Lone gunman executes East Coast Demerara businessman
-killer caught on surveillance camera A lone gunman walked into businessman Mark Kandhai’s Industry, East Coast Demerara grocery store shortly after 02:00 hrs yesterday and pumped two bullets into his head and abdomen. Kandhai, 32, was killed execution-style by a man who had entered the victim’s grocery store, which offers 24-hour service, under the pretext [...]
Gov’t guilty of ‘no truth, half truths and distortions’ — Christopher Ram
Activist and chartered accountant, Christopher Ram, has blasted the government over what he calls the “secrecy” involving the planned Amaila Falls Hydro Electricity project that is slated to cost up to US$700 million. “This government has been guilty of no truth, half truths and distortions” with regard to the project, Ram said in a recent [...]
An exemplary son of the soil…
Dr Vincent Adams is a ‘special person’ “I really don’t care what other people believe about me, it is what I believe that’s important. I vividly remember there were times as a youth playing table tennis and cricket at the Mackenzie Sports Club, that I was taunted and booed, because I was from Wismar, and [...]
Dem boys seh…Bar-Rat and Red-Rat cause blackout
Rat mek de news. Dem is de talk of de town. Dem shut down de town because dem tun off de power plant switch. Was darkness. Even State House get blackout and right way Bar-Rat call Barr-rat fuh find out wha happen. Barr-rat tell Bar-Rat that a rat in de system. Well dem boys seh [...]
Use more remittance money for development
- regional study says Jamaica (Jamaica Observer)-A study on migration in Commonwealth countries has recommended that a greater portion of remittances be used for development purposes to help offset the loss to countries most negatively affected by migration. The report also called for international mechanisms to be established to help relocate persons who are forced [...]
Prisoner accuses police of beating him in hospital
Twenty-six-year-old, Randy Charles, who is currently a patient of the Male Surgical Ward, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), is now complaining that police ranks have been physically abusing him over the past few days to the extent that they have inflicted serious wounds across his body. At the GPHC yesterday afternoon, Charles stated that he [...]
Robbery victim granted bail for damage of property
A 37-year -old labourer was on Friday, last, granted bail after being arraigned on the charge of damage of property. It is alleged that on May 19, in the vicinity of Wellington Street, Woldford Lee damaged the window of a motor vehicle owned by Keith Barker. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge when it [...]
Another senseless accident on the East Bank Public Road
- One injured Up to press time yesterday a minibus driver was still being treated at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre for injuries he sustained in an accident on the Diamond, East Bank Demerara Public Road. The injured man has since been identified as Arvindah Ramsahoi. Reports are that some time around 14:40 hours yesterday, a [...]
Sugar worker battling for life after Enmore factory explosion
A sugar worker is battling for his life after an explosion last week at the Enmore factory. Officials of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday confirmed that 47-year-old Jainarine Singh, called ‘Derrick’ of Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara was working last Sunday, at a recently modified section of the factory, when the incident occurred. Singh [...]
Private operators call for quota review as demand grows for GuyOil gas
…some operators illegally selling fuel wholesale By Leonard Gildarie A number of gas station operators, contracted to buy from the Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil), have expressed unhappiness over limitations to their quotas by the state-owned entity. Additionally, there are complaints that the government company is forcing them to buy large quantities of Castrol oil products, [...]
Criminal records – no basis for denying employment
By Rabindra Rooplall As part of the rehabilitation process, prisoners who are deemed rehabilitated and are about to reintegrate into society shall not be labeled as criminals or ex-con, and are not under any obligation to reveal their past to their respective employers, according to Chapter 11:07 of the local Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. It [...]
Hope Canal works to proceed in spite of heavy rains
…Agri Minister expecting no delays Despite the recent rains, Minister Robert Persaud is confident that work on the Hope canal will continue apace allowing for an on schedule completion. The project has been divided into four major parts, with the first being the actual excavation of the 10.3km long earthen channel from the East Demerara [...]
