Month: February 2018

Guyana’s Karatekas plotting course to Olympics

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Guyana Karate Federation (GKF) President Amir Khouri confirmed that the 2018 Junior National Championships will kick off on July 8 with the Senior leg set for September 30 2018. Khouri, who was recently reappointed GKF President told Guyana Times International Sport on Wednesday that the two main events which are used as criteria for National selection, will kick off a few months apart at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). Khouri said that with the 2020 Japan Olympics fast approaching, it is important for the local fighters to start getting…

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Cop accused of raping female colleague after night out at hotel

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An 18-year-old female Special Constable was allegedly raped by a colleague in the wee hours of Saturday at a Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown hotel after a night out together. The rank claimed that after a night of partying together, she, along with the Constable, booked a room at the hotel since they were too drunk to drive home. However, about 03:45h, the male Constable forced himself on the female rank despite her resistance. Reports are immediately after the act, the woman lodged a complaint at the Brickdam Police Station and the alleged…

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Teen electrocuted by fallen live wire

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A teenager met his death on Sunday evening after a Guyana Power and Light electrical wire fell on him at Canal Number Two Polder, West Bank Demerara (WBD). Dead is 17-year-old Vivek Bridgemohan of Lot 18 Alliance, Canal Number Polder. Reports are the teenager went to a shop to purchase an item for his father and on his way home, he stopped to chat with a friend. It was while chatting with his friend that the electrical wife fell on him. He was picked up by his father who was…

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Missing the point…

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…and the boat on judiciary Here we go again! Gridlock! This time it’s on the appointment of the Chancellor and Chief Justice – the two highest officials in the Judiciary. As your Eyewitness has taken pains to belabour, one of the unfortunately unwelcome features of our system of governance is the fusion of the Executive with the Legislative branch – leaving only the Judiciary to prevent a permanent, existential dictatorship after every “democratic” election. If the Executive were to have unfettered power to appoint the members of the Judiciary, then…

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Oil good life

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Sometimes Satiricus enjoyed his job as a newshound. Here it was he’d gotten the chance to see the future, and to be honest with himself, he rather enjoyed it. His editor had sent him to cover the Big “Oil Summit” at the Marriott, and right off the bat he was impressed: he had to be ‘accredited”!! Normally, when the local business big-wigs have their “summits”, you could just show up and – BINGO!! – you were in! As he swaggered into the Back Street Bar, he was humming the tagline…

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President convenes special meeting with GDF top brass over defence concerns

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In the wake of the recent visit by a high-level delegation from neighbouring Brazil last Friday, led by Brazilian Defence Minister Raul Jungmann Pinto, President David Granger on Monday convened a special meeting with the high command of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to discuss ongoing defence concerns. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, who was also present at the meeting, which was held at State House, explained that the purpose of this follow-up meeting was to review the discussions that emanated from the deliberations with the Brazilian delegation and to…

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Manari Ranch beckons…..

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It is removed from the vehicular sounds of Lethem but close enough to enjoy the Savannahs and sights of the Kanuku Mountains. It is also known for being a stop on the Rupununi birding circuit where several types of birds can be spotted. Manari Creek flows a few steps from the Ranch itself and offers up a refreshing swim or boat ride. So whatever, your preference Manari Ranch welcomes you. Margaret Orella (nee Melville) was the daughter of Rupununi Ranching pioneer HPC (Harry Prideaux Colin) Melville. Her father Harry Melville,…

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Guyanese women in Science

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By Chevon Lim In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/70/212 declaring 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UN has recognised that over the past 15 years, the global community has…

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Preserving…

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…dead meat? Inquiring minds wanted to know what’s the status of the long demanded “re-negotiation” of the Cummingsburg Accord between APNU and AFC. The demand, of course, had been made after Nagamootoo discovered he’d gotten what his erstwhile comrade in arms, Donald Ramotar, indelicately described as “larwah”, when in fact he’d been promised “largesse” of power. Leader of the AFC, Raphael “Nassau” Trotman, however, said there ain’t going to be no list of rectificatory demands submitted to APNU the day after Valentine’s Day, as everyone assumed. After all, Nagamootoo’s nagging…

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Ministry of Education- Empowering youths trough Science & Technology

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Guyana is the first country in the Caribbean to have a national policy which emphasises the importance of science education. ‘The purpose of science in the context of sustainability is to understand and clarify the dynamics of what is required to prevent ‘the human system’ – individual and collective, physical, social, economic, cultural and psychological – from destroying the environment on which it depends (Maiteny and Parker, 2002 p. 15). ‘Technology seeks to provide instruments and means for achieving particular human aims, wants and purposes in line with the prevailing…

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