and religious passages in his federal criminal case. He wound up getting a longer prison sentence as a result. And so did several other defendants whom Neville Solomon met in jail and counseled on his [...]
Golding warns of ‘smarter generation of criminals’
…as Caribbean leaders look to tackle crime, drugs Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, warned his fellow Caribbean leaders on Sunday, to step up job creation and opportunities that offer hope or else the Caribbean would be filled with “a new, smarter generation of criminals.” Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are meeting in Montego [...]
Pedal cyclist becomes Rose Hall’s latest road fatality
ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – The relatives of road fatality victim, 42-year-old Shirlock Jagdharry, of Rose Hall Town Public Road said they are peeved with the actions of some ranks in Division ‘B’. Shirlock Jagdharry was pronounced dead on arrival at the Port Mourant Hospital Sunday evening after an accident at Port Mourant on the [...]
Fisherman’s body not found
The body of fisherman Balwant Seeram, 36, of 347 Grove Housing Scheme who drowned while bailing a boat at the Friendship East Bank Demerara, has not surfaced. Seeram, disappeared Sunday morning after attempts by his fellow fisherman to rescue him failed. According to another fisherman, Ramsarran Narine, of Grove Housing Scheme, he along with Seeram [...]
NDIA helps to alleviate flash flooding in vulnerable areas
– resources and engineers deployed The Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has stepped up its programme to support Regional and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils affected by localized flash flooding, which in some areas recorded five inches of rainfall. This is according to Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud. The Minister stated that to [...]
Health Ministry seeks to make Suddie, Charity Hospitals operational
On a recent tour to the Essequibo Coast, Minister within the Ministry of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, along with a team from within his Ministry and technical representatives from the private sector, all out of Georgetown, toured the Suddie Hospital. They examined the various apartments at the Suddie Public Hospital and sought to address the [...]
Relatives calling for thorough investigation
The relatives of 20-year-old Harrinarine Mahadeo of Anna Chatherina who was electrocuted while plucking chicken are calling on the relative authority to carrying out a thorough investigation. Relatives of the dead man are claiming that had it not been for a faulty plucking machine 20-year-old Mahadeo, called ‘Mickey’ would have been alive. One relative who [...]
The ERC vows to look at every media house – Edghill
Bishop Juan Edghill, Head of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), has confirmed that the Commission is in receipt of the complaint issued by the Office of the President. He said that the complaint has been passed on to the commissioners and the organization’s lawyers. According to Bishop Edghill the Commission intends to treat the complaint [...]
Bartica residents save house
Swift actions by resident s of Second Avenue, Bartica, yesterday saved a house from destruction by fire. Reports are that some time after 15:00 hours yesterday, people noticed smoke coming from the windows of a house located at lot 32 Second Avenue, Bartica. At the time no one was at home so public spirited citizen [...]
Correction
As was stated in 3rd June edition under the headline “Divorce rate continues to rise,” the no fault divorce consultation, was not assented to in March 2009. And Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand said that the government does not reform important pieces of Legislation without full consultation of the people which [...]
Gambling replaces remedial learning in New Amsterdam
More and more children are engaging in the unhealthy societal ill of gambling. Without a doubt instances of gambling have been prevalent and are being reported within the school system on a daily basis. Some schools are hot spots more than others, while some that were not hot- spots are slowly becoming gambling centres especially [...]
Catholic Bishop to celebrate silver anniversary
Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Georgetown, Francis Alleyne, OSB, would be celebrating 25 years of priestly life and ministry. A special Mass of thanksgiving would be said tomorrow at 17:00 hours at the Brickdam Cathedral. The Bishop, a Trinidadian, was ordained into the Order of Saint Benedict, a Catholic order that stresses the [...]
Water receding slowly in Grove/Diamond schemes
For the third consecutive day, residents of Grove/Diamond were forced to cope with water in their homes and yards as the area remained flooded due to continuous rainfall and high tides that kept a main koker closed. Yesterday morning, koker attendants were still to acquire a hose to attach to a pump that Government officials [...]
Police fatal shootings on the decline
Amidst all the furore over the killing of 17-year old Kelvin Fraser, the Guyana Police Force is boasting about the significant reduction in police killings. Figures released by the force indicate a sharp decline in the number of police fatal shooting between 2002 to present. From a high of 34 persons killed in 2002 only [...]
Skeldon’s sugar boiler goes down
A boiler at the multi-million-dollar Skeldon Sugar Factory went down yesterday after developing problems, officials of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) said. However, the setback will not affect the start of the second crop. Officials said that the maintenance crews were cleaning the Number One boiler when “technical difficulties” were experienced and the pressure parts [...]
