Year: 2017

…following Ram’s suggestion that Govt’s employment decisions rooted in race Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, has defended his decision to effectively dismiss Permanent Secretary Collin Croal, who had served under three Ministries in the previous Administration, saying he did not have confidence in his ability to function under a new system. Bulkan, by way of a public missive, has since responded to social commentator Chris Ram, who had questioned the decision not to have Croal serve as a Permanent Secretary under the new Administration. Ram, in a critical missive produced…

Bearing testimony to the calibre of person Al-Hajj Fazeel Mohamed Ferouz, AA, is, politicians, religious leaders, friends and family gathered on Sunday, October 1, 2017, at the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) in Woolford Avenue to honour him, for his outstanding and dedicated service to Islam and the Guyanese community at large. In honouring Al-Hajj Fazeel, the MYO recognised one of Guyana’s most illustrious sons and one of the iconic figures of Islam in Guyana. “This is a man who did not just leave his mark on Islam in Guyana, he…

By Utamu Belle As a prelude to National Tree Day, which is observed on the first Saturday in October, President David Granger on Sunday led Lindeners in a tree-planting exercise along Burnham Drive, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice). The initiative was also hosted in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the People’s National Congress (PNC). As such, palm and coconut trees were planted at key areas along Burnham Drive, Mackenzie. Speaking at the ceremony to mark the occasion, President Granger cited the significance of October 1, the date on which…

As the country continues to kick up a storm over the heinous rape and murder of Berbice teenager, 13-year-old Leonardo Archibald, the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) has indicated that over 400 sexual abuse cases have been reported for the first half of 2017. This was revealed by Director of CCPA, Ann Greene, in an interview with Guyana Times International, earlier this week. According to the Director, within the first six months of 2017, 424 cases of sexual abuse were reported and addressed by her Agency. Greene thereby underlined…

A deportee from the United States was on Monday morning beaten to death during a drinking spree with his pal at his Industry Front, East Coast Demerara home. The dead man has been identified as 44-year-old Bhagwan Ramadhar, also called ‘Alan Bhagwandin’, of Lot 50 Industry, East Coast Demerara. This newspaper understands that the two men had been in the habit of consuming alcohol, and on the day in question, they were engaged in a heated argument. During the argument, the suspect, Mahase Dhanraj, also called “Crusher,” picked up a…

…following leak of “compromising” photo on Facebook A young Police constable took his own life last Sunday evening after a photograph of him in a compromising position was leaked on Facebook. The dead Police constable has been identified as 20-year-old Peter Shivraj Harilal of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice. Based on reports received, the police rank, who had been stationed at Clonbrook Police Station, ECD, became perturbed after the photo appeared on social media, and he had gone to drink with his friends. While partying, he reportedly told his friends…