March 2014 – Page 7 – Guyana Times International

21-year-old man succumbs to gunshot injuries

March 14, 2014 TIMES INT'L

A Good Hope, East Coast Demerara family was plunged into sadness and mourning on Monday when 21-year-old Inshan Ramlakhan succumbed to his gunshot injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Ramlakhan was shot last Thursday during a robbery in the vicinity of Conversation Tree, just outside Georgetown. He was shot to the left chest just above the heart; however, the bullet travelled through his body causing damage to his spine and lung. The perpetrator managed to relieve the injured man of his cellphone before making good his escape. Inshan’s brother, Ravi,…

Venezuelan state-owned airline increasing flights to Guyana

March 14, 2014 TIMES INT'L

The Venezuelan state-owned airline, Conviasa, will be increasing its flights to and from Guyana, Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira said. Speaking at a post-Cabinet briefing last Friday, at the Office of the President in Georgetown, Teixeira disclosed that Cabinet has approved the airline’s request to upgrade its non-scheduled air services on the Puerto Ordaz-Georgetown-Puerto Ordaz routes. The non-scheduled flights are to occur twice a week to Guyana, arrangements for which will be worked out by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the Presidential Advisor said. The airline began flights…

Guyanese die in St Vincent cargo vessel

March 14, 2014 TIMES INT'L

A Guyanese crewman is dead and another critical after falling ill on a St Vincent-registered vessel which left Guyana for St Lucia last Thursday. In a statement, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said the St Vincent and the Grenadines registered ship – MV LADY ZAI departed Georgetown on Thursday, March 6. On board were 10 Guyanese crew members and a consignment of cargo in bulk, with its destination being the island of St Lucia. According to MARAD, when the general cargo vessel, which reportedly belongs to KB Enterprise of Guyana,…

Local democracy is important

March 14, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, The vast majority of the population want an early election. At present they are looking on from the outside, since no local government elections were held for the past 17 years. The existing Constitution says that local government elections must be held every three years for councillors, mayors, deputy mayors, chairmen and vice-chairmen for the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs), and every year there must be election for mayors, deputy, chairmen and vice-chairmen among the councillors. We feel, however, that no local government body is likely to be viable…

Lessons from the Ukraine conflict

March 14, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me some space to share my views on the Ukraine situation and how it relates to Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. The conflict in Ukraine is about ethnic and hemispheric security which has moved past what is right and wrong. It is similar to what Indian people face when elected democratically in the Caribbean. Confronted by some Africans, they operate on the belief that Indians must only play a supporting political role. Some in Trinidad and Guyana who reject the democratically elected government, cannot really believe…

Govt has invested heavily in sports development

March 14, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, February 21 marked another memorable day for all Guyanese and especially for the Culture Youth and Sport Ministry/National Sports Commission and the sport fraternity. The National Sports Resource Centre was commissioned by the Culture, Youth and Sport Minister, Dr Frank Anthony. This Gy$55 million project adds to the ambience of the National Racquet Centre which accommodates the tennis and squash courts. The commissioning of this important and necessary facility marks a new beginning for sport in Guyana. The resource centre will create the opportunity for athletes to be…

Caribbean countries can tap IDB US$8M initiative

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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched the 2014 call for proposals of the Initiative for the Promotion of Regional Public Goods in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The initiative is based on the premise that the countries of the region share challenges or opportunities for development that can be addressed or seized upon more effectively and efficiently by means of regional cooperation. In 2014, the initiative will provide up to US$8 million in grants to finance regional public goods (RPGs) that are produced collectively by a group of…

Wanted bulletin issued for Cuyuni murder suspect

March 14, 2014 TIMES INT'L

The Guyana Police Force on Wednesday issued a wanted bulletin for Natton Anthony Stoute of Helena, Number Two, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara for questioning in relation to the murder of Bibi Shaneeza Bhola. The murder took place on February 26 at Rock Creek, Cuyuni River, Region Seven. Stoute, who is of mixed race, is one of two men, who were last seen at the woman’s shop at Rock Creek. The wanted bulletin comes almost one week after Crime Chief Seelall Persaud revealed that police are in possession of surveillance footage…

Buxton man brutally chops wife, commits suicide

March 14, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Two days after brutally chopping his wife about her body over her alleged infidelity, a cane harvester was found hanging from a tree in a farm aback Buxton, East Coast Demerara, on Wednesday morning. The dead man was subsequently identified as Dexter Yaw, 38, of Lot 74 Sideline Dam, Buxton. His wife, Yonette is nursing several chops to her breast and arms. Based on reports received, the man went berserk on Monday evening after his wife told him that she had applied for a job and that she was due…

Rodney Commission to soon meet stakeholders

March 14, 2014 TIMES INT'L

The Secretariat of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry seems to be making progress, as the three-member Commission that was set up to investigate the death of the political activist, will be returning to Guyana during the course of the new week, to meet with stakeholders. Chairman of the Commission, Queen’s Counsel Sir Richard Cheltenham, Jamaica Queen’s Counsel Jacqueline Samuels-Brown and Trinidadian Senior Counsel Seenath Jairam had all departed to their homelands a few hours after meeting with the Commission’s Secretariat some two weeks ago. Minutes after the meeting, Cheltenham…