State to forfeit Ahmad’s assets if he is convicted
Mortgage fraud… Prosecutors in the mortgage fraud case against New York-based Guyanese businessman Edul Ahmad has given notice that they will seek the forfeiture of his properties if he is convicted. Ahmad who was indicted on ten counts relating to bank fraud could also be deported at the end of his sentence [...]
City claims gov’t bullied away Kingston land for Marriott
- Eddy Grant wanted to develop cultural complex City Mayor Hamilton Green is claiming that part of the land the government has put into the hands of the developers of the Marriott Project belonged to the City Council, but the land was bullied away without its knowledge. “We had no conversation about [...]
Newly built pound collapses
Seven months after it was constructed, this animal pound in the Grove/Diamond Police Station compound has collapsed. The structure came crashing down at around 15:00 hrs yesterday. Fortunately, no animal was inside at the time. The pound was reportedly constructed at a cost of over $1.5M
Local aircraft lands in Port Kaituma
-No casualties recorded A Trans Guyana Airlines plane crash landed at the Port Kaituma Airstrip with three passengers and the female Pilot onboard, yesterday morning. Chief Finance Officer of the airlines, Nicole Correia of Correia Group of Companies told this publication that the incident occurred at around noon yesterday and may have been caused [...]
Passionate conservationist, pilot and astute executive
Annette Arjoon-Martins is a ‘Special Person’ Caption: “I see myself as an Amerindian first, a conservationist second, and an aviation manager third, but my most important role is as a mother to Alex and Vicky, my two proudest accomplishments.” By Leonard Gildarie It is an irrefutable fact that man adapts to [...]
Dem boys seh ….Everybody thiefing and running
Guyana really famous and is dem contractor who put this country pun de map. Dey do all kind of thing in Guyana till dem come to world attention. Dem start pun a bridge at Good Hope and a job that does normally tek a week tek a year. De thing got dem boys [...]
Driver of vehicle asks home owner “who is going to fix my car?”
Car crashing into Bagotstown house… Robin Persaud, the driver of the burgundy motorcar, PJJ 6704 which flew through the air into Lot 35, Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara (EBD) is to attend court tomorrow. He is still in police custody at the Providence Police Station. Early Friday morning a family of three [...]
GPL hosts cultural extravaganza
As part of its observance for the International Year for People of African Descent and its annual emancipation celebrations, the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) hosted a Cultural Extravaganza on Friday, last ,at the Umana Yana. The programme commenced with a libation ceremony presided over by Brother Andrews. The libation is a significant [...]
Habiquad touts pre-fab, low maintenance homes
By Rabindra Rooplall Imagine during a hot and humid day, you enter your home which has no air condition unit or fan but it is naturally cool all day long. This is the new wave of buildings that will be hitting the market in Guyana and the Caribbean as a company called [...]
Building your home? (Permission and the City Engineer)
By Leonard Gildarie During the last few weeks in this series of articles on home-building and its challenges (and we have passed the 20th publication), it has been a most enlightening experience to say the least. For me, personally, a lot was learned during the time it took to do the research. I met [...]
Guyana Zoo to be greatly improved
Guyana is a land with a large rainforest containing some of the world’s most impressive species of indigenous flora and fauna – a variety of the radiant flora can be found in the Botanical Gardens in Georgetown. Adjacent to the Botanical Gardens is the Guyana Zoo, a sanctuary for lost and injured animals, [...]
From the Diaspora…IT’S TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE IN THE GUYANA POLICE FORCE
By Ralph Seeram This is it; no” if’s or buts”; no more procrastination, no more excuses. The Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, has to go. Henry Greene has to go; those officers involved in questionable “loaner luxury vehicle” have to go. In fact, the time has come for a complete revamping of the [...]
Spanish in the Caribbean
By Leon Suseran in the Dominican Republic Spending almost 24 hours traveling from airport to airport on a series of connecting flights seemed worth the hassle after all, since my arrival here in the Dominican Republic (DR) has been nothing short of pure joy. I must say that Guyanese have a real disadvantage when [...]
