Month: June 2017

As Guyana gears up to select a queen to represent the country at the Miss World Pageant on the international stage, an 18-year-old finalist on Sunday hosted a health fair to officially launch her Beauty with a Purpose Campaign. The regional ambassador of Demerara-Mahaica (Region Four), Vena Mookram has embarked on a journey to promote physical fitness and nutrition in an effort to prevent chronic diseases as she vies for the local crown. The event on Sunday was hosted at the M&M Snackette on the East Bank of Demerara and…

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The Private Sector Commission (PSC) Governance and Security Sub Committee Chairman, Captain Gerry Gouveia believes that the creation of jobs is the single greatest challenge facing Guyana, and the various stakeholders; especially Government, can do more for the thousands of graduates from the University of Guyana (UG). Gouveia made these comments during the 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the PSC at the Marriott International Hotel late last week. He said this was a reality in Guyana, noting that hundreds would form lines outside the US Embassy daily, hoping to…

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Several customs and immigration officials participating in national border security training were on Monday warned against taking bribes, as this could undermine security. Caricom Assistant Secretary General, Dr Douglas Slater urged officials working in the area of border security to resist the temptation to accept bribes. While addressing the opening of the workshop at the Police Training Centre, the Caricom official said law enforcement agents were vulnerable to inducements for many reasons. Assistant Secretary General Slater told officers that they had a responsibility to act professionally, and to be vigilant…

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The first RadioShack store in Guyana will be opened today (Friday) at the Giftland Mall as part of Unicomer Guyana’s network of retail stores, a release from Unicomer said on Wednesday. The Unicomer Group recently opened three similar RadioShack stores in Trinidad and one in Barbados. The company noted that Radio Shack will now join the company’s retail network of stores in Guyana, which includes Courts and Lucky Dollar. The new retail store is expected to deliver advanced resolutions to the everyday needs of patrons shopping technology, as well as…

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Political commentator and executive member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr David Hinds, on Monday issued a call for Government to put aside partisan differences and honour the memory of the late political leader, social activist and scholar, Dr Walter Anthony Rodney, as a true Guyanese patriot. Saying he understands Government’s reluctance to touch the recommendations contained in the controversial Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Dr Hinds asked, “Are we doomed to be forever imprisoned by partisan instincts?” He elaborated: “How can we boast of a unity Government…

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Weeks after a 12-member jury found him guilty of manslaughter, Travis McDougal was on Monday sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment for his involvement in the shooting death of 43-year-old dredge owner Ashok Raghu. The businessman was killed outside the Botanical Gardens on Vlissengen Road in August 2014, during the course of a robbery committed by two bandits. Defence Attorney Nigel Hughes said his client had no run-ins with Police prior to Raghu’s killing, stressing that McDougal did not know that his accomplice had intentions of attacking anyone. Hughes, in appealing…

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Over 460 acres of rice within the Sparta, Windsor Castle and Hampton Court backdams in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are currently affected due to excessive water. This was reported by Regional Vice Chairperson, Nandranie Coonjah, at the Regional Democratic Council’s (RDC) statutory meeting for the month of June. Coonjah in a report to the RDC stated that over 160 acres of low lands in the Sparta area and 300 acres in the Windsor Castle and Hampton Court areas are inundated due to poor drainage, compounded with heavy rainfall. This, she said,…

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In light of Guyana’s state of affairs with respect to the appointment of former Guyana Defence Force officers and predominantly one ethnicity of Permanent Secretaries, social commentators are of the belief that the Administration is not serious or genuine about its national unity and social cohesion agenda. This position was taken by former Alliance For Change (AFC) Executive Member, Sase Singh, who last week had highlighted that 16 of the 17 Permanent Secretaries within the public service are Afro-Guyanese. Singh had accused the coalition Government of creating a “situation of…

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The Foreign Affairs Ministry (MoFA) has improved the financial management of its overseas missions, according to MoFA Director General Audrey Waddle. Waddle appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday to answer to financial discrepancies highlighted in the 2015 Auditor General’s Report. She noted that the MoFA has since strengthened its Economic Planning and Management Unit (EPMU) and installed home based accountants to ensure timely submission of reports. This Unit was not functioning, Director General Waddle pointed out. The 2015 Auditor General’s Report highlighted a substantial sum of unspent…

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– in separate incidents Two men – one a contractor and the other a school teacher – were on Tuesday placed on a total of G$360,000 bail for allegedly having sexual relations with three teenagers. The men appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court charged for two separate and unrelated cases but were both granted bail. Zafiel Yusuf, 25, a teacher and the son of a former AFC Regional Councillor, was charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl and her 15-year-old brother. It is alleged that on April 19, 2017,…

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