Govt. seeking additional $6.9B from coffers
…$93M spent on UNASUR Summit Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday, for the second time this year, moved to the National Assembly seeking approval for close to $7B in Supplementary Provisions. The Minister tabled Financial Paper Three for 2010 seeking approval to spend almost $2 billion and Financial Paper Four seeking some $4.9 billion. Among [...]
Watch vendor shot outside home by waiting bandits
Up to late last night doctors at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Kingston were operating on a city watch vendor who was shot by bandits just as he was entering his yard at Goedverwagting, on the East Coast of Demerara. Paul Samaroo, 32, who operates just outside the Vendors’ Arcade on Water Street, had just [...]
Four-lane highway to end at Diamond
By Leonard Gildarie The planned extension of the four-lane highway on the East Bank Demerara has been altered with the roadway now ending at Diamond, officials say. Government had originally intended to extend the four-lane highway, which stops at Providence, to Grove, a heavily populated village, but the narrowness of the current public road there [...]
New airline heads to Guyana
A new airline will now be servicing the Guyana route as the Government has accepted the designation of Enerjet Airline by the Canadian Government to operate scheduled air service between Toronto and Guyana. It is understood, that the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority issued the licence to operate the scheduled air service between Toronto and Guyana [...]
Ambassador Applewhaite to perform S.G. duties
Chairman of CARICOM, Bruce Golding, has announced that Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, will act as Secretary-General with effect from 1 January 2011, pending the selection and appointment of a new official. Secretary-General, Sir Edwin Carrington, is set to step down at the end of this month after 18 years at the helm of the [...]
Yet another maternal death
- raises serious questions about “State-of-the-art” operating theatre at Linden By Latoya Giles Even as the Ministry of Health is trying to address the problem of maternal deaths, which has reached troubling proportions, its effort was dealt another blow after a 23-year-old mother of one, from Linden, succumbed hours after delivering a stillborn at the [...]
Dem boys seh…Bharrat grooming Donald
Old people always seh that coming events cast their shadow. Well dem boys seh that is nuff shadow casting because people seeing nuff things. All de talk about who gun be presidential candidate and all who fighting fuh see if dem can be president, too, got to contend wid Donald. And is not Donald Duck. [...]
Eccles women beaten, robbed by gunmen
Two young women on their way home are among the latest victims of armed robbery in the city and its environs. The women, Samantha Ramroop, 29, a cashier of Neal and Massy Group of Companies and Keisha Goriah, both of CC Eccles, East Bank Demerara, were relieved of their personal belongings by two men who [...]
BBC team to shoot ‘Serious Explorers’ here
Next month, a BBC team will begin shooting for a ten-part series called ‘Serious Explorers’ retracing the footsteps of Sir Walter Raleigh, who went in search of the fabled ‘City of Gold’ El Dorado. This is according to Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad. “We have gained tremendous exposure through shows such as [...]
Florida-based Guyanese honoured for contribution to medicine
Guyanese-born physician, Dr. Victor Boodhoo, was recently honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his outstanding contribution to the field of medicine and to the University of the West Indies at the 10th UWI Medical Alumni Association reunion conference held in Barbados. The UWI has produced over 7000 doctors since its inception in 1948. Only [...]
Benschop granted self-bail on obstruction of traffic charge
Social Activist Mark Benschop was released on his own recognisance, after he appeared before Magistrate Chandra Sohan, yesterday, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Benschop, who was unrepresented, was charged with obstruction. He pleaded not guilty. It is alleged that the defendant on Wednesday, last, on Cemetery Road, Georgetown, drove motor vehicle GLL 3101 and caused [...]
Courts spreads Christmas cheer
In the spirit of Christmas, Courts yesterday distributed a number of gifts to patients of the pediatric ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). In addition, food hampers were also distributed to nurses who work on the ward. Over the years, Courts has established a relationship with the facility, and particularly that area. The [...]
