Year: 2013

Guyana and Canada pledge to strengthen bilateral relations

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The relationship between the governments of Guyana and Canada was highlighted last week during a welcome reception for the new Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr Nicole Giles at her Bel Air residence. Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, after extending greetings from President Donald Ramotar, wished the new high commissioner well during her sojourn in Guyana. He spoke of the thousands of Guyanese and their children who are happy to make Canada their home. “I can sense your eagerness to maintain the momentum of our programme of cooperation, and to seek…

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Matters of indiscipline are hard to overcome

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Dear Editor, The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C) recently disclosed their intentions to iron out societal issues, with their main focus on matters of indiscipline. Addressing such matters is not always an easy task but it is nevertheless a remarkable step to aid in the decrease in corruption. Too frequently, young boys can be seen idling aimlessly around the streets of the city. This sometimes is seen as the first step towards criminality, particularly since many of these young boys resort to using drugs and engaging themselves in other…

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Journalists must be allowed to do their job fearlessly

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Dear Editor, At an international level, reporters are taking the necessary precautions to keep their sources from becoming causalities in ongoing political wars. Many government sources resort to one on one meetings rather than phone calls and emails. It has been evident in Guyana’s media outlets that some journalists function in fear of what malicious individuals are capable of. Forefront criminal activities associated with those who spend their time chastising the government has given reporters a legitimate reason to fear. Just recently, after exposing anti-government forces, a few reporters proceeded…

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Modi favoured by Indians globally

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Dear Editor, This is in reference to your editorial “India Elections” (November 8). I travel to India regularly (and Indian diaspora societies like Fiji, Mauritius, Trinidad, Durban, et cetera as part of my ongoing studies) and keenly follow its political development in my readings as well is in my conversations with academics and politicians. Everywhere I went, people have been clamouring for political change in India. In conversations, they told me they are fed up with the ruling poor Congress-led UP government over poor governance and massive corruption. The opposition…

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November

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By Anu Dev Well it’s November again, and apart from being the month of my birth, November is also chockfull of other such important events. It’s Remembrance Day on Monday and I remember at QC there’s the Remembrance Day Ceremony where the Youngest Boy and Girl have to march down the aisle to lay wreaths in honour of those who have died for our freedom. All too often, we forget that nations are built on the sacrifices of the generations who preceded us. And it’s for this reason I’ve always…

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Relatives, friends express shock at businessman’s murderous rampage

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By Vahnu Manikchand   After evicting his reputed wife and his child from his Middle Street property on Monday and subsequently going on a drinking binge, Deryck Kanhai went on his murderous rampage on Tuesday, killing four persons, including two policemen, before lawmen cut him down. A father of seven, the 52-year-old gold miner, is the owner of the three-storey building located at Lot 315 Middle Street, South Cummingsburg, which also housed two businesses. The fourth of nine children, Kanhai grew up in Bartica but moved to Georgetown along with…

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Berserk…

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.. businessman The newspapers yesterday (Wednesday) were chock full of reports on the fellow they unanimously dubbed as going “berserk” on Middle Street, Georgetown. He ended up killing four persons before he was taken out. For good reason. The ancient Norse warriors, who were the original “berserkers”, worked themselves into a state of rage by eating heavily drugged food – then plunging into battle. The man was said to be a miner who was high on cocaine – the drug of choice today – and with no apparent reason killed…

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Freed murder accused shot dead

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A 28-year-old Albouystown, Georgetown man who was freed on a murder charge in 2012 was shot dead by a lone gunman late Tuesday night in his community. Dead is Rayburn Harvey of Lot 144 James Street, Albouystown. A close relative told Guyana Times International that Harvey was at a wake in Rasville around 23: 20h when he received a phone call. “Ah coming just now,” were his words to the person on the phone. The miner left the wake on a CG motorcycle with the promise to return but he…

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Govt to establish unit to tackle financial crimes

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In an effort to cushion the impact that might follow due to Guyana’s failure to enact the Anti-Money laundering and Countering The Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, the government has agreed to the creation and operationalisation of a Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), with support from multilateral and bilateral partners. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon made this disclosure during his weekly post-Cabinet press conference at the Office of the President on Wednesday. According to Dr Luncheon, the SOCU will investigate suspected financial transactions suggestive of money laundering…

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Hajj 2013: A journey of love

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My name was written. My invitation was called out by the angels. You are a guest of Allah. It is time for your pilgrimage. My baby got sick. I moved residence four days before travel, but my heart beat anxiously, and I packed as lightly as I could, one black and red haversack on my back and one small grey bag in my hand, nothing to check in. The 21-day journey beckoned. It’s time for changes in your life. We set out. Labbaik allumma labbaik… Here I am at your…

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