Five new Ministers for Ramotar’s Cabinet – new ministry created
Names Of Cabinet Members Appointment 1.Samuel Archibald Anthony Hinds Prime Minister and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Energy 2.Mohamed Irfaan Ali Minister of Housing & Water 3.Dr.Frank Christopher Stanislaus Anthony Minister of Culture ,Youth & Sport 4.Alli Baksh Minister within Ministry of Agriculture 5.Brindley Horatio Robeson Benn Minister of Public Works 6.Carolyn Rodrigues -Birkett Minister [...]
Anil Nandlall is new Attorney General
- no place for Shaikh Baksh, Maniram Prashad and Manzoor Nadir People’s Progressive Party/Civic Member of Parliament Anil Nandlall is to be appointed Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, and several surprising changes are to be announced as the new Cabinet ministers are sworn in today. Nandlall will be replacing Senior Counsel Charles Ramson, [...]
AK-47, M-70 magazines, ammo found in Buxton house
Police are on the hunt for a Buxton resident who fled his home early yesterday morning, leaving behind two rifle magazines and five rounds of ammunition. The magazines and ammunition, which were recovered by a party of policemen, are compatible with the M-70 and AK-47 assault rifles. The discovery points to the [...]
Three boys buried alive in mining pit
The decomposing bodies of three students from the Aishalton Secondary School, Region Nine, were dug out from an abandoned mining pit at Sandhills on Saturday morning, one week after they were reported missing. Police identified the victims as Claybert Thompson, 12; Mark Thompson, 11, and Adrian Brown, 11. It is believed that the [...]
Guyana plummets to 134 in corruption rankings index
Guyana has dropped even lower on latest report of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). From being ranked 116 a year ago out of a total of 178 countries assessed, Guyana has now sunk to 134. The report was released earlier this week. In the region, faring better than Guyana is Barbados which [...]
One shot, one stabbed in Ann’s Grove fracas
Two men are in police custody assisting with investigations into a shooting incident at the Ann’s Grove Market Square which occurred around 0:10 hours yesterday. Police said that 31-year old Kwesi Fernandes of Two Friends Village, East Coast Demerara was treated at the Georgetown hospital for a gunshot wound to his right forearm [...]
Dem boys seh…De people want tek back Sanata
When things ain’t go right people does do analysis. Dem does sit down and think about wha went wrong. Now de ruling party didn’t do too good because dem get less vote than dem does normally get. All de big ones sit down and dem come up wid all kind of reason. According to Rob-Bert [...]
President’s X1 take Carib/Pepsi t20 title
With sensational Super-over victory over Pitbulls at Albion The Vishaul Singh led Guyana Cricket Board President’s XI defeated the Gizmos & Gadgets Georgetown Pitbulls off the final ball of an action-packed Super over at Albion yesterday to take the Carib/Pepsi t20 Big Smash cricket competition after the final had ended in a pulsating tie. A [...]
Guyana’s boxers secure 2 gold, 2 silver medals in Barbados tourney
Guyana’s boxers captured four medals at the Ronald Wilson memorial Boxing Tournament in Barbados over the last weekend. Following impressive showings in the preliminary action, the Guyanese continued their remarkable run to earn two gold and two silver medals. Two fighters were disqualified shortening their medal tally. Female novice Renitna David was disqualified in her [...]
‘Guinness Greatest in de Streets’ resumes tomorrow night
After a short break to accommodate the General Elections which was staged on Monday, November 28, Round of 16 Knockout action in this year’s ‘Guinness Greatest in de Street’ Futsal Competition resumes tomorrow with eight matches at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac, starting from 19:00 hrs. In the opening fixture, YMCA is scheduled to engage [...]
AFC to sport new faces in 10th Parliament
– Nigel Hughes not on list of MPs The 10th Parliament is expected to be constituted shortly and its National Assembly will see the appearance of several new faces in the corridors of the legislative arm of the Administration. For the first time in Guyana’s history since The United Force first entered the [...]
