Year: 2016

T&T man killed as he tries to saved family

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(Trinidad Guardian) Despite knowing that he could be shot dead, Krishna Maharaj sacrificed his life for his family when he coaxed a gunman into leaving their home together so his wife could have a chance to escape. There was no happy ending to Maharaj’s heroics as he was shot in the head and later died on the surgeon’s table at the San Fernando General Hospital. According to reports, Maharaj, 37, a Cepep contractor, his wife Sabrina Khan, 28, and their nine-year-old son were at their Reform Village home around 8.30…

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Guyana Govt receives report on the state of children and women

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A report that analyses the state of children and women in Guyana was handed over to the government today. It was compiled by UNICEF in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection. UNICEF Representative in Guyana, Ambassador Marianne Flach presented the report to First Lady, Sandra Granger and Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence. Information for the report was gathered from all ten administrative regions in Guyana and will help guide social programmes up to 2021. Minister Lawrence noted that the report comes at an opportune moment following the just…

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Traditional customs of childbirth

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Part II Many of the indigenous age-old postnatal customs are fading due to new technologies and urbanization. However, research done on these customs still make for a good read, and may even encourage youths of today to learn more about their heritage. Phyllis Jordan’s “Amerindians customs after birth”, a chapter found in the book “Focus on Amerindians” (May 1980), highlights some of these customs; the following are excerpts from her text. In some indigenous nations, the father is required to spend most of his time caring for his child during…

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The Glamour of the evening

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Rishma Persaud has been designing for more than 15 years under the brand RP couture. She is known for her eye catching evening gowns and cocktail dresses, and is also one of the designers for the Miss India Guyana and Miss Universe Guyana pageant. These designs are from her newest collection, which are mostly evening attire. All the designs are custom made and can be made to order within a week. Rishma’s office is now located at 303 Church St, Queenstown, Georgetown. You can also find her on Facebook at…

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Searching for Musa acuminate …red

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A rare fruit in today’s markets, though it is said to be somewhat found at Parika market, is the red banana or what Guyanese call “buck banana” and “red buck banana”; “buck” being the derogatory local word for an indigenous person. The fruit has also been called “purple banana” and “Parika banana” here in Guyana. To date there is no literature as to the etymology of the derogatory local name. Its official scientific name is “musa acuminate (AAA Group)”, belonging to the Cavendish group (AAA), a cultivar of the wild…

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‘Dataram’s flight from Guyana could have been avoided’

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…President urges law enforcement officials to use every legitimate avenue to capture suspect President David Granger, on Thursday, urged members of the local law enforcement community to work with their counterparts in neighbouring countries and to use every possible legitimate avenue to locate and transport convicted drug lord, Mr. Barry Dataram back to Guyana, according to GINA. In an invited comment, President Granger said that while he will not lay blame at the feet of any agency or individual, Dataram’s flight from Guyana, was something, which could have been avoided.…

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Massive housing project for State employees

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…Govt currently seeking private partners to develop lands The Government of Guyana, through the Communities Ministry, is gearing to develop several hundred acres of land for housing, including the building of homes and apartment buildings for State employees. The slated developmental works are scheduled to be undertaken through a Public Private Partnership arrangement. According to an advertisement in the State-owned newspaper, the Government will be embarking on several projects emanating from its strategic objectives as it relates to housing for low-income and State employees. The development is slated to be…

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Guyana’s eGovernment project picking up pace

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…over 100 institutions connected to network The eGovernment Agency has completed the first phase of the Improving Digital Equity, Access and Learning (IDEAL) Programme, which has provided for 100 institutions to be connected to the eGovernment network along the Coast and Chief Executive Officer of the eGovernment Agency, Mr. Floyd Levi said that the Agency is now embarking on the second phase of this project. Mr. Levi made these comments yesterday during a visit to Pomeroon-Supanaam (Region Two) during which the Agency sought to conduct assessments at the 11 institutions,…

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Guyana could take in an acceptable amount of deportees

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Dear Editor, Our benign President David Granger, in his noble address recently to the United Nations Assembly, on the matter of the current migrant crisis, noted that the situation “if left unattended or unresolved, can escalate into regional and even global crises, which can threaten the existence of larger numbers of persons in wider areas, even beyond their country’s borders.” Most of us in Guyana today are descendant of migrants who were brought from Africa or India or China and even Portugal in challenging times and conditions to work for…

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Housing development is held up because of prolong absence of one individual

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Dear Editor, It was mind-boggling from the very start why the Government of Guyana (GoG) in this era of cutting edge technology and modern information systems would seek to appoint so many senior citizens to very prominent and vital positions in the country at the expense of many young, bright and patriotic persons who are finding difficulty obtaining employment and who in many instances are forced to migrate to utilise their skills. These old timers to whom I refer are from times past and are stuck in the past which…

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