2017 – Page 78 – Guyana Times International

Guyanese living in hurricane-hit territories may be forced to return home

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

Guyanese nationals living in some Caribbean islands that have been hit by Hurricane Irma may be forced to return home. One senior British Virgin Islands (BVI) Government official has been reported as encouraging non-nationals, including Guyanese, to leave the British Overseas Territory. Vincent Wheatley, the Sister Islands Programme Coordinator in the Deputy Governor’s Office of BVI, made the call for non-nationals, including Guyanese, who can’t find work after the damage caused by Hurricane Irma, to leave the island soon, the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) has reported. This call was made…

Biker dies in South Ruimveldt accident

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

A biker was on Monday killed on Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown after he lost control of his motorcycle during an alleged race. Dead is Sunil Samaroo, 23, of Kaneville, Grove, East Bank Demerara. Injured was pillion rider 24-year-old Keitze Bazilo of Lot 33 Howes Street, Charlestown, Georgetown. Reports reaching Guyana Times International stated that Samaroo, who was riding an unregistered motorcycle, along with pillion rider Bazilo, was alleged to have been racing with two other motorcyclists, all proceeding east along Aubrey Barker Road. However, upon reaching the vicinity…

British woman found dead in NA house

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

A British woman was on Sunday evening found dead at a house in New Amsterdam, Berbice. The 50-year-old Dajee Sarah Rosemary, also called Rosie Dajee, an accounts assistant at Admin Re Alico, was discovered hanging from the ceiling of a house at Pope Street, New Amsterdam with a phone cord around her neck. The discovery was made about 19:30h by her friend and co-worker Jessica Grumble with whom she came to Guyana two weeks ago for a three-week vacation. According to reports, about one week ago, Rosemary started acting strangely.…

President Granger signs into law tougher money laundering sanctions

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

Head of State, President David Granger, has signed into law tougher measures under the contentious Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act. The amendments were successfully piloted by Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Basil Williams ahead of the recent parliamentary recess by legislators. The President gave his assent at the end of August and the amendments have since been published in the Official Gazette. At the time he presented the amendments to the 65-member legislative arm of government for its approval, Williams had indicated that…

Cocaine mule dragged off Canada-bound plan

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

A cocaine mule was taken off a Canada-bound fight on Tuesday morning by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and has since excreted several pellets. CANU has since identified the suspect as 39-year-old Julius Fidel Watkins of Second Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara. According to the anti-narcotics agency, after confessing to ingesting cocaine-filled pellets on Tuesday morning, the suspect was escorted to a city hospital where he was admitted. The suspect has since been medically examined and so far, he has excreted a total of 86 suspected cocaine-filled…

Guyana Gov’t pledges initial US$50,000 to regional relief efforts

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

In light of the massive destruction that has taken place in many Caribbean territories owing to Hurricane Irma, Government has pledged an initial sum of US$50,000 to aid urgent relief efforts through Caricom’s regional mechanism, which is coordinated by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in partnership with the Association of Caribbean States (ACS). Minister of State, Joseph Harmon told a special meeting convened at the boardroom of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) in Georgetown on Monday that this was agreed to following a high-level meeting convened by President…

History of Education in Guyana

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

As we observe Education Month (September), let’s take a look at the notable efforts of dedicated individuals who sought to ensure that all social classes have the right to equal academic opportunities. Arrival of the missionaries According to the Guyana Institute of Historical Research, the church was the largest private institution that contributed to the development of education, particularly at the primary level. The coming of the first missionary of the London Missionary Society (renamed the Congregational church) coincided with the abolition of the British participation in the African slave…

Regulatory Body proposed to safeguard local content

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

… as T&T expert calls for common vision across political divide The Government of Guyana has embarked on a consultative process aimed at crafting a Local Content Policy designed at securing the input of Guyanese in the emerging oil and gas sector; and as such, has proposed new laws along with a regulatory body to oversee the industry. The proposal has been outlined in the Draft Local Content Policy crafted by Trinidadian Energy Expert Anthony Paul. According to the draft supplied by Paul and for which Government has begun to…

Potaro’s ancient mountains

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

Crumpled, ancient Potaro River mountains are a sight to behold when travelling to the Kaieteur National Park to view the magnificent Kaieteur Falls. These mountains, made of sandstone conglomerate, are part of the Guiana Shield, one of the oldest rock formations in the world, stretching through Guyana, Venezuela and Colombia. A tributary of the Essequibo River, the source of the Potaro is in the Mount Ayanganna area of the Pakaraima Mountains in the North Rupununi savannahs. (Photos by David Johnstone)

Four GTI graduates see benefits from oil and gas training

September 15, 2017 TIMES INT'L

Four Government Technical Institute (GTI) graduates are benefitting from hands-on training in the oil and gas industry through a programme facilitated by El Dorado Offshore (EDO).Four Government Technical Institute (GTI) graduates are benefitting from hands-on training in the oil and gas industry through a programme facilitated by El Dorado Offshore (EDO).EDO’s Country Manager, Kerri Gravesande, told the Department of Public Information (DPI) that the programme is aimed at empowering young people and is part of EDO’s local content development plan to bring awareness of opportunities in the oil and gas…