Year: 2015

By Devina Samaroo Signalling further development in the local economy, Guyana Restaurant Inc. has opened its third Popeyes franchise at Water and America Streets, Stabroek, Georgetown. During the grand opening ceremony on Saturday, Chairman of Guyana Restaurant Inc Ram Lalbadhur Singh spoke of the significant achievements the franchise has made since commencing operations in 2010. “Over the years, business has developed at a pace where it is now necessary to have a third store since the demand for our products is increasing. It is found that there is a need…

The brother of slain political activist Dr Walter Rodney has returned to the stand to give evidence in the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that was established to determine who killed the historian in 1980. Donald Rodney first took the stand in January when he spoke about joining his brother’s work with the Working People’s Alliance (WPA). Dr Walter Rodney was the co-founder of the WPA. The witness said that he had acted as a liaison between his brother and then Sergeant of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Gregory Smith, who…

The bitter-tasting vegetable, Corilla which is a popular Guyanese dish could become the leading fighter against cancer, as it is showing good prospects under laboratory experiments. According to scientist, Dr Emmanuel Cummings, while there are high hopes of success, it is much too early to determine the outcome. “The research is a good opportunity for us to investigate some of the natural remedies and we are particularly looking at cancer because according to the data in Guyana; several Amerindian communities in Guyana, cancer is a major cause of death, but…

By Michael Younge Feelings of outrage, disappointment and shock ran through various quarters of the Alliance For Change (AFC) East Coast Demerara (ECD) constituency following the party’s decision to enter into a coalition agreement with the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). Several AFC groups and activists interviewed by this publication on Wednesday claimed that they were never consulted or given the opportunity to vent how they felt about either the decision to enter coalition talks or to coalesce with APNU. In fact, scores are…

As the trial into the death of 16-year-old Neesa Lalita Gopaul continues in the High Court, State Pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh on Wednesday took the stand and testified on the post mortem examination he had conducted on the teen’s remains. Dr Singh told the court that he performed the examination on October 6, 2010 and found the cause of death to be multiple blunt trauma to the head. The post mortem report, which was previously tendered as evidence in the trial, was shown to the pathologist and he subsequently went…