Month: January 2019

The issue of migrating professionals, including those in the health field, is one Government is actively grappling with, and the plan is to increase student intake even as there is a need for approximately 1000 nurses in Guyana. This was communicated by Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence on the side-lines of the launch of a Medex programme. According to Lawrence, the issue has reached the level of the World Health Organisation (WHO). “Migration is not only a Guyana issue. We have signed on to CSME (Caribbean Single Market Economy), and…

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Thirty nine year old former Bishops’ High School teacher, Coen Jackson was arraigned after he was charged with the rape of an underage girl. Charges were instituted against Jackson after three months of being implicated in a sex scandal which alleged that he had been sexually involved with students Jackson however, vehemently denied the accusations on numerous occasions but did admit to having sexual relations with two former students who are now both in their early 20s.

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Granger, Nagamootoo claim ignorance of breaking faith The National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) conference of 2018 opened on Monday with incumbent Chairman Joel Fredericks blasting Government for a number of unfulfilled promises. According to Fredericks, the indigenous peoples of Guyana were promised a number of things; such as the revision of the Amerindian Act of 2006; Constitutional reform and land to build a Secretariat for the NTC. The Chairman added that for three years the NTC listened carefully to every indigenous people’s policy Government announced. However, Fredericks noted that in those…

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Eighteen orphans of the Shaheed’s Girls Orphanage were awakened after an early morning fire at their Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD) residence on Saturday. Reports are the fire started at about 06:45h in the upper flat of the partially wooden and concrete building, which is located at Lots 7 and 8, Oleander Gardens, Ogle, ECD. This newspaper was told that one of the two caretakers, 59-year-old Shantie Pooram, was alerted by one of the children, who noticed the dense smoke emerging from a room on the western end of the…

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Fishermen plying their trade close to the Guyana Venezuela borders pounced upon by a group of armed Spanish-speaking men, in an area referred to as Crabdog, Waini River, Region One. The gunmen demanded that the crew hand over their boat and valuables, forcing the men to plunge into the murky waters of the Waini River. Information reaching this publication indicated that the incident occurred at about 15:00h on Thursday. The boat was captained by 40-year old Julian Marks, of Dartmouth Village, Essequibo Coast and had seven crew men. Police investigations…

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Eleven-year-old Nalia Rahaman of Westfield Prep has been announced the top student at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examinations, having secured a perfect score of 529. Education Minister Nicolette Henry made the announcement at the National Centre for Education Resource Development (NCERD) on Thursday. The elated student explained that she was very happy to have been informed that she had secured the top spot this year. Rahaman had sat the examination at a tender age of ten with the aspiration of becoming an author. Meanwhile, the second top performer,…

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While Minister of State Joseph Harmon had said Government shelved the idea of continuing the Amaila Falls Hydro Power (AFHP) project, Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman affirmed that the project is actually a renewable energy option for the Government. Trotman was at the time fielding questions before the Natural Resources Committee of the National Assembly. Asked about the conflicting statements on hydro, he denied that the project was off the table. But while he noted the project, which was a brainchild of former President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, has potential, the…

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Ranks of the Guyana Police Force made inroads in the carjacking network, arresting seven persons after a quantity car parts and vehicles were found as they swoop down on two separate houses. In the first instance, acting on information received, a group of officers from ‘A’ Division (East Bank Demerara) went to a property at Monument Hill, Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, and conducted a search.

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The city of Georgetown will now be spearheaded by People National Congress/Reform (PNC/R) Councillor, Pandit Ubraj Narine after he was elected as the new mayor. Narine, who represents Constituency One, was nominated by Councillow Ivelaw Henry and entered the race with People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Councillor Bishram Kupen who was selected by Deon Younge. The new mayor secured 21 votes in his favour and was elected accordingly. Following his lead was Alfred Mentore who was elected as the Deputy Mayor with 23 votes and six against the nomination. The Council…

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-Opposition, Govt clash over NICIL/SPU, Public Security allocations After a week of crutiny from the Parliamentary Opposition, the National Assembly approved the $300.7 Billion Budget estimates. But the final day saw some fireworks as the Finance and Public Security Ministries were scrutinized. In the case of the Finance Ministry, the Parliamentary Opposition was especially concerned about the finances of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited’s (NICIL) Special Purpose Unit (SPU). This budget, themed ‘Transforming the Economy, Empowering People, Building Sustainable Communities for Good Life’ is the administration’s fifth since…

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