Hundreds Pay Tribute to Winston Murray
By Amar Panday and Leonard Gildarie Hundreds turned out yesterday to say goodbye to former Trade Minister and Parliamentarian, Winston Murray, as a collective call was issued to use his life as a stepping stone to take Guyana another step forward. House Speaker, Ralph Ramkarran, told a packed gathering of mourners at the St. George’s [...]
GPHC may terminate doctor’s contract
By Latoya Giles Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, has said that even though Dr. Vishwamintra Persaud, services at the hospital are likely to be terminated by the hospital, the entire process has to be keenly documented. Dr. Vish Persaud, according to New York Department of Health documents, was found guilty based on a guilty [...]
Govt. listed among defaulting rate payers
- as amnesty comes to an end Government and several reputable businesses have been listed among the defaulters that are yet to fully honour their civic obligation with the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC). And according to information emanating from the municipality, Central Government owes in excess of $30M, representing the payment of [...]
Prison authorities debunk inmates’ claims
- say quality of meals has been progressively enhanced The administration of the Georgetown Prisons says that it has progressively enhanced the quality of meals offered to its inmate population in addition to facilitating proper medical treatment for those on Death Row. This is in response to an article titled “Death Row inmates lament delays [...]
Dem boys seh …Bharrat don’t believe in climate change
Climate change gun cause flooding of all dem areas that low. Some islands might disappear and people who use to walk gun swim. Dem boys seh that the situation suh frightening that Bharrat got a special task fuh lobby dem countries that causing de climate change to pay dem countries who fighting to control de [...]
Murder accused remanded at Providence Court
Appearing before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell yesterday at the Providence Magistrate’s Court was Antonio Jaisingh who was charged with murder. It is alleged that Jaisingh on Saturday, November 27, last, murdered Randy Joseph at Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara (EBD). When Magistrate Lovell read the charge to Jaisingh, she explained that he was not required to [...]
Car explodes at Montrose body shop
Swift action by neighbours and workers at an East Coast Demerara automotive shop, prevented a major disaster but despite their efforts there were millions of dollars in losses. A car was completely destroyed and part of the businessman’s house was scorched. In addition, other vehicles that were parked in the compound were slightly damaged. The [...]
176 graduate from Tain campus
With the pomp and ceremony that usually accompanies a graduation ceremony of the highest education institution of learning, a university, 176 persons graduated in a wide array of disciplines on Saturday evening at the University of Guyana Berbice Campus. The Guyana Police Force band was on site and rendered several musical pieces including the national [...]
More bikes to boost police crime fight
With the traffic landscape in Guyana changing rapidly due to the influx of several vehicles, and with the expansion of several communities in inland areas, the Guyana Police Force’s crime fighting capabilities received a shot in the arm with the acquisition of 20 brand new Lifan scrambler motorcycles. Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee officially handed [...]
Ketley Street accused wife killer remanded
- Lawyer asks for early PI date After evading police for almost eight months, Charles Rawlins also known as “Terrace” was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of reputed wife, Okemo Todd. Rawlins appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. It was alleged that on March 1, at Ketley Street, Rawlins [...]
Millions plunge into poverty by end of 2010-IMF
Macroeconomic challenges facing low-income countries (LICs) as they emerge from the global crisis had triggered the sharpest economic slowdown in four decades, pushing additional 64 million people into extreme poverty by end-2010. This was revealed at a meeting held recently by the International Monetary Fund. Most LICs, in particular those with IMF-supported programmes, were able [...]
GAWU Credit Union declares $14.5M profit
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Cooperative Credit Union Society Limited has declared a $14.5M profit for last year. According to a statement from the union, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), the credit union held its 17th Annual General Meeting on Sunday at the Umana Yana, Kingston, Georgetown, which saw an attendance [...]
Investigators find 24 cancers in Guyana
According to a research done by officials of the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation GPHC, there is a problem with Pediatric Cancers (cancer affecting persons under the age of 18) and tumours in Guyana. This research has shown that during the five years period 2005-2010, there were 72 patients who were diagnosed with some form of [...]
