January 2018 – Page 16 – Guyana Times International

PNCR’s Adams hailed as dedicated public servant and community organiser

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Political Secretary, Sandra Adams, MS, passed away on Tuesday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) following heart related complications. Adams, who hails from Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) served in various leading capacities over the years, including Deputy Director of Community Development Councils, and Regional Councillor and Region 10 Party Chairman among others. She was also the sister of Minister Valerie Adams-Yearwood. Shortly after her passing, Adams-Yearwood posted a photo of Adams lying on a bed to her Facebook profile with the caption…

Contract stacked in Exxon’s favour – Jagdeo

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Guyana’s renegotiated contract with ExxonMobil was released only days ago, and analysts and commenters have already expressed concerns over the contract’s content. One such concern is Guyana agreeing to allow ExxonMobil’s affiliates almost unmitigated access to its natural gas while the company is drilling for crude oil. A part of this contract stipulates that Exxon can use gas produced from any oil field within the contract area for its own operations. During an end-of-year press conference hosted by the People’s Progressive Party, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo observed that besides all…

Several CAL flights cancelled due to winter storm in NY

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Caribbean Airlines on Thursday announced that due to the winter storm which is currently pounding several parts of New York and its environs, several flights which were scheduled for January 04, 2018 have been cancelled. The Airlines said too that affected customers travelling to/from New York during the period January 04th – 06th, 2018 will be permitted to change or cancel their reservations without penalty once passengers have a confirmed ticket issued before January 04th. The affected flights are: BW 015, January 04th from Norman Manley International, Kingston, Jamaica to…

Cops accused of raping woman in Police Station washroom

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Two Police Constables have been confirmed to be presently under close arrest as Police probe a rape allegation made against them. The alleged rape incident occurred on New Year’s Day at the Turkeyen Police Station. This was confirmed by C Division (East Coast Demerara) Commander Calvin Brutus. Reports surrounding the incident revealed that the victim, a 22-year-old female, was at the time using the washroom facilities at the Police Station, being there to make a Police report when she was allegedly attacked. The woman is reporting that she went to…

Teacher trailed from bank, robbed of over G$1.2M

January 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

A teacher who had just withdrawn some G$1.2 million from Citizen’s Bank was early on Tuesday morning trailed from the said bank and robbed of the cash by armed men. Fifty-year-old Kathryn Persico of Lot 45 Third Street, Albertown, Georgetown, was attacked and robbed in front of her house at around 10:32h. According to reports, Persico – who is widely hailed as one of the best Grade Six teachers in Guyana – left her home at around 08:50h and visited the bank on Camp Street, Georgetown using a taxi. She…

Murdered Guyanese woman was constantly abused – relatives claim

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…‘He always beat her up when he went home high’ Just hours after a Queens couple rang in the New Year, the wife became the city’s first murder victim of 2018 – and her abusive husband hanged himself from a tree in a city park. The New York Daily News reported Police sources as saying on Monday that authorities were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide after the bodies were discovered about three hours apart on New Year’s Day. Stacy Singh, the 26-year-old mother of two small children, was stabbed…

Several activities planned in honour of Dr Cheddi Jagan

January 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

In honour of the late President of Guyana, Dr Cheddi Jagan, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will be hosting several activities throughout 2018 to mark his 100th birth anniversary. Among those activities is an academic conference and special cultural events across the country. PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo said on Tuesday that the aim of these activities was to reflect on the life and achievements of the late President and founder of the Party. Jagdeo said the Party also hoped to spread more awareness among the youth population about Jagan.…

It would be a noble and prudent act to save Guyana’s sugar industry

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, I should be grateful if you would kindly re-publish in your newspaper this open letter of appeal to the governing authorities, represented by the Executive Government and the Parliamentary political parties; and to GuySuCo, the recognised Trade Unions in the sugar industry, the Private Sector, the national trade union bodies, and other interested stakeholders and individuals to meet at high level national consultations to confer in good faith on ways to save and revitalise the sugar industry of Guyana to make it a viable and profitable industry again,…

SWAT Commander removed from post

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

The Guyana Police Force confirmed on Sunday afternoon that Head of the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT), Motie Dookie, was still in custody and under close arrest after 30 cases of illegal whiskey were discovered in a vehicle in which he was travelling. He has since been removed from his post. The discovery was made when officers stopped the minibus on the Whim Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice to conduct a routine search. The whiskey, reportedly the Johnny Walker brand, was seized and the senior Police rank was taken into…

Suspect confesses to beating Berbice fisherman to death

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

The battered body of a fisherman was on Wednesday morning found in front of a grocery shop in Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice. The dead man has been identified as 40-year-old Sahadeo Sankar, also called “Gojan” of Crabwood Creek. He was allegedly beaten to death before sunrise. The body was found in a pool of blood in front of Annirude’s Grocery store at Grant, Corentyne. Police were able to arrest the suspect and then showed him the video (surveillance) footage of him committing the act. Surveillance footage revealed that Sankar ran…