The Deportee Dilemma
In the newspaper business it is rather trite to point out that it is the unusual that usually makes the news: dog bites man – ho-hum; man bites dog – news!! After more than a decade of anguished complaints by Caribbean leaders about criminal deportees from the developed countries – mainly the US, Canada and [...]
Bus Driver critical after accident
- several injured Several passengers are nursing injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after minibus BMM 8590 ploughed into a Norton Street drain between Louisa Row and Hardina Street, Wortmanville. Eyewitnesses said that the minibus tried to avoid colliding with a Honda Civic, PGG 1528, yesterday. Nothing happened to the car. The driver [...]
Fire destroys Ogle house
A family of three has been displaced following a fire at 56 Area H Ogle, East Coast Demerara, yesterday evening. The fire believed to be electrical in origin erupted around 17:30 hours, gutting the building and leaving in its wake millions of dollars in damages. According to owner of the two-storey three bedroom property, 53-year-old [...]
Guyanese among barefaced thieves nabbed in Nevis
Nevisian Alexander Mills, of Farms Estate, and Guyanese Rannel Carmichael, of Rawlins Village, have both been arrested and charged for burglary and larceny, according to the St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. After a series of break-ins that occurred in Farms, and other places in Nevis over a three-month period, officers of the St. Christopher and Nevis Police [...]
A life of service … two times over Rev. Clifton Peters is a ‘Special Person’
”Being headmaster brought a certain measure of respect and the people on the river were very kind to the people that were educating their children.” By Crystal Conway Most people take up a hobby or just choose to spend their days relaxing when they retire, but not former headmaster, Clifton Peters. No, at 62, Mr. [...]
Dem boys seh….Dem serpent in trouble
Bharrat mek a powerful speech at de United Nations. He talk bout accountability and transparency. He tell dem that de world must be transparent when dem dealing wid de global problem. Dem boys sit down and listen then dem realise was de same man who people can’t ask to account fuh nutten in Guyana that [...]
Employment, education, other opportunities being sought for the deaf
Intensive workshop sessions are planned this week to brainstorm ideas about how the deaf in Guyana can have better access to employment, education, sports and other activities. A workshop on the workplace will include a testimonial from an employed deaf achiever who will discuss her experiences with participants who represent businesses that employ or are [...]
Killer still on the run
… Murdered Haslington miner A post mortem examination performed on 23-year-old Rawle Peters, formerly of 21 Haslington North, has revealed that he died from intestinal rupturing. Peters was gutted with a Brazilian chopper. The victim, called ‘Dumb Boy’, was stabbed to death at Puruni Landing, Mazaruni, last Monday. He succumbed on the Puruni trail as [...]
CARICOM Special Caucus discusses replacement for Carrington
- Suriname puts up nomination Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have met to consider a replacement for Secretary General Edwin Carrington who steps down at the end of the year. Surinamese newspaper, De Ware Tijd reported that Suriname will nominate a candidate for the post. The newspaper said that the Suriname Government believes there [...]
Driver to be charged with causing death, fleeing accident scene
… Buxton hit and run accident The minibus driver who was caught the day after fleeing an accident scene in Buxton is expected in court on Monday. According to a source close to the investigation, the driver, who up to press time yesterday was still in custody, will be charged with causing death by dangerous [...]
Three Rivers Foundation holds free heart clinic this week
The Three Rivers Foundation will host a free clinic for young people and children suffering from heart conditions this week. The Foundation has advertised to possible patients via newspaper advertisements, the dates and details of the clinic, which will be held at the Ghandi Youth Organisation Complex which is on Woolford Avenue. The Foundation just [...]
Guyana puts focus on ‘green gold’ for World Tourism Day
The government remains committed to safeguarding the country’s natural treasures and “green gold” (the rainforest), Minister of Tourism Manniram Prashad says as the country observes World Tourism Day tomorrow. The theme for this year’s observance is “Tourism and Biodiversity.” In a statement, Prashad said that biodiversity is a key tourism asset and fundamental to its [...]
