Public Works Minister Robeson Benn has stated that it would not be feasible for government to reduce the travel voucher taxes on airline tickets, as part of efforts to relieve Guyanese passengers of paying the high cost of air transport. Minister Benn’s comment follows a letter sent to him from shadow public infrastructure, communication, tourism, industry and commerce minister, Joseph Harmon of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). In the letter, Harmon issued a call for a 10 per cent reduction in government taxes on airline tickets to cushion the…
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Amidst suspicion… Family desperate to return dead nurse from India
RELATIVES of the Guyanese nurse, recently reported to have died in a hospital in India, are alleging foul play led to the death. That aside, the distraught mother, Mrs. Morlyn Scipio is appealing to the public to contribute as she, desperately, attempts to raise Gy$2M to fly the dead body back to Guyana for burial. According to her, she has been informed that her daughter’s husband, Austine Molar has dumped the corpse at a hospital and the institution gave three days for its removal before disposing of it. The woman…
Read MoreWork on East Bank four-lane highway expected to speed-up
The pace of the construction of the East Bank Demerara four-lane road is expected to be hastened as the Work Services Group (WSG) is moving ahead with support from the power and telephone companies in addressing the challenge of utilities hindering the project’s execution. There has been sloth in the multi-million dollar project stemming from the need for the removal and relocation of public utilities, such as power poles, gas line, telephone lines and utility poles, from within the project area. According to General Manager of the WSG, Geoffrey Vaughn,…
Read MoreTIP victims ID policemen, trafficker – rape charges to be instituted
By Svetlana Marshall – Rape charges are likely to be instituted against two policemen and an alleged human trafficker after they were positively identified by the young ladies who were rescued from the sex trade last weekend. On Tuesday, the two victims who were allegedly raped by two ranks in the Sherima Police Station positively identified their assailants. The ranks and the woman were also identified by two other persons who witnessed part of the trafficking incident. Rescued Over the weekend, the Guyana Women Miners’ Organisation (GWMO), led by the…
Read MoreCassava poised to make a substantial economic contribution – Minister Ramsammy
Guyanese-produced farine is gaining in popularity with its own niche market, outside of its traditional users, those in the hinterland community; and to increase its usage. Government is set to a build what has been described as a full phased factory operation for the processing of the item made from cassava, with the first facility to be installed in Region Nine later this year, Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy told the media. Minister Ramsammy noted that many of the hinterland residents depend on the cassava for not only food…
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Ramadan marks the beginning of the holiest time of the year PART 1
By Shan Razack As the crescent moon is sighted, and the holy month of Ramadan begins May you find peace, As you offer your prayers and fast. In the holy month of Ramadan, May Allah’s rahmat Shine on you! The most beautiful things in life must be seen from the heart. For one-fifth of the world’s population, this month marks the beginning of the holiest time of the year – Islam’s Ramadan. During this time, one billion people from a vast range of races, nationalities and cultures across the globe…
Read MoreThe debt not paid
At the “recommitment” commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), the heads of government decided to establish a “Reparations Commission”. It will pursue compensation for the now acknowledged “crime against humanity” that was committed against millions snatched from Africa and enslaved by the colonial powers from the 16th to the 19th century. We believe that this move is long overdue. Back in March 2007, as British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed “deep regret and sorrow” for his country’s role in the African slave trade,…
Read MoreCommonwealth Network on Environment and Climate Change launched
The Commonwealth Network on Environment and Climate Change was launched at Marlborough House, headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat, in London last week to provide further opportunity for dialogue with the Commonwealth Expert Group on Climate Finance. Former President Bharrat Jagdeo, who was appointed by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma to chair the new Commonwealth Expert Group on Climate Finance, was in attendance with members of his team. The high-level team of nine experts, which also includes Dr Kenrick Leslie, executive director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, will identify solutions…
Read More“I’m devastated” – says father of Guyanese-born U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan
RELATIVES of Private Errol ‘Elijah’ Duran Aster Milliard, 18, a United States (U.S.) Army combat engineer, have reported that the Guyanese-born man was killed in Afghanistan on July 4th. Milliard, of Guyanese and Jamaican parentage, died when his unit was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade, in the city of Shewan, Farah Province, according to the U.S. Department of Defence. It had been his first deployment, said a Kelsey Stein news story that appeared in the Alabama Times of July 6. Milliard is survived by his parents, Zuwena Milliard of the…
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