NO NEED FOR QUARRELING
The East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) is a lifeline for farmers and for the sugar industry. Without it, there would be a lack of adequate water to irrigate the hundreds of rice fields, farms and the entire estates of eastern Demerara. The EDWC is, however, also a major threat to the people of this country, [...]
Misir needs to tell us about the situation here
Dear Editor, Prem Misir’s letter of March 23 again shows this man trying to ‘analyse’ the Middle East and referring to my letter critical of him. I will keep saying the same thing: we, the citizens want to hear from Misir about the deplorable situation at the University of Guyana, since he is paid by [...]
The matter has gone too far for anyone to object
Taxi driver, Rawle Hardy, was sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment for the unlawful assault of his fiancée over a text message; as reported by Stabroek News in a March 21 article entitled, “Two men get 14 days each for assaulting partners.” The article also said, “After the sentence was handed down, the VC told the [...]
Facts are facts, propaganda and lies would not change that
Dear Editor, I am compelled to respond to the lies and propaganda peddled by Prem Misir, the chief propagandist for Mr. Jagdeo and his corrupt PPP regime. Based on his false demagoguery, it appears as though this paid PPP propagandist has memory lapses. First he says that Guyana is democratic and free and then a [...]
ERC exposes its lack of moral authority to sanction others
Dear Editor, While I agree with the position Ms. Lurlene Nestor has taken, I can’t help but wonder if the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) is aware of the implications of President Jagdeo’s statements. Indeed, this body seems impotent to deal with matters of human rights generally and racial matters in particular. I wonder if they [...]
Bartica Massacre accused bares his soul
… implicates Fine Man, prison officer The men accused of murdering 12 people in Bartica on February 17, 2008, were yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court, after Magistrate Fazil Azeez found that a prima facie case was made out against them. Charged with the murders were Mark Royden Roberts, called ‘Durant Williams’; [...]
Corentyne Pastor accused of raping underaged girl
A second form female of a Corentyne Secondary School was allegedly raped by her pastor, Lionel Seebarran. According to reports, the pastor, who is in his mid-thirties allegedly raped the girl in the vicinity of the University of Guyana Berbice Campus, while in his car. According to sources, the girl attends the pastor’s church and [...]
Magistrate’s sacking places further burden on court
The sacking of Magistrate Omeyana Hamilton has now placed a further burden on the already heavily populated judicial system. The magistrate received her dismissal letter Tuesday morning, from the Judicial Service Commission. According to sources close to the magistrate the dismissal came after Hamilton refused to travel on a speedboat to the mining town of [...]
Late response to consumers’ complaints could cost GPL
Guyana Power and Light Company Incorporated (GPL) could be fined as much as $40,000 for failure to provide a service to consumers within a specified period. Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Justice Prem Persaud, during a press briefing yesterday, revealed that where the power company exceeds the allotted time for a new service [...]
TRIPS failure at GRA affects clients
Hiccups with the Total Revenue Integrated Processing System (TRIPS) system at all locations of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in the city caused frustration among clients who visited the entity only to be told to return Friday. Persons requesting road services licences, revenue licences, compliances, work permits for various countries and other documentations and services [...]
Dem boys seh… Magistrate got to like speedboat
De rainy season exposing nuff shoddy wuk. Road collapsing and dem bridge developing hole. Is like if is sheer dry weather wuk dem contractor does do. But dem boys realize that is one easy way fuh dem contractor to mek money because once de rain come de government got to repair wuk that done at [...]
Six men sodomise Corentyne secondary school student
Six men reportedly gang raped a Form Two female student of the Corentyne area. The act allegedly took place last Friday at the Hooters Bar which is located at Port Mourant, Corentyne. According to reports, the female left to go to a friend’s home and ended up being sodomised by six men who were at [...]
15.6MW plants for GPL to arrive in May
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has reported that works associated with the 15.6MW expansion of the new Kingston Power Plant are on track. The company says that on the second Friday this month negotiations for the two 7.8MW generators were successfully completed and the Units are now being prepared for their sea voyage. “They [...]