Mother finds missing daughter at paramour’s home
The Westbury teenager, who eloped a week ago with her former brother-in-law, is back in the custody of her mother, Sharon Johnson. The teen was released after her mother ventured to the city Thursday morning in search of her. But before her return home, she was detained at the Suddie Police Station for a few [...]
Guyana’s Post-Colonial Plight
Still beset by ethnic divisions 45 years after independence from Britain, the country’s labour movement is now offering ‘bold leadership, according to Guyana-born scholar Perry Mars By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Most Americans are unfamiliar with Guyana and its politics, despite the fact that the United States has been influencing events in the small South American [...]
$3.6B Hope Canal works to begin Friday
- Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud After months of hiccups and delays, the Hope/Dochfour Canal will finally make its way from a proposed project to actual infrastructure. Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud told this newspaper yesterday that on Friday, October 1, the Ministry will be breaking ground on the canal. It was established that the [...]
Amaila Falls road designs still to be approved
Engineers and consultants for the Ministry of Transport and Hydraulics, up to this past week were in the interior working on the ground vetting of the designs that were submitted by Synergy Holdings Inc. for the construction of the road and bridges that will facilitate the eventual construction of the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project. [...]
Bring it on ‘Soca Warriors’, the ‘Golden Jaguars’ are ready for you
By Franklin Wilson All roads lead to the Guyana National stadium providence today when neighbours Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana clash in the inaugural President’s Cup Football matches, promoted by the Guyana Football Federation and the Kashif & shanghai Organisation. Rivalry between these two nations has always been fierce over the years with today’s double [...]
Weapon was assigned to TSU rank
The 9mm pistol that was found in a vegetable garden in Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice on Friday has been confirmed as that assigned to a police rank. The weapon went missing last month but the rank from the Tactical Services Unit to whom it was assigned and who was performing anti crime duties [...]
AK-47 gunman refused bail
The man who was found with a bag of guns at Adelphi East Canje, on Tuesday, and who bit two policemen in his bid to escape was slapped with five charges and remanded to prison on Friday. Timothy Sampson, 25, of 51 Adelphi New Scheme, East Canje, Berbice appeared before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo on Thursday [...]
Decent folks might have become criminals if criminals were to become decent folks —- asserts Michael Benjamin
Sometimes I fantasise and during such moments I imagine what life would be like without crime. No one steals; assaulting another fellow human being is unheard of; love for each other abounds and the world is just a groovy place in which to live. Young ladies are free to exhibit their voluptuous curves without titillating [...]
Suriname seeks help to revive its rice industry
A high level team from the Rice Research Station of Suriname (SNRI/ADRON) is currently in Guyana to examine strides being made in this country’s rice industry and the possibility of using our experience as a model for Suriname’s rice farmers. The team which is headed by Lakhram Soerdjan MP – Director ADRON, Nareen Gajadin Agronomist [...]
Guyana Goldfields supports Heritage Month activities
Guyana Goldfields on Thursday last presented a cheque to Deputy Toshao Bridget McWatt of Batavia Village in Region Seven as part of the company’s commitment to supporting a multi-cultural Guyana. September is Amerindian Heritage Month and the villages of Batavia, Dog Point, Riversview, Karrau and Agatash will be celebrating the occasion today with a pageant [...]
Weather, other anomalies affect power generation on West Demerara
…residents frustrated over erratic supply There is no problem with the generation capacity for the Guyana Power and Light Inc. as it relates to supplying residents of the West Coast Demerara, but a series of weather-related problems along with some other anomalies saw a series of power outages hitting that district in the past week. [...]
Maternal deaths worldwide drop by 34%
The number of women dying due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased by 34 per cent from an estimated 546,000 in 1990 to 358,000 in 2008, according to a new report entitled “Trends in maternal mortality”, released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population [...]
GTTA Strategic Plan engages Anthony
By Edison Jefford The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) was facilitated in two separate meetings with the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony and Director of Sport, Neil Kumar and several developmental aspects of the sport was discussed. Kaieteur Sport understands that one of the major subjects that engaged Anthony was the [...]
