Opposition Leader and General Secretary for the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo is of the firm view that Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the crime wave of the 2000’s which the incumbent Administration is pressing ahead with will only serve to polarize society. “Guyanese society has known and remembers the efforts by the PNC to polarize our people. If anyone has an apology to make to our Afro-Guyanese community, it is the Granger-cabal that allowed a village, which was known for its progressive attributes, to be captured…
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Minister Trotman’s father ‘handpicked’ to probe Lindo Creek killings
…as Lusignan, Bartica massacres placed on back burner The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Lindo Creek Massacre of 2008 which claimed the lives of eight miners was officially sworn in on Wednesday, with a retired judge who is the father of a sitting Minister of Government being the lone commissioner handpicked for the job. Retired Justice Donald Trotman, 80, took the oath of office before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the presence of Minister of State, Joseph Harmon at the Ministry of the Presidency. Trotman is the father of…
Read MoreDespite challenges Guyanese sugar workers determined to beat the odds
Dear Editor, It was really sad on reading the melancholic sentiments expressed by sugar workers at Skeldon and Enmore on January 29, as they receive their severance, or rather correctly redundancy allowances, and simultaneously not to discount the harrowing experiences they went through in the process of collecting their cheque. They told tales of an anticipated future full of miseries and hopelessness. Notwithstanding, it was highly commendable to those, who despite the amount that they received, were determined to invest a portion of it in some form or order to…
Read More‘More failed promises’
…Jagdeo says of Govt ministers’ meetings with sugar workers Meetings held with citizens in the sugar belt last Friday and chaired by several Cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, have been described as a master public relations strategy which was just a regurgitation of more failed promises and political rhetoric, Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Bharrat Jagdeo has said. Jagdeo told media operatives at a press conference on Saturday that the meetings were a desperate attempt by the coalition Government to show that…
Read MoreThe ERC
After months of consultations and back-and-forth, the National Assembly, last week, approved 10 persons from various organisations to serve as members of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC). The new members include Dr John O. Smith from the Christian bodies; Sister Rajkumarie Singh representing the Hindu bodies; and Roshan Khan from the Muslim bodies. The Labour Movement bodies nominated Norris Emanuel Witter as their representative; the Private Sector Organisations’ representative is Major-General (Retd.) Norman McLean, while the Youth Organisations are represented by Deodat Persaud and the Women Organisations by Ruth Howard.…
Read More3-yr-old in need of assistance to undergo urgent medical attention
A Linden family is seeking the help of the public in securing funds for their three-year-old daughter who has been diagnosed with Retinoblastoma (cancer of the retina of the eye) and is in urgent need of treatment. Crystal John of Amelia’s Ward, Mackenzie, Linden, was diagnosed with the life-threatening disease when she was just eight months old, resulting in the removal of one of her eyes. It has since spread to her other eye and she is currently unable to see. In an effort to save her life and prevent…
Read MoreWhy should the inquiry be limited to 6 years of killings?
Dear Editor, I refer to a story written by an excellent Guyanese journalist on his website on January 28, 2018, captioned “Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into 1000-odd extrajudicial killings to be named….” But when one digs into the story, it appears that the Granger regime is only inquiring into six years? Guyana’s social cohesion bond was not destroyed in six years, it was deliberately interfered with by both sides since 1963 and maybe a year or two before that, if the history books inform me correctly (Read a book by…
Read MoreVenezuela’s credibility, integrity will be tested at ICJ – Jeffrey
Once a decision is made by the United Nations to send the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the credibility of the Nicolás Maduro Government of Venezuela will be tested, former Foreign Affairs Minister Henry Jeffrey has said. Dr Jeffrey’s statement comes on the heels of delays by the UN in announcing its decision on whether to send the matter before the ICJ. The former Minister is of the opinion that the present Venezuelan Government is too weak to carry that argument to its people to…
Read MoreFormer army rank jumps to freedom
…after being found not-guilty of murdering boyfriend’s mother One day short of three years since Agricola, Greater Georgetown housewife Donna Taylor was murdered at her home, the accused, former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Private Abiola Jacobs was unanimously found not-guilty by a 12-member jury at the High Court in Georgetown on Monday. This result came after just over two hours of deliberations, but it is expected that the prosecution will appeal the decision following reports that one of the jurors allegedly grew up in the same area as Jacobs. However,…
Read MorePrivate Sector pushes for health centres to remain open in sugar belt
While remaining firm on its position to oppose the closure of the sugar industry, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) says it will now push to have health centres serving the sugar belt remained open. PSC President Eddie Boyer urged the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) not to close the health centres that serve sugar workers and their families in various communities. This call was made at the opening of a Business, Financial and Investment Forum and Clinic held at the Enmore Community Centre on Monday for ex-sugar workers. The PSC Head…
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