Year: 2018

After two long years of waiting for their monies, some 460 retrenched workers attached to the Wales Estate are to finally receive their severance before the end of this year as the National Assembly on Wednesday evening approved G$2.4 billion in severance payments for over 4000, Wales, Berbice and East Demerara sugar workers who were thrown on the breadline when Government closed several sugar factories. The monies were approved when all 62 Members of the Parliament on Wednesday evening voted in favour of G$3 billion in supplementary funds under the…

Imran Khan, the 32-year-old businessman who on Sunday last allegedly pummeled a disabled man in front of popular night club, Palm Court was on Thursday slapped with an attempted murder charge at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Khan of Austin Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan for the attempted murder of Romario Baljeet. The accused was not allowed to plea to the indictable offence and as such, was remanded to prison to reappear on November 19, 2018. On Tuesday, Khan’s brother, 37-year-old Safraz Khan appeared before…

Three former Police ranks were on Monday sentenced to terms of imprisonment and fined for accepting a six-million-dollar bribe back in September 2015. When the trial concluded on Monday at the Whim Magistrate’s Court on the Corentyne, Magistrate Charlyn Artiga found the three ranks guilty, and sentenced each of them to one year’s imprisonment; and a fine of G$25,000. Corporal Shawn McPhoy of 174 Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, Constable Ray Drepaul Saul of Eversham, Corentyne, and Constable Trevon McKenzie of Princeton, Corriverton, Corentyne were charged jointly for the offence, which…

…more coming in 2019 As the first Children’s Court opened its doors to the public on Wednesday, plans were announced to construct more such facilities outside of the capital city of Georgetown in the coming year by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative to Guyana and Suriname, Sylvie Fouet. The new court, which is housed at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, will serve to better the lives of juveniles. “We believe the court is very timely and sustainable. It’s an investment, a sustainable investment especially when we look at the principle…

…it will improve quality, delivery – ICT innovator Technological innovation is changing the way that students learn and universities teach, and with an influx of new learning models available, traditional educational methods are bound to evolve in the next decade. As such, Guyana should make use of technology to advance education. This is the advice of District Magistrate in the Indian State of Bihar, Kundan Kumar, who was in Guyana for the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) biennial conference, which was held at the Marriott Hotel between…

Six years after losing her son, Shaquille Grant, who was allegedly gunned down at the hands of Police, Shonette Adams, who mounted civil proceedings in the High Court against the State and the implicated Police Officers, is seeking over G$10 million in damages. One of the ranks implicated in the shooting was killed in 2014 in a foiled robbery attempt; another was placed on an international wanted list while the other accused was acquitted of the lad’s murder in 2015. In a writ against the Attorney General of Guyana, and…

…Traumatised family calls for thorough investigation into ‘illegal’ search by ‘CANU’ranks Two Georgetown families are now sleeping with one eye open as they remain on the alert, following a raid to their homes last Wednesday evening by persons claiming to be Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) ranks. The still-traumatised residents of Independence Boulevard, La Penitence, Georgetown, recently related their frustration to this newspaper, noting how afraid they still were. Sheneza Bacchus, 41, of Lot 241 Independence Boulevard, told this publication on Monday that 10 alleged CANU ranks, two of whom were…

…GECOM’s CEO says as LGE draws closer The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is denying suggestions that it is behind schedule in its preparation for Local Government Elections. It has noted that, on the contrary, ballot boxes are under Police guard and are ready to be set up ahead of disciplined services ranks (D Day) voting. The GECOM position was articulated by Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield at a press conference on Monday. He explained that GECOM would be prepositioning the ballot boxes at locations around the country to aid in…