‘Desi Girl’ singer to headline Bollywood Diva concert
India’s young singing sensation Sunidhi Chauhan, known for super hits such as “Desi Girl” and “Sheila Ki Jawani” will headline a Bollywood Diva concert at the end of October here in Guyana. Added to the line-up are Bollywood stars Neha Dhupia and Riya Sen, who will be backed by the sensational Apsara dancers of [...]
Police forced my son to fetch a truck load of sand-mother alleges
Bibi Fazeela Rayman of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara is calling on Commissioner of Police Henry Greene and the Home Minister Affairs Clement Rohee to investigate some policemen who took advantage of her 15-year-old son. The mother of two said that her son Balkaram Teekram was sent to collect something on Friday last from [...]
New Jersey Arya Samaj reaches out to alcoholic mother of 11
-woman vows to clean up her act At age 45-years-old, Jitwantie Singh is a self confessed alcoholic who resides at Lusignan on the East Coast of Demerara. Over the years she has been desperately battling alcohol abuse while trying to raise eight of the 11 children she brought into this world. [...]
A clear and present reality amidst a dismal state of affairs
Perspectives with Michael Benjamin Incarceration!! The author of the National Anthem must have spent endless hours compiling the words that are clear-cut and intrinsic. If every citizen should aspire to live by those statutes there would be no need for the law courts. Alas, ever since Adam defied God’s wisdom and ate of [...]
Good Samaritan comes to Linden’s toddler rescue
Following a report in this newspaper, a Good Samaritan has come to the rescue of a Linden family who had made an appeal for help in the surgery of a two-year-old. On Friday, Amanda Adams who works at one of the US-based donor agencies, made a contribution of $95,000 after reading the [...]
Immigration Talk: What are my rights at the airport & port of entry?
By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram Many visitors and returning residents are unaware of their rights at the airports and ports of entry in the United States. Security and immigration enforcement measures are quite prevalent than before at the U.S. borders. An increasing number of residents and visitors are subject to secondary inspection and [...]
Moruca accident leaves miner dead
Twenty-eight year-old Gregory James lost his life on Friday last, after being involved in an accident at Moruca in the North West District. Reports are that James, formerly of Queenstown Village, on the Essequibo Coast, was traveling in a “mining truck” when the vehicle toppled over a hill at Moruca. His mother, Reena James, [...]
Eyewitness reportedly forced to bury body at gunpoint
Konawaruk double murder… Police were up to yesterday still hunting for several suspects in the brutal murder of dredge operator Daniel Higgins and his son at their White Water Backdam, Konawaruk mining camp. An official said that investigators are trying to locate “about half a dozen men,” in connection with the brutal killing, [...]
Mavado delivers!!!
-local entertainers bridge gap By Latoya Giles Thousands were entertained at this year’s Jamzone Regional Night as international reggae artiste Mavado, and Guyana’s own “Natural Black” and “Jory” pulled off what many are saying was one of the best shows in Guyana. Despite the fact that headliner for the event, Jamaican [...]
54 children in Guyana living with diabetes
Fifteen-year-old, Leron Mitchell has been living with diabetes for the past 10 years. Fatigue, unquenchable thirst, and headaches were some of the symptoms a young Mitchell experienced. As Mitchell’s condition worsened, his mother, Lorna London, a Medex at the One Mile Health Centre, took him to the doctor at Mackenzie Hospital, Region 10, for [...]
Pediatric Ward at GPHC to be more “family friendly”
The Pediatric Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) will soon benefit from donations made by a non-profitable organization called “Grant a Dream” as this group seeks to enhance this Ward and make it more “family friendly”. The group of talented and highly motivated individuals with sponsorship from Ansa McAl Limited and Digicel [...]
Dick gets 15 years for rape
Stanford Dick, who was charged with raping and assaulting a 53-year-old woman, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by Justice Roxanne George Wiltshire. The incident occurred on October 25, 2008. Prosecutors Pritima Kissoon and Konyo Sandiford represented the state and attorney at law George Thomas represented the accused. A probation report was [...]
