Month: November 2013

Fifteen officer cadets, three of whom are Belizean nationals, on Sunday demonstrated aspects of military training they are undergoing at the Camp Stephenson Colonel Ulric Pilgrim Officer Cadet School. The 15 stayed the course after 10 opted out, and are well on their way to be commissioned second lieutenants at the end of the programme otherwise known as the Standard Officers’ Course (SOC) # 46. The SOC was developed to provide training for new army officers and other services’ officers. Its broad objective is to provide a solid foundation for…

Region 10 Chairman Sharma Solomon said the establishment and development of cooperatives will aid in the boosting of agriculture in the region. He said currently the aim is to bring farmers together collectively with the understanding that food security in Region 10 is of maximum importance since there is a growing population which need to be adequately fed. The administration of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) is working on a number of initiatives which is expected to assist in achieving this goal. “I find the biggest challenge in our region…

Cheers erupted from the crowd last Sunday evening as Team Suriname was announced the winner of the King’s Jewellery World’s “Clash of Past Champions” Duck Curry Competition. The competition saw 20 groups from Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago competing for the grand prize of Gy$ 1.5 million, along with the fame that comes with being a duck curry champion. The competition commenced at 14: 00h and the competitors were given two hours to perfect their curries before a panel of 10 ‘erudite’ judges from across the region. The teams…

BY SAMUEL SUKHNANDAN   Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud said the ban on Styrofoam beginning June 1, 2014 could prove useful to Guyanese entrepreneurs, who could possibly look at producing alternatives to that material. Persaud made this statement during the second round of stakeholders’ consultations on the ban of Styrofoam held at Duke Lodge, Kingston, Georgetown on Monday. “When we talk about the ban, it is not to take away anything, but rather a step to give our people more opportunities but also gives them a healthy surrounding,”…

“He did not go into battle to die but to serve his country” – Asst Commissioner Vyphuis By Vahnu Manikchand   Amid loud wailing, policeman Michael Forde who was gunned down when a gold miner went on a shooting spree at his Middle Street home last week was laid to rest on Tuesday – the first of the four victims to be buried. Forde, 24, a lance corporal attached to the Tactical Services Unit (TSU), was killed in the line of duty when Deryck Kanhai went berserk, killing three other…

Children across the country will now be more au fait with some of their fundamental rights, following the creation for distribution countrywide of booklets of child-friendly versions of three recent updated laws. The pieces of legislation are the Adoption of Children Act (2009 and 2011,) the Custody, Contact, Guardianship and Maintenance Act 2011 and the Status of Children Act, Number 19 of 2009. The documents were produced by the Rights of the Child Commission, and the Child Rights Division, Childcare and Protection Agency, and the Labour, Human Services and Social…

– additional US$ 60M to be pumped into programme this year By Samuel Sukhnandan   The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) has made a dent in cocaine smuggling in the region, officials said on Tuesday as a two-day meeting to review the work of the U.S.-funded programme closed. Cocaine seizures across Caricom member states, training of police personnel, and the provision of fast boats to help curtail maritime criminal activities are among the successes of the initiative. This is according to co-chairs of the meeting, Astonia Browne of Caricom and…

Miss Universe contestant Katherina Roshana has expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support she received from Guyana and further afield as she heads back from Russia to her native land. Roshan and her family are back in New York after a great and wonderful experience in Moscow. According to a release, Roshana having experienced the international pageant, has seen movements and situations that have caused her to reflect. The release said attention is given to those countries which pay higher pageant fees and the bigger, more recognised countries are treated with…