New Spanish Envoy accredited by CARICOM
Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of Spain to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Joaquin de Aristegui, was accepted by the Acting Secretary-General of CARICOM, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite at a simple ceremony at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara yesterday. The Spanish envoy said that Spain wants to move one level up in its relationship with CARICOM [...]
Property dispute lands woman in hospital
- neighbour dealt her several blows during argument over passageway Diana Bowen, of Lot 11 Henry Street, Werk-en-Rust, is currently hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Female Surgical Ward, after being badly beaten by her neighbour. She was involved in an argument over ownership of a mutual passageway. The woman told Kaieteur News [...]
PUC recovers $7.5M for consumers last year
A whopping total of $7.5M in credit was recovered for consumers last year from three utility companies through the unwavering effort of the Public Utilities Commission last year. A major chunk of that total, $6.51M, was recovered from the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL), according to PUC Chairman, Prem Persaud. He revealed that the [...]
Bare Roots flooded for past five weeks
Residents of Bare Roots, an East Coast Demerara village, have been flooded since February 15. The village has a record of being very susceptible to flooding. Many school children have been staying away from school while livestock farmers have lost thousands of dollars. One of the residents, Ms. Sheron Joseph, said that the main reason [...]
Fitness Express pumps up GABBFF
Category & Overall winners to receive hampers Ahead of their Annual Novices and Intermediate Championships which will be held on Sunday at the National Cultural Centre, the Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) received a timely booster, compliments of Fitness Express. Specialising in health and fitness products, Fitness express located at John and [...]
Wendell Meusa unbeaten in second DDL/Topco rapid chess tournament
- Anthony Drayton dominates the juniors Wendell Meusa showed his supremacy at rapid chess as he demolished all eight of his opponents in this year’s second DDL/TOPCO Juices Rapid Chess Tournament held on Monday March 21 at the KEI-SHAR’S Sports Club in Georgetown. Meusa scored the maximum eight points from eight games without any opponent [...]
G Division Police host Domino competition
In an effort to establish a closer relationship with members of the public, the membership of ‘G’ Division Policing Administration, hosted the first in a series of competitive Domino Competitions recently. The Competition, which was held in the Confines of the Anna Regina Police Station, saw matches among Strollers, the police C.P.G and the Local [...]
Chief witness testifies as PI commences
With evident relief, Colin Jones, Randy Mars, Anthony Watson, Jahfar Sampson and Basil Morgan, who are facing multiple charges, ranging from attempted murders to setting alight of the Supreme Court, saw the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the attempted murders charges starting yesterday. Like several other of the charges, acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry, is hearing [...]
Linden Foundation continues unbeaten run
Inaugural Champions Linden Foundation Secondary remained unbeaten in this year’s Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Schools Football Competition after scoring a narrow 3-2 win over Christianburg / Wismar when the two teams clashed on Tuesday, at the Bayroc Community Centre ground. The win made it three in as many matches in the tournament so far, while [...]
Toddler survives fall from two-storey house
Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) were fighting to save three-year-old Amanda Sankar who reportedly fell through the window of her two-storey home 23 David Rose Housing Scheme, Unity, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. According to reports at the time of the misfortune neither of the parents was home, the mother was at work [...]
Rising Sun Pre Easter race meet set for Sunday April 17
By Samuel Whyte The Rising Sun Turf club, Arima Park West Coast Berbice will be abuzz of activities come Sunday April 17, that the date set by the organisers for that entities Pre Easter one day Horserace meet. The organizers have put together the same programme that was listed for their previously postponed Pre Mashramani [...]
Man jailed for setting fire to villager’s vehicle
A West Coast Berbice man will spend the next year in jail after he pleaded guilty to the charge of damage to property. Compton Mingo, 34, of Number Four village West Coast Berbice was handed the penalty on Wednesday at the New Amsterdam magistrate court by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her, charged [...]
