Worker shredded to pieces by machine
A 30-year-old chipper operator of Barama Company’s veneer plant at Buckhall, in the Essequibo River, met a horrific death after he was dragged through the machine he was using and shredded to pieces. The fragmented remains of Jason Fraser were discovered early yesterday morning, three days after he disappeared while working on the machine. Security [...]
Media facilitates ‘Cobra’s’ surrender
By Dale Andrews and Leonard Gildarie Hours after police narrowly missed him while combing Le Repentir Cemetery, one of Guyana’s most wanted men Tyrone Kacey Rowe also called “Cobra”, turned himself in to the police, denying that he was involved in any of the crimes that are being pinned on him. It was a somewhat [...]
“He (Jagdeo) is hurt…we have hit the mark” – Trotman
“He is hurt…we have hit the mark,” said leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Raphael Trotman, in response to President Bharrat Jagdeo’s remark that the opposition party was being unpatriotic for raising its concerns about the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project with the US State Department. “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel and [...]
Magistrate corrects inaccuracies in article
Magistrate Haymant K. Ramdhani yesterday highlighted what he said were several inaccuracies in a Kaieteur News account about the escape and subsequent drowning death of accused tax-evader Godwin Maxwell. The article in this newspaper’s Tuesday edition had stated that Maxwell had plunged into the Mahicony River shortly after Magistrate Ramdhani had placed him on $40,000 [...]
Jagdeo: UN must be pressured to release climate funds
- CARICOM urged to hold one head A mere four months before world leaders meet again in Cancun, Mexico, to attempt to hammer out an acceptable climate deal, regional environmental experts have been warned not to waste time. This was the message from Guyana’s President, Bharrat Jagdeo, to the regional Ministers of Environment who gather [...]
Chicken ‘solidly back on the menu’
- market stabilizes after shortage By Crystal Conway Chicken-loving Guyanese have felt the squeeze in their wallets over the last few weeks as a shortage forced prices up by almost $60 on the pound. For a country that, according to Managing Director of Bounty Farm Ltd, Patrick De Groot, consumes an average of one million [...]
GLU instructs ‘go-slow’ at City Hall
- Anticipates payment of wages and salaries today Municipal workers represented by the Guyana Labour Union (GLU) have engaged a slow mode of operation even as the payment of salaries is anticipated by today. According to General Secretary of the union, Carvil Duncan, the 700-odd workers represented by his union have been instructed to attend [...]
Millions needed to restore Le Repentir
- $$M more required for new facility An average of $16M per month is required to maintain the existing Le Repentir Cemetery while an estimated $85M is needed to put in place a new burial site, City Mayor Hamilton Green revealed recently. According to the Mayor when he first learnt that the capacity of the [...]
GRA: School uniforms not subject to VAT
As Guyana prepares for the new school term, authorities yesterday warned consumers that local clothing is not subject to value-added tax (VAT). This, according to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), includes shirts, pants, skirts, ties and dresses. However, raw cloth is not zero-rated and will attract the 16% VAT, regardless whether it is to be [...]
Cuba sending six sugar experts
At least six experts from Cuba are coming to Guyana to assist in improving its sugar industry, especially in the cultivation aspect. This development follows a high-level visit to that country by a team of agriculture officials led by Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud. The experts would come at a time when the Guyana Sugar [...]
THE UNITED STATES IS NOT LISTENING
The government is upset with the Alliance For Change (AFC) for having the gumption to complain to the United States administration about the Amalia Falls Hydroelectric Project. The AFC has been described as being unpatriotic. But had the government been more forthcoming to the nation about the details of this project, had they been willing [...]
We don’t need anyone’s approval for this – Jagdeo
- President blasts “unpatriotic” AFC move to US State Dept. President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday roundly criticised the Alliance For Change (AFC) for registering its concerns over the Amaila Falls Hydro Project with the US State Department. “It is this unpatriotic sense by a party and this feeling that they still need approval from abroad to [...]