Nursing school desperately needs more full-time tutors – Principal Tutor
Nursing education has been gaining paramount attention by the Ministry of Health but training, according to Principal Tutor within the Georgetown School of Nursing, Norma Semple, is not a simple and straightforward task. She said that there is a growing concern about the level of unpreparedness of a large proportion of nursing students, despite their [...]
Brazilian hospitalised after road accident
The Bartica Police are currently investigating an accident that occurred around 7:30 hours, yesterday, at Second Street and Sixth Avenue, Bartica. A yellow taxi HB 8380 driven by ex- Prison Officer Carl David and a motorcycle ridden by 36-year-old Gilmar Silva Santos a Brazilian national working at the Seventh Avenue workshop as welder/fabricator, collided. Gilmar [...]
UNASUR and CARICOM: Prospects and Challenges
In a panel discussion held on Thursday, five International Relations experts from the University of Guyana and the University of the West Indies weighed in on UNASUR and what it could mean not only for South America but for CARICOM as well. Professorial Fellow at the Institute of International Relations (IIR) at UWI, Professor Norman [...]
Drug convict jailed, fined $1.1M
A 23-year-old Coomaka Berbice River resident, George Denhart, was on Monday sentenced to four years in jail and fined a total of $1,1M by Magistrate Krisendat Persaud when he appeared before him at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court and pleaded guilty to being in possession of 1kg and 50 grams of marijuana. Prosecutor Corporal Roberto [...]
Palms refutes KN article about refusing to accept elderly woman
Administrator of the Palms Institution, yesterday, in response to an article carried in Monday edition of the Kaieteur News, said the article does not truly represent what took place. It was claimed in yesterday’s edition of this newspaper that the institution was reluctant to accept 76-year old Olive King, who is terminally ill and who [...]
Man pulled off London bound flight by police narcotics
A British citizen was early yesterday morning pulled off a flight at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, under suspicion that he had ingested pellets filled with cocaine. This newspaper was told that the man was about to board a flight heading to London via Barbados when he was intercepted by ranks from the Police Narcotics [...]
Climate negotiators look for ‘balanced package’ in Cancun
By Neil Marks in Cancun, Mexico The United Nations yesterday launched a new round of climate negotiations to find a new pact to make the planet cooler, but the trumpets of last year’s summit for a legally binding agreement have been left behind. UN climate chief Christiana Figueres said that what could be achieved is [...]
Dr Madan Rambaran on Dr Vishwamintra Persaud
The issues pertaining to Dr Vishwamintra Persaud are already sufficiently complex and difficult. As we navigate to find resolution it is incumbent on us to stay close to the facts and seek to keep the discourse intelligent and civilised. Unfortunately any attempt to maintain objectivity and to call for a balanced debate is fraught with [...]
Authorities warn of possible spring tide flooding
Authorities have warned of above normal spring tides from Thursday. According to the Work Services Group/Sea Defence Division of the Ministry of Public Works yesterday, residents should take the necessary precautions during the spring tide period that is expected to last from December 2 to December 9. The predicted tide indicates above normal levels for [...]
Police will follow all leads – Greene
Colin Jones to be charged with three murders, arson, and attacks on police stations Police Commissioner Henry Greene said, yesterday, that investigators may have cause to re-arrest several persons who were questioned in the initial probe into the arson of the Ministry of Health Headquarters on Brickdam in July last year. “Wherever the investigation leads [...]
West Dem. police seize $80M in coke
Police on the West Coast of Demerara have recorded the largest drug bust so far for the year, following the seizure of a whopping 21 kilograms of cocaine yesterday. The drugs valued about $80M were unearthed in a car in which three men, two of whom are known drug dealers, were travelling. According to reports, [...]
The sins of the PNC and AFC have caught up with them
Many persons have questioned me about the wisdom of criticising the opposition parties in the face of the relentless dictatorship of the PPP. To answer that question, we can best look at what a columnist of the Guardian (London) wrote about the breath-taking leaks of secret correspondence of US Embassies around the world released on [...]
