Space, flooding, power outages among constraints highlighted by IDCE Berbice head at Graduation
Resident tutor of the Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE) in New Amsterdam, Ms Janice John, stated that there were numerous challenges that came in the way of the centre achieving some of its projections during the past year. Space, flooding and power outages were some of the problems IDCE has been experiencing [...]
Drunken driver/vehicle pulled from canal
A drunk driver was last evening spared the worst fate when he careened the vehicle he was driving into the canal outside of the burnt out Ministry of Health compound on Brickdam. The drunken man lay slumped over the steering wheel of the vehicle for close to half hour unaware of what had transpired, [...]
Car lands in gutter after traffic light collision
Temporary power outage affecting traffic signals at the junction of Lamaha and Camp Streets might have contributed to a two-car collision around 14:00 hrs yesterday. Paul Panday, whose vehicle (212 Toyota Carina) landed in a gutter, inches away from a lamp pole on Lamaha Street following the collision, related that he was travelling [...]
M&CC embraces recycling alternative to waste disposal
Recycling is being touted as a new approach to Solid Waste Management by the Mayor and City Councillors of Georgetown (M&CC), an undertaking which is expected to be swiftly introduced in the New Year. According to Public Relations Officer, Royston King, this strategic move is geared at helping to address the challenge of waste [...]
51-year-old man remanded after allegedly posting cocaine at GPO
A 51-year old man was yesterday refused bail after he was accused of posting 1.228 kilograms of cocaine via the General Post Office (GPO). Lyndon Claude Reese appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine- Beharry charged with trafficking in narcotics. The man was represented by Defence Attorney Mark Waldron who fought feverishly to [...]
MMC Security guard committed to high Court on manslaughter charge
An MMC security guard who is accused of shooting an alleged battery thief was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court. Twenty-three-year-old Romeo Jones, who was fingered in the death of 17- year- old Kwesi D’Andrade of Lot 139 C Field Sophia, appeared yesterday for the last time before Magistrate Fazil [...]
Anti-piracy Committee Chairman’s brother among those charged
Berbice police believe that they have busted a major piracy gang. They are certain that they have made a major dent in the piracy business with the recent capture of five men who were part of a notorious gang that rained terror on the fishing industry for some time. The men who are all fishermen [...]
Berbice shoplifting trio granted bail
The two women and a taxi driver who were caught after they went on a shoplifting spree in Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, on Tuesday, appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Fabio Azore and were granted bail in the sum of $200,000 each. The trio Denise Hillman called Denise King and Joy, [...]
Guyanese students learn the second most spoken language in the world
Over 50 Guyanese graduated on Thursday at the Umana Yana from a Spanish language programme offered by the collaborative effort of the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation (I.V.C.C). According to the Director of the I.V.C.C, Ediclia Bastardo, it is a 27-month course ranging [...]
Police conduct major drug eradication exercise up the Berbice River
On Wednesday last, Berbice police conducted drug eradication operations at Gateroy and De Veldt in the Berbice River. A total of eight fields of marijuana plants, approximately eight acres in size, with about 30,000 marijuana plants, ranging in height between one and 10 feet were found in the first raid at Gateroy. In addition the [...]
Amaila Falls’ US15.4M roads delayed again
– ‘Fip Motilall’ to hire sub-contractors Plagued by controversy ever since it was awarded to Makeswar ‘Fip’ Motilall of Synergy Holdings Inc, the US15.4M Amaila Falls Road Project is in even more problems. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, has announced that the completion date has yet again been pushed back. Luncheon, [...]
Roll-On/ Roll-Off ferries arrive in Guyana
The wait is over for the two Roll-On/ Roll-Off ferries from China that will operate between Parika and Supenaam. The two vessels, acquired from China at a cost of US$14M, funded by a US$17 M grant from the Chinese Government, arrived yesterday at Vreed-en- Hoop Stelling. Later in the day the vessels were inspected by [...]
