Year: 2019

“Don’t allow to cancer to get over you, there is hope” – Andrea Tucker

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By Lakhram Bhagirat Cancer is a word no one wants to hear from their doctor. For many, the word itself is strong enough to drive fear in the strongest of people. So when Andrea Tucker’s doctor informed her that she had the dreaded “C-word” all she could have done was look to the heavens and place her faith in God. “I knew something was going to happen before I got my results. I was kinda expecting them to say cancer, but another part of me was doubtful because they would…

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Driver killed after fuel tanker topples at Buck Hall

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A 34-year-old man is now dead after the fuel tanker he was operating toppled at Tapir Trail, Buck Hall, Region Two (Pomeroom-Supenaam) on Sunday. Dead is Atewick DeFreitas of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, East Bank Demerara. Reports are that the driver lost control of the tanker while travelling down a hill. As a result, the vehicle careened off the road and crashed into a ravine. The tanker was one of three heading to the Aurora Mine, operated by Aurora Gold Mine Inc – a subsidiary of Guyana Goldfields Inc. The…

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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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…

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Lindener charged for attempted execution of cop

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One of the men who allegedly attempted to carry out a daring execution-style killing on ex-cop Teon Allen, known as “Spoil Child”, at East La Penitence, Georgetown was on Tuesday slapped with an attempted murder charge and arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Renard Caesar of Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and was not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that on October 5, 2019, at the East La Penitence Market, with intent to commit murder, he discharged rounds at Allen.…

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Guyana Relief Council celebrates 25 years of serving the nation

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The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) on Sunday observed its 25th anniversary under the theme “Years of Caring and Sharing,” where volunteers, sponsors and specially invited guests came together to reflect on the project and its accomplishments. A luncheon was held at the Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown, and was attended by members of the private sector, diplomatic corp and stakeholders. GRC Chairman Yvonne Hinds in her opening remarks related that the organisation operates on funding from donors and businesses. She added that despite the acknowledgement and favourable reviews of the vast…

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Doctor, 6 others remain in police custody for gold dealer’s murder

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…as file being prepared to be sent to DPP for advice Seven persons, including the doctor who reportedly administered medical attention to the suspected injured gunman that shot and killed businessman, Deon Stoll, in front of the El Dorado Trading Inc., less than two weeks ago are presently in police custody. This is according to Acting Crime Chief, Michael Kingston, who on Thursday told Guyana Times International that in addition to the seven individuals in custody, the police are hunting for one other person. He explained that in relation to…

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Man accused of strangling security guard faces murder charge

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The Sophia, Greater Georgetown man who allegedly strangled another on Church Street, Georgetown was slapped with a murder charge. Ashaka John, of A Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The 24-year-old man was not required to plea to the indictable charge, which stated that on October 12, 2019, at Church Street, Queenstown, Georgetown, he murdered Jason Bowen. Defence Counsel George Thomas informed the court that his client has a mental problem and is a patient of a doctor at the Psychiatric…

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“It is not the end of the world, you just have to be prepared to fight” – Lalina Singh

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By Lakhram Bhagirat One of the most beautiful and equally scariest things about life is its unpredictability. The unpredictability of life is such that we never know what is coming next so it behoves us to not get too comfortable. It behoves us to not take things for granted, so we can be ready for every curveball that unpredictability brings. Despite being told to be prepared always, Zalina Singh never thought that she would have been hearing the word “cancer” associated with her name in her lifetime. It all started…

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“Cancer takes a part of you but there is a life after cancer” – Nicola Schultz

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By Lakhram Bhagirat For many people, cancer means a death sentence. It means that if they don’t fight hard, then they would be conquered by this illness that rips millions of lives apart. However, for some, they have no other choice than to beat this parasite of an illness because they cannot leave their lives in the balance. For 48-year-old Nicola Schultz when she was diagnosed with cancer, she was sure about the fact that it meant she would have lost a battle. However, fate had another plan for her…

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Maintaining healthy lifestyles

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By Jainarine Deonauth Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation Dr Gillian Smith was quoted in the media as saying at a recent World Food Day event that over 40 per cent of Guyanese are either overweight or obese and of that number, the majority are women. While lauding Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean region for the immense progress made in reducing absolute hunger; Dr Smith underscored the point that overweightness and obesity is another dangerous problem which must be tackled by policy makers and other development…

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