Ex-policeman, barber shot in failed execution

An ex-policeman and a barber were on Wednesday evening shot and injured after two men entered the Professional Cut Barber Shop at Railway Line, Kitty and opened fire. The incident occurred about 18: 30h.Maniram “Tyrone” Persaud, an ex-policeman, 32, of Lot 78 La Grange, West Bank Demerara was reportedly in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital nursing more than seven gunshot wounds to his neck, chest and abdomen. The other man, Kenta “Imty” Gobin of Lot 94 Meadow Brook Gardens, who received a gunshot wound to his leg,…

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UG plans to attract foreign students

The University of Guyana (UG) has outlined plans to attract foreign students and will be engaging governments of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) with a view to persuading them to send their nationals to Guyana to study. Vice Chancellor Dr Jacob Opadeyi revealed that the OECS countries are without any university in their territories and on completion of high school; parents are worried about their children’s academic future. “But we have a national institution and we must make it something that we are all proud of. There should…

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Rice farmers are better off now

Dear Editor, In response to the good news about rice in Guyana, I feel compelled to make a few points. I think that rice must be contextualised. It is an excellent source of energy, giving carbohydrates, which are used in the body for brain performance, physical activity, bodily functions and everyday growth and repair. Rice is also low in fat and cholesterol free and this alone is enough to drive rice production in Guyana. This indeed has been happening. In fact, the overall rice production for 2012 amounted to a…

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Minister Ali has set the tone for the debate

Dear Editor, On Tuesday evening, having listened to Carl Greenidge label the 2013 Budget as unconstitutional, the Honourable Mohammed Irfaan Ali rose to the occasion and defended the government’s budget. If someone wanted to see dynamism, intelligence and political acumen on display, then I strongly recommend viewing Minister Ali in his most august self in Parliament. In responding and countering Greenidge in every minute detail with empirical data from established sources, Minister Ali as he has done previously, set the tone for the budget debates. However, in the year 2013,…

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Big educational boost for UG, CPCE

Dear Editor, Throughout the world, schools are acquiring computers and using the internet at rapid rates. Teachers need to, therefore, learn how to operate the computers and integrate them effectively into their instruction. Understanding the process that teachers go through to infuse technology into their instruction is essential to helping facilitate the successful integration of computers into classrooms. In Guyana, we are moving in this direction. Just a while back, the education ministry made a really good move, commissioning computer laboratories at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) and…

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Guyana’s housing sector continues to do well

Dear Editor, It is very good to note that the housing sector has been allocated some Gy$3.1 billion in order to continue ensuring that citizens have improved access to housing and to a better quality of life. With emphasis being placed mainly on providing access to affordable housing and developing new sustainable housing schemes, it is a sure way to keep Guyanese rooted. In fact, it is incredible that focus is also on increasing the provision of turn-key housing and expanding the construction of core houses in Guyana. We all…

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Kites, growing up and reminiscing

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars”. – Oscar Wilde Usually, like any schoolchild, I love the holidays. Two weeks to stay home just lazing around? Can we get another two week’s extension on that? But this holiday, there was still school on at QC for the entire upper school. And so, I had new-found enthusiasm for the (already passed) four-day weekend. I guess I never realised what a big deal this four-day weekend could be since, I’m usually at home anyway.…

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Mattress set ablaze in Camp Street jail

Pandemonium broke out within the walls of the Camp Street jail on Wednesday morning after alleged gang leader Colin Jones reportedly set a mattress on fire following an altercation with another inmate. The fire started about 11: 00h.According to information received, Jones set alight his mattress in front of his cell, but it was quickly extinguished by prison officials. The reason for the altercation is not known to officials, but after five minutes of chaos, normalcy returned to correctional institute. Prisons Director Dale Erskine told Guyana Times International that after…

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“Put country first” – Dr. Vindhya Persaud exhorts opposition – during Budget Debate

In a fiery, rousing presentation in the National Assembly on Wednesday evening, PPP/C Member of Parliament Dr. Vindhya Persaud hammered the Opposition for their dismissal of the national budget and called on the members of the National Assembly to put the country and people first. “Let us remove the taint of 2012 of being a Parliament which achieved more battles and walkouts, spent too much on food and sittings, where the outcomes were decided long before the debate, where hatchets and scissors were wielded willy nilly…Guyanese people expect more,” she…

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All set for Wedding Expo this weekend

All systems are in place for the hosting of Wedding Expo 2013 in Guyana, which will see a number of new exhibitors on board and the much anticipated live wedding ceremony that will be featured for the first time. This year’s Wedding Expo will see more small businesses on board showcasing what they have to offer for wedding events. According to Diedre Davis, who is one of the coordinators of the event, some 30 exhibitors have registered, while 44 booths will be on display. Roraima Group of Companies Managing Director,…

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