Day: August 11, 2017

With a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the prison system done only last year, as well as a number of reports and plans for reform completed over the years, it is the political will to enact prison reform that is needed from the Government, instead of another expensive CoI. This is according to former House Speaker and veteran political activist, Ralph Ramkarran, commenting on the Government’s decision to launch another CoI in wake of the recent fire that gutted the Camp Street Prison and preceded two of the worst jail…

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As is required under the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act, the 2017 Mid-Year Financial Report, detailing the performance of the economy for the first half of fiscal year 2017, was on Friday last presented to the National Assembly by Finance Minister Winston Jordan. Its contents have revealed that the country’s export earnings continue to decline, with gold now joining the list of commodities on the decline. Minister Jordan has had to again revise downwards his overall projection for national growth. He reports that despite the “historically early budget, the required…

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Aruba Airlines on Sunday made its inaugural flight to Guyana, with some 150 passengers on board, marking the beginning of its service in the Guyanese market. Roraima Group of Companies is handling the airline from this end and was very instrumental in the application process. According to Roraima CEO, Captain Gerry Gouveia, the airline would be operating the Guyana route, flying three times weekly, but he noted that they are still in the probation phase. He added that they would officially launch the service in a few days. Aruba Airlines…

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…to face court soon Guyana Police on Thursday have clarified that the 25-year-old- Ryan Singh- who allegedly slit his girlfriend’s throat almost three weeks ago, was arrested in Suriname and not Springlands, Berbice as was previously reported. “The fact is that Ryan Singh was arrested by Police Authorities in Nickerie, Suriname and handed over to Local Authorities [in Guyana] and this was initiated at the level of the Crime Chief of the Guyana Police Force,” a police press statement said. The statement also disclosed that the error came about because…

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President David Granger on Sunday morning paid tribute to Guyana’s first Executive President and founder of the People’s National Congress (PNC), Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, OE, SC, on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of his death. The annual wreath laying ceremony was held at the Mausoleum at the Seven Ponds in the Botanical Gardens, where the former President was laid to rest. President Granger in his remarks said the late Forbes Burnham will always be remembered with reverence for his fight against inequality, poverty, illiteracy and other social ills,…

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…jailed, fined G$21M Naiomi Persaud, the 51-year-old woman who admitted ownership of some 20 pounds of cocaine discovered by Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) ranks stashed in a cooking gas cylinder in her home, was on Wednesday jailed when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The woman pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to her by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. That charge alleged that on August 7, 2017, she was found to be in possession of the cocaine at her Campbellville, Georgetown house. CANU ranks had swooped…

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