A student attached to the Bygeval Secondary School, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) collapsed and died on Tuesday morning as he was preparing for school. Dead is 15-year-old Triston Assaye of Mahaica, ECD. He reportedly died as a result of a raptured artery in his brain. Based on reports received, the teenager was already dressed in his school uniform when he complained to his mother of feeling unwell. The mother, who is a nurse and works at a clinic close to their home, advised him to see a doctor before…
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Financing hinterland community development projects under PPP/C – Irfaan Ali
People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Presidential Candidate, Dr Irfaan Ali told a massive crowd in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) that the party has committed to providing resources for hinterland communities to implement development plans that will see the region progress. He was at the time addressing residents of Lethem and surrounding communities as the party held another successful rally on Sunday. Development conference Ali pointed out that should the party win the upcoming polls then within the first month, the new Government will convene a development conference for hinterland…
Read MoreGECOM to discuss provocative utterances by APNU/AFC leaders
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is expected to discuss the recent utterances on the campaign trail by the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) candidates, where they called on supporters to “protect their ballots”. The issue was raised with GECOM via a letter written by former Attorney General and People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) candidate, Anil Nandlall. On Wednesday, GECOM Chair Retired Justice Claudette Singh wrote to Nandlall and informed him that the issue would be discussed when the elections body meets on February 4. Disturbed at utterances In…
Read MoreI am an advocate for my students says Sir Naheem
By Lakhram Bhagirat Teachers have, perhaps, the most important job in this world. They have the ability to shape the view of the world through their teachings and quite often they do just that. The power teachers have, over their subjects, is unmatched because they are the ones who teach us to think critically and how to analyse situations. Teachers are the ones who inspire us or they beat our spirits down. But most of the time, they inspire us to achieve the greatest things because, for them, their students…
Read MoreEITI calls for mineral agreements to be made public
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has flagged the Natural Resources Ministry for not making public the recent mineral contracts that were initiated. In its 2017 report, EITI suggested that Guyana must comply with requirement 2.4 (a) of its 2019 Standard, which states that implementing countries are required to disclose any contracts and licenses that provide the terms attached to the exploitation of oil, gas, and minerals. However, National Coordinator of EITI Guyana, Dr Rudy Jadoopat stated that these agreements are yet to be published for public scrutiny. “The Minerals…
Read MoreThe threat of elections violence
Unfortunately, for Guyana, our politics is not your ordinary garden variety type, where politicians pitch their plans for the development of the country to an open-minded electorate which make their voting decision based on an assessment of these plans and the parties’ capabilities for executing the same, based on their histories. In Guyana, the genie of ethnically directed political violence was let out of the bottle as far back as February 16, 1962, by the PNC and other forces and has never been put back since. On that fateful day,…
Read MoreJagdeo takes Govt to task over abysmal record in Indigenous communities
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) held its rally in Lethem, where a mammoth crowd of residents from the Rupununi district on Sunday turned up to listen to the Party’s plans as outlined in its manifesto. Among the Party speakers were General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo. He told the gathering of thousands that the PPP is “no fair-weather friend” but rather, a Party that would fight for their rights and support them, no matter what. He noted that the Party’s track record of investing in Indigenous communities differed sharply from that of…
Read MoreGuyana celebrates India’s 70th Republic anniversary
As Guyana joined in celebrations to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Republic Day of India, the two countries have committed to further strengthen ties in the areas of climate change and environmental issues. At a reception hosted by the Indian High Commission at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, President David Granger applauded the country on the strides it has made in areas of climate change. “Guyana applauds India’s leadership in promoting solar energy and technology to bring prosperity, energy security and sustainable development to the peoples of solar-rich countries…
Read MoreDPP advices further probe in Linden student stabbing
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the Police to conduct further investigations into the stabbing of a 15-year-old Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) student of the Linden Foundation Secondary School. The teen was stabbed to her back with a Rambo knife by a schoolmate during a fight on Thursday last. Regional Commander Hugh Winter confirmed that the 12-year-old sister of the suspect was released from Police custody on Saturday. However, the 14-year-old old main suspect was released from Police custody on Tuesday. The Commander added that the Police…
Read MoreGPHC’s Psychiatric Ward damaged by fire
What could have been a catastrophic disaster was on Friday averted by staffers of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), who sprang into quick action to put out a fire which erupted in the facility’s psychiatric ward. According to reports, the fire erupted at the facility at about 09:15h in the female holding area of the ward located on the first floor of the medical block building and was allegedly started by a psychiatric patient. However, Divisional Officer of the Guyana Fire Service, Gregory Wickham told reporters at the scene…
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