Year: 2019

Selection of Ramjattan as PM candidate not automatic – Granger

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Leader of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) President David Granger on Thursday said he has not yet decided on his running mate for the upcoming elections. Alliance For Change (AFC) Leader Khemraj Ramjattan recently told reporters that he is confident of being the Prime Ministerial Candidate for the APNU/AFC coalition for the 2020 polls. However, some quarters of the APNU have expressed preference for incumbent Prime Minister Nagamootoo. Commenting on the situation, President Granger said “The APNU and the AFC are now discussing the Cummingsburg Accord of 2015…

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Tullow shifting shore base operations from T&T to Guyana

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By Jarryl Bryan British oil company Tullow, fresh off two oil finds in Orinduik oil block, is eyeing the transfer of its shore base operations from Trinidad to Guyana by 2020, after which it will run all its drilling programmes for next year from its local base. This was explained to this publication by head of communications in Tullow Guyana, George Cazenove, during an interview on Wednesday. Cazenove noted that they are perusing various sites, though the eventual selection of one is dependent on various factors. “We’re still looking for…

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High tides batter WCD communities

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Sandbags and other barriers secured the doors of houses along the West Coast of Demerara which were battered from flooding this weekend as normalcy is yet to return to the lives of many affected persons. As a matter of fact, the frequency of overtopping due to high tides has stirred fear among communities. As more high spring tides are expected, many are dreading how they will handle the situation. Those communities affected include Blankenburg, Hague, Den Amstel, Fellowship, Cornelia Ida, Anna Catherina, and Uitvlugt Oceanview. Since Saturday morning, the tides…

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Significance of Kanya Kumari Puja

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Worship of the Almighty as Divine Mother is an age-old tradition in India and countries that practices Hinduism and a refined part of the culture. It has been in existence since prehistoric times, but geographically it is limited to Asian countries in general and India in particular, in the current century. The history of ancient civilizations of Indus, Greece, Rome, Babylon and Egypt bears evidences to the worship of Divine Mother in different forms – nature, art, learning, culture and enlightenment. Kanya Puja is one of the most essential aspects…

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44-yr-old man remanded for attempting to murder neighbour

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A 44-year-old man who told the court “He pelt me first with a brick and he beat me with a steel and threatened to kill me,” was on Wednesday slapped with an attempted murder charge for stabbing neighbour. Brian Matheson of Wortmanville, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and was not required to plead to the indictable charge. The charge detailed that on September 27, 2019, at Wortmanville, Georgetown, he wounded Ronald Bettencourt with intent to commit murder. The facts of the matter, which was presented by Police Prosecutor…

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Sales rep slapped with 5 fraud charges

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Jamal Gilbert, a sales representative at VSH United (Guyana) was released on bail by Magistrate Leron Daly after being slapped with five fraud-related charges and appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Friday. The 21-year-old father of one is accused of forging audit documents, uttering same, and offering false information to Police ranks. The first charge alleged that between January 1, 2019, and March 5, 2019, at Middle Street, Georgetown, with intent to defraud, he forged a document, that is, an auditor’s report in favour of Midtown Hotel Restaurant and…

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EBD teen granted bail on robbery charges

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A wash bay attendant on Tuesday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to face two robbery charges. Nineteen-year-old Shaquille Thomas, of Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse and denied both charges when they were read to him. The first charge stated that on September 27, 2019 at Robb Street, Georgetown, while being in the company of others, he robbed Alfredo Rodrigues of a phone valued G$30,000. It was further alleged that on the same day and location, he robbed Morissa Spencer of a gold chain valued…

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Teen robbed by knife-wielding bandit on way to work

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A 19-year-old was robbed on her way to work on Monday, after exiting a taxi at the Vreed-en-Hoop junction on the West Coast of Demerara. According to information received, the incident occurred at about 07:20h. Audriana Stoll told INews that she boarded a taxi from Versailles, West Bank Demerara (WBD), and stopped off at the junction to board a bus en route to the WCD. However, she was approached by a man, who held a knife at her as he demanded her phone and money. She explained that the man…

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Make ye ready…

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…the way to rigging With cricket in the air (how about them Warriors!!), it might be useful to use a cricketing analogy to describe what’s been going on politically in our dear, old mud land. Basically, since the game’s gonna be played on the PNC’s home turf, they’ve been preparing a pitch that would deliver them the game. Which, we’re now being told, will be played five months hence, March 2, 2020. Now don’t think for a moment that the preparations started after that NCM. Nah…it begun when the Cabinet…

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APNU/AFC’s disrespect for the Constitution must be brought to an end

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On September 19 at the Pegasus Hotel, a large group of Guyanese protested the illegality of the President and the APNU/AFC regime he leads. The protest action, safeguarded by the Constitution, could not have been surprising, given the fact that the regime made no effort to abide by the final ruling and consequential orders of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) regarding the December 21, 2018, No-Confidence Motion (NCM). Having refused to respect the constitutional processes the NCM triggered, having sought recourse in the courts for the decision to be…

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