Year: 2012

Suspect in school boy murder surrenders

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By Bhisham Mohamed A 17-year-old student of Chase’s Academy was on Monday evening stabbed to death by one of his friends following an altercation over a girl. The dead Malteenoes Sports Club Second Division cricketer was identified as Anfernee Bowman of 77 Robb Street, Georgetown. The incident occurred at the Patterson’s Lessons Place, South Ruimveldt Exit, Georgetown at about 18: 30h. According to information received, it was alleged the two young men had an a argument which led to Samuel Cornelius pulling out a knife and stabbing Bowman once to…

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Opposition’s one-seat majority should not stymie development – Govt

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Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr Roger Luncheon warned recently that the one-seat majority that the combined opposition hold in Parliament, should not be used by them, as an opportunity to render counter-productive measures for Guyana’s development. He noted that the sittings of the 10th Parliament thus far, moreso the last one, continues to be a matter of concern for Cabinet. He added that the attempts by the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC) to undo and revise laws, rules, and conventions, took an…

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OAS issues final report on Guyana polls

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The Organisation of American States (OAS) has called for a complete review of the procedures used to tabulate, transmit, and declare both the preliminary and final results of future elections in Guyana. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was criticised for the sloth in which it declared last year’s results. In its final report on the conduct of the November 28, 2011 polls, which it monitored, the OAS also called for additional mechanisms to be implemented to secure electoral materials at all times. The body also urged the strengthening and promotion…

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Some gat “maths deficiency syndrome”

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It gat some people who like fuh talk but when time come fuh do, dem can’t. Everybody know de big fuss de “Hands Up” party mek over de last election results. Dem seh that de Statement of Polls didn’t “add up” and demand copies. Is almost three months now and dem can’t finish adding it up. Apparently “adding up” is dem nemesis. That might explain why dem wasn’t interested in “add-it-ing” de national accounts when dem was controlling it. Priya putting things in place fuh help improve maths results. Maybe…

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Proposed Richmond Hill Convention Center will result in great economic benefits

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– but community leaders call for more details of project By North American Correspondent The Guyanese community in Richmond Hill is largely in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to build what is dubbed; America’s largest convention center and hotel at the Aqueduct race track. Residents in the area, including the large number of Guyanese settled there, were taken by surprise by the Governor’s announcement last month of plans to open a full fledge casino and convention center at the location. The Community Board for the area must give approval…

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Developing literacy through village libraries

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By Venessa Deosaran Since May 2005, more than four libraries have been built in Yupukari, Rupununi. At present, even more are being created in surrounding villages with the aim of encouraging reading and making it fun. The nursery school library is a large, one-room cinderblock schoolhouse that accommodates forty children and two teachers. In May 2005, it was empty, except for tables and chairs. After about a month of three-way discussions between the Rupununi Learners Foundation (RLF) and schoolteachers, inspired by the influx of new materials, RLF began to carve…

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Calypsonian Martin Byrne

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The ‘Mighty Voter’ never lets his loss of sight deter him from making music   By Venessa Deosaran Performing on stage at a recent calypso competition Martin Byrne, also known by his calypso stage name ‘Mighty Voter’, despite being completely blind, keeps producing songs that enliven and enlighten. Byrne was born on December 23, 1953 in Wismar, Linden, but grew up in Agricola on the East Bank of Demerara. After high school, he had an opportunity to sing in a group called ‘The Lynx’, a five-member, vibrant group that played…

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Bat Creek

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Bat Creek or Tumalau, as the local Amerindians refer to the area, is a black-water tributary of the white waters of the Rupununi River; its source is from a small drainage system in the northern foothills of the Kanuku Mountains. This is a remote fishing destination, and, due to its hidden nature, rarely accessed by sport fishers. The forest and lakes here are incredibly rich in biodiversity and are traditional breeding grounds for several species of game fish including butterfly peacock bass, arowana, pyara also known as the ‘vampire fish’,…

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Thousands participate in Linden Mash celebrations

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Thousands of persons flooded the streets of Linden in glittering costumes and outfits as Region 10 hosted its annual costume and float parade last Sunday under this year’s theme “Mashin’ with pride, keepin’ we tradition alive”. Despite periodic rainfalls, the revellers decked in an array of colours braved the weather and turned out in their numbers at the five corners junction to start the afternoon filled with excitement, gyration, laughter, enjoyment, singing, dancing, and drinking. At approximately 13:00h, the Purple Rose Foundation led the parade, as the nine other contingents…

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Adrian Dutchin is new Road March King

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Adrian Dutchin was on Saturday declared the Road March King, 2012 with his entry “I am Guyanese” when the results were released by the Mash Secretariat. In second position was Vanilla with “Rage” and in third place was Tropical and Mystic with “Regardless”. In an interview with the newly crowned road march King, Dutchin expressed his gratitude to his thousands of fans who have supported the song. He also acknowledged Digicel, the media and his colleague Jumo Primo for the confidence they placed in him. Dutchin said that he decided…

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