Minister suspected of being major financier
‘Barber Shop’ computer scandal grows… The issue of the contract to Digital Technology has taken yet another interesting turn. The company is registered as Digital Technology Group of Companies with Krishendat Sukhu as its Chief Executive Officer. Documents from the Deeds Registry stated that the company was registered on June 2, 2009. Yesterday, information that [...]
FBI Agent details Ahmad’s scheme
US mortgage fraud investigation… US Federal Special Agent Bryan Trebelhorn has revealed in court documents how Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad fleeced a US lending agency “Countrywide Home Loans” of more than US$700000 on two New York properties. The Special Agent, who has been working on the FBI’s Financial Institutions Fraud Squad, has testified in an [...]
Dem boys seh….Goat and rabbit guh pun Hen See Hen
Contractors surprised that dem actually got people who thiefing more than dem. Nuff of dem get vex when dem hear that some people who always holler how dem clean but now dem tie up wid a big computer scandal. One of dem refuse to answer some question that dem boys at de Waterfalls paper ask. [...]
Speedboat passengers escape death in Essequibo River mishap
- captain, bowman detained By Kristen Macklingam Several passengers narrowly escaped death yesterday afternoon, when a speedboat that was taking them from Supenaam to Parika sank in the Essequibo River. Passengers said that the vessel sank in rough waters after suddenly springing a leak. Fortunately, the passengers, including women and small children, were wearing lifejackets, [...]
Guyana needs new generation of compassionate leaders
Ramjattan tells Berbicians… Alliance for Change (AFC) Presidential hopeful, Khemraj Ramjattan urged Berbicians on a Live television programme on Saturday evening to move forward and not fall prey to the ethnic voting patterns of the past. “We cannot have changes if we have the same voting patterns. You can’t have something different by doing the [...]
APNU outlines plans for Guyana at New Amsterdam rally
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday outlined a number of initiatives it will undertake to give Guyanese a better life if it is elected by the people during a rally on Saturday at New Amsterdam, Berbice. Among the speakers were Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, former finance Minister and economist Carl Greenidge and APNU presidential candidate [...]
Guyana, Belize reduced hunger by 50 percent in 2010
- FAO Guyana is one of two countries (Belize being the other) in the Caribbean to reduce hunger by 50 percent last year, says Lystra Fletcher-Paul, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative. Fletcher-Paul indicated that Guyana knows what it wants in terms of agriculture in the Caribbean. Though the country has a high food production [...]
‘Remarkable’ recovery for Homestretch survivors
By Kristen Macklingam One week has passed since the horrific accident on Homestretch Avenue which claimed the lives of five persons and the survivors appear to be making remarkable recovery. Ten-year-old Shawn Archibald was placed on a life support machine in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) after being transferred from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) [...]
Guyana set to resume sugar supply to Jamaica
- Govt. Guyana is set to resume sugar exports to Jamaica with government yesterday stating that increased production made this possible. “Guyana is happy to be in a position this year after an absence to supply the Jamaican market with brown sugar. This comes after increased sugar production in Guyana,” Agri Minister, Robert Persaud, said [...]
Travails of an amateur gardener
I come from a family of gardeners. My father was always planting in our backyard at Tucville. As a boy, he and his siblings raised crops at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo. My mother, too, came from a farming tradition, where the children would earn their own “pocket piece” from selling peppers. So, when I moved [...]
Cop promoted during Scout’s Day ceremony
An officer in the Guyana Police Force was given an ‘on the spot’ promotion yesterday at the opening ceremony for Scout’s Day at the Police Officers Mess Annexe, Eve Leary. Police Constable Patrick Reynolds was commended for his exemplary work in the Force as well as his dedication and commitment to the Guyana Police Force [...]
Sophia man chopped by elder brother
By Trevona Weekes Twenty-seven year old Simon Buttlers was chopped several times last Friday by an elder brother who the victim was trying to evict from the family’s South Sophia residence. He has been admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) with wounds to the head, neck and limbs. Simon, who usually resides at [...]
