2018 – Page 45 – Guyana Times International

Local elections is about empowering people

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…President Granger says during Region 2 campaign launch President David Granger on Monday told residents of Anna Regina and neighbouring communities in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) that Local Government Elections (LGE) are not about winning or losing but about empowering citizens. The Head of State was at the time speaking at a community meeting held at the Anna Regina car park on the Essequibo Coast. As such, the President noted the need for competent persons to be elected to the municipality and for residents to move away from voting on the…

Father charged for beating son with pipe in head

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 TIMES INT'L

A father of four was hauled before the courts last week after he was accused of hitting his 10-year-old son to his head with a piece of pipe. Rudolph Lyken stood before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman and denied the charge that was made out against him when it was read. The 40-year-old man is accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding the lad on October 10, 2018 at their D’Urban Street, Werk-en-Rust home. The court heard that on the day in question, the boy was dealt one lash to his head…

Sheriff Street contractor could soon face sanctions

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 TIMES INT'L

With eleven months already passed since a contract was signed with Sinohydro Corporation Ltd for the construction of the Mandela Avenue/Sheriff Street expansion project, no significant progress has been made, which adds to years of being delayed by various technicalities, as such, the Guyana Government is contemplating implementing possible sanctions. Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson has said he is disappointed at the pace at which the project is moving and his ministry had made this opinion known to the contractor. The Minister reminded that the contract was signed since 2017.…

Mother of 2 dies in Corentyne accident

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 TIMES INT'L

A Corentyne pedal cyclist, who is a mother of two, is now dead after she collided with a motorcycle on the Nigg Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. Dead is Deslyne Gaitri Armogan, 49, of Lot 180 Nigg New Housing Scheme, while the injured motorcyclist has been identified as 20-year-old Arvin Ramnarace of Lot 105 Chesney, Berbice. The accident occurred at about 07:30h on Wednesday. According to reports, Ramnarace was riding motorcycle CH 2690 proceeding East along the northern side of the road when Armogan, who was proceeding West along the northern…

Boat Cruise Satsangh

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 TIMES INT'L

The Sanatan Vaidic Dharma Pandits’ Sabha Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) last Sunday embarked on its second “boat cruise satsangh” which saw hundreds of individuals taking part in the numerous spiritual and cultural festivities. The event, which materialised in collaboration with the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS), the Hare Krishna Movement, the Nirvana Humanitarian Society and generous sponsors featured discourses from prominent speakers and cultural performances with many from as far as Berbice, Bartica and other sections of Guyana’s coast. Chants and singing were accompanied by henna designing, face painting and…

GECOM Chairman adopting the language of APNU

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, At a press conference held on Friday, October 5, 2018, Guyana Elections Commission Chairman, Justice (Ret’d) James Patterson, seems to have adopted the tactic of making unsubstantiated charges about “racial conflict” and efforts to stymie the holding of Local Government Elections (LGE) at the level of the Commission itself and external to it. It is indeed regrettable that the Elections Commission Chairman would go public to try to deflect and obfuscate the justifiable criticisms of GECOM. Article 162 of the Constitution mandates GECOM to always act fairly and…

Waterton’s Wandering in South america’

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 TIMES INT'L

by Petamber Persaud After exploring a part of Guyana’s heartland via Stan Brock (‘Jungle Cowboy’) and Gerald Durrell (‘Three Singles to Adventure’) a few other books and their authors vied for a mention in my column. I was unable to get my hands on ‘Ninety-two Day’ by Evelyn Waugh (an account of his travels in Guyana and Brazil) and I had already written about ‘Zoo Quest to Guiana’ by David Attenborough (his three months spent in Guyana filming and collecting animals), so I focused on Charles Waterton of Walton Hall,…

Probe commences into GECOM hiring practices

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 TIMES INT'L

– Team expected to wrap up investigation before LGE The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) on Monday said it was currently in the process of investigating employment practices at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and has assembled a team to do so. In a statement from the Commission, it was announced that a special investigative team has already begun work on the case. The team is being headed by retired Justice Stanley Moore, who served as a Home Affairs Minister under former President LFS Burnham. It also includes former Deputy Commissioner…

“Cancer runs in the family, but we are fighters”

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 TIMES INT'L

By Lakhram Bhagirat The strength of a thousand soldiers is not even close to the amount of strength and courage it requires to fight a disease so deadly that it is among the top five killers in the world. The strength of a thousand soldiers is not comparable to the strength it requires to watch that disease ravage your family, taking two loved ones. The strength of a thousand soldiers is insignificant when compared to the strength that is required to beat cancer. Rosaline Clarke is a strong woman, a…

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 TIMES INT'L

The Breast Cancer Awareness Month, marked in countries across the world every October, helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease. There are about 1.38 million new cases and 458 000 deaths from breast cancer each year (IARC Globocan, 2008). Breast cancer is by far the most common cancer in women worldwide, both in the developed and developing countries. In low- and middle-income countries the incidence has been rising up steadily in the last years due to…