Year: 2020

The Education Ministry has announced the decision to close public schools on March 2, 2020, in order to facilitate the usage of those public buildings as polling places for the General and Regional Elections. This was communicated by the Ministry in a Public Service Announcement. It was explained that approval was granted for all public schools to be closed. This, it noted, would facilitate the “smooth operations of General and Regional Elections”. There has been much talk about polling places in recent days, with the Guyana Elections Commission announcing only…

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– GAWU says it’s another false promise Broken promises surrounding returning the sugar industry to a profitable industry have resurfaced once again, during the A Partnership For National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition manifesto launch for the March 2020 elections. According to the manifesto, an APNU/AFC coalition GOVERNMENT will secure and preserve the livelihood of some 10,000 sugar workers who are still employed by GuySuCo as it continues its programme of restructuring the industry. However, this does not sit well with the General Secretary of the Guyana Agricultural and General…

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With over one billion dollars needed to restore the dilapidated City Hall, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Wednesday officially launched its Comprehensive Restoration and Sustainable Conservation Management Plan, which, so far, was kickstarted with its first donation of some five million dollars. The restoration and management plan launched by the M&CC was conceptualised after the findings of a study conducted by the European Union several years ago. The assessment plan was done to the tune of G$64 million and specifically focused on the physical and structural state…

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…despite sabotaging previous efforts to build one In only one sentence— so small it is easy to miss— in the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) manifesto, the coalition party promises to construct a specialty hospital, despite sabotaging previous efforts to build one in Guyana. While the Opposition – People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) – has already announced that once it retakes the reign of Government, it will revive the project, the APNU/AFC, in its 32-page manifesto which was released on Friday, now promises it will construct and operationalise…

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Family and friends of the late Jude Bentley picketed the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, calling for charges to be initiated against retired Rear Admiral, Gary Best – an executive member of the People’s National Congress, the dominant party currently in Government, who struck down the 41-year-old national cyclist on February 8 on the Rupert Craig Highway. Best was taken into custody where he was found to be above the legal alcohol limit but was subsequently placed on G$100,000 station bail. Speaking with the media on Tuesday, Bentley’s cousin, Gary Wiltshire said…

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In celebrating Guyana’s 50th Republic Anniversary, commemorative stamps and limited-edition gold medallions have been launched for the occasion. Through collaboration between the Guyana Post Office Corporation, Natural Resources Ministry and Public Telecommunications Ministry, the commemoratory memorabilia were unveiled on Monday at the Umana Yana, Kingston. Each medallion is 99.99 per cent pure gold and weighs one Troy ounce. Only 200 pieces have been produced and will go on sale, at over G$200,000 each. During the unveiling ceremony at the Umana Yana, officials did not reveal how much the Guyana Government…

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One year after being wanted for rape, 26-year-old Esmund Adams appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Monday, where he was released on bail. Adams was not required to plea to the charge, which detailed that between December 1 and 31, 2018, at Princes and Adelaide Streets, Wortmanville, Georgetown, he engaged in sexual penetration with a girl under the age of 16. The matter was held in camera inside the Chief Magistrate’s courtroom. This newspaper was told that the rape reportedly occurred at Princes and Adelaide Streets, Wortmanville, but the…

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Principle Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Monday granted a former murder accused bail after he denied a charge of resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer. Thirty-two-year-old Edward Skeete called “Pretty Boy”, of Independence Boulevard, Georgetown, denied that on February 10 at Cornhill Street, Georgetown, he unlawfully assaulted a Police Constable, who was at the time acting in the execution of his duties. He further denied that on the said date and location, he prevented lawful apprehension by the peace officer, who was at the time acting in the execution of…

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…accomplice injured   Moments after robbing a woman of her handbag, one of the bandits was shot dead and another one injured after a licensed firearm holder opened fire in their direction. The robbery took place at about 16:00h on Tuesday at a popular shop at William Street, Campbellville, Georgetown. The dead bandit has been identified as Randy Bowen of Lot 184 Duncan Street, Georgetown. The identity of the second bandit was not immediately released. Based on reports received, Bowen and his accomplice had attacked the woman and relieved her…

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