Promoter’s body recovered
Almost 48 hours after promoter Godwin Maxwell jumped into the Mahaicony River following a daring escape from the Mahaicony Police Station, his body was recovered by a search party comprising police ranks and relatives. The discovery was made around 06:30 hours yesterday at the mouth of the Mahaicony River, some three miles from where Maxwell [...]
Amerindians promised internet in every village, solar in every home
- Jagdeo says Norway funds will transform village economies Amerindians across Guyana began a month-long celebration yesterday with President Bharrat Jagdeo pledging to make internet access available in every village in two years and solar power in every home in three years. In addition, Jagdeo said that of the initial US$30 million that will come [...]
‘Hero’ driver risks life as fuel tanker catches fire
- air dashed to city with second victim Exactly two months after Mahdia suffered a devastating fire destroyed the business centre, residents there were yesterday thrown into a state of panic by a short-lived blaze which saw two badly-burnt persons being flown to the city. The fire, which damaged sections of Boodhoo’s General Store, has [...]
Cook chopped to death in Issano
A 24-year-old man from Cane Grove, Mahaica, is currently in police custody assisting with investigations after he reportedly chopped another man to death at 14 Miles Issano. Reports are that sometime around 04:00 hours on Tuesday, 58-year-old Vincent Williams called ‘Teddy bear’ was involved in an argument with another male, over a female, at a [...]
Dem boys seh…Robert deh pun stupidness
That ad that de miners tek out got more news that de Hard Times paper and all de state-owned media put together. It tell de whole country that people like Agriculture Robert and Robeson only know fuh mek people spend money in advance. It also tell people that somebody think they smart when it telling [...]
President takes another swipe at the media
President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday took another swipe at the media, saying writers in some sections want to snatch away the future of Guyana. He said some sections of the media have an obsession with morbidity, they are just “negative.” He referred to a small group of people – “5/6 of them” – who are constantly [...]
Hans Madeleke is best medical student
Students who have successfully completed scholarship programmes in Cuba, the United States of America, China, India and Jamaica, yesterday, received certificates from the government at a ceremony held at the National Cultural Centre. The event was organized by the Public Service Ministry. Hans Madeleke was named the best graduating medical student; he received his certificate [...]
Jagdeo practicing communist tactics with FOI, Broadcast Bills – Trotman
Leader of the Alliance For Change Raphael Trotman who himself has tabled a Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill in the National Assembly and subsequently put it on hold because of a lack of consensus, says that recent pronouncements by President Bharrat Jagdeo illustrates that he is practicing communist tactics. In light of the fact that [...]
GLU imposed strike action not ordinary – City Mayor
The call by the Guyana Labour Union (GLU) to have the rank and file of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown engage strike action from today was yesterday regarded as “not an ordinary industrial matter” by City Mayor Hamilton Green. The Mayor’s expressed this opinion during a press conference at City Hall. According to [...]
Six Guyanese among boat crew rescued in St. Kitts
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Seven men and a woman were giving praise and thanks to their Creator on Monday for bringing them safely to St. Kitts, after the cargo vessel in which they were travelling was caught in Hurricane Earl. The Cook Islands-registered vessel, Unique R1, had encountered engine problems during the passage of Hurricane [...]
GDF receives sizeable donation from China
On his first official function, new Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, Yu Wenzhe, yesterday made a sizeable donation of boots, helmets and bullet-proof vests from his government to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), at the army’s headquarters, Camp Ayanganna. The envoy formally handed over 1,400 boots, helmets, and bullet-proof vests, significantly enhancing the GDF’s supplies. Ambassador [...]
Regional plan being formulated on business’ conduct
Regional Ministers of Environment and other experts are here for a crucial two-day meeting to address climate change and its impact on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). President Bharrat Jagdeo and Prime Minister, Stephenson King, of St. Lucia are expected to address the opening, CARICOM said yesterday. The venue is the International Conference [...]
GTA Super Sixes tournament launched
- competition starts Sunday The Guyana Tapeball Association (GTA) inaugural Super Sixes, seven-a-side tapeball cricket competition was officially launched yesterday at the Everest pavilion. The competition, which is scheduled to commence on Sunday with a large number of matches across the country, will conclude on October 10 under lights at the Everest Cricket Club ground, [...]