GITC hosts 44th Graduation ceremony
One hundred and sixty-five (165) students of the Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) graduated yesterday after completing various courses that were offered at the centre, which allowed them to acquire and enhance vocational skills that would make them marketable in society. Chairperson of the ceremony, Vera Naughton, said that education is the ‘single most powerful [...]
National schools Chess tourney set for this weekend
GCF receives $450, 000 from Sports Ministry By Sean Devers The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the National Sports Commission (NSC) will run off this year’s National Schools Chess tournament on Saturday and Sunday at the Carifesta Sports Complex. Defending champions Saints Stanislaus College is [...]
Metro supports six Berbice-based organisations
Metro Office and Computer Supplies with operations in both Guyana and the USA recently donated a number of items to six (6) Berbice-based organizations as part of its trust to giving back to the society. The handing over was done at a simple ceremony held at the St Francis Community Developers, Annex and Restaurant at [...]
Woodpecker Products Annual Junior Badminton U-11 & 13 winners decided
The Woodpecker Products Annual Junior Badminton Tournament continued at the Queens College Badminton Courts on Wednesday and the Under-11 and 13 champions were decided. Several other singles Quarterfinals and Semifinals matches were also played. Ajave Singh and Priyanna Ramdhani copped the boys and girls titles in the Under-11 department, while Narayan Ramdhani claimed the boys [...]
Guyana participates in Mercosur social forum
- Jagdeo to join plenary session today President Bharrat Jagdeo participated in the closing of the social forum of the XL Mercosur summit in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, and subsequently attended a state dinner hosted by Brazilian President luis Inacio Lula Da Silva, last evening. The Guyanese leader will participate in the plenary session today. [...]
Floodlights Softball Cricket Association contribute
Guyana’s Windies girls get $¼Million for India tour By Sean Devers For the first time ever, four Guyanese have gained selection on the same West Indies female cricket team and yesterday at the Sports Ministry, the Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (FSCA) contributed a quarter of a million dollars to the four young ladies. The $250,000 [...]
New brigade of RHTY&SC Executives excited about future
Committed to progression of the Club The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club in the past two weeks underwent a major shake-up of its Management as the organisation prepares itself for the future without its founder members. Thirteen new executives, most of them under the age of 21 were elected to replace long serving [...]
Fight against malaria being undermined by some imported drugs
- Minister Ramsammy Although the local health sector has over the years engaged a valiant battle against malaria, the efforts at the moment are not yielding the desired effects. At least this is according to Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy who revealed that this year saw a reverse cycle in the prevalence of the [...]
A cry for a new Guyana
Dear Editor, It is after much consideration that I have decided to pen this letter to share my concern and may say my vision for a new Guyana. For too long we have been mouthing that Guyana is rich in natural resources yet there is nothing to show for it, this in it self is [...]
Guyana excelled in sports this year
- future preparations must be guided by Policy Document Without a doubt, 2010 could be classified as a successful year for sporting achievements in Guyana. Many teams and individual athletes managed to hold their own against some of the very best in the Caribbean and it only served to emphasise what many of us have [...]
The mentally ill should never be allowed to roam the streets
Dear Editor, Allow me the opportunity to say that the mentally ill should never be allowed to roam our streets unsupervised, as this poses a threat to the wellbeing and security of persons with whom they may come into contact. Not two months ago, a mentally deranged homeless man from Charlestown went on a ‘chopping [...]
Man found with police gun granted bail
The man who took police to where a gun was stashed at Black Bush Polder, was later charged with possession of arms without being the holder of a firearm licence then remanded to prison, has been granted bail in the High Court to the tune of $400,000 by Chief Justice Ian Chang, upon a petition [...]
Why is the police force being reduced to this comical level?
I received a call from Mark Benschop at 21.00 hours Wednesday evening stating that three police vehicles with personnel were outside his home. Dale Andrews, senior reporter for this newspaper accompanied me. In charge of operations was chief of Ruimveldt Police Station, and Runner-up Best Cop in ‘A’ Division Superintendent Rishi Das. On inquiry, Das [...]