Magistrates’ Courts face pressure to conclude pending matters
Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry may have her hands full. She is to preside over hundreds of pending cases that are returning to her court due to the buildup of criminal matters. Currently the court is tasked with clearing the system of the numerous pending matters that are to some extent slowing up [...]
Caribbean leading in reduction of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Information sharing remains a major challenge in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) response in the Caribbean. This notion has been highlighted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). According to the body, countries must come to the recognition that there is value in the collection and sharing of information as [...]
Woman begs – ‘Don’t ignore the signs of domestic abuse’
While some women recognize the signs of domestic abuse in the early stages and choose to ignore them, there are those who live in torment for years, since they often feel that they have no other alternatives. For others, they believe that the men in their lives will at some point change their behaviours, [...]
Young girls to benefit from vaccination against cancer
Within a few days, Guyana through its Ministry of Health, will begin to administer the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccinations to young girls aged 13-years old, as part of the attempt to protect them against cervical cancer. It is expected that over 7,000 girls will be vaccinated against this disease over the next [...]
Jail for stupidest bank robber
A man who tried to hold up a bank that had been closed for years has been jailed by a court in Germany. The man tried to hold up the branch in the northwestern town of Walchum with a toy gun and robbed a passer-by. But the branch moved years ago, with only [...]
APNU holds prayer vigil for ‘change’
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) last evening held a prayer vigil at the Square of the Revolution as part of their ongoing movement for ‘change’ in Guyana, even after the swearing in of President Donald Ramotar. Several speakers expressed their inability to accept Guyana’s seventh Executive President, Donald Ramotar, by referring to [...]
Rights of disabled persons amplified
— as International Day for Disabled Persons is observed With road accidents being regarded one of the leading cause of disability in Guyana, there is sustained advocacy to reduce its impact. So impacting has been the scourge, that at least seven per cent of the local population has a disability. The importance of addressing disability [...]
KILLING ME LOUDLY
I once stumbled and almost fell on my face but landed heavily (and with my weight, very heavily) on my hands and knees. My knees felt like they were broken, my arms were bruised, my elbows were grazed and my lower back started to hurt. My companion, an Englishman said with [...]
A FORMULA FOR SHARED GOVERNANCE OR A RECIPE FOR GRIDLOCK: SHARED GOVERNANCE ON TRIAL
All those who have been mouthing about the need for shared governance but are now trying to demand new arrangements for the governance of Guyana should now be taken less seriously. Over the years, ever since it seems as if it may be a mission impossible to unseat the PPP through free and fair elections, [...]
I have evidence of corruption in awarding of contracts
Dear Editor, As Guyana prepares for the commencement of our country’s tenth Parliament it is clear that, the task of addressing corrupt practices in government offices will be a huge challenge. The PPP/C’s campaign funding may be of particular interest to citizens. I make the first step to bring to the public’s attention a short [...]
RAMOTAR’S ASSUMPTION OF THE PRESIDENCY IS LIKE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE
Dear Editor, I have been an activist on behalf of Guyanese political and social causes for more than 40-years. I once walked from Supenaam to Charity in company of David Ramlakhan and Jairam Karan (President and General Secretary of RPA, respectively) to collect signatures for a petition to president Burnham pleading for an increase in rice prices paid to farmers. The year [...]
In a democracy, it is the people’s democratic right to protest
Dear Editor, There are times when a people’s past comes back to haunt them. If the supporters of the PNC/R, now a Partnership with some other parties had not in the past protested without turning to violence and riot, the situation here, at this time, would have been different. The people’s mistake has led to [...]
The APNU and a responsible opposition should have rejected the GECOM results
Dear Editor, There are times in each of our lives when the situation demands that we speak to issues of national importance even at the risk of incurring the wrath of our detractors. The recently concluded and warped General and Regional elections in Guyana is one such occasion. And so today, I propose to break [...]
The Political Challenge
Dear Editor, The General and Regional Elections in Guyana made its five-yearly visitation upon the nation on November 28, giving Guyana for the first time a unique constitutional political challenge. And there are forces dissatisfied with the election results, who would like the nation to believe that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C) lost the election, [...]
