Six potential candidates screened for kidney transplants at private hospital
Six potential kidney transplant candidates were screened by prominent transplant surgeon, Dr Rahul Jindal, at the Balwant Singh Hospital yesterday, as plans take shape for an inaugural bout of transplant operations at the private facility. Yesterday’s screening activity was deemed as crucial since according to Dr Jindal, there is a need to ensure that patients [...]
No more fear, just painful memories
By Dale Andrews Friday, January 26, 2008 started like any other day. I was actually on annualised leave, tending to the arrangements for the wake of my grandmother who had died a few days earlier. Since many of my relatives had arrived from overseas, the day was hectic with me getting things together for the [...]
Bullet almost severs mentally ill man’s foot
A 39-year old man had his left foot almost severed by a bullet after he challenged an off duty policeman during a heated rage yesterday afternoon. Cranston Lopes, of 2934 North Ruimveldt, who is said to be of unsound mind, was shot below his left knee, after threatening his elderly mother and another relative. He [...]
The epitome of a law enforcement officer
Former Top Cop, Henry Fraser, is a ‘Special Person’ “I told my officers to pay attention to the small things that people need help on, because when you need their assistance for the big things, you’ll find that you have little or no help.” By Crystal Conway He sat in a chair in his home [...]
Dem boys seh….Bharrat gone to Egypt
January is a month that does mek people get nervous. When madness was de order of de day in Guyana de rest of de world claim that wha happen in Guyana couldn’t happen to dem. That is when Fine Man do he madness and kill nuff people in Lusignan. Since then, every year Guyana does [...]
Tax collection disappointing – says Town Council Treasurer
Less than half of the collectable rates and taxes were collected by the New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council (M&TC) for last year. This was revealed by the town Treasurer, Ms Sharon Anderson. The Town Council collects revenues from several entities, among them the New Amsterdam Market and Abattoir. There are cemetery fees, processing fees, [...]
Opposition wants more done for Afro-Guyanese
Opposition Parliamentarians have called for more to be done to promote the interest of Afro-Guyanese, including enabling them to utilise their backlands for agriculture. Aubrey Norton, from the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), has urged action to be taken to promote the interest of Guyana of African descent within the framework of inter-ethnic [...]
Low cost airline touts flights to US for US$9.99
Low cost airline REDjet, which promises air tickets for the Caribbean from US$9.99, is gearing to lift up soon, airline sources have confirmed. REDjet would effectively be the cheapest airline in the Caribbean and would initially offer service to Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Jamaica. The start up of the airline was announced in October last [...]
Neighbour takes Zoom Inn to court over illegal fence
A Brickdam resident has taken her neighbour, the Zoom Inn Hotel, to court, claiming $10M for what has been described as an illegal fence separating her yard from the business place. Earlier this month, on January 12, Justice James Bovell-Drakes, granted a mandatory injunction against Brazilian, Sergio Matos, the new owner of the hotel which [...]
Region Two kicks off Children’s Mash
The Region Two Department of Education has kicked off the first in a series of activities to commence the Children’s Mashramani competition. Celebrating under the National Theme ‘Showcasing our culture, sustaining our Pride,’ children attending both Nursery and Secondary Schools on the Essequibo Coast participated in the areas of dramatic poetry and calypso. The well [...]
Bullet in face bandit claimed that he was also robbed
With heavy police guard and a bullet lodged in the left side of his face, alleged armed robbery suspect, Robin Akeem Holder, yesterday refuted claims that he was the individual who swooped down on the Serenity Bar and held the proprietor at gunpoint. The well-shackled Holder from his bed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [...]
From the Diaspora … I AM A RUM SHOP DRINKER
Yes I am a “rum shop drinker” and a proud “rum shop drinker”, that’s why I take strong offence to anyone denigrating my fellow Berbician as “rum shop drinker”. I take it personally when it’s my fellow New Amsterdamer. I was not aware that there were two classes of drinkers until President Jagdeo made the [...]
