Month: November 2013

By Svetlana Marshall   The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is standing firm on its decision not to permit direct Fly Jamaica flights between Guyana and New York, denying the airline for a second time. In July, Fly Jamaica and Caribbean Airlines (CAL) applied for an exemption under 49 U. S. C 40109 for extra-bilateral authority to conduct seventh-freedom turnaround service between Guyana and New York but their applications were rejected by the U. S. Department of Transportation on September 30. Fly Jamaica subsequently filed a petition for Review…

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– battered body found on street after party BY BHISHAM MOHAMED   The battered body of a male sex worker was on Tuesday morning discovered in a street in the vicinity of Day Clean Bar, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice hours after he left a party at a friend’s house. The dead man was identified as Nandkumar Poonwassie, 33, also called “Vishal” and “Darshanie” of Lot 132 Tain Settlement, Port Mourant. At the time of his discovery, he was clad in a plaid short pants and a white t-shirt, bracing a…

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The finals of the 2013 National Drama Festival culminated at the National Cultural Centre on Friday evening with three interesting plays, which for the most part, commanded the attention of the sizable audience. The three plays were “Creative Burial Ground”, “Duplicity” and “Deep Wounds”. They were all fairly well executed by quite a young cast, who appeared eager to display their theatrical talents. The cultural centre intermittently exploded during the productions either with laugher or disgust. Nevertheless, after several hours of drama, the curtains were drawn on the junior category.…

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Global food prices declined by six per cent over the last quarter, but are still not far from their historical peaks, according to the World Bank Group’s (WBG) latest Food Price Watch report. Wheat markets remain tight; and weather-related concerns in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Ukraine, and the Russian Federation may further drive up wheat prices over the next few months. Domestic prices showed typically large variations across countries, mainly attributable to seasonal trends but also due to a combination of factors including bad weather, public procurement policies, local supply shortfalls…

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BY VAHNU MANIKCHAND   President Donald Ramotar said flaws in the judicial system are contributing in a major way to the high level of interpersonal violence in the country. He made the comment on Monday while addressing a forum to commemorate International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. The forum hosted by the Home Affairs Ministry at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, sought to examine and adopt current violence prevention methodologies, develop a national plan of action towards violence prevention and establish a body to coordinate…

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