Month: March 2018

New York murder suspect to be extradited

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A 31-year-old Guyanese national was on Wednesday remanded to prison, in order to be extradited to the USA soon. Troy Thomas of 34 Second Street Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, is wanted for murder in the USA. It is alleged that Thomas on December 11, 2011 killed Keith Frank, 21, outside a party at South Richmond Hill, Jamaica, New York. The man was wanted by US authorities since their investigations commenced in 2012. The fugitive was arrested around 02:00h on Wednesday at his Liliendaal address by ranks of the Guyana Police Force.…

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‘We’ve got a good blend of youth and experience’

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…Permaul confident of Warriors bringing home the title this year By Clifton Ross With the Biggest Party in Sport just months away, senior Guyana Amazon Warriors spinner Veerasammy Permaul is backing the slightly new-look side to finally deliver the elusive title to their Guyanese fans in the sixth the edition Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) One of Guyana’s leading bowlers and one part of the spin twin along with Devendra Bishoo, who is also his Warriors teammate yet again this season, Permaul told Guyana Times International Sport on Tuesday, that…

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“Serious implications” for liquor operations due to downsizing of sugar industry – DDL boss

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The downsizing of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has had “serious implications” for the liquor operations and as such privately-owned Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has been forced to diversify operations to mitigate the potential effects of a minimised sugar industry. This was amongst the challenges, albeit a very good performance, that the DDL Group faced last year, Chairman Komal Samaroo said in the company’s 2017 Annual Report. He pointed out that, domestically, the economy was revised downwards last year and a significant contributing factor was the contraction of the sugar…

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Govt should market Guyana’s oil potential a bit better

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Dear Editor While growing plantain and making plantain chips would replace imported plantain chips and save a little foreign currency it would not replace the foreign currency lost through the “downsizing” of Guyana’s sugar industry. While the APNU+AFC Government of President David Granger focuses on saving foreign exchange, it is not focused on gaining foreign currency. This Government has not really thought about Guyana’s oil potential. It has been nearly three years now since oil was discovered offshore Guyana, and we have only had one major investment forum to attract…

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68-yr-old woman murdered in suspected robbery attack

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The community of Belle West, West Bank Demerara (WBD) was plunged into a state of shock after the body of a 68-year-old pensioner, which bore a stab wound to the neck and another to the head, was discovered in her home on Wednesday morning. Dead is Ursilla Padarta, called “Data”, of Lot 566 Belle West, Canal Number Two Polder, WBD. The discovery was made some time after 07:00h by a carpenter who had returned to discuss the construction of a septic tank that the woman planned on doing. According to…

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Autopsy confirms man found dead in city hotel ingested poison

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A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of 74-year-old Michael Rajnauth, whose lifeless body was found in a city hotel room over a week ago, has revealed that he committed suicide. The autopsy was conducted by State Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh on Wednesday morning, following which the cause of death was given as pesticide poisoning. Rajnauth, a food vendor of Lot 548 Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), was found motionless in a room at the K&VC Hotel on South Road, Georgetown last Wednesday some time around 13:30h. According to…

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Defeating Domestic Violence in the Americas

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Men’s Work by Luke Daniels, Hnasib Publications, 2017. By Petamber Persaud Riding high on top of choppy waves he pebbled into play with his first book, Pulling the Punches: Defeating Domestic Violence, Luke Daniels now creates a tsunami with his new book, Defeating Domestic Violence in the Americas: Men’s Work by contending that domestic violence is ‘politically motivated violence in support of patriarchy’, pointing out that the social structure is designed whereby mainly men are put in charge of state apparatus and mainly men becoming policy makers, holders of high…

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Learning from the past

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At Babu Jaan, as the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) commemorates the death of their founder Dr Cheddi Jagan, there are lessons to be gleaned from his experience that can serve Guyana in the present. And this is as it should be. We inevitably look back at history to seek answers to questions posed in our present from the experience of those who preceded us. The answers may not be identical to those that were proffered in the past, but at least they may suggest a particular approach to be taken.…

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NOT EVEN…

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…a cuirass? In case you wondered why Europe’s indignant about the Tariffs Trump slapped on aluminium and steel imports, just consider the outright ban on our catfish family – gilbakka, cuirass, hassar (yes, it’s a catfish!) and “catfish”. It’s all about restricting world trade, which isn’t kosher. For hundreds of years, these developed countries had been pushing “free trade” — which means not imposing measures that would increase costs at the point of entry — when THEY had stuff they wanted to push down our throats. But now that the…

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Harmon, Ramnarine differ on Top Cop candidates

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Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine had said senior ranks in the Force are dwindling; a scenario with direct implications on candidates to take over as Police Commissioner. However, the Government is contending that far from lacking leadership, the Guyana Police Force has a number of competent officers who can take over from Ramnarine, in due course. This assertion was made by Minister of State Joseph Harmon, during a post-Cabinet press briefing. At present, Deputy Commissioner Ramnarine is again serving as the acting Police Commissioner, pending the retirement of the substantive…

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