Jagdeo promises money to end water woes at Dazzell
Cheers erupted at a church in Dazzell Housing Scheme yesterday when President Bharrat Jagdeo promised that the government would find the full amount needed to set up a water distribution network in the East Demerara community that has been plague with water shortage over the years. Dazzell Housing Scheme, long seen as a neglected community [...]
Two charged with arson
Police have instituted a joint charge of setting fire to dwelling house against Annand Alphonso and Ravi Singh. The two are allegedly responsible for setting the apartment of 23-year-old Sunita Damesh of Sparta on fire, on January 24, last. They were not allowed to plead to the indictable charge and were subsequently remanded. According to [...]
Man seeks justice after acid attack
- Claims that he was also robbed $300,000 in raw gold After being doused with acid from the thigh down while working on a dredge in the interior, Mark James, 22, is seeking to bring the perpetrators to justice. He wants to be compensated since he was accused wrongfully of stealing. According to James, he [...]
A reporter experiences a life-changing experience
By Leonard Gildarie Part of the training of any new reporter is a warning to expect the unexpected. Things happen all the time. According to Adam Harris, Editor-in-Chief, too many things are happening for reporters to complain that there are no stories. For me the most pertinent advice is to be prepared. News is happening [...]
Health workers benefit from IT course
More than 70 health workers on Friday, last, graduated during a ceremony at the Cara Lodge Suite after completing a two-week Information Technology (IT) course. For those who were not computer savvy, the course allowed for the introduction to computers and trained the workers to manage files electronically. They were also exposed to training in [...]
G.T.I staffers at wits end with administrations’ inefficiencies
Some staffers of the Government Technical Institute (GTI) say that they have reached saturation point with the current administration as they continue to point out some discrepancies in the day to day activities of the institution. Recently this publication has been bombarded with complaints from staffers who said they are more than willing to be [...]
Rampant rustling, new breeds, export markets to be tackled
By Leonard Gildarie A body to regulate and increase exports of the country’s fledging livestock industry has been launched. Several departments including Animal Services, National Dairy Development Programme (NDDP) and the Livestock Division, were all merged to form the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA). On Friday, last, farmers complained that the sector has been sorely [...]
Kurt Bess Registers stunning knockout to avenge earlier loss over Augustin
Kurt Bess dealt Anthony Augustin a crunching left hook that deposited him to the canvass for the full count when the two squared off in a return bout in the ProAm boxing cards Friday evening last. At the pre-fight press conference, Bess had promised to avenge the loss to Augustin in the sixth edition of [...]
Sports Minister recognizes Bissoon Singh-DCB
Says Singh’s Attorney By Sean Devers Even as the honourable Justice Rishi Persaud said on Friday that the issues between the two feuding factions of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) are now out of the Court’s jurisdiction and that the legality of either side is yet to be established, Bissoon Singh’s Attorney says that Guyana’s [...]
Gunslinging husband still on the run
Up to press time the police were still trying to locate Malvin Taylor, 34, who shot his wife, Sharon Taylor and sister-in-law, Michelle Edwards, on Wednesday night. Taylor, an interdicted presidential guard, had accused his wife of being unfaithful. According to police, Taylor has been in contact with his relatives and has indicated that he [...]
Jagdeo heads to India to advance talks for specialty hospital
President Bharrat Jagdeo leaves Guyana today for India, which is considering giving Guyana a soft loan to set up a specialty hospital here. Jagdeo said that the discussions in India would focus on having Indians staff the hospital. For this year, the government has budgeted $150 million to commence preparatory work to design the 150-bed [...]
Guyana celebrates World Leprosy Day
Today, Guyana joins with the rest of the world in observing the 57th World Leprosy Day. World Leprosy Day has been celebrated every last Sunday in January with thousands of people across the world and here in Guyana stopping to remember those who suffer the horrendous effects of leprosy. According to information received from the [...]
Egypt Totters
The dust hasn’t quite settled on the departure of Tunisa’s dictator when it appears that he might be followed by his cohort from Egypt, Hosni Mubarak. In both instances, the pressures for regime change have come from an unheralded source: young people of all stripes plugged in, Matrix-like, to social networks like Twitter and Facebook. [...]
