…. while murders soar The Emperor Nero, we’re told, “fiddled while Rome burned”. While he may’ve actually played a harp while his city was razed, you get the idea. Not surprisingly, the phrase has come down the ages illustrate the insistence of some to do nothing while knowing that something disastrous is happening. Well, at least good sense prevailed on Thursday in our National Assembly. With murders, robberies and carnage on the roads rising in the first months of the year, the minister of home affairs, Clement Rohee had announced…
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Hung jury in trial of man accused of 2007 baby murder
Calvin Bailey, the man accused of slaughtering an 18-month-old child, whom he says was his, in 2007 at Linden, will now have to face a retrial after a mixed jury could not arrive at a verdict. Bailey, also called “Calvin Thompson”, “Mara” and “Coochie” of Wisroc Housing Scheme, Linden, was indicted with the capital offence of murder, which alleged that between April 4 and 5, 2007, at Lot 1070 Cinderella City, Amelia’s Ward, Linden, he murdered Shaquan Nero. On Friday, Justice Navindra Singh summed up the evidence presented before the…
Read MoreFool Sarran and Sus Penders talkin plenty now
Once upon a time, in dis dear land, no body coulda seh any ting against de guvament. Burnin Ham woulda mek nobody ever see yuh again. Even de good, braver try fuh seh some ting and nobody see he again. Then came Dis Mond and he dis everybody who Burnin Ham didn’t mek disappear. Once upon a time, in dis dear land, Sus Penders and Fool Sarran used to be friken like cat and dem couldn’t seh a word. Dem used to hardly come outta dem house. Dem used to…
Read MoreGovt willing to engage all stakeholders on budget 2013
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said the ruling People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) government will no longer stand idly by and allow the other opposition political parties to practise double standards. Dr Singh, speaking at a live televised press conference on Saturday, chided the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) for seeking to mislead the media by painting a distorted picture of the proceedings of the tripartite budget talks and discussions, which are occurring behind closed doors. “I don’t believe that such pronouncements, trying to prejudice the public perception of…
Read MoreMiss Guyana-India confident of doing well in Malaysia
“As queen, I am very proud and feel honoured to be representing my country in Malaysia for the Miss India Worldwide, April 2013 pageant and will do my best to make my country proud.” These were the words of the newly-crowned Miss Guyana-India Katherina Roshana in her acceptance speech after being crowned by Tahiri Boodhoo, the first runner-up of the Miss Guyana-India 2012 contest, due to the absence of Miss India Worldwide title holder Alana Seebarran at the ceremony held at the Princess Hotel ballroom, East Bank Demerara on Saturday…
Read MoreU.S. helping Guyana beef up port security
Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) Director Claudette Rogers said sea piracy had taken a negative toll on the shipping industry internationally, so much so that increased freight costs were being pushed onto Guyanese consumers. Rogers was at the time speaking at the opening session of a National Port Security Training and Tabletop Exercise that was aimed at informing stakeholders of the International Ship and Port Facility Security code (ISPS code). Guyana adopted the international code in 2004; however, the United States Coast Guard will be assisting Guyana in tailoring the governing…
Read MoreGDF officer qualifies as medical doctor “I’m committed to serving my country”
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has congratulated Captain Natoya Adanna Lewis-Fraser, who has successfully completed her internship at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and has joined the staff at the GDF Medical Corps. Doctor Lewis-Fraser earned a bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery degree and graduated from the University of Guyana in November 2011. The young officer is one of the latest to benefit from the force’s continuing policy to provide opportunities for the academic and professional development of its human resources and that of the nation. The captain…
Read More30 Guyanese youths commence community development training
The training component of the Local Government and Regional Development Ministry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Youth Empowerment and Inclusion and Reconciliation Project (YEIRP) began on Friday at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre, Kingston. Thirty youth leaders drawn from Regions Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Ten, will be trained to play a role in the development of their communities and the country The session was opened by Local Government and Regional Development Minister Ganga Persaud and witnessed by United Nations Deputy Resident Representative Chisa Mikami and YEIRP…
Read MoreMalpractice cited in 2012 Berbice maternal death – report
Investigations into the death of 34-year-old Kaimattie Sooknanand, who succumbed after giving birth at the New Amsterdam Hospital in October last year, have revealed that malpractice was among the factors contributing to her death. Sooknanand, who hailed from Number 68 Village, Corentyne, died on October 20, 2012 after giving birth. According to documents presented to this publication by Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran, the post-mortem revealed that Sooknanand’s death was caused by “hypovolaemic shock as a result of placenta praevia”. The Expert Maternal Mortality Committee comprising four doctors and two…
Read MoreDifferent strokes
Forked tongues Normally we don’t have a problem with the caution “different strokes for different folks”. Hey, we’re not all the same and what may be nectar for you might be bitter bile for me. But what we do have a problem with is when the strokes aren’t administered in a consistent manner. Then we have to question the bona fides of the strokers. Take what just went down in Parliament. You remember that the opposition had drawn a line in the sand that declared: “ROHEE SHALL NOT SPEAK IN…
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