Bidders believe Laptops already bought
… see tender process as cover-up Today is the final day for the submission of bids for the supply of laptops the government says it will distribute to poor families, but some bidders feel that the process is just a farce to cover-up the fact that the laptops are already in the country. A reliable [...]
Granny, 75, hangs self
- couldn’t afford to pay grocery bill A 75-year-old grandmother on Sunday decided to take her own life by hanging herself in the upper flat of her home. She had reportedly encountered financial difficulties. The woman, Shairoon Alli, a pensioner of Lot 50 D’Edward Village, West Bank Berbice, lived alone in the upper flat of [...]
Students face uncertain future
… UG mulls slashing Science degree programmes By Leonard Gildarie Several foreign students and more than 70 locals are facing uncertainty over a decision to slash a number of science programmes this year from the curriculum of the University of Guyana (UG). UG officials have since said that the decision to slash the programmes has [...]
Work not intended to be confrontational
… says Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. The Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI) is refuting Government’s accusations that its work is intended to be anti-government. The group, which recently published a critical observation on the work of government agencies and departments, said that it expects that Government will welcome its vision of increased transparency and [...]
Dem boys seh… Bharrat gun need de backtrack map
Bharrat proppa cuss last weekend. He cuss de Waterfalls boss man, he mek it look like Uncle Adam was a criminal and he talk wha he wasn’t even sure about. Dem boys want know why he suh vex and then dem understand. He photo don’t mek de front page in de Waterfalls paper and nuff [...]
As Minibus strike continues … Govt. slashes excise tax on fuel
- Commuter urged not to pay fare increase, police to monitor By Rabindra Rooplall The government has slashed the excise tax on gasolene to 15 percent down from 20 percent and diesel, down to 10 per cent from 15 per cent. And Minister of Tourism and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, said yesterday, that there is also [...]
Canada-based Guyanese donate 400 netbooks to Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education yesterday received 100 laptops from two Canada-based Guyanese businessmen. The men also promised a further 300 within weeks. Alan Zakhir and his business partner, Chris Sammy, made the presentation yesterday to Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, during a ceremony at the NCERD building, yesterday. Minister Baksh lauded the efforts of the [...]
Councillors granted injunction against Acting Town Clerk
The statutory meeting of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) kicked off in dramatic fashion yesterday with Councillor Ranwell Jordan endeavouring to have Mayor Hamilton Green enforce an injunction to have Deputy Town Clerk Yonette Pluck-Cort vacate the chair of Town Clerk. The injunction stemmed from the refusal of Pluck-Cort to surrender the [...]
Police fail to find taxi driver
… After teen jumps from moving car The taxi driver who was accused of attempting to abduct 17-year-old Shovone Rampersaud, of 152 Lodge Housing Scheme never returned to the East La Penitence Police Station as he promised. He also refused to answer his cellular phones when police ranks called the given contact numbers. Reports are [...]
Diabetes remains major cause of renal failure
…as Health Ministry intervenes with HbA1c test The cause of end-stage renal failure in about 45 percent of all patients throughout the world and is linked primarily to diabetes. This is according to renowned Nephrologist, Professor George Nicholson, who said during a recent interview that the projected number of diabetics in the world is expected [...]
Moving, but getting nowhere
… The Local transportation industry The recent standoff between government officials and minibus operators plying the East Bank route for what the bus operators regard as a minimal increase, and the government, a non negotiable issue, has backfired after government officials vetoed the request. In retaliation, the bus operators refused to transport patrons unwilling to [...]
Charity Fish Port complex seems headed for the river
Tremendous fear continues to linger in the minds of the management of the Alfro Alphonso Group of companies, as one of his million dollar complexes, the fish port complex, is severely threatened to be swallowed up into the Pomeroon River. A massive erosion of the dam is unfolding in that area causing the river to [...]
Berbice Chambers appreciate street-lighting project
The Chambers of Commerce in Berbice have all expressed their satisfaction with the Government of Guyana Street- lighting project which is well underway in the Berbice area. A recently released statement stated that the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCCI), Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCCI) and the Berbice Chamber of [...]
