Month: September 2016

Guyanese company sidelined in school juice contract

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…despite being lowest bidder Local beverage giant, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has been overlooked as Government announced that the contract for the supply and delivery of boxed juices was awarded to Suriname’s Rudisa Beverages and Juices Company. This announcement was made despite DDL being the lowest bidder at the recent bid for the contract. After milk was replaced as the preferred beverage to offer students along with biscuits and a snack in schools, DDL had supplied Topco juices to Government’s National School Feeding programme since 2010. However, on Saturday Government…

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Bahamian charged with murder of Guyanese teacher

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A Bahamian man was on Tuesday charged by Police for the murder of Guyanese school teacher, 34-year-old Marisha Bowen and is expected to make his appearance in the Supreme Court during the week. The accused, 30-year-old Alister Williams, would not be allowed to plea until he is formally arraigned for the brutal murder. At the time the woman was killed, she was pregnant. She was found in a lifeless state with her throat slit in her Summer Street, Nassau Village, Bahamas apartment just over a week ago. However, the accused…

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UG boss confident of Medical School’s reaccreditation

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The Medical School of the University of Guyana (UG) still has a far way to go before it regains accreditation, but Vice Chancellor, DrIvelaw Griffith is quite confident that things will fall into place. The Medical School has been struggling to have its programme reaccredited by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine (CAAEM), since it was lost back in 2014. Dr Griffith said he was positive that things would get back on track, especially after a site visit by the accreditation body in November of this year. The…

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Guyanese man deported from Barbados over incident with schoolgirl

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A Guyanese national was handed over to immigration officials on Tuesday after appearing in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on an assault charge, the online news agency, Barbados Today, has reported. The 48-year-old farmer of Apartment #1 Arrindell, Government Hill, St Michael, who only goes by the name Mankad, pleaded guilty to the offence, which occurred on September 17. According to the facts read by police prosecutor Sergeant Neville Watson, Mankad was sitting on a bus next to a teenaged girl when he placed his hand on her thigh and…

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SARA Bill found to be in violation of Guyana’s Constitution

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…legal opinion recommends consultations be halted The proposed bill legislating the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA) is not only dangerous and disingenuous in its current construct but it has been found to be in violation of numerous sections of Guyana’s supreme law – the Constitution – and there has since been a call made for a halt of further consultation until Government can more clearly outline its desired objectives. This is according to a legal opinion sought by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) that has reviewed the Bill and has…

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Massive changes could be made at PPP/C’s year-end Congress

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Preparations are underway for the upcoming Congress of the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) with anticipation growing amongst its supporters of the return of Bharrat Jagdeo to the helm of the party’s structure and his possible candidature as the person who could lead the opposition force to a resounding victory at the 2020 General and Regional Elections. Though Jagdeo has not given any firm indication that he will accept the mounting calls to serve a third term, he has not said definitely that he has not had a change of…

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