Guyana foots $97M bill to prepare for Indian Hospital
The Government of Guyana has green-lighted some $97M for the site preparation of a specialty hospital to be constructed at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara, but it leaves more questions than answers. Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday announced that the contract for the site development at Turkeyen has been approved. Former [...]
Annandale businessman chopped, burnt, house set alight in bandit attack
During the wee hours of yesterday, two bandits attacked and robbed Ganesh Puran of $20,000 just as he was closing his woodworking shop in Annandale, East Coast Demerara. Reports are that the businessman, who runs the “Puran Woodworks shop, located at Lot 17 Rabindra Street, Annandale South, was locking up his business when [...]
Diplomatic vehicle torched
A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) diplomatic vehicle, DPL 28-17, was badly damaged after being torched Wednesday morning at Lot 59, Anira Street, Queenstown. The UNDP diplomat who used the vehicle was identified as UNICEF Representative, Dr. Suleiman Braimoh. Reports reveal that the guard on duty saw the vehicle burst into flames, shortly after midnight [...]
Patrick Manning, Aubrey Norton and one man rule
The CARICOM islands have parliamentary elections every four years (like in the US). After two years in power, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago decided he would call a national poll two years before it was due. Nothing exigent was facing Manning; nothing shocking was occurring at the time in Trinidad. A few experts [...]
Killing the goose
In Guyana, it is customary that prices of certain commodities soar at this time of the year. People enter the marketplace and suddenly find that they do not have enough money when just a few weeks ago the same sum could have procured what they wanted. Each year eggs, poultry meat, certain condiments, [...]
Dem boys seh…Shaik get lef behind
When Shaik Baksh was de Minister of Education, he promote a policy that no child, no matter how dunce, gun ever stay in de same class. He call it no child left behind. Children stop studying and some of dem give teacher a hard time. Dem know that dem couldn’t fail in school. Well de [...]
The results of the elections were not a mandate for shared governance
We must not misrepresent the results of the 2011 general and regional elections. Those elections led to the PPPC winning the presidency by virtue of it receiving the largest bloc of votes, and the combined opposition holding a slim one- seat majority in the National Assembly. The results of the elections mean that the [...]
Brandon Harding crowned GT&T’s English segment Jingles’ winner
Lindener, Brandon Harding, a crowd favourite in the English segment of the wildly popular Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) Jingle and Song Competition, was last night declared the winner. Harding, who sings in a band in the Region 10 mining town, walked away with the key to a Toyota Ist and a lucrative contract [...]
What about Region One?
Dear Editor, I read with some dismay, in the newspapers of December 17, the plans that the new Minister of Education had for the pilot project that aimed at improving the performance of children at the CSEC examinations this year. It may be a commendable project, but the nagging question for me was: [...]
Let’s have a cross-party consensus to implement a Bribery Act
Dear Editor, So the dust of the Guyanese elections has settled like a fine coat of snow on a winter wonderland meadow and the children of Guyana’s political family rush to sit next to their new best friends to get a slice of the festive pudding! In this new climate of compromise and goodwill, what [...]
Keep up the good work, FFTP!
DEAR EDITOR, As a donor to Food for the Poor (Guyana) Incorporated, the Non-Governmental Organisation which is successfully rendering its services to help comfort the poorest of the poor in Guyana, I realise that this organisation cannot be evaluated only by its name. I keep abreast of the excellent work the entity continues [...]
Basketball community plunged into mourning
-Legendary Coach, Phillip George passes The basketball community has been plunged into mourning following the passing of legendary coach, Phillip George also known as ‘Coach Man’ and ‘One-Foot’ sometime yesterday. Details of the George’s passing remains sketchy as information is being gathered. However, Kaieteur Sport would like to join with the basketball community is expressing [...]
Boxer Mayweather gets 90 jail days in Vegas case
LAS VEGAS (AP)—Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to reduced battery domestic violence and harassment charges before a Las Vegas judge. The 34-year-old Mayweather also was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service and pay a $2,500 fine. The plea deal avoids trial [...]
