Year: 2014

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds urged party supporters on Sunday to bring in new members to the fold as the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) sets its sights on regaining the majority in the National Assembly. Hinds made the comments while addressing a gathering at Babu John as the party paid tribute to its late founding leader, Dr Cheddi Jagan on his 17th death anniversary. Absent at the ceremony was President Donald Ramotar, who was at the time attending the Caricom Heads of Government meeting in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Guyana’s…

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Scores of Essequibians are calling for a snap election if the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) (AML/CFT) Bill is not passed by the opposition in Parliament. The calls were made at a public forum held at the Anna Regina Town Council on Friday. Persons from both public and private entities voiced their opinions on the Bill, and said the opposition is using its one-seat majority in Parliament to slow down development in Guyana. Essequibians who attended the forum said they believe the delay in the passing…

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Shadow Finance Minister Carl Greenidge said the government of Guyana might be on a “fishing expedition” in an effort to bring financial closure on the estimated US$58 million Marriott Hotel (Guyana) Project. On September 19, 2013, Atlantic Hotel Incorporated (AHI) Chairman Winston Brassington had boldly stated that AHI would have achieved financial closure at the end of that year. At the time, the company had already spent US$20 million on the project. But to date, Brassington has been tight-lipped on the matter. Brassington had announced that Republic Bank would have…

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First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar and members of the First Lady’s Foundation visited and delivered goodies to approximately 100 Region Three senior citizens who would have made significant contributions to Guyana’s development. The gesture was in observance of International Women’s Day on Saturday. The presentations were done at the Patentia Secondary School, West Bank Demerara and Zeelugt Primary School, West Coast Demerara, while visits were made to the homes of five senior citizens who were unable to travel to the venues. International Women’s Day which was launched in 1911 is celebrated…

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The Health Ministry has set up a Malaria Desk at the Ogle International Airport (OIA) in a bid to contain the transmission of the disease. Vector Control Services Director, Dr Reyad Rahaman said the initiative is a part of the department’s 2014 master plan to reduce malaria cases in Guyana. He noted that the desk will become operational in the coming weeks and praised the support of the OIA management, Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shamdeo Persaud and Health Minister, Dr Bheri Ramsarran in making the project a reality. Dr Rahaman…

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Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell said the recent case of alleged assault committed on a former Miss Guyana Universe contestant by a policeman is currently under investigation and the officer named has been removed from his post. The Commissioner further stated that, for quite some time, he has been receiving complaints from persons about the rank’s behaviour, hence the decision to remove him from his post pending the outcome of the investigations. He said once the investigation into the claims made by the young lady is complete, based on the findings,…

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