US$7.5 laptop contract… Questions raised over Auto Supplies owner’s association with Haier
- local company’s GM represented Chinese supplier at bid opening Patrick Koo, the General Manager of Auto Supplies, represented the Haier company at the opening of bids, but now denies being connected with the company that won the US$7.5 million contract to supply the government 27,000 netbooks. Given Koo’s presence at the bid opening, [...]
Movietowne’s registration…
NICIL Deputy’s involvement a blatant conflict of interest – Chris Ram, Ramjattan The role of a senior official of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) in registering a movie theater company earlier this year has been described as a blatant conflict of interest. The movie theater company, Multicinemas Guyana Inc. and the government [...]
Major 2006 plot to kill high profile targets
Leaked US embassy cables reveal… – Ramotar, Brian Tiwari, Roger Khan, Sattaur, Benschop’s juror – execution team headed by ‘Fineman’, McPherson Shortly after controversial talk show host, Ronald Waddell was killed execution-style, a major assassination plot was uncovered, with a hit list including the names of the then US Ambassador Roland Bullen, Odinga Lumumba, and [...]
Hold off until talks – GAWU warns
Hiring of foreign managers for Skeldon factory… The country’s main sugar union is calling for government to hold off on placing the US$200M Skeldon factory under foreign management until a full stakeholders’ consultation is held. In a strongly worded statement, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) said that several critical questions should now [...]
Hospital Administrator, Healthcare Provider, Lion, and Counsellor
Leila Clarke-Daniels is a ‘Special Person’ “Working here (Psychiatric Hospital), I find, makes you a rounded person, because it’s not just dealing with individuals with health issues, but with an additional mental health issue. And I have recognised over the years that I have a flair for mental health… a soft-spot for these patients, because [...]
Dem boys seh…Henry de Yellow is a big sucker
Henry de Yellow must be de biggest sucker in de whole country. When he lost he visa he claim how he didn’t know. And is true. He didn’t know that de Big Man tell de Americans fuh tek it if dem don’t want he fuh be Commissioner. Is WikiLeaks buss open de story how de [...]
Food for thought: Looking For Happiness?
When people ask me what I want to do when I grow up, I say, “I want to change the world.” That’s a tough one, don’t you think? In a world full of war, poverty and hatred, it’s definitely not possible. Well, that’s what some say. But you know what I think? There is hope. [...]
DPP recommends harsher penalties for repeat simple larceny offenders
Continuous appearances of repeat simple larceny offenders before the Court have left many to wonder if the maximum penalty in Guyana of 18 months imprisonment for the offence is too minimal. The crime is a very prevalent one and every day the courts are inundated with offenders, most of whom had already been [...]
Utter Madness! – Mental health care in Guyana
By Crystal Conway ‘Utter Madness!’ would be a fitting description of the state of the professional scene in public mental health care. There are only three doctors in the system to deal with the mental health care needs of the general public. At the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation one of the lesser known [...]
Grove residents complain of unauthorised dumping
– dumpsite closed several months Residents of the Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) were forced to erect a barricade on the road leading to the closed Grove/Diamond dumpsite, to prevent persons from dumping garbage at the entrance of the site. However this has only served to make the situation worse [...]
$19M engineers estimate given for Diamond Fire station
- 16 firms express interest After several fires in the vicinity of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, taxpayers will be benefitting from the construction of a Fire Station under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Sixteen bids were recently submitted at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) with an engineer’s [...]
Crisis at Friendship Secondary School
– snake and bat infestations, lack of proper furniture among woes With one more day left before the start of another school year, some schools are not in any condition to continue classes much less accept new students, since it may prove to be more dangerous than beneficial for children. [...]
Residents decry damage to Continental Park access road
– blame private housing development works behind Residents of Continental Park, East Bank Demerara, have expressed outrage over the state of their main access road which they claimed has been damaged by heavy vehicles passing through to a new housing area being developed behind it. Continental Park is an upscale [...]
500 house lots distributed to W.C.D residents
Some 500 families from the West Coast of Demerara have been allocated house lots as the Ministry of Housing on Friday held yet another successful ‘One Stop Shop’. The event was held at the Uitvlugt Community Center ground, during which Housing Minister Irfaan Ali also met with families who had queries about [...]
Foreign mining company employees held with unlicenced firearm
Police have detained two foreigners in connection with the discovery of an unlicensed revolver and 12 rounds of ammunition. A police statement said that about 16:30hrs yesterday, ranks, acting on information, stopped and searched a vehicle at Matthews Ridge, North West District, during which they found an unlicensed .38 revolver and 12 matching rounds. Further [...]
Maxwell should focus on the PNC’s failure to reform itself
Dear Editor, In genuine democracies, the baton of power passes to another party every two or three election cycles. It is a natural law. In genuine democracies the same party does not win every time, even if the party is Indo-ethnic and Indians are in the majority. While it is true that the majority of [...]
One side of the story – CAMS
Dear Editor, I wish to make clear the history of Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Services Limited (CAMS) becoming a designated fuel handling agent at Ogle Airport, for the benefit of the public. Guysuco was the sole supplier of Av gas at Ogle from its inception. In 1993, the first turbine engine aircraft using Av Jet fuel [...]
And the other side – ASL
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to Mr. Christopher Correia’s letter on the chronology of Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Services Limited (CAMS) becoming the designated fuel handling agent at Ogle Airport. In 2001, when the Government of Guyana leased state land to the Ogle Airport Authority (OAI) in good faith for the development of the aviation [...]
Latest NACTA poll raises more questions
Dear Editor, Vishnu Bisram of NACTA fame did another one of his infamous polls in mid-August 2011. He did one in July 2011. Bisram interviewed 780 voters in July. He questioned only 420 voters in August. A major difference of 360 voters between two polls. A whopping 46 percent smaller sample size from his July [...]
There are people in Guyana who can make a difference
Dear Editor, I am not a member of any political party. I am a born Guyanese and a nationalized American Citizen who is trying to live my life peacefully. But how can I live my life peacefully when I see less fortunate people being used as puppets of the present administration. I cannot do anything, but [...]
Disappointed with GWI
Dear Editor, Recently I was shuttled into a state of disbelief and disappointment which thereafter merged to become antipathy towards the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI). My chronicle began three (3) weeks ago subsequent to my arrival in Guyana. I haven’t committed too many mistakes in my life but as the saying goes ‘There is a [...]
Immigration Officers are the first face of a country that you see
Dear Editor, I had the good fortune to visit Guyana from Canada for 20 days from August 11. I was surprised to find such a rich and naturally gifted country. One sad thing I noticed was the Immigration Officials at the Airport. They were so professionally inexperienced that it made you smirk at them. I [...]
Education for Tomorrow
With the beginning of the new school year, the Ministry of Education has launched its “Education Month” programme. It is an ambitious one – under the theme “Transforming Guyana through Science and Technology in Education.” We are certain that all Guyanese would agree that this is the way to go and would be supportive of [...]
Immigration Talk: What are my rights when dealing with Immigration? (Part 2 of 2)
By Attorney Gail S. Seeram Last week, we started to explain your rights when confronted by law enforcement officers and immigration officers. This week, we continue the discussion by focusing on your rights when in immigration custody and in removal/deportation proceedings. Note, non-citizens who are in the United States—no matter what their immigration status—generally [...]
Here’s to you Mr. President…The (in)famous Hawaii salute
By Michael Benjamin As the distinguished pastor cruised through the village, his eyes fell upon a tot, not more than two feet tall, at the door of one of the residents. The lad was on tip toe and was valiantly attempting to reach the button that triggered the doorbell. Amused, the pastor parked his car [...]
