2016 – Page 77 – Guyana Times International

A career in beauty

January 8, 2016 TIMES INT'L

Paulla De Souza has become a name synonymous with beauty – a true connoisseur of makeup artistry. Her interest in the beauty industry began very early in life. It was therefore no surprise that she pursued a career in fashion and beauty. Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Paulla grew up on the East Bank of Demerara and attended Central Primary School and North Ruimveldt Multilateral before finishing at St John’s College. Years later she travelled to Trinidad to obtain formal training and was schooled at Suzan’s Unisex Salon & Beauty School…

Madras culture in Guyana

January 8, 2016 TIMES INT'L

The Tamilians from South India, who had sailed from the port of Madras for the then British Guiana as indentured labourers, were termed “Madrasis”. Of the 239,000 Indian immigrants to British Guiana, less than five percent made up the Madrasis population. For the British planters, they were the least desirable immigrants of all. They were stereotyped as lazy, aggressive and rebellious. The alleged penchant for heavy drinking, loud drumming and especially their love and devotion for their kulla (god) Devi Mariamman, whose worship involved animal sacrifice, evoked that dislike. They…

Burglar tells Court he fell asleep and woke up in VC’s bed

January 8, 2016 TIMES INT'L

A man who was brought before Magistrate Fabayo Azore on Monday to answer to a burglary charge told the Court that he fell asleep outside the home of the Virtual Complainant (VC) and woke up in the VC’s bed. Shawn English admitted that on January 2 at Georgetown, he broke and entered the house of Mark Niles and stole a cellular phone valued at Gy$70,000 and Gy$160,000 cash, a total value of Gy$230,000. The defendant told the Magistrate that on the day in question he was imbibing alcohol in the…

Gy$289M Pump Station commissioned in Region 2

January 8, 2016 TIMES INT'L

Hundreds of rice farmers in Essequibo, Region 2 (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are expected to benefit tremendously from a multimillion-dollar pump facility in Lima Village, which was officially commissioned on Monday by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo. The station was constructed by Doodnauth Samaroo Investment at a cost of Gy$289 million and the project was supervised by E&A Consultants. The Prime Minister in his address posited that the project was initially conceived by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Administration but was completed under the current Government. Nagamootoo stated that although the pump “took some…

All talk?…Rohee challenges PM Nagamootoo on promise to reduce presidential powers

January 8, 2016 TIMES INT'L

By: Devina Samaroo Following numerous occasions of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo speaking extensively about the need for the presidential powers to be reduced, seven months have elapsed since the new administration took office but to date nothing of this commitment has been realised. People’s Progressive Party General Secretary Clement Rohee appears keen on holding Nagamootoo to his words, calling on him to expose his “testicular perspicacity” and make a move to clip President David Granger’s wings. “Not a single initiative has been taken by Nagamootoo to humble the powers of…

Maritime Dept reports less river deaths in 2015

January 8, 2016 TIMES INT'L

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) in Guyana saw a reduction of 21.7% in total marine deaths for the year 2015. This was disclosed during the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s performance review by Director General of MARAD, Ms. Claudette Rogers. This decline was attributed to a number of safety precautions. In the year 2014, the total number of boat accidents totalled eight while in 2015 the number dipped to five. Also for 2015, the number of incidents recorded dropped from 16 to 12 when compared to 2014. The year 2015 recorded…

New housing schemes on the cards for Guyana in 2016

January 8, 2016 TIMES INT'L

Government, through its housing programme, is committed to improving the quality of life of Guyanese by establishing new, cohesive communities and consolidating existing settlements. This will be done through the promotion of integrated planning, land divestment and affordable housing. To this end, in 2016, the administration will be enhancing service delivery through home construction and land divestment, improved infrastructure, promotion of public/private partnership, enhanced coordination with governmental and non-governmental organisations and enhanced community participation. A statement from GINA said a total of 100 new turnkey houses will be constructed; 200…

Missing: 18-year-old Dominic Bernard

January 8, 2016 TIMES INT'L

An investigation has been launched into the death of the Meten-Meer-Zorg fisherman, whose body was discovered on Monday in the Berbice River. Shahabudeen Haniff, 49, of Lot 191 West Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, was discovered dead in the net of a fishing vessel after it was alleged that he fell off a trawler he was working on. Family members of the victim told this newspaper that the other crew members of the trawler that Haniff was on were all arrested and were being held at a police station in Berbice…

God brother of missing British teen now ‘a person of interest’ – Police

January 8, 2016 TIMES INT'L

As the Guyana Police Force continues to investigate the mysterious disappearance of British national Dominic Bernard, investigators are now hunting for the relative whom the teenager was visiting. The 18-year-old travelled to Guyana on October 14, 2015, and while records show that the young man arrived in the country, he has since vanished without a trace. The young man was reportedly visiting his god brother, Aaron Hing, who resides in Kildonan, Corentyne, Berbice. However, the missing teenager’s father, Andrew Bernard, told reporters on Tuesday that his god son was reportedly…

Elections Day violence victims to be compensated

January 8, 2016 TIMES INT'L

Government will soon be reaching out to the traumatised persons who became victims of the violence that flooded several communities on Election Day, May 11, 2015. This is according to a parliamentary Order Paper seen by Guyana Times International. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament Joseph Hamilton put forward the motion in the recent sitting of the National Assembly. Hamilton argued that the victims were, among other things, psychologically abused, physically assaulted, robbed and had their properties severely damaged or completely destroyed. Government conceded with the proposition and…