Month: March 2018

GPHC boss urges relatives to show more compassion towards abandoned patients

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With the increased abandonment of patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), the administration is urging relatives of these persons to contact the hospital and collect their family members. This was announced by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GPHC, George Lewis, during the celebration of Social Worker’s Day. At the event, Lewis used his time at the platform to address the issue of abandonment of patients at the medical facility. “I would like to use this forum to ask relatives and family members of patients who have been…

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Woman details horrifying experience at GPHC’s maternity ward

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By Lakhram Bhagirat A first-time mother has accused the nursing staff at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s (GPHC) Maternity Ward of grievous mistreatment during and after her child’s birth on Monday last. Jennifer Jagdeo of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, said she is still traumatised at the treatment meted out to her at the GPHC during her admission to deliver her child. The 36-year-old woman told Guyana Times International on Saturday that after experiencing intense pain on Monday, she visited her doctor to have a check-up but her doctor had an emergency…

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It’s a Rum Story

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Satiricus was happy with the new developments in the sugar belt he’d just read about in the papers. He’d been agonising about the fate of all those folks who’ve been fired, but now there was hope. The Demerara Rum Company (DRC) needed molasses for making its world-famous rum, and had been agonising even more about where it was going to get its supply, with all these sugar estates closing down faster than “piss-a-bed” plants when touched. “Did you hear about DRC working with the Government to reopen Kenmore Estate to…

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Lovely Laluni

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Laluni is located on the Soesdyke Highway and access to the community is via a nine-mile road from Kuru Kururu. Laluni has been setup as a farming community from the beginning. This community is famous for its agriculture diversity, including its cherries which are supplied to some of the major juice factories in the country. The community started off with 11 farmers and workers, a number which then grew to 50 persons farming tobacco. Cash crop farming in the area became popular when the Demerera Tobacco Company (Demtoco) ceased cultivating…

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Independent third party needed to manage revenue coming in from Guyana’s oil sector

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Guyana has been warned of impending corruption within the oil and gas sector, after being told that it should heed Trinidad and Tobago’s mistakes and shortcomings. This warning came from Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute (TTTI) Chairman Dion Abdool on Saturday evening. In his address to the Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) annual fundraising dinner, Abdool called for an independent third party to be responsible for reconciliation and accounting of revenue and transactions. “This is of paramount importance, and there must be an independent third party looking at the…

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STEAM Fairs

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unlocking Students’ Skills and Abilities During the past few weeks, students from across the country ranging from nursery to secondary schools showcased numerous projects which captivated fellow students and onlookers as part of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM). This year, the STEAM Fairs were being held under the theme: “Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics paving the way for a sustainable society.” Several events were staged in various regions across Guyana. According to Deputy Education Officer of Region Four, Jeanne Jeffrey, once developed, the initiative can be…

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‘Coalition not doing any good for Guyana’

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By Jarryl Bryan Citing instances of decisions being made at Cabinet without consulting the smaller coalition partners among other exhibitions of strong-arm politics, a Working People’s Alliance (WPA) executive member is of the view that coalition politics in Guyana has failed to live up to expectations. According to WPA heavyweight Tacuma Ogunseye, leaders of the party owe it to their members to put their continued involvement in A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on the agenda for serious discussion. He noted that there are concerns that the party’s time in…

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Kids Today, Leaders Tomorrow

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TVG Children’s Programme Empowering Tomorrow’s Youth Great things are in store for Season two of the Kids Today, Leaders Tomorrow (KTLT) television programme. KTLT is a pre-recorded, one hour programme which is aired on TVG Channel 28 in Georgetown and Essequibo, and Channel 12 in Berbice on Saturdays at 11am and rebroadcast on Wednesdays at 4pm, and Fridays at 8:30am. According to the Television Coordinator, Mr. Neaz Subhan, the primary goal is for the young participants and the audience to be groomed for the future, to expand their repertoire and…

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Guyana team preparing to present pleadings to World Court

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Almost two months after United Nations Secretary General António Guterres referred the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy to the World Court for judicial settlement, the coalition Government is currently working on its pleadings to submit to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “You will hear later in the month or early next month exactly when it’s going to be submitted. The lawyers are working on it,” a senior Government official told Guyana Times International. The official went on to reveal that Guyana has already selected the panel of lawyers to represent its…

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Focus on a Young Entrepreneur

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Jennell Pierre of Bow Jay Jenell Pierre is the CEO of Bow Jay, a fashion accessories line, based in Georgetown, Guyana. A 2011 graduate of St. Stanislaus, and former science major, Jenell started out making bow as a just as an ‘accidental’ hobby. It quickly became apparent that this teenage pastime was much more than that. As her designs caught the eyes of her family who wanted her to make pieces for them and offered to pay for her work. Her hobby soon grew into a unique and compelling passion…

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