Month: March 2018

Acting Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine, is supporting the action taken by Police officers involved in the shooting death of three suspected bandits on the Kingston Seawall on Thursday last. He says the use of deadly force is justified. Last Thursday, Police shot and killed Kwame Assanah, Dextroy Cordis and Errol Adams during a shootout on the Kingston seawalls. The men were reportedly about to rob someone who had just finished a transaction at a city bank and had headed to the seawalls. “The Policemen acted in keeping with the law.…

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In wake of the United States (US) ban on the import of catfish species, Government is seeking to assure it is taking measures after the fact to address the ban; something likely to have a ripple effect on a number of fishermen. In a brief interview with this publication, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder declared that Government is trying to satisfy the requirements it had been warned it would be in default of. “We’re putting things in place to satisfy the requirements. The requirements are stringent and it’s difficult to meet…

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…says Govt Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh Government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh on Thursday testified at the ongoing Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry (COI) that he never conducted post mortem examinations on the eight (8) miners who were killed. Sometime between June 12, 2008 and June 24, 2008, miners Cecil Arokium, Dax Arokium, Compton Speirs, Horace Drakes, Clifton Wong, Lancelot Lee, Bonny Harry and Nigel Torres were shot and killed, and their bodies burnt at the Upper Berbice River mining camp, which was being operated by Leonard Arokium. Sigh told the…

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Thirty-eight-year-old Rajindra Balkaran, called ‘Gomes’, and his uncle Vishnu Gopaul, called ‘Strokeman’ and ‘Balbala’, a pork vendor at the Port Mourant Market, traded chops on Monday afternoon at Kitten Dam, Portuguese Quarters, Port Mourant Corentyne; and are now both hospitalized at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, with Gopaul being listed in critical condition. Reports reaching this newspaper detail that Balkaran was under the influence of alcohol when he accused his uncle of being a “cochore”. After hurling several expletives at his uncle, Balkaran walked over to Gopaul’s donkey cart and…

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…urged to not “succumb to the temptation of corruption” The Guyana Police Force on Wednesday hosted a Passing Out Parade for 98 new officers who recently completed the Basic Recruit Courses 364 to 66, successfully inducting them into the realm of the Force. Training began on September 6, 2017, with 127 new recruits, however, because of the intensity of the courses, only 98 graduated. The new officers were subjected to teachings in crime, traffic and Information Technology along with other aspects of training to make them well rounded Police Officers.…

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President David Granger on Monday issued a call at the opening ceremony of the eighth World Water Forum (WWF) for the introduction of further initiatives to protect freshwater resources, particularly the rivers of the Guiana Shield, which, he said, has an important role to play in ensuring global water security. The Head of State also outlined a three-point action plan aimed at enhancing a global commitment to continuous attention and unceasing action; to increased collaboration among States, especially neighbours which share the waters of rivers; and to improve conservation of…

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NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — A Fly Jamaica airways crew member who attempted to smuggle US$160,000 worth of cocaine into the country, is facing US federal narcotics smuggling charges. Hugh Hall, a Jamaican, was arrested last week after Customs and Border Protection, CBP, officers found four packages of the drug under his pants. According to a CBP spokesperson, Hall had approximately nine pounds of cocaine taped to his legs. “This seizure is another example of our CBP officers being ever vigilant in protecting the United States from the distribution…

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…Guyana’s Opposition MP tells World Water Forum in Brazil Making water a fundamental right for people was emphasised by Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) and former Housing and Water Minister, Irfaan Ali who chaired three sessions on the role of parliamentarians and rights to water at the 8th World Water Forum in Brazil. While addressing the audience on Tuesday, Ali stressed the importance of water being a fundamental and constitutional right. “For this to occur we must address issues of equality and the issue of water as a source for…

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