PPPC in denial of November 28 results-GHRA
– says any snap elections will again be along racial lines The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has blasted government yesterday saying it appears that the ruling party, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is in denial of the November 28 elections results. The ruling party, which lost the majority in Parliament, is [...]
Teen in Friendship accident is brain dead
Almost two weeks after a road accident 12-year-old Kevin Ramnarine who was struck down by a minibus is still unconscious. Medical sources have said that ever since the night of the accident he has been showing no brain activity. Up to press time yesterday the lad who sustained severe head injuries was still non-responsive [...]
Gunmen beat barbershop owner
A 29 -year-old man who was conducting business as normal last evening in his barber shop was beaten mercilessly by two gunmen who reportedly tried to rob him. According to reports the incident occurred around 20:30 hours yesterday at his barbershop in Kitty. Up to press time yesterday Gangaram Hemrai of Shell Road, Kitty [...]
Rice farmers protest non-payment
Rice farmers from across Region Two staged a protest over millions of dollars owed to them for the past two years, by Mahaicony Rice Mills Ltd. Bearing placards that suggested “GRDB does not serve the interest of farmers”, “Farmers want the Ministry of Agriculture in Essequibo now”, and “Close MRL until Rice farmers [...]
Family makes contact with woman
Relatives of 24 -year-old Tristell Manifold have reported that the woman had contacted them after seeing the article in yesterday’s edition. On Thursday relatives had told Kaieteur News that Manifold was missing since Monday. According to relatives, Manifold left her 232 South Road, Bourda residence in her red Mazda RX8, PNN 6943 car just [...]
Will Central High school be relocated or scrapped?
– Parents meet administration Parents and guardians of students attending Central High School on Wednesday last, met with the school’s administration to discuss, and to vent their anger towards the relocation of the school and its students. This stemmed from an ongoing report about the building being up for sale. However, President of the [...]
Brian Tiwarie is Spain’s Honorary Consul to Guyana
Spain has named Brian Tiwarie, a major contractor for mainly Government works, as its Honorary Consul to Guyana. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday, this appointment followed a request from the Government of the Kingdom of Spain for the approval of the appointment of Tiwarie as its Honorary Consul. Yesterday, the businessman [...]
Nursing– a man’s job too
By Leon Suseran Whenever nurses are mentioned or talked about, the mind races instantly to the female; so much so that we have come to associate the profession as being one in which only women serve. However, on this International Nurses’ Day, there are numerous guys who have dedicated their lives and made the [...]
ImmigrationTALK: Questions & Answers
By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. Many of you have questions on backlog time and eligibility – we seek to clarify these issues and more. We appreciate your comments and questions. If you have a question that you would like answered in [...]
Berbice woman scared of abusive lover, haunted by threat to her life
While mothers will be celebrating Mother’s Day in the company of loved ones, one mother would be afraid because she anticipates the execution of a death threat on her life by the man with whom she shared a relationship. Donetta Sibdhannie, 37, of Number Four Village, West Coast Berbice, says she is [...]
Logger’s body found floating in Pomeroon River
Exactly three days after he went missing, 43-year-old Samuel James, formerly of Aripirako, Upper Pomeroon River was discovered floating in the vicinity of the Jacklow area, Thursday morning. Relatives who launched a search for him on Tuesday last, the same day he was involved in a boat collision, found James, the father of [...]
Berbice man pleads guilty to abduction
The man who is on trial in the Berbice High Court on a charge of abduction has changed his plea to guilty. Shafraz Subratalli is on trial in the Berbice High Court before Justice James Bovell-Drakes and a mixed jury on a charge of abduction committed on December 15, 2009 in Berbice. He [...]
Juveniles placed on $300,000 bail on Break and Enter charges
Three juveniles who were caught red handed in the New Amsterdam market were on Friday placed on $100,000 bail each by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when they appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on three charges of Break and Enter and Larceny. Two of the youths are 14 years old [...]
Women fight over man, both remanded
Two women, one a victim and the other a defendant, will both be spending the weekend in the lockups after they were remanded to jail by Magistrate Hazel Octive- Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Alicia Mentore, the defendant, and Nancy London, the complainant, were placed in state custody after a fight broke [...]
Lawyers for Robb street murder accused seek paper committal
Following numerous delays in the commencement of the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the death of 72- year -old Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris, the four men accused of murdering the elderly Robb Street woman, were yesterday notified that after a seven-month long incarceration period, they will now be facing a paper committal to determine whether [...]
