Satiricus was stumped and his furrowed brow was a dead giveaway to his buddy Cappo, as they nursed their beers in the Back Street Bar. Things were “brown” for Cappo since the sugar factory had stopped grinding and he had to hang up his cutlass for three months. He needed Satiricus to be in a good mood to supply the elixir of life. “Wha’ mek yuh face suhsa-wa, Budday?” he asked with forced jollity. “‘E might lef” suh, yuh know!” “I just can’t figure out how they let Harry get…
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Guyana to construct international laboratory for biodiversity
In keeping with the country’s green development agenda, a vast amount of land will be protected in an effort to conserve the environment. In this light, President David Granger announced on Saturday that the construction of an international laboratory for biodiversity will commence soon in the compound of the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation Development, in Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo). This revelation was made by President Granger while officially declaring opening the second annual National Tree Day event at Iwokrama, Region Nine on Saturday. “As we continue to…
Read MoreEx-T&T Special Forces officers accused of attempted arson, possession of illegal weapons
(Trinidad Guardian) Chief of Defence Staff Brigadier Rodney Smart said yesterday’s attempt by two discharged Special Forces soldiers to allegedly burn a house in Princes Town was part of yet another attempt by the criminal element to destabilise the country. The two—Cpl Steve Douglas and Lance Cpl Devon Edwards—were arrested by police hours later at Munroe Road, Charlieville, Chaguanas. Smart was speaking during a special news conference hosted with acting Commissioner of Police Harold Phillip at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair. He said it was called to…
Read More3 women jailed for embezzling G$48M
Three women were on Tuesday jailed for four years each after they were found guilty of fraudulently converting in excess of G$48 million from Telecom Solutions (Guyana) Initially, the women – Melissa Naughton, 39, of Robert Street, Better Hope, East Coast Demerara; Candacie Marshall, 26, of North Ruimveldt, Georgetown; and Oladara Christian, 28, of Shell Road, Kitty, Georgetown; had all pleaded not guilty to the charge. In a packed courtroom before City Magistrate Leron Daly, the sentence was handed down to the three tearful women while the Magistrate noted that…
Read MoreReflections on a great Guyanese artist
“Homage to Denis Williams”, an exhibition of artworks by indigenous artists, currently ongoing at Castellani House, is the most appropriate title to celebrate Indigenous Heritage Month (September) for several reasons. Dr. Denis Williams (1923 – 1998) was a pioneer archaeologist and anthropologist who in 1974, nearly 50 years ago, founded the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, which was the precursor for several prominent cultural institutions in Guyana, such as the E.R. Burrowes School of Art (1975), the Museum of African Heritage (1985), and the National Gallery of Art, Castellani House…
Read MoreFather of 3 killed after tree tumbles on him in Pomeroon
A wood cutter from La Union, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), was killed after a tree crashed on him at Apiarco in the Upper Pomeroon River. Dead is Moses Gonsalves, 51, also known as “Squash”. Reports are that Gonsalves left his Essequibo Coast home weeks ago venturing into the Pomeroon River to harvest wood. He was accompanied by a worker Rayan Lloyd. This newspaper was informed that on Thursday Gonsalves was left cutting wood while Lloyd went to fetch some materials from another location. According to the now dead man’s daughter, Sherena…
Read MoreTechnical, vocational students to receive monthly stipend
Students attending the technical and vocational training centres at Mahaicony, Leonora and Upper Corentyne will begin receiving a monthly stipend, Government announced on Friday. Cabinet, at its most recent meeting, agreed to a proposal for the Education Ministry to pay stipends to students at technical and vocational training centres at Mahaicony, Leonora and the Upper Corentyne. The centres were said to have been established to provide “second opportunities” for youth to develop skills that would enable them to obtain gainful employment. According to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, it was…
Read MoreLessons in authoritarianism…
…to UG students Modern youths can’t live without their smartphones that connects them to their world. And your Eyewitness uses the word “their” advisedly since they’re promised that they can choose who to tune in or tune out. Literally. Unfortunately for them, there are a few contacts they can’t tune out if they want to climb up the totem pole – one of them being the University, where they’re supposed to learn the skills that’ll make them manoeuver in the world of adults. Well, this weekend they learnt a valuable…
Read MorePresident calls on UG to design programmes based on needs of country
The University of Guyana delivers an output of approximately 2000 graduates annually and there is always the hue and cry of insufficient job opportunities for these persons. In fact, it has been said that the programmes being offered at the country’s premier tertiary education facility does not match the skills demanded by the country’s economy. To this end, President David Granger is calling on the institution to be more considerate of Guyana’s needs and to design their programmes accordingly. “The University (of Guyana) itself must understand the needs of the…
Read MoreCops hold one over brutal murder of Tuschen taxi driver
One male suspect has been apprehended over the murder of the 24-year-old taxi driver who was found slumped in his motor car, on Tuesday evening, with two gunshot wounds aback Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo. According to a police source, the suspect was taken in for questioning after he was observed by other hire car drivers behaving in a suspicious manner. This publication was told that the suspect was heard making specific inquiries about the taxi driver sometime before the gruesome discovery was made. The young man, identified as…
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