Year: 2014

Despite the recent snowstorm which shut down area airports and crippled air travel across the U.S., the eight-year-old Guyana travel agency, TravelSpan, successfully airlifted hundreds of passengers from New York’s John F Kennedy Airport to Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport from December 14, ending the monopoly and high airfares of other carriers. Using the 767-200 series aircraft operated by Dynamic Airways, TravelSpan was able to leave New York ahead of the storm on January 2, amid criticism from the hordes of expatriates who blasted management for not informing them ahead of…

The (Guyanese) Toronto-based Voice of Vedas (VoV) spiritual centre made a hefty donation of Cdn $5000 to the Humber River Hospital and also doled out smaller grants to other worthwhile charities as the spiritual organisation closed out the year on a high in its svea (charitable) activities. The VoV is led by Guyanese Canadian, Dr Budhendranath Doobay, who has established renal clinics in Guyana to help poor victims of renal failure. Dr Doobay, at a recent banquet in Toronto, expressed his appreciation to members, volunteers, devotees and sponsors who have…

As investigations continue into the murder of Monica “Malika” Adams, 23, of 932 Second Street, Dazzle Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara; investigators confirmed that the woman was stabbed at least 18 times. The suspect, Paul Scotland, 27, of Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, is expected to be charged for the murder on Monday when he makes a court appearance at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court. He is in custody at the Cove and John Police Station. Scotland was described as an abuser and a very aggressive and jealous man. Berserk…

The decision by Muri Brasil to pull out of its exploratory venture is the latest example of the harm being inflicted on Guyana’s developmental prospects by the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) constant attack on investors in Guyana, Finance Minister, Dr Ashni said on Sunday. Muri Brasil Ventures Inc, in a statement said that “although the process was legal and transparent, this decision is due to the misinformation, prejudice and hostility to this proposed survey by persons and agencies which are fostering an…

The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has once again called for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) board to be revamped. Opposition Leader David Granger told a press conference on Friday at the coalition’s Hadfield Street headquarters that the corporation has fallen on tough times due to poor management. “I would have a board of people who know about sugar and who are committed to running an enterprise along economic lines, I wouldn’t have a pack of politicians there, a lot of political appointees,” he said. Nevertheless, he said GuySuCo…

“Dey seh labour pains are the worst kinda pain but me don’t believe that. Me can bear the pain of making seven more children… but na the pain of getting my foot cut out again. Dis is the worst kind of pain,” Kamlawattie “Seema” Lionel said. The 25-year-old woman’s foot was amputated last Sunday at the New Amsterdam Hospital following a vicious stabbing by her husband. Lionel was attacked and stabbed by her husband after she refused to reconcile a relationship which she had ended with him. The last injury,…

Late Chief Liberian Gillian Thompson was remembered as a front runner in the promotion of literacy in Guyana as she was laid to rest on Saturday. Her funeral service held at the Trinity Methodist Church was attended by hundreds. The audience heard heart rendering tributes from Assistant Chief Education Officer Donna Chapman, literary enthusiast Petamber Persaud and well known journalist Francis Quamina Farrier. Thomson, 44, was described as a warm and loving person whose joy and passion was to see children read, and to help them in their studies. This,…

The Home Affairs Ministry recognising the spike in crime has intensified programmes within the security sector to arrest the situation. These initiatives include the “I Paid a Bribe” and others that facilitate the use of online technology. Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee at an end-of-year press conference on Friday acknowledged the importance of the Internet and computer security to the national security and the economic well-being of the country. “Many of our citizens, businesses and government agencies are now connected to the Internet and are using information technology to provide…