Son remains in custody for businessman’s murder
As police on the Essequibo Coast continue to put the pieces of information they have since acquired in the murder of 70-year-old, Victor Warner, they say the man’s 21-year-old son and another suspect remains in custody, 72 hours after the incident occurred. According to police the 21-year-old has since given a statement. Law enforcement officers [...]
Apologetic armed robbers target Guyanese restaurateur
Turks and Caicos-(tcweeklynews.com)- Two masked men stole more than US$2,000 in cash, along with bags and phones from staff and customers at a phone shop on Wednesday. And they apologized profusely as they did it, blaming lack of jobs and families to feed for their crime. It was about 09.30hrs when Guyanese restaurant owner, Doreen [...]
Barber shops and salons to come under scrutiny
- Royston King Unregistered barber shops and hair dressing salons in the city will come under the scrutiny of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC), a move which will include Council taking action against road side operators. This disclosure was made by Public Relations Officer, Royston King, who revealed that the municipality “is [...]
Father and son held for alleged rape allegation
- Cops still awaiting advice from DPP It has been almost two weeks since police began investigating allegations that a teen from Linden was sexually molested by her father and brother. The police are still awaiting advice from the Director of Public Prosecution. But many are of the opinion that nothing will come of the [...]
46 Credit Unions control $2 billion in assets
- Labour Minister Authorities are calling on the Credit Unions in Guyana to comply with proper managerial guidelines and the constitution, since 46 Credit Unions control $2 billion in assets. They have 15,000 members. On Thursday, the Guyana Co-operative Credit Union League Ltd. in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour, Human Service and Social Services [...]
Mahaica man succumbs after altercation
After an altercation between relatives an injured Gowkaran Gouridat, 45, called ‘Veno’ of DeHoop, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, the man succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in the wee hours of Saturday morning. Relatives told this publication last Sunday, that Gouridat had an altercation with his uncle and he was attacked with a [...]
Bumper pineapple crop leaves Essequibo farmers smiling
Operations have restarted at the privately owned pineapple factory, Amazon Caribbean Limited [AMCAR]. The company which experienced a lull in production restarted operations in mid-April and with the harvest of the largest pineapple season, farmers at Mainstay, stand to benefit. Supervisor of the Mainstay pineapple factory, Joel Fredericks, said that certified organic pineapple farmers, living [...]
Private sector wants face off between Presidential Candidates
…Ramotar before business leaders on Wednesday The campaign fever continues to heat up with the last of the three announced Presidential Candidates, Donald Ramotar, of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), slated to make his pitch to the business community on Wednesday. The forums have been coordinated by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), a [...]
Robbery accused remanded
Twenty-year-old Sherwin Williams who allegedly acquired articles valuing $11,000, an identification card and an ATM card, the property of Quacy Crawford, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, on Friday, last, at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to face the charge of robbery. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him. Police [...]
2011 set to record largest ever rice crop
- despite La Nina conditions earlier this year Guyana on Friday achieved its highest ever first crop target in the rice industry, despite heavy rains earlier this year, the Ministry of Agriculture says. According to Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, figures from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has shown that rice production for the [...]
Close to 1, 000 WOW loans already granted
The Women of Worth (WOW) micro-credit scheme for women is claiming credit for transforming the lives of the now close to 1,000 women who have accessed loans. WOW is a collaborative venture between the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) in which women are able [...]
Food crisis to affect population growth daily
By Rabindra Rooplall World population growth, which peaked at two percent per year around 1970, dropped below 1.2 percent per year last year. But because the world population has nearly doubled since 1970, we are still adding 80 million people each year. This means that there will be 219,000 additional mouths to feed at the [...]
Immigration TALK: Male Immigrants Require Registration in Selective Service
By Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Gail@Go2Lawyer.com Many first-time immigrants to the United States are unaware of the requirement that all males between the ages of 18 and 26 living in the U.S. must register for the Selective Service. The Selective Service is a system in the United States that maintains information on males that are [...]
