Year: 2016

Cops nab wanted man, accomplice at house in Eccles

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A wanted man and a “suspicious” accomplice were nabbed in Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Tuesday after a high-speed chase. Reports are 19-year-old Godfrey Lynch, of Agricola, Greater Georgetown, was nabbed after residents in Republic Park, EBD informed Police of suspicious persons at an abandoned house in the community. Lynch’s accomplice, Mark Mosely, of Castello Housing Scheme, West La Penitence, Georgetown, who was wanted for questioning relating to gas station robberies in Georgetown and Eccles, was nabbed a short while after Police combed the area. According to A (Georgetown-East…

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Int’l birding tour operators explore opportunities in Guyana

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Four United States (US) birding companies had the chance to see the many species of birds in Guyana through the Guyana Tourism Authority’s (GTA) bird expedition familiarisation (fam) tour. The expedition commenced on November 1 at the Kaieteur National Park and ended on November 6 at the Botanical Gardens. The latter location is a haven for many types of birds. The fam exercise afforded participants the opportunity to see over 200 species of birds. Senior Marketing Officer, GTA, Annarie Shiwram told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that Essay Expedition, Venture…

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Body of 15-yr-old Corentyne schoolboy fished out of canal

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The body of a Corentyne schoolboy was on Wednesday afternoon fished out of a canal at Tain Village, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). Dead is Ronaldo Sankar of Williamsburg, Rose Hall Town. The 15-year-old attended JC Chandisingh Secondary. Reports are that he and four friends went for a swim in a canal after school on Wednesday. According to one of Sankar’s friends, going for a swim after school was a regular practice; however, it was the first time that Sankar joined them. The friend related that after swimming for some…

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Govt mulls alternative sentencing to reduce prison overcrowding

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The Legal Affairs Ministry is in consultation with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on developing alternative sentencing as part of measures to reduce overcrowding in the prisons. Legal Affairs Minister and Attorney General Basil Williams said the initiative was “something still in the pipeline”, but the Government would be considering “alternative sentencing, pre-trial liberty and considerations like that” as it sought to address overcrowding in prisons, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a release. “The whole idea is to try to weed out these offences that are clogging up…

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Another major gold producer to extend operations in Guyana’s interior

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Another large-scale gold producer is looking to extend its reach in the Guyana interior with the acquisition of the Ianna Gold Project, located in the country’s North-West region, less than 20 kilometers South-East from its existing exploration operations at the Arakaka Gold Project. The take-over was effected by Alicanto Minerals Ltd, which in making its announcement, said the company has completed its due diligence and has since exercised its rights to take a three-year exclusive option to acquire the Ianna Gold Project The company had in July last entered into…

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Minister Lawrence calls for more collaboration to end human trafficking

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…103 trafficking cases recorded for the year thus far Some 103 children were trafficked for the year thus far when compared to 63 last year. This disclosure was made by Social Protection Minister Volda Lawrence on Wednesday, at the launch of the ‘State of the World Population Report for 2016.’ The Minister stated that stakeholders must collaborate to end the scourge of trafficking in children. This comes on the backdrop of an international outcry against the crime which targets mostly young, vulnerable women and children. The Social Protection Minister suggested…

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Palestinian Ambassador to Guyana meets with Speaker of National Assembly

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Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Barton Scotland, on Tuesday met with Linda Sobeh Ali, the Non-Resident Ambassador Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to Guyana, in the Speaker’s Chamber, Public Buildings, Brickdam. Discussions focused on deepening the engagement and cooperation between the National Assembly of Guyana and Palestine. To this end, the Ambassador extended an invitation to the Speaker for him to visit Palestine and opined that it may be possible for a team of Palestinian MPs to visit Guyana. The Speaker expressed his agreement. The Ambassador…

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Hinds did speak out against Cabinet meetings being held at Army headquarters

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Dear Editor I refer to a letter that appeared in another section of the media on November 4 written by a “Concerned Citizen” which criticised the government’s decision to hold Cabinet meetings at the GDF headquarters. The concerned citizen asked “where are the voices of Dr David Hinds and Freddy Kissoon”—an obvious inference that we have been silent on the issue. On so many occasions I have heard that line—where was Hinds when so and so happened or why didn’t Hinds speak up when so and so was happening? The…

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Are our leaders running out of options to deal with the crime situation?

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Dear Editor, Serious crime continues to wreck Guyanese families daily and lawmakers seem to be out of options for addressing it. Lawmakers have not publicly acknowledged that crime has spiraled out of control, but recent announcements suggest that it has earned their attention. However, proposed interventions by the Government are likely to worsen serious crimes instead of reducing it. Also, questions about the exact nature of the proposed interventions need to be clarified. Question 1. Do the Police know whether the murders originated from the guns of licensed firearm holders?…

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Sugar industry performed well in 2015 due to hard work of the previous Govt

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Dear Editor, The Chairman of Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Board of Directors, Dr Clive Thomas, in another section of the media on Sunday spoke about how well the industry performed in 2015. The entire Government body has been making statements about how good the second crop was. Dr Thomas mentioned that the punt dumper at Skeldon estate works very well. This is true since a lot of work was done on it. He also mentioned that new markets have been found in Italy for Guyana’s sugar. Well, in my view,…

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