Year: 2020

ECD man found guilty of murdering fisherman in 2014

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Following a lengthy deliberation by a 12-member High Court jury on Tuesday, it ruled that a Blossom Scheme, Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) man is guilty of murdering Chetram Bharrat while wounding his reputed wife, Lomattie Ramdat, and stealing some G$370,000 from their home in 2014. The accused, Errol Khan, was slapped with two separate indictments when he made his first High Court appearance before Justice Brassington Reynolds. Khan, who was represented by Attorney Ravindra Mohabir, denied the indictments which detailed that on May 2, 2014, he hacked Bharrat, a…

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Army ranks injured in Coast Guard explosion recuperating

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The soldiers attached to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Artillery Unit who were injured in last Saturday’s fiery explosion at the Coast Guard Wharf are showing signs of improvement. According to Regional Commander, Sub-Division A, Edgar Thomas, Staff Sergeant Otto Row and Corporal Isaiah Gordon are no longer in the Burns Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital. “…today another one was released from the Burns Unit or special care. That is all the information that I have. In terms of the investigations, that is a special aid investigation, after that…

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Political parties share views on sex education, bullying in schools

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Political parties vying for a chance to govern the country for the next five years recently shared their positions on a number of issues relating to rights of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ (LGBTQ+) community. Among the issues that took centre stage on Monday were legislative reforms and faults in the education system. The town hall-style meeting was organised by Guyana’s premier gay rights organisation – the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) — and the Guyana Press Association (GPA) and saw the participation of almost all the political…

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Guyana steps up Coronavirus surveillance

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The Ministry of Public Health in Guyana has increased its surveillance for the Novel Coronavirus at ports of entries, following the recent report of a case in São Paulo, Brazil, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported. Giving an update to media personnel on Wednesday, Minister of Public, Health Volda Lawrence noted that systems are in place to deal with anyone who enters Guyana with coronavirus. “We have identified sites for the housing of patients should we need to do that. Just this morning we had another review of…

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‘Our track record speaks for itself’ – Minister Cummings tells Region 1

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Residents of the Barima -Waini Region 1 turned out in their numbers in support of the Coalition rally in the Mabaruma Township, on Wednesday. In her remarks Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Karen Cummings said that the Coalition is the only viable option to continue moving Guyana forward. “Our track record in just five years speaks for itself. The many achievements were realised through the hard work, dedication and commitment of a government that truly cares for the wellbeing of all Guyanese,” she noted. Of major significance the Minister said,…

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Man found dead hours after boasting about being rich

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Police in Linden have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an unidentified man who was discovered on Monday evening at the Prosville Squatting Area, Wismar, Linden. Initial reports indicated that the man, who was of Indian descent, was found in an unconscious state and was taken to the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) where he subsequently succumbed. He was reportedly bleeding from his nostrils at the time of the discovery. Enquiries disclosed that at approximately 17:00h on Monday, the now dead man visited a food shop situated…

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LINDEN – The birth place of Mashramani celebrations

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By Utamu Belle The Mashramani celebration started when the Junior Chamber – Jaycees – of Mackenzie (a community that now constitutes part of Linden), who had been organising the country’s Independence celebrations since 1966, sought to have a ‘carnival-like’ festival to commemorate British Guiana gaining its Republican status in 1970. Chaired by popular West Indies cricketer the late Basil Butcher, the Jaycees Republic Committee was formed. It included members such as Jim Blackman, who was named Deputy to complete the task owing to Butcher being selected to the WI team…

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Reflecting on cultural obliteration

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By Ravi Dev One of the biggest festival in the Hindu calendar was commemorated this week– Maha Shivratri. My family stayed up all night to offer the prescribed oblations to the “Shiva Lingam” (literally the “sign of Shiva”), which signifies his formless existence that pervades the entire creation. And which will eventually subside into his being until it is projected into another round of creation, sustenance and dissolution lasting billions of years. But what occupied my mind between the four sets of oblations (“praharas”) was how little even Hindus know…

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Commonwealth Observer Mission calls on President Granger

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President David Granger, on Wednesday, received a courtesy call from Head of the Commonwealth Observer Mission currently in Guyana, and former Prime Minister of Barbados, Mr. Owen Arthur at the Ministry of the Presidency. President Granger expressed confidence in the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in its preparations for Monday’s General and Regional Elections. “I have every confidence that the elections will run smoothly,” the President said. Mr. Arthur, who was accompanied by Mr. Martin Kasirye, Dr. Tres-Anne Kramer and Ms. Sonali Champion, said the Commonwealth Observer Mission is pleased with…

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Caricom supports Guyana in border controversy case

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The 31st Inter-Sessional meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in the Caribbean Community (Caricom), concluded on Wednesday last in Bridgetown, Barbados, with several decisions pertaining to Guyana being taken at the meeting. One of the most important ones was the decision for Caricom to reaffirm its support for Guyana and its recourse to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to resolve its border controversy with Venezuela. “Heads of Government noted that the International Court of Justice has scheduled a hearing for the week of 23 March 2020, at…

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