Dear Editor, Twice within weeks, I have been forced to use the word disgraceful and the reasons being that the situation in Guyana is so appalling that the only description that can best describe it is the use of that single word, disgraceful! Last Friday, D’Urban Street, Georgetown became the scene of another deadly confrontation between armed thieves and law enforcement. Two bandits were shot dead, stopped short in their tracks in the act of committing a crime. This latest incident came fast on the heels of a deadly shootout…
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Minister Harmon meets with Repsol’s Global New Ventures Director
Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, on Wednesday, met with Mr. Mikel Erquiaga, the Global New Ventures Director for Repsol, an integrated global energy company based in Madrid, Spain. In an invited comment, Mr. Erquiaga said that his visit to Guyana is a demonstration of the company’s re-commitment to its investment in the country. “Our meeting was to reinforce Repsol’s continued support to Guyana, our commitment to continue having a strong relationship with the country and our commitment to continue investing in exploration activities offshore Guyana,” he was quoted by…
Read MoreSYMBOLS OF NATIONHOOD
Guyana gained its independence May 26, 1966 from Britain, and is now a sovereign state that has also attained republican status. It is now free to make its own decisions concerning its welfare and its citizens. Throughout the early part of 1966, preparations for Guyana’s independence celebrations were already being done excitedly. A special committee appointed by the government designed the new Coat-of-Arms and selected the Canje Pheasant as the national bird. The design and colours of the new flag had already been chosen during the period of the PPP…
Read MoreCops rescue several females in suspected human trafficking bust in Georgetown
Sixteen women had been called in to provide statements to the Police Major Crimes Unit’s Trafficking In Persons Unit after they were rescued on Tuesday following a raid conducted in Kitty, Georgetown. The women, 14 of whom are Venezuelans with one Cuban and one from the Dominica Republic, were discovered in a house located in David Street, Kitty. The building was reportedly guarded. The security guard has since been taken into Police custody for questioning. Reports are ranks from the Unit descended on the house after reports were made that…
Read MoreGuyana, Suriname high-ranking teams meet to discuss piracy attacks
Following the recent deadly piracy attacks that occurred in Surinamese waters, leaving four people dead and 11 others still missing, a delegation from the Korps Politie Suriname (KPS) of Suriname met with Guyana’s acting Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine, and a team comprising several senior ranks of the Guyana Police Force. Their engagement was facilitated as both sides continue their investigations into the two piracy attacks which occurred respectively on April 28 and May 3, 2018. Both the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Korps Politie Suriname (KPS) have pledged to…
Read MoreFemale prisoner granted Presidential Pardon
President David Granger, pursuant to powers under article 188(2) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, has granted Presidential Pardon to one woman prisoner, whom he considered fit and proper to receive such pardon. According to a release from the Ministry of the Presidency, this Presidential Pardon shall be effective as from May 25, 2018, in observance of the 52nd Independence Anniversary of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. That woman prisoner is from New Amsterdam Prison, namely, Shremattie Singh, 30 years old. The prisoner served a portion of…
Read MoreBarbados PM’s statement on exiting CCJ unfortunate – Ram
Public statements made by Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart in relation to withdrawing his country from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final court has received mixed reviews. Local commentator and Attorney Christopher Ram is one who is not too pleased with the timing nor the content of Stuart’s statement, which was made recently at a political meeting in St Michael. “I think that is most unfortunate because we should be trying to develop some kind of Caribbean jurisprudence, which admittedly the CCJ has not been able to…
Read MoreIdeology…
…of power There are some who claim that Granger, the present leader of the PNC, doesn’t have an ideology like his mentor, Forbes Burnham. They couldn’t be further from the truth!! The question that arises is: “What was Burnham’s ideology?” That is, the body of ideas that both “explained” the world and simultaneously guided him in negotiating that world. The short answer is Burnham’s ideology was encapsulated in one word – ‘power’. There are, running around, some who’ll want you to believe that Burnham’s ideology was “socialism”, or Marxism, or…
Read MoreHow is closure defined in this instance?
Dear Editor, I cannot (and will not) pronounce on the guilt or innocence of the members of the Joint Services in the Lindo Creek massacre. That is the job of the chairman of the Commission of Inquiry, though I must profess my ignorance of the terms of reference of this inquiry. However, based on the many public utterances (not on the evidences presented nor on the testimonies given) of the honourable chairman of this commission, I must say that I would be very, very surprised if, in his final summation…
Read MoreLinden man burnt with gasoline by battered reputed wife
Deon Marks, 43, a vendor of Lot 206 Fourth Street, Silvertown and also of Lot 31 Nottinghamshire Mines in Linden, was burned about his body with gasoline by his reputed wife, following an argument at their home. Reports are that, following the incident, the man was rushed to the Linden Hospital while his 52-year-old reputed wife was taken into Police custody. According to Police, the couple has been together for two years, and Marks is reportedly in the habit of threatening and hitting his reputed wife. This publication was told…
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