Guyana/Brazil trade potential still untapped – Private Sector
In spite of Brazil’s proximity, the private sector in Guyana believes that there is still a great deal of untapped potential for trade and business between our two countries. This was the prevailing idea at the official launch of the Guyana/Brazil Private Sector Integration Project on Friday. The Guyanese private sector was represented by the [...]
ATV rider killed in Mahdia crash
One man is dead and another in a critical condition following a motor vehicular accident at Mahdia on Saturday. According to reports out of the area, 24 year-old Awad Narine Harrichand died almost instantly after an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) which he was driving collided head on with another vehicle. Another man identified as Shawn [...]
City Mall to offer wider range of services and products
After recent renovations by the new owners of City Mall, Hadi’s World Inc, services are now being re-launched with the aim of providing a wider range of products and services in a more convenient manner. According to a press release by the business, the new stylized retail “paradise” with its iconic frontal sign has transformed [...]
DCC ‘A’ takes GCA BrainStreet U-15 title
On a day in which there was no play after Lunch at the DCC and GCC grounds in the Regional under-19 series, the GYO ground, in the same vicinity, was alive with activity yesterday in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) BrainStreet under-15 cricket final. DCC ‘A’ who successfully defended the league title they won last [...]
Rain has the final say at Bourda as Jamaica slump to 86-5 against Guyana
By Sean Devers The much anticipated explosion between tournament leaders Jamaica and host Guyana in the second round of this year’s regional under-19 three cricket tournament fizzled out like a damp squib at Bourda as the rain-ruined contest ended in a no-result. When rain stopped play eight minutes before lunch Jamaica were 86-5 after electing [...]
Trinidad and Tobago secure commanding victory over Windwards
Trinidad and Tobago defeated Windward Islands by 8 wickets yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium on the final day in the second round of the U-19 three day cricket tournament to secure their first victory. Beginning the final day of the tournament following on in their second innings, the Windward Islands were 59-4 replying to [...]
Badminton team set for Pan Am championships
The Guyana Badminton Association will be attending the Pan American Junior Badminton Championships which will be held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 25 to August 1 where over 16 countries will take part. Last year Guyana won Bronze. The Championships will be played in the Under- 11,13,15,17 & 19 events which include Boys & Girls Singles, [...]
Amerindian lives have improved under our administration – PPP/C
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has maintained that the living standards of Amerindians have improved under their watch since 1992. “Land, water and air transport has been significantly improved as has access to improved health and education facilities. It is a fact that prior to 1992 our Indigenous population was on the decline. Today, with [...]
Autism – The misunderstood malady
This week we look at another famous person who lived with and overcame autism to do extraordinary things. Considered the father of fairytales, the stories written by this autistic have been handed down over the centuries and today are still some of the best fairy tales ever written. The excerpt comes from the children’s book [...]
BLINDSIDED BY CONTROVERSY
It is rather unfortunate that the controversy that has erupted over the award of a contract to supply computers for school laboratories in Guyana, should detract from a most important initiative. The government must be blamed for the manner in which it has dealt with the controversy. A press conference is not the way to [...]
MURDOCH SHE WROTE
In the mid-70s when I studied journalism at University, the word “hack” in ordinary usage meant to cut up or sever something with irregular blows – not your smooth sawing action but frenzied chopping with an axe or cutlass. Generally you would see it in the headlines, “Man Hacked to Death.” Those of us who [...]
In the early years, the leadership of the PPP comprised a better racial composition
Dear Editor, Guyanese must be very careful about the issues they choose to write about especially when they do not research their topic as is clearly the case with this essay by Arnold Sanasie. Sanasie, if he is not a member of the PPP, should present himself at a PPP Congress and observe the overwhelming [...]
Granger advocates democracy whilst Ramotar touts Stalinism
Dear Editor, In their latest attack on APNU’s Presidential Candidate David Granger, the PPP’s leadership brought up the subject of party paramountcy. This shows the lack of intellect of the PPP leaders. Why resort to party paramountcy when the PPP in the Cold War era struggled to establish in Guyana a one party communist dictatorship, [...]
