By Richard Kistnen, Esq. Before turning to the substance of this piece, I hope that anyone reading this is coping at least somewhat safely after the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. If you have the means, please try to donate goods, monies and/or services to one or more of the many ongoing relief efforts. If you have been adversely affected by the storm and would like help obtaining information of these relief efforts, feel free to reach my office and I will try to help provide whatever information we can…
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Do-It-Yourself
By: K. Anthony Bissoon Welcome to another instalment of Do it Yourself, where we aim to give you the know-how for quick, simple and money saving fixes about your home! In this edition, especially for persons that spend a lot of time in the kitchen [also applicable to all bathrooms, wash closets etc.], we will be looking at traps-how they work and how to fix and clean them. Traps as they are called can be made out of plastic or metal [although the plastic kind is present in almost all…
Read MoreSonia Noel features Guyanese fashion on U.S. catwalk
Veteran designer Sonia Noel has once again aptly represented Guyana on the international stage by featuring her highly praised fashion-forward designs. Noel fashionably incorporated black, white and the colours of the Guyana flag in her collection, featured in Atlanta, US, at an international fashion show held Oct 6 at the Porter Sanford Performing Art Centre. The designs were high lauded by many notable international designers. The fashion show also featured designers from the USA, Caribbean and Africa. “It was a great feeling to be the feature designer and having a…
Read MorePresident discusses development plans with North Rupununi residents
President Donald Ramotar spent last weekend with Amerindians in the North Rupununi, Region Nine, listening to their concerns and apprising them of his Government’s efforts over the years to develop their living standards. Community meetings were held in Annai, Karasabai and Potarinau with a visiting team that included Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs Nigel Dharamlall and an entourage of regional officials. During the engagements, sewing machines and chainsaws were handed over to residents of the three communities and an All Terrain…
Read MoreGov’t engages national stakeholders on 2013 budget
Acting Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Irfaan Ali Friday met with members of the private sector, as government ministers engage various stakeholders across the country to get Guyanese more involved in preparations for the national 2013 budget. Among those at the meeting were representatives of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI); Private Sector Commission (PSC); Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GM&SA); Aircraft Owners Association; and Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG). Minister Ali said President Donald Ramotar’s administration believes that there should be cooperation in all aspects…
Read MoreSuddie Hospital theatre to be operationalised soon – Dr Ramsaran
Remedial work on the Suddie Hospital’s operations theater is expected to commence shortly, Heath Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran said. The minister during a telephone interview with Guyana Times International said health authorities have recognised the need for efficient healthcare for Essequibians, and as such, is moving to operationalise the hospital’s theatre. According to him, some time back, the theatre encountered electrical problems; as a result, it was shut down to avoid any unfortunate occurrence. Asked when restorative work is expected to commence, Dr Ramsaran noted that the project is currently…
Read MoreGuyana remains committed to fighting human trafficking
BY: KRISTEN MACKLINGAM Trafficking in Persons (TIPs) continues to be a major concern for many countries, and Guyana remains committed to addressing this issue. According to Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, the 2011 report of this task force addresses a number of issues such as prevention and awareness efforts, training programmes, the amount of victims, support and assistance for victims and inter-agency cooperation. He explained that government had implemented a number of new interventions during the reporting period and was also able to sustain and improve those which had commenced…
Read MoreTimehri vendors have up to November 30 to relocate
Stallholders who have been occupying Government’s reserves located along the Timehri Public Road, East Bank Demerara for years will have to move by November 30, according to Minister within the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker. Minister Whittaker who met with the vendors on Wednesday, at Timehri, said they were notified on several occasions that they would be required to move in order to accommodate some sections of the four-lane highway expansion. He stated that the Ministry held several meetings to notify them, and Government has fulfilled…
Read MoreLinden inquiry concludes, nation anxiously awaits findings
Friday marked the last day of the Linden Commission of Inquiry, heading the probe into the July 18 shooting of Allan Lewis, Shemroy Bouyea and Ron Somerset and throughout the day, submissions and final arguments were presented before the commission. Commissioners included; Jamaican Senior Counsel Keith Knight, Guyana Appeal Court Justice Claudette Singh, Trinidadian Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal, former Chancellor of the Judiciary Cecil Kennard and former Jamaican Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe, who is chairman of the body. Previously, the chairman of the commission, Wolfe, had indicated that each member…
Read MoreNoGel’s blow up
Satiricus was aghast. Dumb founded even. He’d read so much about NoGel Huge, the big time lawyer who thought he should be senior counsel. He never thought NoGel wanted that because he could charge more money. He thought NoGel thought he was a “big one”. He was certainly big in size! But here was No Gel losing his cool in front of some of the biggest names in Caribbean jurisprudence!!! Had NoGel lost his mojo? “MoJo? He blasted well lose he temper!” snorted Cappo. “He like fo give fyaah, but…
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