Treason PI … Matter postponed, DPP absent
The preliminary inquiry into the treason case involving Guyana Defence Force Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol Ann Munroe, and army reserve officer, Leonard Wharton, was yesterday postponed until Thursday. The matter was “put down” since Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali Hack, was not present. The matter is expected to continue on Thursday before [...]
Reinstatement of interdicted ranks being fast tracked
- Snr. Police Officer Senior police officials have indicated that they are in the process of clearing the backlog of cases that is stymieing the reinstatement of several interdicted ranks. This is in response to an article carried in yesterday’s edition of this newspaper, which cited frustration on the part of several interdicted ranks over [...]
GCCI worried about large cash transactions, Customs operations
… Ramnauth returned as President The use of large sums of cash and Customs operations continue to remain a high priority for the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). This is according to newly appointed members of the Executives during a one-on-one with the press yesterday. Komal Ramnauth has been returned as President of [...]
Register 1500 teams and we’ll take it to the next level – Mahadeo
- Wolf Warriors, Berbice All Stars crowned champions By Rawle Welch With a further promise to double the prize monies should the Organising Committee manage to increase the teams to 1500 next year, GT&T’s CEO Yog Mahadeo is adamant that though this year’s 10/10 Softball Cricket Competition was an overwhelming success, there is room for [...]
ITTF Level I Coaches’ Course ends
After five days of intense theoretical and practical training at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Level I Coaches’ Course concluded where some 24 new coaches will emerge following 30 hours of supervised work. The newly trained coaches must now complete a mandatory 30 hours of theoretical and practical training [...]
Milerock hammered 4-0 by T&T’s Defence Force
Trinidad & Tobago’s Digicel Pro League Champions Defence Force made light work of Milerock on Sunday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground, Linden, with a comfortable 4-0 win in their first leg clash of the Caribbean Football Union Club Championship second round. Veteran player Michael Edwards scored his second double of this season’s Club [...]
Hollywood, not Embassy
In the article Sunday last under the caption “Another Death Row inmate succumbs in jail” the Hotel Hollywood in Rose Hall Berbice was the hotel where Raymond Persaud, 68, called “Tarzan”, of Berbice and his brother Palo Rampersaud, murdered Bibi Zorina Alli, and where police found a body buried in a shallow grave. Contrary to [...]
Dramatic Arts Academy adds comedy to Cinderella story
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) has teamed up with the Dramatic Arts Academy of Guyana to bring to stage the classic fairy-tale “Cinderella.” The play will be staged this weekend at the National Cultural Centre. There will be a children’s matinee show on Thursday and Friday followed by full-fledged presentations from 19:00 hours on [...]
Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association mourns the passing of an affiliate
After ailing for quite sometime, former National Weightlifter Malcolm ‘Tiger’ Smith finally succumbed to his illness Saturday afternoon last casting the local weightlifting fraternity into mourning. He was 75 years old. A release from the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAW A) described ‘Tiger,’ as he was fondly called, as a very humble and approachable individual. [...]
Four wanted suspects turn selves in
… Fraud at govt. agency probe Four persons who are wanted in connection with the Government fraud, have made themselves available to the police for questioning. This newspaper was told that the persons along with their attorneys turned up at the Criminal Investigation Department yesterday. Up to press time the three women and one man [...]
Bartica Regatta Football kicks off today
Six teams to clash for $300,000 top prize The 2011 edition of the Bartica Regatta football competition is set to kick off this evening at the Bartica Community Centre Ground, organised by the Bartica Football Association (BFA). Some six teams placed into two groups of three will battle first in the group format with the [...]
Easter Junior Badminton tourney set for April 18-20
The Guyana Badminton Association will be running off their Easter Junior Under-13 Singles, Boys & Girls Doubles & Mixed Doubles Tournament at the Queens College Badminton Courts from April 18-20. The Tournament will start at 3:00pm, running until 6:00pm on the dates mentioned. All entries have to be submitted before April 16.
