By North America Correspondent A medical mission is expected to leave for Guyana soon to perform surgeries free to deserving individuals. A report says the mission will be led by Dr. Rahul Jindal and will include a team of other doctors and nurses as well as a few Guyanese who have helped to organize the mission. This will be the group’s 11th medical mission launched in Guyana. Dr. Jindal previously led the team to Guyana. Dr. Jindal is the Transplant Surgeon, Department of Surgery at the Walter Reed National Military…
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Time to move on by Vishnu Bisram
The Elections Commission has issued the results of the November 28 polls. The foreign and domestic observers have accepted the outcome deeming the elections free and fair and have recognised the winner and called on all parties to accept the outcome. The PPP has won (32 seats) although for the first time since 1964, the party will be without a majority of seats (33 needed) in parliament. It is time for the opposition APNU (with 26 seats) to end its street protest and accept the outcome as the other opposition…
Read MoreToronto Guyanese donate generously
By North American Correspondent Toronto-based Guyanese have raised in excess of CN $48,000 which will be donated to the Renal Dialysis Care Unit in Guyana. Over the years, the country has been the beneficiary of the kindness of Guyanese residing overseas. Every year, thousands of dollars have been pouring into the country from friends and relatives abroad for various worthwhile projects relating to health, housing, education and culture. Last month, donations at the Voice of the Vedas Cultural Sabha’s alone climbed to $48,000 which the organisation plans to turn over…
Read MoreEU urges respect for rule of law
After the shooting of protesters aligned to A Partnership For National Unity (APNU), the European Delegation to Guyana has called on Guyanese to join together and work towards the higher principle of stable, effective, and transparent democratic governance. In a statement, endorsing the recently held general and regional elections, the EU insisted that adherence to democratic principles involves respect for the rule of law and the maintenance of peace, order, and security. “It is our fervent hope that all Guyanese respect the democratic outcome as expressed by the people of…
Read MoreAPNU, AFC and apathy cost us the majority – PPP
By Christopher Mackintosh Executive member of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) Robert Persaud on December 1 said that even though the party has secured the presidency of Guyana, the results of the 2011 elections are indeed a disappointment. He blamed this on the opposition parties: the Alliance For Change (AFC) and the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), and apathy. Persaud, who focused his attention on the party supporters, said that those who did not turn out to vote simply felt that the PPP/C’s victory was a foregone conclusion.…
Read MoreMembers of the N.Y. Shri Shakti Mariammaa Temple says Thank you
The members of the Shri Shakti Mariammaa Temple located at 105-20 101 Ave, Ozone Park, N.Y. in a released expressed their thanks to all the Donors, Supporters and over 225 Devotees who attended the Grand Opening Services on Saturday/Sunday November 19th & 20th. According to the organizers, their support made the inauguration of the temple a Grand one! In addition, the members expressed how grateful they were to Pandit/Pujari Rickey Sammy and all the Pujari’s from the Shree Mariyamma Temple in Brampton, Canada who worked tirelessly around the clock and…
Read MoreBodies of Aishalton boys exhumed
Government pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh is expected to travel to the small Amerindian community of Aishalton, Region Nine to perform post-mortem examinations on the three children who were allegedly killed after a mining pit collapsed on them. Claybert Thompson, 12; Mark Thompson, 11, and Adrian Brown, 11, all of Aishalton Secondary School, were dug out from the abandoned mining pit at Sandhills, one week after they were reported missing. It is unclear how they actually met their deaths. An official noted that the bodies of the children were exhumed by…
Read MoreOpposition calls for overhaul of GECOM
The opposition is calling for an overhaul of the Guyana Elections Commission after expressing their dissatisfaction over the way the commission oversaw the recently-concluded general and regional elections. The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has even gone further, calling for the resignation of the chairman of the commission, Dr Steve Surujbally. These calls were made when the party continued its protest actions outside of GECOM’s Kingston headquarters on Wednesday. “We are also asking for GECOM heads to resign with immediate effect, because we strongly believe that the elections were…
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Ramsammy to set up national think-tank to push agri sector
Newly-appointed Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said he intends to set up a national think-tank committee to help push the programmes of the agriculture sector. He made the comment while addressing heads of departments under the ministry’s purview during a meeting on Tuesday. The aim of the meeting was to familiarise himself with the departments and agencies. In his address, Minister Ramsammy said that he is poised and ready to take the agriculture sector to greater heights during his tenure as minister. He said agriculture must not only be seen…
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